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á-tendan

to light upto expose to severe trialto exciteinflame

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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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L. 5, 36. with pronoun subject, referring to preceding statement Wide is geweorðod, swá þæt wel gerist, haligra tid, Men. 120. representing a following clause Wel ji gerás p heó wǽre eáðmód, Bl. H. 13, 16.

geornfullíce

(adv.)
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Ox. 281. well. Cf. georne, Geornfullíce sollerter (nosse ), An. Ox. 855

neáh-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-wæter, es; n.

A piece of water that is near

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A piece of water that is near gewícodon be ðǽm neáhwætrum, Nar. 22, 24

spitel

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Þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), Gr. D. 201, 20. Add

gestig

(adj.)
Grammar
gestig, adj.

Strange

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Strange Huonne ðec we ségon gestig quando te vidimus hospitem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 38

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alonesolitaryprivatealonesingularoneeach onesolivagussolitariusprivatussolussingularisunussingulus

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Going alone, solitary, private, alone, singular, one, each one; solivagus, solitarius, privatus, solus, singularis, unus, singulus Nis nán ðe eallunga wel dó, nó forðon ánlépe non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 13, 2.

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

wiþer

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþer, prep. adv.

AgainstAgainst

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Against, in opposition Wiþer infensus, Germ. 394, 366 Similar entries cf. he wæh Wiðer king þe wiðer wes an compe Laym. 9287

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, I.
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Þá þrydedo (ðreodedon, v.l.) his freónd and þóhton ꝥ his líchama sceolde beón álegd in Prenestino þám wege deliberauim fuerat, ut Praenestina via ejus corpus poni debuisset, 297, 15. Add

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, -drync, es; n.

A drinkingcompotatioconvivium

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A drinking; compotatio, convivium We lǽraþ ðæt man ǽnig gedrinc, and ǽnig unnit ðár ne dreóge we teach that man suffer not there any drinking nor any vanity, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 27; Vy. 57 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: ge-drync

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to place.
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Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml.

ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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For ðǽm ðonne forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur, Past. 283, 2

ofer-swíðrian

(v.)

to prevail, conquer

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oferswíðredon (-swíðdon MS. F.) on ðysum eallum þurh ðone ðe us lufode ' in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us ' (Rom. 8, 37), R. Ben. 27, 12

Linked entry: swíðrian

níw-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-bacen, adj.

New-baked

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New-baked mid ús námon nígbacene hláfas panes calidos sumpsimus, Jos. 9, 12

un-geférendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférendlíc, (?); adj.

Inaccessibledifficult of access

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Inaccessible, difficult of access Fóran þurh ða ungeférenlícan (-férend-?) eorþan, Nap. 17, 7

un-gemédness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemédness, e; f.

Adversitycalamity

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Adversity, calamity From ungimoednisum ðætte sié álésado ab adversitatibus liberari, Rtl. 63, 29

Linked entry: ge-médness

lár-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lár-sum, adj.
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Ready to learn, docile Sién snotre . . . and lár*-*sume, Verc. Först. 95, 23

un-forwirded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwirded, un-forwird; adj.
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Unspoilt, undecayed: — Þonne magon Drihtne bringan unforwyrdne wæst(m) gódra weorca, Nap. 87

Linked entry: for-wirdan

-dysig-ness

(suffix)
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Add: a foolish, irrational, erroneous practice Forlǽtan ... dysinessa and gedwolcræftas, Nap. 36, 25