ge-dón
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Hý gedydon ðæt cild sprecende Shrn. 142, 22. phrase Erre móde git mé gedydon ye made me of angry heart, Bl.
ge-féra
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. :-- Sió gítsung ðe Sanctus Paulus cuæð ðæt wǽre hearga geféra avaritia quae est idolorum servitus, Past. 157, 6. Sió óðru gesǽlð is leás and beswícþ ealle hire geféran, Bt. 20; F. 70, 34
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Mid ðý hí cwǽdon ðæt ðæt is wundor ðæt ðú swá réðe forhæfednesse and swá hearde habban wylt andswarede hé : 'Heardran and réðran ic geseah' ;cum dicerent; : ';Mirum quod tam austeram tenere continentiam velis,;' ;respondebat; : ';Austeriora ego vidi,;
Linked entry: hréðe
níwe
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</b> of a kind now first invented or introduced :-- Níwe nihtweard (the pillar of fire ) sceolde wícian ofer weredum, Exod. 116. not previously known. of things spoken or heard Swég úp ástág níwe, B. 783.
dǽl
- Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
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Wé nú gehýrdon of hwylcumhugu dǽle secggan be . . . we have now in some sort heard say about . . ., Bl. H. 103, 18.
weaxan
To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape
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Ðonne sceal eów sóna weaxan tó hearme wǽdl and wáwa, sacu and wracu, Wulfst. 133, 2. Hé héht geond ðæt rǽdleáse hof weaxan wítebrógan, Cd. Th. 3, 33; Gen. 45.
ge-trymman
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. :-- Hé sette synoð, and getrymde and gefæstnode ealle ðá ðing be Godes mynstran ðá wǽron gesett be Wihtgáres dæge, Chr. 796; P. 56, 27. ꝥte e of mental or moral strength, to give strength to mind or heart, establish, confirm faith, &c.
wegan
to move, bear, carry, bring, transport ⬩ to bring, cause ⬩ to bear, support ⬩ to bear, carry, ⬩ to have ⬩ bear ⬩ wear ⬩ to have ⬩ to be under the influence of ⬩ have ⬩ bear ⬩ to bear, submit to ⬩ to weigh, ⬩ to put something in a balance ⬩ to be equal to ⬩ To move
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Lifge Ismael and ðé þanc wege, heard*-*rǽdne hyge, Cd. Th. 141, 20; Gen. 2347. Ða ðe á wegen egsan Dryhtnes qui timent Dominum, Ps.
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sweord
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Th. 132, 12; By. 15: brád and brúnecg, 136, 38; By. 163: it is 'gód,' 138, 58; By. 237; 'heard,' Beo. Th. 5966; B. 2987: 5269; B. 2638: Exon. Th. 325, 32; Víd. 120: 'heardecg,' Beo. Th. 2581; B. 1288: 'ecgum dyhtig,' 2578; B. 1287: Cd.
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wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Wénum hopefully, expectantly, 380, 17; Rä. 1, 9. with gen. of what is hoped for or expected : On ðam is godcundnesse wén ðe manna ingehygd wát divinity may be expected in him who knows men's hearts, Blickl. Homl. 179, 25: Exon. Th. 302, 21; Fä. 39.
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BRECAN
to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare
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v. trans. to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere Lét se hearda Higeláces þegn brádne méce brecan ofer bordweal the fierce thane of Higelac caused his broad sword to break over the shield
ge-wítan
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Þis andwearde líf is heard and gewítende and swíðe geswincfull, Verc. Först 165. Eall ꝥ is from heora eágum gewiten, Bl. H. 99, 19. Míne welan syndon ealle gewitene and gehrorene, 113, 25
ge-wunian
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Hér is nédran swég, wyrmas gewunade adders have their home here Sat. 103. of things Yrre ne scealt þú tó lange on þínre heortan gewunian (perhaps lǽtan should be supplied) thou shall not loo long give place to anger in thine heart Angl. xii. 516, 25.
micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Se ðissum herige mǽst hearma gefremede, Andr. Kmbl. 2397; An. 1200. Grammar micel, without gen. On swá miclum heó hæfþ genóg swá wé ǽr sprǽcon. Gif ðú heore máre selest ..., Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 11.
faran
to travel ⬩ journey ⬩ to march ⬩ to go ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ to go ⬩ move ⬩ to go ⬩ fly ⬩ to come ⬩ to pass away ⬩ depart ⬩ to go on ⬩ practise ⬩ happen ⬩ turn out
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strǽte . . . foldweg tredan, An. 774. of action, behaviour. of persons, to go on Sé ðe mid lufe bið áfylled, sé færð on smyltnesse, and sé ðe hatunge hæfð, sé færð mid yrsunge he that is filled with love goes on quietly, and he that has hatred in his heart
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hǽlu
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ID, 12 : Mk. p. 4, 6. on parting Hǽlo ábeád heorðgeneátum goldwine Geáta the lord of the Geats (Beowulf at the point of death), liberal and kind, bade farewell to his hearth-sharers, B. 2418. in written communications Eusebius dǽm bróder in Drihten
teóna
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Oft wǽron teónan wǽrfæstra wera weredum gemǽne heardum hearmplega. Ðá ongan Abraham sprecan . . . 'Ne sceolon unc betweónan teónan weaxan wroht wriðian' ( facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot . . .
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BRÁD
BROAD open, large, spacious, copious ⬩ latus, expansus, amplus, spatiosus, copiosus
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Se hearda þegn lét brádne méce brecan ofer bordweal the fierce thane caused his broad sword to break over the shield, Beo. Th. 5948;B. 2978.
LǼTAN
to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let
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Nis him blód tó lǽtanne, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 16. to let, cause, make, get, have, cause to be, place Ic hine symble gehýre and míne mildse ofer ðone lǽte I will ever hear him, and my mercy shall be upon that man, Wulfst. 264, 11.
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strang
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Ealle ða gesetnessa ðe tó stronge wǽron and tó hearde, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 15. Wæs ðis gefeoht wælgrimre and strengre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum, Bd. 1, 12, S. 481, 25.