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tó-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfan, p. de

To drive asunder,drive in different directions,drive away,expel,dispel,scatter,disperse

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Seó sunne tódrǽfþ ða nihtlícan þeóstru, Lchdm. iii. 234, 30. Háligra-manna ðe tódrǽfaþ ða leahtras and deófla heom fram, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 703. Hé is sóð leóht ðe tðdrǽfde ða þeóstra ðises lífen, Homl. Th. i. 144, 7.

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torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Tungla torhtast the sun, Menol. Fox 219; Men. 111. of heavenly brightness Wæs mé swegles leóht torht ontýned, Exon. Th. 131, 19; Gú. 457. Wuldres leóht torht, 102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr. Kmbl. 3222; An. 1614: Cd.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Sunor bergana foedendra, Lk. L. 8, 32

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Skt. 20, 11. strife, discord Eall ðæra Iudéiscra teóna árás þurh ðæt hwí Drihten Crist se ðe æfter flǽsce sóðlíce is mannes sunu eác swilce wǽre gecweden Godes sunu all the strife of the Jews arose from the question, why the Lord Christ, who according

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bi-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden.

to hold by or near, guard, observe, preservetenere, inhabitare, custodire, servare, præservareto see, look on, beholdvidere, intueri, aspicere

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Se sceal ðære sunnan síþ bihealdan he shall observe the sun's course, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 27; Ph. 90 : 57 b; Th. 205, 17; Ph. 114.

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á-bycgan

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Lay. 8158, Bute ȝif he abugge þe sunne þet he wrouhte, A.

sceam-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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Eni velunge bitweone mon and ancre is so scheomelich and so naked sunne, A. R. 116, 3

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Ðæt leóht, ðe we hátaþ dægréd, cymþ of ðære sunnan the light, which we call dawn, cometh from the sun, Bd. de nat. retum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 29; Lchdm. iii. 234, 29. Ic gá út on dægrǽd exeo dilūcŭlo, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 13: Ælfc. T. 24, 11

for-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
for-stelan, he -steleþ, -stelþ, -stylþ, pl. -stelaþ; p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To steal with violencerobdeprivefūrārisurrĭpĕreprīvāre

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Secgeaþ, ðæt hys leorningcnihtas forstǽlon hyne dīcĭte, quia discĭpŭli fūrāti sunt eum, Mt. Bos. 28, 13. Gif frigman mannan forstele if a freeman steal a man, L. H. E. 5; Th. i. 28, 10: 7; Th. i. 30, 7: L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 12.

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Ealle þing synt gearwe omuia sunt părāta, Mt. Bos. 22, 4. Ða flotan stódon gearowe wícinga fela the pirates stood ready, many Vikings, Byrht. Th. 133, 59; By. 72 : 134, 47; By. 100. Searwum gearwe equipped with arms, Beo. Th. 3631; B. 1813.

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Forlét hé ðæs hwílenlecan ríces yrfeweardas his suna þrý tres suos filios regni temporalis heredes reliquit, Bd. 2, 5 ; S. 507, 8

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Ealle synt yrre ða ðe unwíse heora heortan hige healdaþ mid dysige turbati sunt omnes insipientes corde, Ps. Th. 75, 4. angry, enraged, wrathful, indignant And ierre hé hwearf ðonan and he went away in a rage, Chr. 584; Erl, 18, 25.

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Hwílum ða leóhtan scylda beóþ beteran tó forlǽtenne aliquando leviora vitia relinquenda sunt, Past. 62; Swt. 457, 7. Hý habbaþ swýðe lytle scypa and swíðe leóhte they have very little ships avid very light ones, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 8.

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Voc. ii. 67, 26. v. æsc-, ecg-, gilp-, gúþ-, hand-, hearm-, hyht-, lind-, níp-, secg-, stæf-, sund-, sweord-, wíg-plega, nextt

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sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probati sunt argento, Ps. 67, 27. Gesáwon ofer since salo hlifian, reced ofer reádum golde, Cd. Th. 145, 9 ; Gen. 2403. Bereáfodon receda wuldor ( the temple ) reádan golde, since and seolfre, 219, 25 ; Dan. 60.

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vicedefectfaulta disordera faultsolecisma vicefaultthe vice of avariceniggardlinessparsimonywant of liberality

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Gif hwylce uncysta on biscopum gemétte sýn si qua sunt in episcopis vitia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 17. Ða unsýfernysse uncysta rudera vitiorum, 4, 3; S. 569, 32: 1, 27; S. 495, 32. Uncysta passionum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 33.

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ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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Th. 82, 5. to be around, be neighbouring. v. ymb-sittend Ðám ðe ús ymbsittaþ his qui in circuitu nostro sunt Ps. Th. 43, 15. Hí þreátiaþ gehwider ymbsittenda óþra þeóda, Met. 25, 14. to beset Ic ymbsitte obsideo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Zup. 157, 3.

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díc

(n.; v.)
Grammar
díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Hé oferhergade eall hira land betwuh dícum and Wúsan (terras illorum quae inter terrae limitem sancti regis Eadmundi et flumen Usam sitae sunt devastat, Flor. Wigorn. The limes is the Recken or Devil's Dyke. v.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Hí wǽron forlegene fornicatæ sunt, 403, 34. reflexive (cf. Icel. fyrirliggja sér to fall (of a woman) Be þám wífmen þe hig forligð (fornicatur), Ll. Th. ii. 180, 2. Gif mǽden hí sylfe forligð, Hml. A. 34, 247.

ge-hreósan

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Seó eorðe wæs ástyred and on manegum stówum gehroren (-hropen, Th.) revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum. Ps. Th. 17, 15. <b>la.