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ge-bédian

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

To praypray toworshipōrāreadōrāre

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To pray, pray to, worship; ōrāre, adōrāre Ðæt he wolde Róme gesécan, and him ðǽr gebédigan that he would visit Rome, and worship there, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 21, note, MS. T

ymb-tyrnan

(v.)
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to turn round Feówer and twéntig tída beóð ágáne, ǽr ðan ðe heó beó ǽne ymbtyrnd, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15. to surround Mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede circumlutus locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15

deáþlicness

(n.)
Grammar
deáþlicness, e; f.
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Substitute: Mortality. liability to death Þonne se móna wanað, þonne tácnað hé úre deáþlicnesse, Bl. H. 17, 24. mortal life, this world þínre mildheortnesse becuman of þisse deáðlicnesse, Angl. xii. 509, 19

ge-weallan

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Substitute: of liquids, to boil Ofer ðás giscæft wætres ðió from fýre giualla ( fervescere ) bið geséne, Rtl. 101, 26. fig. to be fervent Giualla in Godes lufu ferveat in caritate, Rtl. 105, 3

glíw-cynn

(n.)
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On glywcú in tibiis (tibiis seems to have been taken in the sense of pipes, and to be explained as glýwcyn, a kind of music (?)), Ps. L. 146, 10. (?)

Linked entry: glywcum

heáfod-bolster

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bedreáfe genihtsumige hæbbene meatte and hwítel and bedfelt and heáfodbolster (capitulae), R. Ben. 91, 16. Add: —

Linked entry: hleór-bolster

hleahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleahtrian, p. ode

deride

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To laugh to scorn, deride Ealle geseónde mé hlehtredon ł tǽldun [mé] omnes uidentes me deriserunt me Ps. L. 21, 8. Gif þú mid þan þeáwe tǽlendra mé hleahtrige, Guth. Gr. 101, 23

hnescian

(v.)
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To become soft Wylle ealle ðas rinda on háligwætere oð ðæt hý wel hnexian, Lch. Iii. 14, 6. trans. To make soft Sió hnescað que modlit (sermones suos), Kent. Gl. 25

ídel-hende

(adj.)
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Nán man náh Godes cyrican ídelhende cumene, Wlfst. 238, 2. Hí eft of þám mynstre ídelhænde (-hende, -hynde, v. ll.) hwurfon a monasterio vacui sunt regressi, Gr. D. 6, 31. Add

on-gifan

(v.)

to give backto forgive, pardon

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to give back Nime man ðínne assan and hine ná ne ongife asinus tuus rapiatur, et non reddatur tibi, Deut. 28, 31. to forgive, pardon Ðú ðe ongæfest qui ignoscis, Rtl. 40, 33

fremfullíce

(adv.)

to profit advantage

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Add: to profit or advantage Drihten ealle gód him fremfullíce ( to his profit ) tówearde dyde, Lch. iii. 436, 22. Fremfullíce (only fremfi is left in MS.) effica[citer ], R. Ben. I. 1, 5

be-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brúcan, p. -breác; pp. -brocen.

to consume foodto practise

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to consume food Hyrahláfas wǽron forneáh ealle bebrocene (gebrocene, v. l.) panes pene omnes consumti fuerant, Gr. D. 145, 10. to practise Ealle þá gódnyssa þe hé bebreác, Hml. S. 23 b, 34

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEERfĕra, bestia

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An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEER; mostly in contrast to domestic animals; fĕra, bestia Is ðæt deór pandher háten the animal is called panther, Exon. 959 ; Th. 356, 16; Pa. 12.

Linked entries: dýr diór

ge-uferian

(v.)
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Add: to elevate, exalt. of local relations Heálicum bígelsum geufered celsis fornicibus sublimatus, An. Ox. 513. of sound, to raise the voice Se stunta on hlehtre his stefne geuferað stultus in risu exaltat vocem suam, R.

heorot

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Hé forbeád þá heortas, swylce eác þá báras, swá swíðe hé lufode þá heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 9. the word occurs in many place-names as the first part of a compound: On heortbróc, C. D. iii. 430, 12.

of-þryccan

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D. 125, 6. to oppress. the subject a person :-Gehwilce synfulle menn óðre heora gelícan mid hefe þǽre wyrstan lyffetunge ofðriccað, Hml. Th. i. 494, 5. Þú úp áhófe swýþran ofþryccendra (deprimentium) hine, Ps. L. 88, 43. Ofþryhtum hé gehealp, Hml.

trymness

(n.)
Grammar
trymness, trymeness, e ; f.

firmnessthat which makes a firma supportpropa firm placefastnessa strengtheninga confirmationof a statementagreementof or in a purposebeliefa strengthening by wordsan exhortation

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Th. 72, 3.

Linked entries: trumness trymeness

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Th. ii. 120, 35: 124, 9. Se upplíca grama the wrath of heaven, 538, 28. Æppla gaderian graman getácnaþ to gather apples betokens trouble, Lchdm. iii. 212, 21

ge-þofta

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Hé áspón DC monna him his geþoftena (the Latin is: Quingentos societate invitatos), 5, 2; S. 218, 11.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt hé ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt hé mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.