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be-creópan

To creepreach by creeping

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Timotheum ácwealdon þǽr ðǽr becropen wæs, Hml. S. 25, 502: Met. 25, 36

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiry or inspectionto inspectto seekvisitto seek with hostile intentto visit with calamity, disease

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Gewát neósian heán húses hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon he came and inspected the lofty house, how the Hring-Danes had ordered it, Beo.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Gif se hláford mildheort bið, ꝥ þá gýmeleáste tó forgyfenesse lǽte, Ll. Thi. 270, 19. Hét se cásere lǽtan león and beran tó þám cynegum, Hml. S. 24, 29. hét lǽtan him tó twégen león, 51. hét áne strange leó lǽtan intó him, 30, 416.

á-biddan

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Guth. 4, 20. to get by asking, with acc. of thing Hié sendon Hannan, and hit ábæd Annonis oratione meruerunt Ors. 4, 7; S. 182, 13. Ðá ábæd heó án hridder she borrowed a sieve Hml. Th. ii. 154, 15.

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, <b>bryttian,</b> brytian.
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lange siððan woruld bryttade for long after he lived, Gen. 1226. Hié wintra fela woruld bryttedon, 1724. His eaforan eád bryttedon His children were masters of his wealth, 1602: Dan. 672.

furþor

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wolde beón furðor on óðrum earde þonne on his ágenum wǽre, Hml. S. 6, 189. wæs furðor on hlísan and on mihte, Hml. Th. i. 478, 27. Se heofenlica cyning is mǽrra and furðor tóforan ðám eorðlican cininge, Hex. 38, 5.

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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ðone unlybban on Godes naman hálsode he exorcised the poison, Homl. Th. i. 72, 24. For ðam ðe hálsode Israhéla bearn for he had strictly sworn the children of Israel, Ex. 13, 19. hie heálsade he entreated them, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 178, 14: Beo.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Gif hit swá getímað ꝥ ..., R. Ben. 119, 5. Þá getímode hit ... and Ethna úp ábleów, Hml. S. 8, 221. where no subject is expressed began tó reccenne him on ráde getímode, Hml. S. 26, 215. Gesáwon þám ánum getímode, 11, 163.

ge-dígan

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Th. 77, 47. to escape from an enemy Þone feónd, þám wæs geseald, þone ná ne gedýgde eum hostem, cui traditus fuerat, non evasit, Gr.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Swá eác treówa gif beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene beóþ heardran and langfǽrran tó getimbrunge so too trees, if they are cut down at the full moon, are harder and more lasting for building, Homl. Th. i. 102, 23

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

fore-þanc

consideration

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ne meahte mód oncyrran, fǽmnan foreþonc, Jul. 227. næfð nǽnne forðanc be his deáðe, Ps.

Linked entry: for-þanc

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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Gif wolde gefsestnian mid áþe, ꝥ seó leáse wrǽgistre ne wurde fordǽmed. Ðá swór friðian wolde þá leásan wudewan, ðeáh þe heó gelignod wurðe, 2, 210.

heorcnian

(v.)
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Cuæð , ' meahte ic bú somod ge in heofon gehéran ge hér sprecan,' Shrn. 72, 24. Hié hyrcnodon háliges láre, An. 654. wolde hyrcnigan hálges lára, mildes meðelcwida, Gú. 979. with dat. heora wordum heorcnode, Hml.

dyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
dyrstig, adj.

Daring, bold, rash audax, ausus

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wǽre ðú dyrstig ofstician bár quomŏdo fuisti ausus jugŭlāre aprum? Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 13: Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 25, note: Nicod. 12; Thw. 6, 23. Ðeáh ðe he dyrstig wǽre though he were daring, Beo. Th. 5669; B. 2838

efen-þeówa

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þeówa, an; m: efen-þeów, efn-þeów, es; m.

A fellow-servant conservus

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He gemétte hys efen-þeówan he found his fellow-servant, 18, 28. Gesáwon hys efen-þeówas ðæt his fellow-servants saw that, 18, 31

Linked entry: efn-þeów

feorh-bana

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bana, -bona, feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervitæ interfectorhŏmĭcīda

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gesáwon feorhbanan fuglas slítan they saw birds tearing the murderers, 96; Th. 125, 32; Gen. 2088. He ne meahte on ðam feorhbonan fǽhþe gebétan he might not avenge the feud on the murderer, Beo. Th. 4921; B. 2465

Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona

á-hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwilfan, p. de
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fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Hml. S. 23, 424. Álege ł ahwelf hig depone eos, Ps. L. 58, 12.

Linked entries: á-hwylfan hwilfan

hám-cyme

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Þá þá hám ne cóm in ðá tíd þe him beboden wæs, Florentius þá wénde his hámcymes cum hora qua jussus fuerat non rediret, Florentius suspectus est redditus, Gr. D. 207, 2. mycelne gefeán hæfdon be his hámcyme, Hml. A. 125, 278.

þífþ

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cwæð: 'Ne willað gé nú leng þeófian ... geswícað fram ðám þweoran þǽre þýfðe (þeof(e)te v.l. furty) ... þá wæs swá geworden ... ꝥ æ fter þon cyrdon búton þeófte (þeófete, v.l. ),' Gr. D. 202, 1-16

úþ-witigung

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-witigung, e; f.

The study of philosophyphilosophy

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cwæð him tó: 'Nú ic hæbbe ðé oferðogen on úðwitegunge.' Se biscop him andwyrde: 'God forgeáfe ðæt ðú úðwitegunge beeodest, Homl. Th. i. 448, 34: Homl, Skt. i. 3, 210

Linked entry: -witigung