ge-hergian
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Her wæs Gypeswíc gehergod, 991 ; P. 127, to harass by attack or exaction after conquest Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde eahtatýne geár under heora handa afflicti sunt et oppressi per annos decem et octo Jud. 10, 8. to make captive in war, carry off as
igil
A hedgehog ⬩ porcupine ⬩ an urchin
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Gl. ílum] petra est refugium erinaceis, Ps. Lamb. 103, 18
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læppa
A skirt ⬩ lappet ⬩ lobe ⬩ lap ⬩ a detached portion ⬩ a district
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Hý móstan ðam læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hý under cyngces hand oferhæfdon they might purchase peace for that district which, subject to the king, they ruled over, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 13. On læppan his hrægles in oram vestimenti ejus, Ps. Spl.
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ge-hátan
to call ⬩ name ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ to call ⬩ command ⬩ promise ⬩ vow ⬩ threaten ⬩ vocare ⬩ arcessere ⬩ jubere ⬩ spondere ⬩ promittere ⬩ vovere
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Him sibbe geháteþ he shall promise peace to them, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16; Cri. 1339. Ic ðé geháte I vow to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5; Gen. 2139. Gehátaþ Drihtne vovete Domino, Ps. Th. 75, 8.
fleón
- By.
- 247 :
- Ps. L. 54, 8 :
- Gen. 2080 :
- Bt. F. 116, 17 :
- Ælfc. Gr. 36 :
- 28, 6 :
- Ps. Th. 103, 17 :
- Ps. L. 113, 3 :
- Met. l, 20 :
- Mt. 8, 33 :
- Ps. L. 30, 12 :
- El. 134 :
- Gú. 228 .]
to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew
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Þá flugon Péne, and his wundredan, þæt hió ǽr flugon ǽr hié tógædere geneálǽcten, Ors. 4, 6; S. 170, 23. where legal process is to be executed: Gif se friðman fleó oþþon feohte. Ll. Th. i. 286, 13.
ge-witnes
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Cuncta congregatio ecclesiae per confessionem servit testimonio veritatis, Past. 367, 5-7. Oxanhyrde mót lǽswian .ii. oxan on gemǽnre lǽse be his ealdormannes gewitnesse ( per testimonium aldremanni sui ), Ll. Th. i. 438, 14.
winnan
intrans ⬩ to labour ⬩ toil ⬩ work ⬩ to labour, endeavour, strive after ⬩ to labour, struggle, be troubled ⬩ to labour under, suffer from ⬩ to strive, contend, fight ⬩ of hostile action towards a person ⬩ of competition ⬩ of opposition to things ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ of the action of inanimate objects ⬩ with cognate accusative ⬩ to win ⬩ make one's way ⬩ trans ⬩ to labour at ⬩ bestow labour upon ⬩ to labour under ⬩ suffer ⬩ undergo ⬩ to win ⬩ get ⬩ attain
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Fæht hine on and won Penda impugnatus a Penda, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 18. Ðá wann him ongeán Maxentius, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 5. Hé gelómlíce uppon ðone eorl wann, Chr. 1095 ; Erl. 231, 10.
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irgþ
Sluggishness ⬩ cowardice ⬩ timorousness ⬩ pusillanimity
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Sluggishness, cowardice, timorousness, pusillanimity Wé witon georne ðæt hie for iergþe náðer ne durran ne swá feor friþ gesécan ne furþon hie selfe æt hám hie werian we know well that they from cowardice dare neither seek peace at such a distance, nor
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leóran
To go ⬩ depart ⬩ pass ⬩ pass away
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Hé tó drihtne mid sibbe leórde he departed in peace to the Lord, Glostr. Frag. 110, 30. Hé leórde tó heófonum migravit ad cælos, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 36. Of ðissum leóhte leórde, 3, 20; S. 550, 26. Leórde transivit, 4, 23; S. 592, 39.
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be-tweoh
Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio
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Bos. 20, 26. the case sometimes precedes the prep. or is separated from it Hí him healdaþ betwuh sibbe they keep peace between themselves, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4. Him betuh between them, Cd. 37; Th. 47, 26; Gen. 766
ge-rǽdan
to arrange, dispose, direct, advise, determine, ordain, consult for, provide for ⬩ decernere, statuere, edicere, consulere, providere ⬩ to enjoin ⬩ to arrange ⬩ to read ⬩ legere
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Ic ðone friþ gerǽdd hæbbe I have ordained the peace, L. Ath. v. § 11; Th. i. 240, 14. Gerǽd ordained, § l0; Th. i. 240, 2: L. Eth. vi. 32; Th. i. 324, 1. [Goth. ga-raidjan to enjoin: Icel. greiða to arrange.] to read; legere Sý gerǽd sit lectus, C.
líðe
Lithe ⬩ soft ⬩ gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild ⬩ serene ⬩ benign ⬩ gracious ⬩ pleasant ⬩ sweet
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Hearda wunda beóþ mid líðum beðengum gehnescode dura vulnera per lenia fomenta mollescunt, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 20. Swíðe líðum wordum with very gentle words; humanitatis lege eos mulcens, Nar. 25, 10: Exon. 37 b; Th. 124, 3; Gú. 334.
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trum
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Quid per civitates munitas exprimitur? Past. 35; Swt. 245, 6. Weal fly trumra, Exon. Th. 281, 23; Jul. 650. Biþ Drihten úre se trumesta staþol, Blickl. Homl. 13, 10.
þeówan
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Hé ondrǽde ða þeówwrace ðe Drihten þurh his wítigan ðýwð ðus cweþende metuat prophete comminationem per quem dicit Deus, R. Ben. 51, 14. Se ðe brinu bindeþ, brúne ýða þýð and þreátaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 1039; An. 520. Hé ne þíwaþ non comminabitur, Ps.
ge-wrixl
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</b> office discharged by a substitute or successor, stead. of persons Hé genam þone hnæp æt þám cnihte, and mid his handa for gewrixle þæs cnihtes hé þám biscope þone drync sealde calicem abstulit, eumque per se episcopo vice pueri praebunt, Gr
heáp
a band ⬩ company ⬩ the clergy ⬩ a choir ⬩ an army ⬩ a host ⬩ a troop ⬩ company ⬩ a crew ⬩ a collection ⬩ in company ⬩ together
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Þurh heápas per turmas (Prov. 30, 27), Kent. Gl. 1109. of inanimate objects or of material Heáp strues, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 18. a collection of objects Heáp congeries (canonum, v. Mt. p. 4, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 48: 17, 42.
tilung
striving, ⬩ endeavour, ⬩ effort, ⬩ labour ⬩ a pursuit ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ business ⬩ care ⬩ attention ⬩ treatment ⬩ cure ⬩ gain that comes from labour ⬩ acquisition ⬩ fruit got by tilling the earth
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MSS.) ðæs Samaritaniscan (per Samaritani studium) ymb ðone gewundedan, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 7. gain that comes from labour, acquisition, fruit got by tilling the earth Tilunge quaestu, lucro, Hpt. Gl. 419, 63.
á-wrítan
to write out or down ⬩ write words ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ copy in writing ⬩ to state in writing ⬩ to write a book, letter, ⬩ to write of or about something ⬩ to write to ⬩ to write an account of ⬩ describe ⬩ to inscribe the name of a person ⬩ to write on material ⬩ cover with writing ⬩ to make a symbol other than a letter
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to write on material, cover with writing Þæt hé Alexandres wísan besceáwade, swá hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten, and siþþan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe virum ad perscrutandos Alexandri actus, qui omnia civibus suis per
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pening
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peñd ... Gedǽle hé ǽlcum Godes þiówe peñd ... þreóténe hund (pund ?) pending, Chart. Th. 471, 5-26. xiii. pund pendingæ, 474. 9. Mid .v. pundum mǽrra pæninga ( denarii meri ), L. Alf. pol. 3 ; Th. i. 62, 10.
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meaht
- Ps, Th. 70, 18
Might ⬩ power ⬩ virtue ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ mighty work
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.: mæhte, Rush.) ðe þurh his handa gewordene synd virtutes tales quæ per manus ejus efficiuntur, Mk. Skt. 6, 2. Ne dyde mæhto ł mægno monigo non fecit virtutes multas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 58: 14, 2. [O. E.
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