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on-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
on-slápan, p. -slép

To sleep, fall asleep

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To sleep, fall asleep Heó hwón onslép, forðon ðe heó wæs on ðære sǽ swíðe geswenced, Shrn. 60, 17. Andreas ásette his heáfod ofer ǽnne his discipula and onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13

Linked entry: on-slǽpan

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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His líf wæs þus gelðgod; ðá þá twelf wintra wæs wæs betǽht Benedicte, and wunode mid him twéntig wintra, and on his ágenum mynstre em feówertig geára, Hml.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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Ða ðe gesyhþ tó Gode higian those that he sees striving towards God, Blickl. Homl. 29, 22. sceal simle higian ðæt weorþe geedniwad he must ever strive to be renewed. Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 10

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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Gif him þince ðæt huntige beorge him georne wið his fýnd if he fancies that he is hunting, let him guard himself well against his foes, Lchdm. iii. 172, 19. Ne canst ðú huntian búton nettum nescis venari nisi cum retibus, Coll. Monast.

óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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to take a person's life) Ðá geleornedon his byrelas hié him mehten ðæt líf óþþringan, and him gesealdon átor drincan, Ors. 3, 9 ; Swt. 136, 15. Se ðe mid gáres orde óðrum aldor óþþringeþ, Cd. Th. 92, 3; Gen. 1523 : Exon. Th. 330, 11; Vy. 49.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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tiohchode him má tó fultemanne ... teohchode hine tó lǽdanne on lífes weg, Past. 41; Swt. 305, 4, 5.

ge-witnes

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Gyf se landman ǽniges fácnes gewita sý, þonne sý wítes scyldig, búton hine þǽre gewitnesse geládie, 354, 27. Gif hwá stalie swá his wíf nyte and his bearn. . . . Gif stalie on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes, 106, 16.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Add Ðá ðá preóstas ðis gehýrdan, þá rǽddan ð náman twégen of heom and sendan tó þám pápan, Chr. 995; P. 130, 21. wolde witan æt him hwæt his suna rǽddon (hrǽddon, v. l. ), Hml. S. 5, 155. Gefare ꝥ ꝥ God rǽde (cf. wille, 24), Ll.

hírsumian

(v.)

to obeyto obeyto obeya feelingdesirean impulseto serveto serve God

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him Perse þæt hié hæfden iii winter sibbe wiþ hié (rex Persarum quiescere in pace Graeciam praecepit) ...

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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heora burga forbærnde and tó bysmore tawode (tucode, MSS. C. V.) he burnt up their cities and evilly intreated them, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 388. Godes templ tawode tó bysmore he had shamefully abused God's temple (cf. l. 538), 25, 542.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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gebende his bogan and mid geǽttrode flán (strǽle, Bl. H. 199, 18) ðone fearr ofsceótan wolde; ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán . . . Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30.

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Hml.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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him tó gafolgieldum hié geniédde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 34. with clause geniédde Arhalaus ꝥ wæs his underþeów, 5, 11; S. 238, 1. to force a person to bodily or mental action. bodily hié tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 7.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ne sceal nó ðæt án bodigan (-ean, v. l.) his hiéremonnun. ðá synna him wiðwinnað, ac him sceal eác cýðan mid hwelcum cræftum him wiðstondan mæg non solum debent innotescere qualiter vitia impugnent, verum etiam quomodo custoditae nos virtutes

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Ðá swíðost forslagen hæfde when he had inflicted a most severe defeat upon them, 16, 2; Fox 54, 2. Ðá swíðost worhton when they were working hardest, Homl. Th. i. 22, 22.

Linked entry: swíðor

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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behét ðæt nǽfre eft tó Angelcynne mid unfriðe cumon nolde he promised that he would never again come and disturb the peace of England, 994; Erl. 133, 33.

ÁD

(n.)
Grammar
ÁD, aad, es; m.

A funeral pilepileheaproguscongeries

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A funeral pile, pile, heap; rogus, congeries Ðá on-bærnde he ðone ád then kindled he the pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25. Ád stód onæled the pile was [stood] kindled, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 35; Gen. 2922.

Linked entry: aad

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.

ge-clystre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clystre, es; n.
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eóde in þone wíngeard and gesomnode þá geclystru þára byrgena ... hét hine wringan þá feáwa geclystru þǽra byrgena, and of ðám ylcan geclystrum út áþýde lytelne dǽl wínes, 58, 9-20

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439. setton hine tó myrcelse, and heora flán him on áfæstnodon, Homl. Skt. 5, 426. a signet, seal Gehealdenre mercelse salvo signaculo, Hpt. Gl. 501, 27.