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wiþ-fón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-fón, p. -féng

To lay hold onseize on

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To lay hold on, seize on. Similar entries Cf. wiþ, II. 1 d Hé uplang ástód, and him fæste wiðféng, Beo. Th. 1524; B. 760

Linked entry: wiþ-grípan

wullian

(v.)
Grammar
wullian, p. ode

To wipe with wool

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To wipe with wool Wið scurfum; rammes smeoru; and meng ðǽrtó sót and sealt and sand, and hyt wulla on weg, Lchdm. i. 356, 24

á-flygenness

(n.)
Grammar
á-flygenness, e; f.
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Attack Wið nǽddrena eardunge and áflygennysse to prevent the dwelling near one of snakes and their attack , Lch. i. 366, 8. Cf. on-flyge, -geflogen

Linked entry: flygenness

a-molsnian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-molsnian</b> to decay, lose power Him ( the old man ) ámolsniað and ádimmiað þá eágan, Wlfst. 147, 29

blægettan

(v.)
Grammar
blægettan, (blag-); p. te

To crysquall

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To cry, squall Se biscop ongan fréfrian þone hlýdendan and blægettendan (blagettyndan, v. l.) cniht episcopus stridentem vagientemque puerum consolari coepit, Gr. D. 278, 12

Linked entry: blagettan

clút

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Clút pittacium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 32: commisura, 132, 10. Man ledde tó his breóstum bráde ísene clútas swíðe glówende, Hml. S. 37, 162. Add

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

ed-cenning

Grammar
ed-cenning, -cynning.
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'On ðǽre edcynninge . . .' Edcynninge hé hét þæt gemǽnelice ǽrist, on ðám beóð úre líchaman geed*-*cynnede tó unbrosnunge, Hml. Th. i. 394, 23-27. Add

ge-freósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-freósan, p. pl. -fruron
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To freeze Gefruron swá swá weallas wæteru, gefruron ýþa on middele sǽs gelauerunt tamquam muros aquae, gelauerunt fluctus in media maris, Ps. Rdr. 281, 8

ge-handlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-handlian, p. ode
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To handle, treat a subject Ús þingð behéflic ꝥ wé on þisre stówe ymbe þarne saltus lunae wurdliun and hine gehandlion, Angl. viii. 308, 16

Linked entry: handlian

ge-syndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-syndig, adj.
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Fair, favourable Tó þon þæt gesyndge windas ús set lande gebróhte adeo ut secundi nos uenti ad terram comitarentur, Bd. 5, 1 ; Sch. 553, 13

Linked entries: -syndig ge-sundig

gebed-bygen

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-bygen, e; f.
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The buying of prayers, paying for the saying of prayers Gif for godbótan feohbót áríseð. . . . ꝥ gebyreð rihtlíce . . . tó gebedbigene . . . Ll. Th. i. 328, 6

Linked entry: bygen

hére

(n.)

dignity

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dignity. In the passage Hwæt is hiora here, perhaps hér might be read, which would correspond with the phrase in the prose nú tó láfe

middæg-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
middæg-þegnung, e ; f.
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Midday-meal, dinner, v. þegnung; Sylle man tó middægþénunge ( ad sextam ) twám and twám án tyl cýssticce . . . and on ǽfen án cýssticce, Chrd. 15, 2

mónaþ-fyllen

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Add: — Mónoðfylene, An. Ox. 7, 366. Mónaþfylyne, 8, 360. Mónaþfulne, Angl. xiii. 37, 274. (These and Hpt. 525, 63 all refer to the same passage.)

mundbyrdan

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Add: to defend, protect Hit gelamp ꝥ se hálga wer mundbyrde his ágene þegnas (bewerede his gingran, v. l. discipulos defendit ), Gr. D. 43, 13

sam-tinges

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Hé ne wandode þá hǽþenan tó crístnigenne þá þá hí on Críst gelýfdon, ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1037. Add

sceaþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sceaþ-full, adj.
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Hurtfull, noxious Wé becumað fram þám ídlan wordum tó þám sceaðfullum (sceð-, v. l.) ut ab otiosis ad noxia verba veniamus, Gr. D. 209, 26

þel-brycg

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Be þaelbrycge, swá forþ andlang bróces, C.D.B. iii. 15, 7. Ðanne tó þelbrycge (-brige, 31), C.D. iii. 236, 28. In pontem thelbrycg, 373, 10. Add

þurh-wacian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-wacian, p. ode
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To continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé nǽfre gódes weorces ne áblon. ah hé hwílum ealle niht þurhwacode on hálgum gebedum, Bl. H. 227, 7

Linked entry: þurh-wæccan