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ge-bídan

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Gebúge hé hengenne and þǽr gebíde oþ þæt hé tó Godes ordále, Ll. Th. i. 396, 28. Betere is tó gebídanne ǽnne dæg mid þé melior est dies una in atriis tuis, Ps.

stæf

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Add Álecge þonne his wǽpna, and nime stæf him on hande, and bærfót, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 19. <b>I a.

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe geat intrate per angustam portam, 7, 13: Ps. Th. 117, 19.

cunnan

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Hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. Swíðe feáwa wǽron ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan on Englisc, Past. 3, 14

díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce ... andlong díc ... andlang ðǽre miclan díc ... andlang díc, 78, 10-18.

ge-hreósan

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úpá-hæfenes Paules, . . . and æfter ðǽm hryre hé ongan timbran eáðmódnesse elationis ejus fabrica tota corruerat, et post ruinam suam humilis aedi-ficari requirebat Past. 443, 29. to fall from a higher to a lower level, fall headlong Oft ðonne se hirde gǽð

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Dol bið sé þe gǽð on deóp wæter, sé þe sund nafað ne gesegled scip, Sal. 225. Alle nédbáde tuégra sceopa, C. D. i. 114, 11.

tó-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-gædere, -gædre, -gadore; adv.

Togetherunion, association, joining, mingling,

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Kmbl. 2875; An. 1440. marking hostile meeting Ðá hí tógædere gán sceoldon ðá onstealdan ða heretogan ǽrest ðone fleám when the battle should have been joined, the leaders were the first to fly, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 15: 998; Erl. 134, 18: Beo.

FECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
FECCAN, feccean, fæccan; p.> feahte, fehte; pp. feaht, feht

FETCHbring todrawaddūcĕretollĕreafferrehaurīre

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Se ðe ys uppan hys húse, ne he nyðer ðæt hé ǽnig þing on his húse fecce qui in tecto, non descendat tollĕre alĭquid de dŏmo sua, Mt. Bos. 24, 17: L. Edg. C. 67; Th. ii. 258, 20.

Linked entries: fæccan fetian

æt-beran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron

To bear or carry tobring forwardproducebear away or forthafferreproferreefferre

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Ðæt [wǽpen] to beadu-láce ætberan meahte might bear forth that [weapon] to the game of war, 3127; B. 1561

Linked entry: æt-bær

feówer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-féte, fiówer-féte, fiér-féte, fiðer-féte, fyðer-féte, -fóte, -fótte; adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Se ælmihtiga God eallum mancinne forgeaf ða feówerfétan deór the almighty God gave to all mankind the four-footed beasts, Ælfc. T. 8, 26.

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172.

mirce

(adj.)
Grammar
mirce, adj.

darkmurkydarkblackevil

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Gang ofer myrcan mór her course o'er the dark moor, Beo. Th. 2814; B. 1405. in a metaphorical sense (of sin, crime, etc.) dark, black, evil Mircne mægencræft mánwomma gehwone dark power, each sinful stain, Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 26; Cri, 1280.

ge-edcucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edcucian, -cwician; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To requickenreviverevīviscĕre

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His gást wearþ geedcwicod revixit spirĭtus ējus, Gen. 45, 27. Geedcwycode brought to life again, Nicod. Thw. p. 18, 15

Linked entry: ge-eþcucigan

screncan

(v.)
Grammar
screncan, p. te
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Healden hié ðæt hié ða ne screncen ða ðe gáþ on ryhtne weg tóweard ðæs hefonríces ne ad ingressum regni tendentibus obstaculum fiunt, 9; Swt. 59, 19

þrýþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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óhwǽr feor oððe neáh findan meahte he often gave to his followers helm and corslet such as for greatest strength anywhere far or near he could find (cf. for similar use of the adverb: He sóhte, hú hé sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon.

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

clifian

(v.)
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Se gást sylf cleofað on Gode, Gr. D. 264, 3. Hí mid hyra móde him on clifiað (cleof-, v. l. ), 138, 30. Of þám hege þe hé fæste on clifode (clyf-, v. l. ), 25, 12. Hé cleofode on ðǽre eorðan and ne mihte ná onstyrian his fét tó gánne, 224, 22.

gist

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., and add Gast hospes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 37. a stranger Gest ic wæs hospes eram, Mt. L. 25, 36, 43, 44.

weard-setl

(n.)
Grammar
weard-setl, es; n.

A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard

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Ðá férde his gaśt and mid wǽpne ðone Godes feónd ofstang, his weardsetlum on lócigendum, Homl. Th. i. 452, 13-31. Æt ðǽm weardsetlum ad excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 16. Weardsetl excubias, 81, 20: 30, 11: 71, 11.

smeócan

(v.)
Grammar
smeócan, p. smeác, pl. smucon; pp. smocen

To smoke, emit smoke To smoke, fumigate fumo, fumigo

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To smoke, fumigate Smeóc ðone man mid gáte hǽrum Lchdm. i. 352, 1. Smeóce mid hǽþe 354, 23. Heortes hǽr beóþ swíðe, góde mid tó smeócanne 338, 4

Linked entries: smícan smocian