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for-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan; p. ic, he -geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen.

to givegrantsupplypermitgive upleave offdăredōnārepræbēreindulgēredēdĕrerelinquĕreFORGIVEremitremittĕredimittĕrecondōnāre

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Hlyst ýst forgeaf the storm left of being heard [hearing ], Andr. Kmbl. 3171; An. 1588. to FORGIVE, remit; remittĕre, dimittĕre, condōnāre Eádige beóþ ða, ðe him beóþ heora unrihtwísnesse forgifene beāti, quorum remissæ sunt inīquĭtātes, Ps.

Linked entries: for-giefan for-gyfan

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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With the reading hrǽs for hrær the passage might be translated 'first of all sank down Garulf ... around him moved many a stout man weak or wounded in body: the raven wheeled round swart and dusky.'

Linked entry: lacra

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Gange [ðæt land] into ðære stówe swá gewered swá hit stande mid mete and mid mannum and mid ǽlcum þingan let the land go afterwards to that place so provided as it may then be, with meat and with men and with everything, 519, 3: Cod. Dipl.

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to supportsustainsupponere

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Ealle stówa Drihten ymbféhþ and neoþan underwreþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 23, 21. Man ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ and mid cantlum underwriðaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 10. Hé mid criccum his féðunge underwreðode, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 25.

Linked entry: under-wriðian

árian

(v.)
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Þú nelt árian þǽre stówe non parces loco illi, Gen. 18, 24. Miltsian and árian mannum, Hml. Th. i. 68, 25

ge-singan

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Gesinge (cantet) hé fíftig sealma on cyricean oððe on óþre dígolre stówe, Ll. Th. ii. 134, Ii. Þ ǽlc gegilda gesinge án fíftig oþþe begite gesungen, i. 236, 37. Mið ðý warð gebed gesungen facta oratione, Jn. p. 2, 2.

hwettan

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. ¶ hwete stán a stone used for whetting (?) :-- Tó hwettan stánes wylle; of hwættan stánes wylle, C. D. iii. 430, II. to make a person keen (hwæt), incite, excite, egg on. absolute Swá þín sefa hwette, B. 490. with acc.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a signsignifybetokenshowinstructsignāresignĭfĭcāredenŏtāreinsĭnuāremonstrāreinstruĕreto signmarkwitnesssealsignāreinsignīreobsignāre

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Wæter getácnaþ on ðyssere stówe mennisc ingehýd water in this place betokens human knowledge, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 1: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 42: Lchdm. iii. 198, 6, 7. Ða alecgendlícan word getácnaþ dǽde the deponent verbs signify action, Ælfc.

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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Afterwards in a more general sense to throw. to throw at an object, strike with a missile, to stone a person Seó clǽnnes ða fúlnesse mid flinte torfaþ pudicitia libidinem cum saxo percutit, Gl. Prud. 12 a.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Of ðam leóma stód from it stretched a ray, 5532; B. 2769. Ic geseah Ðrihten of ansíne tó ansíne, Gen. 32, 30.

Linked entry: ob

ge-hwilc

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On ðǽre stówe beóð gehǽlede gehwilce untrume, Hml. S. 4, 125.

fullíce

(adv.)
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Th. i. 190, 15. of completed action Praeteritum perfectum ys forðgewiten fulfremed: steti ic stód fullíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 7. [O. Sax. fullíko: O. H. Ger. follícho funditus, largiter. ]

on-ǽlan

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Ád stód onǽled, Gen. 2922 : Ph. 216.

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Paulus ne éhte geleáffulra manna ðurh andan, ac ðurh ware ðære ealdan ǽ, 390, 6. safe-keeping, custody, keeping from injury, guard: — Stód se gréna wong in Godes wære, Exon. Th. 146, 32 ; Gú. 718: 143, 17; Gú. 662: Andr. Kmbl. 1648; An. 825.

Linked entry: wer-genga

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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.; Swt. 5, 16. to make a track, go Mec fugles wyn geond speddropum spyrede geneahhe . . . beám telge swealg stóp eft on mec síþade sweartlást me (a book) throughout the bird's joy (the pen) with drops made frequent tracks, . . . swallowed the tree's

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Eall ðæt ic hæbbe on libbandan and on licgendan all the live and dead stock that I have, Chart. Th. 548, 13.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Skt. i. 2, 155. of quality, degree, not little, great, of persons Hé ðúhte him selfum suíðe unlytel and suíðe medeme se parvulum non videbat, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 12. of things Storm, cirm unlytel, Andr. Kmbl. 2476; An. 1239. Dóm unlytel, Beo.

for-stelan

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Se fruma wæs ꝥ mon forstæl ǽnne wímman Ælfsige the beginning was that a woman was stolen from Ælfsige, Cht. Th. 206, 19.

ge-fadian

(v.)
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Eówer síð ne bið ná swá swá wé wéndon, ac wyrð elles gefadod and on óðre stówe, Hml. S. 6, 86. Ealle ðá gerýnu Crístes menniscnysse wǽron gefadode þurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 3