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þreótan

(v.)
Grammar
þreótan, p. þreát; pp. þroten

To weary

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To weary Ic ðé bydde ðæt ðé ne ðreóte, ne ðú ða spréce ðǽr ne forléte I pray thee that it may not weary thee, and that thou do not leave the conversation there, Shrn. 188, 20

leóf

(n.)
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used as a form of address to one or to many, cf. modern 'dear sir' Wé biddap ðé leóf ðæt ðú hlyste úre sprǽce oramus, domine, ut audias nos, Gen. 43, 20: 3, 10 : Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 5, 14.

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Nóht micle ǽr non multo ante, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 21. Hwéne ǽr scarcely before, just before, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Swýðe ǽr very early; valde mane, Mk. Bos. 16, 2: 1, 35. Tó ǽr too soon, Exon. 45a; Th. 152, 30; Gú. 816. Hwonne ǽr how soon? when?

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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He bæd ðæt ne forhtedon ná he bade that they should not be afraid, Byrht. Th. 132, 25; By. 21. Ne sý eówer heorte gedréfed, ne ne forhtige gé non turbētur cor vestrum, neque formīdet, Jn. Bos. 14, 27. Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

locc

(n.)
Grammar
locc, es; m.

a haira curlringlet

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Ðú ne miht ǽnne loco gedón hwítne oððe blacne non potes unum capillum album facere aut nigrum, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 36. Se scínenda lig his locc up áteáh the shining flame drew up his hair, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 3.

Linked entry: loca

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverencehave in honourvĕrĕrirevĕrĕriTo be afraidbe confoundedhesitateconfundicuntāri

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Ná hí forwandian ofer me non confundantur sŭper me, 68, 9

hǽman

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Add: in a not criminal sense. to have sexual intercourse Gif wer and wíf hý gesomnien, and heó secge ꝥ hé ne mæge hǽman (coire) mid hire . . . nime hire óðerne, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 37. to marry Ne beþærfeþ ꝥ mon hǽme non expedit nubere, Mt.

hatian

(v.)
Grammar
hatian, hatigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To hate

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Swa mon sceal Godes fiénd hatigean do I not hate all those, O Lord, who hate thee? With a perfect hatred I hated them. So shall God's enemies be hated, 46; Swt. 353, 5-8.

Linked entry: hættende

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make readyprovidefurnishexecutefindto find the way to any placereachpararepræparareexsequiinvenirepervenire aliquo

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Ðæt ðú ne mǽge ðíne wegas arédian ut non dirigas vias tuas, Deut. 28, 29. Ðú ne mihtest gyt fulrihtne weg arédian thou hast not yet been able to find the most direct way, Bt. 22, 2 ; Fox 78, 8 : 40, 5 ; Fox 240, 22 : Bt. Met. Fox 23,19; Met. 23, 10.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

ge-fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-rǽden, -réden, -rédin, -rǽdenn, e; f.

companionshipfellowshipcongregationchurchsocietascomitatuseeclesiasynagogafamiliarityfriendshipfamiliaritasamicitia

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Gyf he híg ne gehýrþ, sæge hyt geférrǽdene quod si non audierit eos : dic ecclesiæ, Mt. Bos. 18, 17 : Jn.

Linked entry: ge-fǽrréden

ge-léd

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-léd, ge-loed, ge-leód, gloed glosses catasta (
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¶ the same obscure word seems intended in the following two (not independent) glosses :-- Gæleð catesta, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 24: ii. 17, 5.

Linked entries: ge-loed gæleþ

ǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽfre, ǽfer; adv.

Everalwaysunquamsemper

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Ne sceal ǽfre gehéran nor shall I ever hear, 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171.

weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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'Gif hwilc man on micelre neádþearfnesse bið ðín gemyndig . . . ic gefremme ðæs mannes nédþearfnesse' he prayed that God's anger should not come upon them, nor that aught of penury or of other ills that are fashions of this world might be theirs.

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinshiprelationship

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Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth in death' ... All we are brethren that believe on God, and we all say 'our Father that art in heaven.' Let no man presume on kinship without true love.

spédan

(v.)
Grammar
spédan, p. de

To speedhave successsucceed in doing somethingaccelerare

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Gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde if he succeeds in obtaining no more than a half hide, Ll. Th. i. 188, 1) for you is it better to buy off this attack ... We need not destroy one another, if you succeed in doing this, Byrht. Th. 132, 51; By. 34

Linked entry: fór-spédian

be-míðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-míðan, bi-míðan; p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen [be, míðan to hide]

To hideconcealabscondereoccultare

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To hide, conceal; abscondere, occultare He ne mihte hit bemíðan non potuit latere Mk. Bos. 7, 24. Hí ne mágon heortan geþohtas fóre Waldende bemíðan they cannot conceal their heart's thoughts before the Supreme Exon. 23 a; Th. 65, 4; Cri. 1049.

Linked entries: míðan bi-míðan

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, -lír, es; m.

A fornicatoradultererfornĭcātorădulter

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-ligr] geteald ut Abraham non computātus ădulter esset, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 21. v. hor-cwén an adulteress. Forligr adulter, Wrt. Voc. 86, 68. He is forlír he is an adulterer, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17.

freoh

(adj.)
Grammar
freoh, adj.

Freelīber

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Free; līber Ic neom freoh non sum līber. Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 7: Ps. Spl. 87, 4. Gif he freoh sý if he be free, L. Wg. 8; Th. i. 188, 3: L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 14.

méd-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
méd-gilda, an; m.

One who receives paya needy person

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Nafa ðú ðínne néhstan for weal and for médgildan non fratrem tuum opprimes servitute famulorum, Lev. 25, 39

gift-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
gift-líc, adj.

Nuptialbelonging to a marriagenuptialis

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Nuptial, belonging to a marriage; nuptialis Ðá geseah he ðǽr ǽnne man ðe næs mid gyftlícum reáfe gescrýd vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nubtiali, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 11, 12. Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16.

Linked entry: gift-hús