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egeslíce

(adv.)
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Add: horribly egeslíce hweós, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7. Þǽr manna líc lágon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 211. Þá wyrhtan tótǽron sylfe and egeslíce grymetedon, 6, 197

ge-rihtan

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R. 3, 19. error, a mistake, a scribal error Ic bidde, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hig gerihte wel be þǽre bysne; . . . mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gif nele hys wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 30-34 : 21, 40 : Hml. Th. i. 8, 11: Hml.

swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽtan, p. te
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Sitte on bæþe óó ðæt swǽte . . . óþ wel swǽte, Lchdm. ii. 290, 1-6. Ðæt se mon swǽte swíþe, 332, 2 : iii. 8, 11. ongan blácian and ungefóhlíce swǽtan, Homl. Th. i. 414, 12: Wulfst. 141, 3.

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be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Heó mid wundrunge wearð befangen, Hml. S. 2, 251. Wearð befangen mid hreónesse he was caught in a storm, Gr. D. 248, 18.

dragan

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férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6

framian

(v.)
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Sé þe framian ( proficere ) higð, þeáh þe stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ, symle swá þeáh fint ꝥ wexe, Scint. 100, 14

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To denyrefuserejectto say noto refuse permissionrefuserejectdeclineto denyreject refuse assentto renouncerejectgive uprefusewithholdnot to giveto declare hostility

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Ætfæste mé míne efenþeówene, ðá wiðsóc ic hire, Shrn. 39, 9. Ðá bæd ða cempan, ðæt onféngon gereorde mid him; geþafode ðæt óþer, óðer ðam wiþsóc, 129, 32.

oþ-sacan

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add: to deny a statement put negatively þá oðsóc ꝥ hit nǽre he denied, (saying) that it was not he, Hml. S. 30, 273

þider-weard

(adv.)
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þider-weard, adv.
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Thitherward, in that direction, towards that place or point Iosue férde mid his fyrde þiderweard ascendit Iosue et omnis exercitus cum eo, Jos. 10, 7. Ðá þiderweard seglode as he sailed towards that port, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 24.

swic-dóm

(n.)
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swic-dóm, es; m.
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( Christ ) synne ne worhte ne nǽnne swicdóm on lífe, 47, 565. hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.

luf-líce

(adv.)
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luf-líce, adv.

Amiablykindlydearlywillingly

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luflíce ús gesóht hider on middangeard with how great love he visited us here en earth, 129, 11: Wulfst. 204, 16. Ic wylle cýpan luflícor ðonne ic gebicge volo vendere carius quam emi, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 19

gise

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Yes; how could Adam know what he was, unless he were obedient in some thing to his Lord?, Hml. Th. i. 14, 4

geþwǽr-lǽcan

(v.)
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geþwǽr-lǽcan, -lécan; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To agreeassent toconcordāreassentīre

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Se ðe sóþlíce God lufaþ nele he wiðerian ongeán his bebodum ac geþwǽrlǽhþ he that truly loves God will not resist his commands but comply with them, 522, 19.

tíman

(v.)
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tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Swá hit ágnode, swá hit týmde, L. Ed. I; Th. i. 160, 8. Ðá týmde Wulfstán ðone mann tó Æðelstáne, Chart. Th. 206, 25. Tǽme tó ðam mæn ðe him sealde, L. H. E. 16; Th. 1. 34, 6. Ne mót forstolenne ceáp mon tiéman tó þeówum men, L.

þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
þráwan, p. þreów; pp. þráwen

To throwTo twistracktortureTo twistturn roundto take a different directionto turn roundrevolveto curl

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To twist, rack, torture hét on hencgene ástreccan and ðráwan swá swá wiððan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 113. hér hine hón on hengene, and mid hengene ðráwan tó langere hwíle, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 31. Grammar þráwan, intrans.

hleór

a cheeka face

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hét mid handum sleán on ꝥ hleór ꝥ heó hlýdan ne sceolde, Hml. S. 8, 70. legde hleór on eorðan cecidit in faciem suam Gen. 2337. S. gegrípeð feónd be þám fótum, lǽteð foreweard hleór on strangne stán and stregdað tóðas. Sal. 113

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Gif hit þonne for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, þonne forbærne hit man, Ll.

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ge-healdan

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Gehealde his gefán .vii. niht inne, Ll. Th. i. 90, 5, 7. Gif self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille, gehealden hine .xxx. nihta, 64, 18.

land-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
land-gafol, es; n.
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Rent for land sceal landgafol syllan he must pay rent, L. R. S. 2; Th. i. 432, 13. sceal ... his láforde wyrcan ... ne þearf landgafol syllan he must work for his lord, then he need not pay rent, 3; Th. i. 432, 23

æ-bylignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylignes, -ness; -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Indignationwrathindignatio

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He sende on graman æbylignysse hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54

Linked entries: æ-bilignes ebylgnes