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wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecydivination

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Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woodsa forest tree

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A tree of the woods, a forest tree Nán man ne mót bis ælmessan behátan tó wylle ne to wydetreówe, Wulfst. 303, 18. Wrǽtlíc wudutreów, Exon. Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20.

Linked entry: wyde-treów

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Wæs se bigleofa gemétt and nán ðing elles, Hml. Th. i. 76, 19. Hé elles nán þincg ne cwǽð, Hml. S. 23 b, 616. Nán mann ne mihte ðencan embe náht elles bútan . . ., Chr. 995; P. 130, 10. Eall þæt manncynnes elles wæs, eall hit ádranc, Wlfst. 10, 13.

be-hindan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-hindan, prep. dat.

Behindpostpone

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Ne ðé behindan lǽt mænige ðus micle now leave not behind thee such a multitude of people Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 19; Cri. 155

ge-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sárgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [sárgian to afflict]

To afflict, trouble, damageof afflīgĕre, trībŭlāre

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Ne sceal nán mon siócne monnan gesárgodne swencan no one ought to afflict a sick troubled person, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 20. Wǽron hie gesárgode they were damaged, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 8

eahtan

(v.)
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Þæt wé magon eahtan ( this point we can appreciate ) ... þæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, sé þe ne giémeð hwæðer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, 1550

Linked entry: eahtend

efen-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-sárgian, p. ode
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Þá rihtwísan þe lifgende beóþ ne efensárgiað ( compatiuntur ) þám unrihtwísum mannum deádum, 336, 18. Se Godes man efensárgode (efensárgende, v. l. ) hire sáre, 215, 22. Se abbod him efensárgode, Hml. S. 33, 16.

Linked entry: sárgian

for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Ne forbrýte hé þæt tócnysede hreód, R. Ben. 121, 5. to crush, destroy a person Hé bið forbrét conteretur, Kent. Gl. 147

ge-wítendlic

Grammar
ge-wítendlic, In l. 6 l. gewítendlicum, and add: ge-witenlic perishable.
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Ne bidde wé leáse welan and gewitenlice wurðmyntas, Hml. Th. i. 158, 26. Heó oferwinð þá gewítendlican geswinc, Hml. A. 77, 102

Linked entries: -wítendlic ge-witenlic

healtian

(v.)
Grammar
healtian, p. ode; pp. od

To halt, limp, be lame

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Ne healtigeaþ leng ut non claudicans quis erret, Past. 1l, 1; Swt. 65, 18

ofer-etol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-etol, -ettol; adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Gehiéren ða oferetolan ða word ðe Krist cuæþ: Behealdaþ eów ðæt eówre heortan ne sín gehefegode mid oferǽte, Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 8, 16

Linked entry: etol

ono

(con.)

if

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if Ono ðæt wíf wel gedyrstgade si igitur bene praesumsit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 19.

ge-tíhtlod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíhtlod, -tíhtled, -týhtlod, -týhtled; part. [tíhtlian to accuse]

Accused;accūsātus

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Nán man ne tǽce his getíhtledan man fram him, ǽr he hæbbe ryht geworhte let no one dismiss his accused man from him before he has done what is right, i. 22; Th. i. 210, 23

Linked entry: ge-týhtlod

næs

(adv.)
Grammar
næs, adv.

Not

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Not. Grammar næs, alone Búton hit riht sprǽc sý and behéfe næs ídel nisi recta locutio sit et utilis, non anilis, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 16. Ic wylle mildheortnesse næs onsægdnesse, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 13.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ðæt nán man nǽnne man ne underfó leng ðonne þreó niht, L. C. S. 28; Th. i. 392, 9. Ðæt náðor nenene underfón óðres wealh, ne óðres þeóf, ne óðres gefán, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 4. to receive for safe conduct, custody, etc.

Linked entry: under-niman

égesa

(n.)
Grammar
égesa, égsa,an ; m. [ékso; m. possessor: O. Sax. Heli. ágan to own]

An owner possessor

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An owner; possessor Égesan ne gýmeþ heeds not the owner, Beo. Th. 3519: B. 1757

Linked entry: égsa

latian

(v.)
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Add: with clause Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34

ge-byrelíc beón

(v.; adj.)
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Ne sint gebyrelíco Iudea to Samaritaniscum non coutuntur Iudæi Samaritanis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4. 9

á-mánsod

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Ne ǽnig man gemánan wið ámánsode (-mánsu*-*mode, v. l. ) hæbbe, Wlfst. 71, 3. Add

Linked entry: -mánsod

creás

(adj.)
Grammar
creás, adj.
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Fine, elegant Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum ( cultis vestibus ) gefrætwade, ac medemlicum, Nap. 13