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ofer-drencan

(v.)

to overdrench, give a person too much to drink, to inebriate, intoxicateinebriare

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Se ðe ne wirnþ ðæs wínes his láre ða mód mid tó oferdrencanne ... hé biþ oferdrenced mid ðæm drence mislícra giefa, Past. 49; Swt. 381, 5-6: Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84; 33. Hý beóþ oferdrencte inebriabuntur on ðære genihte ðínes húses, Ps. Th. 35, 8: Judth.

of-lysted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
of-lysted, -lyst; part.

Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for

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Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for (with gen. of object) Eubolus wearð swá mycclum oflyst Basilies láre, ðæt him ne lyste nánes metes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 42: Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 23.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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Lamb. 88, 23. Ic gestihtode dispŏsui, Ps. Vos. 72, 25. Gestihtade he and funde ðæt he wolde land-fyrde ðider gelǽdan terrestri quĭdem ĭtĭnĕre illo vĕnīre dispōnēbat, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 26.

Linked entry: ge-stitian

betera

(adj.)
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.), Past. 75, 4. ꝥ beo beaduweorca beteran wurdun, Chr. 937,P. 109, 6. ꝥ ám lárum bet*-*erena witena. Gr. D. 262, 3. used substantively, of persons His betera læg, By. 276. Hé feóþ his betran, Mód. 36.

holm

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holm- wudu ; and for the later use of the word in this sense cf. þe vox ulih to þam holme (cleoue, 2nd MS.), Laym. 20861.] sea Brym vel holm cataclismus, diluvium Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 42.

ge-ǽtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtrian, ge-ǽttrian.

to poison

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On þá oferhýda þǽre geǽttredan deófles láre, Cht. E. 242, 21. Hé mid geǽttrode flán hine ofsceótan wolde, ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán, Hml. Th. i. 502, 18. Geǽttrodre liuida Germ. 401, 31. Geǽttrodne hláf. Gr. D. 118, 5.

Linked entry: ǽtrian

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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On eallum ðám mid ðý hé willfægen wæs gefremed, hé eft hwearf tó godcundre láre in quibus omnibus cum sui voti compos esset effectus, ad praedicandum rediit, Bd. 5, II; S. 625, 40, Mid eádigum wilfægene cum beatis compotes Hymn. Surt. 36, 30.

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig

hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, savesanare, salvaresanare, curare, salvare

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Ic offrige míne lác Hǽlendum Criste I will present my offerings to Jesus Christ, Homl. Th. i. 416, 17. Hí hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron sanavit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 19

ende-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dæg, gen. -dæges ; pl. nom. acc. -dagas; gen. -daga; dat. -dagum; m.

The last day, the day of one's death dies suprémus, dies mortis

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The last day, the day of one's death; dies suprémus, dies mortis Ðá wæs endedæg ðæs ðe Caldéas cyningdóm áhton then was the last day that the Chaldeans held the kingdom, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 22; Dan. 679.

Wiþer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
Wiþer-gild, es; m.

A man's name

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A man's name Weóldon wælstówe, syððan Wiðergyld læg (cf. syððan Heardréd læg, 4766; B. 2388), æfter hæleþa hryre, hwate Scyldingas, Beo. Th. 4109; B. 2051. Sóhte ic Wiþergield and Freoþeríc, Exon. Th. 326, 5; Víd. 124

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Ásca . . . huulíc monn sé, is lár gesceáwig, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.

droppan

(v.)

to drop

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Lamb. 71, 6

án-dæge

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Dele last passage, for which see next word

leóht-berende

(adj.)
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Lamb. 109, 3. Add

wǽt

Grammar
wǽt, <b>; II.</b>
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Wǽt land irriguum, Gr. D. 245, 20. Add

ofer-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-full, adj.

Over-fullcrapulatus

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Lamb. 77, 65

ge-fótcypsed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fótcypsed, -cypst; part. [cops a fetter]

Bound with fetterscompĕdĭtus

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Lamb. 78, 11 : Ps. Spl. 101, 21. Drihten tolýsþ gecospede oððe ða gefótcypstan Dŏmĭnus solvit compĕdĭtos, Ps. Lamb. 145, 8

Linked entries: cyspan -fótcypsed

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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To deprive of land, to confiscate, disinherit; terris privare Wearþ Eádgár belandod Edgar was deprived of land Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 5. Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12

for-ðí

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforequiaquŏniamĭtăque

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Lamb. 77, 22. Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

æt-nýhstan

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-nýhstan, adv.

At lasttandem

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At last; tandem, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26

Linked entry: et-néhstan