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heófian

(v.)
Grammar
heófian, p. ode

To lamentmournwailbewail

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eów ðe nú hlihgaþ gé sceolon heófian and wépan woe to you that laugh now, ye shall mourn and weep, 180, 15. Ðá ongann Ypolitus sárlíce heófian then Hippolytus began sorely to lament, 428, 12: 408, 9: L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 36.

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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To touch, treat Se ðe eów hrepaþ hit mé biþ swá egle swylce hé hreppe ða seó mínes eágan he that touches you, it will be as painful to me as if he touches the apple of my eye, Homl. Th. i. 392, 15: 516, 22.

lamb

(n.)
Grammar
lamb, es; and lamber; n.

A lamb

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Ic eów sende swá swá lamb [lombro, Lind: lombor, Rush.] betwux wulfas ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos, Lk. Skt. 10, 3. Heald míne lamb [lombor, lomboro, Lind: lombor, Rush.] pasce agnos meos, Jn. Skt. 21, 15, 16

Linked entries: lemb lomb

ge-tíðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíðian, -týðian, -tigðian; p. ode; pp. od

To grantallow

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Gif he eów ðises ne getíðode if he has not granted you this, Homl. Th. ii, 144, 17. Hý him ðære béne getigðedon they granted him the request, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 43; Cd. 131; Th. 166, 23; Gen. 2752. Getíða me grant me, Hy. 3, 2: 55.

Linked entries: ge-tigþian tíþian

wíc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-stów, e ; f.
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Ceósaþ eów wícstówe castra ponetis, Ex. 14, 2. On ðǽm wícstówum in castris Persarum, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 126, 5. Ǽr hé ða wícstówa bereáfian mehte, Swt. 128, 9. Siþþan hé wícstówa náme, 2, 4; Swt. 76, 10: Num. 11, 31

á-blendar

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Sume wurdon áblænde, 1075; P. 212, 8. where sight is impeded Gé tysliaþ eów on Denisc áblendum eágum ( with the hair falling over the eyes ? ), Engl. Stud. viii. 6., 5. fig. Gítsung hí áblent. Bt. 36, 6; F. 130, 34.

an-lícnes

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Ne wirce gé eów náne andlícnissa ( scalptam similitudinem, aut imaginem ) ne wǽpmannes ne nýtenes ne fugeles, Deut. 4, 16. v. and-, on-lícnes in Dict

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Similar entries Cf. eornostlíce Sóðlíce on eornost ic eów secge amen quippe dico vobis, Mt. 17, 20

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ge-scrífan

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Ox. 1452. to shrive a person Eów gebyrað ꝥ gé beón gescrifene on ðissere wucan, oððe húru on ðǽre óðre, Hml. S. 12

ge-beórscipe

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Swá oft swá gé eów gemǽnelice gebeórscipas gegearwiað, gé ðá fatu ðæs micclan gemetes, ðe þréó men oððe feówer . . . hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode gewuniað of tó drincanne, of eówrum gebeórscipe áwurpað eall swá áttor, Hml. A. 145. 43

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Ðá híg eów drifon cum vos persequerentur, Deut. 11, 4. Hí dreofon hine onweg they drove him away, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 27. Ge fleóþ, ðeáh eów man ne drífe fugiētis, nemĭne persĕquente, Lev. 26, 17.

efnan

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Substitute: To even. to level, bring to a level with Ic ( mead) eom weorpere (q. v. in Dict.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E.

for-dón

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Hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam in eos exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 26. Fordónra interemptorum, Bl. Gl. of moral or spiritual destruction Ðá hálgan geseóð þá fordónan (the damned) micclum fram him geælfremode, Hml.

ge-swefian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefian, ic -swefige; p. ode; pp. od [swefan to sleep]

To cause to sleepcast asleeplullappeasesōpīresŏpōrāre

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Ic eom geswefod sŏpōrātus sum, Ps. Lamb. 3, 6

Linked entry: swefian

be-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To look round uponlook onconsiderregardwatchcircumspicereintuericonsiderarerespicereperscrutariprovidere

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To look round upon, look on, consider, regard, watch; circumspicere, intueri, considerare, respicere, perscrutari, providere Hí besceáwigende circumspiciens eos, Mk. Bos. 3, 5. Ic onlócige, oððe ic besceáwige intueor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 60.

Linked entry: sceáwian

stíle

(n.)
Grammar
stíle, es ; n.
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Flinte ic eom heardra, ðe ðis fýr drífeþ of ðissum strongan stýle heardan, 426, 26 ; Rä. 41, 79. Stýle gelícost. Beo. Th. 1975 ; B. 985. Heó oferbídeþ stánas, heó oferstígeþ stýle, Salm. Kmbl. 600 ; Sal. 299

Linked entries: stéle stete stýle

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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Ic ( Abraham) eom fædera ðín sibgebyrdum, ðú (Lot ) mín suhterga, Cd. Th. 114, 9; Gen. 1901. His (Abraham's) suhtriga Lot, 122, 20; Gen. 2029. His suhtrian wíf, 106, 23; Gen. 1775

ceósan

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Voc. ii. 53, 34. to choose a person as lord Ic eom fyrmdig tó þám híwum ꝥ hý hine ceósan, Cht. Th. 487, 28.

for-hínan

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Hé hí miclum tintrade and bismrade, oþ hié mid ealle wǽron fordón and forhiéned cruentissimam victoriam in eos exercuit, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 26.

Linked entry: for-hýnan

ge-dwimorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwimorlic, adj.
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Ignem in oculis fratrum esse considerans . . . eos, quos phantastico reperi igne deludi, revocavit, Gr. D. 123, 16-124, ll.. seó kycene forburne; ac hit . . . wæs þæs deófles dydrung . . . Ðá gebróðra wǽron mid ðám gedwymorlicum fýre gebysgode, Hml.