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ufan

Grammar
ufan, <b>. II.</b> ¶
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Th. i. 206, 21. figurative Þ hine man forgulde mid healfan punde; gif wé þonne gyld árǽrdon, ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 234, 6. v. ofer-, wiþ-ufan

un-ásecgendlic

Grammar
un-ásecgendlic, <b>; II.</b>
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Unásecgendlicum inauditis, i. nefariis, An. Ox. 3373. Add

Linked entry: á-secgendlic

un-gesǽlig

Grammar
un-gesǽlig, <b>. Ib.</b>
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<b>IIa.</b> add :-- Þonne hié from gesælgum tídum gilpað, þonne wǽron þá him selfum þá ungesǽlgestan patet apud utrosque misera illa tempora judicata, Ors. 5, 2; S. 220, 12. Add

for-lǽtan

Grammar
for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús tó fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peace ⬩ freedom from molestation ⬩ security guaranteed by law to those under special protection ⬩ agreement ⬩ truce ⬩ league ⬩ pax ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ refŭgium

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Eth. i. prm; Th. i. 280, 4: L. Eth. v. 26; Th. i. 310, 22: L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 12, 13. Drihten is mín friþ Dŏmĭnus est refŭgium meum, Ps. Th. 143, 2.

Linked entries: friþ-béna friþ-sócn freoðo fryþ

wítan

(v.)
Grammar
wítan, p. wát, pl. witon; pp. witen.

to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart

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Goth. fra-, in-weitan.] to go, depart Nylle ic ǽfre hionan út wítan, ac ic symle hér sófte wille standan, Met. 24, 52

Linked entry: ge-wítan

sprengan

Grammar
sprengan, <b>II a.</b>
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<b>II b.</b> add :-- 'Gang hrædlíce and spreng (stregd, v. l.) þis wæter ofer þæs licgendan líchaman'. . . Se diácon ꝥ gebletsode waster sprengde (stregde, v. l.) ofer his lima 'vade citius, et aquam super jacentis corpus projice' . . .

DRENCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRENCAN, part. drencende; p. ic, he drencte, ðú drenctest, pl. drencton; pp.drenced ; v. a.

DRENCH, make drunk ⬩ potum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre ⬩ to drown ⬩ submergĕre

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On þurste mínum hí drencton me mid ecede in siti mea potavērunt me acēto, 68, 26. Drencende inebrians, 64, 11.

Linked entry: dryncan

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 25: Wulfst. 117, 15 note

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, elect ⬩ legere, seligere, eligere ⬩ to accept ⬩ oblatum accipere, accipere

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Ðæt ic neóbed ceóse that I may choose a death-bed, Exon. 63b; Th. 235, 7; Ph. 553. Ðæt se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man ut provideat rex virum sapientem, Gen. 41, 33: Ps. Th. 105, 5.

Linked entries: a-coren curon ceósung ciósan ge-ceósan

DWELAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELAN, ic dwele, ðú dwelest, dwilst, he dweleþ, dwilþ , pl. dwelaþ; p. ic, he dwæl, ðú dwǽle, pl. dwǽlon; pp. dwolen; v. n.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre

crammian

(v.)
Grammar
crammian, ic crammige; p. ode; pp. od

To CRAM ⬩ stuff ⬩ farcire

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To CRAM, stuff; farcire Ic crammige oððe fylle farcio Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36

Linked entry: a-crammian

cælþ

(v.)
Grammar
cælþ, is cold. Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22;
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3rd pres. of calan

dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dráf, drove, Chr. 1099; Ing. 318, 16; p.
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of drífan

ge-háwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háwian, <b>; II.</b>
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Mon ǽr geháwige ðæt se grund fæsð sié, Past. 308, 3. Add

ge-sceád

Grammar
ge-sceád, <b>; IV.</b>
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Add For gódum gesceáde propter preuidentintn bonam, Chrd. 21, 22. Add Ne forlǽton heora gesettan tída ne an godcundum þénungum ne an óðrum gesceádum non eos debent preterire hore constitute, tam de officiis diuinis, quam aliunde, Chrd. 34, 27

Linked entry: sceád

ge-weaxan

Grammar
ge-weaxan, <b>; II.</b>
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Th. i. 258, 10. Add

ge-bídan

Grammar
ge-bídan, <b>; IX.</b>
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add: to possess Þá druncengeornan ne gebídað ( possidebunt ) hí heofona ríce, Chrd. 74, 35

ge-gearwung

Grammar
ge-gearwung, <b>; II.</b>
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Gódra weorca gegearwungum ( exibitionibus ) nacodne, Chrd. 108, 29. Add

drincan

Grammar
drincan, <b>; II.</b>
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add: (1 a) with gen. ꝥ ǽlc mann drunce þæs deórwurðan wínes be þám þe hé sylf wolde, Hml, A. 92, 22

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