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be-sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sǽtian, p. ode
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To lie in ambush for Hé forsǽtade hié ðǽrðǽr hió geþóht hæfdon p hié hiene besǽtedon insidiantes insidiis capit. Ors. 3, 11 ; S. 146, 11

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up forto defendaidhelpbenefitavaildefendĕreprodesseto understandintelligĕre

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Ðæt his gewitnes eft náht ne forstande that his witness avail again nothing, L. Ath. i. 10; Th. i. 204, 24. Gif hine hwá forstande if any one stand up for him, L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 25.

íþ-ness

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Swá him ðiós stillnes and ðiós iéðnes má lícað, swá him lǽs lícað ðæt ðæt hié tó gelaðode sindon quo non sunt molesta quae tenent, eo minus amabilia fiant quae vocant, Past. 351, 7.

se

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Hrín him mid þý snidísene, 208, 16. 7. one . . . one, one . . . other. Cf. 4 Hió hiere folc on tú tódǽle . . .

lustfull-nes

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His lustfullnysse him ne belífð nán ðing, Hex. 50, 25. Sió gítsung ðæt mód ðæt hió gebindeð mid ðǽre lustfulnesse, hió hit gewundað avaritia capti animum, dum quasi delectat, exulcerat, Past. 71, 21.

belgan

(v.)
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hine bealg wið Samuel, Past. 35, 16. intrans. Þára wóhnes bealh for þám þeáwum his riht-wísnysse quorum tortitudo in norma ejus rectitudinis offendebat, Gr. D. 104, 14. Hiá bulgon bituih him seolfum indigne ferebant intra semel ipsos, Mk. L.

beran

to carrybringto bearto sufferto carryfruit

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Wyrþe ꝥ hié heofoncining on heora heortum beran, Bl. H. 79, 33. to suffer: Ðá scylda ðára scamleásena hé tǽlde, suelce hé efnsuíðe him bǽre at/asi compatiens, Past. 207, 17. to carry: Hié hine létan heora seódas beran. Bl.

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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Hié wintra fela woruld bryttedon, 1724. His eaforan eád bryttedon His children were masters of his wealth, 1602: Dan. 672. Mé ( Abraham ) æfter sculon woruldmágas welan bryttian, Gen. 2178. Ne mihton mægyn bryttigan they were powerless, 52.

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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hiene áweg bestæl, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 218, 31. to steal away from (dat.): Hiene bestæl se here intó Werhám Wesseaxna fierde . . . hié hié nihtes bestǽlon þǽre fierde, Chr. 876; P. 74, 7-11. without pronoun Bistilð sió slǽwd on ús mentis desidia furtim

gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

Ifthoughwhether

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Gif ðú him wuht hearmes gesprǽce he forgifþ hit ðeáh though thou didst speak to him aught of harm yet will he forgive it, 30; Th. 41, 23; Gen. 661. Frægn gif him wǽre niht getǽse asked whether the night had been pleasant to him, Beo.

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Care, anxiety Wiste úre se heofonlíca Fæder his ða leófan bearn on myclum ymbhygdum wæ-acute;ron æfter him; ðá wolde hé se Hǽlend hié áfréfran, Blickl. Homl. 131, 28

áþ

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heora freóndscipe gefæstnodon ge mid wedde ge mid áðe, Chr. 1016;P. 153, 4. Mid áþum, 921;P. 103, 20. Hé him áþas swór, 874; P. 72, 30. Þá salde se here him foregíslas and micle áþas, þæt hié of his rice uuoldon, 878;P. 76, 13. Add

scipere

(n.)
Grammar
scipere, es; m.
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A sailor Hé tealde ðæt his sciperes woldon wændon fram him, búton hé ðé raðor cóme . . . His sciperes geféngon hine and wurpon hine on ðone bát, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 13-18

un-gerǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdness, e; f.

Discorddisagreementvariance

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Sóna swá hié him betweónum ungerǽdnesse up áhófon swá forwurdon hié ealle discordia exitio fuit, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 19: 6, 6; Swt. 262, 14. For his feóndum gebidde hé, mid ðám ðe wið hyne ungerǽdnysse hæbben, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 15

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gif hé wille his wǽpen sellan, hine mon gehealde, and hine his freóndum gecýðe (cf. hine his mǽgum gebodie, 8), 90, 16. to bear witness, testify, v. ge-cýþedness ꝥte [hé] gicýðeð him ut testetur illis, Lk. R. 16, 28.

Linked entry: cýþan

a-þrysman

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

To suffocate with smoke or vapourto suffocatestiflefumo suffocare

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To suffocate with smoke or vapour, to suffocate, stifle; fumo suffocare hine on his bedde asmoredan and aþrysemodon they smothered and stifled him in his bed, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 6.

Linked entry: a-ceócian

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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<b>Ill</b> i. add: — Geoweorða wæs Mecipsuses mǽg, and hé hiene on his geogoðe underféng, and hiene fédan hét and tyhtan mid his twám sunum Jugurtha, Micipsae adoptivus, heresque inter naturales ejus filios factus, Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 8.

CEÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓWAN, to ceówenne, ic ceówe, ðú ceówest, cýwst, he ceóweþ, cýwþ, ceówaþ;ceáw, cuwon; cowen

To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consumeruminare, manducare

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To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume; ruminare, manducare He hét hine ceówan mid tóþum his fingras he commanded him to gnaw his fingers with his teeth, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 34.

Linked entry: cuwon

friónd

(n.)
Grammar
friónd, es; m.

A friendamīcus

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A friend; amīcus Hine his mǽgum gebodie and his frióndum let notice of him be given to his kinsmen and to his friends, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 9

ge-fá

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fá, [ = ge-faa], án; m. [fáh a foe]

A foean enemyinimicusadversarius

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Ðá métte hine his eald-gefána sum, and hine ofstang then one of his old foes met him, and stabbed [killed] him, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22. To bismere his gefán [MS. gefaan = gefáu = gefáum = gefáhum] in mockery to his foes, Homl. Th. i. 226, 28

Linked entry: -fá