ge-werian
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To come to an agreement, make a treaty Nalæs æfter micelre tíde ꝥ hí geweredon (waredon, v. l. ) wið him and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran non multo post, iuncto cum his foedere, in socios arma uerterit, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 40, 6.
heáfod-sién
The eye
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The eye Ðǽr him hrefn nimeþ heáfodsýne there [on the gallows] shall the raven take from him his eye, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 19; Vy. 36. Heáfodsiéna, Cd. 114; Th. 150, 11; Gen. 2490
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torhtness
Glory
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Gyf him þince (seem in a dream) ðæt his hús byrnþ, micel blǽd and torhtnes him byþ tóweard, Lchdm, iii. 170, 10
ge-lang
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Gif hit deád weorðe bútan fulluhte, and hit on preóste gelang sý, Wlfst. 120, 10. consequent upon, resulting from, attributable to a cause Hié hæfdon longsum gefeoht ǽr þára folca áþor fluge.
sáre
Sorely, grievously, bitterly
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Sum sáre angeald ǽfenreste one paid a heavy price for his night's rest, Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251. Hé cenþ unriht and hit cymþ him sáre it shall trouble him sorely, Ps. Th. 7, 14. Hí sáre sprecaþ they speak bitterly, 63, 4. Wé sittaþ andsáre wépaþ (cf.
þǽr-uppan
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Thereupon Him wæs his myxen forlǽten, ðæt hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 200
mixen
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Him (Yob) wæs his myxen forlǽten ꝥ hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Hml. S. 30, 200. Add
bed-streáw
Straw used for bedding
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Straw used for bedding Of his bedstréwe man band on ánne wódne; þá gewát se deófol him of, Hml. S. 31, 572. (Cf. streáw tó his beddinga,) 849
ge-útlagian
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Se pápa is geútlagod and líð him on dígelan for his crístendóme, Hml. S. 34, 131. Add
óleht-word
A flattering speech
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A flattering speech Hwǽr syndon ða ðe hié heredan, and him ólyhtword sprécan ?, Blickl. Homl. 99, 26
streónan
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with gen. acc.). to gain, acquire On ðæm hiewe ðe hé sceolde his gielpes stiéran, on ðæm hé his striénþ. Mid ðý ðe hé sceolde his gestreón tóweorpan, mid ðý hé hié gadraþ, Past. 8; Swt. 55, 10. Strýneþ foeneratur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 45.
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wrǽstan
to wrest ⬩ twist ⬩ to move the strings of the harp in playing ⬩ plectrum.
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to wrest, twist RUNE hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ. Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95. to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.Prompt.
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heáfod-wund
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Add: — Þa hét hé his lǽce tó him, and bebeád him ꝥ hé þá tolýsdan geþeódnesse mínre heáfudwunde gesette uocauit medicum, et dissolutam mihi emicranii iuncturam conponere iussit, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 8
be-æftan
behind, ⬩ after
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Add: prep. local, in contrast with before Hé hæfde þriddan dǽl his firde beæftan him, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 33. in contrast with advance along with Hé forlét hundeahtatig þúsenda beæftan him, Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 17: 5, 12; S. 240, 3. figurative Ic forlǽte
for-déman
to condemn ⬩ to condemn ⬩ sentence to punishment ⬩ to confiscate ⬩ sequestrate ⬩ decide ⬩ determine
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Mon fordémde ealle þá Bryttas ... sume hí wurdon forblende, and sume wrecen of lande, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 24. Se cásere hine fordémde þyder (to Patmos), Hml. S. 29, 96. Hí hine fordémdon tó deáþe, Hml. A. 75, 70.
wís-lic
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Hié cwǽdon þæt him wíslecre þúhte þæt hié dá ne forluren þe þǽr út fóre, hæfde bearn sé þe mehte, Ors. 4, I; S. 154, 18. Add
bryidan
To take ⬩ tollere, sumere
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To take; tollere, sumere Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ the oath of him who takes [Th. discovers] his property, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 8
on-gyrdan
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strip a person of a girdle or of what is girded on him Hé ongyrde hine his swurde discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 258, 23. Þá ongyrde óþer þegn þá fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 29
DARU
Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa
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Gemétte he his earm and his hand swá hále and swá gesúnde swá him nǽfre bryce ne daro gedón wǽre he found his arm and his hand so hale and so sound, as if breach or hurt had never been done to them, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 17.
ful-gán
To fulfil ⬩ perform ⬩ carry out ⬩ follow ⬩ accomplish ⬩ adimplēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perăgĕre ⬩ obsĕqui ⬩ patrāre
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He fulgǽþ his lustum and his plegan he follows his lusts and his pleasure, Homl. Th. i. 66, 11