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ambeht-þegen

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Hé spræc his ombehtþegne, his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

ge-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scipe, es; m. (?)
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Gewát þá byrnende gebogen scríðan, gescipe (according to its shape? after the manner of reptiles? ) scyndan, B. 2570

ge-stedigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stedigian, p. od
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To bring to a standstill Férde se hálga wer . . . þá gehýrde hé feorran fǽrlíce hreám wépendre meniu, and hé wearð þá gestedegod befrínende geome hwæt ꝥ fǽrlices ware, Hml. S. 31, 242

Linked entry: stedigian

mán-áþ

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Ǽlcum geleáffullum men is warnigenne wið mánáðas (-áða, máne áðas, v. ll. ). . . Manega men tellað lytlum gylte, ꝥ hí óðre men mid mánáðum beswicen, Hml. A. 147, 89-93. Add

sǽ-færeld

(n.)

a sea-passage,

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a sea-passage, med in reference to the attempt made by the Egyptians to pass the Red Sea Ðá hí ( the Egyptians ) oninnan ðæm sǽfærelde wǽron, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 33

fundian

(v.)

to go with the object of reaching a person or placedirect one's course togiving purposeto move so as to reach a pointto strive to attain an end or object

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, Lch. ii. 352, 1. of action, purpose, to strive to attain an end or object . the end marked by a preposition or adverb Twá ðing sindon þe ǽlces monnes ingeþanc fundaþ, ꝥ is willa and anweald, Bt. 36, 3; F. 176, 6.

un-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽcne, -fácne; adj.

Without deceitwithout fraud

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Th. 4143; B. 2068. Hæbbe hé him twégen oþþe þreó unfácne ceorlas gewitnesse, L. H. G. 16; Th. i. 34, 4

Linked entry: fácne

on-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bítan, p. -bát; pp. -biten (with gen.)

To taste of, partake of

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To taste of, partake of Se ðæs wæstmes onbát, Cd. Th. 30, 21; Gen. 470: 42, 22; Gen. 677. Gif wulf ǽniges cynnes orf tóslíte, and hit forðon deád beo, ne onbíte gustet his nán Cristen man, L. Ecg. P. iv. 29; Th. ii. 212, 26.

ge-méting

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Add: meeting, v. ge-métan; A. the coming together of two or more persons On gemétinge in conveniendo, Bl. Gl. Æt gemétinge, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 30. Hé hí him genam and clypte, and hí ealle þancunge dydon for heora gemétinge, Hml. S. 30, 384.

lícettan

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Hí lícettad hie unscyldge they present an appearance of innocence; se hominibus, quod iniqui sunt, tegunt, Past. 439, 20. with a clause, to give to understand what is not the case, to pretend that Mid þǽre híwunga ðe hió lícet ꝥ hió sié gód, Bt. 20;

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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The third hour of the day, nine in the morning; in later English (v. infra) it is used of the sixth hour, a use it seems to have in undern-rest, q.v. Undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 11. Undern is dæges þridde tíd, Btwk. 214, 33.

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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Suǽ wæs lícewyrþe before ðec sic fuit placitum ante te, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 26. Ðé micle má lícwerþe se gehnysta gást much more pleasing to thee is the contrite spirit, Ps. C. 50, 126; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 126.

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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Th. i. 238, 23

a-byffan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byffan, p. ode; pp. od

To muttermutire

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To mutter; mutire. Cot. 134

a-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cnyssan, p. ede; pp. ed

To expeldrive civeexpellere

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To expel, drive cive; expellere

ændian

(v.)
Grammar
ændian, p. ode; pp. od

To endfinire

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To end; finire, Solil. 12

a-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-molsnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To corruptputrefyputrefacere

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To corrupt, putrefy; putrefacere,Som

a-heólorian

(v.)
Grammar
a-heólorian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To weighbalancelibraretrutinare

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To weigh, balance; librare, trutinare

Linked entry: heolorian

an-findan

(v.)

to discoverfinddeprehendere

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to discover, find; deprehendere.Cot. 61

Linked entry: an-funden

a-slæcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæcian, p. ude; pp. ud

To dissolvedimittere

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To dissolve; dimittere, Cot. 62