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ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expanddīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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Met. Fox 1, 37; Met. 1, 19: Homl. Th. i. 564, 18: 28, 12. Se ðe his godcundnesse mid sóþum wísum gerýmeþ who truly manifests his divinity, Blickl. Homl. 179, 24. Gif him swá byþ gerýmed if he has opportunity, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 28.

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hwý

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Uncúð hwí sió wyrd swá wó wendan sceolde, Met. 4, 40.

freom

(adj.)
Grammar
freom, adj.

Firmstrongpowerfulfirmusstrēnuusfortis

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Firm, strong, powerful; firmus, strēnuus, fortis Ðá com Metod freom on fultum then came the powerful Lord to his aid, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 1; Gen. 2793: 143; Th. 178, 19; Exod. 14.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Met. Fox 1, 32; Met. 1, 16

rípan

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Sé ðe rípe qui metit, Jn. R. 4, 36. Lytel sáwan . . . lytel rípan, Past. 285, 24. Me mæig on hærfeste rípan, Angl. ix. 261, 14

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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Met. Fox 29, 98; Met. 29, 48. Us drífaþ ða ællreordan to sǽ the barbarians drive us to sea, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44: Beo. Th. 5609; B. 2808.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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to care, be anxious, feel anxiety or care, with a clause Hé nalles sorgode hwæðer siððan á Drihten ámetan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum he felt no anxiety as to whether the Lord would ever mete out vengeance according to deserts, Met. 9, 34.

hwít

(n.)
Grammar
hwít, es; n.
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Fæst ǽlc dæge tó nónes and tó ánes métes búton sunnandæg, and forgá hwít, Wlfst. 289, 25. Cf. Ðá ðé on þás hálgan tíde magon cýse and ǽgra and fisc forgán, swíþe heálic fæsten ꝥ bið, Ll. Th. ii. 438, II.

stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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Se feónd (Nero) his diórlingas duguþum stépte (cf. hé weorþode his deorlingas mid miclum welum, Bt. 28 ; Fox 100, 29) dabat improbus verendis patribus indecores curules, Met. 15, 8.

þíxl

(n.)
Grammar
þíxl, þisl, e; þísle, an; f.
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Án ðara tungla woruldmen hátaþ wǽnes þísla, Met. 28, 10. Þíxlum, díxlum, díslum temonibus, Txts. 101, 2007. a pole (?) Of ðære ác in ða heortsole; of ðære sole in ða þísle; of ðære þísle eft in ða mýðan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 380, 6

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erian

(v.)
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Þeáh him mon erigan scyle ǽghwelce dæg æcera ðúsend quamvis rura centeno scindat opima bove, Met. 14, 4. Man mæg on wintra erian, Angl. ix. 261, 22. Ǽlce dæg ic (the ploughman) sceal erian fulne æcer oþþe máre, Coll. M. 19, 21.

rinc

(n.)
Grammar
rinc, es; m.

A man (a poetical term)

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Ðæt wæs rihtwís rinc ( Boethius ), Met. 1, 49. Ðæs rinces ( Abraham) se ríca ongan cyning (God ) costigan Cd. Th. 172, 16; Gen. 2845. Junge rince ł hysse ephebo robusto, Hpt. Gl. 488, 1. Rófe rincas ( the fallen angels), Cd.

wending

(n.)
Grammar
wending, e; f.

Turninga turning roundrevolutionchangingmutation

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Orsorg líf lǽdaþ woruldmen wíse búton wendinge (cf. unonwendendlíce, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 24) Met. 7, 41

racente

(n.)
Grammar
racente, an; f.
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Gerǽped mid his racentan, Met. 13, 8 : 25, 37 : 26, 78. Racentan slítan, 13, 29. Sleán on ða raccentan and on copsas, Bt. 38, 1 ; Fox 194, 32. Geseah hé his sylfes ungesǽlige stówe and carcern (racetan, MS.

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sige-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
sige-dryhten, es ; m.
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Ðú eart selfa sigedrihten God, Met. 20, 260. Ðonc secgan sigedryhtne, ðæs ðe hé hine sylfne ús sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 9, 1 ; Cri. 128 : Andr. Kmbl. 1753 ; An. 879. Sigedrihten, mihtigne God, Cd. Th. 33, 21 ; Gen. 523 : 48, 20 ; Gen. 778

swefel

(n.)
Grammar
swefel, swefl, es; m.
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Eallbyrnende rénscúr mid swefle gemencged, Gen. 19, 24: Met. 8, 50. Swæfle, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 29, 32. Hit rínde fýr and swefl, Lk. Skt. 17, 29: Cd. Th. 153, 19; Gen. 2541. Hwylce þinc gelǽdest ðú ( the merchant ) ús ?

temian

(v.)
Grammar
temian, p. ede, ode
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Heora láreówas ðe hí (wudufuglas) temedon, Met. 13, 39. Canst ðú temian ( domitare) hig (hawks )? Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 21, 25. Wilde deór temian, Lchdm. iii. 200, 1: 186, 21. Nýtenu temian, 184, 18. Temma domare, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 5, 4

un-staþolfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-staþolfæst, adj.

unsettlednot remaining in one placenot stationaryunsettleddesirous of changenot steadfastunstablenot enduringeasily movedunsettled in mindwavering

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cf. ðæt ungestæððige folc, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 2) mobile vulgus, Met. 28, 69. unsettled in mind, wavering Ðone unstaðolfæstan bróðor and ðone tweónigendan fratrem fluctuantem, R. Ben. 51, 3

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ymb-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-cirran, p. de
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.), Met. 28, 14. Saturnus hæfð ymb þrítig wintergerímes weoruld ymbcyrred, 28, 26. to turn one's self round Ymbcerred wæs on bægcgling conuersa est retrorsum, Jn. Skt. Lind.

ǽ-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-spryng, eá-, -sprynge; m. f. (?): -spring; n.
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source, fountain, spring Oft ǽspringe út áwealleð . . hé siðþan tósceáden wyrð, Met. 5, 12. Wæs se ǽspring (sió ǽspryng, Hatt. MS. ) sió sóðe lufu, Past. 48, 12. Gif wé ðone biteran wille æt ðǽm ǽsprynge forwyrcean, 307,1.