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be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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S. 23 b, 643. of attack:-- Hié on Ahténe ungearwe becóman and hié gefliémdon, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 15. of coming into the world, birth:-- Þá þú ǽrest tó monnum becóme cum te matris ex utero natura produxit, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 10.

mattuc

(n.)
Grammar
mattuc, <b>, mattoc, mettoc, meottic,</b> es; m.

A mattockkind of pickaxe

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Ðonne hét hé hiene (the rock) mid fýre onhǽtan and siððan mid mattucun heáwan rupes igni ferroque rescindit, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 19. [Mattok bidens, Wrt. Voc. 234, 10:

for-hergian

(v.)
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Add: of action by persons, to lay waste a country, carry captive people Æfter þǽm þe hé Egyptum forhergede, hé gefór siþþan on Judana lond and hiera fela forhergeade; siþþan on Ircaniam hé heora fela gesette post transactum in Aegypto bellum plurimos

ge-lástfull

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Þá Olimpias þæt geáscade, þæt þæs folces wæs swá fela tó him gecirred, þá ne getriéwde hió þæt hiere wolde se óðer dǽl gelástful beón, ac hió fleáh tó ðǽm fæstenne audito aduentu Cassandri, Olympias, diffisa Macedonibus, in urbem concedit, Ors. 3, 11;

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn awayconvertavertereconvertereTo turn awayturnmoveaverticonvert!

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Hie of sib-lufan Godes ahwurfon they turned away from the love of God, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 26; Gen. 25. Ðá his gást ahwearf in Godes gemynd then his spirit turned to thought of God, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 26; Dan. 630

Linked entry: a-hworfen

ÉST

(n.)
Grammar
ÉST, es; m: ést, e; f.

will, consent, grace, favour, liberality, munificence, bounty bĕnĕplăcĭtum, consensus, grātia, bĕnĕvŏlentia, mŭnĭfĭcentiadelicacies dēlĭciæ

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Hie on þanc curon æðelinges ést they accepted thankfully the chieftain's bounty. Cd. 112; Th. 147, 21; Gen. 2443. He gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had previously more fully experienced the owner's favour, Beo. Th. 6142; B. 3075: Andr.

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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Hit forhæfed gewearþ ðætte hie sǽdon swefn cyninge it was denied them that they should say the dream to the king, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 1; Dan. 147. Hyra eágan wǽron forhæfde ŏcŭli illōrum tĕnēbantur. Lk. Bos. 24, 16

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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Gif beweddodu fǽmne hie forlicgge if a betrothed woman commit fornication, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 73, 11. Sceolan þeófas and forlegene lífes ne wénan thieves and fornicators shall not hope for life, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 21; Cri. 1611: L.

hræd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hræd-líce, adv.

Quicklyhastilyspeedilyimmediatelyat onceforthwith

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Him ðá áþas swóron ðæt hie hrædlíce of his ríce fóren they swore oaths to him that they would speedily march out of his kingdom, Chr. 876; Erl. 78, 11.

gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

Ifthoughwhether

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Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 434. Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas forgeáfe if to any follower I gave princely treasures, 22; Th. 26, 19; Gen. 409.

ge-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fremman, p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To promoteperfectperformcommit

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To promote, perfect, perform, commit Hie mihtan ǽghwæt gefremman they could accomplish anything, Blickl. Homl. 137, 1. Ðæt weorc to gefremmenne to perform that work, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 10. Ic hǽla gefremme sanitates perficio, Lk. Bos. 13, 32.

æt-wítan

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Þæt hié ætwite inproperasse , Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 39: 47, 9. Ðý lǽs him ætwite ( exprobrarent ) his geþoftan ꝥ hé for ege ðæs deáþes ðá ðing dyde, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 23. Mé is mín ágen ætwiten swilce ic hit hæbbe forstolen, Hml. S. 23, 599

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Wǽron þá burgware tó þon fægene and tó þon blíðe þæt hié feohtan móston, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 4.

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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Hié forlǽddan tó þám lindplegan swǽse gesíðas and hyra sylfra feorh they carried themselves and their comrades to a fight that was fatal to all, B. 2039. Mé þás woruldsǽlða on þis dimme hol forlǽddon, Met. 2, 11.

ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Add: to take with violence, rob something Hié gereáfiað suá heáne láriówdóm suíðor ðonne hine geearnien culmen regi-tninis rapiunt potins quam assequuntur.

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to fast.
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Ðǽre nihte þe hié þæt fæsten gefæst hæfdon, Bl. H. 205, 34. Þonne wyrð gefæst swá fæla fæstena swá bið daga on .vii. geárum. Ll. Th. ii. 286, 26

þǽr

Grammar
þǽr, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Hé stǽleð fǽhðe in firene, þǽr þe hié écne anwaldan oft forgeáton, Sat. 641. add Þǽr þe þis god ne wǽre, nǽnige þinga úra goda on hyra onsýne gefeóllon, Verc. Först. 100, 5. Eálá þǽr hig hogodon utinam saperent, Cant. M. ad fil. 29

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty,a refusal,

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Ben. 97, 7. a refusal, v. wirnan Hý bénan synt ðæt hié wið ðé móton wordum wrixlan, nó dú him wearne geteóh ðínra gegncwida they are petitioners that they may exchange words with thee, give them not a refusal of thy words in reply, Beo.

á-dílgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dílgian, á-díligian.

to destroy, &c., obliterateto blot out iniquity, &c.

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Ðæt hié mid gebedum ðá scylde ádíligien deleant Past. 397, 15. Nú man ǽlc yfel mæg mid góde ádílgian (-dílegian, Hatt. MS.) cum mala cuncta bonis sequentibus deluantur, 348, 16. Similar entries v. also a-dylegian in Dict

hláford-searu

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-searu, f. n.

Plotting against the life of a king or lord

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Plotting against the life of a king or lord Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9. Be hláfordsearwe.

Linked entry: hláford-swice