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werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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Nú wille ic ðæt hit man on eallum þingon for áne híde werige . . . sý ðér máre landes, sý ðér lesse ( there were 578 hides ), 203, 16. Hé werige for twá hída, iv. 262, 15.

senatus

(n.)
Grammar
senatus, the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional. The Latin form senatus occurs in the nom. and acc. , but in the former senatas, senatum, and in the latter senatum, senatos are also used; in the gen. senatuses, senatusa are found, and in the dat. senatum; in every case but one (?) the word is plural. The Latin senator is also used, though the word
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hit sǽde ðǽm senatum, ða wurdon hié alle wið hiene wiðerwearde senatus indignations motus, 6, 2 ; Swt. 254, 25: 5, 12 ; Swt. 244, 16. Romulus gesette senatum, 2, 4; Swt. 70, 36. Ðéh hé hit wið ða senatus hǽle, 4, 10 ; Swt. 196, 16.

helian

(v.)
Grammar
helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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To hide, conceal, cover Mín unriht ic ná ne helede wið ðé injustitias meas non operui, Ps. Th. 31, 5. Heó helode hire nebb ðæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan she had covered her face that he might not know her, Gen. 38, 15.

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

ge-treówsian

(v.)
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Add: to pledge oneself, engage Him cómon ongeán VI cyningas and ealle wið hine getreówsodon ꝥ woldon efenwyrhtan beón on sǽ and on lande, Chr. 972; Th. i. 225, 17. <b>I a.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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tǽldon vituperaverunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 2. Ðætte hiǽ téldun ( accusarent ) hine, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 2. Ðæt hié ongieten ðæt hié mon tǽle that they may know that they are censured, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 14.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Hé wæs genýded ( coactus ) fram wérignysse his geféran ꝥ hé wunode þá niht on his mynstre, Gr. D. 38, 24. Hié weorðað geniédde mid hiera úpáhæfenesse ðæt hié ðá tǽlað, Past. 302, 11. with infin.

torn-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
torn-wyrdan, p. de

To address abusive words toto vituperate

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To address abusive words to, to vituperate Hiera wíf him ongeán iernende wǽron, and hié swíþe tornwyrdon, and ácsedon, gif hié feohtan ne dorsten, hwider hié fleón woldon; ðæt hié óðer gener næfden búton hié on heora wíf hrif gewiton (the Latin, however

Linked entry: torn-word

bæc

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Se hund tótær his hæteru of his bæce, Hml. Th. 374, 9. Hé byrð byrðene on his bæce, 212, 5: 336, 16:Angl. xi. 112, 23. Him forburnon on þám bæce his reáf, Hml. S. 31, 865. Hé hine scét bæftan his bæce, 18, 336.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Se man þe ætfleó (fleó, v.l.) fram his hláforde oþþe fram his geféran for his yrhðe, sý hit on scypfyrde, sý hit on landfyrde, Ll. Th. i. 420, 5-9. to go into banishment Gielden þá médrenmǽgas þæs weres þriddan dǽl, þriddan dǽl þá gegyldan.

un-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-meaht, -meht, -mieht, -miht, e; f.

Weaknesslack of power

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Hió his unmehta hine gemyndgaþ infirmitatis memoriam ad mentem revocat, Past. 65; Swt. 465, 32. Wurþaþ hig þurh ðæs mettruman unmihta beswicene, Wulfst. 285, 11

Linked entries: meaht un-miht

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Hit gedéfe biþ ðæt mon his winedryhten freóge it is fitting that a man love his dear lord, Beo. Th. 6334; B. 3177

on-beódan

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add: to command Scipia hit oftrǽdlíce hám onbeád ( sent nome orders) þæt hié hit ne angunnen, and eác self sǽde, þá hé hám of Ispánium cóm, Ors. 4, 12; S. 308, 34.

eáþ-módnes

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Hié him ongeán cómon and his mid eáþmódnessum anféngon, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 14. gentleness, graciousness, kindness Secggan wé Gode þanc ealra his miltsa and his eáðmódnessa and his geofena, Bl. H. 103, 26.

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.
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hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.

ge-neálǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcan, -lǽcean; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To approach, draw near, adhere

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Ne dorstan hie ðære stówe geneálǽcan they durst not approach the place, Blickl. Homl. 199, 26. ne dorston hine geneálǽcan they durst not approach him, 243, 13, Geneálǽcean, 77, 11: Shrn, 76, 29.

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Hú gesceádwís se reecere sceal bión on his þreaunga and on his óleccunga quae esse debet rectoris discretio correptionis et dissimulationis, Past. 21, tit.; Swt. 151, 6. Ðá áhsode heó hine georne mid hire ólæcunge, on hwam his miht wǽre, Jud. 16, 6.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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sume on fleáme bedrifon on þone wudu, 477; P. 14, 9: 890; P. 82, 14: Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 12. Hié hié gefliémdon and hié bedrifon intó Rómebyrg, 3, 10; S. 138, 29. Wæs þæs folces mycel on fleám bedrifen, Chr. 1066; P. 196, 35.

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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Worhte man hit him tó wíte, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 2; Gen. 318. Hit gedéfe biþ ðæt mon his winedryhten herge, Beo. Th. 6332; B. 3176

Linked entries: MANN mon

be-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
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Behindan him sylfum tǽlan, Bl. H. 65, l. Hé þǽr wunode behindan óþrum mannum, Gr. D. 278, 21. Ðeáh sín behindan ðǽm ðe lǽssan hádes bióð, Past. 411, 23. with acc. Ðeáh hé dó God behindan hine, Past. 373, I. Gong bi-hionda mec uade retro me, Mk.

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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Hié hine bǽdon ꝥ ...; and hé him þæs getygðade, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 20. Hé him þǽre béne getygðade, 4, 10; S. 200, 32. Hié him þæs getygðedon, 2, 2; S. 64, 30: 3, 10; S. 140, 18. Ic bidde ꝥ þú me ánre lytelre béne getýðige, Hml. S. 23 b, 712.