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á-meldian

(v.)
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him sylf his gylt ámeldian nolde, R. Ben. 72, 2. Wearð Melantia ofsceamod, wénde ꝥ heó wolde hyre word ámeldian, Hml. S. 2, 179.

feccan

(v.)
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hét ardlíce feccan, Hml. S. 8, 39. Men gesóhton þone stede heora hǽle feccende, 26, 238. Dele: "p. feahte . . . feht," and add

ge-défelíce

(adv.)
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his bisceophád gedéfelíce for Gode geheóld. Bl. H. 219, 31. mæg ic ðé ána gedéfelíce deáð þénunga gegearwian ?, Nap. 16, 35. Add

ge-unrétan

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Míne þearfan þé mildheortnesse bǽdon, and þú forhogedest and geunréttest, Wlfst. 258, 7. wurdon ealle geunrétte ( contristati ), Gr. D. 125, 8. Add

Linked entry: un-rétan

for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEARabstainrefrainrestrainbear withenduresufferabstĭnēresustĭnērecomprĭmĕrereprĭmĕretŏlĕrārepătiferre

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Ðonne him mon yfel dó, he hit sceal geþyldelíce forberan when one does him evil, he shall patiently endure it, Glostr. Frag. 112, 18: Mk. Bos. 14, 4

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Wilniende ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce mid árum on beón mehte desiring that they should provide him such an estate as he might reside on with dignity, Chart. Th. 47, 21.

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Gif næfdon ǽnne God ðe him eallum stiórde and racode and rǽdde, 34, 12; Fox 154, 5. sceal rǽdan and racian (reccean, MS. T.) óðra manna sáulum, R. Ben. 14, 6. þeódum sceal racian(rǽdan, Kmbl.) mid rihte, Andr.

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, (or túcian ?; in Piers P. (v. infra) touked occurs, but the form of the noun is tokkere as well as touker, Prol. 100 A-text, and Halliwell gives tucker = fuller as a western word); p. ode
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Noldon ná cweþan ðæt hit wǽre wíte . . . and noldan nǽnne þingere sécan, ac lustlíce woldan lǽtan ða rícan hié tucian æfter hiora ágnum willan nec hos cruciatus esse dicerent, defensorumque operam repudiarent, ac se totos accusatoribus judicibusque

Linked entry: ge-tucian

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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woldon ðæt fýr mid wætere ofgeótan, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 7

réþigian

(v.)
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Add: réþian ongeán hyne réþiaþ ( saeuiunt ), Scint. 118, 19. Réðige saeuiat, 122, 4. Ꝥ gesáwe þone feónd réðian (réðigian, v. l. saevire) on hine mid his múþe, Gr. D. 122, 11. ongunnon má réðian (reðgian, v. l. ) and gebelgan, 219, 10.

wæstm

Grammar
wæstm, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Add bæd God geornlíce ꝥ þám þegne forgeáfe bearnes wæstm, Hml. S. 33, 18. 6. Add Se cwide mon ðæt feoh befæste ðǽm ciépemen ðe scolde forð sellan tó wæstme. Past. 379, 8. Add wæs scort on wæstme statura pusillus erat, Hml.

be-hamelian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hamelian, p. ode
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To mutilate Þá hét his leásere hig be-hamelian, Shrn. 154, 6. áxodon hwæðer etan wolde ǽr ðan þe behamelod wurde they asked him, will thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body? (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml.

Linked entry: hamelian

ge-dreóglǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreóglǽcan, p. ge-dreóglǽhte
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To make seemly, set in order Menn dæftað heora hús and wel gedreóglǽcað, gif sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, þæt nán unðæslicnys him ne ðurfe derian, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 7. cwæð ꝥ wolde gedreóhlǽcan his hámas, Hml. S. 6, 121.

Linked entry: -dreóglǽcan

full-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
full-fremman, to -fremmenne; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To do fullyfulfilfinishperfectpractiseperfĭcĕreperăgĕrepatrāre

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Hwæðer he hæbbe hine to fullfremmenne si hăbeat ad perfĭciendum, 14, 28. Ðæt ic fallfremme his weorc ut perfĭciam ŏpus ejus, Jn. Bos. 4, 34. Ðæt he eft fullfremme that he practise them [the vices] again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 18.

Linked entry: fremman

a-eargian

(v.)
Grammar
a-eargian, p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere]

To become slothfulsegnis fieri

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To become slothful; segnis fieri ondrédan, gif hwílum ne wunnon, ðæt tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

be-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To cover, cover over, surroundobducere, circumdare

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He bewæg mid wuda útan he surrounded them with wood, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25

Linked entry: be-wæg

fǽr-deáþ

apoplexy

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Sǽde Cecilia þám brýdguman þ heó gesáwe engel of heofenum, and sé wolde hyne sleán myd fǽrdeáþe (he would strike him dead), gif hyre onhryne, Shrn. 149, 24. Substitute:

pic

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Hét ꝥ man ealle þá wínfatu mid pice geondgute, Gr. D. 57, 28. hét mid pice besprencgan, Hml. S. 9, 118. Sé þe æthrínð pic byð besmiten, Scint. 83, 5. Ꝥ weallende pic, Hml. A. 174, 165. Add

be-murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcnian, p. ode; pp. od [be, murcnian to murmur]

To murmurmurmur greatlyobmurmurare

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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9

Linked entry: murcnian

wrohtian

(v.)
Grammar
wrohtian, (?)
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sǽ bedráf, ðǽr ðe heó wrohtaþ (frohtaþ = forhtaþ? the Latin has: Mare forniidat, 210, 90) dæges and nihtes, Homl. Ass. 173, 105