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a-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere

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B. aspanan] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset persuadere ejus uti connubio, Bd. 4, 19 ; Whel. 304, 42, note.

Linked entries: a-speón a-spón spanan

ymb-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þringan, p. -þrang; pp. -þrungen

To throng round, crowd round, surround

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Ic mé ná ondrǽde þúsendu folces, þeáh hí mé útan ymbþringen non timebo millia populi circumdantis me, Ps. Th. 3, 5. Embþrungen constipata, circumdata Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 62

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove ⬩ CULVER ⬩ pigeon ⬩ columba

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He asende út áne culfran emisit columbam, Gen. 8, 8, 10, 12. He forlét háswe culufran he let out a livid dove, Cd. 72 ; Th. 87, 20 ; Gen. 1451: 72 ; Th. 89, 8 ; Gen. 1477 .

Linked entry: culufre

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Þæt hé nǽfre þurh úre yfelan dǽda ne geunrotsige ut non debeat de malis actibus nostris contristari, R. Ben. 1, 14. Þæt nǽnig sý gedréfed ne geunrotsige ( contristetur ), 55, 20: 58, 1. Þæt hý ne geunrotsigen ut non scandalizentur, 55, 12

Linked entry: un-rótsian

HERE

(n.)
Grammar
HERE, gen. heres, heriges, herges; m.

An army ⬩ a host ⬩ multitude ⬩ a large predatory band

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multitude, a large predatory band [it is the word which in the Chronicle is always used of the Danish force in England, while the English troops are always the fyrd], hence the word is used for devastation and robbery Ne dohte hit nú lange inne né úte

Linked entries: flot-herge hors-here

smiþ-belg

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ-belg, es; m.
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A smith's bellows Ðeáh mon ðane gársecg útan besette mid smiðbelgum (-bylium, v. l. Nap. 58), Sal. K. 85, 13

bútan

(con.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; conj.

out ⬩ Unless, save that ⬩ nisi ⬩ Save or except that ⬩ nisi ⬩ Except, save, besides, but ⬩ nisi

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Búton ðæt hit sý útaworpen nisi ut mittatur foras, Mt. Bos. 5, 13. Bútan ǽr wyrce éce Dryhten ende worlde save ere the eternal Lord shall work an end of the world, Exon. 98a; Th. 367, 24; Seel. 12. with the ind.

deófol-scín

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., and add Utan wið deófolscín scildan ús georne, Wlfst. 188, 34

frum-grípa

(n.)
Grammar
frum-grípa, Substitute: frum-gripa, an; m.

A first-fruit

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A first-fruit Utan gelǽstan Gode þá gerihta þe him tó gebyrian . . . úre frumgripan gangendes and weaxendes, Wlfst. 113, 6

a-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyltan, -giltan; p. -gylte, -gilte; pp. -gylt, -gilt [a, gyltan to be guilty]

To fail in duty ⬩ to commit ⬩ become guilty ⬩ offend ⬩ sin against ⬩ delinquere ⬩ committere ⬩ admittere ⬩ peccare

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Ðæt he agylte on him sylfum ut delinquat in semet ipso, Ps. Spl. 35, 1. Agyltan wið to offend or sin against. Twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hlaford peccaverunt duo eunuchi domino suo. Gen. 40, 1

Linked entry: a-giltan

ge-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hergian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To ravage ⬩ plunder ⬩ afflict ⬩ harrow ⬩ take captive ⬩ vastāre ⬩ spŏliāre ⬩ afflīgĕre ⬩ captīvum dūcĕre

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Ðæt úre wíf and úre cild wurdon gehergode ut uxōres ac libĕri nostri dūcantur captīvi, Num. 14, 3 : Jud. 10, 8 : Gen. 31, 26 : Shrn. 96, 12

and-speornan

Grammar
and-speornan, l. and-spornan, -spurnan,
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Ꝥte gié ne ondspyrniga ut non scandalizemini, 16, 1. Ondspyrnende scandalizatus, Mt. L. 11, 6. Ondspurnendra scandalizantium, Mk. p. 4, 9

á-ídan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ídan, p. de
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Út áídan eliminare, 7, 109: Angl. xv. 208, 12.

Linked entry: -ídan

ge-nægled

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-næglian; p. ede, ode. to nail, attach one object to another by nails Hiá gelǽddon hine ꝥ hiá on róde genæglede duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent, Mt. L. 27, 31. Sié áhóen ł fæste genæglad on róde crucifigatur, 22. Genægled, 26.

ge-rihtreccan

Grammar
ge-rihtreccan, Substitute: To shew rightly, demonstrate, v. reccan; III. 6
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gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú gesyhst myd. ðæs lícuman æágan ðá sunnan promittit ratio quae tecum loquitur, ita se demonstraturam Deum tuae menti, ut

ge-wand

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wand, es; n.
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Ic eów bidde ꝥ gé búton gewande dón swá ic eów bebeode, 161. fear of a person Þæt hý for ðǽre sceame and for gewande þára þe him on lóciað gebeterede sýn ut visi ab omnibus vel pro ipsa verecundia sua emendentur, R. Ben. 68, 18

ge-wǽgnian

(v.)
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And ne mæg man nánne diácon gewǽgnian bútan .xxxvi. sum nolumus ut subdiaconus ... vel lector a quopiam damnetur, nisi in .vii. linguis. Nec potest diaconus ullus damnari, nisi in .xxxvi., Ll. Th. ii. 168, 2-7: Nap. 33, 18-22.

hyge-leást

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Add: hyge-líst. folly, buffoonery, extravagance ꝥ ne higeleást geméte (ge higeleás méte, MS.) tende ut non scurilitas inveniat fomitem, R. Ben. I. 75, 17.

fýran

(v.)
Grammar
fýran, fýrian; p. de, ede

To furrow, cut with a ploughshare

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Ox. 2492 note) ná durre eorþan heortan fremedre ut uomer linguae nostrae proscindere non audeat terram cordis alieni, Scint. 124, 5. Ongeán fírigende hand manus resulcans, iterum aperiens, An. Ox. 46, 49

gǽlan

to delay ⬩ to dupe

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Ðý lǽs hine ǽnig wuht gǽlde ungearowes ut tarditas nulla generetur, 171, 23. to dupe Gę́l (nec) lactes (quemquam labiis tuis ), Kent. Gl. 942. [By þyse bonkeȝ þer I con gele, Allit. Pms. 28, 930.]