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a-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorþan, a-wurþan, ic -weorþe, -wurþe, ðú -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþeþ, -wurþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wurþaþ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden; v. intrans. [a from, away, weorþan to become]

To cease to be ⬩ become insipid or worthless ⬩ evanescere

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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Gyf ðæt sealt awyrþ if the salt become insipid, Mt. Bos. 5, 13: Lk. Bos. 14, 34. Ðú awordena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22

Linked entries: a-worden a-wurþan a-wyrþ

líc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
líc-mann, es; m.
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Ðalícmenn ðá ealle flugon áweg, 348, 20: 548, 15. Ðá bær sum wuduwe hire suna líc tó bebyrgenne ... Seó dreorige módor mid ðám lícmannum hí ástrehte æt ðæs hálgan apostoles fótum ...

soc

(n.)
Grammar
soc, es; n.

Suck, sucking at the breast

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Taken awei fro sok, or wenyd Wick. (Isaiah 11, 8)]

híred-mann

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Se cyningc ábræc intó þám búre þǽr heó inne læg, and hét his hýredmen ealle áweg gán, Ap. Th. 2, 1

hæppan

(v.)
Grammar
hæppan, (?); p. te
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, to slip Þá slóh sum hǽþen man to þám hálgan were, ac mid þám swenge hæpte ꝥ swurd him of handum (the sword slipped out of his hand), and ne mihte man hit nǽfre syððan findan (cf. þæt wǽpen wand áweg mid þám siege of þæs réðan handum, Hml.

ge-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wirdan, to injure, spoil.
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Ðý lǽs hié mid ðý tóle ðæt hále líc gewierden ðe hié sceoldon mid ðæt unhále áweg aceorfan dum per hoc in se sana perimunt, per quod salubriter abscindere sauciata debuerunt, Past. 365, 12.

Linked entries: ge-werdan ge-wyrdan

pocc

(n.)
Grammar
pocc, es ; m.
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Wið poccum swíðe sceal mon blód lǽtan ... gif hié út sleán ǽlcne man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, and ðonne wín oððe alordrenc drýpe on innan, ðonne ne beóþ hý gesýne, 104, 14-106, 6. See the note on this section

be-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlídan, p. -hlád, pl. -hlidon; pp. -hliden [hlídan to cover]

To cover over ⬩ to cover ⬩ close ⬩ tegere ⬩ claudere

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To cover over, to cover, close; tegere, claudere Híg awylton ðone stán, and ðone pytt eft behlidon thei schulden turne awei the stoon, and thei schulden put. it eft on the pit Wyc; Gen. 29, 3.

Linked entry: hlídan

ge-brócod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brócod, -brócad, -bróced, -brócud [or -brocod ?]; part. p. [ge-, brðcod; pp. of brócian to oppress, vex]

Afflicted ⬩ broken up ⬩ injured ⬩ afflictus ⬩ confractus

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Ða óðre gebrócade aweg cómon the others came away afflicted, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 1. Hie wǽron gebrócede they were afflicted, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 30. We ealle on hǽðenum folce gebrócude wǽron we were all afflicted by the heathen folk, Cod.

á-delfan

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Ǽlcne pocc man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, Lch. ii. 106, 4

Linked entry: a-dylf

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence) ⬩ to drive off, drive away ⬩ expellere, repudiare

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Hæfde hine Penda ádrifenne, Chr. 658; P. 32, 6. with words further marking removal, áweg Hí hine áweg ádrifon, Bl. H. 221, 22: Chr. 1086; P. 222, 3. Is áweg ádrifen explodatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 71. fram Ðú mé ádrífest from earde mínum, Gen. 1032.

un-deáþlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-deáþlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Immortality Bið úre deádlíca líchama áwend tó undeáðlícnýsse, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 4

Linked entry: un-deádlícness

á-hwǽr

Grammar
á-hwǽr, l. -hwer, -wer,
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Ealle þe hé áwer (-hwer, v. l. ) métte, Ors. 114, 3. Nis áhwǽr (áwer, ówer, v. ll. nequaquam ) geméted on bócum, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 68, 10. Áwer on neáweste, Bt. 16, 1; F. 50, 3: El. 33. Ówer londes, Cri. 1002: 199. Ówer feor oððe neáh, B. 2870.

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNAT ⬩ culex

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GNAT; culex Gedrehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain out the gnat, Mt. Bos. 23, 24. Com hundes fleógan and gnættas venit cænomyia et cinipes, Ps. Spl. 104, 29.

gladung

(n.)
Grammar
gladung, e; f.
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Cf. gladian; 1 b Ne bið þǽr árfæstnys ne sibb ne hopa ne ǽnig gladung, flýhð se frófur áweg nec pax nec pietas immo spes nulla quietis flentibus arrideret, fugiunt solatia cuncta (v. ge-gladian; 1 b), Wlfst. 139, 13. an appeasing. v. gladian; 3 Gladunge

ofer-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been taken ⬩ an addition, augmentation

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an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been taken Ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs folces hí ofslógon, and ðone ofereácan áweg gelǽddon, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 4.

un-teald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-teald, adj.

Uncounted

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Uncounted Gyf se ðæg byð forlǽten unteald, ðǽrrihte áwent eall ðæs geáres ymbryn þwyres, Lchdm. iii. 264, 12

Linked entries: tellan un-áteald

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ glide away ⬩ to fail ⬩ ruere ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ deficere

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Ic ðus gehroren eom and aweg gewiten I [Babylon] am thus fallen and passed away, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 35. Móna niðer gehreóseþ the moon shall fall down, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 22; Cri. 939.

Linked entries: ge-hreás ge-hror ge-hroren ge-hruron ge-reósan

fox

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His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær and ábát án fox cumende of þám neáhlande ... Þá cóm se fox, swá his gewuna wæs, and gelæhte áne henne, Gr. D. 69, 22-70, 2.

milcen

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Gif eala sié áwerd oþþe meolcen mete, Lch. ii. 14, 18. Add

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