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trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Ðæt úre nán be him sylfum tó dyrstelíce ne trúwige that none of us be overconfident about himself, 82, 26. Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum oððe on gebedum, bútan ðære foresǽdan lufe, i. 54, 11.

Linked entry: trúgian

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Úre hors wǽron swíðe mid þurste fornumene, Nar. 12, 14. of the passage of time On sáre and on geómrunga mín líf and míne geár syndon fornumene, Bl. H. 89, 15

Linked entry: for-nǽman

ge-timbran

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Hié getimbredon Effesum þá burg and monege óðere cum Ephesum aliasque urbes condidissent, 1, 10; S. 46, 18. Romus and Romulus Rómeburg getimbredon, 2, 1; S. 60, 21.

ge-wemman

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H. 245, 22. to impair, diminish Gif ǽnig wylle þás úre sylena gewemman and gewonian on ǽnigum þingum, Cht. E. 242, 21. His miht bið á éce, his ríce ne bið gewemmed, Bl.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Reddet Deus unicunque secundum opera sua ; þæt is on úre geþeóde: hé forgylt ánra gehwylcum æfter his ágenum gewyrhtum, Wlfst. 184, 9.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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lifde æfter þǽre menniscan híwunge .dcccc. wintra and þrittig wintra; and þé sexteoþegan geáre fram his híwunge hé gegylte, Angl. xi. 1, 13-16. shape of a material object, frame, make, constitution Hé sylf oncneów híwunga ł gescapennysse (figmentum) úre

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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Swá eác úre hiht ne becom ná tó ðam ðe hé hopaþ so also our hope has not arrived at that for which it hopes, i. 250, 25. Ðonne hé eall forsihþ eorþlícu gód and hopaþ tó ðám écum, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 87; Met. 7, 44.

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

for-smorian

(v.)
Grammar
for-smorian, p. ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To smotherchokesuffocatestiflesuffōcāre

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On úrum gástlícum fulluhte biþ se deófol forsmorod fram us in our spiritual baptism the devil is stifled by us, ii. 200, 19

friþ-gegilda

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gegilda, friþ-gegylda, an; m. [friþ-gild a peace-guild]

A member of a peace-guildcongildosŏdālissŏcius

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A member of a peace-guild; congildo, sŏdālis, sŏcius Ðis is seó gerǽdnis ðe ða biscopas and ða geréfan ðe to Lundenbyrig hýraþ gecweden habbaþ on úrum friþgegyldum, ǽgðer ge eorlisce ge ceorlisce this is the ordinance that the bishops and reeves which

wreþian

(v.)
Grammar
wreþian, p.ede; pp. ed

To propstaysupportsustain

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Cypressus styde hié útan wreþedon nitebant[ur] testudinibus cupressinis, Nar. 5, 9. Wreþian fulcire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 68.

Linked entry: wræpian

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl. Homl. 25, 14: Cd. 217; Th. 277, 11; Sat. 202. Gif hí ða geearnunga ealle gemundon if they had remembered all the benefits, Byrht. Th. 137, 35.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Ben. 133, 6, Ðé úre stefn ǽrest swége (sonet,) Hymn. Surt. 7, 25, Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwilcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 13; Zup. 290, 17.

þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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Úre ceaster is þearfende ... wé þoliaþ ðone heardestan hungor, Ap. Th. 9, 7. Ðú, þíne þearfende thou, needing food (? v. þigen, II), Cd. Th. 149, 25; Gen. 2480. Ðæt ðú miltsige mé þearfendum, Exon. Th. 269, 13; Jul. 449.

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, &c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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Sé ðe úre fæderas feóndum ætbrǽd, Hml. S. 19, 153. Þám þe hé þám deófle ætbrǽd, 29, 156. with idea of seduction Ꝥ hé ús fordó and ús Drihtne ætbréde, Hml. A. 5, 122. Þá Gode gebróhte þe se deófol ætbrédan wolde, Hml.

ge-wundian

(v.)
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For ðǽre eáðmódnesse ðe wé úre mód mid gewundiað, 467, 10. Hié gewundiað hiera mód mid ðǽm weorcum ðisses flǽsclican lífes, 69, 4.

wiþ-seón

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-seón, p. -seah, pl. -sáwon

To plot against

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Itaque conspirantes in facinus libertini correptam urbem suo tantum generi vendicant, Ors. 4, 3; Swt. 162, 14-18

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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Forgylde hine .XI. síðan, 366, 20. the object a misdeed Sceolan wé mid úre ánre sáule forgyldan and gebétan ealle þá þing þe wé ǽr ofor his bebod gedydon, Bl.

ge-myndig

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Wé sceolan beón gemyndige Godes beboda and úre sáwle þearfe. Bl. H. 25, 26. with dat. Gemyndig winemǽga hryre, Wand. 6. with prep.

húru

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</b> where a limiting date is fixed, at latest, at last :-- Utan gelǽstan ǽlce geáre úre sulhælmessan fífténe niht onufan Eástran . . . and úre eorðwæstma be emnihte oððe húru (cf. latest, 208, 5) be ealra hálgena mæssan, Wlfst. 116, 3.

weorold-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-líc, adj.
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Ne seó eorþe ǽnigre worldlícre frætwednesse onfón wolde, seoþþan hire ða hálgan fét úres Drihtnes on stódan, Blickl. Homl. 127, 3. On woruldlícum wuldre scínende, Homl. Th. i. 62, 27. Tó forsewennysse woruldlícra ǽhta, 60, 25: Exon.