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ge-lǽstan

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Ꝥ gehwilc sprǽc hæbbe ándagan hwænne heó gelǽst sý, 158, 8. to do habitually, practise Se mon þe þá sóþfæstnesse mid his múþe sprecþ, and hié on his heortan geþencþ, and fullíce gelǽsteþ, Bl. H. 55, 16.

hand-leán

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þonne þá handleán hafað and sceáwað, Hy. 2, 7, 12. Cf. hand-gift. Add

organ

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Ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ, ealle oferhleóðrað, Sal. K. 152, 12. Add

á-snǽsan

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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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ys se ðe ic rǽce ( porrexero ) hláf, Jn. Skt. 13, 26. For hwon ne rǽcst ( porrigis ) ðú ús ðone hwítan hláf ? Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 14. Rǽcþ ( porrigit ) him scorpionem? Lk. Skt. 11, 12.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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Add: to draw (out), with direction undetermined,(a) of movement his sword áteáh, Hml. S. 27, 75. fig. to protract lange wylt þú áteón þás ýdelnysse, Hml.

í-dæges

(adv.)
Grammar
í-dæges, adv.
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Swá hraþe swá him tó com ýdæges swá gewát of ðisum andwerdum lífe as soon as he came to him, on the same day, he departed from this present life, 176, 3

Linked entry: ig-dæges

á-gán

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</b> with dat. of f on swefne áne gesihðe be him sylfum geseah swá swá him syððan áeóde, 432, 28. Swá swá hit him sorhlíce ágióde, C.

Linked entry: á-gangan

á-ginnan

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Áginne hit georne let him diligently attempt it. ii. 282, 2. Mæg þeáh bót cuman, wille hit man georne on eornost áginnan, i. 348, 24.

for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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tiledon ꝥ him ðone weg forsetton and fortýndon iter illi intercludere contendebant, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 9. Sume wurpon þá moldan úp and hió wǽron forsettende þǽra wætera rynas, Shrn. 41, 4.

ge-fægnian

(v.)
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Heó þæs gefægnode ꝥ heó hæfde ealles þæs geáres bigleofan, Gr. D. 69, 13. with prep. gefægnode for þæs feóndes deáþe, Gr. D. 120, 8

íþ-togen

(adj.; part.)
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God wolde ꝥ ðǽr stille reston and on ðám scræfe slépon oþ þás ýðtogenan tíde þe eft mancynne geswutelian wolde, Hml. S. 23, 317

módorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
módorlíce, adv.
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Like a mother Heó wearð gehádod tó abudessan on Élígmynstre ofer manega mynecena, and heó módorlíce heóld mid gódum gebysnungum tó þám gástlican lífe, Hml. S. 20, 39

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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mæg ǽnig man ryhtwíslíce and gesceádwíslíce ácsigan, gif nán grot rihtwísnesse on him næfþ? Nis nán swá swíðe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ðæt nán ryht andwyrde nyte, gif men ácsaþ.

lícettan

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Hié lícettað ðæt hié ðæt ðón ðurh eáðmódnesse, Past. 302, 8: 9: 427, 17. lícette ꝥ úþwita wǽre.

lócian

(v.)
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Þám cwellere ætfeóll fǽrlíce his gold. Ꝥ wíf him cwæð tó, &#39; Cniht, nim þín gold þe lǽs þé hit losige. &#39; Swá orsorh wæs ꝥ wíf . . . ꝥ heó lócode his goldes þe belífian wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

bétan

(v.)
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bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Ðá hét he bétan micel fýr then he ordered a great fire to be lighted, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 10. to remedy, compensate, make amends; compensare Ic hit béte I will remedy it, Deut. 1, 17

Linked entry: bétte

wiþer-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-sæc, es; n.

strivingoppositioncontradictiondenialapostasyrecusancy

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Genera mé of wiðersacum (contradictionibus) folces, 17, 45. denial (Peter) gemunde his micclan gebeótes, and mid biterum wópe his wiðersæc behreówsode, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 35.

for-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sellan, pp. -seald

To give upsacrificelose

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To give up, sacrifice, lose Gif nylle niman, hæbbe forseald ꝥ feoh ꝥ sealde si ille eam accipere nolit, perdat pecuniam quam dederat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 31

fracoþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ-word, -wyrde, es; n.
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An abusive word, an insult, bad language sǽde manigne teónan and orwyrdu þára nunnena fracoð-wyrda (-worda, v.l.) geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumelias enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 7