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ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpnian, -wépnian; p. ode; pp. od

To armfurnish with weaponsarmāre

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He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. i. 72, 23. Se stranga gewǽpnod his cáfertún gehealt fortis armātus custōdit atrium sum, Lk. Bos. 11, 21: Ælfc.

Linked entry: ge-wǽmnod

á-niman

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Ic wille ániman and áteón fram þám þe þás bóc rǽdaþ þone intingan ǽlcre tweónge ut dubitationis occasionem legentibus subtraham, Gr. D. 9, 5. Ǽlc tǽl sié ánumen (tollatur) fram eów, Past. 222, 9. Of his heortan onweg ánumen, Bl. H. 55, 9

a-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hrínan, -hrýnan; p. -hrán, pl. -hrinon; pp. -hrinen

To touchtangere

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Bos. 11, 46. Ahrýn múntas tange montes, Ps. Spl. 143, 6

Linked entry: a-hrýnan

dúru-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-þínen, dúre-þínen, e; f.

A female door-keeperancilla ostiāria

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Bos. 18, 17. Se leorningcniht cwæþ to ðære dúreþínene discĭpŭlus dixit ostiāriæ, 18, 16

Linked entry: dúre-þínen

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry æque tristis

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Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

firmetan

(v.)
Grammar
firmetan, p. firmette, pl. firmetton; pp. firmeted

To requestpraypĕtĕrerógāre

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To request, pray; pĕtĕre, rógāre Rómáne hí firmetton ðæt hí ðæt gewin forléton the Romans requested them that they would leave off the siege, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 21

fóre-smeagan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean

to premeditatepræmĕdĭtāri

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Bos. 21, 14. Foresmeagan scrutari, investigare, Hpt. Gl

for-legenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-legenes, -legnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationfornĭcātio

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Bos. 5, 32. He swylce unalýfeddre forlegnesse and egeslícre wæs besmiten fornĭcātiōne pollūtus est tāli, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 39

Linked entries: for-ligenes for-ligenes

be-twux

(prep.)

between, amonginter

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Bos. 7, 28: Gen. 3, 14

Linked entry: -twux

oft-síþ

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Unárímedlíce oft (oftsíðum, Bos. 104, 44), Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 39. Þý ilcan geáre wæs gesewen blódig wolcen on oftsíðas on fýres gelícnysse, Chr. 979; P. 122, 24. Add

ofer-þearfa

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearfa, an; m.

One in extreme need

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One in extreme need Is seó bót gelong æt ðé ánum oferþearfum on thee alone depends the remedy f or those in dire need, Exon. Th. 10, 17; Cri. 153

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Bos. 4, 19. Ðú dést faxis, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 44. Hwí dést ðú wið me swá why doest thou with me so? Gen. 12, 18: Jn. Bos. 6, 30. Se ðe hit déþ, se biþ mycel he who does it shall be great, Mt. Bos. 5, 19: 13, 23: 18, 35: Boutr.

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Th. 34, 21. to negation Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte ... Næse, lá, næse; uton ne forlǽtan gyét ðás bóc concludamus hoc volumen ... Non sinam omnino concludi hunc libellum, Solil. H. 49, 12

a-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýstrian, -þístrian, -þeóstrian, -þiéstrian, -þéstrian ; p. ode, ade ; pp. od

To overcloudto be obscured or eclipsedobnubilareobscurari

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Seó sunne aþýstrode the sun was eclipsed, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14. Aþýstrade obnubilavit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 34. Ðonne aþeóstriaþ ealle steorran then all the stars are darkened, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15. Byþ sunne aþeóstrod, Mk. Bos. 13, 24.

CASTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CASTEL, castell, es; n. m.
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Bos. 21, 2. He ðá lǽrende ða castel beférde et circuibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. His wíf wæs innan ðam castele uxor sua fuit in castello, Chr. 1075; Gib. 183, 3: 1053; Erl. 187, 9.

be-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feallan, ic -fealle, ðú -feallest, -fylst, he -fealleþ, -fylþ, pl. -feallaþ ; p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. -feallen.

to fallcadereincidereto fall offcadere ab aliquodeprivedbereftorbatusprivatus

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Bos. 10, 29. Hie oft befeallaþ on micel yfel they often fall into great evil, Past. 40, 3 ; Hat. MS. 53 b, 8 : Cd. 18; Th. 21, 26; Gen. 330 : Lk.

for-sacan

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

To declare an oppositionopposeobject torefusegive upforsakedetrectārerecūsāredesĕrĕre

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Forsóc ðæne triumphan refused the triumph, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 42, 43. He ðæt wæs eall forsacende he was giving up all that, 1, 12; Bos. 36, 16

clúdig

(adj.)
Grammar
clúdig, adj.

Stony, rockysaxeus

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I, I; Bos. 20, 42

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschalpaschālis

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Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

furþum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
furþum-líc, adj. [furþ = forþ forth, onwards; furþum = forþum, dat. to onwards, excessive? líc]

Luxuriousindulgentluxŭriōsusmollisventrĭcōsus

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-olus] se síþmesta cyninge, wæs swíðe furþumlíc man Sardanapālus the last king was a very luxurious man, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 15

Linked entry: furþ-um