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ge-gearcian

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

To prepare

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To prepare Ðá hét se cyngc scipa gegearcian and him æfter faran, ac hit wæs lang ǽr ðam þe ða scipa gegearcode wǽron then the king bade prepare ships and go after him, but it was long before the ships were ready, Th. Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl.

þý-dǽges

(adv.)
Grammar
þý-dǽges, adv.

On that daythen

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On that day, then Gif ðǽr byð án ofer ða seofon, ðonne tácnaþ ðæt ðæt se mónð gǽð on Sunnandæg on túne; gif ðǽr beóð ofer ða seofon twá oððe þreó, feówer oððe fífe oððe syxe, wite ðú tó sóðe ðæt ðýdæges cymð sé mónð tó manuum, Anglia viii. 304, 13: 310

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Hit is cyn ðæt wé úre scomigen, 52, 4; Swt. 407, 15. Sceamian heora ealle míne fýnd erubescant omnes inimici mei, Ps. Th. 6, 8. Scamien, 69, 3. Scamien (confundantur) heora ealle ða unrihtwísan, 24, 3. Heora æfstu ealle sceamien, 69, 4.

ed-niwan

(adv.)
Grammar
ed-niwan, l. -níwan,
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Ðæs landes bóc ðe Eádréd cyngc ednýwon gebócade, C. D. iii. 428, 2. v. edníwe; adv

ofer-eáca

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Hé forðteáh þá fíftig mancsas, and þám abbode sealde and cwæð, 'Nim þis feoh, and gif ic hér þurhwunige se ofereáca hider cymð,' Hml. S. 33, 145-155. Syllað ðone ofereácan eów ( the rich ) tó ælmesdǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 3

hǽtu

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Hý hit ne magon eall gebúgian, sum for hǽto, sum for cyle, Bt. 18, 1; F. 62, 10. Ǽlc wiht mæg bet wyð cyle þonne wið hǽte ( omnia animantia patientius ad summum frigoris quam ad summum caloris accedant ), Ors. 1,1; S. 24, 30.

ofer-cýðan

(v.)
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Cf. mid áþe cýðan, gecýðan), ðæt hý siððan áþwyrðe nǽron, L. Ed. 3; Th. i. 160, 20

spíca

(n.)
Grammar
spíca, an; m.
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Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum; ðǽr wǽron þreó ða betstan — ele, & nardus, & spíca ( or is this merely the Latin word? ), Blickl. Homl. 73, 21.

riht-lic

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Þonne cymð óðer ðing þe mé þincð rih[t]licre and rǽdlicre, Solil. H. 33, 3

ge-bæc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bæc, es; n. [bacan to bake]

Anything bakedquod est tostum

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Anything baked; quod est tostum Ic geseah swefen, ðæt ic hæfde þrí windlas mid meluwe ofer mín heáfod, and on ðam ufemystan windle wǽre manegra cynna gebæc ego vīdi somnium, quod trio canistra fārīnæ habērem sŭper căput meum, et in ŭno canistro, quod

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wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt hé nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. Hé nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl.

wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Ongeán ðam wíslícan rǽde, ðe of Godes ágenre gyfe cymð, se wiðerrǽda deófol (the devilish adversary ) sǽwð réceleásnesse, Wulfst. 53, 7. Wurdon wiðerrǽde se cyng and se eorl, Chr. 1104; Erl. 239, 24.

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Th. 300, 17; Fä. 7. to draw, attract, to draw to Ðæt æt feohgyftum Folc-waldan sunu dógra gehwylce Dene weorþode, Hengestes heáp hringum wenede (he should attach them to himself by presents), efne swá swíðe swá hé Fresena cyn byldan wolde Beo.

scorian

(v.)
Grammar
scorian, p. ode
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To refuse, reject an offer, repudiate Ða ðe ne gelýfab þurh ágenne cyre hí scoriaþ ná þurh gewyrd those who do not believe refuse by their own choice, not by fate, Homl. Th. i. 114, 12.

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ancor-setla

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setla, an; m.
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An anchorite, a hermit Hé him cytan árǽrde on sumere dígelnesse, swylce hé ancersetla eáðe beón mihte, Hml. S. 31, 1070. Ancersetlena drohtnung, Hml. Th. i. 544, 26: 546, 1. [The two following are doubtful Ancersetlan anachoreseos, Hpt.

fnora

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Þonne se geohsa of þǽre ídlan wambe cymð, ne bét þone se fnora, Lch. ii. 60, 27-62, l. Sé ðe gelýfð wiglungum oððe be fugelum oððe be fnorum. Hml. S. 17, 89. Add

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; n.

(?) Boiled or mulled wine

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Coerin defrutum, cyren oððe áwylled wín dulcisapa, ii. 25, 10, 69. Ásodenes wínes careni, Hpt. Gl. 408, 42), Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 24. Níwes ł gesodenes wealles defruti ł medoni, Hpt. Gl. 414, 1. Wealle defruto, vino, 520, 38

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Wé hálsiaþ, God, ðæt þeów ðín cync úre ... tó ðé ... þancfull mæge becuman quaesumus, Deus, ut famulus tuus rex nosier ... ad te ... gratiosus ualeat pervenire, Anglia xiii. 381, 228.

Eást-Engle

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Sende Ælfréd cyng sciphere of Cænt on Eást-Engle, 885; P. 79, 18. Eást-Englan, 1017; P. 154, 4

ge-manigfildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfildan, ge-manigfealdan; p. de.
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Þú woldest his cynn gemenigfealdan swá steorran beóð on heofenum multiplicabo semen tuum sicut stellas coeli, Ex. 32, 13.