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ge-birhtan

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Take here ge-byrhtan and ge-brihtan in Dict. and add : to make bright -Geberhtes clarificabit, Jn. L. 16, 14. to become bright, to shine Ic áhyrde míne sunnan, and heó gebyrhteð ; þonne forbærned heó ealle þíne æceras, Wlfst. 260, 8.

fágetung

(n.)
Grammar
fágetung, e; f.

A changing, changevărietas, dīversĭtas

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A changing, change; vărietas, dīversĭtas Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung here is a changing of the air, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 33

ge-lífedlíce

(adv.)
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ge-lífedlíce, adv.
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his ǽrenddracan onsende, and him secgan hét geornor wolde sibbe wið hiene þonne gewinn. Se ealdormon geliéfedlíce mid sibbe þára ǽrenda anféng, 3, 1; S. 96, 19

of-scotian

(v.)

to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc.

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hét hine mid strǽlum ofscotian, ðæt wæs ðara swá full swá igl biþ byrsta, Shrn. 55, 8.

Linked entry: scotian

tínan

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In l. 2 for tale l. tále, and add: to insult, abuse, revile Hét se árleása hine útan belúcan ... and týnde þone hálgan, Hml. S. 31, 658. Þá sǽde him hospword and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, 724

wíd-gal

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Sume dæge þá þá heó swá wídgal swíðe dwolode quadam die dum vaga nimium erraret, Gr. 176, 21. eóde út and mid wídgalum móde worhte á hwæthugu eorðlices egrediebatur et mente vaga terrena aliqua agebat, iii, 13. Add

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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mid his unne tó Scotlande fór, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 20. Bútan ðæs abbodes unnan begite nisi ea abba jubeat, R. Ben. 94, 9. eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl.

Linked entry: unne

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart. Th. 202, 21. Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan and leánigean æfter his sylfes weorcum, Blickl.

Linked entry: lǽnian

carte

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sum gewrit áwrát on cartan . . . Sum hrefen þá cartan genam . . . geseah þone hrefen þá cartan beran . . . hangode seó carte on þám hreóde. . . and sóna féng tó þǽre cartan, Guth. 48, 22-50, 18.

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, adv.
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syngað swýðe deópe he sins very grievously, Hml. S. 19, 254. Swá man bið mihtigra . . ., swá sceal deóppor synna gebétan, Ll. Th. i. 328, 14. [ O. H. Ger. tiufo alte, funditus, penitus. ]

scín-cræft

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Antecríst winð ongeán Godes gecorenan . . . mid gedwyldlicum scíncræftum, Wlfst. 196, 20. a magical apparatus, cf. cræft; wearð gelǽd tó þám lífleásum godum . . . þá hét þone scuccan þe on þám scíncræfte wunode ꝥ út eóde of þǽre anlícnysse him

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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þolaþ sárcwide secga ... Ic bí mé secge ðis sárspell ... Ic for tǽle ne mæg ǽniene moncynnes gelufian, Exon. Th. 458, 1-26; Hy. 4, 93-106. Ðæt heó mec tǽle gerahte (-rǽhte? cf. ðæt ða hálgan weras hospe gerahte (-rǽhte?)

Linked entry: tál

sceótan

Grammar
sceótan, <b>I a.</b>
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Add genam ꝥ hylfe and sceát in ðone seáð tulit manubrium, et misit in lacum, Gr. D. 114, 13. <b>IV a.</b> add :-- Seó culfre fleáh þǽr út, and þá bróðra hire lócodon on, oþ ꝥ heó sceát in þone heofon (penetravit caelum), Gr.

fǽrlíce

(adv.)

suddenlyunexpectedlysoonimmediatelyby chancehaphazard

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L. 9, 39. soon, immediately, in a hurry Hwí héte ðú mé feccan þús fǽrlíce tó þé why did you send for me in such a hurry?, Hml. S. 14, 52. óðre fyrde hét feárlíce ábannan he had another force called out at once, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 19.

prician

(v.)
Grammar
prician, priccan
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Punctus a pungendo dicitur, forðan ys se prica gecweden, forðan pricaþ, Anglia viii. 317, 18. Ðornas priciaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 20. hét ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, 312, 11. Ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricce on ánum brádum brede, Wulfst. 146, 21

fricca

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Sé ðe ðone sácerdhád onféhð, onféhð friccan (fryccean, v.l.) scíre and foreryneles ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum and bodigeaí hira færelt . . .

stíþlíce

(adv.)
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Add Hefelícor steóre ł stýðlícor stíre sí underþeód districtiori discipline subdatur, R. Ben. I. 65, 4. Búton hit hér ǽr his ænde ðe stíðelícor gebéte, C. D. iv. 248, 30

beorgan

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</b> without dat. of person, with acc. or clause, to guard against, avoid Beorge áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 7. Beorge man georne ꝥ man þá sáwla ne forfare, 304, 16. with prep.

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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For ðære gesihðe ðe on ðæm swefne geseah, Past. 16;Swt. 101, 18. Ðá stód him sum mon æt ðurh swefen ( per somnium ) . . . Ðá hét heó secgan ðæt swefen. Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 11-31. Swefn, Cd. Th. 159, 16; Gen. 2635.

Linked entry: swefn

líðig

(adj.)
Grammar
líðig, adj.

Lithepliantsuppleflexiblesoftyielding

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B.] hand then Peter took her supple hand, Homl. Skt. 10, 73. On his líðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 27. His líðegan fingeras, 512, 1

Linked entries: líðe líðeg