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gung

(adj.)
Grammar
gung, adj.

Young, youthfuljŭvĕnis, adolescens

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Young, youthful; jŭvĕnis, adolescens Ic eom gungre yldo adolescentior sum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 3. Hí ofslógon ǽnne gungne Brytiscne man they slew a young Briton, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 16

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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to shew; ostendere He eów betǽcþ mycele healle ipse ostendet vobis cænaculum magnum, Lk.

eodor-wír

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-wír, es; m.

A wire-enclosurecingulum, sēpiens fīlum mĕtallĭcum

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Grn Ic eom mundbora mínre heorde, eodorwírum fæst I am the protector of my flock, fortified by wire-enclosures, Exon. 105a; Th. 398, 23; Rä. 18, 2

líc-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-bysig, adj.
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Of active body, active with the body Ic eom lícbysig láce mid winde active am I of body, move hither and thither with the wind, Exon. 122 b; Th. 470, 22; Rä. 31, 1

ge-drorenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-drorenlic, adj.
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Perishable, transitory, frail Drihten, þú wást ꝥ ic eom gedrorenlic dúst. Nap. 29. Þeós world is eall forwordenlic and gedrorenlic [printed gedrofenlic, but see ge-hrorenlic) and gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, Bl. H. 115, 3

weorpere

(n.)
Grammar
weorpere, es; m.
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A thrower (cf. to throw, as a wrestling term) Ic ( mead ) eom weorpere, efne tó eorþan ealdne ceorl (cf. Aldhelm's riddle: Pedum gressus titubantes sterno ruina), Exon. Th. 409, 27 ; Rä. 28, 7

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, (? or wennan ? Cf. winnan); p. de

To labour

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To labour Ðá wende (other MSS. have wann, wonn) hé swýþe, ðæt hé ða ðe mid hine cóman geheólde laboravit multum, ut eos, qui secum venerant, contineret Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 5

húðe

(n.)
Grammar
húðe, [v. herehúðe], e; f.

Preyspoilbooty

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Habbaþ nú ða húðe and ðæt orf eów gemǽne prædam vero et omnia animantia diripiens vobis, Jos. 8, 2: Cd. 97; Th. 127, 19; Gen. 2113: 98; Th. 129, 24; Gen. 2149. Húða mǽste greatest of spoils, Exon. 16 a; Th. 35, 35; Cri. 568

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to doimpossibledifficult to beargrievoustroublesome

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Líg fýres on ceafa yrnende æthabban ys uneáþelíc flammam ignis in paleas currentem retinere est impossibile, Scint. 57, 7. difficult to bear, grievous, troublesome Ne heó ( a sin ) nǽfre ne þince eów tó ðan hefig ne tó ðan uneáðelíc ne tó ðam fracodlíc

fore-genga

an attendanta predecessora leaderruler

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Th. ii. 534, 1. a leader, ruler Gemunað eówerra foregengena ðára ðe eów bodedon Godes word mementote praepositorum vestrorum, qui vobis locuti sunt verbum Dei, Past. 205, 14

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æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
æmtian, æmtegian, æmtigean; p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisureto be vacantotiosum esse

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To be at leisure, to be vacant; otiosum esse Æmtigaþ and geseóþ forðan ðe ic eom God vacate et videte quoniam ego sum Deus, Ps. Spl. C. 45, 10: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 14

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beado-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
beado-weorc, es; n.

A war-workwarlike operationbellicum opus

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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus Ic eom beadoweorca sæd I am tired of war-works, Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2: Chr. 937; Th. 205, 40, col. 1, 2; Æðelst. 47

Linked entry: beadu-weorc

ge-incfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-incfullian, p. ade; pp. ad

To offendscandalize

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To offend, scandalize We ðonne ðýles geincfulligæ hiæ ut autem non scandalizemus eos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 27. Se ðe ne biþ in me geincfullad qui non fuerit scandalizatus in me, 11, 6 : 15, 12

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þrístlǽcness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístlǽcness, e; f.

Boldnessaudacitytemeritypresumption

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Boldness, audacity, temerity, presumption Ic eom ondetta ... ðrístlǽcnesse mínra synna, Anglia xi. 98, 22. Gyf man þurh þrýstlǽcnysse man fullaþ si quis ex temeritate aliquem baptizaverit, L. Ecg. P. addit. 30; Th. ii. 236, 34

fóster-cild

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Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml. Th. i. 428, 22

ic

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Ic þurh Iúdas ǽr hyhtful gewearð and nú gehýned eom þurh Júdas eft, El. 922. Add

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, reallycertainlyverilyNowthenforautemecceenimergonamvero

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Sóðlíce ic secge eów amen dico vobis, 6, 16 (and often). Ðám ðe sóðlíce sécaþ Dryhten, Ps. Th. 104, 3. Ðis wæs sóðlíce eádig wer vere beatus vir, Blickl. Homl. 223, 31.

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be-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-reccan, -reccean; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht.

to relaterecountexplainnarrareexponereto explain one's conductjustify one's selfse excusarese purgareaccusatorum criminibus respondere

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to relate, recount, explain; narrare, exponere Nú wille we sum þing scortlíce eów be him bereccan now will we relate to you shortly something concerning him, Nat. S. Greg.

Linked entry: be-secgan

CILD

(n.)
Grammar
CILD, cildes, cild, sometimes cildru, cildra ; n.

A CHILD, infantinfans, puer

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Eálá cild, hú eów lícaþ ðeós spæc O pueri, quomodo vobis placet ista locutio? Col. Monast. Th. 32, 7. Eálá ge cildra O pueri, 35, 33. Mid cilde beón, weorþan, or wesan to be with child, Bd. Whelc. 487, 22

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éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
éhtan, he éht, pl. éhtaþ; p. éhte, pl. éhton; pp. ehted

To follow after, chase, pursue, persecute, annoy, afflict persĕqui, trībŭlāre, afflīgĕre

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Ðonne hí eów éhtaþ on ðysse byrig cum persĕquentur vos in civĭtāte ista, Mt. Bos. 10, 23:5, 11: Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 48: 25; Som. 26, 63. Ðara ðe mín éhtaþ tribŭlantium me, Ps. Th. 26, 14: 118, 157.

Linked entries: ǽhtian óhtan éhtian