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ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Health ⬩ welfare ⬩ safety ⬩ prosperity ⬩ success ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit ⬩ sānĭtas ⬩ sospĭtas ⬩ sălus ⬩ prospĕrĭtas

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Him wǽre mín gesynto leófre ðonne hiora seolfa hǽlo magis pro mea salute mori paratos, Nar. 30, 17: 8, 6

Linked entries: -synto -synto

freóndscipe

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Abraham onféng freóndscipe be freán hǽse, Gen. 2735

locc

(n.)
Grammar
locc, es; m.

a hair ⬩ a curl ⬩ ringlet

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Wífmannes loccas crines : loccas vel unscoren hǽr comæ, Wrt. Voc. 42, 49, 64. Loccas capilli, 64, 27. Loccas oððe feaxeácan antiæ frontis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 66. Winde loccas cincinni, 20,43 : 14, 23. Locca criniculorum, Hpt. Gl. 435, 27.

Linked entry: loca

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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See Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 329. anything done by stealth Ðæt scs Petrus on dæge folce be Criste sǽde, ðonne wrát scs Marcus ðæt on niht, and hé ðæt hæl sce Petre; for ðon his godspell is swá cweden, furtum laudabile, hergendlíco stalo, Shrn.

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode

To beware ⬩ To make ware ⬩ to warn ⬩ to be on one's guard ⬩ guard against evil ⬩ take a precaution ⬩ to guard, hold

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Hé gelǽre ðæt hý hí wið ðæt warien, ðæt hý hǽr ne cumen, Shrn. 203, 3. to be careful to do what is necessary, take a precaution Warige hine se ðe his ágen befóð, ðæt hé tó ǽlcan teáme hæbbe getrýwne borh, L.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn away ⬩ convert ⬩ avertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn away ⬩ turn ⬩ move ⬩ averti ⬩ convert!

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Ðæt he of Sione ahweorfe hæft-néd that he would turn away captivity from Sion, Ps. Th. 125, 1. Ðú eart of ðínre stilnesse ahworfen thou art moved from thy tranquillity, Bt. 7, 1. Fox 16, 24. v. intrans. To turn away, turn, move; averti, convert!

Linked entry: a-hworfen

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promote ⬩ perfect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit

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Ic hǽla gefremme sanitates perficio, Lk. Bos. 13, 32. Ðás ongunnenan ðing ðurh Godes fultum gefremmaþ perform the things begun with God's help, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 4.

be-hýdan

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Ne mæg hine nán man behýdan wið hire hǽto, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Nis mín bán wið þé behýded (occultatum), 138, 13: Bl. H. 93, 35. Behéd lác munus absconditum, Kent. Gl. 780. Of þám díglum stówum þe hí on behýdde (abditi) wǽron. Bd. I. 16; Sch. 44, 14.

gleáwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwe, adv.
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R. 11, 9. with prudence Guman . . . gleáwe beþuncan hyra hǽlo, Rä. 49, 7. in the metrical psalter the word occurs with a vaguely favourable meaning. Cf. gleáw; 4 Mé þín se góda gást gleáwe lǽdde, þæt ic on rihtne weg férde, Ps. Th. 142, 11.

grund-leás

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Þreá on helle, þæt syndon þýstro and hǽto grimme, grundleáse, Gen. 390. of immaterial things, boundless, insatiable Ne mæg se wéla þá grundleásan gítsunga gefyllan nec opes inexpletam restinguere avaritiam queunt, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 2, 16

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty, ⬩ a refusal,

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Ðæt mód hæfð fulfremedne willan tó ðære wrǽnnesse bútan ǽlcre steóre and wearne ejus animus voluptate luxuriae sine ullo repugnationis obstaculo delectatur, Past. 11; Swt. 73, 8.

on-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
on-beódan, p. -beád; pl. -budon; pp. -boden.

to bid, order ⬩ to announce, tell, proclaim, send word

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to bid, order Ðú onbude hǽlu qui mandas salutem, Ps. Surt. 43, 5: 118, 138. Hé onbeád ipse mandavit, 148, 5. Ðá onbeád Basilla and cwæþ, Shrn. 86, 17. Ðá onbeád heó him ðæt hé hire tó onsænde all ða gesiðwíf, 87, 20.

Linked entry: in-beódan

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loose ⬩ destitute ⬩ void of ⬩ without ⬩ vain ⬩ false ⬩ lying ⬩ deceitful ⬩ deceptive ⬩ faulty

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Ðás leásan spell hæc fabula, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 15. Fram leásum wítegum a falsis prophetis, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 15. Wiðsacaþ ðám leásum welum renounce the deceitful riches, Blickl. Homl. 53, 23. Ða leásan godas false gods, 201, 30.

Linked entry: -leás

wynsumian

(v.)
Grammar
wynsumian, p. ode

To rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ be joyful

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Gedó ðæt mín gást wynsumige on ðínre hǽlo, 159, 2. Wynsumian jocundari, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 16: Blickl. Homl. 91, 8. Wæs heó swíþe wynsumiende, 137, 33. Wynsumigende, 143, 25. Mid micclum wynsumigendum gefeán, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 678.

Linked entry: wyn-sum

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, l.
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Voc. ii. 136, 13. that can help, v. andfenga Wæs mé andfencge écere hǽlu ( susceptor salutis meae ), Ps. Th. 88, 23

ge-nyht

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Hé can weána lyt, and hæfð byrga geniht, Run. 8. Hé sylð goldes and seolfres genyhða, Wlfst. 196, 21. Sellan éce mǽrþa and fulle genyht, Bt. 33, 3; F. 126, 13

ge-feccan

Grammar
ge-feccan, Substitute: ge-feccan , ge-fecgan

to fetch, ⬩ to go in quest of and bring back, ⬩ to go and get what one seeks, obtain, get

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Nán Crísten mann ne sceal his hǽle gefeccan búton æt ðám Scyppende, 470, 20. Swá þá sculon þe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccean sculon tamquam apud inferos coenaturi, Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 2. Hé wolde þæs beornes beágas gefecgan, By. 160

Linked entry: ge-fecgan

beard

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Hé hæfð síde beardas, hwón hárwencge, Hml. Th. i. 456, 18. Add

bí-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bí-geng, (big-).

practice ⬩ exercise ⬩ doing ⬩ cultivation ⬩ tillage ⬩ observance ⬩ worship

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Mánfulles hǽ þenscipes bígengcas ceremonias, An. Ox. 2624. Hwí ðú úre goda biggencgas forseó, Hml. S. 8, 57. Godes biggengas, Hml. Th. ii. 66, 16. Bysega and bígengas þysses Drihtenlican þeówdómes, R. Ben. 5, 10

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor

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Hǽl ðínne scealc salvum fac servum tuum, 85, 2: 88, 17. Hé Moyses sende his sylfes scealc misit Moysen servum suum, 104, 22. Beseoh on ðíne scealcas respice in servos tuos, 89, 18. Babilone weard hét his scealcas scúfan ða hyssas in bǽlblyse, Cd.

Linked entry: scilcen