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ofer-rícsian

(v.)

to dominate, rule over

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to dominate, rule over: — Hé him geþafode ðæt hit mid anwalde him móste oferrícsian Past. 17, 8; Swt. 119, 19

Linked entry: rícsian

ge-rǽf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽf, adj.

Fixedfixus

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Fixed; fixus Gif mon folc-leásunge gewyrce and hió on hine gerǽf weorðe if a man commit folk-leasing and it be fixed upon him, L. Ælf 32; Th. i. 80, 21, note

Linked entry: -rǽf

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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Sǽde hire ðá his lust and his willan ðæt his lulu wǽre ðæt hé ða stówe neósode ðara eádigra apostola indicavit ei desiderium sibi inesse beatorum apostolorum limina visitandi 5, 19; S. 637, 30. On ðæm welme ðære sóþan lufan, Blickl.

Linked entry: lufe

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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Hit is mín unna and mín fulle leáfe ðæt hé dihte privilegium, vi. 203, 23. Mid unnan Godes and his hálgena ... mit unnan hírédes, ii. 58, 23, 25.

Linked entry: unne

un-pleólíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-pleólíc, adj.

Not dangerouswithout risk

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Kmbl. 29. as regards moral hurt Augustinus cwæð, ðæt unpleólíc sý þeáh hwá lǽcewyrte ðirge; ac ðæt hé tǽlþ tó unálýfedlícere wíglunge, gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte, búton hé tó ðam dolge gelecge, Homl. Th. i. 476, 3.

á-þweán

Grammar
á-þweán, pp.-þwagen,-þwægen,-þwogen.

to washcleanse an object from impurityto wash impurity from an object

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Bið micel folc áðwægen hira scylda, Past. 105, 23. Bið suíðe wel áðwægen sió wund, 259, 25. Mid fulluhte áþwagen (áðwogen, v.l.) fram his dǽdum, Hml. S. 27, 194. Hé bið áðwogen fram his synnun, Hml. Th. i. 472, 5.

Linked entry: on-þweán

in-tó

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Þa heó intó hire móddrian eóde, 165, 28. Þá óþre bróþra þe þǽr úte wǽron eódan intó him, 217, 35. Malchus on foreweardan intó his þám hálgan geféran, and se bisceop æfter him inn eóde, Hml.

hlystan

listento listen

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S. 30, 321. to listen as a learner, be a regular auditor: Hé hine þǽr áfédde feówer geár. . . and hine sóhton þá crístenan and his láre hlyston, Hml.

þancweorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancweorþlíce, adv.
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Gladly, willingly, in a way that shews acceptance ðancweorþlíce ( gratanter ) wǽron fram him onfangene, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 2. Hé ðære gife ðancwurþlíce ( gratanter ) onféng, 4, 30; S. 609, 9.

pýtan

(v.)
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Hé lét him pýtan út his eágan (euulsis oculis), and ceorfan of his handa, Chr. 796; P. 56, 26 (v. Nap. 85)

bedding

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bǽron micel streáw tó his beddinga. . . . Þá tówearp hé ꝥ streáw of þǽre beddincge, Hml. S. 31, 849, 852. Him wearð gebeddod mid hnescre beddinge, 37, 191: 205. Uppan mínre beddincge super stratum meum, Ps. L. 62, 7.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Laurentius him ðæs getíðode, and nigontýne wera and wífa his híwisces gefullode, Hml.

ge-lang

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Gif hit deád weorðe bútan fulluhte, and hit on preóste gelang sý, Wlfst. 120, 10. consequent upon, resulting from, attributable to a cause Hié hæfdon longsum gefeoht ǽr þára folca áþor fluge.

mis-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden

To do wrong toto offendabuseill-use

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Ne misbeóde ǽnig óðrum, forðam eal ðæt ǽnig man óðrum on unriht tó hearme gedéþ, eal hit sceal eft mænigfealdlíce derian him sylfum, Wulfst. 112, 7-11. Misbeódan, 157, 20. Gif him ǽnig man heálíce misboden hæbbe (cf.

cwalu

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Mæst*-*að hié hié selfe on hiera niéhstena cwale in proximorum nece grassantur, 335, 15: Bl. H. 193, 1. Tó his cwale ad interfectionem ejus, Kent. Gl. 703. Cwale exitio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 4. Hé his sunu ásende tó cwale for ús, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 32.

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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sceoldon þone lofsang singan, and sé þe hit forsáwe, sceolde hit gebétan, Hml. S. 21, 161. with clause Ðeáh hé forsió ðæt hé him on lócige, Past. 111, 20. with dat. infin. Sume fæston swá ꝥ forsáwon tó etanne búton on ðone óðerne dæg, Hml.

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5. He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24.

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSEa family

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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48.

blót

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his ágenne snnu his godum tó blóte ácwealde, and hine him sylf siððan tó mete gegyrede ipsum filium epulis Iovis non dubitarit inpendere, Ors. 1, 8; S. 42, ll. Hǽðenscipe dreógan on blót, Ll. Th. ii. 296, 28.

cnyttan

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Oft þrǽl þæne þegen þe ǽr wæs his hláford cnyt swýðe fæste and wyrcó him tó þrǽle, Wlfst. 163, 2. Cnytt, 224, 2. Þá cnitton rápas hire tó handum and fótum, Hml. S. 9, 100. Ðæt hé ne cnytte ðæt underfongnfe feoh on ðǽm swátlíne, Past. 59, 13.