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beddian

(v.)
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Þá woldon ðá préóstas him wurðlíce beddian, and bǽron micel streáw tó his beddinga, Hml. S. 31, 848. Dó hyne on wearme húse, and bedde hys bed myd mórsecge, Lch. iii. 140, 25. He lette hine baðien and beddien feire, Laym. 6658. Add

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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manedon and lǽrdon ðæt him wǽpno worhton, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 5. Ongan manigean and lǽran ðæt sibbe hæfdon, 2, 2; S. 502, 8. Manian, Byrht. Th. 138, 31; By. 228. Maniende instigantes, incitantes, cohortantes, Hpt.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Æfter hé hit áboden hǽfde, hé hié heálsade ðæt hié nánuht ðára ǽrenda ne underfénge . . . Ásǽdon his geféran hú hé heora ǽrenda ábeád, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 10-22. Earmra manna ǽrende wrecan (ǽrendo ábeódan, v. l.), Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 20.

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án-forlǽtan

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Add: to let go what one holds 'Ic bebeóde ꝥ gé hine leng ne beran, ac hine ánforlǽtan.' And hié sóna hine forlétan and hé gefeól, Bl.

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be-dyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyppan, p. -dypte, pl. -dypton; pp. -dypped ; v. trans.

To dipimmersemergereintingeretingere

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Híg bedypton his tunecan on ðam blóde tinxerunt tunicam ejus in sanguine, Gen. 37, 31. Ic bedyppe mergo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 36

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un-forsceáwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forsceáwodlíce, adv.

unexpectedlywithout forethoughtwithout consideration

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Gif hé hit ǽne and unforsceáwodlíce gedyde si semel et inconsiderate fecerit, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 24

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cúþ

Grammar
cúþ, <b>; I.</b>
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Add Hié nǽnigne cúðne næfdon, mid hwám hié wunian meahton nullus erat notus, apud quem potuissent hospitari, Verc. Först. 83, 5. Manige his cúðra manna, ge æþelcunde ge óðre, þá þe hine swíðe árodon, Gr. D. 22, 14

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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In addition, besides Hé bǽd his þegnum, ðæt hig lédon hira ǽlces feoh on his sacc and fórmete tóeácan (datis supra cibariis in viam), Gen. 42; 25. Ðú hæfst tóeácan eall ðæt ic ðé ǽr tealde, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 37.

fellen

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Hé hæfde fellenne gyrdel (gyrdils fillenu sonam pelliciam, L.) embe his lendenu Mt. 3, 4. Hé lǽdde his hálgan béc mid him in fellenum sæccum pelliceis sacculis, Gr. D. 34, 14. Add

ge-hróp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hróp, es; n.
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A cry Mín gehróp ( clamor meus ) cóm beforan his ansýne, and eác on his eáran hit eóde, Ps. Th. 17, 6. Ongyt míne stemne and mín gehróp intellige clamorem meum 5, I

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wearrig

(adj.)
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wearrig, adj.

Callous

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Callous Hé gelóme ðingode for ðæs folces gyltum, bígende his cneówu on gebedum symle, swá ðæt him weóxon wearrige ylas, on olfendes gelícnysse, on his liðegum cneówum, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 26

ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Past. 27, 19.Þú hit ná hú elles begitan ne miht, búton þú hit forstele oððe gereáfige, Bt. 32, l ; F. 114, 8. Gehreáfian (diripiant) ælðeódige geswinc his, Ps.

on-cnáwan

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(βα) with complement :-- Þone áworpenne oncnáwaþ quem reprobatum cognoscunt, An. Ox. 40, 7 : 23. with clause or pronoun representing a clause Ðá se Hǽlend ꝥ on his gáste oncneów ( quo cognito spiritu suo ) ꝥ swá betwux him þóhton, Mis. 2, 8.

settan

(v.)
Grammar
settan, p. sette; pp. seted, set[t] (
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Hié setton hié æt ðære byrgenne dura. Blickl. Homl. 155, 8. Ðá hé bebyrged wæs, hié settan him hyrdas tó, 177, 26. Setton scyldas wið weal they set their shields against the wall , Beo. Th. 655 ; B. 325.

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be-healdan

(v.)
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Ðæt behealden ðæt innan ne áfeallen, Past. 439, 9. Ðá ðe heá búta éghwoelcum flita behaldan, Mt. L. 5, 9 note. Hié for duste ne mehton geseón hú behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 16.

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Cwelle hig man raðe ( statim ), L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 1. Ðæt hine mon slóge swá raðe swá mon hiora fiénd wolde that they should kill him as soon (with as little compunction) as they would their enemies, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 52, 35.

wyrt-gemang

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gemang, es; n.
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Hig bǽron mid him ða wyrtgemang ( aromata ), Lk. Skt. 24, 1. Hig gearwodun wyrtgemang (wyrta gemong, Lind. aromata ), 23, 56: Mk. Skt. 16, 1. v. next word

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, -sión, bi-seón; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; impert. -sih; pp. -sewen; [be by, near, about; seón to see]

to look about or aroundcircumspicereto see, look, beholdvidere, aspicereto go to see, visitvisere, visitare

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to look about or around; circumspicere Sóna ðá besáwon , nánne mid him ne gesáwon suddenly when they looked about them, they saw no one with him, Mk. Bos. 9, 8.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Hié ðára diégelnesse bet trúwigen ðonne ðǽre hú hié óðerra monna mǽst gehelpen.

síþ-weg

(n.)
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síþ-weg, es ; m.
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A road to travel on, high-road (?) Hé gehǽlde hygegeómre ðe hine gesóhtun of síðwegum (síd- ? v. síd-weg) he (Guthlac, who lived in the wilderness) healed the sad in heart that from the travelled ways sought him, Exon. Th. 155, 13 ; Gú. 859