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for-sýgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sýgian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To pass over in silenceconcealsĭlentio prætĕrire

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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27

geatolic

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Add: adorned, splendid. of persons Geatolic gúðcwén golde gehyrsted, El. 331. of things sæl timbred, geatolic and goldfáh, ongytan mihton, B. 308. Bil . . . wǽpna cyst . . . gód and geatolic giganta geweorc, 1562

stæl-hrán

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-hrán, es; m.

A decoy-reindeer

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A decoy-reindeer Ða deór hí hátaþ hránas; ðara wǽron syx stælhránas; ða beóþ swýðe dýre mid Finnum, for ðæm fóþ ða wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 11

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, he ætbryt; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden, -breden; v. a.

To take awaywithdrawset at libertyto enlargereleaserescuetollereeripere

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Ðe hys wealas him ætbrudon quem abstulerant servi ejus, Gen. 21, 25

Linked entry: æt-broden

cicel

(n.)
Grammar
cicel, cicles; m.

A morsel, little mouthful, cakebuccella, placenta

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Bac hym ánne cicel bake him a cake, Lchdm. iii. 134, 20: L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 25: Lchdm. iii. 30, 19, 26: 96, 17

Linked entry: cycel

DÁH

(n.)
Grammar
DÁH, dóh; gen. dáges; m?

DOUGH farina subacta,

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Cned hyt ðæt hit sí swá þicce swá dóh knead it that it may be as thick as dough, Lchdm. iii. 88, 17. Wyrc clam of dáge make a paste of dough, L. M. 3, 59; Lchdm. ii. 342, 18

Linked entry: dóh

FNÆST

(n.)
Grammar
FNÆST, es; m.

A puffblastbreathflātusanhēlĭtus

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Hyt bringþ forþ ðone [MS. ðane] fnæst it will bring forth the breath, Lchdm. iii. 100, 13: 116, 24. Fnæstas [MS. fnæstiaþ] swíðe beóþ fortogene the breathings are very hard drawn, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 7

þunrian

(v.)
Grammar
þunrian, p. ode

To thunder

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Seó menio sǽdon ðæt hyt þunrode ( tonitruum factum esse ), Jn. Skt. 12, 29. Þunerode of heofonum Drihten intonuit de coelo Dominus, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 15

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe his strand ... and eall ðæt tó his strande gedryuen hys, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 5-8), L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 21

ge-célan

Grammar
ge-célan, [The passage in I is from Lch. i. 146, 14.]
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Þæt hé hys ( Dives ) þurst myd þí gecélde, Solil. H. 67, 30. Ðæt ic sié gecoeled ut refrigerer, Ps. Srt. 38, 14. [O.H. Ger. ge-kuolen refrigerare.] See ge-cǽlan. Add

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Breach of a pledge or engagement Gif hé ðæs weddie, ðe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne, and ðæt áleóge . . . béte ðone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21.

geómor

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Him wæs geómor sefa, . . . hyge murnende, Cri. 499. Geómor sefa, murnende mód, B. 49. Geómor sefa, hyge gnornende, Gú. 1181. Sefa geómor, mód morgenseóc, Hy. 4, 94. Hé geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Dóm. 87.

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry outperformaccomplishfurtherpromote

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Th. 140, 16; By. 289 : Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 24. He ðæt mynster wel geforþode ða hwíle ðe he ðǽr wæs he advanced the monastery while he was there, Chr. 1045; Erl. 171, 17

on-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyge, es; m.

What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking

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What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking Gif hwylc abbod geþafaþ ðæt maæssepreóst oððe diácon in tó mynstre gange tó ðý ðæt messan singan ... nán þing gedyrstlǽcen ne nǽnne ontige on ðam mynstre bútan ðære mæssan ánre if any abbot permit

Linked entry: on-tige

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschalpaschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

be-récan

To besmokefumigate

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Beréc on háte ǽmergean, iii. 30, 18. Substitute: and add

candel-bryd

(n.)
Grammar
candel-bryd, (=-bred?)
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Ðonne þ candelbryd habban wille, ástrehtre þínre winstran handa ofsete eclinga mid þínre swí(þ)ran, Tech. ii. 120, 20-23

forht-lic

fearfulfearfulterrible

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sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum, Lch. ii. 30, 30

gistern-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gistern-lic, (<b>gysternlic,</b> q. v. in Dict.); adj.
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Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10

Linked entry: georsten-lic

ge-hwilcness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwilcness, e; f.
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Quality For gehwilcnysse leahtres pro gualilate criminis Hy. S. 36, 28. Æfter stówa gehwylcnysse secundum locorum qualitatem R. Ben. I. 91, 10. Bútan þissum þingum . . . synt geswutelunga and gehwylcnyssa, Angl. viii. 299, 23

Linked entry: hwilc-ness