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gefér-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gefér-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To keep company or fellowshipaccompanyassociateassŏciāre

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He geférlǽcþ on ánnysse his gelaðunge he associates them in the unity of his church, Homl. Th. i. 496, 24. He biþ gemǽnscipe ðære hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht he is associated in the communion of the holy church, i. 494, 19.

þiderweardes

(adv.)
Grammar
þiderweardes, adv.
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Ðá ongon sprecan swíþe feorran ymbúton, swilce ná þa sprǽce ne mǽnde, and tiohhode hit þeáh þiderweardes ( towards that point ), Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 12

hinder

(adv.)
Grammar
hinder, adv.

Back, on the further side, behind, down

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mé ásetton on seáð hinder posuerunt me in lacu inferiori, Ps. Th. 87, 6. Gengde on hinder conversus est retrorsum, 113, 3. On hinder eode he [the devil] went behind, Homl. Th. i. 172, 35. on hinder gǽþ he shall go back, Salm.

earm

(adj.)
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H. 89, 13. ácwealdon eall þæt fundon þæs earman folces, Jos. 10, 37. Help nú þínum earmum moncynne, Bt. 4; F. 8, 11.

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechreclinetwistbow downhumbleabasebring undersubduecrushflectereincurvareinflecteredeclinarereclinaretorquerehumiliareconfringere

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ealle to him gebígde he brought them all under him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 15 : 5, 3; Bos. 104, 11. Ðæt hig ealle leóda sceoldan gebígan to geleáfán that they should subdue all nations to the faith, Ælfc. T. Lisle 30, 5.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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Ðá nam Eugenia on sundorsprǽce, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 48. Ðá clypode Herodes ða ðrý tungelwítegan on sundersprǽce, Homl. Th. i. 78, 17. Ðætte hæbbe his sundorsprǽce mid ðǽm bilwitum cum simplicibus sermocinatio ejus, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 243, 16.

clýsing

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Þæt his sáwle mid him tó hellicum clýsungum gegripon, Hml. Th. i. 414, 11. a clause, period, conclusion Clýsincg syllogismus, Hpt. Gl. 503, 58. Fulle cwydas, clýsincga periodos, An. Ox. 2849. Clýsinga syllogismos, 2, 291

ge-hlíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlíwan, ge-hleówan; p. de
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Gesihþe gehleówende þurhteó ꝥ heó ne ídelnysse hlade visum fovendo contegat ne vanitates hauriat . Hy. S. 9, 14. Fruman gecyrredra geswǽsum gehlýwende ł gehyrtende ( refouenda ) synd gemetum, Scint. 61, 10

Linked entries: ge-hleówan ge-hlýwan

offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Offrede litarat, sacrificabat, Hpt. Gl. 415, 13. Hió offrede hiore ansegednesse immolavit victimas suas, Kent. Gl. 285. offrude lác Gode his fæder mactatis victimis Deo patris sui, Gen. 46, 1. Offrode, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 34.

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Homl. 33, 17. to seek an opportunity Ðá smeáde ðæt hine gesáwe querebat videre eum. Lk. Skt. 9, 9. smeáde geornlíce ðæt hyne wolde belǽwan quaerebat opportunitatem ut eum traderet Mt.

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hreppan

(v.)

to touchtreat

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Hire on beseón oððe hreppan to look upon her or touch her, 7, 151. Hwá dearr hreppan, Homl. Th. i. 458, 17. His eágan hreppan mid ðam seáwe to touch his eyes with the juice, Herb. 31; Lchdm. i. 128, 12.

a-bylgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bylgan, -byligan, -bylgean; p. de; pp. ed

To offendangervexoffendereirritateexacerbare

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To offend, anger, vex; offendere, irritate, exacerbare hine oft abylgdon [MS. -dan] ipsi sæepe exacerbaverunt eum. Ps. Th. 105, 32. Ða mod abylgean flra ðara nýhstena animos proximorum offendere, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 17: Hy. 6, 22

wiþ-settan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-settan, p. te

To opposeresist

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To oppose, resist Sende him fultum þurh sumne déman, ðe wiðsette heora feóndum, and álísde of heora yrmðe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 25. Fram ansýne árleásra ða ðe mé geswenctun ł wiðsettun (afflixerunt), Ps. Lamb. 16, 9

ealgian

(v.)
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Ðonne wel þénað and úres Drihtnes heorde ealgað, R. Ben. 123, 2. ealle on andwyrdnysse stódon, ðá ðá se án ðé týnde, and noldon ðé ealgian wið heora bréðer, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 13: B. 796. Add

tó-nemnan

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Þonne ðá fíf þing ealle gegædorade beóþ, ðonne beóþ hit eall án ðing, and ꝥ án þing biþ God; and biþ ánfeald un-tódǽled, þeáh ǽr on manig tónemned wǽre, Bt. 33, 2; F. 122, 19. Add

wíd-gal

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Sume dæge þá þá heó swá wídgal swíðe dwolode quadam die dum vaga nimium erraret, Gr. 176, 21. eóde út and mid wídgalum móde worhte á hwæthugu eorðlices egrediebatur et mente vaga terrena aliqua agebat, iii, 13. Add

sárettan

(v.)
Grammar
sárettan, te

To lament, complain

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To lament, complain sárette ðætte ða synfullan sceoldan bytlan onuppan his hrycge supra dorsum suum fabricasse peccatores queritur, Past. 21, 2; Swt. 153, 9. Ðæt ilce sárette se wítga contra hos propheta conqueritur, 37, 2; Swt. 267, 2

hát-hirtan

(v.)
Grammar
hát-hirtan, -hiertan, -hyrtan; p. te

To make angry

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To make angry Ðonne is micel þearf ðætte se, se ða hátheortnesse ofercuman wille, ðæt hiene ongeán ne háthirte necesse est, ut hi, qui furentes conantur reprimere, nequaquam se in furore erigant, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 296, 6

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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Grammar wiþ-sacan, where the clause is put negatively Ðá wiðsóc Crist, ðæt deofol on him næfde; ac ne wiðsóc, ðæt nǽre Samaritanisc, Homl.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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is ordfruma and láreów ealre clǽnnesse he is the origin and teacher of all purity, Blickl. Homl. 13, 21. Heó æfter ðon wæs magister and láreów ðæs mynstres deinde magistra exstitit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 5.