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be-ládian

(v.)
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hine beládað, 374, 17. beládiað, 372, 18. Þá ongunnon hig hig beládian coeperunt excusare, Lk. 14, 18. with gen. Ne mæg eówer nán hyne láre beládian, Ll.

cýþan

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Voc. ii. 90, 34. (2 a) to tell about (be, ymbe) :-- Cýþ him ymbe þé tell him about yourself, Hml. S. 3, 561. Þám cnihte cýðan be his Scyppende, 3, 27. with complementary adj. (?)

þǽr

Grammar
þǽr, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold þǽr eást, and Stileca wolde sellan his suna þisne hér west, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 6. (1 a) used indefinitely :-- Hé getǽhte þá syndrigan stówe hwæt þǽr and þǽr timbrian sceoldon, Gr.

á-leógan

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</b> with dat. of person to whom promise has been given :--- áleógaþ him má þonne him gelǽstan they break more promises to them than they perform, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 18. Ðú ús gehéte gebedo and wæccan, and þú hit ús áluge, Wlfst. 240, 17.

bret

(v.)
Grammar
bret, 3rd pres. of bredan

varies, changes

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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

ge-síþcund

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-síþcund, adj.

Of the rank of a 'gesith

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Gif gesíþcund man fare, þonne mót he habban his geréfan mid him, and his smiþ and his cildféstran if a 'gesithcund' man go away, then may he have his reeve with him, and his smith and his child's fosterer, 63; Th. i. 144, 2: 45; Th. i. 130, 9: 54; Th.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Eal hit him wyrþ tó teónan ðæm ðe his Gode wyrneþ, Blickl. Homl. 51, 10. Ðá wyrnde him mann ðera gísla, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 13. Gif hé him ryhtes wyrnde L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 19.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

Berhte

(n.)
Grammar
Berhte, an; f.

BerthaBercta

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Ðæt wíf he onféng fram hire yldrum ðære arédnesse, ðæt heó his leáfnysse hæfde ðæt heó ðone þeáw ðæs cristenan geleáfan, and hire ǽfestnysse, ungewemmedne healdan móste, mid ðý biscop, ðone ðe hire to fultume ðæs geleáfan sealdon, ðæs nama wæs Leodheard

Linked entry: Berþa

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá hé tó his inne com hé hine ǽnne ðǽr inne beleác and hine sylfne ofslóh when he came to his house, he shut himself in alone, and slew himself, Ors. 4, 5 ; Bos. 81, 39 : Homl. Th. ii. 490, 10.

Linked entry: in

láþ

(n.)
Grammar
láþ, es; n.
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Nis him nán láð, hé rest hine eáðe, Ps. Th. 40, 9. Þæt nán wiht ne sý . . . þæs leófes ne þæs láðes þæt hig þonne mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wlfst. 185, 2. Ne cweðe gé nán láð ðǽm deáfan non maledices surdo Past. 453, 1.

in-fær

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Gif hé bit þæt him mon infæres tíþige, 95, 4-8. noldon geðafian þám bisceope ꝥ hé infær hæfde his ǽrende tó ábeódenne, Hml. S. 31, 655.

be-sorg

Anxiouscareful

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nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne hira Drihten Christo omnino nihil preponant, 132, 9.

gingra

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Se Wísdóm sǽde ꝥ his gingran hæfdon hine swá tótorenne, Bt. 3, 1; F. 6, 2. Se Hǽlend wiste ꝥ his gingran woldan unróte beón, Bl. H. 135, 15. Hé hine his gingrum æteówde, 89, 36. Geongrum, 109, 7. Paulus cuæð tó his gingrum, Past. 181, 14.

rǽd-þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-þeahtere, es; m.
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Ðara twentigra monna ðe hé him tó fultume hæfde ácoren, ðæt his rǽdþeahteras wǽron viginti viros sibi consilii causa legerat, 6, 2; Swt. 256, 3

freót

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Add: the condition of being free Ǽlcon men freót þe wíteþeów wǽre, oðþe hé mid his feó gebohte, Cht. Crw. 23, 28. Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg bútan his hláfordes hǽse, þolie his freótes, Ll. Th. i. 104, 6.

be-syrewian

(v.)
Grammar
be-syrewian, p. ede; pp. ed

To ensnare, deceivecircumvenire, decipere, machinare

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To ensnare, deceive; circumvenire, decipere, machinare woldon hine besyrewian they would deceive him, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 34

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, pl. f.

ClothingattireGEARadornmentarmsarmourvestītushăbĭtusarma

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frail life, in the vestment which his soul received, ere his mother brought him amongst men, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 29; Gen. 1212 : Menol.

folgian

(v.)

to pursueto accompany be attendant uponto followbe guided byfollowto followpractise

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Þá þing þe heora ágene gecynd þé gedydon fremde . . . nis hit nó þé gecynde ꝥ te þú áge, ne him nis gebyrde ꝥ ðé folgien, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 34.

hætera

(n.)
Grammar
hætera, hæteru, pl.

Garmentsrent clothescrutum, pannuciapannis, mastrugisrag, clout

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Se hund tótær his hæteru sticmǽlnm of his bæce the dog tore his garments to pieces off his back, 374, 8. Sume cuwon heora hætera some of them chewed their garments, 404, 5.

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 20. Álífed*-*lícur expedius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 42