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be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Se Hálga Gást hié ǽghwylc gód lǽrde, and him ǽghwylc yfel bewerede, Bl. H. 131, 30. ꝥeáh þe se bysceop him ꝥ swíðe bewerede episcopo multum prohibente, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 17.

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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gylpa; forþon oft man cwæð . . . þet hí nǽfre tó sǽ gán ne sceoldan they waited for the great things that had been threatened; for it had often been said. . . that they should never get to the sea, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 5. with dat. infin.

cwide

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Voc. ii. 135, 57. a proposal, proposition Þá cwæð se apostol tó ðám hǽðengyldum: 'Gáð ealle tó Godes cyrcan . . .' Þá hǽðengyldan ðisum cwyde geðwǽrlǽhton, Hml.

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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R. 8, 4. of that which affects the body or mind, e.g. disease or fear Se unclǽna gást fornóm (arripiebat) hine, Lk. L. 8, 29. Ádl þé fornime ꝥ þú ne beó hál ne gesund, Ap. Th. 21, 16. Læg heó swilce mid slǽpe fornumen, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 29.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Heó fram frymðe gewislíce þurh þone Hálgan Gást ealle þing ymbe Crístes menniscnysse geleornode, Hml.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Smeágende hwæðre hit gást wǽre þæt þǽr mid hwylcere híwunga gebǽde hí putans ne spiritus esset, qui se fingeret orare, Hml.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Hí sculon gán libbende on helle (in infernum), Past. 429, 24: Ps. Spl. 54, 16. Hafað se hálga helle bereáfod, Cri. 558. in classical mythology Þǽre helle hund . . . þæs nama wæs Ceruerus, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 15. Of helle ex herebo, Wrt.

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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trans. to separate, divide, make a line of separation between Eádmund Myrce geeode swá Dor scádeþ, hwítan wylles geat and Humbra eá bráda brimstreám Edmund conquered Mercia, which Dor, Whitewell& #39;s gate, the river Humber, the broad estuary, divides

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Ic ðætte of slépe ic wecce hine, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 11. Ne húru wundur wyrceaþ deáde; oþþe hí lǽceas weccean numquid mortuis facies mirabilia; aut medici suscitabunt? Ps.

Datia

(n.)
Grammar
Datia, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 3, = Datie; gen.Datia ; pl. m.

The DACIANS Dāci

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At a later period Dacia was invaded by the Goths; and as Aurelian considered it more prudent to make the Danube the boundary of the Empire, he resigned Dacia to the barbarians, removed the Roman inhabitants to Mœsia, and gave to the Dacians the name of

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantageprofitgainbenefitcommŏdumemŏlŭmentumquæstusfructusbenĕfĭciumsălus

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Advantage, profit, gain, benefit; commŏdum, emŏlŭmentum, quæstus, fructus, benĕfĭcium, sălus Hwelc fremu is ðé ðæt, ðæt ðú wilnige ðissa gesǽlþa what advantage is it to thee, that thou desirest these goods? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 8: 26, 3; Fox 94, 12.

Linked entry: freme

un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Hié oft gebidon on lytlum staþole and on unwénlícum ( a slight foundation and one that gave little hopes of success ), Ors. 4, 9; Swt, 192, 34.

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willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Geneádod tó ánre míle gange, gang willes twá, 28, 3. Hwílum willes, hwílum geneádode, Homl. Ass. 145, 45. Gif hit geweorðeþ ðæt. man un-willes oþþe ungewealdes ǽnig þing misdéð, ná bið ðæt ná gelíc ðam ðe willes and gewealdes sylfwilles misdéð, L.

ge-bídan

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Gebúge hé hengenne and þǽr gebíde oþ þæt hé tó Godes ordále, Ll. Th. i. 396, 28. Betere is tó gebídanne ǽnne dæg mid þé melior est dies una in atriis tuis, Ps.

swilce

(adv.)
Grammar
swilce, swelce; adv. conj.
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Engla cynn and manna cynn and eác swylce werigra gásta, Blickl. Homl. 83, 12. Swylce eác feówer tída syndan, 35, 15. Hé helpeþ þearfan swylce eác wædlan parcet pauperi et inopi, Ps. Th. 71, 13: Blickl. Homl. 75, 19: Judth.

Linked entry: swálíce

EARM

(adj.)
Grammar
EARM, ærm, arm; comp. earmra; sup. earmost; adj.

poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretchedpauper, mĭser the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision paupĕres

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Se cyng and his witan habbaþ gecoren and gecweden, ealswá hit riht is,—ðæt þridda [MS. þriddan] ðǽl ðare teóðunge, ðe to circan gebýrige, to ciric-bóte; —and óðer dǽl ðám Godes þeówum;—þridde Godes þearfum, and earman þeówetlingan concerning tithe.

ge-innian

(v.)
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Wé nýdað út þá forsyngodan of Godes cyrican, oð þæt hí mid dǽdbóte hí sylfe geinnian, tó þám þæt wé hý þyder in eft lǽdan durran, 154, 29. to supply the place of what is lost, replace, fill up a deficiency Hé him tó honda oþþæt hé his ceáp him geinnian

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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MSS.) ðæs Samaritaniscan (per Samaritani studium) ymb ðone gewundedan, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 7. gain that comes from labour, acquisition, fruit got by tilling the earth Tilunge quaestu, lucro, Hpt. Gl. 419, 63.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

ge-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brecan, he -breceþ, -bryceþ; p. -bræc, ðú -brǽce , pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen; v. trans, [ge-, brecan to break]

To breakbruisecrushdestroyshatterwastefrangĕreconfringĕrecontrībulārecontĕrĕreconquassāreattĕrĕre

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Se snáw gebryceþ burga geatu the snow destroys the gates of towns, Salm. Kmbl. 613; Sal. 306. Ðú gebrǽce ðæt dracan heáfod deópe wætere tu contrībŭlasti căpĭta drăcōnum super ăquas, Ps. Th. 73, 13.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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Gáste gegearwod endued with spirit, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 17; Gen. 187 : Elen. Kmbl. 1774; El. 889

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu