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-ing

(suffix)
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a patronymic suffix Sume naman syndon patronymica, ðæt synd fæderlíce naman, æfter Gréciscum þeáwe, ac seó Lédensprǽc næfþ ða naman; hí sind swá ðeáh on Engliscre sprǽce, Penda, and of ðam Pending, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 52-4. Ælfréd Æþelwulfing Alfred

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf. Gothic form] may be the same as

-ing

(suffix)
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Ealderas Neptalinga principes Neptalim, Ps. L. 67, 28. v. god-ing, wǽdl-ing(?), Wóden-ing. . Add

-ing

(suffix)
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a suffix of feminine nouns denoting action

ing

(adv.)
Grammar
ing, v. inn; adv.

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ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, e ; f.

A meadow ⬩ an ing

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A meadow, an ing [in dialects of north and east, see E. D. S. Reprinted Glossaries, Nos. 2, 15, 16, 17]. The word occurs in local names, e. g. Ing-ham, Ing-thorpe, Ink-set, Ink-pen ; see Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 306

ár-ing

(n.)
Grammar
ár-ing, árung, e ; f.

Honour ⬩ respect ⬩ honoratio

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Honour, respect; honoratio Búton áringe without honour, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 41

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

In ⬩ within

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In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwelling ⬩ house ⬩ chamber ⬩ lodging

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A dwelling, house, chamber, lodging Næs Beówulf ðǽr ac wæs óðer in ǽr geteohhod Beowulf was not there, but other lodging had before been assigned to him, Beo. Th. 2604; B. 1300. Ðá eode hé tó his inne ðǽr hé hine restan wolde intravit cubiculum, quo

Linked entry: in

Ine

(n.)
Grammar
Ine, es ; m.
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Ine, king of the West Saxons from A. D. 688 to 726 Hér Ine féng tó Wesseaxna ríce and heóld xxxvii wint., Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 4. Hér Ine férde tó Róme and ðǽr his feorh gesealde, 728 [726, MS E] ; Erl. 44, 33. Ine wæs Cénréding. pref; Ert. 4, 10. The

Linked entry: Cénréd

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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of dual of pronoun of 2nd person Inc ágényrnþ sum man occurrit vobis homo, Mk. Skt. 14, 13. Nys mé inc tó syllanne non est meum dare vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23. Hwí gewearþ inc swá ðæt gyt dorston fandian Godes why have ye [Ananias and Sapphira] agreed

Linked entries: git incit

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In

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'In is not found in Alfred's Metres, in the Runic poem, or in Byrhtnoþ; it occurs twice in the metrical Psalms, three times in Cædmon's Genesis; elsewhere in the poetry in and on freely interchange; but in prevails in the North, on in the South. The distinctive

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Add: ing [cf. (?) ingang where other MSS. have innan, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 19]. Of motion or direction, inwards Inn introrsum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 18. Móyses oft eóde inn (in, v. l. ) and út on ðæt templ. Past. 101, 24. Nán mann ne mihte ne inn (ing, v.

inn-

(prefix)

Similar entry: in-

inc

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Add: alone Ne fornime incer nóðer óðer ofer will, ... ac geǽmtigeað inc tó gebedum, Past. 399, 34-36. 'Fæder, wé ábidon ꝥ þú cóme' ... 'Cweþað git ꝥ ic ne ætýwde inc (inc bám, v.l. ) slǽpendum?', Gr. D. 149, 11. Lǽt inc geséman. Past. 349, 12. with bégen

inn

Grammar
inn, a lodging, & c.
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Hí gelógodon his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . ꝥ inn wæs swýþe nearo, Hml. S. 31, 856. His healle oððe innes ipsius tabernaculi, R. Ben. I. 4, 2. Týnum and twéntigum on ánum inne ætgædere hí restan . . . Leóht on ðǽm selfum inne (cella) byrne, R

in-

(prefix)
Grammar
in-, inn-. In the case of some of the verbs where in is given as a prefix perhaps it should be separated ; the passages may then be taken as illustrating the adverb inn.

Linked entries: bryne stæpe sceþþan eardiend standan líhtingness inn- innan-cund inne-cund -lenda

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Add: <b>A.</b> with dat. inst. of position or location, within any place or thing Gif in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 4, 4. In (on, v.l. ) cyninges healle, 66, 8: 82, 8. Sié þé in heáhnessum éce hǽlo and in eorðan lof, Cri.

in

(adv.)
Grammar
in, [adv. and noun].

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Into. with dat Ðú gǽst intó ðam arce . . . and twegen gemacan ðú lǽtst intó ðam arce ingredieris arcam . . . et bina induces in arcam. Gen. 6, 18, 19. Noe eode intó ðam arce ingressus est Noe in arcam, 7, 7. Ic gange intó ðære byrig in urbem vado. Ic

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