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æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Hyt is æltǽwe gyf hí mon hreáwe swylgeþ, Lch. i. 344, 16. Hyra (joy and sorrow) náðer ne mæg beón æltéwe bútan óðrum, Prov. K. 71. Se mon ðe his módgeðanc æltówe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5. Hé hét geáxian sumne æltǽwne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49.

ærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ærnan, p. de; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To runcurrere

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Ærnaþ they run, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 36

Linked entry: hors-ærnnes

a-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-helpan, p. -healp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen

To helpassistauxiliariadjuvatesubvenire

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To help, assist; auxiliari, adjuvate, subvenire Ahelpe mín se hálga Dryhten may the holy Lord help me, Exon. 117b; Th. 452, 13; Hy. 4, 1

ge-beterian

(v.)
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Þæt for ðǽre scame gebeterede sýn (emendentur), R. Ben. 68, 18. Add

geond-leóhtend

(n.)
Grammar
geond-leóhtend, es; m.
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One who gives light over or through; the word, however, is used to gloss perlustrator: O Thoma Christi perlustrator (geondleóhtend) lateris, Hy. S. 128, 12

Linked entry: leóhte

gryndan

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By weste hy grendeth, Shoreham]

hefigtím-ness

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Náne ús lífes cwylmige hefigtémnessa nulla nos vitę crucient molesta, Hy. S. 143, 10. Út ánýddum wæteres hefig-témnyssum pulsis aque molestiis, 19, 31. Add:

gýme

(n.)
Grammar
gýme, an; f.

Care

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Care ðæs wealles náne gýman [giéman] ne dydan they took no care of the wall Swt. 134, 21; Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24

ár-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-fæstnes, ár-fæstnys, ǽr-fæstnys, -ness, e ; f.

Honourablenesshonestygoodnesspietyclemencymercifulnesshonestasprobitaspietasclementiamisericordia

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For ðínre árfestnesse of thy clemency, Hy. 8, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 24

Linked entry: ǽr-fæstnys

leóht-brǽdness

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georne bewerian wið leóhtbrǽdnesse ídelra worda and unnyttra gebǽra subtrahat corpori suo de loquacitate, de scurrilitate, R. Ben. 76, 19.

méd-sceatt

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Ðá ðwyran déman ne geendiað ná þá spǽce ǽr heora seód bið áfylled; and þan þonne démað, ne scéwiað ná þá spǽce, ac þá médsceatas (munera), 475, 46

læt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

ge-egsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-egsian, -egesian; p. ode; pp. od

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

Linked entry: ge-egesian

þeóden-stól

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-stól, es; m.
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Ymb þeódenstól þringaþ, 25, 7; Cri. 397: 319, 16; Víd. 13

ge-nerenes

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ongunnon biddan þæs cnihtes generenesse coeperunt pro ereptione illius orare, Gr. D. 325, 7. Add

hinder-scipe

fraudknaveryguiletreachery

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Hy. S. 135, 25. Substitute:

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mé sceamað nú þæt ic wénde þæs ðe hyt næs I am ashamed that I supposed what was not, Solil.

ge-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bodian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bodian to tell]

To tellmake knownannounceproclaimnuntiāreannuntiāre

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To tell, make known, announce, proclaim; nuntiāre, annuntiāre Se ðæt láþspell æt hám gebodode who made known the sad story at home, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 37: Hy. 10, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 13.

ge-dríme

Grammar
ge-dríme, musical, melodious, harmonious.
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Mid gedrýmum stefnum melodis vocibus, Hy. S. 115, 29

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relaxto let a thing go on, to continue

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Fæstan twegen dagas on ðære wucan, bútan ouermicel geswinc habben. Gif út an æcere wurc habben, ðæs middæges gereord is singallíce tó anlǽtenne (on- MS. T.),, R. Ben. 66, 1

Linked entry: an-lǽtan