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ge-sacan

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In the passage ge-sécan seems a necessary emendation: ge-sacu.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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Segde ðætte sealfa god wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan said that God himself would come home to the dwellers in hell, Cd. 222; Th. 291, 16; Sat. 431

lácan

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v. læccan) and geond land spaneð, Sal. 496.

tóm

(adj.)
Grammar
tóm, adj.

Empty;figuratively,free from.

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Tome saule (animam inanem) he filled with fode, Ps. 106, 9. Yee sal find þair tumbs tome (tume), C. M. 17798; Toom or voyde vacuus, Prompt. Parv. 496; temyñ or maken empty vacua, evacuo, 488

ge-rówan

(v.)
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to row, sail Hrówundum t mið ðý gehrówun nauigantibus, Lk. L. 8, 23. to reach by rowing (sailing, & c. ), sail to a place Dona gehréwun enauigauerunt, Lk.

Linked entry: rówan

and-weorc

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Saga mé ðæt andworc ðe Adam wæs of geworht, Sal. K. p. 180, 3. Þa stánas þára andweorca (-werca, v. l.) corpora metallorum, Gr. D. 270, 9: 321, 13. Geolewum andweorcum fulvis metallis, Wülck. Gl. 245, 36. v. an-weorc in Dict. Add

a-hefeþ

raises upexalts

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raises up, exalts, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 27; Sat. 311: Ps. Th. 74, 7: 144, 15

fót-cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
fót-cóðu, e; f.

A foot-diseasethe goutpodagra

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Sax. Gl. 24, 28

súþ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-gemǽre, es; n.
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A southern boundary Hiera súþgemǽro licgeaþ tó ðam Reádan , Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 34

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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To roll, turn Hine on lyfte lífgetwinnan sweopum seolfrenum swíðe weallaþ, óð ðæt him bán blícaþ, blédaþ ǽdran, Salm. Kmbl. 288; Salm. 143. [O. Sax. wallan to well; to boil, burn (fig.): O. Frs. walla: O. H.

Linked entry: for-weallen

bæfta

(n.)
Grammar
bæfta, an; m.

The after partthe backtergum

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The after part, the back; tergum Ic geseah ðone bæftan I saw the back, Gen. 16, 13

fóh

(v.)
Grammar
fóh, impert. of fón.

take

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take Fóh to me take from me; accĭpe a me, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 2; Sat. 686;

nǽming

(n.)
Grammar
nǽming, e; f.

Acceptanceagreementbargain

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Acceptance, agreement, bargain Ceáp distractio; sala venditio; nǽmingce contractio vel contractus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 54-56

ge-blondan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blondan, pp. -blonden

To blendmixminglemiscēre

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To blend, mix, mingle; miscēre Áttre geblonden mixed with venom, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 34; Sat. 129

wíte-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-scræf, es; n.

A den of torment

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Th. 308, 12 ; Sat. 691

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Salm. Kmbl. 928; Sal. 463. Se ðe æfter rihte wille æfter spyrian swá deóplíce, ðæt hit tódrífan ne mæg monna æenig ne ámerran ǽénig eorðlíc þincg quisquis vestigat verum, cupitque nullis ille deviisfalli, Met. 22, 3. Ða tódrifenan actos, Wrt.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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C. 5 : Salm. Kmbl. 855; Sal. 427 : 886; Sal. 442. Wyrd bið ful árǽð, Exon. Th. 286, 24; Wand. 5 : Salm. Kmbl. 871 ; Sal. 435. Sume úþwitan secgaþ ðæt sió wyrd wealde ǽgðer ge gesǽlþa ge ungesǽlþa ǽlces monnes, Bt. 39, 8 ; Fox 224, 13.

Linked entry: weord

cunne

(v.)
Grammar
cunne, pl.cunnen

know, can

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know, can Cd. 228; Th. 308, 34; Sat. 702: Elen. Kmbl. 748; El. 374of cunnan. ; subj. pres

ge-scæft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scæft, e; f.

Creationcreātio

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Creation; creātio On ða beorhtan gescæft on the bright creation, Cd. 216; Th. 273, 20; Sat. 139

sige-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-torht, adj.
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Th. 279, 19 ; Sat. 240. Cf. sige-beorht