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be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Add: to contemplate, behold:- — Seó sáwel on ánre tíde besceáwað heofonan and ofer sǽflýhð, Hml. S. 1, 124. Besceáwiað contemplantur (Prov. 15, 3), Kent. Gl. 506. Bescáwede contemplarer, Hpt.

ge-hírsumian

(v.)
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Ðé úe gihérsumiga tibi famulemur, 15, 32. Gehýrsumiendre ł þeówiendre uernacula, i. famulante, An. Ox. 288

ge-martyrian

(v.)
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Add: to put to death because of religious belief Hí heafdon þone arcb. mid him oð þone tíman þe hi hine gemartyredon (cf. God swutelað þæs hálgan martires mihta, 1012 ; P. 143, 4), Chr. 1011; P. 142, ii. Se cásere hió héht gemartyrian.

ge-bregdan

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R. 18, 10. to withdraw, take away Nis cúð hú oððe on hwylcere tíde hyre líchama gebróden wǽre, oððe hwider hé áhafen sý, Hml.

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and <b>ge-dreóg.</b>
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Ofer ealle his gód hé hine tó ealdre for his gedreóge (cf. hé on rihtne tíman hwǽte gedǽlde his efenðeówum, 4) gesette, R. Ben. 123, 6. tó gedreóge gán ad necesssaria naturae exire, R. Ben. 32, 22. v. next word

mæssian

(v.)
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Smeágung . . . hwilcan tíman on sunnandagan oþþe on óðran dagan man mæssian móte, Angl. xi. 7, 3, 6. Se Hǽlend ne gecýst nú be nánum cynrene, ac of ǽlcere mǽgðe tó his þénungum him tó mæssigenne, Hml. A. 17, 87.

hólunga

(adv.)
Grammar
hólunga, adv.

In vain, to no purpose, without cause, without intent

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Ðære tíde wæs ðæt mǽste wæll geworden on Norþanhymbra þeóde and cyrican.

Linked entries: hól hólinga

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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H. 63, 33. dat. or inst. of thing Hé him bebeorgan ne con wóm wundor-bebodum wergan gástes, B. 1746. to guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something Bebeorh þé wið þá eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, Ll. ii. 132, 5, 9

mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ, <b>, mǽgeþ,</b> e; f.

A collection of mǽgasa familystockraceas a technical term in the laws, relatives, kindred, the mǽgas who were living at the same time, and to whom the mǽg-lagu applied descendants of a common ancestor living at the same timea generationa tribesubdivision of a peoplea peoplenationprovincecountry

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On Tiro ðære mǽgþe, Th. Ap. 3, 24: Blickl. Homl. 211, 16: Andr. Kmbl. 528; An. 264

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Ðerhwunadon wið tó ondword tít fæstnunga bærlíce æteáwdon perseverantia usque ad praesens tempus monumenta declarant, Mt. p. 7, 4. a covenant, assurance Ic sette mín wed tó him and tó his ofspringe on écere fæstnunge constituam pactum meum illi in foedus

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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On hwæs tíman hé ðrowunge underhnige in whose time he had submitted to martyrdom, ii. 506, 31. Ðæt hé tó ðrowunge becóme ad martyrium pervenire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 12. Be Cristes ðrowunge de passione dominica, 4, 24; S. 598, 13.

grim

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On þá grimman tíd, Cri. 1081. Þoliað wé þreá, þæt syndon þýstro and hǽto grimme, grundleáse. Gen. 390. Þé sind wítu þæs grim weotud, An. 1367. Storm holm gebringeð in grimmum sǽlum, Gn. Ex. 52.

open

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Quae sese adhuc aliis velat, tota tibi prorsus innotuit, Bt. 7, 2 ; F. 18, 4. Openon geswutelincgum is geypped euidentibus patet indiciis, Chrd. 64, 28.

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Grn. 4, 11. unknown, uncertain Ðære tíde ðe ús uncúþ is ejus quod nobis incertum est temporis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 15. Heora sylfra forþfóre ðære tíd[e] is uncúþ suum exitum, cujus hora incerta est, 4, 3; S. 568, 21: Blickl. Homl. 125, 7.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Wé þissa wundra gewitan sindon; eall þás geeodon in ússera tída tíman, Exon. Th. 147, 11; Gú. 725. Þysum ( for these men ) is tó gearcigenne ða réþestan wíta, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 21. Ðeossum ða his qui, Ps. Surt. 30, 24. Þassum, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entries: þás þis

EÁM

(n.)
Grammar
EÁM, es; m.

EAM, uncle chiefly on the mother's side avuncŭlus

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Nim ðé wif of Labanes dóhtrum ðínes eámes accĭpe tĭbi inde uxōrem de fīliābus Labāni avuncŭli tui. Gen. 28, 2: 29, 10: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 32: 2, 2; Bos. 41, 7: Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 33.

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Mǽdenu niman on þeáwe gódne tíman getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 208, 28

Linked entry: mǽden

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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the mind Mód mægnade, mine fægnade, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 56; Reim. 33. mind (as in to have a mind for anything), purpose, desire Læssan hwíle ðonne his myne sóhte for a less time than he would have desired, Beo. Th. 5138; B. 2572.

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Wé sindon cumen tó ðǽm gódan tídun ðe ús Rómáne óþwítaþ we are come to the good times that the Romans taunt us with, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 15. Óþwát improperavit, Ps. Spl. M. 73, 19. Óþwiton exprobaverunt, 88, 11.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bletsian, -bledsian ; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bletsian to bless]

To blessconsecratebenedīcĕreconsecrāre

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To bless, consecrate; benedīcĕre, consecrāre Ic ðé gebletsige benedīcam tibi, Gen. 12, 2, 3: 17, 16. Ic wát, ðæt se biþ gebletsod, ðe ðú gebletsast nōvi ĕnim, quod benedictus sit, cui benedixĕris, Num. 22, 6.