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spell

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Add Ðis spell (hanc historiam) mé sume þára sægdon, þá þe hit from þǽm sylfan were gehýrdon, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 462, 15. <b>I a.

ofer-weorpan

(v.)

to overthrow, throw downto throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkleTo fall down

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to overthrow, throw down Nim eorþan, oferweorp mid ðinre swíðran handa under ðínum swíðran fét, Lchdm. i. 384, 19. Gif hé hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15.

á-sleán

to strike offremove by a stroketo strike make a mark(cut) by a stroketo strike with the handto strike with a hammer:--to strikeparalyseto strike out a pathmake way

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S. 26, 162. to strike, make a mark (cut) by a stroke Ásleah þrý scearpan on, Lch. ii. 104, 7. to strike with the hand Áslógon ł ðurscon caedentes, Mk. L. 22, 63. to strike with a hammer:-- Gylden þel áslægen bratea, Wrt.

Linked entry: on-áslagen

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽcan, -rǽcean; p. -rǽhte; pp. -rǽht

To reach, obtain, seize, get, lay hold on, attain, reproach, present, offer

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To freán hond gerǽcan to present to the lord's hand, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 10; Gn. Ex. 92. Siððan ic ðurh hylles hróf gerǽce when I reach through the hill's summit, 104 b; Th. 397, 30; Rä. 16, 27.

Linked entry: mis-rǽcan

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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The devil persuaded her to her own hanging [to hang herself], Homl. Th, ii. 30, 24.

Linked entry: heng-wíte

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Ðæt hit nǽfre on lǽdu hand ne wende that it should never pass to a lay hand, Chart. Th. 166, 21. Ealle ge bescorene ge lǽwede, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 36: 5, 7; S. 621, 14.

Linked entry: lǽwed

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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eodon, and ða men wǽron myclum ofslagene, ǽr hí on hand eodan, MS.

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in commoncommuniscommunis, generalis, solituscommunis

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Hand gemǽne a joined hand [in conflict]; manus conserta, 4281; B. 2137

Linked entry: mǽne

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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freezing, chilled, frigid, frozen; frīgens, frīgŏre rīgens, frīgĭdus, gĕlĭdus Ic wæs mundum freórig my hands were chilled [lit. I was freezing in my hands ], Andr. Kmbl. 982; An. 491.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Plegena ludorum, 50, 25. clapping with the hands, applause (v. plegan, IV) Ðæm plegan plausu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 26. v. æsc-, ecg-, gilp-, gúþ-, hand-, hearm-, hyht-, lind-, níp-, secg-, stæf-, sund-, sweord-, wíg-plega, nextt

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽcne, fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, guileful, wickedsubdŏlus, dŏlōsus, mălignus, nēquam

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Of firenfulra fǽcnum handum from the deceitful hands of the wicked, Ps. Th. 81, 4: 105, 10: 136, 3

Linked entries: fácne fácne

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Surt. 72, 5. to give a blow with the hand Ðæt deófol cwæð: Swingaþ hine (St. Andrew) on his múð (cf. Sleáþ synnigne St. Andrew ofer seolfes múð, Andr. Kmbl. 2601; An. 1302), Blickl. Homl. 243, 2.

seten

(n.)
Grammar
seten, [n]e; f.
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VT. a setting, putting. v. hand-seten. VII. a stopping, v. blód-seten. See also inseten

Linked entry: setin

býge

Grammar
býge, l. byge,
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Sete þíne hand on earmes byge, Tech. ii. 128, 14. Bigum anfractibus, An. Ox. 3696. Wrǽda bíum fasciarum ambagibus, 3500. Hit bið drifen on swíðe nearwe bygeas, Past. 59, 6. of movement (lit. or fig. ) Bigas circuitus, Wülck. Gl. 232, 41.

sparian

(v.)
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Add Ꝥ mon ne sparige nǽnne þeóf þe æt hæbbendre handa gefangen sý, Ll. Th. i. 198, 16: 21. Add Ðæt man ne sparige nánan þeófe, Ll.

ge-ǽþan

(v.)

to make oath concerning, confirm by oathto administer an oath to, swear

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to make oath concerning, confirm by oath Hé hit mid áðsware geǽðde and geswór, þus cweðende: &#39; Ic . . . geǽðe and swerige þurh þone lifigendan Godes sunu . . . ꝥ þás word . . . nǽron of nánes mannes handa gehíwode, &#39; Nap. 27.

Linked entries: ǽþan áþ-swaru

áþ

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Þá witan gerehton Eádgife þæt heó sceolde hire fæder hand geclǽnsian be swá miclan feó, and beo þæs áð lǽdde on ealre ðeóde gewitnesse, and geclǽnsude hire fæder þæs ǽgiftes be .xxx. punda áðe, 202, 1-6.

in-segel

(n.)
Grammar
in-segel, es; n.

A sealsignet

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Swá hwæðer swá heó beó fúl swá clǽne binnan ðam insegle whether it [the hand] be foul or clean within the seal, L. Æðelst iv. 7 ; Th. i. 226, 32. Ðá sende se cyning his insegel tó ðam gemóte, Chart. Th. 288, 22

Linked entries: -segel in-sigle

næglian

(v.)
Grammar
næglian, p. ode, ede

To nailfasten with nails

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To nail, fasten with nails Hí dulfon ł nægledun handa míne and fét míne foderunt manus meas, et pedes meas, Ps. Lamb. 21, 17. Síæ nægled on róde crucifigatur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 23. Ne hié scip fereþ naca nægled bord ( or nægled-bord; adj. ?)

Linked entry: nægled-bord

ge-segnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-segnian, -sénian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [segnian, sénian to sign]

To mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, blesscrŭcis signo signāre, bĕnĕdīcĕre

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He heó gesénaþ mid his swíðran hond he shall bless them with his right hand, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 18; Sat. 615. Se bisceop me gebletsode and gesegnode the bishop blessed me and signed me, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 33. Gesénode, 5, 3; S. 616, 25.

Linked entries: segnian ge-sénian