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on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Se nýdde Clementem ðæt Cryste wiðsóce, ðá ne mihte hyne oncyrran he could not turn him, Shrn. 150, 18. Angan þencean þider meahte Crécas oncerran, Met. 1, 61. to turn, change Ðú ða wyrde oncyrrest fata mutabis, Nar. 31, 24.

ge-leáfa

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him sylfum séllan þúhton þonne Críst; gelugon him æt þám geleáfan, Hy. 4, 56. Þá men þá þe Godes ríces geleáfan habbað the men who believe in God's kingdom, Bl. H. 55, 17; 77, 4.

ǽ-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-spryng, eá-, -sprynge; m. f. (?): -spring; n.
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H. 29, 11. Ðá gemétton eáspryng (ǽsprincg), Gr. D. 129, 4. Cúðberihtus án ǽspring (eá-, v. l. ) of drígre eorðan wæs gelǽdende, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 518, 2. Of éspryngum de fontibus. Ps.

ge-hwider

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D. 198, 15. limited by an implied condition hæfde ǽnne látteów þe hine lǽdde gehwider ( wherever he went ), Hml. S. 21, 203.

ge-wícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícian, p. ode; pp. od

To dwelllodgeencamphospitarecastra metari

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Ðá gewícode he neáh ánre eá then he encamped near a river, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 31: Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 8: Blickl. Homl. 79, 14

hyge-leás

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Add: of persons, (i) senseless, Gen. 51 (in Dict.). spiritless (f), without courage Be milte wærce . . . tácn ðǽre ádle higeleáse beóð (cf. the section to which this heading refers: Tácn þǽre ádle híwleáse hié beóð . . . þá men beóð mægre and

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ . . . Gyf hwá tó ðam ( making peace ) cyrran nylle, ðonne ne mæg ðam scrífan, L. E. I. 36; Th. ii. 432, 37-434, 4. to care for, regard [cf. O.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorncontemnere, aspernereto be puffed up

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Ðeáh hine oferhogden, ne for-hogde nó, Swt. 405, 31. Ða lytegan sint tó manianne ðæt oferhycggen (-hycgen, Cote. MSS.) ðæt hié wieton, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7. Oferhige and ádríf fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8 note.

á-þreótan

To make weary.alone

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micel scyld ðæt sié ðæt monn áðreóte ðǽre nǽtinge yfelra monna, 353, II. His mé sceal áþreótan, Ors. 5, 2;S. 218, 21. with a (negative) clause Ðæt hiene ná ne áðriét ðæt him ne laðige non cessat vocare, Past. 405, 22.

Linked entries: þreótan a-þreát

gíme-líst

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Cf. gíman ; 2 Oft ðá cræftas and ðá mægenn weorðað te færwyrde ðǽm ðe hæfð ðonne for hira giémeléste hié fortrúwiað on þǽm cræftum ðe habbað, and nyllað iécan, Past. 463, 6.

wácmódness

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wácmódness, <b>. I.</b>
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ðám fæderum bebeád þæt heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon, þæt ne wurdon gewǽhte ðurh wácmódnesse . . . Cildru behófiað swíðlicere steóre, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 27. Add

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Fram mettum forhæbbende, Hy. S. 65, 37. trans. reflexive, to restrain one's self from, keep away. with prep. Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe hine forhæfð fram unálýfedlicere gesihðe, Hml. Th. Ii. 564, 3. Forhæfde hine fram his gebeórscipe, Hml. S. 31, 613.

hreówsung

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Swelce mid ðǽre hreówsunga tó ðǽm áðweán ðæt mægen eft áfýlan cum idcirco se lacrymis lavant, ut mundi ad sordes redeant, Past. 419, 25.

nytan

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Add: Cf. witan ; 2 Þá nyston his leorningcnihtas nán andgit þyssera worda, Hml. Th. i. 152, 10. Cf. witan; 4 þǽrúte nyste he did not know they were outside, Hml. S. 31, 693.

hlyst

hearinghearinglistening

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his hlyst næfde, Hml. S. 21, 271. the action of hearing, hearing of something ic þé mid hearpan hlyste cwéman mihte, Ps.

á-drǽfan

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Leáse welan sind, for ðan ðe ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13.

eom

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ne iom ic monn suá ilce suá ðú ?, Past. 115, 12. Add

hunden

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sende on fleógan hundene (muscam caninam), Ps. Rdr. 77, 45. Add

eahtian

(v.)
Grammar
eahtian, eahtigan, ehtian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od.

to meditate, devise, deliberate meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre to esteem æstimāre

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to meditate, devise, deliberate; meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre Eahtade wynna þorfte brúcan he meditated how he might enjoy delights, Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 17; Gú. 307.

Linked entries: ahtian ehtian eahtan

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) ǽnig mæg gangan in húse stronges and fatu his tóbregdan (diripere), nymþe ǽr gebindaþ se stronge and ðonne hús his tóbrægdeþ (diripiat), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 29.