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un-gearu

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gearu, adj.

not readynot promptindisposed to actnot readynot in a fit state for useuncultivatednot ready, not prepared for attack

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Ǽlc here hæfð ðý læssan craft ðonne cymð, gif hine mon ǽr wát, ǽr cume; for ðæm gesihð ða gearwe ðe wénde ðæt sceolde ungearwe findan.

ge-oweðan

(v.)

to subduesubjugare

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to subdue; subjugare He bæd his twám sunum ðæt ðæs ríces ðriddan dǽl geoweðan sculdon he ordered his two sons to subdue the third part of the kingdom, Som. ge-ðeówan [?]

for-wiernan

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L. 30, 27. (1 b) with dat. of person only to refuse to give heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, and forwyrnde (-on, MS.) þám Drihtnes þearfum ... ꝥ to refuse admittance slóg on þæs húses duru and heó him ne forwyrnde, ac heó hié ontýnde, Bl.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Hine mid ðisum wordum manode, Homl. Th. ii. 130, 33. manedon and lǽrdon ðæt him wǽpno worhton, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 5. Ongan manigean and lǽran ðæt sibbe hæfdon, 2, 2; S. 502, 8. Manian, Byrht. Th. 138, 31; By. 228.

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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mihte him bebeorgan, 109, 33. dat. of person and acc. of thing:--- Ꝥ hié him sylfum heora synna bebeorgaþ, Bl. H. 63, 24. bebearh him and warnode hine wiþ swá swá wið þone ealdan feónd eam quasi hostem cavens, Gr. D. 276, 2.

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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Similar entries v. hleápettan geféng his swíðran, árǽrde hine upp, and hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hweðer cúðe gán (apprehensa manu ejus dextera, allevavit eum . . . Et exsiliens stetit, et ambulabat Acts 3, 8), Hml.

be-scúfan

Grammar
be-scúfan, -sceófan.

to thrust

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Gl. 254, 36. to force to something Gif neédunge tó his ðeówte gebígde, oððe gif tó yfelnysse bescufe, Hml. Th. i. 112, 7. Hwá dorste ðæs gewilnian, þæt se Ælmihtiga Cyning sceolde besceófan tó cwale his áucennedan. æðeling?, ii. 6, 21.

delfan

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Add: absolute, to dig 'Ic nát mid hwí íc delfe . . . ' ongan þá þǽrmid delfan, Hml. S. 23 b, 765. Þá dulfon in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13.

hám-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hám-weard, adv.

Homeward, in the direction of homedomum versus, retro

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Homeward, in the direction of home; domum versus, retro Ðá heó hámwerd wæs when it was on its way home, H. R. 103, 24.

cnotta

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D. 165, 4. a knotty point, difficulty hine befrán be gehwylcum cnottum þe sylf ne cúþe on þǽre hálgan béc, Angl. vii. 2, 13

hreówlíce

(adv.)
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Swíþe hreówlíce swá gebend wæs wuniende lacrymabile spectaculum praebuit, 5, 2; S. 220, 1: Hml. S. 23, 25: 575: 639. Þá wearð hreówlíce deád he died miserably, Hml. Th. i. 478, 14

epistol

(n.)
Grammar
epistol, es; m. (not e; f.): epistola, an; m.
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Sealde mé ǽnne epistolan, Nar. 18, 28. uninflected Þú geare canst þæs eádegan Paules epistola þone wrát tó Timotheo, in þám hine týde, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 61, 17

ǽrur

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrur, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Swá he him ǽrur, hér on ðyssum lífe, ge-earnaþ as he for himself before, here in this life, earneth. Rood Kmbl. 214; Kr. 108: Ps. Th. 115, 3

be-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To BECARVEcut offto cut or pare awayamputarepræcidere

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To BECARVE, cut off, to cut or pare away; amputare, præcidere Ðá hét he hine heáfde beceorfan then he ordered to cut of his head, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 3

Linked entries: be-corfen be-efesian

ge-mannian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mannian, p. ode; pp. od

To man, supply with men, garrisonvĭris vel mīlĭtĭbus instruĕre

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To man, supply with men, garrison; vĭris vel mīlĭtĭbus instruĕre He hét ða burg gemannian he commanded to man the city, Chr. 923; Erl. 110, 2, 5 : 924; Erl. 110, 13

Linked entries: mannian ge-monnad

á-spendan

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on heora lustum heora líf áspendað, 17, 240. Áspende his feoh on ælmyssum, 14, 14. on swilce weorc áspende his ðing, 31, 68. Þone ofereácan his ǽhta áspende on Godes þearfum, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 31.

FÝSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .

To hastenfestīnāreTo speed oneselfmake hastetake oneself awayhasten awayse festīnārepropĕrārese abrĭpĕreTo incitestimulateto send forthdrive awaystĭmŭlāreincĭtāreaccĕlĕrāreemittĕre

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Gǽst hine fýseþ on écnegeard the soul hasteneth to an eternal mansion, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 7; Gú. 1240. He fýsde hine he hastened himself, 120 a; Th. 461, 9; . 33. v. trans.

Linked entries: fýsian ge-fýsan

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Th. 117, 8. where the subject of thought is given in a clause introduced by an indirect interrogative þencþ hine éþelícost beswícan mæge, Blickl. Homl. 55, 21. þóhte him stól geworhte, Cd.

hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurryhaste

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burigdon swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten on swylce [h]rædinge they buried him as best they could in such a hurry, Th. An. 123, 22

á-rǽcan

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H. 153, 9. Þá hét him his seax árǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 9. Árǽht porrectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 65