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of-tredan

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Ne lǽt þú mé oftredan þá ofermódan under heora fótum non veniat mihi pes superbiae, 35, 11. See next word

timbrung

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Þá læg þǽr án stán þone hí mynton hebban upp on þæs húses timbrunge lapis jacebat, quem in aedificium levare dicreverant, 123, 1. Add

for-seárian

(v.)
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Ðý lǽs ðá treówu tó ðǽm forweóxen ðæt hié forseáreden (-oden, v. l.), Past. 293, 7. ꝥ palmtwig tó eorÞan áfyllan, and forsáreden him bégen dǽlas forbrecan, Bl. H. 151, 16. Hé ðá forseáredon bán wecð of deáðe, Hml.

ge-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wirdan, to injure, spoil.
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Ðý lǽs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg aceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 365, 12.

Linked entries: ge-werdan ge-wyrdan

ge-wǽgan

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Hié sint tó manienne ðæt hí baldlíce getrúwien ðæt hí ðá forgiefnesse habbað for ðǽre hreówsunga ðe hí wilniað, ðý lǽs hí tó ungemetlíce sién gewǽgde mid ðǽre hreówsunga admonendi sunt, ut de misericordia, quam postulant, praesumant, ne vi immoderatae

gorettan

(v.)
Grammar
gorettan, p. te.
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Wídlese ( = -lǽste ?) goretende passiuis, Archiv lxxix. 89. trans. To pour forth Gorette egerit (spumasque frendens egerit ), Germ. 398, 204

Linked entry: gorian

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, to grow long, <b>langian</b> to cause longing, may be taken together.
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Longað þonne þý lǽs þe him con leóða worn he that knows many songs sorrows the less Gu. Ex. 170. Ongan mé langian for mínre hæftnýde ( my captivity began to be irksome to me ), and ic ongan gyrnan ꝥ ic sóhte mín mynster, Shrn. 41, 17

maga

Grammar
maga, able.
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Add: having means Gif man þone man betýhð þe bið lǽssa maga ( a person of less ability; qui minus possit) þone se cyninges þegn, Ll. Th. i. 154, 7.

gealdor-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
gealdor-cræftiga, an; m.

One crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanterin arte incantandi perītusincantātor

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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; in arte incantandi perītus, incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewuniaþ onfón gealdorcræftigan ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou them not to live, L.

bótian

(v.)
Grammar
bótian, p. ode
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To get better, recover from illness Sing ymb þone ceáp . . . bærn ymb récels . . . lǽt syþðan bótegean (beot-, MS.), Lch. iii. 56, 13.

Linked entry: beótian

or-sáwle

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Hé eóde tó þǽre stówe þær se orsáwla (sáwulleása, v. l.) líchama (corpus exanime) læg, 84, 33. Add

on-hyring

(n.)
Grammar
on-hyring, e; f.

Imitation, emulation

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Gód anda and anhering áscyreþ fram synna leahtrum, and lǽt tó Gode, R. Ben. 131, 13. Ðonne wé onhyrigaþ Criste and eác ða onhyringe gefyllaþ tunc legem Christi imitando complemus, Past. 51, 3; Swt. 397, 2

Linked entry: hyring

ge-irsian

(v.)
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Lǽt þíne godas geyrsian, gif hí áht magon, 7, 113

Linked entry: ge-yrsian

réc

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Hóh ðá wyrte on feówer healfe . . . bærn, dó récels tó, lǽt yrnan ofer þone réc, iii. 56, 30. Add

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep. dat.

Nighnearjuxta

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He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34

geáþ

(n.)
Grammar
geáþ, e; f.

Foolishnesslightmindednessluxurymockerystultĭtialascīvialuxŭrialudibrium

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Ðý-læs ðæt wundredan weras and idesa, and on geáþ gutan lest men and women should wonder thereat, and pour it forth in mockery, 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1206

Linked entry: geahþe

leásung

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Add: lying; a lie Þý lǽs on mé mæge ídel spellung oþþe scondlic leásung beón gestǽled ne aut fabulae aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar Nar. 2, 21.

of-hreówan

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Þe lǽs þe ofhrýwe þé ne forte peniteat te, Scint. 177, 2

be-dydrian

(v.)

to deludeto conceal from (wið)

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God sylf forbeád ꝥ wé swefnum ne folgion, þe lǽs ðe se deófol ús bedydrian (bedrian, Glostr.

Linked entry: bedrian

fóran-niht

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-niht, e; f.

The fore-nightearly part of the nightdusk of the eveningantĕrior pars noctiscrĕpuscŭlum

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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9

Linked entry: fóran-dæg