tó-brítan
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Ðæt God úre helpe and tóbrýte ðisne here, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 350. Ic bebeóde mínum þeówum þæt hí hí ( the idols ) ealle tóbrýton, i. 5, 236. Tóbrýtendes confringentis, Ps. Lamb. 28, 5. Tóbrýtendne (conterentem) deóful, Hymn. Surt. 115, 15.
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á-hwǽr
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Áhwǽr (ówer, v. l. ) elles búton on helle, Gr. D. 303, 5. Gif hí mihton þone here áhwǽr útene betræppen, Chr. 992; P. 127, 13. Ealle his sceattas þe hí mihton áhwár þǽr geáxian, 1064; P. 190, 18. Þá wísuste menu hé áwár gecneów, 995; P. 128, 21.
fæste
shaken ⬩ firmly ⬩ fast ⬩ urgently ⬩ strictly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ securely ⬩ fast ⬩ fast ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once
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Þú him fæste hel sóðan sprǽce be sure to keep the truth from them, Gen. 1836. Þú heora fyrene fæste hǽle, Ps. Th. 84, 2.
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on-sittan
to occupy ⬩ to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) ⬩ to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)
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Ne ic mé herehlóþe helle þegna swíðe onsitte, Exon. Th. 166, 15; Gú. 1043. Ðæt is ðæt án ðæs ic eallan dæg mé onsitte, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 730. Hí onsǽton and ondrédon ðæt wé heom grame beón woldon, 23, 273.
BRECAN
to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare
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Him egsa becom ðá déma duru in helle bræc dread came over them when the judge burst the doors in hell. Cd. 221; Th. 288, 15; Sat. 381.
wenian
To accustom ⬩ to accustom ⬩ train ⬩ prepare ⬩ fit ⬩ to draw ⬩ attract ⬩ to draw to ⬩ to draw ⬩ to wean ⬩ ablactare
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Sulík folk laðóian, wennian mid willeon, Hél. 2818) mid wynnum Exon. Th. 288, 10; Wand. 29. to draw from Wene and teóh ðæt blód fram ðære ádeádedan stówe Lchdm. ii. 84, 3.
ge-biddan
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II. of prayer to an object (person or thing) held sacred. to pray, say a prayer Andreas þá gebæd, Bl. H. 247, 14. Ðús gebiddende, 245, 3. (1 a) reflexive, to say one's prayers :-- Hé hine gebæd, Bl. H. 217, 26.
ge-leáfa
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Heó geleáfan nóm þæt hé þá bysene from Gode brungen hæfde, Gen. 650. what is believed, the proposition or set of propositions held true; the doctrines of a religious system Geleáfa se geleáffulla þes is ꝥ . . .
mótan
to be allowed ⬩ may ⬩ mote ⬩ to be inferred otherwise ⬩ to be obliged ⬩ must
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Monna gehwylc geceósan mót swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu. Exon. 16 b; Th. 37, 9; Cri. 590. Gif hé ús geunnan wile ðæt wé hine grétan móton. Beo. Th. 700; B. 347.
fæstnung
stability ⬩ fixity ⬩ fortifying ⬩ a fastening ⬩ binding ⬩ an exhortation ⬩ confirmation ⬩ ratification ⬩ a covenant ⬩ assurance
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Similar entries v. fæst; IV a Seó fæstnung ðǽre hellican clýsinge ne geðafað þæt hí ǽfre út ábrecon the prison of hell is shut too fast to allow them ever to break out, Hml. Th. i. 332, 20. a making strong, fortifying. Similar entries v. fæst; IV.
reáfian
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Helle weallas forbrecan, ðære burge þrym reáfian, Exon. Th. 461, 15; Hö. 36. to seize, take as a robber takes Reáfiaþ rapiunt, Kent. Gl. 4. Ic forþ ágef ða ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quae non rapui tunc exolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5
under-niman
to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal ⬩ to take into the mind ⬩ receive what is said, taught ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to blame ⬩ resent
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To poure iheorted eni heih þing to undernimen ine hope of Godes helpe, A. R. 202, 6. Hardy to grease þinge ondernime, Ayenb. 83, 19.] to blame, resent(?)
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hálgian
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<b>II b</b>. to bless a thing so that it possesses special virtue :-- Þú sunnandæg sylf hálgodest and gemǽrsodest hine manegum tó helpe, Hy. 9, 25. Gif hwá ordáles weddige þonne cume hé . . . tó þǽm mæssepreóste þe hit hálgian scyle, Ll.
sorh
care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ sorrow ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ sorrow, care ⬩ cura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, labor ⬩ care, sorrow
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Wedera helm æfter Herebealde heortan sorge weallende wæg . . . mid ðære sorge, ðá him sió sár belamp, gumdreám ofgeaf, Beo. Th. 4937; B. 2468. Sægde him tó sorge, ðæt hý ðone grénan wong ofgiefan sceoldan, Exon.
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þanc
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Ðis is landa betst, ðæt wit þurh uncres hearran þanc habban móston (cf. hie thuru thes késures thank ríki habda, Hél. 66), Cd.
æfter
among, through, along ⬩ (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)
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Andlang ðǽre rinde oþ ðone helm, and siððan æfter ðám bogum, Bt. 34, 10; F. 150, 3. Æftær þiódwege in ðone díc; æfter díce, C.
middan-geard
the middle dwelling ⬩ the earth ⬩ world ⬩ the world and they that dwell therein ⬩ mankind
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the middle dwelling (between heaven and hell), the earth, world Middangeard chosmos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 36. Se læssa middangeard microchosmos, 56, 22.
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deáþ
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</b> state after death of those not in heaven :-- Genere mé (Eve in hell ) of þysses deáþes bendum, Bl. H. 89, 24. Tó þon écan deáþe, 61, 8. cause or occasion of death (as in to be the death of a person) Eálá deáþ, ic beó þín deáþ, Bl.
fandian
to try ⬩ to tempt ⬩ to try ⬩ to try ⬩ taste ⬩ feel ⬩ to try ⬩ to visit ⬩ tempt ⬩ provoke ⬩ attempt
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Hié þone bryne fandedon, Dan. 455. to try, have recourse to, seek the help of a person (gen.) Man ne sceal fandian Godes þá hwíle þe hé mæg mid ǽnigum gesceáde him sylfum gebeorgan.
flíma
a run-away ⬩ deserter ⬩ an apostate ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ exile ⬩ an outcast ⬩ wretch
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D. iv. 202, 8. an outcast, wretch Ðá cwæþ seó hell tó Satane: ' Lá ðú ordfruma ealra yfela, and lá þú fæder ealra flýmena' (O Satan, thou prince of all the wicked, father of the impious and abandoned, Nic. H. 18, 7), Nic. 17, 5
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