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weornian

(v.)
Grammar
weornian, p. ode
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To wither, fade, pine away Ic eom hége gelíc ðam ðe hraðe weornaþ, ðonne hit byð ámówen, Ps. Th. 101, 4, 9. Ða blóstman blówaþ ðonne óþre wyrta scrincaþ and weorniaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13. Ic weornede tabescebam, Ps. Spl. 118, 158.

ymbren-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-fæsten, es; n.
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Ðæt ymbrenfæsten byð on ðissum mónþe ( December ), Anglia viii. 311, 39. On ðam lenctenfæstene and on ǽlcum ymbrenfæstene, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 17. Feówer ymbrenfæstenu beóð on twelf mónðum, eallswá feówer tíman beóð, Anglia viii. 312, 14.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Gesión wadan wǽgflotan, Elen. Kmbl. 491; El. 246. with prepositions Hit ðurh hróf wadeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 824; Sal. 411.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

agof

(n.)
Grammar
agof, = agob
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A word formed in the Riddles by inverting the. order of the letters in the word boga a bow. Agob [MS, agof] is mín noma eft onhwyrfed agob is my name transposed, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 12; Rä. 24, 1

hús-hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hús-hleów, es; n.
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Shelter afforded by a house Gif[e] his húshleów and mete and munde ðam ðe ðæs beþurfe let him give the shelter of his house and food and protection to him that needs it, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 25

níd-hǽs

(n.)
Grammar
níd-hǽs, e; f.

A command which is attended by compulsion

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A command which is attended by compulsion Man for cyning gebidde and hine búton neádhǽse heora willum weorðigen let people pray for the king, and honour him without injunction, of their own accord, L. Wih. 1; Th. i. 36, 16

Linked entry: hǽs

godcundlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
godcundlíce, adv.

Divinelyfrom heavenby inspirationdivinitus

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Divinely, from heaven, by inspiration; divinitus Godcundlíce divinitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5. Ðeáh he sé godcundlíce gesceádwís though he be divinely rational, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 18: Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 10: 4, 24; S. 596, 41

ge-hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlystan, p. -hlyste; pp. -hlysted.

to listenhearauscultareaudireto obeyobedire

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Th. 134, 31; By. 92. to obey; obedire On hlyste eáran gehlyste me in auditu auris obediunt mihi, Ps. Spl. 17, 46

Linked entry: hlystan

ymb-standend

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-standend, es; m.
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A by-stander Hí ánra gehwilcum ymbstandendra forsǽton heáfodsiéna, Cd. Th. 150, 8; Gen. 2488. Ðá cwæðse cásere tó ðám embstandendum, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 275. Sum mon of ðǽm ymbstondendum quidam de circumstantibus Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 47

ýþ-hof

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-hof, es; n.
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Ongan ófostlíce ðæt hof (ýðhof is suggested by Grein, which would restore the missing alliteration ) wyrcan, Cd. Th. 79, 25; Gen. 1316

æt-wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wrencan, p. te
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To cheat a person out of something, deprive by fraud Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð (æt-wrencð, v. l.), Prov. K. 34. [Cf. æt-wrenchen to twist awny, escape , Marh. 15, 20: O. and N. 248.]

Linked entry: wrencan

á-feohtan

(v.)
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To Fight one's way, make one's way by fighting Þæt sume þurh ealle þá truman út áfuhten, gif hié mehten, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 21

be-streddon

(v.)
Grammar
be-streddon, be-stregdan; p. -strédde

To bestrew

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To bestrew, cover by scattering Hé þæt Crtístes mǽl on ðone seáð ásette, and hit heóld, oð þæt his ðegnas mid moldan hit bestréddon and gefæstnedon donec adgesío a militibus puluere terrae figeretur. Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 20. Substitute:

ge-snid

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Add: cutting by a surgeon, cutting with a lancet. Cf. sníþan ; Beóð oft ðá wunda mid ele gehǽlda, ðá ðe mon mid gesnide ( incisione ) gebétan ne meahte, Past. 271, 2. killing. Cf. sníþan; Swá swá sceáptð gesnide, R. Ben. 27, 10

heáfod-gylt

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gylt, e; f.

A capital crime, deadly sin

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A capital crime, deadly sin Búton hine hwá mid heáfodgylte forwyrce ðæt hé weofudþénunge ðanonforþ wyrðe sí unless any one by deadly sin render himself unworthy thenceforth of the altar-service, L. N. P. L. 2; Th. ii. 290, 8

hlytm

(n.)

a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares

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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126

Linked entry: un-hlytm

ofer-stǽlan

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Se dóm þurh þone byþ oferswíþed and oferstǽled ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces sententia per quam tumultuosae turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 265, 2

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Þú nemst bys naman Hǽlend, Mt. 1, 21. add Þ héhste gód þe wé nemnaþ God, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 220, 31. Þone swylcne seócne lǽcas nemniað gewitleásne, Gr. D. 247, 14.

trúð

(n.)
Grammar
trúð, es; m.

A player on a trumpetan actorbuffoon

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As an illustration of the character of the trúð see Strutt's Sports and Pastimes, Bk. iii. c. 3, § § 4, 7, where one picture is given of dancers accompanied by trumpeters, and another of a dancing bear attended by a trumpeter

CLEÓFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLEÓFAN, ic cleófe, ðúclýfst, he clýfþ, cleófaþ; cleáf,clufon; clofen

To CLEAVE, separate, split findere, dissecare

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Th. 140, 4; By. 283