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be-nǽman

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Bd. l, 12; Sch. 35, 14. with dat. of person Seó nǽdre him ( ?) benǽmde wuldres, Hml. S. 37, 82. Cf. be-niman

ge-leáfsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfsum, adj.

Faithfulcrediblecredulousfĭdēliscredĭbĭlis

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Seó ætýwnys heofonlíces wundres geopnode árwyrþlíce wǽron to onfónne eallum geleáfsumum mirācŭli cælestis ostensio, quam revĕrenter eæ suscĭpĭendæ a cunctis fidēlĭbus essent, patĕfēcit, 3, 11; S. 535, 34, note : 5, 24; S. 646, 32

stíþe

(adv.)
Grammar
stíþe, adv.
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[Hou thai mai stithe stand igain the fend, Met. Homl. 4, 11.] hardly, harshly, sternly, severely stíðe ( dure ) se landhláford spræc wið hig, Gen. 42, 30. Him ðæt stíðe geald fædera Lothes, Cd. Th. 125, 15 ; Gen. 2079. austerely, strictly, Homl.

blód-læswu

(n.)
Grammar
blód-læswu, blód-lǽs, e; -lǽswu, e; f.

Blood-letting

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Frægn hwonne hyre blódlǽs (-lǽswu, v. l.) ǽrest wǽre . . . þæt þǽre tíde blód-lǽs (-lǽsewu, -lǽswu, v. ll.) wǽre frecenlic, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 563, 10-564, 11. On þǽre blódlǽs(e) (-lǽswe, v. l.), Sch. 563, 3. mon scyle blódlǽse forgán.

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Ofer sę́as gestaðolode hié, Ps. Vos. 23, 2. Add Saga mé fela is woruldwætra. Ic ðé secge twá sindon sealte sǽ, and twá fersce, Sal. K. 186, 25. Add Andlang strǽte on Scoffoces sǽ, C. D. i. 258, 4

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

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be-hátan

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H. Ger

ǽrend-wreca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-wreca, an ; m.

A messengerambassadornuntiuslegatus

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A messenger, ambassador; nuntius, legatus onsendon ǽrendwrecan miserunt nuntios, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 25. He sende ǽrendwrecan in Gallia ríce he sent ambassadors; into the kingdom of the Gauls, 2, 6; S. 508, 33

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for-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-býgan, -bígan, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downabasehumbledestroydeprimĕrehumiliāreimminuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, abase, humble, destroy; deprimĕre, humiliāre, imminuĕre He hellwarena heáp forbýgde he humbled the multitude of hell's inmates, Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 3; Cri. 731: Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; . 35

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ge-æbiligan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æbiligan, p. de; pp. ed

To make angryoffendirrītāri

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To make angry, offend; irrītāri - Ðone ðe he ǽr mid forsewennysse geæbiligde whom he had before angered by negligence, Homl. Th. ii. 592, 16. Gif us geæbiligdon if they have offended us, ii. 100, 33

ge-settan

(v.)
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H. 77, 24. of non-material things Þæt (Joseph) his ealdormen ealle iǽrde, swá his sylfes mód geseted hæfde ut erudiret principes suos sicut seipsum, Ps.

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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To meet with, come upon, come across, find Ealle ðe mildheorte méteþ and findeþ, Ps. Th. 75, 6. For ðý hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4.

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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man mǽden weddian sceal and hwylce forewarde þǽr ághon tó beónne, Ll. Th. i. 254, 23. Ne mihte beón weorðe þǽra forewarde þe him ǽr behátene wǽron, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 2.

án-eáge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-eáge, án-ége, án-íge, án-ígge; adj. [án one, eage an eye]

One-eyedblind of one eyemonoculusluscus

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One-eyed, blind of one eye; monoculus, luscus Gif he gedó áneáge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25, note. Gif híg ánége gedó si luscos eos fecerit, Ex. 21, 26

mótan

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Unðeáwas ðe ǽr ne cúðe wunnon him ðá on and on his cynne syððan, swá þæt móston mid micclum geswince ðá gódan ðeáwas healdan, gif habban woldon, Hex. 26, 5.

be-streówian

(v.)

be-sprinkle

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To cover by sprinkling, be-sprinkle scrýdde hine mid hǽran and mid axan bestreówode, Hml. S. 31, 445. mid axum sylfe bestreówodon, 12, 35. On flóre licgende, be*-*streówod mid axum, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 30.

sóþ-sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sægen, -segen, e; f.

A true statementstatement of the truthstatement of the facts of a case

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sceolon forsuwian heora geférena unþeáwas, ðý læs ðe þurh heora sóðsegene ungeðyldige beón, 230, 17

á-settan

(v.)

to setputmove an object to a place To move one's selftransport one's self:-- to set place buildto put inoutof an officeto lay, impose punishment,to set propose a riddle,to oppress

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To move one's self, transport one's self:-- upp ásetton on ǽnne síþ ꝥ cóman tó Æþelingadene, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 3. Hié ásettan him (,v. l.) on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 3.

cíþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
cíþ-fæst, adj.

Rooted, growingradicatus, crescens

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Rooted, growing; radicatus, crescens Se man ðe plantaþ treówa oððe wyrta he wæteraþ óþ-ðæt beóþ cíþfæste the man who plants trees or herbs waters them until they are rooted, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26

wísfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wísfæst-líc, adj.

Wise

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Wise him wísfæstlíc word onsende, þurh ðæt hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron misit verbum suum et sanavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 19