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organ

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Ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ, ealle oferhleóðrað, Sal. K. 152, 12. Add

á-snǽsan

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Þene horn þet he asneseð mide alle þeo þet ha areacheð, A. R. 200. Add: —

wiþer-dúne

(adj.)

glossesangusta

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glosses angusta in naru ł wiðerdúne geate quam angusta porta, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 14

Linked entry: dúne

be-murcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcian, p. ode
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To murmur, grumble, complain un-gemetlíce gé Rómware bemurciað, Ors. I, 10; S. 48, 17

Linked entry: murcian

be-healdan

(v.)
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H. 241, 9: Past. 317, 9: 449, 36. Ðæt behealden ðæt innan ne áfeallen, Past. 439, 9. Ðá ðe heá búta éghwoelcum flita behaldan, Mt. L. 5, 9 note. Hié for duste ne mehton geseón behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 16.

helm-berend

(n.)
Grammar
helm-berend, es; m.

One who wears a helmet

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One who wears a helmet Ne róhte helm-berendra he recked not of helmeted warriors, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 18; . 37. Gegrétte hwate helmberend he greeted the bold warriors, Beo. Th. 5027; B. 2517: 5277; B. 2642

í-dæges

(adv.)
Grammar
í-dæges, adv.
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Swá hraþe swá him tó com ýdæges swá gewát of ðisum andwerdum lífe as soon as he came to him, on the same day, he departed from this present life, 176, 3

Linked entry: ig-dæges

ge-risene

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne, es; [seems to occur only in pl.] n.

What is fitting, decent

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Ðæt heora gerisna nǽre ðæt swá heáne geþohtan ðæt heora gelícan wurdan that it was not fitting for them [the Romans] to think themselves so low as to be their [the Carthaginians'] equals, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 27: Cd. 93; Th. 242, 17; Dan. 420.

á-ginnan

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Áginne hit georne let him diligently attempt it. ii. 282, 2. Mæg þeáh bót cuman, wille hit man georne on eornost áginnan, i. 348, 24.

íþ-togen

(adj.; part.)
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God wolde ꝥ ðǽr stille reston and on ðám scræfe slépon oþ þás ýðtogenan tíde þe eft mancynne geswutelian wolde, Hml. S. 23, 317

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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mæg ǽnig man ryhtwíslíce and gesceádwíslíce ácsigan, gif nán grot rihtwísnesse on him næfþ? Nis nán swá swíðe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ðæt nán ryht andwyrde nyte, gif men ácsaþ.

bétan

(v.)
Grammar
bétan, ic béte; p. bétte; pp. béted; trans. [Goth. ó = A. Sax. ó, é, thus Goth. bótyan = bótan = A.Sax. bétan]

to make better, to improve, amend, repair, restoreemendare, reparare, reficere, mederi, expiareto mendrepair a fireto lightmake a fire, to kindlefocum reparareto remedy, compensate, make amendscompensare

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Ðá hét he bétan micel fýr then he ordered a great fire to be lighted, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 10. to remedy, compensate, make amends; compensare Ic hit béte I will remedy it, Deut. 1, 17

Linked entry: bétte

for-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sellan, pp. -seald

To give upsacrificelose

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To give up, sacrifice, lose Gif nylle niman, hæbbe forseald ꝥ feoh ꝥ sealde si ille eam accipere nolit, perdat pecuniam quam dederat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 31

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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he entertained, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 9.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Ealle Asiam genýddon ðæt him gafol guldon they compelled all Asia to pay them tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 28. He næs nó genéded he was not compelled, Blickl. Homl. 29, 15.

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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wiston hit þǽr besúðan wæs, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 18. Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ꝥ leód and lagu fór be geþincðum, Ll. Th. i. 190, ii. Add Him wæs bet sóna, Hml. S. 31, 571. Hwæt wæs þám men? quid profuit?, Gr. D. 326, 18. add: cf. .

rǽdan

(v.)
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rád and rǽdde, rincum tǽhte sceoldon standan, Byrht. Th. 132, 18; By. 18. Ðæt folc eall hrýmde, swá swá Josue him rǽdde, Jos. 6, 5 (20, Grn.). Rǽdende consulentes, consilium dantes, Hpt.

láþ

(adj.)
Grammar
láþ, adj.
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Ac ne geefenlǽcað ná Abrahame þe his leófran sunn tó láce geoffrode, Hml. A. 35, 265. unwilling, loath (?) Láþ inuitam (but perhaps the glosser has read inuisam ), An Ox. 5406

un-geleáfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfsum, adj.

Unbelievinginfidelnot Christian

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Gif ungeleáfsume ( infideles ) wǽron, laþede ðæt onféngon ðam gerýne Cristes geleáfan, 3, 5; S. 526, 30. Manige hǽþne men ungeleáfsume, Blickl. Homl. 129, 24. Ðám ungeleáfsumum ( infidelibus ) nóht biþ clǽne, Bd. 1, 27; S.494, 40.

Linked entry: ge-leáfsum

port

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Add cleacode swíðe earhlíce tó porte (Ephesus) . . . Þá fulgehende wið ðæs portes geate eóde, Hml. S. 23, 493-498. sumne man ofslógon of þám porte (Dover), Chr. 1052; P. 173, 25.