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dígan

(v.)
Grammar
dígan, (?); p. deóg
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To die Deáðfǽge deóg, siððan dreáma leás in fenfreoðo feorh álegde, hǽðene sáwle deathdoomed he died, after he joyless in the fenfastness life laid down, his heathen soul, B. 850

Linked entries: ge-dígan deágan deóg

ge-wriþing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wriþing, e; f.
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Binding Þænne hé unrihtlíce fǽrunga byþ gewriþen þæne gewríþincge his dóm of óþrum gylte geearnige cum iniuste forsitan ligatur, ipsam obligationis suę sententiam ex alia culpa mereatur, Scint. 202, 13

ge-tintregian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tintregian, p. ode
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ðone feórðan getintregodon, Hml. S. 25, 143. Hí ætforan mannum getintregode wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 544, 4

Linked entry: tin-tregian

mis-lǽdan

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Dysig bið se wegférenda man sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt ðone sticolan þe hine gebrinctí tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 8. Add

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðú ús leánest unfreóndlíce those dost requite us unkindly, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 29; Gen. 2688.

Linked entry: lǽnian

yfelian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelian, p. ode.
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to do evil to, to maltreat, afflict, injure, wrong Ða þingeras þingiaþ ðǽm ðe læssan þearfe áhton, þingiaþ ðǽm ðe man yflaþ, and ne þingiaþ ðám ðe ðæt yfel dóþ; ðæm wǽre máre þearf, ðe ða óþre unscyldige yfelaþ (yflaþ, v. l.), ðæt him mon þingode tó

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Monig mon déð micel fæsten, and hæfð ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit for forhæfdnesse . . . monig bið ágiéta his góda, and wilnað mid ðý geearnigan ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe sub parsimoniae nomine se tenacia palliat, contraque se effusio sub appetta-tione

lot

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Ðonne hié óðre menn mid hira lote bismriað, ðonne gieipað hié suelce hí sién micle wærran ðonne hié dum perversa et duplici actione ceteros fallunt, quasi praestantius ceteris prudentes se esse gloriantvr, Past. 243, 24.

Linked entry: lutian

þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
þurfan, prs. ic, he þearf, ðú þearft, pl. wé þurfon; p. þorfte; subj. prs. is þurfe, þyrfe, pl. þurfen, þyrfen; prs. ptcpl. þurfende, þyrfende

To needto be in needhave need of somethingto need to do somethingto be bound to do something because it is rightto be obligedbe compelled by destinyto have good cause or reason for doing somethingto be use, to be good for a person to do somethingto owe

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Hé suiðor his mód gebint tó ðǽm unnyttran weorcum, ðonne hé ðyrfe ( more than is fitting for him ), Past, 4; Swt. 37, 21. Ðonne mon má fæst, ðonne hé ðyrfe ( more than religion requires ), 43; Swt. 313, 2.

HÝF

(n.)
Grammar
HÝF, e; f.

A HIVE

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Hé wunede eall riht swá dráne dóþ on híue he lived exactly as drones do in the hive, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 20

Linked entries: híf héf

glæs

(n.)
Grammar
glæs, es; n.
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Cnúa glæs tó dúste, huniges teár on, lácna ꝥ dolg mid, 128, 4. Add

stánig

(adj.)
Grammar
stánig, stǽnig; adj.
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Stony, rocky Of ðan hǽðenan byrgelse on ðone stánigan beorh; of ðan stánigan beorge óð ða heáfda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 454, 2-4. On ðone stánigan weg, vi. 186, 19. On stǽnig lond in petrosa ... on ða stánige lond supra petrosa, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: stǽnig

cwild

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Sé þe mid gesyntum swylce cwyldas mæg wel forbúgon qui illas effugiet prospere clades, Dóm. L. 248. Add

þurh-seón

(v.)

to see throughsee intopenetrate with the sight

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Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mæge hine (Alcibiades) ðurhseón, swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte ǽlc wuht þurhseón ... gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpséne, ðæt hé mihte ðone cniht ðurhseón, ðonne ne þúhte hé him nó innon swá fæger,

efn-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
efn-mǽre, adj.

Equally great, illustrious, renowned æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus

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Equally great, illustrious, renowned; æstĭmātus, æque illustris, conspĭcuus He ðone wélegan wædlum efn-mǽrne gedéþ he makes the rich equally great to the poor, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 63; Met. 10, 32

Linked entry: efen-mǽre

for-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hewcut downcut in piecesslaughterconcīdĕreoccīdĕre

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To hew or cut down, cut in pieces, slaughter; concīdĕre, occīdĕre Hý forheówan Heaðóbeardna þrym they slaughtered the host of Heathobeards, Scóp. Th. 99; Wíd. 49: Byrht. Th. 135, 9; By. 115

iú-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
iú-dǽd, e ; f.

formerly

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A deed done of old or formerly Gú-dǽda, Exon. 64 a ; Th. 235, 12; Ph. 556. Iúdǽdum, 76 a; Th. 284, 26; Jul. 703 : Cd. 217; Th. 276, 10; Sat. 186

Linked entry: gú-dǽd

ge-cearfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cearfan, -ceorfan; p. earf

To killcut off or upinterficeredecollare

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Ðone ic gecearf quem ego decollavi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 16

drút

(n.)
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Maria alma Dei genetrix, Maria, Dóm. L. 290. [v. N. E. D. drut. O. L. Ger. drút: O. H. Ger. trút (drút) amicas, sodalis, dilectus.]

fen-gemirce

(n.)
Grammar
fen-gemirce, (?), es; n.
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The boundary of marsh-land Þis sint þá fangemerca . . . tó binguuellan æt clibe út on ðone bróc midne, suǽ. . . út on mór . . . þanon andlangæs bróces middesweardes, C. D. B. i. 295, 27

Linked entry: ge-mirce