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scirian

(v.)
Grammar
scirian, p. ede; pp. scired, scirred (v. á-scirred)
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Th. 75, 26; Cri. 1227

Linked entries: scerian scyrian swyrige

wan-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hál, adj.
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Th. 92, 13; Cri. 1508. Næs ðǽr wínes drenc búton wanhálum mannum, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 22: Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 202. Hé wolde gehelpan þearfum and wanuhálum, 26, 276: Elen. Kmbl. 2057 ; El. 1030.

Linked entry: wan-hǽle

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Th. 55, 19; Cri. 886.

Linked entry: westane

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Bið geníwad feorh, Ph. 279. to renew what has ceased to operate Hyht wæs geníwad, Cri. 529: An. 1012: Jul. 607: Gú. 926: Kr. 148: Jud. 98. Sorg bið geníwad, Wand. 50: B. 1322. Cearo bið geníwad, Wand. 55: B. 1303.

ge-dreccan

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Hý wérge wǽtan bǽdan drynces gedreahte tormented by thirst and weary they begged for a drink of water, Cri. 1509. the object a thing, to injure, destroy Þ heriendlic [lof] hé gedrehte ut favorabile [viri Dei] [praeconium] elideret i. frangeret, An.

wǽr-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr-fæst, adj.

Faithful,

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Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384. Wǽrfæst Metod, Cd. Th. 79, 33; Gen. 1320: 175, 23; Gen. 2900. of men Se eádega Loth, wǽrfæst, Waldende leóf, Cd. Th. 156, 29; Gen. 2596. Hálig, wǽrfæst ( Juliana ), Exon. Th. 256, 27; Jul. 238. Wǽrfæst (St. Andrew), Andr.

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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Th. 21, 17; Cri. 336. Ðus gieddade Godes spelboda (Job), 236, 9; Ph. 571. Godes spelbodan the prophets 104, 22; Gú. 11. Godes spellbodan (the angels who came to Lot), Cd. Th. 150, 19; Gen. 2494.

Linked entry: spell

ge-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.

Unitedagreeingconsonantharmoniousaccordantconcordantmildgentlepeacefulconcorscongruusconsŏnusmansuētuspācĭfĭcusplăcĭdus

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Th. 2464; B. 1230: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 33; Cri. 127: 89 b; Th. 336, 29; Gn. Ex. 57. Wurdon ealle gereord geánlǽhte and geþwǽre all languages became united and concordant, Homl. Th. i. 318, 24.

Linked entries: ge-hwǽre ge-þwére

mán-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mán-dǽd, e; f.

An evil deedcrimesin

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An evil deed, crime, sin Mándǽd crimen, peccatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 3. Mándǽda scelera, 149, 29. Hé sume mándǽde (aliquid sceleris) gefremede, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 34. Mándǽda forlǽtan intermissis facinoribus, S. 601, 27.

ge-beór

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Tó lytlum beóde ǽwfæste þearfan Críst gebeór( conuiuam ) beón witan, Scint. 158, 11. Wæs his gewuna ꝥ hé wolde swýþe lytel drincan, þeáh hé mid gebeórum blíðe wǽre, Vis. Lfc. 24.

ǽ-bær

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-bær, ǽ-bǽre (-bére); adj.

Brought to light (of the criminal or the crime where guilt is manifest), notorious, proved

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Substitute: Brought to light (of the criminal or the crime where guilt is manifest), notorious, proved Ǽbǽre (-bére) morð ( apertum murdrum, (Lat. Vers.) Ll. Th. i. 410, 5. Ábǽre, Wlfst. 274, 24. Se ǽbǽra þeóf fur probatus (Lat. Vers.) Ll.

be-bycgan

Grammar
be-bycgan, be-bycgean.
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Críst bebohte for feós lufon, Bl. H. 63, 7. Swá hwæt swá ðú hæbbe bibyge (bebyg, L.) vende, Mk. R. 10, 21. Sylle ł bebycge (-byg,L.), Mt. R. 19, 21. Ðá bebycendo (bibyccende,R.) and ðá bycgendo ... seatlas bebycgendra (bibyccendra, R.) Mk.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Ne wé swylc ne gefrugnan gelimpan þæt þú in sundorgiefe swylce befénge, Cri. 80.

ge-beran

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Add: I. to bear, bring ꝥ cild Críst wearð geboren ágeán of Egiptan, Chr. 3; P. 5, 22.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Críst, eádiges mǽdenes glæd hálgum bénum Christe, beatae Virginis placatus sanctis precibus, Hy. S. 119, 8. Gladum suna Fródan, B. 2025. Ic mínne can glædne Hróðulf, þæt hé þá geogoðe wile árum healdan, 1181: 863.

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Th. 95, 31; Cri. 1565. Weriges, Andr. Kmbl. 2340; An. 1171. Lást wergan gástes ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 266; B. 133. Wergan gástes the devil's, 3499; B. 1747. Ðæm wergan gáste wiþstondan, Blickl. Homl. 135, 11. Werigan, Cd. Th. 309, 17; Sat. 711.

ge-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingian, p. ode; pp. od, ad.

to determine

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He geþingade fǽhþa mæste he settled the greatest feud, Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 2; Cri. 616: Blickl. Homl. 9, 6. Ná ðé geþingodre none the more settled, L. In. 22; Th. i. 116, 12, MS. B.

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fyl, fell, fiell, es; m.

a FALLruindestructiondeathcāsusintĕrĭtusa FALLcaseinflection in grammarcāsusinflectio

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a FALL, ruin, destruction, death; cāsus, intĕrĭtus Crist is ofermódigra fyll Christ is the fall of the high-minded, Ors. 3, 2; Bos. 55, 6. Æfter his fylle after his death, 6, 5; Bos. 119, 22.

Linked entries: fell fiell fyl

ge-smirian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smirian, l. ge-smirwau.
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Nú is Críst gesmyrod, ná mid eorðlicum ele, ac mid gife ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 14, 15, 30. (O.H.Ger- ge-smiret impinguatus.)

ge-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swebban, p. ge-swefde, ge-swefede: ge-sweflan; p. ode.
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</b> of the sleep of death, to cause to die, deprive of life :-- Crist wæs mid deáðe geswefod on þǽre róde Christus in mice dormivit, Ang. vii. 22, 215. þis mǽden inne læg on deáðe geswefod. of things, to calm, quiet Gelíþewǽhte, geswefede sopita

Linked entry: ge-swefian