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ge-ungewlitegian

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

To deprive of beauty

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To deprive of beauty Oððre hwíle gegiereþ mid ðám winsumestum wlitum óðre hwíle eft geungewlitegaþ at one time adorns with the most delightful beauty, at another again deprives of beauty, Shrn. 195, 11

be-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To look round upon ⬩ look on ⬩ consider ⬩ regard ⬩ watch ⬩ circumspicere ⬩ intueri ⬩ considerare ⬩ respicere ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ providere

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Ðæt he Alexandres [wisan] besceáwode that he might watch Alexander's conduct, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 22 : R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: sceáwian

fóre-wítigian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-wítigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To foresay ⬩ prophesy ⬩ prænuntiāre

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To foresay, prophesy; prænuntiāre Se mycla hunger, ðe wæs fórewítegad on Actĭbus Apostŏlōrum the great famine, which was foretold in the Acts of the Apostles, Chr. 47; Erl. 7, 24

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worse ⬩ worst

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Grammar wirsa, of the condition of affairs, of an (unfavourable) circumstance or event Mé ðǽr wyrse gelamp, ðonne ic tó hyhte ágan móste, Cd. Th. 275, 22; Sat. 175. Hit him wyrse gelomp, 272, 26; Sat. 125.

Linked entries: wyrrest yfel weorr wersa wurst

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Hé hét hire þénian of his éstmetum, Homl. Ass. 110, 268. to serve an office, administer, perform the duties of an office Ðá hé ðá monig geár biscophád ðegnade qui cum annis multis episcopatum administraret, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 7.

Linked entry: þénian

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Seó [eá] is irnende of norþdǽle, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 15. Ac hí forweorþan wætere gelícost ðonne hit yrnende eorþe forswelgeþ ad nihilum devenient, velut aqua decurrens, Ps. Th. 57, 6.

Linked entries: ærnan æt-irnan arn eornan

GRÁPIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÁPIAN, grópian; p. ode; pp. od
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Hie wurdon sóna ablinde and grápodan mid heora handum on ða eorþan they at once became blind and groped on the ground with their hands, Blickl. Homl. 151, 6. Grápiaþ palpate, Lk. Skt. 24, 39.

Linked entry: grópian

sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
sol-mónaþ, On the gloss panibus sol see Corp. Gl. H. p. xxxix, where panibus is taken to be a corruption of phoebus.

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ge-lustfullian

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

To be delighted, be pleased, rejoice ⬩ delectāri, lætāri ⬩ To delight, please ⬩ delectāre, jŭvāre

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To be delighted, be pleased, rejoice; delectāri, lætāri Hí gelustfulliaþ on mycelnysse sybbe delectābuntur in multĭtūdĭne pācis, Ps. Spl. 36, 11. Gelustfulla on Drihtne delectāre in Dŏmĭno, 36, 4.

ge-bærmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærmed, part. [ge, and pp. of byrman to ferment with barm or leaven]

Fermented ⬩ leavened ⬩ fermentātus

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Fermented, leavened; fermentātus Gebærmed hláf leavened bread; pānis fermentātus, Som. Ben. Lye

bádian

(v.)
Grammar
bádian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To pledge ⬩ seize ⬩ take by way of a pledge ⬩ pignerare ⬩ pignus auferre

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To pledge, seize, take by way of a pledge; pignerare, pignus auferre Of ǽgdran stæðe on óðer man mót bádian, búte man elles riht begytan mǽge from one shore to the other one may take a pledge, unless he can get justice in another way, L. O.

Linked entry: níd-bád

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

drehnigean

(v.)
Grammar
drehnigean, drehnian, dreahnian; p. ode ; pp.drehnigod

To strain out, DRAIN ⬩ excolāre, percolāre

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To strain out, DRAIN; excolāre, percolāre Lá blindan látteówas, ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg duces cæci, excolantes culĭcem, Mt. Bos. 23, 24

Linked entry: dreahnian

hnygela

(n.)
Grammar
hnygela, [or hnigela ?], hnygele, an; m. f.

A shred, ⬩ clipping

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A shred, clipping Hnygela tomentum; seolce hnygele platum[ = placium, Som.] Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 3, 4; Wrt. Voc. 40, 37, 38. Hnyglan putamina, Cot. 152, Lye

hláf-ofen

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ofen, hláf-ofn, es; m.
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An oven for baking bread Fornum hláfofn, a farre dictum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 65

Linked entry: ofen

baca

(n.)
Grammar
baca, gen. pl. of bæc.

of backs

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of backs;

be-gémed

(v.)
Grammar
be-gémed, pp. of be-gýman.

taken care of ⬩ governed

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taken care of, governed;

fór-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To foreshew ⬩ foresee ⬩ præ-ostendĕre ⬩ pōrĕre in conspectu ⬩ provĭdēre

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To foreshew, foresee; præ-ostendĕre, pōrĕre in conspectu, provĭdēre Ic fórsceáwode Driht on gesihþe mínre symble provĭdēbam Dŏmĭnum in conspectu meo semper, Ps. Spl. 15, 8

leóf

Grammar
leóf, as a form of address.
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Add: to one person 'Hæfst þú ǽnig gedeorf?' 'Geá, leóf, ic hæbbe,' Coll. M. 20, 11. 7. Ealra manna hláford . . . wé biddað þínne cynescipe . . . hí under ðé, leóf, on yfele þurhwunedon, Hml. S. 23, 284. Leóf, ic ðé cýðe hú hit wæs ymb ðæt lond, C.

firnum

(adv.)
Grammar
firnum, fyrnum; adv. [dat. or inst. pl. of firen a sin, crime]

Fearfully ⬩ intensely ⬩ formīdŏlōse ⬩ immānĭter

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Fearfully, intensely; formīdŏlōse, immānĭter Nǽre firnum ðæs deóp merestreám the sea-stream would not be so fearfully deep, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 26; Gen. 832

Linked entry: fyrnum

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