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for-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To misleadlead astrayseducesedūcĕre

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To mislead, lead astray, seduce; sedūcĕre Forlǽdan and forlǽran to mislead and pervert, Cd. 23Th. 29, 18; Gen. 452: 32; Th. 43, 17; Gen. 692. Ic bepǽce oððe forlǽde sedūco, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 53.

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, p. stealde, and stillan, styllan, stiellan; p. de
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To leap, rush Ðus hér on grundum Godes éce bearn ofer heáh hleoþu hlýpum stylde; swá wé men sculon heortan gehygdum hlýpum styllan of mægne in mægen, Exon. Th. 46, 28-36; Cri. 744-748.

ge-hwǽde

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Hafað seó lǽsse smæle leáf and gehwǽde, and seó óðer hafað máran leáf and fǽtte, 264, 18. (I a) little, young :-- Se Hǽlend him tó clypode sum gehwǽde cild (parvulum ), Hml.

þorniht

(adj.)
Grammar
þorniht, adj.
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On ða þornihtan leáge, v. 389, 14. Ðǽm ðornihtun senticosis (velut rosa senticosis exorta surculis, Ald. 18, 14), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 47

éstfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
éstfulnes, -ness,e ; f.

Fulness of liberality, devotion, zeal dēvōtio

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Fulness of liberality, devotion, zeal; dēvōtio Hí leorniaþ mid fulre éstfulnesse ða sóðan gód to sécanne they learn to seek the true good with full devotion, Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS.

potian

(v.)
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to push, thrust, strike, butt Hwæt wǽron hí, búton fearra gelícan, ðá ðá hí, mid leáfe ðære ealdan ǽ, heora fýnd mid horne líchamlícere mihte potedon? Homl. Th. i. 522, 25.

cneów-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-gebed, es; n.
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Prayer on bended knees Ꝥ heó móste be leáfe gán on hyre gebedum tó gebiddenne hire Drihten on hire cneów*-*gebedum ut daretur ei copia egrediendi ad orationem et deprecandi Dominum, Hml. A. 110, 277. Ealle feóllan heom on cneówgebedum, 179, 328.

ge-hlyttrod

(v.)
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(e)de, ode To make clear, clarify, purify Genim wín and fearres geallan . . . gemeng wiþ þý leáce, dó on ǽrfæt, lǽt standan nigon niht, áwring þurh cláþ, and gehlýttre wel. Lch. ii. 34, 7. Gehlýttrod win meracum vinum Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 61

be-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -liðon = -lidon; pp. -liðen = -liden [be from, líðan to go, sail]

To go fromto leaveeffugererelinquere

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To go from, to leave; effugere, relinquere Lífe belidenes líc the body of the left by life, i. e. the body of the lifeless Elen. Kmbl. 1752; El. 878 : Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 18, note; Gú. 1312 : Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 26; Jud. 280.

Linked entry: líðan

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressiveincreasingeffectivepŏtens

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Progressive, increasing, effective; pŏtens Hú mæg se leáfa beón forþgenge, gif seó lár [MS. lare] and ða láreówas ateoriaþ how can the faith be increasing if the doctrine and the teachers fail? Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 34.

ornest

(n.)
Grammar
ornest, es; n.
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Trial by battle Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne.

ge-hala

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hala, an; m.
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Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne gehalan and þíne midspecan, ne wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, ꝥ hit nán man ne þearf geáxian búton ús sylfum, Hml. S. 23, 590

Linked entry: -hala

FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19;

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Ða leáf beóð werede on swæcce, Lchdm. i. 302, 21. Heó is weredre ( rather sweet ) on byrincge, 108, 2: 276, 10. Ǽlcum men þincð huniges biobreád ðý weorodra, gif hé hwéne ǽr biteres onbirigþ. Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25.

wundian

(v.)
Grammar
wundian, p. ode

To wound

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Kmbl, 41; Leás. 22. Wǽpenstrǽlas mé wundedon, Ps. Th. 56, 5. Indisce mýs úre feþerfót niétenu wundedon and monige for hiora wundum swultan, Nar. 16, 8. Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: ge-wundian

ge-cope

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cope, adj.

Fitpropercongruusopportūnus

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Fit, proper; congruus, opportūnus We sculon geleornian ðæt we gecope tíd [MS. tiid] arédigen we must learn to arrange a proper time, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 277, 1; Hat. MS. 51 b, 8.

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox]. The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, v. arctos
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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?

nearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
nearwe, adv.

straitlystrictlycloselynarrowlystrictlyexactlyoppressivelyforciblyanxiouslyin a manner causing trouble

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.; Leás. 27

scot

(n.)
Grammar
scot, es ; n.
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See also the cognate words.] a rapid movement (v. sceótan, <b>IV, III,</b> ge-sceót (read -sceot), ), a rush, dart Leax sceal on wǽle mid sceote scríðan, Menol. Fox 539 ; Gn.

Linked entry: sceot

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf. Icel. hlupu]
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; pp. hleápen To LEAP, jump, dance, run Ic hleápe salio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 45. Ðonne hleápþ se healta swá swá heort the lame shall leap as a hart, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 18. Se ðe hleápeþ he who dances, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 11; Vy. 83.