be-wacian
To bewake
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D. ), to keep watch over Gé him weardas settað þe hí bewaciað wið þeófas, Hml, S. 14, 22. Weardmenn his líc bewacedon, Hml. A. 78, 154. Bewacige excubet, Germ. 388, 80
hwanan
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Gif hwá befó ꝥ him losod wæs, cenne sé þe hé hit æt befó hwanon hit him cóme, Ll. Th. i. 288, 16: 22: 388, 21. (2 b) cf. I. 2b :-- Wundrigende ... hwonon him þá gereordo cóman, Bl. H. 153, 8. Hwanon, Solil.
be-cnyttan
to tie up in a bundle ⬩ to tie round ⬩ surround with a bond ⬩ to tie ⬩ attach with a string, ⬩ to tie a rope,
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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt hé Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond Hí becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.
ge-wísian
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Add: to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. ) Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C. D. v. 141, 29. Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede, Lch. iii. 426, 29. to direct a person. with acc.
ge-leornian
To learn ⬩ inquire ⬩ discĕre ⬩ disquīrĕre
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Hú hí ðás þing geleornodon quomŏdo hæc dĕdĭcissent, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 20. Geleornedon his byrelas him betweónum, hú hý him mibton ðæt líf óþþringan his cupbearers inquired among themselves how they might take away his life, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 69, 9
Linked entry: leornian
íwan
To show ⬩ bring before the eyes ⬩ display ⬩ reveal
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Wénþ gif hé hit him iéwe ðæt hé him nylle geþafigean ðæt hé hine sníðe he expects, if he show it [the knife] to him, that he will not allow him to cut him, Past. 26, 3 ; Swt. 185, 25. Ðíne miltse ýwe show thy mercy, Exon. 11 b; Th. 15, 32; Cri. 245.
Linked entry: éwan
irnan
To run
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Ǽspringe irneþ wið his eardes, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 29; Met. 5, 15. Hé arn him sylf tó his hrýðera falde ipse ad armentum cucurrit, Gen. 18, 7. Ðonne orn hé eft inn tó ðæm temple ad templum recurrit, Past. 16, 3 ; Swt. 103, 4.
eáþ-módnes
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Hié him ongeán cómon and his mid eáþmódnessum anféngon, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 14. gentleness, graciousness, kindness Secggan wé Gode þanc ealra his miltsa and his eáðmódnessa and his geofena, Bl. H. 103, 26.
swá
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Homl. 247, 1. and add Sægde him mon ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlíce áswolten swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl. H. 219, 12. Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán ; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte, Hml. S. 31, 154: 32, 207.
ge-niman
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Hié hine genámon and his eágan út ástungan, Bl. H. 229, 15. Þý lǽs hí ús eft genimon and on tintregu ús on gebringan, 239, 10. Hié sóhton hine þæt hié hine genámon, 241, 12. Ꝥte hine genómo (ginóme, R.) ut raperent eum, Jn. L. 6, 15.
on-beódan
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add: to command Scipia hit oftrǽdlíce hám onbeád ( sent nome orders) þæt hié hit ne angunnen, and eác self sǽde, þá hé hám of Ispánium cóm, Ors. 4, 12; S. 308, 34.
þencan
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Mid ðý hí wrecan þenceaþ ad faciendum vindictam, Ps. Th. 149, 7, 8. Hí unscyldige scotian þenceaþ ut sagittent immaculatum, 63, 3. Ic hine wríþan þóhte ... ic hine ne mihte ganges getwǽman I meant to bind him ... but I could not stop him, Beo.
stihtian
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Hé ealle gesceafta þurh his godcunde meht and þurh his écean snyttro æfter his willan receþ and stihtaþ, Blickl. Homl. 121, 16.
Linked entry: in-stihtian
hindan
From behind, ⬩ at the back, ⬩ in the rear, ⬩ behind
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Se cyng férde him æt hindan and offerde hi the king marched in their rear [pursued them] and overtook them, 1016; Erl. 158, l. Pharao férde him æt hindan Pharao pursued after them, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 63, 226
be-niman
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Ilfing hire naman Ors.
EORL
an earl ⬩ cŏmes, sătelles princĭpis
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Him se Ebrisca eorl wísade the Hebrew man [Lot] directed them. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 24; Gen. 2444. Ða eorlas þrý, nom. pl. the three men, 95; Th. 123, 16; Gen. 2045. Eorlas wénaþ men think, 86; Th. 109, 22; Gen. 1826.
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riht-ryne
A right course
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A right course Se bróc ðeáh hé swíðe of his rihtryne ðonne ðǽr micel stán of ðam heáhan munte oninnan fealþ and hine tódǽlþ and him his rihtrynes wiðstent, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27-30 : Met. 5, 20. Oncerran ðisne swiftan rodor of his rihtryne 10, 41
mǽg-rǽdenn
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Hé cwæð tó his hláforde þe him wæs þurh his dohtor on mǽgrædenne accersito ejus domino sibi per f iliam propinquo Gr. D. 181, 19. Be his freóndum þe him gesibbeste synt and þurh mǽgrǽdenne nébste, Hml. A. 139, 36. Add
á-rétan
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg
hræd-líce
Quickly ⬩ hastily ⬩ speedily ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ forthwith
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Him ðá áþas swóron ðæt hie hrædlíce of his ríce fóren they swore oaths to him that they would speedily march out of his kingdom, Chr. 876; Erl. 78, 11.