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ge-þrístlǽcan

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dorste geþrístlǽcean (for hwon geþrýsstlǽhte, v. l. ) ꝥ héte þone Godes wer swencean, 39, 9. Sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ( presumat ) þát sprǽce, R. Ben. 16, 2

be-nǽman

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Bd. l, 12; Sch. 35, 14. with dat. of person Seó nǽdre him ( ?) benǽmde wuldres, Hml. S. 37, 82. Cf. be-niman

a-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fédan, p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -féd

To feednourishrearbring upnutrirecibarealerepascere

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Ðá híg afédde wǽron quibus adultis, Gen. 25, 27

Linked entry: a-fǽded

fant

a founta font

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Ox. 358. a font Heó eóde tó ðám fantfæte, and tólýsde hire feax, and bedýpte on ðám fante, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 17. on fante gefullode wurdon, Hml. S. 2, 90. On þám háligan fante, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 14.

ge-sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: to do harm Deófol bið á ymbe þæt án, on manna sáwlum gescaðian mæge, Wlfst. 191, II

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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gehýrde þæt bysmor mínra worda, Hml. S. 23 b, 366. Tóeácan þǽm bismrum þe dónde wæs, hét onbærnan Rómeburg, Ors. 6, 5; S. 260, 29. disgrace, ignominy, humiliation Hwæþer ... hié ácwealde, þe hié libbende tó bismre gerénian héte.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

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

efe-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
efe-lang, adj. [= efen even, lang long]

Even-long, equally long, oblongæque longus, oblongus

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Provncl. evelong = oblong ]; æque longus, oblongus Ðæt hol ðæt he efe-lang ǽr gefylde the oblong hole which he filled before, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 13; Rä. 45, 7

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

for-secgan

accuse

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Heó begann tó wrǽgenne and wolde forsæcgan, Hml. S. 2, 184. Add:

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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Ðá eode furþor óþ gemétte (MS. Cott. métte) ða Parcas then he went on until he came upon the Fates, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Ðá métte ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo.

bysmerian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmerian, bysmrian, bismrian, bismærian, bysmorian, bysmrigan, to bismrienne, bysmrigenne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [bismer, bysmer mockery, blasphemy]
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sellaþ hine þeódum to bysmrigenne tradent eum gentibus ad illudendum, Mt. Bos. 20, 19. Ðæt he me bysmrode ut illuderet mihi, Gen. 39, 17. Ðæt he bysmorode us ut illuderet nobis, 39, 14. Ðú, Drihten, bysmrast tu, Domine, deridebis eos, Ps.

án-rǽd

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hine hét þæt ne tweóde, ac þæt wǽre ánrǽd, Guth. 30, 7. Eádgár se æþela and se ánrǽda cyning. Jud. p. 163,11. Rihtwísnysse mid ánrǽdum móde symle healdan, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 19: Hml. S. 1, 166. Beóð ánrǽde and habbað sum eornost, Hml.

nearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
nearwe, adv.

straitlystrictlycloselynarrowlystrictlyexactlyoppressivelyforciblyanxiouslyin a manner causing trouble

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Th. 463, 2; . 64. Hyne sár hafaþ nearwe befongen, Beo. Th. 1957; B. 976: Elen. Kembl. 2550; El. 1276 : Met. 21, 5. narrowly, strictly, exactly (of enquiry) Þeódcwén ongan georne sécan nearwe, tó hwan hió ða næglas gedón meahte, Elen.

án-eáge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-eáge, án-ége, án-íge, án-ígge; adj. [án one, eage an eye]

One-eyedblind of one eyemonoculusluscus

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One-eyed, blind of one eye; monoculus, luscus Gif he gedó áneáge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25, note. Gif híg ánége gedó si luscos eos fecerit, Ex. 21, 26

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Næs his scínlác ne his hergiung on ða fremdan áne ac gelíce slóg and hiénde ða ðe him wǽron mid farende nec minor ejus (Alexander) in suos crudelitas, quam in hostem rabies fuit , Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 130, 19.

be-streówian

(v.)

be-sprinkle

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To cover by sprinkling, be-sprinkle scrýdde hine mid hǽran and mid axan bestreówode, Hml. S. 31, 445. mid axum sylfe bestreówodon, 12, 35. On flóre licgende, be*-*streówod mid axum, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 30.

ge-þafa

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cwæð ðæs ðe gebruce, æfter his dæge nánum menn sél ne úðe ðonne mé: and ic ð æs ðá wæs wel geþafa, C. D. ii. 113, 15. Mid þý wit ðæt unéðelíce þurhtugon þæt ðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter inpetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 568, 19.

un-getǽse

(n.)
Grammar
un-getǽse, es; n.

An inconveniencea trouble

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An inconvenience, a trouble Gif ðǽm gehiér-suman mannum næfde geteohchad his éðel tó sellanne, hwié wolde hié mid ǽnegum ungetǽsum lǽran?

sóþ-sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sægen, -segen, e; f.

A true statementstatement of the truthstatement of the facts of a case

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sceolon forsuwian heora geférena unþeáwas, ðý læs ðe þurh heora sóðsegene ungeðyldige beón, 230, 17