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á-þeówan

(v.)

to drive awayforce awayto press outthrust outsqueeze outto press into

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ne nihton ǽnigne eles wǽtan út áþýn, 250, 14. Út áþýde elisi, i. expressi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, II. (the eyes) wǽron út áðýde (printed-dyde) of þám eáhhringum, Hml. S. 21, 279. to press into Swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde, Bl. H. 205, I

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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swǽslíce sibbe geháteð, fréfreð fægre (speaks words of kind comfort), Crl. 1341. ðám folce fægere bodade with kindly words he warned the people, Hml, Th. ii. 140, 10. gefréfrode, ðus fægre tihtende, 328, 3.

friþ

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Hié gecuron his (Theodosius') frið Romano sese imperio dediderunt, 6, 35 ; S. 292, 13, (Christ) him frið beódeð . . . 'Onfóð mínes fæder ríce, ' Cri. 1341. (a β)) Hié gesóhton Agustus him tó friþe, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 14.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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He mín costode he tried me Beo. Th. 4175; B. 2084. Úre costade, God probasti nos, Deus, Ps. Th. 65, 9. Costodon mín tentaverunt me Ps. Spl. C. M. 94, 8. Godes costodon [MS. Costodan] tentaverunt Deum Ps. Th. 77, 41.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

irman

(v.)
Grammar
irman, p. de

to afflictvex

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hæfde him tó gamene eorþcyningas yrmde and cwelmde he [Nero] made it his sport, how he could vex and torment the kings of this earth, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 94; Met. 9, 47.

Linked entry: ge-irman

ge-sund

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</b> in valedictory expressions :-- Heó rǽhte hire handa him tó and hét hine gesund faran ( she bade him farewell), Ap. Th. 27, 2. Farað nú gesunde and gesǽlige becumað. Hml. S. 6, 89. háteð gesunde faran, Cri. 1342

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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Hét mid handum sleán on ðæt hleór ðæt heó hlýdan ne sceolde he bade strike her with their hands on the face that she should not declaim, Homl. Swt. 8, 70

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Hwí ne cwæð ðæt hálige gewrit be ðam men synderlíce, ðæt gód wǽre, swá swá hit cwæð mænigfealdlíce be ðám óþrum gesceaftum, ðæt góde wǽron? Boutr.

Linked entry: sundorlíce

on-gitan

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</b> to understand a person, perceive the true character of :-- Ðonne hié hié selfe ongietað ad se reducti, Past. 293, 25. Ongite (-giete, v. l.) hine selfne, 115, 4. <b>VI b.

heáfod-wund

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Add: — Þa hét his lǽce tó him, and bebeád him þá tolýsdan geþeódnesse mínre heáfudwunde gesette uocauit medicum, et dissolutam mihi emicranii iuncturam conponere iussit, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 8

neáh-gebúr

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Hét makian ǽnne castel. . . and hine on his spǽce Malueisin hét, ꝥ is on Englisc Yfel néhhebúr, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 9. Add

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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Ǽr Beorn beswice, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 8. Se beswícenda pellax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 67. to betray Hió mid fácne beswác tó deáðe, Ors. 2 ; S. 30, 31. Gezabel beswác Naboð tó his feóre þurh leáse gewitnysse, Hml.

Linked entry: be-swícende

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Gif wille his wǽpen sellan, hine mon gehealde, and hine his freóndum gecýðe (cf. hine his mǽgum gebodie, 8), 90, 16. to bear witness, testify, v. ge-cýþedness ꝥte [] gicýðeð him ut testetur illis, Lk. R. 16, 28.

Linked entry: cýþan

án-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-standende, alone.
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Wolde ðá ánstandende ancerlíf ádreógan, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 27. ( Adam ) wæs sutne hwíle ánstandende, i. 12, 32. Fleáh ánstandende tó ánre dúne, 162, 6. Þæt hié (hermits) ánstandende ( sola manu) ongeán deófol winnan magan, R. Ben. 9, 7

eft-gecígan

(v.)
Grammar
eft-gecígan, eft-gecígean

To recall, call back re-vocāre

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To recall, call back; re-vocāre Sende he ðone biscop to sóþfæstnysse geleáfan eft-gecígean he sent the bishop to call them again to the belief of the truth, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 10

éþnes

(n.)
Grammar
éþnes, -ness, e; f.

Easiness, facility, favour facĭlĭtas

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Easiness, facility, favour; facĭlĭtas He gemunde ðara éþnessa and ðara ealdrihta ðe under ðám Cáserum hæfdon he remembered the favours and the ancient rights which they had under the Cæsars, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 16

Linked entries: eád-nes eáþnes

wræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wræclíce, adv.

abroadto foreign partsstrangelywonderfully

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abroad, to foreign parts férde wræclíce (peregre) on feorlen ríce, Lk. Skt. 15, 13. strangely, wonderfully Wræclíce mirabiliter, Ps. Th. 75, 4. Gemunaþ mænig wundor worhte wræclíce, 104, 5 : 105, 7: 148, 5

scippend

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Add: a creator Nú cwǽdon gedwolmen þæt deófol gesceópe sume gesceafta, ac leógað; ne mæg náne gesceafta gescyppan for ðan ðe nis ná scyppend, Hml. Th. i. 16, 21. v. frum-, ge-scippend

fore-þanc

consideration

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ne meahte mód oncyrran, fǽmnan foreþonc, Jul. 227. næfð nǽnne forðanc be his deáðe, Ps.

Linked entry: for-þanc

earnian

(v.)
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ne wást ðú ꝥ nán mon for þý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for þý þe mid þǽre ráde earnaþ sume earnunga.