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a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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Ða eágan of his heáfde ascuton, and on eorþan feóllan the eyes shot out of his head, and fell on the earth, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 38

Linked entry: a-scuton

ge-diernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-diernan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealcēlāre

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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17

seód

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Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld búton ꝥ hé dæghwámlíce tó bigleofan hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 55. Add

Linked entry: á-seódan

ge-werian

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

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Ðonnæ his ðæs londæs hundseofontig hída and is nú eall gewæred and ðá hit æst mín láford mæ to lǽt ðá wæs hit ierfelæás hujus terræ sunt lxx hidæ, et est modo tota bene procurata, quæ quando dominus meus michi eam tradidit omni peccunia caruit, Th.

bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
bícnian, bícnigan; part. bícniende; he bícneþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

to beckon, nodinnuereto indicate, signify, announce, shewindicare, significare

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to beckon, nod; innuere He wæs bícniende him erat innuens illis, Lk. Bos. 1, 22.

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrathanger

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wǽran intinga ðare wrǽðe ðe wæs betwyx him and ðan cinge, Chr. 1051; Erl. 182, 28. Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7

Linked entry: wrǽþ

hǽðen-styrc

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-styrc, es; m.

A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites

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A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et

swán-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
swán-geréfa, an; m.
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aldgeryhto wéron ðon cuæð se biscop and ðara hína wiotan ðet hió him néren máran ondeta ðon hit árǽded wæs on Aeðelbaldes dæge ðrím hunde swína mæst ond se biscop (and) ða hígen (tugen, Kemble) áhten twæde ðæs wuda ond ðæs mæstes . . .

be-neoðan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-neoðan, be-nyðan; prep. dat. [be, neoðan under]

BENEATHbelowunderinfra

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Nis nán wuht benyðan [him] no creature is beneath him [beneath God's notice] Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 18

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode

To torment,torture,afflict

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Se kásere hine tintregode mid unásecgendlícum wítum, Shrn. 116, 1. Ða ðe tintergedon ðone hálgan wer, 73, 1. tintregodon hine and forléton hine sámcucene plagis impositis abierunt semivivo reticto, Lk. Skt. 10, 30.

Linked entry: tregian

ge-méde

(n.)
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Eádgár cyning beád ǽlcon his þegna þe énig land on þan lande hafde, ꝥ hit ofeódon be þes biscopes gemédon ( in conformity with the bishop's will) oððe hit ágefon. 295, 12.

be-þridian

(v.)
Grammar
be-þridian, -þrydian; p. ede; pp. ed [þrýdian from þryþ power, force]

To force, overpowercogere, vi superare

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To force, overpower; cogere, vi superare Ðæt hine man wolde beþridian mid ðam ilcan wrence that they would overpower him by the same stratagem, Ors.6, 36; Bos. 132, 4.

a-hnescian

(v.)
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His mód áhnexian þurh wíta, Hml. S. 37, 124

spearnlian

(v.)
Grammar
spearnlian, p. ode

To spurnstrike out with the feetkick

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Se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod in tó ðære eorðan and hé ætforan hire spearnlode mid fótum the nail went through his head into the earth, and he (Sisera) struck out with his feet before her, Jud. 4, 21

torn-geníðla

(n.)
Grammar
torn-geníðla, an; m.

A malignant, grievous, fierce enemy

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A malignant, grievous, fierce enemy Héton hine ofer landsceare teón torngeníðlan, swá hié hit frécnost findan meahton, Andr. Kmbl. 2462; An. 1232.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Hé sealde him tó bóte, þæs þe hé his brýd genam, gangende feoh and seolfor, Gen. 2718. ꝥ hire frýnd móton beón bóte nýhst (i. e. bót was to be claimed from the guilty woman's relatives), Ll.

hlihhan

(v.)

to laughto rejoiceto laugh atto laughto scornTo laugh atderidescorn

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Hlógen men his worda on bysmer (cf. hlógan men Nóes worda . . . and bismerodan hine, 216, 28), Wlfst. 206, ii. with prep. Ofer hine hig hlihchað (hlichait, Ps. Rdr., hlehhað. Ps. Vos., hlæhað, Ps. Srt.) super eum ride-bunt Ps. L. 51, 8.

Linked entry: hlehhan

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or timeprīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

á-lǽtnes

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Add: loss. v. á-lǽtan, <b>II </b>Gif him þince ꝥ his earm sý of áslegen, ꝥ byþ his góda álǽtnes, Lch. iii. 170, 17. remission Synna álǽtnes, Nar. 47, 12

hýdan

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Ongunnun sume efnegespita on hine and hýdde onsióne his ( uelare faciem eius ). Mk. R. 14, 65. Ðá wǽron hié þý swýðor áfyrhte and hié fæstor hýddan tanto magis cunctis propter timorem abditis, Nar. 10, 26. Add