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ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To joinassociatesŏciāre

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Saga hú ðú ðec geþýde on clǽnra gemong say how thou associatest thyself in the company of the pure! Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 22; Jul. 419.

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

lencten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lencten-líc, adj.

Vernallenten

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Ða clǽnan tíd lenctenlíces fæstenes the pure time of the Lenten fast, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 24. Ðæs lænctenlíces emnihtes dæg the day of the vernal equinox, Lchdm. iii. 238, 17. Ebréi healdaþ heora geáres annginn on lenctenlícre emnihte, 246, 17.

cyning-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-feorm, cyninges feorm, e; f. [feorm food, support]

Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household regis firma

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hlutrum alaþ, ge on beóre, ge on hunige, ge hryðrum, ge on swýnum, ge on sceápum I free them for ever from the impost which they have still to pay into the king's hand, from that portion, which was there left unfreed of the royal purveyance, whether in pure

H

hail

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IN Anglo-Saxon the letter h represents the guttural aspirate and the pure spirant. In later English the guttural h is generally represented by gh, e. g. leóht light, heáh high.

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He hine berád he rode after him, 755; Ing. 70, 1

awóh

(adv.)
Grammar
awóh, adv. [a, wóh crooked]

AWRYunjustlywrongfullybadlytortèobliquèmalè

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AWRY, unjustly, wrongfully, badly; the same as mid wóge with injustice, or unjustly; tortè, obliquè, malè Gif mon ðæt trod awóh drife if one wrongfully pursue the footstep [tread], L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 10.

bile-wit

(v.)
Grammar
bile-wit, -wite, -witt, -witte, -wet, -hwit.

plausible

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Hlútre móde and bylewite (-hwite, v. l.) simplici ac pura mente, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 9. Sume ðe wǽron bylewyte and góde, Nic. 3, 25. Ðá bilwitan (bili-, 6, bile-, 7) simplices, Past. 237, 4. Þá bilewittan mansueti, Bl. Gl.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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Ða áne ðe mid clǽnum geleáfan hie to ðæm gegearwiaþ those only who with pure belief prepare themselves for it, Blickl. Homl. 185, 10. Gegearwode he ðǽm éce forwyrde he prepared for them eternal perdition, 159, 19 : 233, 33. Gegearewadest, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

ge-mang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mang, -mong, es; n.

a mingling together, mixture, crowd, throng, company, multitude, an assemblage, a congregationcommixtio, turba, cœtus, sŏcietasan assembly for legal or other business

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On clǽnra gemang in the company of the pure, Elen. Kmbl. 191; El. 96 : 216; El. 108 : 236; El. 118. an assembly for legal or other business Ne miltsa ðú þearfan on gemange paupĕris non misĕrēbĕris in jūdĭcio, Ex. 23, 3.

Linked entries: -mang ge-mong ge-mong

ofer-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-fylgan, -fylgean; p. de

To pursue, persecute, attack

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To pursue, persecute, attack Gif ðæm móde mon tó ungemetlíce mid ðære þreápunga oferfylgþ si mentem immoderata increpatio affligit, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 15.

un-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wemme, adj.

spotlesswithout blemishwithout defectuninjureduninjuredinviolateundefiledpureimmaculateperfectpureimmaculate

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Th. 197, 7; Az. 186. in a moral sense, undefiled, pure, immaculate, perfect For ðí ic weorðe unwemme ( immaculatus ) beforan him, Ps. Th. 17, 23: 18, 12. Sié heorte mín unwemme, Ps. Surt. 118, 80.

Linked entries: -wemme on-wæmme

sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfre, adj.
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Sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect Sýfre (sýfer, Wrt., but see Anglia viii. 451) abstinens, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 8. Gif ðú drincst wín gemetlíce, sýfre ( sobrius ) ðú byst, Scint. 105, 17.

Linked entries: séfre sífre

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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Ðæt hluttre mód ðe Gode gelícaþ forsihþ ða hiwunga and healt sóðfæstnysse the pure mind that pleases God despises pretences and holds the truth, Basil admn. 5; Norm. 46, 8. Þurh deófles hiwunga per diaboli figmenta, L. Ecg. C. iii. 14; Th. ii. 202, 5

Linked entry: hiwing

útfangene-þeóf

(n.)
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the jurisdiction of the lord over his man taken as a thief outside the lord's domain, the right of the lord to pursue his man, when accused of theft, outside his own jurisdiction, bring him back to his own court for trial, and keep his forfeited chattels

eáhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eáhtan, éhtan, iehtan.

to observe, judge observāre, æstimāre, reputāre To watch any one, pursue, persecute persĕqui

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To watch any one, pursue, persecute; persĕqui Bona eáhteþ ánbúendra the murderer persecutes lone dwellers, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 15; Gú. 59: 37 b; Th. 123, 4; Gú. 317: Ps. Th. 118, 150

Linked entry: éhtan

ge-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fylgan, p. -fylgde; pp. -fylged

To followattend uponreach by following

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Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ if ye pursue this falsehood longer, Elen. Kmbl. 1149; El. 576. Ða ilco gefylgdon him illi secuti sunt eum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 20. Gefylgend wæs ł gefylgede sequebantur, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 15.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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Gr. 6; Som. 5, 27. generation, nakedness; generatio, natales, partes, genitales, verenda Ðurh clǽne gecynd by pure generation, Hy. 9, 11; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 11 : 9, 52; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 52.

éhtan

(v.)
Grammar
éhtan, he éht, pl. éhtaþ; p. éhte, pl. éhton; pp. ehted

To follow after, chase, pursue, persecute, annoy, afflict persĕqui, trībŭlāre, afflīgĕre

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To follow after, chase, pursue, persecute, annoy, afflict; persĕqui, trībŭlāre, afflīgĕre,—followed by gen. or acc Ne éht he nánre wuhte he pursues not anything, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 3. Húndas míne wildeór éhton cănes mei fĕras persĕquēbantăr. Coll.

Linked entries: ǽhtian óhtan éhtian

æfter-weard

(adj.; adv.)

later, latterbeing behind (?), absentAfter

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Weorþan æfterweard to be after, to pursue, follow :-- Iohannes heów ðæt hors mid ðám spuran and wearð him æfterweard . . . and cwæð tó ðám fleóndum, Ælfc. T. 18, 22: Rä. 16, 14. Petrus wearð æfterweard Peter followed, Hml. Th. i. 374, 6

be-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tǽcan, p. -tǽhte, pl. -tǽhton; pp. -tǽeht; v. a. [be by, tǽcan to teach, shew]

to shewostendereto BETAKE, impart, deliver, commit, put in trustimpertire, adsignare, tradere, commendareto send, follow, pursuemittere, insequi, amandare

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Mid swiftum húndum ic betǽce wildeór with swift hounds I pursue wild beasts; cum velocibus canibus insequor feras Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 27. Ic betǽce fram me amando, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 35