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be-hlǽnan

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.), swá þeóf hæleð forféhð slǽpe gebundne, Cri. 870. Eal engla werod behlǽnað (cf. embtrymmað. Wlfst. 137, 15) ðone Metod, Dóm. L. 116

ofer-settan

(v.)
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Ic mid slǽpe oferseted wæs depressus somno, Gr. D. 347, 30

Linked entry: settan

ofer-gangan

(v.)

to crossto conquerto pass, pass off, be overto come upon

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Orm. 10228: To werenn hemm wiþþ wiþerrþeod þatt wollde hemm oferrganngenn]. to pass, pass off, be over Hié gebidon ðæt se ege ofergongen wæs, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 31. to come upon (of sleep) Mec slǽp ofergongeþ, Exon. Th. 422, 23; Rä. 41, 10

Linked entry: ofer-gán

of-licgan

(v.)

to oppress, to hurt by lying upon

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to oppress, to hurt by lying upon Gif hwá on slǽpe his bearn oflicge ðæt hit deád wurðe si quis in somno infantem suum oppres-serit, et mortuus sit L. M. I. P. 41; Th. ii. 276, 10

Linked entry: licgan

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

ofer-irnan

(v.)

to pass by running, crossto run over, go over a subjectto come upon with violence, overwhelm, to come upon with surprise

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slǽp oferarn cum mihi somnus obrepsisset, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 33

grundleás

(adj.)
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grundleás, adj.
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Wurdon grundleáse Geátes frige ðæt him seó sorglufu slǽp binom Geat's loves were boundless so that anxious love took from him sleep, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 12; Deór. 15

a-wacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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to AWAKE; expergisci, expergefieri, evigilare Awóc of ðam slǽpe awoke from sleep, Gen. 9, 24.

Linked entry: a-wóc

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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Of slǽpe áwreht, Hml. Th. i. 60, 19. Wurdon ðá óðre áwrehte mid þám sange, ii. 518, 30. from death Ðú áwrecst ðá deádan, Hml. S. 24, 93. Beóð ealle áwrehte of þæs deáðes slǽpe, Hml.

heán-lic

paltrycommonvilecontemptiblebase

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H. 17, 14. vile, contemptible, base Heánlic slǽp, Dóm. L. 257. Eów mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht on eów geniman for ánes monnes ege, Ors. 6, 37; S. 296, 17. Swá heánlice ofermétto, 2, 5; S. 84, 11.

geótan

(v.)
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(aa) to shed tears :-- Ealle teáras guton omnes lacrimas fundunt, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 523, 7. with a non-material object Sió slǽwð giétt slǽp on ðone monnan pigredo immittit soporem, Past. 283, 6.

raxan

(v.)
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to stretch oneself after sleep Hé þá se ylca man, swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, and hé eft tó his hǽlo féng ipse velut qui de aestuantis gurgitis fluctibus ad portum deducitur, longa suspiria imo de pectore trahens ad pristinam salutis valetudinem

Linked entry: racsan

á-wacnian

(v.)
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á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ hé áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28. Þanon wæs áwæcnod ꝥ æþeluste cynn, Angl. xi. 3, 56

Linked entry: -wacnian

steór-setl

(n.)
Grammar
steór-setl, es; n.
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Se Hǽlend wearð on slǽpe on ðam steórsetle erat in puppi dormiens (Mk. 4, 37), Homl. Th. ii. 378, 17

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Gif ic selle swefnu ł slǽp eágum mínum si dedero somnum oculis meis, Ps. Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd.

Linked entry: swefn

racsan

(v.)
Grammar
racsan, raxan
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to stretch one's self after sleep Swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 60, 6. [Cf. Après dormer il co espreche raskyt hym, Wrt. Voc. i. 152, 25. He ( sloth ) his brest knocked and roxed (raxed, MS. W.: roskid, MS.

Linked entry: raxan

wæcnan

(v.)
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wæcnan, p. ede

To wakenarisespring

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Also transitive Itt iss waccnedd off slæp þurh þatt te faderr stireþþ itt and waccneþþ, Orm. 5845. Thai wakned Crist, Met. Homl. 134, 9

Linked entry: a-wacnian

ge-wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpnung, e; f.
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Armour, arms. military, v. ge-wǽpnian; i Cóm Mercurius mid his gewǽpnunge and wearð ásend tó þæs cáseres slæge, Hml. S. 3, 251. Hé férde mid þám cempum búton gewǽpnunge, 31, 41.

Linked entry: wǽpnung

for-sláwian

(v.)
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Substitute: to lose by sloth, neglect through laziness Ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópestan tíman ... ðonne bistilð sió slǽwð on ús, Past. 283, 1. to be slow to do Þú náht ne forsláwodest ꝥ þú þín ágen feorh for hine ne sealdest thou wert not slow to

Linked entry: for-slǽwan

hnappung

(n.)
Grammar
hnappung, hnæppung, e; f.

Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness

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Slumbering, dozing, drowsiness Ǽresð mon hnappaþ gif hé ðonne ðære hnappunge ne swícþ ðonne hnappaþ hé óþ ðæt hé o wierþ on fæstum slǽpe dormitando vero oculus ad plenissimum somnum ducitur, Past. 28, 4; Swt. 195, 11.

Linked entry: hnæppung