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fóre-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od

To foreshewforeseeprovidepræ-ostendĕrepōnĕre in conspectuprævĭdēreprovĭdēre

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God fóresceáwaþ him sylf ða offrunge Deus provĭdēbit sĭbi victĭmam, Gen. 22, 8. He him fóresceáwode sumne heretogan he provided them a leader, Jud. 6, 8. Ðæt he fóresceáwode he hig gecígde ut vĭdēret quid vŏcāret ea, Gen. 2, 19.

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Ðá befrán heó ðæt cild hit macode on eallum ðam fyrste then she asked the child what it had been doing in all the time, Homl. Th. i. 566, 20. Swá hit macode on his lífe such was his practice in his life, ii. 354, 24.

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Férde ǽlc man him hám, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 24. him férdon onbúton swá swá sylf, woldon, 1001; P. 133, 27.

æf-weardness

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ofer ðæt swá dón noldon in ðæs fæder æfweardnysse, be ðám ongǽton ðæt him symble wæs ondweard on his gáste, Gr. D. 127, 25. On heora hláfordes æfweardnysse, 29, 2. Add

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Ðá ðæra bæcistra ealdor gehírde glǽwlíce he ðæt swefen rehte when the chief baker heard how well he explained the dream, Gen. 40, 16: Exon. 9 b; Th. 9, 6; Cri. 130: 27 a; Th. 81, 24; Cri. 1328: Andr. Kmbl. 853; An. 427: Elen. Kmbl. 377; El. 189.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

be-geótan

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hét hine begeótan mid weallende leáde he ordered boiling lead to be poured upon him, Shrn. 83, 16: 154, 3. wearð begoten mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 24.

giefan

(v.)
Grammar
giefan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To givedare

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He us ǽt giefeþ he giveth us food, 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604: 87 a; Th. 327, 23; Vy. 8. Ðú us freádóm gief do thou give us freedom, Hy. 5, l0; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 10

ful-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-swíðe, adv.

Very muchveryvalde

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Very much, very; valde Wéne ic fulswíðe I think very much, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 4; . 30

un-gemolsnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemolsnod, adj.

Uncorruptedundecayed

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Uncorrupted, undecayed healdeþ ða deádan líchoman ungemolsnode under eorðan, óþ ðæt eft cuce árísaþ, Shrn. 82, 21

Linked entry: ge-molsnian

reón

(n.)

mourning, lament

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Th. 459. 27; . 6. Cf. rýn

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, e; f.
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A city; urbs Sceal seó burg bÍdan the city shall remain, Exon. 121b; Th. 466, 30; . 129

hǽren

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Heó gegyrede mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. Add

ge-unweorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unweorþian, ge-unwurþian
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to dishonour befýlað fracodlíce selfe and eác geunwurðiað, Wlfst. 305, 11. ꝥ é Se crístendóm weorð geunwurðod syððan, Hml. S. 19, 149. Gé beóð geunwurðode and eác gewítnode, 11, 95

Linked entry: un-weorþian

sprott

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cwæð ꝥ ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add

þurh-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smeágan, -smeán

to search throughinquire intoexamine intoinvestigate

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ríxade ofer Englæland, and hit mid his geápscipe swá þurhsmeáde ( made such a thorough inquisition ), ðæt næs án híd landes innan Englælande, ðæt nyste hwá heó hæfðe, oððe hwæs heó wurð wæs, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, l0.

ge-rǽpan

Grammar
ge-rǽpan, Substitute: To fasten with a rope, bind, chain
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hafað ealla gesceafta gerǽped (cf. hæfð gehæfte, Bt. 25; F. 88, 5) mid his racentum ligans singula nexu, Met. 13, 8. Him þinceð þæt sié racentan gerǽped videbit intus arctas dominos ferre catenas, 25, 37.

á-fédan

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áfést ( pascis ) þú hafocas þíne ? fédaþ hig sylfe and mé on wintra, Coll. M. 25, 37. Áfédde seó wudewe þone wítegan mid ðám melewe, Hml. S. 18, 65. Gif ðá móder ðe hine gebær and áfédde nele árwurðian, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 12.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Swá hwæt swá swíþost lufaþ ðæt teohhaþ (tiohhaþ, Cott.

ge-sceád

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can him gesceád betweox sóðe and unsóðe, Wlfst. 51, 28. 'Gif is milde. . . Gif is unmilde. .. " Cwǽdon : 'Be hwon magon wé þis gesceád witon ?' ' si mitis est . . . sin autem inmitis . . . ' Aiebant: Unde hoc dinoscere ualemus ?

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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He hine ofteáh ðære fóre subtraxit se illi profectiōni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23: Ps. Th. 104, 33. He ðyder on ðære fóre wæs he was on the journey thither, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 1: Exon. 112b; Th. 430, 19; Rä. 44, 11: 120a; Th. 461, 9; . 33.