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be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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heora hiht on þissum lífe besettað, 172, 14. Ealne módes hiht on God sylfne besette man, Wlfst. 75, 5. On besettan inpingere. An. Ox. 4229. withtó, to apply Nylle gé heortan tó besettan (apponere), Ps.

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood faber faber, cudo

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Ðes ys smiþes sunu hic est fabri filius Mt. Kmbl. 13, 55. Byrne, searonet seowed smiþes orþancum Beo. Th. 817; B. 406. Gif gesíþcund man fare, ðonne mót hé habban his smiþ mid him L. In. 63; Th. i. 144, 3. Weorc, handweorc smiþa Exon.

Linked entry: helle-smiþ

ge-menged

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Sum cyn is gecweden epicena, þæt is on Léden promiscua and on Englisc gemenged hic corvus ðes hremn swá hwíeðer swá hit byð swá hé, swá heó, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 19, II

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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Se bið siweníge ðonne his mód and his andgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð and hé hit ðonne self gescint mid his ungewunan and wóm wilnungum lippus est, cujus sensum natura exacuit, sed conversationis pravitas confundit, Past. 11; Swt. 69, 9.

Linked entry: ge-wuna

ge-beran

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His geborena bróþer frater germanus, Gr. D. 344, 9. Græf golde strégan bróðor his geborenum, Seef. 98. Man mót feohtan mid his geborene (-um, v. l. ) mǽge; Ll. Th. i. 90, 24.

be-niman

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Ilfing hire naman Ors.

hlifian

(v.)
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Add: of position Þæt treów þe wexeð on þám wudu-bearwe þæt hit hlifað úp ofer eall þá óðre treówu . . . bið hit swíðlícor geweged þonne se óðer wudu. Swá be þám heáclifum þonne hlifiað feor úp ofer þá óðre eorðan, Wlfst. 262, 5-11.

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSEa family

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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48.

ofer-feohtan

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Júdas oferfeaht and áflýmde ǽfre, Hml. S. 25, 387: 536. Máre sige bið þæt se man hine sylfne ðurh geðyld gewylde, ðonne hé wiðútan him burga oferfeohte, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 11.

þroht-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
þroht-heard, adj.

strong under afflictionshaving fortitude or endurance in troublegrievously hard

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strong under afflictions, having fortitude or endurance in trouble Ne geald hé (Stephen) yfel yfele, ac his ealdfeóndum þingode þrohtheard he requited not evil with evil, but strong to bear his sufferings he interceded for his foes, Elen.

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, <b>. II.</b>
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Hié beóð tó myndgianne þǽra góda ðe hié ǽr dydon, Past. 303, 8

lǽran

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Th. i. 316, 18 : 326, 1. to impart knowledge. to declare, proclaim lǽrden hira synna, and nánwuht ne hǽlon peccatum suum praedicaverunt, nec absconderunt Past. 427, 28. to teach, give instruction in a subject, preach Hé gewritu lǽreð, Sal.

leás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-líc, adj.

Falsevainfrivolous

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Mid leáslícum wordum hine beswícaþ with false words they deceive him; blandientes sermone ut decipiant eos, Nar. 37, 5. Ða leáslícan ceápas binnan ðam Godes húse geþafedon they allowed false bargains within God's house, Homl. Th. i. 406, 15

Linked entry: leás-ferhþness

á-mang

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Se ðe his calic ágeóte ámang his mæssan ( inter missam suam ), Ll. Th. ii. 218, 17. Gelamp hit ámang þám ( meanwhile ), Hml. S. 23, 136. Ámang þissan, Chr. 1066; P. 197, 32. Add

gingra

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Se Wísdóm sǽde ꝥ his gingran hæfdon hine swá tótorenne, Bt. 3, 1; F. 6, 2. Se Hǽlend wiste ꝥ his gingran woldan unróte beón, Bl. H. 135, 15. Hé hine his gingrum æteówde, 89, 36. Geongrum, 109, 7. Paulus cuæð tó his gingrum, Past. 181, 14.

blódgian

(v.)
Grammar
blódgian, p. ode.
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to make bloody Hé hys líchaman mid his tóþum blódgode, Guth. 56, 17. Hié mid heora múðe hié blódgodon, Nar. 11, 5. ongunnon heora hors mid heora spurum blódgian, Gr. D. 14, 28. to become bloody Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt.

Linked entry: blódegian

egesung

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Send hé him tó swá fela eóroda þe mihton gebígan ꝥ mennisc him tó, oþþe mid egsunge þæt hig bugon tó sibbe, oþþe mid wíge ꝥ wurdon gewylde, Jud. Thw. 161, 37. Hé ondrǽde [þæs wítegan] egesunge metuat prophete comminationem, R. Ben. I. 58, 13. Add

ge-hefigian

(v.)
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Add: to make of serious import Ðonne hié willað him selfum ðæt yfel ðæt hié ðurhtugon tó suíðe gelíhtan ðæt hié ðonne ondrǽden for ðæs láreówes ðreáunga ðæt hié hit him gehefegien (-hefgien, v. l.) cum sibi quis malum, quod perpetravit, laevigat, hoc

ge-mittan

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Nǽneht inðing deádæs ic gemitte (inuent) in him, Lk. L. R. 23, 22. Þá þǽr tó cómon, ðá ne gemitton þǽr nǽnigne bryne, Shrn. 73, 38. Þá gemittan hié on þǽm marmanstáne swylce mannes swaðu, Bl. H. 203, 34.

a-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to drive awaypellereexpellereto hitstrikeicerepercutereto relaterecitesingnarrareenarrarecanereto avengerevengeulcisci

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Th. 3452; B. 1724 : 4223; B. 2108. to avenge, revenge; ulcisci Gif hine hwá awrecan wille if any one will avenge him, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 10, note 20

Linked entries: a-wræc a-wrecen