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for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, -diligian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blot outdestroydēlēreobnūbĭlāreoblītĕrāre

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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26. He

forþ-bringan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bringan, p. -brang, pl. -brungon; pp. -brungen [forþ, bringan to bring]

To bring forthproducefulfilaccomplishproferreprodūcĕreeffĭcĕre

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To bring forth, produce, fulfil, accomplish; proferre, prodūcĕre, effĭcĕre Gif he ðone áþ forþbringan ne mæg if he cannot bring forth the oath, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 17. He ne mæg ðæt forþbringan he cannot accomplish it, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 29. Yfel

fyrmþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f.

A receiving to foodharbouringan entertainmentreceptio ad victumsusceptioA cleansingwashingablūtiobaptismaβάπτισμα

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[feormian to feed, support, entertain] A receiving to food, harbouring, an entertainment; receptio ad victum, susceptio Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men; ðæt is . . . and flýmena fyrmþe these are the rights which the king possesses

Linked entries: feormþ frymþ firmþ

gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst, es; m.

The soulspiritmindspīrĭtusanĭmus

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The soul, spirit, mind; spīrĭtus, anĭmus Him wæs gǽst geseald a spirit was given to him, Cd. 201; Th. 249, 21; Dan. 533. Nyle he ǽngum ánum ealle gesyllan gǽstes snyttru he will not give all wisdom of mind to any one man, Exon. 17 b; Th. 43, 5; Cri.

níd-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behéfe, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Necessary, needful Neádbehéfe necessarium, Hpt. Gl. 524, 65. Án þing is niédbehéfe, Lk. Skt. 10, 42. Is ðeáh niédbehéfe ungelǽredum woroldmonnum, Lchdm. iii, 440, 32. Se man wæs ðam déman þearle nýdbehéfe, Homl. Skt. 4, 144. On eallum ðissum þingum is

Linked entry: níd-behóf

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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A god Hiora godu syndon drýcræfta láreówas their gods are teachers of magical arts, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 28. He wolde geséean helle godu he would visit the gods of hell, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. Goddo [godo, Rush.] gie aron dii estis? Jn. Skt. Lind. 10

ge-fyllednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyllednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A fulnesssatietycompletionfinishingendplēnĭtūdosătĭrĭtasconsummātio

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A fulness, satiety, completion, finishing, end; plēnĭtūdo, sătĭrĭtas, consummātio Astyrod biþ sǽ and gefyllednys hyre commŏveātur, māre et plēnĭtūdo ejus, Ps. Spl. 95, 11 : 97, 7. Cherubin is gereht gefyllednyss ingehydes cherubin is interpreted the

séðan

(v.)
Grammar
séðan, p. de
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To declare true, affirm, attest, prove Ic séðe testificor, Ælfc. Gr. 25 ; Zup. 146, 3. Ealle hálige gewritu sóðlíce séðaþ, ðæt se is Hǽlend Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 9. Hé árás on ðam þriddan dæge, swá swá gewritu séðaþ, 598, 4. Sum óðer séðde and cwæþ

swegle

(adv.)
Grammar
swegle, adv.
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Brightly, brilliantly, splendidly, in a physical sense Ðonne sió reáde ród ofer ealle swegle scíneþ on ðære sunnan gyld, Exon. Th. 68, 13; Crl. 1103. Scíneþ sunna swegle hát, sóna gecerreþ ísmere ǽnlíc on his ágen gecynd (cf. ðæt is for ðære sunna[n]

turnian

(v.)
Grammar
turnian, p. ode.
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to turn (intrans.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16. Hwylces

þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
þeóte, an; f.
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A pipe or channel through which water rushes Þeóte canalis, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 17: fistula, 39, 56. Of þeótan (þeóte, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 4, the passage glossed is the same) tubo, Hpt. G1. 418, 61. Þeótan organa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 51: 97, 24. Þeótan, wæterþrúh

un-getímu

(n.)
Grammar
un-getímu, f. or un-getíme, es; n.

Mishapmisfortune

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Mishap, misfortune On ðǽm dagum wǽron ða mǽstan ungetína (cf.(?) un-geteón: ungetíma is the rending of the other MS. here and in the following passages) on Rómánum, ǽgðer ge on hungre ge on moncwealme duo vel maxima omnium malorum abominamenta, fames

Linked entries: ge-tímu ge-tín

un-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hold, adj.

unfriendlyhostileunfaithfuldisloyal

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unfriendly, hostile Ðæt dyde uphold mann inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. Kntbl. 13, 28. Hé ástealde swíðe strang gyld ... and him wæs ðá unhold eall ðæt his ǽr gyrnde, Chr. 1040; Erl. 166, 22. Wearð ríces ðeóden unhold þeóden ðám ðe ǽhte geaf, Cd. Th. 218

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wiþ-innan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-innan, adv. prep.

Within

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Within. Grammar wiþ-innan, as adverb Gehrepod mid heortan sárnisse wiðinnan (intrinsecus), Gen. 6, 6. Fácn wiþinnan (intus) týddriende swá swá bergyls wiþinnan (intus ) full stence, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33, 35. Ðú clǽmst wiðinnan and wiðútan (intrinsecus

Linked entry: wiþ-útan

á-ceorfan

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Add: To cut away, cut down a tree Ic of áceorfe abscido, Ælfc. Gr. 172, 2: amputo 277, 7. Wé scylda mid láre anweg áceorfað, Past. 167, 7. Ácearf abscindet Ps. Spl. C. 76, 8. Hé his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47. Se engel him ðá cennendan

a-deádan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-deádian;</b> p. ode To become dead, lose vitality or feeling, become paralysed Ádeádaþ fatescit, Wülck. Gl. 408, 6. Gif se líchama næfð mete, þonne forweornað hé and ádeádað, Hml. Th. i. 168, 32. Wiþ springe ádeádedum . .

bisceop

under

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Add: under Dǽda folces dǽd oferstígan scyl bisceopes ( praesulis), Scint. 120, 16. Hú hé his apostolas tó biscpum gebletsode, Wlfst. 175, 21. Under Aristobolus wæs ǽgþer ge heora cyning ge heora biscop, Ors. 5, 12; S. 238, 14. Under substitute: a priest

ele-fæt

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Gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þám þrým elum, for ðan ðe wé ne durran dón hí tógædere on ánum elefate, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 8. Ampellan oððe elefæt legithum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 76. Genim þysse wyrte sǽdes án elefæt ful and twégen bollan fulle wæteres

feónd-scipe

(n.)
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Þæs lǽþþu and feóndscipe forðweox tó þon swíðe cujus ad hoc usque odium prorupit, Gr. D. 158, 27. Ꝥ wé wǽron ealle swá on ánum freóndscype swá on ánum feóndscype that we should all be united alike in friendship and in enmity, Ll. Th. i. 234, 22. Of þǽm

heóflan

(v.)
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Add: absolute In þám dæge heofene and eorðe cwaciað and heófiað and ealle þá ðing þe on him syndon in quo omnis creatura congemescit. Wlfst. 182, 9. Eádige beóð ðá þe heófiað beati qui lugent, Hml. Th. i. 550, 27. Hí biterlíce on wópe heófodon, Hml.