firenian
to sin ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to revile ⬩ călumniāri
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to sin; peccāre Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Exon. 99b; Th. 373, 3; Seel. 103.
meagol-líce
Earnestly ⬩ strenuously
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Hé hafaþ wíslícu word, wile meagollíce módum tǽcan, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 16; Exod. 527
giefan
To give ⬩ dare
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To give; dare Ic eów meaht giefe I will give you might, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 11; Cri. 478. He us ǽt giefeþ he giveth us food, 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604: 87 a; Th. 327, 23; Vy. 8. Ðú us freádóm gief do thou give us freedom, Hy. 5, l0; Hy.
ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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Men willaþ bysmorlíce plegian and mid gegafspræcum Godes hús gefýlan men will play shamefully and defile God's house with wanton speeches, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357 note, 3
Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc
un-ǽmtigan
to prevent a person being at leisure ⬩ to deprive of leisure
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person being at leisure, to deprive of leisure Ne lyste ðé wífes ðe ðé on nánum þincgum ne ábysige ne ðé ne unǽmtige tó ðínum wyllan do not you desire a wife that may worry you in nothing, and may not prevent you being at leisure to follow your own will
mid-dæg
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what wilt thou do if to-morrow I live to see midday? Hml. S. 3, 590. Fram middæge oð nón a sexta hora usque ad horam nonam, 27, 188. Add
mid-gesíþ
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But if the construction with verbs similar to emhlenned is noted (e. g. ymb-gyrdan, -habban, -hegian, -hípan) it will be seen that (?)
riht-lǽce
A genuine physician, one who is really a doctor
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who is really a doctor Se ðe his broces bóte sécþ búton tó Gode sylfum and tó his hálgum and tó rihtlǽcum hé drýhþ deófles wyllan he that seeks a remedy for his malady except from God and from his saints and from regular doctors, he does the devil's will
tór
Difficult, ⬩ hard
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Tor for to telle, Will. 1428. Toor, 5066
hréd-eádig
Glorious ⬩ noble ⬩ triumphant
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Sum biþ on huntoþe hréðeádigra deóra drǽfend one is more famous in hunting, a chaser of wild beasts, 78 b; Th. 295,23; Crä. 37. [Thorpe and Grem take hréðeádigra as gen., but see Th. 298, 1; Crä. 78 for another comparative.]
ge-treówe
True ⬩ trusty ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fīdēlis
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Ic wille him syllan míne gewitnesse weorþe and getreówe servabo testāmentum meum fĭdāle ipsi, Ps. Th. 88, 25: 118, 111. Hwæðer gé getreówe synd whether ye are true, Gen. 42, 33.
ge-nerian
To save, deliver, take away, set free, preserve, defend ⬩ servare, redimere, liberare, eripere, salvum facere, defendere
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To save, deliver, take away, set free, preserve, defend; servare, redimere, liberare, eripere, salvum facere, defendere Se mec wile wiþ ðám níðum genergan he will protect me against that malice, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 24; Gú. 212.
Linked entry: nerian
ge-cyrran
to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire
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Homl. 85, 24; 57, 30; 59, 13. to turn [one's self], go, return; verti, reverti, ire Ic wille ðæt he libbe and to Gode gecyrran I will that he live and turn to God, Blickl. Homl. 97, 34; 101, 15. Gecyrraþ to me ðonne gecyrre ic to eów.
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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God wille ðisse worlde ende gewyricean God will put an end to this world, Blickl. Homl. 109, 33. He nest gewyrceþ it makes a nest, Exon. 62 b; Th. 230, 9; Ph. 469. Hie gewyrcaþ ǽnne líchoman they form one body, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 16.
Linked entry: ge-worht
twelf-hynde
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ceorl Ǽnig mǽgð, xii-hynde oþþe twyhynde, L. Ath. v. 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 10. Be xii-hyndum men. Gif hé sié twelfhynde, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 14. Gif hió sié cirlisc mid .lx. sciłł. gebéte . . . Gif hió sié xii-hyndu .cxx. sciłł. gebéte, 18; Th. i
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ge-wissian
To make or cause to know ⬩ to instruct ⬩ inform ⬩ direct ⬩ command ⬩ govern ⬩ docere ⬩ edocere ⬩ regere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ dirigere
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Gif ðú nelt beón gewissod if thou wilt not be directed, Ælfc. T. Lisle, 40, 12
Linked entry: wísian
lyre
Loss ⬩ damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ detriment
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'Ic wille ofgán æt ðé his blód' ðæt is his lyre 'I will require at thy hands his blood,' that is, his destruction, i. 6, 27. Lífes lyre death, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 26; Gú. 801. Ne se enga deáþ, ne lífes lyre, 56 b; Th. 201, 8; Ph. 53.
ge-tíðian
To grant ⬩ allow
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Ic wille ðæt gé ealle getíðe míne worde I will that ye all allow my words, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 3. Hí his bénum getíðodon they should grant his prayers, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 42. Him wearþ ðæs getíðod that was granted him, 44: Beo. Th. 4558; B. 2284
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ge-scerian
to bestow, appoint, provide, ordain, destine ⬩ tribuere, providere, ordinare, destinare ⬩ to number, reckon ⬩ numerare ⬩ to ordain, arrange
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Ic biddan wille ðæt ðú me ne gescyrige mid scyldhetum I will pray that thou appoint me not among the guilty ones, Andr.
Linked entries: ge-scyrian ge-scyrigan