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ge-anmétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anmétan, p. -anmétte; pp. -anméted, -anmétt

To encourageanĭmāre

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To encourage; anĭmāre He him to fultume com, and hine swíðe geanmétte he came to his help and greatly encouraged him, Ors. 3, 10; Bos. 70, 45. Wæs Demetrias swíðe þearle geanmétt Demetrius was very greatly encouraged, 3, 11; Bos. 75, 25

óþ-flítan

(v.)
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

godcundlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
godcundlíc, adj.

Divine

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Divine Búton yldinge him becom seó godcundlíce wracu without delay the divine vengeance came upon him, Homl. Th. i. 86, 1. Ðá ongeat he ðæt ðǽr wæs godcundlíc mægen ondweard then he perceived that there was divine power present, Blickl.

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happenevĕnīreaccĭdēre

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Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

ge-leofian

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

To livevīvĕre

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Gyf swá biþ geleofad si sic vīvĭtur, Cant. Ezech. Lamb. fol. 185 a, 16

Linked entry: ge-lifian

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, p. ge-wát, pl. ge-witon. For <b>ge-wítan;</b>
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substitute: To see after, take care of. with acc. Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard þisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16

bróc-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bróc-minte, an; f: bróc-mint, e; f.

BROOKMINT, horsemintmentha sylvestris Σισύμβριον sisymbrium officinale

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Take the juice of this plant, which men call σισύμβριον, and by another name, brookmint, Herb. 107; Lchdm. i. 220, 17

specca

(n.)
Grammar
specca, an; m.

A speckspotblot

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Smire ða speccan (in a case of shingles) mid ðære sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 88, 19

ge-hwanon

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Geseah ic leóht gehwanon mé ymbútan scínende I saw light that came from all sides shining about me 23 b, 550. Add

samod

(prep.)
Grammar
samod, prep,
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Frófor eft gelamp sárigmódum somod ǽrdæge with day came comfort to the sadhearted, 5877; B. 2942

Linked entry: samod

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginningattemptresolvepurposedesignundertakingopportunityinitiumprincipiumconatusinceptumcœptumoccasio

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Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17. Abreóðe his angin may his design perish, Byrht.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin

FARAN

(v.)
Grammar
FARAN, to farenne; ic fare, ðú farest, færest, færst, færsþ, he fareþ, færeþ, færþ, pl. faraþ; p. fór, pl. fóron; pp.

A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence to go, proceed, travel, march, sailīre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre FARE, happen, to be in any state versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo

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Hú mæg se man wel faran how can the man fare well? Ælfc. T. 40, 3

Linked entries: færan feran

á-hwæþer

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Add: ,áwþer, ówþer, áuþer, áþor Either. pronoun Ne can þára idesa ówðer beorna neáwest, Gen. 2466. Ǽr þára folca áþer fluge, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 25. Sieððan hé hit mid ðára áwðrum (áþrum, Cott. MSS.) cýð, Past. 157, 21.

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

capitol

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Mæg sé ðe wile þá capitulas æfter ðǽre foresprǽce geendebyrdian any one who likes can make an index to the chapters after the preface, Hml.

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Hí ne magon áfyllan mín fæstrǽde geþanc they cannot cast down my constant mind, Hml. S. 8, 20

a-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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Ahwyrfde, subj. perf. would cast, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 33; Gú. 430

Linked entry: a-hwerfan

bénsian

(v.)
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Dele bracket, and 'To fall down in prayer'; add: To suppli-cate, implore Hine boensendu hwæthwugu from him petens aliquid ab eo, Mt. R. 20, 20. Folce boensandi populo supplicanti. Rtl. 93, 17: 80, 9.

bógan

(v.)
Grammar
bógan, bógian, bón; p. bóe
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Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non glorietur omnis caro coram Deo, 139, 2. Add:

brycgian

(v.)
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cala a billet; caladia via via strata , Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 72. Betweox húsan bricgian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

fild-stól

(n.)
Grammar
fild-stól, filde-stól, es. m.

camp-stool

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A folding seat, camp-stool Fyldestól (fælde-, v. l.) cliothedrum, sellam plectibilem, Hpt. 31, 10, 195. Gif þú fyldstól habban wille, þonne clǽm þú þíne handa tógædere and wege hí þám gemete þe þú dést þonne þú hine fyalden wylt, Tech. ii. 122, 20

Linked entry: fælde-stól