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be-leán

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Ne inc ǽnig mon beleán mihte sorhfulne sið nobody could keep you turn from the grievous adventure by pointing out its folly, B. 511.

be-míðan

(v.)
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Benedicte ne mihte beón nán þing bemiþenes, 144, 33. Bemiðenum dissimulato, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 36. intrans. To lie hid Bemáþ delitescit, An. Ox. 4687: 5095. ꝥ is bedíhlod ús, and eác þám bemáþ þe hit geseah nos et eum qui vidit latet, Gr.

blind-nes

obscurity

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Add: physical, of persons, where faculty of vision is absent Hire eágan ðýstredon, ꝥ heó nǽnigne dǽl leóhtes scíman geseón mihte, Mid þý heó sum fæc on blindnesse wæs, Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 401, 12. Ofslegene (slegene, 29) mid blindnesse, Bl.

ge-martyrian

(v.)
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God swutelað þæs hálgan martires mihta, 1012 ; P. 143, 4), Chr. 1011; P. 142, ii. Se cásere hió héht gemartyrian. Shrn. 72, 13.

ge-wéman

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Gehwylce men þe hé mihte hé ongan gewéman (lǽran, v. l. ) fram his neósunge, Gr. D. 117, 11. what is wrong, undesirable Hé wæs biddende ꝥ heó Chrisantum gewémde fram Críste mid sprǽce, Hml. S. 35, 86. Gif þú wille þínne sunu gewéman fram Críste, 40

hédan

to have a care fortake notice of to care fortake notice ofto take care thatto observetake note of

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Næs him ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, ne mihte hé þǽr nǽnne geseón þe hé gecnáwan cúþe, Hml. S. 23, 638. Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon, 137

hwíl-tídum

(n.)
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S. 36, 420. at times, at intervals, as opposed to always or continuously Cwyst þú hwæþer hittó gelýfenne sý ꝥ þysum Godes þeówan mihte symble æt beón se wíte-dómes gást, hwæþer be hwíltídum ( per intervalla temporum ) his mód gefylde þæs wítedómes gást

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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Ǽrþan þe ðæt flód mihte beón ádrúwod, Angl. vii. 36, 336. trans. Ádrúgie desiccet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 27

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion)to move, stir up, exciteto move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Heó nǽnig lim onstyrian mihte, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 4. Onstyrgan ( commoveri ) foet míne, Ps. Surt. 65, 9. to move, stir up, excite Hí mycle fyrhto onstyredon ðám monnum ðe hí sceáwodon, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23. Unsibbe onstyrian, Cd.

Linked entry: in-styrian

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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Ꝥ hé mihte him bebeorgan, 109, 33. dat. of person and acc. of thing:--- Ꝥ hié him sylfum heora synna bebeorgaþ, Bl. H. 63, 24. Hé bebearh him hí and warnode hine wiþ hí swá swá wið þone ealdan feónd eam quasi hostem cavens, Gr. D. 276, 2.

be-fón

(v.)
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be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehendgraspseizetake hold ofcatchcomprehendereapprehenderecapereto surroundencompassencircleenvelopcontainclothecasereceiveconceivecircumdareamplecticomplecticaperecingeretegereoperireaccipereconcipere

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Ne mihton híg his word befón non potuerunt verbum ejus reprehendere, Lk. Bos. 20, 26. Gif mon forstolenne ceáp beféhþ if a man seize stolen cattle, L. In. 47; Th. i. 132, 4 : L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 10.

FINDAN

(v.)
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FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2260; An. 1131: 1960; An. 982. To findanne to find, Ps. Th. 76, 16.

forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ, adv. [faran to go]

FORTHthencehenceforwardsonwardshenceforthfurtherstillindehincprorsumporrodehincdeincepstămen

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Swá forþ swá he mihte as far as he could, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 16: 5, 21; S. 643, 5. Heald forþ tela niwe sibbe hold well henceforth our new kinship, Beo. Th. 1901; B. 948: Cd. 22; Th. 28, 17; Gen. 437.

hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurryhaste

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Hí burigdon swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten on swylce [h]rædinge they buried him as best they could in such a hurry, Th. An. 123, 22

un-cweþende

(adj.)
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un-cweþende, adj.

not having speechnot having a voiceinanimate

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Kmbl. p. 152, 9. not having a voice, inanimate Hweþer ðú ongite ðæt ða uncweþendan gesceafta wilnodon tó biónne on écnesse swá ilce swá men gif hí mihton ea quae inanimata esse creduntur, nonne quod suum est quaeque simili ratione desiderant?

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Ðonne hí ðæt mægen ðære unmǽtan hǽto áræfnan ne mihton cum vim fervoris immensi tolerare non possent, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 41. Mægyn and mihta (angeli) potentes virtute. Ps. Th. 102, 19. Eall his bearna mægen omnes virtutes ejus, 20.

Linked entry: mægn

á-wecgan

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Hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan þǽt mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 107. Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes wearð upp áweged fram ðám mannum þe hit ymb wunnon, (evulsa) Gr.

Linked entry: wecgan

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Náht mé wana biþ nihil mihi deerit, Ps. Spl. 22, 1. Nis ðæs mannes fæsten náht, ðe hine, sylfne on forhæfednysse dagum fordrencþ, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 23.

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Wrong, injury Ðæt hig wrecan mihton heora teónrǽdenne mid tintergum on him ( ut reddamus ei (Samson), quae in nos operatus est ) . . . Hig woldon hine tintregian for heora teónrǽdene, Jud. 15, 10, 14.

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
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ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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Ðú miht ða sóðan gesǽlþa gecnáwan thou mayest recognise the true goods, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 32; 80, 2

Linked entry: ge-cneów