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ge-drencan

(v.)

to cause to drink, supply a person with drink ⬩ to supply an object with moisture, saturate :-- ⬩ to plunge into a liquid, soak ⬩ to plunge, sink (trans.), drown ⬩ potare, ebriare, aquare.

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Gl. 165, 6). to plunge, sink (trans.), drown Of gedrenced sié in grund sǽes demergatur in profundum maris, Mt. L. 18, 6

under-feng

(n.)
Grammar
under-feng, es; m.

Undertaking ⬩ acceptance

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Undertaking, acceptance Ðýlæs hé for ðý underfenge (the undertaking the office of teacher) his eáðmódnesse forlǽte, oððe eft his líf sié ungelíc his ðénunga, oððe hé tó ðríste and tó stíð sié for ðý underfenge his láreówdómes ne aut humilitas accessum

á-gíta

Grammar
á-gíta, -giéta.
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MS.) his góda and wilnað mid ðý geearnian ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe se effusio sub appellatione largitatis occultat , Past. 148, 6.

Linked entries: á-giéta gítav

on-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hrínan, with gen. dat.

To touch

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To touch Sió sunne ne onhrínþ nó ðæs dǽles ðæs heofenes ðe se móna on irnþ, ne se móna nó ne onhrínþ ðæs dǽles ðe sió sunne on irnþ, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 27-29. Ða hundas. . . his náne onhrinon, Shrn. 145, 5. Ðá ne onhrán ðæt fýr him, 53, 24.

for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

release ⬩ mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ indulgence ⬩ laxity

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Bútan miltsunge ł forgyfenysse sine respectu, An. Ox. 3462. Forgifenysse, 4795

fore-sceáwung

consideration ⬩ contemplation ⬩ foreseeing ⬩ foreknowledge ⬩ forethought ⬩ foresight ⬩ providence ⬩ divine providence

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Án spearwa on gryn ne mæg befeallan forútan his foresceáwunge, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. forethought, foresight, providence Þæs abbotes hit sí on forascáwunga in abbatis sit providentia, R. Ben. I. 73, 11.

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

eld

(n.)

age

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age Sió forme eld the first age, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 7; Met. 8, 4: Bt. 15; Fox 48, 2

Linked entry: ild

gealled

(v.)
Grammar
gealled, part.

Galled ⬩ fretted ⬩ intertrīgĭnōsus

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Galled, fretted; intertrīgĭnōsus Gif hors geallede síe if a horse be galled, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 156, 18

pungetung

(n.)
Grammar
pungetung, e; f.
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A pricking Sió wamb gefélþ sár ðonne se mon mete þigeþ and pungetunga and unlust metes, Lchdm. ii. 216, 21

hefe-full

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-full, adj.

Grievous

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Grievous Sý hé ána wuniende mid dǽdbóte and hefefulre hreówesunge solus sit persisiens in poenitentie luctu, R. Ben. 49, 18

un-wynsumness

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Add: — Þǽr bið sió wiensumnes bútan ǽlcere unwynsumnesse. Ne þǽr ne bið . . . nǽnig unwynsumnes geméted, Verc. Först. 113, 6-8

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year

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a season of the year, winter Feówer tída syndon getealde on ánum geáre, ðæt synd uer, aestas, autumnus, hiems... Hiems is winter, Lchdm. iii. 250, 12. On ðone .vii. dæg ðæs mónðes (November) bið wintres fruma ; se einter hafaþ tú and hundnigontig daga

wíd-folc

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-folc, es ; n.
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Cf. síd-, unrím-folc

stefn-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
stefn-mǽlum, adv.
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By turns Swá stemmǽlum on þám þá wucan ádreósan sic alternati in eo epdomadam percurra [n]t, Angl. xiii. 385, 280

Linked entry: stefn

weall-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-hát, adj.

Boiling hot ⬩ red-hot

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Boiling hot, red-hot Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen on wíne, Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

Linked entries: weal-hát weall

CRACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRACIAN, part. craciende,; p. ode; pp. od

To CRACK ⬩ quake ⬩ crepare

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Sió eorþe eall cracode the whole earth quaked Ps. Th. 45, 3

on-þyncan

(v.)

to seem, appear

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to seem, appear Ðý læs ðæt eów seó sægen monigfealdlícor biþ onþúhte tó wrítanne ne sim scribendi multiplex, Nar. 3, 29

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.

Straight on

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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

Linked entry: forþ-riht

á-þrúten

(adj.)
Grammar
á-þrúten, adj. (ptcpl.)

Swollen

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Swollen Lege on þá stówe þǽr hit áþrúten sié, Lch. ii. 44, 14. Bið ꝥ heáfod áþrúten and sár, 218, 19

ge-sceádlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlic, adj.
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πόρισμα, sive corollarium vocari mavis, Bt. 34, 5; F. 140, 10. v. un-gesceádlic, and next word

Linked entry: -sceádlic