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ymen-sang

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Ymensong singað ús of songum Sione hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion, 136, 3 : 118, 171, Hé Gode þancode on ymensangum (ymnum, v. l. hymnis), Gr. D. 169, 12

sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.

A sister. ⬩ of blood relationship ⬩ of membership in a religious house

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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40. Swuster, Gen. 12, 13.

Linked entries: suster ge-sweostor swuster swyster

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.

Straight on

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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

Linked entry: forþ-riht

sundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-líc, adj.
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Ðám is sundorlíc sang tó singanne singulariter canticum cantare

Linked entry: synder-líc

gránung

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Þǽr is wánung and gránung and á singal sorh, Wlfst. 26, 8. Hǽðenra gránung and reáfera wánung, 186, 13. Nis ðǽr ádles gránung, ac þǽr is geogoð bútan ylde, 142, 27. Gránung and murnung and sworetung, Verc. Först. 121, 18.

sealm-lofian

(v.)

to sing psalms

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to sing psalms Singaþ him and sealmlofiaþ him cantate ei et psallite ei, Ps. Lamb. 104, 2

sallettan

(v.)

to play on the harp, sing to the harp, sing psalms

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to play on the harp, sing to the harp, sing psalms Singaþ him and salletaþ cantate ei el psallite ei, Ps. Th. 104,2

frǽ-dréman

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., and add Wé singaþ and wé freádrémaþ strengða þíne cantabimus et psallemus uirtutes tuas, Ps. L. 20, 14

Linked entry: frǽ-þancian

niht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
niht-sang, es; m.

the service at the seventh of the canonical hours ⬩ compline ⬩ a copy of the service

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Hwænne wylle gé singan nihtsangc ( completorium ), Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 3. a copy of the service Sind .ii. fulle sangbéc and .i. nihtsang . . . Hé ne funde ná má búton áne capitulare and .i. forealdodne nihtsang ... Chart. Th. 430, 8, 28

saltere

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Hí singan sealtere psallant psalterium, 412, 679. Þá gelæhte sum preóst ǽnne sealtere, Hml. S. 31, 275

grǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
grǽdan, p. de
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Hine mon sceal swíðe hlúde hátan grǽdan oððe singan he must be bidden to cry out or sing very loud, L. M. 2, 5; Lchdm. ii. 182, 26

Linked entry: han-grǽd

ful-heálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-heálíce, adv.

Full highly ⬩ very highly ⬩ altissĭme

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Full highly, very highly; altissĭme Hý singaþ fulheálíce hlúdan stefne they sing full highly with loud voice, Exon. 13 b; Th. 24, 23; Cri. 389

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeases ⬩ displeasure ⬩ what is not desired ⬩ against one's will ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ not voluntarily ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ in despite of one

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What displeases, displeasure, what is not desired Nafa ðú tó yfel ellen, ðeáh ðé sum unwilla on becume; oft brincð se woruld ðone willan ðe bið eft, Prov. Kmbl. 40. Hé drýhð deófles willan and Godes unwillan, Wulfst. 12, 13. against one's will, unwillingly

tíd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-sang, es; m.
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Ðás seofon tídsangas gé sculon singan, L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th.ii. 376, 1-8: L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 3-7. Wé syngaþ on ðone Ðunresdæg úre tídsangas tógædere . . .

Linked entry: tíd-þegnung

pistol-rǽdere

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Andswarigende twégen pistelrǽderas standende tóforan þǽre róde hí singan, on Grécisc, 418, 757. Cf. sub-, under-diácon

són

(n.)
Grammar
són, es; m.

A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental

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Sónas tó singanne on cyricean sonos cantandi in ecclesia Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 35

Linked entry: be-sóne

on-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyge, es; m.

What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking

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What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking Gif hwylc abbod geþafaþ ðæt maæssepreóst oððe diácon in tó mynstre gange tó ðý ðæt hý messan singan ... hý nán þing gedyrstlǽcen ne nǽnne ontige on ðam mynstre bútan ðære mæssan ánre if any abbot permit

Linked entry: on-tige

-feald

(suffix)
Grammar
-feald, the termination of numerals, as án-feald one-fold, single; twí-feald or twý-feald two-fold, double; þreó-feald or þrý-feald three-fold, treble; seofon-feald seven-fold; manig-feald

manifold

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manifold

swift

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Add: swift Singal, swift rine perpes decursus, An. Ox. 508. Swiftum streáme rapaci, i. ueloci alueo, 2667. Swiftum passiuis (uolatibus), 264: reciprocis (uolatibus), 2408: pernicibus, uelocibus (obtutibus ), 9, 10. sloping steeply(?).

DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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A DAUGHTER; fīlia Mín dóhtor is deád fīlia mea dēfuncta est, Mt. Bos. 9, 18. Gelýf, dóhtor confide, fīlia, 9, 22. Ðú fram mínre dóhtor onwóce thou from my daughter wast born, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 11; Sat. 439. Ðá wæs ellen-wód fæder wið déhter then was

Linked entries: dóchtor dóhtar dóhter dóhtur

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