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be-faran

to come uponsurprisecatch

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Gif man hwilcne man teó ꝥ hé þone man féde þe úres hláfordes grið tóbrocen habbe . . . and gif hine (the man so accused) man mid him (the breaker of the peace) befare, beón hig bégen ánes rihtes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 298, 2.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Gif hí hié gesamnian nellen, gielde sé þæs wǽpnes onláh þæs weres þriddan dǽl they may join together, if they like, to pay the 'wer'. If they do not like, let him who lent the weapon pay a third of the 'wer', Ll. Th. i. 74, 4-6

brócian

(v.)
Grammar
brócian, part. brócigende; ic brócie, ðú brócast, he brócaþ, pl. bróciaþ; p. ode; pp. ge-brócod; v. a. [bróc
affliction
]

afflictionTo oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blameopprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare

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Th. i. 476, 19. Næfde se here Angelcyn gebrócod the army had not broken up the English race, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 30.

ed-wít

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Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7. Hé forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac hé ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12. Ic þec hálsige þæt þú furður mé fraceþu ne wyrce, edwít for eorlum, Jul. 542.

ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Hí wurdon gegripene fram móderlicum breóstum they were snatched from their mothers' breasts, Homl. Th. i. 84, 8

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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On þám tíman ne teáh nán æðelborennyss nǽnne man tó wurðscype, Hml. S. 3, 6. <b>IV 1.</b> add :-- Þá nǽddran áweg tugon, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 1

BEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓR, es; m.

BEERnourishing or strong drinkcerevisiasiceraa beverage made of honey and watermeadmetheglinhydromeliĭtisydromellummulsum

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bídan woldon Grendles gúðe the sons of conflict, drunk with beer, promised that they would await in the beer-hall the attack of Grendel Beo.

Linked entry: biór

ge-edstaþelung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelung, e; f.
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Restoration, repair, renewal Flǽscǽt þám untrumum for geedstaþelunge ( reparatione ) sý geðafod, R. Ben. 61, 2. Þæt teóðe werod forwearð. Þá wæs mancynn gesceapen tó geedstaðelunge ( to supply the loss ) ðæs forlorenan heápes, Hml. Th. i. 342, 25

Linked entry: ed-staþelung

ge-nesan

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Þú ðysne níð genesan móte, Lch. iii. 52, 17. to avoid an evil in which one might become involved Þ wé þurh þá ælmessan þá écan tintrega magon genesan, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 22. Cf. ge-nerian

dwǽs

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Se portgeréfa nam tó Malche graman, and him mid eallum hete cídde, and hine þus áxode: 'Þú stunta and se mǽsta dwǽs þe ǽfre on þissere byrig mǽst wæs ( the biggest blockhead that ever was in this town ), on hwilce wísan sceole wé þé gelýfan?,' Hml.

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.
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add: very much Þæt orþancum ealde reccað, þá þe mǽgburge mǽst gefrúnon, Exod. 360. Alexandreas ealra rícost monna cynnes and hé mǽst geþah þara þe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe, Víd. 16. Þeáh leahtras bysigen monna módsefan mǽst and swíðost.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Th. ii. 576, 30. Ic beóde ðe ðat ðú beríde ðás land ðam hǽlge tó hande I enjoin thee that thou perequitate these lands into the possession of the saint, Th. Chart. 369, 22.

BEN

(n.)
Grammar
BEN, benn, e; f. [connected with bana a slayer, murderer]

A woundvulnus

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A wound; vulnus ; With this word the MSS. often confound the pl. of bend, as in Cd. 195; Th. 243, 12; Dan. 435, where benne stands for bende: and in Andr.

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á-bycgan

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Th. i. 10, 7. Þu me smite . . . ah sare þu it salt abuggen. Lay. 8158, Bute ȝif he abugge þe sunne þet he wrouhte, A.

ge-diernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-diernan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealcēlāre

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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17

ge-rýnu

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Th. ii. 340, 8. a mystery For is þæt hálige hflsel geháten gerýnu, for ðan ðe Sðer ðing is ðǽron suggests that ge-sǽd, rather than ge-sǽli should be read, and that the gesewen, and ððer ðing undergyten, Hml. Th. ii. 270, 27.

geára

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Þæt wæs geára iú, Kr. 28. Ús geára ǽr wítgan þé tóweardne sægdon, Bl. H. 87, 10: Met. 20, 52. Þá þe ǽr wǽron Godes þá gecorenan geára on helle, Bl. H. 103, 11 : Ps. Th. 147, 8.

feorh-ner

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-ner, -nere, es; n.

Life's preservation or salvation, a refuge, sustenance, nourishmentfoodvītæ servātiorefŭgiumălĭmentumcĭbus

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Th. 64, 10

ge-neahhe

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Th. 122, 5. Sendan swíðe geneahhe ofer waðema gebind wérigne sefan, Wand. 56. Þæt þám þe his líf cúðon . . . þig geneahhor his lífes tó gemyndum cóme, Guth.

ge-lǽstan

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Þonne þú behát behǽtst, ne wanda þú þæt þú hit ne gelǽste, Deut. 23, 21. Ꝥ hé gelǽste eów þæt hé mid áðe swór, 29, 12: Ll. Th. i. 82, 6.