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ge-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 22, 16. to touch with some part of the body Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. with dat.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Th. ll, l. to belittle, depreciate, make out a person to be inferior to the character claimed for him Hé wolde gelitlian þone lifigendan Drihten, and sǽde ꝥ hé nǽre on sóðre godcundnesse his fæder gelíca, ac wǽre lǽsse on mihte, Ll.

ge-cennan

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Th. i. 288, 18. to make an (exculpatory) statement about a person Gif se bana oðbyrste, feórðe manwyrð hé ( the man who allows the escape ) tó gedó, and hine gecænne mid gódum ǽwdum ꝥ hé þane banan begeten ne mihte, Ll. Th. i. 28, 2, 8

oþþe

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Beseah Drihten . . . hwæðer his mihta andgyt ǽnig hæfde, oððe God wolde sécan, Ps. Th. 52, 3. <b>II b.

Linked entry: of-þe

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Homl. 179, 7. to afford Hit wæs geset on ðære ealdan ǽ, ðæt ða ðe mihton ðurhteón sceoldon bringan ánes geáres lamb, and áne culfran ... Gif hwylc wíf tó ðam unspédig wǽre, ðæt heó ðás ðing begytan ne mihte..., Homl. Th. i. 138, 35.

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Th. 90, 4; Cri. 1468: Hy. 3, 30. marking discovery, Similar entries v. yppan, Hé hí gemartirode swá hé dyrnlícost mihte, and hé geðóht hæfde ðæt hí ðǽr nǽfre uppe ne wurdan, ac ðurh Godes mihte hí ðanon gecýdde wurdon, Lchdm. iii. 424, 31. marking effectual

Linked entry: up

ge-wícian

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

To dwelllodgeencamphospitarecastra metari

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To dwell, lodge, encamp; hospitare, castra metari Hý landes hæfdon ðæt hý mihton on gewícian they had land on which they could encamp, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 36. Ic on fægerum scúan fiðera ðínra gewície in umbra alarum tuarum spero, Ps. Th. 56, 1.

griðian

(v.)
Grammar
griðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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Griðodon, 1087; Er1. 225, 15. to protect, give 'grith:'-Hwílum heálíce hádas griðian mihton ða ðe ðæs beþorf once those of high rank could extend protection to those that needed it, L. Eth. 7, 3; Th. i. 330, 7.

biter-nys

(n.)
Grammar
biter-nys, -nyss, e; f.

BITTERNESSamaritudo

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BITTERNESS; amaritudo Híg cómon to ðære stówe, ðe ys Mara genemned, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys; ðá ne mihton híg drincan ðæt wæter, forðamðe hit wæs biter: ðá héton híg ealle his naman Mara, ðæt ys on úre lýden biternys venerunt in Mara, nec poterant

Linked entry: bitter-nes

tíþ

(n.)
Grammar
tíþ, e; f.

Grantcessionconcession

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Ne hæfde wit monig óðer hors ðæt wé mihton ðearfum tó týþe syllan numquid non habuimus equos plurimos quae ad pauperum dona sufficerent? Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 27. Mid týþe and mid geþafunge Eádgáres cynenges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 400, 23.

Linked entry: tygþ

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial,To put up withenduresuffer

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Þá earman bearn ne mihton leng for sceame on þǽre byrig áðolian, ii. 30, 27. of things Ꝥ scyp byð gesund, gyf se streng áþolað, Shrn. 175, 23. Seó upfléring tóbærst... þæt hús eal ansund áðolode, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.
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Ðyssum sigorum ðú Godes biscop blissian miht hisque Dei consul factus laetare triumphis, Bd. 2, 1 ; S. 500, 31. Mid ðǽm siogorum geweorðad triumphans, Nar. 28, 4. ¶The word occurs often in reference to the Deity (cf. in Icel.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Ðé tír cyning and miht forgef, Andr. Kmbl. 970; An. 485. Hér Æþelstán cyning and his bróþor ealdorlangne tír(týr, one MS.) geslógon æt sæcce, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 3. Gé dóm ágon, tír æt tohtan, Judth. Thw. 24, 19; Jud. 197. Æsca tír æt gúðe, Cd.

Linked entry: tyr

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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strong, of persons or personifications Metod mihtum swíð, Cd. Th. 233, 32; Dan. 284: Andr. Kmbl. 2415; An. 1209: Exon. Th. 45, 8; Cri. 716. Ðý læs hé for wlence, mon móde swíð, of gemete hweorfe, 294, 34; Crii. 25. Hwæt wæs ðé, sǽ swíþa?

for-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan; p. ic, he -geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen.

to givegrantsupplypermitgive upleave offdăredōnārepræbēreindulgēredēdĕrerelinquĕreFORGIVEremitremittĕredimittĕrecondōnāre

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to give, grant, supply, permit, give up, leave off; dăre, dōnāre, præbēre, indulgēre, dēdĕre, relinquĕre Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe mŭlier, quam dĕdisti mihi, Gen. 3, 12. Manegum blindum he gesihþe forgeaf cæcis multis dōnāvit vīsum, Lk.

Linked entries: for-giefan for-gyfan

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Ne mihte earmsceapen findan freoðe the poor wretch could not find protection, 2261; An. 1132. Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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Ic bidde ðæt ðú mé lýfe ofer ðín land tó férenne obsecro, ut transire mihi liceat per terram tuam, Num. 21, 22. Tó ðam dyrstig, ðæt hé ǽfre lífe ǽnigan men ðis fæsten tó ábrecenne, Wulfst. 174, 60. Gif prióst lǽfe unrihthǽmed, L.

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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Ðæt mǽden bát and totær ǽlcne ðe heó gerǽcan mihte the maiden bit and tore every one whom she could reach, Homl. Th. i. 458, 14: Beo. Th. 1488; B. 742. Biton [MS. byton] hine lýs lice bit him, Hexam. 17; Norm. 24, 30.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe to geféran mŭlier quam dĕdisti mihi sŏciam, Gen. 3, 12 : Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 13; Wand. 30. He geseh swǽsne geféran he saw his dear comrade, Andr. Kmbl. 2018; An. 1011 : 2040; An. 1022.

Linked entry: ge-fara

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47. Hé ða fǽmnan hét nacode þennan and mid sweopum swingan he bade stretch the maiden out naked and scourge her with whips, Exon.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian