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þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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Þæs þancunga þíne scealcas ealle hæfdan all thy servants gave thanks for this, Ps. Th. 101, 12. Wyrþe ðú eart, ðæt ðú onfó wuldor and dǽda þancunga, Blickl. Homl. 75, 2. Ðé ic sylle þancunga tibi reddo gratias, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 95, 15.

á-rásian

(v.)
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Add: to try, put to the proof Hé sceolde gecunnian and árásian, hwæþer se Drihtnes wer hæfde wítedomes gást an vir Dei prophetiae spiritum haberet, explorare conatus est, Gr.

Linked entry: rásian

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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A gang. Substitute: <b>genge,</b> es; n. A band, company, troops Heora ágene menn wolden hergon þone mynstre, ꝥ wæs Hereward and his genge, Chr. 1070; P. 205, 11.

ge-dréfednes

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Gl. 510. disquiet of mind, perturbation Ðone gást sió gedréfednes út ádríftð spiritum perturbatio ejicit, Past. 220, 12. Seó gedréfednes mæg ꝥ mód onstyrian ea perturbationum valentia est, ut movere loco hominem possit, Bt. 5, 3 ; F. 12, 24.

Linked entry: ge-dréfnis

hefe

importancea burdena weight

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Se hálga gást hí heóld and mid hefe gefæstnode, ꝥ þá mánfullan ne mihton ꝥ mǽden ástyrian, 9, 98. God is bútan hefe and hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on gemete, and on getele, and on hefe, Hml.

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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, and gave up the ghost, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 34. Heó hí sylfe on grine áhéng, ðæt heó fótum span, 30, 23

Linked entry: spornan

Dorce-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorce-ceaster, Dorces ceaster, Dorca-ceaster, Dorceaster; gen. -ceastre ; f. [Bd. Dorcinca, Dorcic: Hunt. Dorecestre: Brom. Dorkecestre: Matt. West. Dorcestre]

DORCHESTER, Oxfordshire, the episcopal seat of the first bishop of the West Saxons, which was subsequently removed to Lincoln Durocastrum, in agri Oxoniensis parte Berceriensi finitĭma

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Geáfon ðam bisceope begen ða cyningas eardungstówe and biscopsetl on Dorceceastre both the kings [Cynegils of the West Saxons and Oswald of the Northumbrians] gave the bishop [Birinus] a dwelling-place and episcopal see at Dorchester, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Ðæt him sealde mæst eal his sunu almost all of which his son gave him, Chart. Th. 271, 33. Wígheard and mǽst ealle (omnes pene) his geféran, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 25. Hié mǽst ealle ofslægene wurdon. Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 22.

grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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Scearpe gáras gripon the sharp arrows griped, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 16; Gen. 2063. Swá swá leó hreáfiende oððe grípende oððe gyrretynde and grymetende sicut leo rapiens et rugiens, Ps. Lamb. 21, 14: Blickl. Homl. 211, 1

Linked entry: ge-grípan

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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Wandrigende pucan uagantes demonas, Germ. 388, 37. figurative, to leave one's proper work Ðonne gǽð Dine út sceáwian ða elðiódigan wíf, ðonne hwelces monnes mód forlǽt his ǽgne tilunga, and sorgaþ ymb óðerra monna wísan, ðe him náuht tó ne limpð, and

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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Ben. 68, 3. what produces nausea, an object of loathing Óð hit gǽð þurh eówre næsþyrlu and sí gewend tó wlǽttan (vertatur in nauseam), Num. 11, 20. Bútan hláfe ǽlc mete tó wlǽttan byþ gehwyrfed, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 35.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

ginian

(v.)
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H. 23, 34), 10, 69. of material, to gape, yawn, be wide open Beneoðan swíðe deóp niwolnys ginode (geonode, v. l.) profundum subter praecipitium patet, Gr. D. 52, 18.

æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Hiora gemǽnan æceras oþþe gærs, Ll. Th. i. 128, 7. the crop raised on the land (cf. Icel. akr crop) :-- Ðá ðá ðæt án corn feóll, ðǽr árás þicce æcer (seges), Gr. D. 240, 3. Ne þolie hé ðára æcra (æcera, v. 1.) Ll.

brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
brǽdan, brédan; to brǽdanne, brédanne; part. brǽdende; he brǽdeþ, brǽd; p. brǽdde, pl. brǽddon; pp. brǽded, brǽdd, brǽd [brád
broad; latus
].

broadlatusTo make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch outdilatare, propalare, expandereTo be extended or developed, grow or rise up;dilatari, adolescere

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To be extended or developed, grow or rise up; dilatari, adolescere Leáf and gærs brǽd geond Bretene leaves and grass are extended [lit. leaf and grass is extended] over Britain, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99.

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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H. 95, 5. to drive game :-- Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé canes perduxerunt eum (aprum) ad me, Coll. M. 22, 15. where something is done or suffered under compulsion Ðonne mon byð tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 142, 1, 5.

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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Quickly, immediately, at once, soon, forthwith, straightway hraðe on ða strǽta exi cito in plateas, Lk. Skt. 14, 21: 16, 6.

Linked entry: hræde

elcor

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L. 5, 36, 37. elsewhere Seó fǽmne on mynster oððe ælcor on hire clǽnnysse hig healde eat puella in monasterium, vel alibi in castitate se contineat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 4

gehwǽr

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Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12. indefinite. anywhere without restriction, anywhere one pleases, of motion Gif hrýðera hwelc sié þe hegas brece and in gehwǽr ( quolibet ), Ll.

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Dóeð gié wæstm . . . and nællas ga cuoeða, Mt. L. 3, 8, 9. Nelle gé wénan (nællas gié woenæ, L. ne wénaþ gé, R.), Mt. 5, 17. Habbað gé sealt on ieów (eów, v. l.) and sibbe habbaþ betweoh iów, Past. 93, 22. Waa ieów (eów, v. l.) welegum, 181, 23.

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Hé sceal gán and hyne styrian he must walk and move about, Lchdm. i. 316, 17. (1 a) to move the strings of an instrument :-- Ealle strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 10.

Linked entry: stirian