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feormian

(v.)
Grammar
feormian, part. feormende; p. ode, ade; pp. od; v. a. [feorm food] .

to supply with foodfeedsupportsustainentertainreceive as a guestcherishbenefitprofitvictum suppĕdĭtāreepŭlāresuscĭpĕresuscĭpĕre hospĭtiofŏvērecūrārevălēreto feed ondevourconsumevescicomĕdĕreconsūmĕreto cleanse, FARM or cleanse outmundārepurgāreexpiāre

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feormaþ his bernes flóre he will cleanse the floor of his barn, Lk.

be-ceápian

(v.)
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be-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od

To sellvendere

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To sell; vendere He sceolde ealle his wélan beceápian he should sell all his wealth, Homl. Th. i. 62, 3. Se ðe sóþfæstnysse beceápaþ wið feó he who sells truth for money, ii. 244, 24.

á-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Gif wé hit ágímeleásiaþ, Bl. H. 53, l : 57, 19. Hié ágiémeleásiað (-gýme-, Cote. MSS.) ðone ymbhogan, Past. 137, I. with clause Gif se hierde ágiémeleásað ðæt hiera helpe, 137, 14. ágýmeleásede ꝥ heólde his líchaman forhæfdnesse, Gr.

æ-bléc

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-bléc, ǽ-blǽce; adj.

Pallid, pale, livid

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On plúmfeðerum líð ac þéhweðere oft ǽblǽce, E. Stud. viii. 473, 19. wearð geangsumod, and ǽblǽce on nebbe cwæþ, Hml. S. 37, 213. Ðá áxode mid ǽblǽcum andwlitan his réðan cwelleras, 129. Be hiora híwe . . . beóð ǽblǽce, Lch. ii. 232, 2.

á-hwǽnan

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Þæt wydewan and steópcild tó oft ne áhwǽnan, ac georne gladian, 309, 3: Ll. Th. i. 326, 25. For ðisum wearð Theodosius þearle áhwǽned, and his líc for ðǽre sárignysesse mid wácon reáfe scrýdde . . .

Linked entry: hwǽnan

for-lǽran

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Monigo hiá forlǽræþ multos seducent, Mt. 24, 5, 11. Far nú geond þǽra manna hús ðe þú mid þínum drýcræfte forlǽrdest, and gebíg eft tó heora Drihtne, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 16. Þá beswác deófol and forlǽrde his (Adam's) wíf, and heó hine, Wlfst. 9, 8.

ge-þyldigian

(v.)
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To bear with patience, tolerate, endure Wé magon ongietan mid micle irre Dryhten geðyldegað ðá ælmessan ðe him man of reáfláce bringþ hoc sacrificium quanta ira aspiciatur, Past. 343, 13.

bídan

to waitremainto awaitexperience

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bítt (bít, v.l.) ðǽre tíde, hwonne . . . Past. 226, 11: 220, 10. bídeþ þínre geþafunga, Bl. H. 7, 34. wyrde bídeþ, hwonne . . . . 109, 32.

lǽran

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þám folce Godes gerihta lǽrde, Hml.

háwian

(v.)
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Hire fóstermóder hét gán mid óþrum fǽmnum on feld sceáp tó háwienne, Hml.

be-tellan

exculpateexcuse

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sylfe earhlíce betealdon, Hml. S. 23, 308. Se Hǽlend nolde hine betellan, ðeáh ðe unscyldig wǽre, Hml.

ge-timbran

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, Hml.

ge-lecgan

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Heó ridon tó ðám gemóte and cýðdon . . . hwæt heó on heom geléd hæfde, C. D. iv. 55, 9

ge-ner

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sceoldon fægnian, þonne on genere wǽron, Ps. Th. 39, arg. Betere wé faran ús intó þám niycclan scræfe . . . and ðǽr wé magon on genere wunian, Hml. S. 23, 204. Gif. . . manna ǽnig on genere heólde, 50.

tíþe

(n.)
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tíþe, tíþa (-e, -a; masc.: -u, -a, -e; fem.: -a; pl.)

to obtain one's request,to have granted the request for something

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Heó ábæd æt Gode Godes willan tó ðám ðæt heó sunu hæfde, and heó sóna wæs tíðu (other MSS. tíða), Homl. Ass. 38, 357. For swá hwæne swá heó bit, heó biþ tíða simle, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 274. Ðæt ic (a widow) beó ðæs tíðe ðe ic bidde, Homl.

Linked entries: týþa un-tygþa tíþ

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Bonan mǽndon ðæt monnes bearn oferþunge, Exon. 38b; Th. 128, 8; Gú. 401. with acc. Boetius his earfoðu tó Gode mǽnde, Bt. tit. cap. 4. His tungan mǽnde swíðost he complained most of his tongue, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31.

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Hiá rǽsdon ( inruerent ) on hine, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 10. Hundas rǽsdon on ðone apostol, Blickl. Homl. 181, 21. Hié rǽsdon on gífrum grápum, Andr. Kmbl. 2670; An. 1336. Wǽron reówe tó rǽsanne gífrum grápum, Exon. Th. 126, 27; Gú. 377.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Ne his loccas mid sceárum wanode, ne his beard mid seaxe scear, Shrn. 93, 9. Ne gé eów ne efesion ne beard ne sciron neque in rotundum attondebitis comam, nec radetis barbam, Lev. 19, 27.

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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To go, travel, go on, behave, fare, get on, come, get to a place He geférde óð ðæt he Adam funde he journeyed until he found Adam, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 20; Gen. 453. Frécne geférdon daringly they behaved, Beo. Th. 3386; B. 1691.

in-tinga

(n.)
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in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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nolde syllan intingan ðám Iudéiscum ðæt forsáwe ðe Godes ǽ heóldon and ðæt hǽðene folc him tó getuge he would not give the Jews cause to complain, that he despised those who kept God's law, and drew to him the heathen people, Homl.

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