of-geótan
to moisten by pouring, souse, soak ⬩ to put out a fire by pouring water on it
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D.) ofgeóte, ðæt hé leng ne mót ríxian, swá man mid ælmessan synna ealle álýseþ. Wulfst. 257, 21. Hí woldon ðæt fýr mid wætere ofgeótan, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 7
gewrixlian
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</b> to give in requital Hé forgeaf éce dreámas, bið him heofonríce ágiefen; swá sceal gewrixled þám þe wel heóldon Meotudes willan, Cri. 1261. to get in requital Ne hé ne giéme hwelce hylde hé mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexle (-wrixle, v. l.) ne impensae
on-þracian
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Se man þe næbbe of hwám hé mæge rúmlíce ælmessan syllan, ne onðracige hé for ðám ( let him not be alarmed on that account), Hml. A. 141, 80. Scamigan hí and anðracian (reuereantur) þá sécendan sáwle míne, Ps. L. 34, 4.
á-hwæþer
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</b> </b> conjunction Þæt nán crísten man ne móte his ælmessan áhwæþer behátan oððe tó bringan, Wlfst. 303, 14. Be menn þe sealmas singð áwðer oþþe for hine sylfne oððe for óðerne mann, Ps. Th. 30, arg.
brycg
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Wé magon swýþe micele þearfe and ælmessan ús sylfum gedón, gif wé willað bricge macian and þá symle bótettan, 303, 8. Add
ge-hát
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Þá ælmessan þe Ælfréd cing gehét . . . hí ( the English ) swýðe béntigðe wǽron æfter þám gehátum, Chr. 883; P. 79, 9. Ðú forgeldes Drihtne giháta áðas ðíne ( vota juramenta tua ), Mt. L. 5, 33. Gehát, Ps.
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reáfian
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Add Hí woldon ꝥ mynster reáfian, Chr. 1087; P. 223, 14. add: absolute or with acc. of thing taken: absolute Ðæt hé for ðý syngige and reáfige ðý hé tiohchie ðæt hé eft scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean, Past. 341, 21.
á-lísan
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in Dict.). to detach, remove Næs wlóh of hrægle álýsed ne loc of heáfde, An. 1474. to redeem a fault Ðá synna hié mid hira ælmessan áliésað peccata eleemosynis redimunt, Past. 327, 14. Ðæt hé heora senna álýsan mæge, Bl.
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stán
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</b> a stone to which worship is paid. v. stán-weorþung :-- Gehátaþ hý ælmessan þurh deófles láre oðþon tó wylle oððon tó stáne, Wulfst. 12, 3. Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle oððe tó stáne, L. Ecg.
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heáfod-mann
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Add: a head-man, a person of high position or rank: — Híredmanna gehwilc sille pænig tó ælmessan . . . and heáfodmen teódian, Wlfst. 181, 17. Hé sende tó Scotlande, and bæd ðá heófodmenn (ealdormenn maiores natu, Bd. 3, 3; Sch. 199, 6), Hml.
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.
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fæstan
to fast ⬩ to abstain
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Ðonne wé fæstað oððe ælmessan sellaþ, Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 22. Hwí fæste wé . . . sóðlíce þíne leorningcnihtas ne fæstað, Mt. 9, 14. Fæstest þú on foldan, Seel. 144. Fæst tó nónes, and forgang hwít, Ll. Th. ii. 132, 4.
ge-unrótsian
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Se unrihtwísa berýpð óðre and blissað; eft, gif se þearfa hine bitt ælmessan, þonne geunrótsað hé, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 16. Hé geunrótsode turbatus est, 244, 1. Giunrótsode Petrus contristatus est Petrus, Jn. L. 21, 17.
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hyldu
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</b> good will towards a benefactor, gratitude :-- Ðonne hé his ælmessan dǽld. . . ne giéme hé hwelce hylde hé mid ðǽre ælmessan gewriexl ne impensae gratiae vicissi-tudinem reguirant, Past. 323, 18. of the relation between lord and man. the favour
un-lytel
not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great
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Micle lác and unlytle ælmessan, Wulfst. 278, 5. Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.
be-þurfan
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Ne wé ælmessan dǽlað swá swá wé beðorftan, 92, 10. impersonal Ðonne þé salteres beþurfe, Techn. ii. 121, 7. Gyf þé disces beþurfe, 122, 25: 128, 1. [O. Sax. O. L. Ger. bi-thurban : O. H. Ger. pi-durban.]
a-weccan
to awake ⬩ arouse from sleep ⬩ awake from death ⬩ e somno excitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare ⬩ to excite ⬩ rouse ⬩ stir up ⬩ call forth ⬩ raise up ⬩ raise up children ⬩ excitare ⬩ concitare ⬩ suscitare ⬩ resuscitare
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Bos. 10, 8. to excite, rouse, stir up, call forth, raise up, raise up children; excitare, concitare, suscitare, resuscitare To ælmessan and to gódra dǽda fylignessum he hí aweahte ge mid wordum ge mid dǽdum ad eleemosynas operumque bonorum executionem
lácnian
To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ tend ⬩ take care of ⬩ treat ⬩ dress(a wound)
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Hé mid ælmessan sáwla lácnaþ, Exon. 122 a; Th. 467, 30; Alm. 9. Betwyh ðon ðe hine mon lácnode inter medendum, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 15. Lácnode fomentat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 17. Lǽcnode, 91, 39. Hé hine lácnude curam ejus egit, Lk. Skt. 10, 34.
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be-limpan
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Þá ælmessan þe gé syllaþ eów tó nǽnigre áre ne belimpaþ (-eþ, MS.), 41, 23. Ðæt bið unnyt word, ðætte gescédwíse menn ne magon ongietan ðæt hit belimpe tó ryhtwíslicre ðearfe otiosum verbum est, quod ratione justae necessitatis caret, Past. 281, 12
dǽlan
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Wé ælmessan dǽlað, Wlfst. 92, 10. Dǽl of ðám ðe ðé God forgeaf . . . Gif ðú forgýmeleásast tó dǽlenne ælmessan, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 20. Welan beceápian and þæt wurð ðearfum dǽlan, i. 62, 3. His wæstma þone teóþan dǽl for Godes naman dǽlan, Bl.