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mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

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ge-fealdan

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Add: to wrap up, roll up Ðæt yfelwillende mód gefielt hit self twyfeald oninnan him selfum, and sió twyfealdnes ðæs yflan willan hiene selfne twyfealdne gefielt oninnan him selfum malitiosae mentis duplicitas sese intra se colligit, Past. 242, 6-9.

wiþ-hindan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-hindan, prep. (adv.)

Behind

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Behind Hé feaht him wiðforan and his geféran wiðhindan, Jos. 8, 22

nídinga

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Nú ðæt ðæt hié lyst sculon néde[n]ga forlǽtan, and ðeáh ðæt nú nédenga forlǽtað him bið eft tó wíte gehealden nunc, quod libet, invitis subtrahitur, et tunc, quod dolet, invitis in supplicium reservatur, 441, 22-24.

ge-þingian

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

to determine

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Goda bæd ðæt se kynincg him geþingude wið Eádgife his bóca edgift Goda asked that the king would arrange for him with Eadgifu the restoration of his charters, Th. Ch. 202, 32.

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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To embrace clasp, CLIP, cherish; complecti, amplexari Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

ge-secggan

(v.)

to say, telldicere, narrare

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to say, tell; dicere, narrare Hío him ne meahton gesecggan be ðam sigebeácne they could not tell him about the victorious sign, Elen. Kmbl. 335; El. 168

friþ

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Hié gecuron his (Theodosius') frið Romano sese imperio dediderunt, 6, 35 ; S. 292, 13, Hé (Christ) him frið beódeð . . . 'Onfóð mínes fæder ríce, ' Cri. 1341. (a β)) Hié gesóhton Agustus him tó friþe, Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 14.

and-gite

(n.)
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Gúðláce on his ondgietan engel sealde þæt him sweðraden synna lustas, Gú. 83. Gif þú his ondgitan ǽnige hæbbe, An. 1523. Add

hatung

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Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ Hé him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12. Hine se kyning hider and þider áflýmde, and hé his éhtnysse and his hatunge fleáh, Guth. 76, 15

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Kmbl. 1041; An. 521. to take a course or direction, to run (cf. racu a ' rake ') Hé his tungan gehealde ðæt hió ne racige on unnytte sprǽca ne lingua per verba inutiliter defluat, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 275, 19.

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

earlyexpressing readiness, quickness, soonearlier, beforepreviously, beforehandsooner beforesoonerfirst

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Se apostol cwæð tó him: 'For hwon árise ðú swá hraðe?', Gr. D. 227, 4. Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hit habbað, Hml. S. 16, 317. Ðú wilt higian ðon ǽr ðe ðú hine ongitest, Bt. 11, 2; F. 34, 8.

á-þrowian

(v.)
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—Sécen hié him broc on onráde oððe on wǽne oððe on þon þe hié áþrowian mægen, Lch. ii. 184, 14. Add:

ge-rótsian

(v.)
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Substitute: To gladden, delight Se ilca lust ðe hine geunrðtsað on ðǽre dégelnesse his módes hine eft gerótsat, gif he him wiðstent, Past. 417, 9. Girðtsiað coniristani, Rtl. 56, 20. (Either ge- unrðtsiað or un-gerðtsiad should be read. )

Linked entry: rótsian

ge-syngian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé geméte forgiefnesse ðæs ðe hé ðurh ðá geornfulnesse his andan gesyngade ut veniam obtineat, ex eo quod per zeli ejus studium peccat, 165, 23. Ær ðǽm ðe hé gesyngige, 407, 4. on hira inngeðonce ongieten ðæt hié gesyngoden, 417, 35.

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Hé wæs him onsittende ðæt hine sum man gecneówe, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 494

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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Ðá gesealde hé ða fǽmnan his leáserum, 154, 23. Ðá hét hé his leáseres hine lǽdan tó ðæm wuda, 83, 18

meaht-leás

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wǽron mid þǽre meteleáste mihtleáse gedóne. Hml. S. 37, 54. non-physical Hé bið him swá mihtleás on his módes strece ꝥ hé his underþeóddan egesian ne dear, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 6

lísian

(v.)

to releaseredeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.

feormung

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., susceptio; cf. sum man hine laðode ꝥ hé sǽte mid him in his húse æt þám glédan, 75, 17) næs ná bútan scylde, Gr. D. 76, 22