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tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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In addition, besides Hé bǽd his þegnum, ðæt hig lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc and fórmete tóeácan (datis supra cibariis in viam), Gen. 42; 25. Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37.

ge-tríwan

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Th. i. 52, 4. (2 a) to trust a person to do something :-- Him þá from bugan þe hié betst getriéwdon ꝥ him sceolde sige gefeohtan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 25. with acc., to trust a person or thing Ic þíne sóðfæstnysse getreówe, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-trýwan

be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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móston his líc mid heora ðénungum behwurfan, i. 564, 13. <b>Ib.</b> of dressing animals intended for food :-- Hig behwurfon þá fugelas siccaverunt coturnices, Num. II, 32.

for-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]

To lie greatlybelievalde mentīriementīri

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To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon they would lie with false witnesses, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16. Leáse gewitan hine forlugon false witnesses belied him, Homl. Th. i. 44, 28.

Linked entry: for-logen

un-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
un-þearf, e; f.

Disadvantagehurtharmdetriment

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Hé férde for his bróðær unþearfe intó Normandige he (William) went to Normandy on account of the injury his brother had done him (see Henry of Huntingdon), 1091; Erl. 227, 5.

á-loccian

(v.)
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Hét hé sum his folc feohtan on þæt fæsten þæt hié mid þǽm þæt folc út áloccoden, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 3. Add

Linked entry: loccian

Arabisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Arabisc, adj.
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Arabian Arabisc man hic et haec Arabs, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 65, 12. Hie Fenix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre ðeóde, 70, 12

ge-innian

(v.)
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Wé nýdað út þá forsyngodan of Godes cyrican, oð þæt mid dǽdbóte sylfe geinnian, tó þám þæt wé hý þyder in eft lǽdan durran, 154, 29. to supply the place of what is lost, replace, fill up a deficiency Hé him gá tó honda oþþæt hé his ceáp him geinnian

ge-gán

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síð drugon, geeódon tó þæs þe eorla hleó . . . gefrúnon hringas dǽlan, 1967. forð onetton, oð hié gegán hæfdon tó þám wealgeate, Jud. 140: 219. Hié tógædre gegánhæfdon, B. 2630.

un-ágán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágán, adj.

Not lapsedwith the time of its lease not run out

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Nú gewríte ic Cyneswíðe ðæt ðreóra hída lond on ðreóra monna daeg ... and éc ic hire léte tó ... ðæt twéga hída lond ... ða hwíle hit unágaen seó, and Cyneswíð hit tó nǽngum óðrum men ne léte ða hwíle hit unágaen sé, bútun tó hire bearna sumum ...

laðian

(v.)
Grammar
laðian, p. ode

To invitecallcall upon

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Homl. 187, 26: Cd. 226; Th. 301, 29; Sat. 589 Loth hig laðode geornlíce Lot compulit illos oppido, Gen. 19, 3. Hé laðede ðæt onféngon ðam gerýno Cristes geleáfan ad fidei suscipiendæ sacramentum invitaret, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 31.

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Hú earmlíce hit gefaren is gynd þás ðeóde, Wlfst. 166, 11. earmlíce férdon swá ꝥ se hálga wer wundorlíce geband, Hml.

níde

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Add Hé gebint hine selfne tó him mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne ymb ðone habban ðe hé ǽr ne ðorfte ... ðæt hé hine sceal níde tela lǽran apud curam, quae ante deerat, mens ligatur . . . commissis sibi cogitur bona dicere, Past. 193, 8-

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Þe deuel mid his hinderworde bicherde Adam, ii. 59, 19. Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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Se cyng férde him the Danes æt hindan, and offérde innan Eást-Seaxan, and ðǽr tógædere heardlíce féngon, 1016; Erl. 158, 1

Linked entry: of-faran

wiþ-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-gínan, p. de

To replyto repelreject

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Skt. ii. 25, 636) Ðá cwæð hé eft tó him sylfum: 'Tó sóðan ne þincð mé nǽfre ðæt hit sóð sý ðæt ðys sý Efesa byrig . . .'

Linked entry: gínan

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Hié hit tó nánum fácne ne tó nánum láðe næfdon ðætte ða earman wífmen hié swá tintredon nec tamen miseriæ hominum pressura temporum deputata est, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 13.

ofer-feohtan

(v.)

to conquer, vanquishexpugnare, devincere

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feónd oferfeohtaþ, Exon. Th. 150, 7; Gú. 775. Oft ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt mé, Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405.

ge-dwellan

(v.)
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forþon tiliað ꝥ gód dón þe willað gedwellan þá gife óðera manna weorces ( ut gratiam alienae operationis obnubilent), Gr. D. 76, 26. intrans. To err -Sé ðe gedweleð qui erraverit, Kent. Gl. 784

wénan

(v.)
Grammar
wénan, p. de.

to weensupposethinkimagineopinebelieveto hopeexpectlook for

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Onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos vicini finis suspicione Past. 32; Swt. 213, 24. wéndon his beteran ðonne hé wǽre Bt. 30, tit.; Fox xvi, 5.

Linked entries: for-wénan wǽnan