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ge-neát

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On sumon hé sceal landgafol syllan . . . Ll. Th. i. 432, ii.

hreówsian

(v.)
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Sceal hé ðára lǽstena worda hreówsian, 199, 16. with clause Hé hreówsade ðæt hé him ǽfre suá ungeriesenlíce geðénigan sceolde, Past. 199, 18. with prep.

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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sceal se ðe wile sittan æt Godes gereorde ðæt gærs ofsittan, ðæt is, ðæt hé sceal ða flǽsclícan lustas gewyldan, Homl. Th. i. 188, 26. to sit upon, oppress Gif hé; (a king) his folc ofsit, ðon biþ hé tyrannus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: of-setenness

ge-samnung

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Æt þám giftan sceal mæssepreóst beon; sé sceal mic Godes bletsunge heora gesomnunge gederian, i. 256, 7

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, ðæt witod sceal geweorðan godspel gecýþed geond ealle worulde ǽr worulde ende, 89, 21.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra many a precious thing will we share, Beo. Th. 3572; B. 1784: 5590; B. 2799. Ðǽr wæs máðma fela, frætwa gelǽded, 72; B. 36. Mádma, 81; B. 41.

Linked entry: máðm

dǽlan

(v.)
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Se ríca berð máre þonne hé behófige . . .; for ðí sceal se ríca dǽlan his byrðene wið þone ðearfan, Hml. Th. i. 254, 31.

haga

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Fram earnes beáme Cregsétna haga an eást*-*halfe scéd hit tó Liówsandene . . . fram swelgende Cregsétna haga tó sioxslihtre, C. D. ii. 73, 25-28 : iii. 227, 20-23. Þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

Linked entry: hecge

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmonlax

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Leax sceal on wǽle mid sceóte scríðan swiftly shall the salmon in the stream's eddy move, Menol. Fox 538; Gn. C. 39. Leaxes geallan, L. M. 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 6. Hwý gé nú ne settan on some dúne fiscnet eówru, ðonne eów fón lysteþ leax? Bt. Met.

Linked entry: læx

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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Ðæt gér, ðe man hǽt solaris, þurhsmíhþ Zodiacum ðone circul on þrim hund dagum and fíf and syxtigum, Anglia viii. 303, 22. to go carefully through a subject, go over the details Hé sceal snotorlíce smeágean and georne þurhsmúgan ealle ða ðing ðe hláforde

Linked entry: smúgan

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

ge-hlíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlíwan, ge-hleówan; p. de
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Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlýwde ( calefacti, Job 31, 20) ðearfena sídan, Hml. Th. ii. 448, 18.

Linked entries: ge-hleówan ge-hlýwan

oft

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Ellen bið sélast þám þe oftost sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, Gú. 1322. Oftast, Ps. Th. 61, 9. Sum geréfa eard weardade oftast symle in þǽre ceastre Commedia, Jul. 20. Oftust, Ps. Th. 93, 4. Add

fleám

(n.)
Grammar
fleám, flǽm, es; m. [fleón to flee]

Flightfŭga

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sceal æðelingas gefricgean fleám eówerne now nobles shall hear of your flight, Beo. Th. 5771; B. 2889: Ps. Th. 141, 5: Ps. Spl. 88, 23. Fleám gewyrcan to take to flight, Byrht. Th. 134, 9; By. 81.

Linked entry: flǽm

hyð

(n.)
Grammar
hyð, gen. hyððe ; f.

Advantagegainprofitbenefit

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Se hýra smeáþ embe ða woruldlícan hyðða and lǽt tó gýmeleáste ðæra sceápa lyre the hireling inquires after worldly advantages, and leaves to neglect the loss of the sheep, Homl.Th. i. 240, 29

Linked entry: hyðe-líc

irringa

(adv.)
Grammar
irringa, irrenga; adv.

Angrilyin anger

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Seó beó sceal losian ðonne heó hwæt yrringa stingþ the bee shall perish when she stings anything in anger, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, 26 : Bt. Met. Fox 18, 13; Met. 18, 7. Yrrenga, 26, 167 ; Met. 26, 84.

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appointjudicare, assignare, imponere, designareto shrive, impose penance, censurepœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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Kmbl. 593; An. 297. to shrive, impose penance, censure; pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere Manna sáwla lǽce sceal geþencan, hú he mannum heora dǽda gescrífe and hí þeáh-hwæðere ne fordéme the physician of men's souls must consider how he shall shrive

Linked entry: ge-scrif

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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. ¶ with riht prefixed :-- Ðis synt ða rihtymbrendagas (legitimi quatuor temporum dies ), ðe man mid rihte healdan sceal; ðæt is, on kł. Martii, on ðære forman wucan; and kł. Iunii, on ðære æfteran wucan; and on kł.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

wrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽd, wrǽð, es; m.

a bandagebandfilletwhat is bound togethera bundlea bandcompanyflock

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Wrǽd sceal wunden. Exon. Th. 343, 6; Gn. Ex. 153. Sió wund wile tóberan, gif hió ne bið gewriiten mid wrǽde (wrǽðe, Cott. MSS. ), Past. 17 ; Swt. 123, 16: Lchdm. ii. 306, 18. Se mec wrǽde on furþum legde, bende and clomme, Exon.

á-nídan

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Hí man sceal út of Godes circan ánýdan, Hml. A. 149, 126. Út tó ánýdenne expellendum, Scint. 210, 13. Út ánéddum effossis, evulsis. Wrt. Voc. ii. 142. 63

Linked entry: á-nýdan