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mearu

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Merwost sié, 194, 24. of persons. not grown up, not fully developed, inexperienced Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide þǽre synne in þám merwum (mearwum, v. l.) leorningmannum (tenerioribus discipulis), Gr.

tó-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ferian, p. ede

To carry in different directionsdiffeneto removeget rid ofto put offto digestdigerere

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To carry in different directions; diffene. to remove, get rid of Hit ðæt sár tófereþ, Lchdm. i. 114, 3: 108, 8: 130, 19: 190, 8. to put off Swá oft gebiddende ná raþe beóþ gehýrede úre ús dǽda on eágum wé tóforan settan ðæt ðæt sylfe ðæt wé synd tóferede

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindleto burn (cf. anneal), consume by burningto make hot with fireto make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Cola onǽlde synd carbones succensi sunt, Ps. Spl. 17, 10. to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning Ðás fýr onǽlaþ manna sáwla . . . Ðis fýr onǽlþ ǽlcne be his gewyrhtum, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 6-17.

á-metan

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Syndon from þǽre burge weallum twelf míla ámetene up tó þǽm heán cnolle, Bl. H. 197, 23. Syndon betwyh þám twám mynstrum þreóttýne mila ámetenra (-metene, v. l. ], Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 480, 14. Ámetenra demetarum, Wrt.

þrǽl

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl, es; m.
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Se ðe dóeð synne ðrǽl is synnes, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 34. Ne cweðo ic iów ðrǽlas (ðrǽllas, Lind.), for ðon ðrǽl (ðrǽll, Lind.) nát hwæt wyrceð hláford his, 15, 15. Wé witan ðæt þurh Godes gyfe þrǽl wearð tó þegene, and ceorl tó eorle, L.

el-reordig

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syndon þá wyrstan men and elreordigestan, 36, 25. Add

heáh-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-diácon, es; m.
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An archdeacon-Næs ná ðám ánum ðe Gode sylfum underþeódde syndon mid myclum hádum, biscopas and cyningas and mæssepreóstas and heáhdiáconas not to those alone who are subject to God himself in high positions, as bishops and kings and archdeacons; Blickl

elcian

(v.)
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God behét ǽlcum behreówsigendum his synna forgifennysse, ac hé behét nánum elcigendum gewiss líf oð merigen, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 29. Elciendum, Hml. S. 12, 166. Nellen gé elciende eówere heortan áhyrdan, R. Ben. 2, 10.

ge-sceótan

Grammar
ge-sceótan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Gif for folces synnum gesceóte, swá hit oft gescýt ( sicut crebro euenire solet ), 15, 23. Add Hwá is ꝥ wite hwæt him gesceótan scyle an þís lífe? quis scit quod contingat sibi in hac uita?, Chrd. 90, 1

ge-griþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-griþian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To make peacepācĭfĭcāreTo protecttuēri

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To protect; tuēri Syndon cyrcan wáce gegriþode churches are weakly protected, L. I. P. 25; Th. ii. 340, 11

Linked entry: griþian

þreó-tíne

(n.; num.; adj.)

thirteen

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Ðǽr syndon betweónan ðám twám mynstrum ðreottýne míla ámetene, 4, 23; S. 596, 26. Þreótiénum terdenis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 38

stuntness

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Þá yfelan ungifa þæs deófles syndan þus genamode . . . stultitia, þæt is stuntnys, Wlfst, 52, 17. Menige . . . þám ásolcenan þeówan geefenlǽcað. Hí. . . ne wandiað tó licgenne on stuntnysse heora ásolcennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 3: Hml. A. 96, 154.

weorc

Grammar
weorc, <b>. IV.</b>
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Add Þǽr syndon þá micelan mǽrða, ꝥ syndan ðá geweorc (weorc, v.l.) þe Alexander hét gewyrcean ibi sunt illa magna insignia que Alexander operari jusserat, Nar. 33, 20. <b>VI a.

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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H. 80, § 2; Th. i. 586, 2, it is said, — 'Si in via rēgia fiat assultus sŭper ălĭquem, fórestel est.' the fine for an assault; mulcta pro assultu Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on West-Sexan [MS.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Feáwa synt þe synt gehǽlede (saluantur), Lk. 13, 23. <b>II a.</b> to save from something :-- Gehǽl mé of ðisse tíde saluifica me ex hora hac, Jn. 12, 27. Mé wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle de viris sanguinum salva me, Ps.

a-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweðan, he -cwyþ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To saytellanswerdicereeloquirespondere

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Ðæt me acweden syndon quæ dicta sunt mihi, Ps. Th. 121, 1

Linked entries: a-cwǽdon a-cwæþ

bile

(n.)
Grammar
bile, m.
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His breóst and his bile beorht syndon ... is se bile hwít, E. S. viii. 477, 29, 34. Bile rostro, An. Ox. 2410. Twégen hremmas his hús tǽron mid heardum bile, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 21. Fugelas on heora blódigon bilon ðǽra martyra flǽsc bǽron, Hml.

ge-hwearfness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwearfness, ge-hwerfness, e; f.
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Sé ðe nú giet on synnum is, næfð hé nó forlǽten ðone trúwan his gehwearfnesse ( conversions); ac sé sé ðe æfter his gehwerfnesse (post conversionem ) tó lange wlæc bið, ðonne lytlað him se tóhopa, Past. 447, 12-15

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (?); gen. ýfre.
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Þis syndon þá landgemǽru . . . þæt is ǽrest heáhýfre; of heáhýfre, C. D. B. i. 117, 26

ge-sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceamian, -sceomian, -scamian, -scomian; p. ode ; pp. od.

To blush, be ashamed, be confoundederubescĕre, confundiTo shame, cause or bring shame to, confoundpūdēre, confundĕreto be ashamed

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To blush, be ashamed, be confounded; erubescĕre, confundi Gesceamian [MS. gesceaman] oððe gescende sýn ða sécendan sáwle míne confundantur quærentes anĭmam meam, Ps. Spl. 34, 4. Gesceomadon alle fióndas his erubescebant omnes adversari ejus, Lk.

Linked entries: ge-scamian ge-scomian