fore-secgan
to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ proclaim ⬩ pronounce ⬩ declare ⬩ to preach
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Hyt syððan gelamp swá swá hí foresǽdon, 68, 67. Forestihtes ł foresǽdes praedestinatae, antedictae, Hpt.
ymb
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Cuth. 12), 138, 29. adverbial Hé swá hwider ymb swá hé beden wæs férde ubicumque rogabatur diuertens , Bd. 4, 12; Sch. 412, 1
hengen
a cross ⬩ a rack
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Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene, and hét hón þone bisceop þǽron, and hé swá hangigende þone Hǽlend bodode, swá swá Andreas dyde (cf. Ses Andreas wæs áhangen on róde, Shrn. 153, 12). Þáhét se déma dón hine of þǽre hencgene, Hml.
líget
Lightning
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Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget, Lchdm. iii. 280, 10. [Swá stor þunring and lǽgt wes, swá dæt hit ácwealde manige men, Chr. 1085: Erl. 219, 22.] Æfter ðæm wolcne cymeþ légetu and þunor, Blickl. Homl. 91, 33. Légitu, Ps. Surt. ii. 196, 19.
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sóna
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Se gegyrla þe ic hæfde, sóna swá ic Iordanen oferfór, mid ealdunge tótorene forwurdon, 570. Sóna swá ic anwóc, swá wilnode ic eft wínes, Past. 431, 17.
dolg-slege
A wounding blow ⬩ vulnĕrans ictus
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Ðeáh he sáres swá feala deópum dolgslegum dreógan sceolde although he must suffer so much pain through deep wounding blows; 2489; An. 1246
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dyderian
To deceive, delude ⬩ illūdĕre
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.], swá mon cild déþ methinks that thou misleadest and deludest me, as any one does a child, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 12
mearc-bróc
A brook which serves as a boundary
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Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30
geáp-scipe
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Hé ríxade ofer Englæland, and hit mid his geápscipe swá þurhsmeáde, ꝥ næs án híd landes innan Englælande ꝥ hé nyste hwá heó hæfde, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 19
hwilfan
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To arch, vault, make hwealf (q. v. ) Ðonne þú hlid habban wylle, bonne hafa þú þíne wynstran hand sámlocene, and eác swá þá swýþran, and hwylf hý ofer þá wynstran eal swylce þú cuppan hlíde, Tech. ii. 125, 7
wíd-gal
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Sume dæge þá þá heó swá wídgal swíðe dwolode quadam die dum vaga nimium erraret, Gr. 176, 21. Hé eóde út and mid wídgalum móde worhte á hwæthugu eorðlices egrediebatur et mente vaga terrena aliqua agebat, iii, 13. Add
ge-stíran
To correct ⬩ restrain ⬩ corrĭgĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre
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Cot.] óðrum ðæt hí swá dón ne dorsten in order that the punishments might restrain others from daring to do so, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 7
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hnesc-líc
Effeminate
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Hi beóþ hneslíce swá forlegene hi sunt delicati ita fornicantes, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18
tó-haccian
To hack to pieces, ⬩ cut to pieces
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To hack to pieces, cut to pieces Sume hig wǽron on feówer dǽias tóhaccode, eall swá lug ðæs Hǽlendes tunecan on feówer tódǽldon, Homl. Ass. 186, 166. To smale peces ich hym wolde to-hakke, R. Glouc. 141, 14
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spyrian
to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask
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Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð forlǽtan, ǽr hé gehende ðæt hé hwíle ǽr æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 16.
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Cásern
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He [Cásere] wearþ Rómánum swá leóf, and swá weorþ, ðæt hí hine nánuht ne héton búton fæder; and, him to weorþscype, hí héton his wíf, cásern [cásere + en, the f. termin.] eight hundred and sixty-seven years after the building of Rome, Hadrian succeeded
deór-ling
A dearling, DARLING, minion, favourite ⬩ unĭce dīlectus, dēlĭciæ
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A dearling, DARLING, minion, favourite; unĭce dīlectus, dēlĭciæ Gif ðé lícode his dysig, swá wel swá his dysegum deórlingum dyde if his folly had pleased thee, as well as it did his foolish favourites, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 23: Wanl.
for-secgan
To for-say ⬩ mis-say ⬩ pretend ⬩ deny ⬩ say against ⬩ accuse ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ diffāmāre ⬩ nĕgāre ⬩ accūsāre
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Swá hwá swá óðerné forsǽde whosoever accused another, Homl. Th. i. 50, 16. Ða leásan gewitan hine forsǽdon the false witnesses accused him, i. 50, 14
forþ-weard
in a forward direction ⬩ forward ⬩ prōnus ⬩ tending towards any one ⬩ ălĭquem versus tendens ⬩ everlasting ⬩ continual ⬩ sempĭternus
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Á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde, swá wæs hit lætre always as it should be more forward, so was it later, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 32. tending towards any one; ălĭquem versus tendens Forþweard to ðé tending towards thee, Ps. Cot. 50, 79; Ps.
mǽtan
To dream
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To dream (with dat. or acc. of person; On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, swá hwæt swá ðé mǽteþ ðæt cymþ tó gefeán. Lchdm. iii. 154, 15. Gyf mon (acc. cf. l. 27) méteþ ðæt hé geseó . . . 168, 8. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé hæbbe . . 176, 2.