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a-giltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-giltan, p. -gilte; pp. -gilt

To sinfaildo wrongdelinquerepeccare

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To sin, fail, do wrong; delinquere, peccare Ic agilte wið eówerne Drihten peccavi in Dominum vestrum, Ex. 10, 16: Hy. 7, 103; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 103

gifnes

(n.)
Grammar
gifnes, -ess, e; f.

A favourgracebeneficiumgratia

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A favour, grace; beneficium, gratia Ealle we beþurfon Godes gifnesse we all have need of God's grace, Hy. 7, 114, 110: Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 114, 110

widl

Grammar
widl, l. wídl,
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and add Seó hýd ásweóll swá ꝥ heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms and wíðl (wídl, v.l.) ui cutts intumesceret, atque increscentem saniem occultare non posset, Gr. D. 157, 10

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Lege on þǽr hit heardige, hnescaþ hyt sóna and bataþ, 84, 4. Gif hrýðera steorfan . . . geót on ðone múð, sóna batigeað, iii. 54, 33. Smire oþ ꝥ batige, ii. 78, 17. Ne mæg him se líchoma batian, 206, 10.

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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Ic oft wíscte ꝥ hyra lǽs wǽre swá gewinfulra, Nar. 2, 29

be-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ginnan, ic -ginne, ðú -ginnest, -ginst, he -ginneþ, -gineþ, -ginþ, pl. -ginnaþ -ginaþ ; p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen; v. a. [be, ginnan, q. v.]

To BEGINincipere

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To BEGIN; incipere Nóe ðá began to wircenne ðæt land Noe tunc cæpit exercere terram Gen. 9, 20 : 18, 27 : Hy. 10, 36; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 36

Linked entries: be-gan be-gunnon

ge-lácan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lácan, p. -léc

To play a trick ondelude

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To play a trick on, delude On geléc ðæt mid him wunnon he deluded them into making war with him, Ors. 3,,7; Bos. 60, 2

riht-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lícettere, es; m.

A thorough hypocrite

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A thorough hypocrite Fela manna wyrð þurh deófol forlǽred swá ðæt eal óðer specaþ and óðer hiwiaþ, óðer þencaþ; and ða beóþ rihtlíceteras, Wulfst. 54, 14

dimmian

(v.)
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Hyt fremað dimgendum eágum tó þý ꝥ seó beorhtnys ágyfen sý, Lch. i. 136, 1. Wið dymgendum eágum, 178, 4

stéda

(n.)
Grammar
stéda, an; m.
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Ðonne lǽdaþ mid him olfenda myran mid hyra folan and stédan ... ða stédan forlǽtaþ ... ða æmettan ymbe ða stédan ábisgode beóþ tollent camelos masculos et feminas illas quae habent foetas ... masculi remanent ... formicae masculos comedunt, Nar.

Linked entry: stéþa

hord-cófa

Grammar
hord-cófa, l. hord-cofa,
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and add Ic ( the devil) wolde . . . þæt (the wicked) wunedon on mínum hordcouan (hwæt woldon on mínum hordcleofan, v. l. ) and þíne circean forgeáton, Wlfst. 255, 14

lystan

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Ic hys hæbbe goodne dǽl gehýred, and ic hys eác gelífe; ac mé lyste hyt nú bet tó wítanne þonne tó gelýfanne it would be pleasanter to me for it to be known than to be believed, Solil.

for-weornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornan, p. de; pp. ed

To refuserecūsāre

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Hy. 3, 54; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 54

efen-hæfdling

(n.)
Grammar
efen-hæfdling, es; m.

An equal, fellow, fellow-mate co-æquālis, co-ætāneus

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An equal, fellow, fellow-mate; co-æquālis, co-ætāneus Gesomnode miccle scóle his geþoftena and hys efen-hæfdlingas he collected a great troop of his companions and equals, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 3

Linked entries: efen-heáfda hæfdling

sin-trendel

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-trendel, -tryndel ; adj.
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Round, circular, or globular Dó hyt syntrændel (sinetrundæl, MS. V., sinetrum del, MS. H.) make a ball of it, Lchdm. i. 106, 17. Sintryndel lytel scyld ancile, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 58. v

Linked entry: trendel

ofer-habban

(v.)

to command, govern

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to command, govern móstan ðám læppan friþ gebicgean ðe under cyngces hand oferhæfdon [geweald ofer hæfdon (?)], L. Eth. ii. l; Th. i. 284, 14

Æl-mehtig

(adj.)

Almighty

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Almighty, Hy. 8,14

pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
pǽcan, p. pǽhte; pp. pǽht
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óðer specaþ, óðer þencaþ, and lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt óðre mágan swá swicollíce pǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 3. Pǽcht decepta, seducta, Hpt. Gl. 449, 42

for-wurþan

(v.)

to perishpĕrīre

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Bos. 8, 25: Hy. 7, 112; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 112

Linked entry: for-weorþan

ge-twin

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Add: -twinn beóð þurh áne idese ácende twégen getwinnas, Sal. 364. In ðǽre cirican þe nemnað Scs geminos, æt ðám hálgum getwinnum, Shrn. 134, 23