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mynegian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).
to bring to one's own mind, recall
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  • Dauid myngode ðæra gyfa ðe God his fædrum and his foregengum sealde,

    • Ps. Th. 43, arg.
to bring to another's mind,
to remind
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  • Drihten ús ðonne myngaþ ðæs Sunnandæges weorces

    the Lord . will remind us then of the work done on Sunday,

    • Wulfst. 210, 9.

  • Mec ðæra nægla fyrwet myngaþ.

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2156
      • ;
    • El. 1079.

  • Ic ðé ǽr mynegode (Cott. MS. myndgode) ðære ilcan sprǽce.

    • Bt. 35, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 160, 7.

  • Hú ne mynegodest (Cott. MS. myndgodest) ðu mé ðære ilcan sprǽce,

    • 35, 2
      • ;
    • Fox 156, 14.

  • Ic wolde ðé myngian (Gott. MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte,

    • 40, 5
      • ;
    • Fox 240, 11.

  • Wé willaþ eów myngian, ðæt hit ne gange eów of gemynde.

    • Homl. Th. i. 220, 3.
to bring a duty to the mind, to admonish, exhort
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  • Eów ic mynegie

    vos moneo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 15
      • ;
    • Som. 18, 3.

  • Míne wylna ic mynegige

    meas ancillas moneo,

    • 19, 6.

  • Ic myngige and manige manna gehwylcne,

    • Blickl. Homl. 109, 11.

  • Ic myngie and lǽre,

    • 107, 10.

  • Manaþ ús and myngaþ seó ár and seó eádignes,

    • 197, 3.

  • Mynegaþ,

    • 161, 3.

  • Menegaþ.

    instigat.

    • Hpt. Gl. 526, 63.

  • Eádweard cyning myngode his wytan ðæt hý smeádon hú heora friþ betere beón mæhte,

    • L. Ed. 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 160, 23.

  • Minga hine

    hunc exhortare,

    • Deut. l, 38.

  • Ǽlc biscop ðone cyning myngige (MS. B. myndgige) ðæt ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene,

    • L. Edm. E
      • ;
    • Th. i. 246, 11.

  • Ǽnne hyndenman, ðe ða . x. mynige tó úre ealre gemǽne þearfe,

    • L. Æðelst. v.3
      • ;
    • Th. i. 232, 2.

  • Wé willaþ myngian freónda gehwilcne, ðæt gehwá hine sylfne beþence,

    • L. Eth. vi. 42
      • ;
    • Th. i. 326, 6.
to remind of a debt, to ask for payment,
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v. manian
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  • Myngaþ

    exigit,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 81.

  • Sǽde on heortan hys ne myngeþ

    (requiret).

    • Ps. Spl. T. 9, 15.

  • Gif hé gelómlíce þurh his bydelas his gafoles myngaþ

    if he by his messengers often asks for his tribute,

    • L. Edg. S
      • ;
    • Th. i. 270, 20.

  • Heáhberht oft ðæs myngode, oðíe ðses landes bæd,

    • Chart. Th. 167, 6.

  • Se ðe nimþ ða þing ðe ðíne synt ne mynega ðú hyra (

    ne repetas

    ),
    • Lk. Skt. 6, 30.
to have in the mind, to purpose, intend, determine
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  • Menegiaþ, hogiaþ

    conati sumus, decreivimus

    ,
    • Hpt. Gl. 527, 66.
Etymology
[
A. R. munegen
:
Marh. munegin
:
Laym. munegie
;
Piers P. munge, menewe
:
O. H. Ger. bi-munigón.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-mynegian.
Linked entries
v.  ge-mynegian myngian un-mynegod.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “mynegian.” 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/23311.

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