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á-meldian

  • verb [ weak ]
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á-meldian, to make known what is secret,
to reveal, disclose
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  • Gemyne ðú, mucgwyrt, hwæt ðú ámeldodest,

      Lch. iii. 30, 28.

  • Ic bidde þé þaet ðú uncre sprǽce on mínum lífe nánum ne ámeldige,

      Hml. Th. ii. 146, 36.

  • Se apostol his gesihðe mannum ámeldian ne móste,

      333, 26.

  • Heó ne móste ná hire cynn ámeldian,

      Hml. A. 95, 93.

  • Hí (

    the seven sleepers) wurdon ðá (after their waking )

    ámeldode þám burhwarum,
      Hml. Th. ii. 436, 5.
to make known what one desires to conceal,
to expose, disclose
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  • Hé ámeldode heora mánlice geþóhtas,

      Hml. A. 76, 75.

  • Hé him sylf his gylt ámeldian nolde,

      R. Ben. 72, 2.

  • Wearð Melantia ofsceamod, wénde ꝥ heó wolde hyre word ámeldian,

      Hml. S. 2, 179.

  • Hit wearð þurh þá ámeldad þe hé geþóht hæfde þæt him tó þǽre dǽde fylstan sceolde

    quae res per ministros prodita,

      Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 29.
to give information that leads to discovery or detection,
about persons,
to denounce, betray, inform against
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  • Sume ámeldodon heora crístenan mágas,

      Hml. Th. ii. 542, 22.

  • Wé nellað þé ámeldian,

      Hml. S. 23, 591.

  • Hé hine nolde ámeldian ðám éhterum,

      19, 37.

  • Ús ne gebyraðtó ameldigenne ðá scyldigan,

      Hml. Th. ii. 492, 3.

  • Hé wearð ámeldod fram his ágenum fæder,

      500, 6.

  • Hé wearð ámeldod (

    the lot fell upon him

    ),
      Jos. 7, 18.

  • Heó wolde geneálǽcan on wærlicum híwe, ꝥ heó ne wurde ámeldod,

      Hml. S. 2, 53.

  • Se bróðor þe giltig ámeldod bið ðám abbode þurh óðerne man and nó þurh hine selfne,

      R. Ben. 71, 13.

  • Wurdon ámeldode seofon hálige men,

      Hml. S. 23, 119.
about things
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  • Ǽnig þára þe ꝥ dyrne orf ámeldað

    any one that gives information about stolen cattle,

      Ll. Th. i. 276, 33.
  • Heó hyt ámeldode and þus cwæð: 'Hyt is belocen on mýnre bedcofan,' Hml. A. 189, 241.

  • Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian, þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan,

      Hml. S. 23, 716.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “á-meldian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/38533.

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