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spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Th. 170, 9; Gen. 2810. the object of success governed by a preposition Ða ðe on eorðlícum weorcum hwónlíce speówþ, Homl. Th. i. 526, 16. Hú him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo.

ge-endian

(v.)
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Ic geendode ( consummaui ) ꝥ weorc ꝥ þú mé sealdest tó dónne, Jn. 17, 4. Erning giendade cursum consummavi, Rtl. 60, 19. Geendadon alle æfter ae Drihtnes, Lk. L. 2, 39. Ꝥte ic geendia ðá uerca, Jn.

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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Hwí mirraþ git ðis folc fram heora weorcum quare sollicitatis populum ab operibus suis? Ex. 5, 4. God nolde ðæt hié ðone Cristendóm mierde leng God would not that they should longer obstruct Christianity, Ors. 6, 7; Swt. 262, 21.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Hí tyrgdon God mid gramlícum weorcum, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 52. Tyrwedon, tyrwadon ł gremedon, tyrwodan exacerbaverunt, Ps. Lamb. 77, 40, 41, 56. Hig mé tirigdon ipsi me provocaverunt, Deut. 32, 21. Hí hine mid heora wordum tirigdon, Homl.

ge-lettan

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</b> the object a personification :-- Forþum oð oreldo gód weorc hine (death ) hwílum gelettað, Bt. 41, 2; S. 142, 19. to hinder a person from acting, impede Ðonne ðæt flǽsc bið gelett (-let, v. l.) mid sumum broce, Past. 257, 1.

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Hé þé and ús gestrangige, and ús gerecce þá weorc tó begangenne þe him lícige. Hml. S. 23 b, 75. Þá þe feódon mé gestrongade wííron ofer mé, Ps.

lystan

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Ðæt hine ne lyste sum nytwyrðe weorc wyrcean agere quae debet bona dissimulat, Past. 285, 9. Swá hwelcne mon swá lyste þæt witan, Ors. 1. 11 ; S. 50, 17. with gen. and dat. infin. cf. (2 d) Fela mé lyste witan ðes þe ic nát.

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insultpain, griefgrief, sorrow, harmcalamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuriagrief, sorrow

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Gif hwæs weorc forbyrnþ, hé hæfþ ðone hearm and biþ swá ðeáh gehealden þurh fýr if any one's work is consumed he has the loss, and yet shall be saved by fire, Homl. Th. ii. 588, 30.

Linked entry: hearm-heort

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Ðú ðín sóðfæst weorc tóbrǽddest multiplicasti justitiam tuam. Ps. Th. 70, 20.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Hwæþer wé mid weorcum his láre gefyllan willen, R. Ben. 4, 17. Hí férdon tó gefyllenne his beboda, Hml. S. 28, 58. Hæfde hé eall gefylled, swá him seó æðele bebeád, wífes willan, El. 1131.

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, m. (e. g. geþeahtas, Gr. D. 137, 20), f. (e. g. mid bróþorlicre geþeahte. Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8), n. (e. g. ðæt ryhte geðeaht. Past. 287, 14).
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Gif ys of mannum geþeaht þis oððe weorc, Scint. 199, 3. Hié gesetton ꝥ hé ... swungen wǽre oþþæt hé swylte ... Sóna swá him ꝥ geþeaht tó cóm, Bl. H. 193, 5.

ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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Se ðæt orleg-weorc ðam ebriscan eorle gecýðde who announced that fatal work to the Hebrew leader, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 4; Gen. 2021 : Andr. Kmbl. 1568; An. 785 : 1718; An. 861. Swá hie gecýðde wǽron as they were informed, Cd. 195; Th. 243, 9; Dan. 433.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Eall hí forheóldan heáh weorc Godes, Ps. Th. 105, 29. Hæfdon hý forhealden helm Scylfinga, B. 2381. a command, not to keep a command Nǽfre bebod ðín ic forheáld nunquam mandatum tuum praeterii, Lk.

Linked entry: for-healden

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Ða gódan weorc ðe hé ǽr timbrede, Past. 33; Swt. 215, 18. Hé burh timbrede, Cd. Th. 172, 6; Gen. 2840: Chr. 722; Erl. 44, 28. Timbrade, Ps. Th. 101, 14. Hié ceastra timbredon, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 10.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Man sceal wacigean and warnian symle, ðæt man geara weorðe . . . Leófan men, utan beón ðe wærran, Wulfst. 90, 10. with gen.

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Ðeáh ðæt mód slǽpe gódra weorca, Past. 56; Swt. 431, 25. Mé lyste slǽpan dormiturio, Ælfc. Gr. 34; Zup. 211, 12 note. Ongunnon slépan dormitaverunt. Ps. Th. 75, 5. Wæs ic slǽpende 56, 4: 77, 65. Ðá gemétte hé his geþoftan slǽpendne.

Linked entry: slépan

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Ða sind unstrange ðe sláwe beóð tó gódum weorcum, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 15-25. Ðæt ða unstrangan ( infirmi ) ofersýmede heora þeówdóm ne forfleón, R. Ben. 121, 23.

campian

(v.)
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In him wunnon and campedon (certabant) þá yfel his líchaman wið þám weorce his ælmesdǽda, Gr. D. 320, 18. Campian ongeán ðám deófle mid geleáfan, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 15. with acc.

ealdian

(v.)
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</b> to grow old in a pursuit, continue long :-- On weorce beboda þínra ealda in opere mandatorum tuorum veteresce, Scint. 90, 9. to grow feeble with age, or as with age, be worn out with age, decay Se líchoma ealdaþ and his fægernes gewíteþ, Bl

ge-reordan

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Hié nǽfre ne beóð gereorde mid gódum weorcum, 283, 12. <b>II a.</b> reflexive, to refresh oneself, take food :-- Hé gereordode hine æfter his ǽriste, Hml, Th. i. 296, 24. Hé gelóme æt heora húse hine gereorde, ii. 438, 19.