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hú-meta

(adv.)
Grammar
hú-meta, adv.

Howquomodo

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Mt. Kmbl. 22, 12, Húmeta bitst ðú æt drincan quomodo bibere a me poscis? Jn. Skt. 4, 9. Húmeta bodaþ hé [Paul] Cristes geleáfan? Homl. Th. i. 388, 2.

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ge-neálǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcan, -lǽcean; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To approach, draw near, adhere

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Me geneálǽhton me appropinquaverunt, Ps. Spl. 37, 11. Hí geneálæhton acceleraverunt, Ps. Lamb. 15, 4. Folce geneálǽcendum populo appropinquanti, Ps. Spl. 148, 14

wer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wer-genga, an; m.
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Ic frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundaþ . . . hér sceal mín wesan eorðlíc éþel, 117, 23-30; Gú. 228-232.

Linked entry: wær-genga

winnan

Grammar
winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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heó ne byþ winnende on feferádlum, 29, 25. add: where the subject of the verb is a word denoting strife, to be carried on lysteþ ásmeágean hwilc and hú micel wǽre ꝥ gecamp þe wann on þæs mannes breóstum considerare libet quale quantumque in

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Leafdi, tuðe me mine bone, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 31. God haueð herd þine bede and tiðed te bene exaudita est oratio tua, ii. 135, 7. Drightin has þe tid (tidd, MS. G.) þi bon, C. M. 10966. All þatt ned uss iss Godess Gast uss tiþeþþ, Orm. 5365.

Linked entry: tigþian

a-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrcan, p. -wyrhte ; pp. -wyrht

To doeffectfacereagere

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Ðæt ðú me gewissige bet ðonne ic awyrhte to ðé that thou wouldest direct me better than I have done towards thee, Bt. 42; Fox 260, 6

un-wine

(n.)
Grammar
un-wine, es; m.

An unfriendenemy

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Gif ic ongén ne cume, þat þú it néfre ne lét weldon mine unwinan æfter þe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron and nyttað it éuere tó unðanke, Chart. Th. 584, 10

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Ealle men hæfdon gelícne fruman all men had a like beginning, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 7 : Andr. Kmbl. 988; An. 494. Ic ðé mæg andreccan sprǽce gelíce [MS. gelícne] I can relate to thee a similar tale, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 4; Met. 26, 2.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

wiþer-habban

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-habban, p. -hæfde

To resist

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To resist Hwæt mæg wiðerhabban? quid mihi restat? Ps. Th. 72, 20

Linked entry: wiþ-habban

ge-deád

(adj.)
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dead Dohter mín gedeád is filia mea defuncta est, Mt. L. 9, 18

Linked entry: deád

offrung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-hús, es; n.
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50

ge-anbidung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-anbidung, e; f.

Expectation

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Expectation Drihten generede of eallre geanbidunge (expectatione) folkes, Gr. D. 107, 25

Linked entry: an-bidung

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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1; Fox 186, 7-8), Met. 25, 17.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

ge-þawenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þawenian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To moisten;hūmectāre

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To moisten; hūmectāre Hió mid ðæm wætere weorþeþ [weorþaþ, MS.] geþawened it is moistened with the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 204; Met. 20, 102

Linked entry: þawenian

gió-man

(n.)
Grammar
gió-man, -mann, es; m.

A man of oldqui olim vixit

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A man of old; qui olim vixit Giómonna gestrión the wealth of men of old, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 46; Met. 1, 23. v. iú-man

Linked entries: geó-man gú-mann

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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ymbhringde manig yfel circumdederunt me mala, Ps. Th. 39, 13. ymbhringdon sár and sorga and gránung, 17, 4, 5. ymbhringdon swíðe mænige calfru, 21, 10, 14. Míne fýnd ymbhringdon útan on ǽlce healfe, 16, 9. Emhrinced circumseptus, Hpt.

Linked entries: hringan hringian

(adv.)
Grammar
ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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Nis ná casa on gewunan ... nis ná mislícra casa, 14; Som. 17, 4-7. Ne behófaþ náðor ðyssera pronomina ná stemna búton twegra, 15; Som. 17, 38. Ne synd ná namanspeligende bútan ðás fífténe, Som. 17, 46 : Blickl. Homl. 35, 24. Nó , Exon.

Linked entries: ne

on-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hwirfan, p. de.

to turn (of actual motion),to invert, transposeto change, turn

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Ic wille nú onhwyrfan tó ðisse bǽre, Blickl. Homl. 151, 14. intrans. Swá swá hweól onhwerfþ, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 13. to invert, transpose Agof (boga) is mín noma eft onhwyrfed, Exon.

Linked entry: on-hweorfan

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hé hundas tó forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep. dat.

Nighnearjuxta

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Nigh, near : juxta Me gehende juxta me, Gen. 45, 10 : 12, 11. He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34