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be-hogodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
be-hogodlíce, adv.
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Sé þe hit réceleáslíce and unclǽnlíce wyrceð, Hml. A. 168, 120. ongan geornlícor and behogodlícor cwencean eas sollicitius extinxit, Gr. D. 237, 2

sám-cwic

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Smaragdum forðférendne geseah, and Pafnuntium sámcwicne on eorðan licgan, Hml. S. 33, 302. Mid flánum ofscotene, mid wǽpnum ofsette, heora burh sámcuce (cf. healfcwice, Bl. H. 203, 19) gesóhton, Hml. Th. i. 506, 2. Add

gafeluc

Grammar
gafeluc, Add
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Gafeluca iaculo, sagitta, Hpt. Gl. 432, 44. Gaflucas catapultas, sagittas, 405, 53. Gafelucas, arwan catapultas, 505, 56. scuton mid gafelucum ... oð ꝥ eall wæs beset mid heora scotungum swilce igles byrsta, Hml. S. 32, 116

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Ðæt ðæt deófol of men ádrífe, Bl. H. 43, 23. woldon heora kynehláford of his cyneríce ádrífan, Chr. 1075; P. 211, 20: Sat. 174. Se frumstól ðe hié of ádrifen wurdon, Gen. 964. út Út ádriofan arcebant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 28.

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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H.) gesǽde nú wé swerian ne móton what good would they (adverbia jurativa) do stated, now we may not swear ? Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Zup. 227, 10. Sáxode ðone cásere embe sceolde how he was to deal with them, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 370.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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Sitte on bæþe óó ðæt swǽte . . . óþ wel swǽte, Lchdm. ii. 290, 1-6. Ðæt se mon swǽte swíþe, 332, 2 : iii. 8, 11. ongan blácian and ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl. Th. i. 414, 12: Wulfst. 141, 3.

Linked entry: swítan

ge-rídan

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Hi sǽdon þám kinge ꝥ hæfde swýde ágylt wið Críst ꝥ ǽfre sceolde niman ǽnig þing of xpes cyre . . . sǽdon þám kinge embe Sandwíc hit wæs him to handa geriden . . .

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Th. 170, 9; Gen. 2810. the object of success governed by a preposition Ða ðe on eorðlícum weorcum hwónlíce speówþ, Homl. Th. i. 526, 16. him speów ǽgðer ge mid wíge ge mid wísdóme, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 8. him æt ǽte speów, Beo.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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H. 171, 27. fæstlíce (pertinaciter) wiðsóc, Gr. D. 190, 15. fæstlíce (constanter) gehéndon hine, Lk. L. R. 23, 10. fast (in hold fast). Similar entries Cf. fæste; II. Uton wé his lufe fæstlíce on úrum heortum healdan, Bl. H. 131, 3.

tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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Homl. 79, 29: 17, 14. Cwæþ se godspellere ðæt leóht cyrde tó ðon blindan. Ðæt tácnaþ ðæt seó godcundnes onféng úre týdran gecynde, 17, 27. cwæþ ðæt his þegnas dydon swá him bebeád.

in-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
in-brengan, p. -brohte

To bring inpresent

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To bring in or to, present micele hefigra biþ se wénenda deáþ ðonne se inbrohta how much more grievous is death when it is expected than when it is presented to us, Shrn. 42, 31.

treppan

(v.)
Grammar
treppan, p. te.
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to tread trepeþ terit, Kent. Gl. 144. [Cf. Halliwell's Dict. trap to tramp: Du. trappen to tread, trample: O. Frs. Ger. treppe a step.] to trap Hió [tr]e[p]te inretivit, Kent. Gl. 211

Linked entry: træppan

un-ábeden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ábeden, adj.

Unbiddenunasked

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Unbidden, unasked God beád mancynne ðæt hine biddan sceoldon, and wile syllan unábeden ðæt ðæt wé ús ne wéndon þurh úre béne, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16: L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28

Linked entry: á-biddan

á-hredding

(n.)
Grammar
á-hredding, e; f.
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Saving, rescue, deliverance Heó bæd God ꝥ hire gewissode his folce tó áhreddinge on þǽre frecednysse, Hml. A. 111, 281. Ús tó fullan fultume and tó áhreddingge gyf ús neód byð, Cht. E. 230, 11

Linked entry: hredding

tredde

(n.)
Grammar
tredde, an; f.
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A press for wine or oil Hét þone cnapan stígan nyðer of þǽre treddan (wíntreddan, v.l. calcatorio ), Gr. D. 59, 4. wrungon elebergan on þǽre treddan ( in prelo ), 250, 13. v. ele-, wín-tredde

Linked entry: tredd

wacol

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Beóð wacole vigilate, Hml. Th. i. 188, 31. bǽdon þæt bude ðá byrgene besettan mid wacelum weardum, ii. 262, 8. Ús gedafenað ꝥ wé mid wacelum eágum þás ðreó gemetu behealdon, 564, 8. Add

tó-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwilman, p. de

To afflict grievously,torment

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To afflict grievously, torment Ða druncengeornan ná ðæt án ðæt on ðam tóweardan lífe mid écum tintregum tócwylmede synt, ac eác synt on ðisum andweardan lífe mid mænigfealdum untrumnyssum gewǽhte, Homl. Ass. 146, 56

Linked entry: cwilman

ge-mána

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Wit uncerne dǽl oðfæstan uncrum mǽge, on þá gerǽdene ðe hit eft gedyde unc gewylde . . . ; and swá dyde, ge ðæt yrfe, ge ðæt mid uncre gemánan begeat, and ðæt sylf gestrýnde, C. D. ii. 113, 2-8. Ðæs ðe on uncrum gemánan gebruce, 13.

in-gán

(v.)
Grammar
in-gán, p. -eode

To go inenter

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Ðonne gé ingán on ðæt hús in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis . . . Intrantes in domum, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 11, 12. Ðá ineode ingresso, Gen. 48, 3. on ðæs gesíðes hús ineode, Bd. 5, 4 ; S. 617, 16.

feónd-gild

Grammar
feónd-gild, -gyld.

idolatryan idol

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him swíþe ondréd þá feóndgyld þe in þám temple wǽron, 189, 2