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ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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He him hét to wífe gefeccean Cleopatran he commanded [them] to bring Cleopatra to him for a wife, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 44 : Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: ge-fetian

streówness

(n.)
Grammar
streówness, e; f.
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Bedding, what is spread to lie on Ðá bǽdon hine his discipulos ðæt hié móstan húru sume streównesse him under gedón for his untrumnesse; ða cwæð : ' Bearn, ne bidde gé ðæs; ne gedafenaþ cristenan men ðæt elles dó, bútan swá efne on axan and on

wundor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-cræft, es; m.

wondrous skillgreat cunningmiraculous power

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wondrous skill, great cunning lǽmen fæt biwyrcan hét wundorcræfte, Exon. Th. 277, 4; Jul. 575. miraculous power cyninges bróðor áwehte wundor-cræfte þurh Dryhtnes miht, ðæt of deáðe árás, Apstls. Kmbl. 110; Ap. 55.

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá his inne com 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

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Take here hýnan in Dict., and add: to humble, humiliate Ðý lǽs his eáðmódnesse forleóse, geðence dæt bið self swíðe gelíc ðǽm ilcan monnum þe ǽr ðreátað and hiénð, Past. 116, 16. to treat with dishonour, degrade, insult hié for þǽre gewilnunga

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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He hét wurpan ac ne scýrde on hwæðere healfe ðæt net wurpansceoldon he bade throw, but he did not decide on which side they were to throw the net, Homl.

hæftling

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Hell forlét hyre hæftlingas út, Hml. Th. i. 228, 17. Add

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Gregorius þágýt spræc: 'Onu þonne gif se gást mage beón hæfd on þám men ... for hwan ne mæg ...?, 'Gr. D. 303, 25. Add Gif hié brecað his gebodscipe, þonne him ábolgen wurðeð, Gen. 430. <b>B. II.

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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Add: to draw (out), with direction undetermined,(a) of movement his sword áteáh, Hml. S. 27, 75. fig. to protract lange wylt þú áteón þás ýdelnysse, Hml.

ícan

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Th. i. 56, 2. to increase, augment, enlarge Under micelle frécenesse hié liecgað, and hié íceað (iéceað, v. l.) hira forwyrd quantis lapsibus succrescentis ruinae subjaceant, Past. 233, 24.

ǽrend-wreca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-wreca, an ; m.

A messengerambassadornuntiuslegatus

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A messenger, ambassador; nuntius, legatus onsendon ǽrendwrecan miserunt nuntios, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 25. He sende ǽrendwrecan in Gallia ríce he sent ambassadors; into the kingdom of the Gauls, 2, 6; S. 508, 33

Linked entry: wreca

for-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-býgan, -bígan, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downabasehumbledestroydeprimĕrehumiliāreimminuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, abase, humble, destroy; deprimĕre, humiliāre, imminuĕre He hellwarena heáp forbýgde he humbled the multitude of hell's inmates, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 3; Cri. 731: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; . 35

Linked entries: for-bégan for-bígan

ge-æbiligan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æbiligan, p. de; pp. ed

To make angryoffendirrītāri

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To make angry, offend; irrītāri - Ðone ðe he ǽr mid forsewennysse geæbiligde whom he had before angered by negligence, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 16. Gif us geæbiligdon if they have offended us, ii. 100, 33

Cent-land

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wið þá Brettas gefeaht, and gefliémed wearð on þǽm londe þe mon hǽt Centlond. Raþe þæs gefeaht wiþ þá Brettas on Centlonde, and hié wurdon gefliémede, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 19-21. Add

un-fæstnian

(v.)
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to unfasten, detach Hæfð þæt dióful geworht bogan and strǽla . . . and ǽlce dæge þæs diófles willa bið ꝥ þissa strǽla nán ne sié geunfæstnod, gif findan mæg hwsér hié áfæstnian mæge, Verc. Först. 165.] [

ge-dón

(v.)
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hæfð gedón út his twégen sunu he has redeemed his two sons from slavery, C.D. vi. 209, 23. ¶ tó deáþe gedón to put to death :-- His slagan þe hine tó deáðe gedydon. Hml. Th. i. 300, 14. mihton hine tó deáðe gedón, 26, 22.

á-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwilman, p. de
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To kill hine bysmorlíce ácwylmdon, oftorfedon mid bánum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 22 note. Sélre ús ys ðæt wé ús sylfe ofsleán, ðonne hig ús yfelum deáðe ácwylmon, Hml. A. 185, 138. hét Pilatum ðám fúlestan deáðe ácwylman, 190, 257.

Linked entry: cwilman

á-fleán

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleán, p. -flóh, pl. -flógon; pp. -flægen
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To flay, strip off the skin him hét of deádum áfleán þone þwang fram þám hneccan oþ þone hóh ejus cutem jam mortui a vertice usque ad calcaneum incidit , Gr. D. 198, 9.

Linked entry: fleán

á-dwelian

(v.)

To wander, stray

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To wander, stray Nýtenu hét faran áweg tó ðǽre eówode ðe of ádwelodon, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 23. Ðá hrægel from hǽlo gife ne ádweledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. trans. Similar entries (in Dict.) v. next word

of-gifan

(v.)

to give up, leave, abandondestituere

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Dena land ofgeaf he left the Danes&#39; land, Beo. Th. 3813; B. 1904. ðás woruld ofgeaf he died, Cd. Th. 72, 30; Gen. 1194. ðone beám ofgeaf he (Christ) left the cross (when he was taken to be buried), Exon. Th. 45, 35; Cri. 729.