tweó
uncertainty ⬩ hesitation ⬩ delay ⬩ a doubtful state of things ⬩ state of indecision
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Ne mæg se cyning ðæne tweón eáðe gebétan? Wulfst. 3, 12.
DEÓRE
DEAR, beloved ⬩ cārus, dilectus, familiāris ⬩ dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious ⬩ pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris
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Is mín módor mægþa cynnes ðæs deórestan my mother is of the noblest race of women, Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 11; Rä. 34, 10
un-þanc
disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will
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Se cyning sende æfter Amane, and hé unþances com, Homl. Ass. 99, 247: Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 23. Unþances fæstende, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 92. Ealle hyra unlustas hí sceolon gebétan sylfwylles on ðyssum lífe, oððe unþances æfter ðyssum lífe, Homl.
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cépan
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Hét Syrian cyning his ( Ahab ) cépan, ꝥ hé ána feólle, 18, 217. Se cásere beád man swíðe georne sceolde cépan crístenra manna, 23, 48. an object, to seek, with gen. Heó bæd ꝥ heó faran móste, wolde swá cépan þǽra crístenra láre, Hml.
efne
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Ðú góda cyngc, efne þes man þe þú swá wel wið gedést, hé is æfestful for ðínum góde, Ap. Th. 14, 23. Heó hæfde efne and heóld þæs líchaman lustes forhæfdnesse, ac hwæðre . . . carnis quidem continentiam habuit, sed . . ., Gr. D. 340, 15.
brýten-walda
A powerful ruler or king ⬩ præpotens rex ⬩ a ruler ⬩ the British aborigines ⬩ to bruise, break, to break into small portions, to disperse ⬩ a ruler, king, ⬩ an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended. ⬩ a powerful king ⬩ the wide expanse of earth ⬩ a spacious realm ⬩ the spacious world ⬩ a spacious dwelling ⬩ a war-king
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Many similar compounds are found, thus in Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 28; Vy. 75 we have brýten-cyning a powerful king exactly equivalent to brýten-walda. Brýten-grúnd the wide expanse of earth, 13a; Th. 22, 25; Cri. 357.
stów
A place ⬩ a place, spot, locality, site ⬩ a place on the body ⬩ a place which is built, a house or collection of houses, a habitation, dwelling ⬩ a place, position, station ⬩ a place in a series ⬩ place, room, stead ⬩ a place, passage in a book
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Ðá sealde se cyning him wununesse and stówe on Cantwarabyrig dedit eis mansionem in civitate Doruvernensi, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 18. Hé ána gesæt dýgle stówe (a hermitage), Exon. Th. 111, 21; Gú. 130.
findan
to come across ⬩ to obtain ⬩ find ⬩ to meet with ⬩ experience ⬩ be exposed to ⬩ find difficulty ⬩ procure ⬩ to visit ⬩ learn ⬩ arrange ⬩ settle ⬩ to determine ⬩ to supply ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish
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Se folctoga findan sceolde earfoðsíðas, 656. to find, discover on inspection or consideration Ic andette ꝥ ic hæbbe funden duru þǽr ðǽr ic ǽr geseah áne lytle cynan, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 27. with complement to the object or infin.
lang
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Hét Ælfréd cyng timbran langscipu (lang scipu ?, the other MSS. have lange scipu) ongén ðá æscas, 897 ; P. 90, 14. of vertical measurement, tall, high Lá, leóf cynehláford, án lang gealga stænt æt Amanes inne, Hml. A. 100, 279.
HÁD
person ⬩ persona ⬩ sex ⬩ degree, rank, order, condition ⬩ state, condition, kind, nature, form ⬩ manner, way ⬩ honour ⬩ persona, sexus, ordo, gradus.
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Blis manigra háda cwicera cynna the joy of many kinds of living creatures, Menol. Fox 182; Men. 92 : Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 15; Gú. 23
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DÓN
To DO, make, cause ⬩ agĕre, facĕre
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He ne cúðe hwæt ða cynn dydon he knew not what the people did, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 31; Gen. 1944: Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 10; Az. 17. Híg dydon swá hwæt swá híg woldon fecērunt quæcumque voluērunt, Mt. Bos. 17, 12: Chr. l001; Erl. 137, 9.
steóran
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Hé missenlíce monna cynne gielpes stýreþ, Exon. Th. 299, 20; Crä. 105. Swá biþ geóguðe ðeáw, ðǽr ðæs ealdres egsa ne stýreþ, 127, 25; Gú. 391.
teóðung
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Be teóðunge se cyng and his witan habbaþ gecoren and gecweden, ðæt þridda dǽl ðare teóðunge þe tó circan gebyrige gá tó ciricbóte, and óðer dǽl ðám Godes þeówum, þridde Godes þearfum and earman (v. teoðung-sceatt) þeówetlingan, L.
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grétan
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Sende se cyng ... and hét grétan ealne his leódscipe, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 5
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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Ðǽr biþ oft open eádgum tógeánes heofonríces duru, 198, 17; Ph. 11 with the idea of opposition, against, for the purpose of resisting Hér com Oláf cyng into Norwegum, and ðet folc gegaderode him tógeánes and him, wið gefuhton, Chr. 1030; Erl. 163, 17
on-fón
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Beád hé ealle his ǽhta wiþ his feore; þá nolde se cyning þæs onfón, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 22. to accept, not to offer objection to, take in good part Hié onfooð ðǽre láre micle lusðlícor they will take reproof much more readily, Past. 293, 25.
IN
In ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ in ⬩ to ⬩ In
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In Caines cynne ðone cwealm gewræc éce Drihten the eternal Lord avenged that death among the race of Cain, 214; B. 107. Ne móste Efe ðá gyt wlítan in wuldre Eve might not as yet look on glory, Cd. 222 ; Th. 290, 2; Sat. 409.
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hand
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Gyrnde se cyng ealra þára þegna þe þá eorlas hæfdon, and hí létan hí ealle him tó handa, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 30. Belandod of þám þe se eorl him tó handa gelǽten hæfde, 1091; P. 226, 21. Tó handan, 4.
ge-gaderian
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Se cyng hæfde gegadrod (-gaderod, v. l. ) sum hund scipa, 911; P. 96, 6. Hí woldon faran tó heora cynehláforde and tó þám witan þe mid him gegaderode wǽron, 1048; P. 174, 6: 894; P. 87, 19. <b>II a.
ge-limpan
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Ðá gelamp hit þet se cyng forðférde, Chr. 1016; P. 148, 15. Hit gelamp ꝥte án hearpere wæs, Bt. 35, 6; F. 166, 27. Þá gelamp ꝥ, ꝥ ealle men onscunodan þone drý, Bl. H. 173, 31.