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þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Híra untrymnesse hé sceal ðrowian on his heortan ex affectu cordis alienae infirmitati compalitur, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 16. Éce wíte ðrowian, Homl. Th. i. 66, 14. Sceame þrowian, Soul Kmbl. 98; Seel. 49. Sár þrowian synna tó wíte, Exon.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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Ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 913. Hú ǽghwelc syn biþ sǽtigende ðæs þióndan monnes quomodo unumquodque peccatum proficientibus insidietur, Past. 21, 5 ; Swt. 161, 24.

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽcan, p. wǽhte; pp. wǽht, wǽced

To weakenafflictoppress

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Scealt ðú ðínne líchaman þurh forhæfdnysse wǽccan, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 9. Ðá hé mid swinglum and tintregum wǽced wæs cum tormentis afficeretur, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 45.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relativekinsman

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Gif man gehádodne man oððe ælþeódigne forrǽde ðonne sceal him cyningc beón for mǽg and for mundboran, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. Ne his mágas ( fratres ) ne gelýfdon on hyne, Jn. Skt. 7, 5.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, -lifen, -lyfen, es; n.

livingfoodsustenancenourishmentpottagevictusalimentapulmentumthat by which food is procuredmoneywagesalmsstipendiumstips

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Ðú winnan scealt and ðíne andlifne selfa gerǽcan thou shalt labour and thyself get thy sustenance, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 25; Gen. 933. Sealde him andlyfene dedit eis alimenta, Gen. 47, 17: Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 494, 16.

burh-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sittend, burg-sittend, es; m.
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A city-dweller, an inhabitant of a city, citizen; urbis incola, civis Ðú scealt sunu ágan, ðone sculon burhsittende Isaac hátan thou shall have a son, whom the city-dwellers shall call Isaac, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 12; Gen. 2326: 136; Th. 172, 2; Gen. 2838

Linked entry: burg-sittend

écan

(v.)
Grammar
écan, ǽcan, ícan, iécan, ýcan, ýcean, ic éce, ðú écest, he écþ, pl. écaþ; p. écte, pl. écton, éhton; pp. éced [eáca an addition]

EKE, increase, prolong, addaugēre, appōnĕre

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To EKE, increase, prolong, add; augēre, appōnĕre Ðú scealt écan ðíne yrmþu thou shalt increase thy wretchedness. Andr. Kmbl. 2767; An. 1386. Gé écaþ eówre ermþe ye increase your poverty. Bt. 26, 2; Fox 94, 9.

Linked entries: ǽcan ge-ícan

on-sígan

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Uton standan mid gemâglicum wôpum ongeán ðâm onsîgendum swurde swâ miccles dômes, 126, 1. where defect is chargeable to wrong action Wite se abbod gylte(s) hyrdes onsîgan swâ hwæt on sceápum se hîredes ealdor nytwyrð-nesse hwônlîcor swâ mæg gemêtan sciat

of-hreówan

(v.)

to cause grief or pityto feel pity

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Ðæs sceápes untrumnesse him ofhreáw (-hreów, MS. F. ) R. Ben. 51, 20. Him of hreow ðæs mannes he was sorry for man, Homl.

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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. , bright, lustrous, glittering, brilliant Sceán scír werod (the band with glittering armour), Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125. Hringíren scír, Beo. Th. 650; B. 322. Scíran goldes, 3393 ; B. 1694. Hé gewyrceþ scírne méce, Exon. Th. 297, 8 ; Crä. 65.

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Ne sceal ic míne onsýn for eówere mengu míðan, Exon. 43 a; Th. 144, 18; Gú. 680. Ic míðan sceal monna gehwylcum síðfæt mínne, 127 b; Th. 491, 12; Rä. 80, 13.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20. Sum biþ beórhyrde gód, sum biþ bylda til hám tó habbanne, Exon. Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75. Till, Beo. Th. 5436; B. 2721.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward offdefendrestrainprotectcoverdefendereprohibereprotegereto ward off from oneselfspurn from oneselfaspernarito wearwear outtereredeterere

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Ðú mín heáfod scealt on gefeohtdæge feóndum awergean obumbrasti caput meum in die belli, 139, 7. Ðú me oft aweredest wyrigra gemótes protexisti me a conventu malignantium, 63, 2: 55, 11.

Linked entry: a-wered

fyðera

(n.)
Grammar
fyðera, fyðeru, fyðru, pl. nom. acc; gen. fyðera, fyðerena; dat. inst. fyðerum; n : also pl. nom. acc. fyðeras; m.

Wingsālæpennæ

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Under sceade fyðerena ðínra gescyld me sub umbra ālārum tuārum protĕge me, Ps. Lamb. 16, 8. Under his fyðerum ðú trúwast oððe ðú gehihtest sub pennis ejus spērābis, Ps. Lamb. 90, 4.

ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
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Gif hé gesceádlíce (-sceáde-, v.l.) mid eáðmodnesse hwilcu þing tǽle si qua rationabiliter cum humilitale repre-hendit, R. Ben. 109, 8. Be ðám is suíðe gesceádlíce ( apte ) gecueden, Past. 171, 17.

ge-flíman

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(l a) of spiritual foes :-- Þú scealt wið feónda gehwæne healdan sáuwle þíne ; á hí winnað . . . Þú miht hý geflýman, Dóm. L. 32, 67.

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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Mon sceal sellan, to fóstre, x fata hunies, ccc hláfa, etc. one shall give, as provisions, ten vats of honey, three hundred loaves, etc. L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 16.

Linked entries: féster fóstor fóstur

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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Swylce habban sceal blíðe gebǽro shall such have a blithe demeanour? Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 8; Kl. 44 : 115 a; Th. 442, 31; Kl. 21. On gebǽrum ex hăbĭtu ejus, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 33 : Ps. Th. 34, 15.

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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sceal simle higian ðæt hé weorþe geedniwad he must ever strive to be renewed. Past. 22, 1; Swt. 169, 10

Linked entries: tó-higung hígþ

múþ

(n.)
Grammar
múþ, es; m.

The mouththe mouth as an instrument of speechthe faceA mouthopeningorifice

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Duru sceal on healle, rúm recedes múþ. Menol. Fox 533; Gn. C. 37, Gif mon biþ on hrif wund. ... gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múþe twentig sciłł. L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96. 12.