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ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Th. i. 254, 3. to seem good Ús eallum gelícode þá, ꝥ sendon Paulus and Barnaban, Ll. Th. i. 56, 19

mis-bysnian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-bysnian, p. ode

To set a bad example

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To set a bad example Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ and wel bysniaþ ðonne beóþ hí gehealdene; gif hí mistǽcaþ, oððe misbysniaþ, hí forpǽraþ hí sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 3-5

wiþer-dúne

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Se weg is swíðe neara and wiðerdýne, Gr. D. 322, 20. Neara and wiðerdéne is se hálega weg, swá swá Dryhten sylf cwæð, Nap. 69

ge-mótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mótian, p. ode.
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habbað be pám bissextum gemótud, and be Ianuarium manega þing gehrepode, 309, 23. to attain by argument or discussion, to discuss to purpose Leóf, hwonne bið ángu spǽc geendedu, gif mon ne mæg nówðer ne mid wed ne mid áða geendigan?

Linked entry: mótian

seld-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líce ; adv.
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Singeþ syllíce, 539 ; Sal. 269. wonderfully well, excellently, admirably Iericho wæs sellíce getimbrod, mid seofon weallas beworht and wel wiðin*-*nan geset, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 25. Syllíce hyt ðæt áttor tósceádeþ, Lchdm. i. 352, 13

be-warenian

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

To guard, bewarecustodire, cavere

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To guard, beware; custodire, cavere He wel ne bewarenaþ wið ða unþeáwas he does not well guard against the vices, Bt. Met. Fox 16, 45; Met. 16, 23.

Linked entry: be-warnian

ge-irsian

(v.)
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Hwæt þá Datianus deófollíce geyrsode ongeán ðone hálgan wer, Hml. S. 14, 23. Lǽt þíne godas geyrsian, gif hí áht magon, 7, 113

Linked entry: ge-yrsian

ge-rípian

(v.)
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Hit weóx . . . and wel gerípode, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 13. of non-material objects to get mature Se mynstres hordere si . . . wis, on gerípedum þeáwum (maturis moribus), R. Ben. 54, 8 : R. Ben. I. 61, 5

stæþ-hlípe

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Sóhte hé ðone Godes wer geond ealle þá stæþhlýpan (abrupta) þára munta, 99, 22

ende-byrdlíce

(adv.)
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Sió godcunde foreteohhung welt ǽlces þinges endebyrdlíce, 39, 6; F. 220, 17. sprecað be ðǽre heofonlican cwéne endebyrdlíce æfter wífháde we are quite in order in speaking of the heavenly queen as if she were woman, Hml. Th. i. 546, 14.

síþe

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Ðá cóm se Godes wer gesceód mid geclútedum scón and bær his síðe ( falcem fenariam ) on his eaxle, Gr. D. 37, 14. v. híg- síþe. Add

ge-æfnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfnan, p. de; pp. ed [æfnan to perform, execute] .

to performexecuteperpetrateaccomplishcompletemakeperfĭcĕrepatrārepræstārefăcĕreto stir upexciteexcĭtāreto bearsufferenduresufferresustĭnēre

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Se eádga wer mægen unsófte elne geæfnde the blessed man with difficulty strenuously exerted his power, 49 a; Th. 168, 21; Gú. 1081. We ðæt geæfndon swá we thus accomplished it; Beo. Th. 1081; B. 538.

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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Ðá hié sémdan then bade the king to bring them (the parties in a dispute about some land) to an agreement. Then was I one of the men who were nominated for the purpose . . . When we had brought them to an agreement. Chart.

un-gewítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Ne wén ðú ná be ðé ðæt ðú ungewítnod beó, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 159.

Linked entry: un-wítnod

sǽ-lád

(n.)

a course or way on the sea

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Hé tó gyrnwræce swíðor þohte ðonne tó sǽláde his thoughts were turned rather to vengeance effected by wiles than to taking his way over the sea, 2283; B. 1139

ǽwnian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽw marriage]

To marrywedconnubio jungere

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To marry, wed; connubio jungere,Leo 104

Linked entry: be-ǽwnian

puduc

(n.)
Grammar
puduc, es; m.
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A wen Puducas strumas, Germ. 396, 258

ge-leht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-leht, pp. of ge-leccan.

wet

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wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6;

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Ðá næfde hé hwanon hé his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

Linked entry: hwonan

lepeþ

(v.)
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Might we however for lepeþ read léfeþ [cf. léf] or léweþ [cf. ge-léwan] = weakens, which would give very much the same meaning?