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ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Þá gefæstnode þisne rǽd wið þæt werod ... Ðá ðá ealle hæfdon þisne rǽd betwux him gefæstnod, Hml. Th. i. 10, 26-29. gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þæs dæges þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, Hml.

leóhtlíce

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 146, 12. easily, with little inconvenience Sume nunnan tellað tó lytlum gylte ꝥ forlicgon and ꝥ leóhtlíce magon swá lytel gebétan, Hml. A. 115, 431. of sleeping þá dyde swylce leóhtlíce slépe ille ac si leviter dormiens, Gr.

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽlan to bind, tie]

To bind, tielĭgāre

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To bind, tie; lĭgāre Ða folan gesǽlaþ they tie the foals, Nar. 35, 11. Ðæt is se ealda feónd ðone he gesǽlde that is the ancient fiend whom he bound, Exon. 96 a; Th. 359, 7; Pa. 59.

Linked entry: sǽlan

nágan

Grammar
nágan, I.
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Th. ii. 388, 4. not to te obliged or bound to do Ðá ðá Landfranc cræfede fæstnunge his gehérnesse mid áðswerunge, þá forsóc and sǽde ꝥ hit náhte tó dónne ( he was not bound to do it ), Chr. 1070; P. 206, 2

ge-botl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-botl, es; n.
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A dwelling þá byrig geseah eall on óþre wísan gewend on óþre heó ǽr wæs, and þá gebotla (botla, v. l. ) geond þá byrig eall getimbrode on óþre wísan on óþre ǽr wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 511

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médan

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Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15

scealfor

(n.)
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Gesáwon hié wel feala þára fugela þe wé scealfras nemnaþ, Bl. N. 4, 32. Geseah scealfran swimman on ánum flóde . . . þá bebeád Martinus þám mǽðleásum scealfrum ꝥ geswicon þæs fixnoðes, Hml. S. 31, 1322

be-creópan

To creepreach by creeping

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Timotheum ácwealdon þǽr ðǽr becropen wæs, Hml. S. 25, 502: Met. 25, 36

áþ

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cwæð ðæt nán ryhtre geðencan ne meahte þonne þone áð ágifan móste gif meahte ... and gelǽdde tó ðon ándagan done áð be fullan ... and cwæð ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt ... ðonne se áð forbufste ... and wé gehýrdan ðæt ðone áð be fullan

ge-réfa

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Gif gestðcund man fare, þonne mót habban his geréfan mid him and his smið, Ll. Th. i. 144, 3 : 280, 14.

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Gewát neósian heán húses hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon he came and inspected the lofty house, how the Hring-Danes had ordered it, Beo.

á-cuman

(v.)
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wítu ácóme, Hml. S. 23, 119. Ðæt ðone cyle ácóman, 11, 221. Ácuman (impetum) ferre, perferre, Kent. Gl. 1014: An. Ox. 7, 314. Ácuman costnunge, ceáste, módleáste, graman, Hml. Th. i. 4, 8: Hml. S. 7, 243: 9, 125: Hml. A. 100, 266.

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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lange siððan woruld bryttade for long after he lived, Gen. 1226. Hié wintra fela woruld bryttedon, 1724. His eaforan eád bryttedon His children were masters of his wealth, 1602: Dan. 672.

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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Ða ðe heora synna bétaþ swá swá hym man wissaþ, Wulfst. 104, 14. ðé wissaþ, Gen. 24, 7. wítegode swá him wissode God, Num. 33, 8. Rex cyning is gecweden a regendo . . ., for ðan ðe se cyning sceal mid micelum wísdóme his leóde wissian, Ælfc.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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hit cynges man, sý hit þegnes, L. Edg. i. 3; Th. i. 264, 4. Sý ðæs mannes man ðe sý, L. C. S. 13; Th. i. 382, 20. Nán man his men fram him ne tǽce, ǽr clǽne sý ǽlcere sprǽce, 28; Th. i. 392, 11.

Linked entry: manna

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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ðone unlybban on Godes naman hálsode he exorcised the poison, Homl. Th. i. 72, 24. For ðam ðe hálsode Israhéla bearn for he had strictly sworn the children of Israel, Ex. 13, 19. hie heálsade he entreated them, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 14: Beo.

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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tyride exacerbavit, i. provocavit, adflixit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 56. Tyrgide exacerbavit, Hpt. Gl. 527, 51. Ðæt wíf cwæð, ðæt heó wolde ðone sunu ðe tirigde awyrian, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 9. tyrgdon(tyrigdon, Ps.

lust

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hæfde his heofonríce hér on eorðan, þá him nánes willan næs forwyrnd hér, ne nánes lustes on þysse weorulde. Ps. Th. 48,18. Luste oblectamento (verborum frauduleitlo), An. Ox. 5285.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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On langfǽre ylde bet déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26. Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.], 268, 10.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

fore-þanc

consideration

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ne meahte mód oncyrran, fǽmnan foreþonc, Jul. 227. næfð nǽnne forðanc be his deáðe, Ps.

Linked entry: for-þanc