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sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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Hwí woldest ðú sceacan bútan mínre gewitnisse cur ignorante me fugere voluistil? Gen. 31, 27. Deófol ongon on fleám sceacan, Exon. Th. 280, 17; Jul. 630 ; Judth. Thw. 25, 34; Jud. 292. Hí gewiton in forwyrd sceacan they hurried to perdition, Andr.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Bóca mid golde áwritenra, Bt. 5, 1;F. 10, 18. to transcribe, copy in writing Bidde ic, gif hwá þás bóc áwrítan wylle, þæt hé híi geornlíce gerihte be þǽre bysene, Hml.

Linked entry: wrítan

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Hwí ne sealde heó ðás sealfe wið þrím hundred penegon, Jn. Skt. 12, 5. Sume man wið feó sealde, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 34: Blickl.

ge-hátan

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For hwý God is geháten sió héhste écnes, Bt. 42; F. 256, 23: 34, 2; F. 136, 7. Hí bióþ yfele gehátene, 37, 4; F. 192, 11. to call by a name, name On þone stede þe is geháten Certices óra, Chr. 495; P. 15, 19.

wed

(n.)
Grammar
wed, wedd, es; n.

a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, what is given as security a pledge, solemn promise, engagement, covenant, compact

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Gif hwá his áð and his wæd brece, ðe eal þeód geseald hæfð, L. Ed. 8 ; Th. i. 164, 2. Ðæt man áðas oðð wedd tóbrece, Chart. Erl. 231, 6. Gif gé dóð min wedd for náht si ad irritum perducatis pactum meum, Lev. 26, 15: Deut. 31, 16.

Linked entries: bád borg-wed borh-wed

lor

(n.)
Grammar
lor, es; n. (v. ðæt forlor, Past. Swt. 403, 13).

Lossdestruction

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hwon sceolde ðeós smyrenes ðus beón tó lore gedón why should this ointment be thus wasted? Blickl. Homl. 69, 7

Linked entries: los lyre

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.
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Salt, of that which is naturally salt For hwam wæs seó sǽ sealt geworden? Moises áwearp ða .x. word in ða sǽ, and his teáras ágeát in ða sǽ; for ðam wearð seó sǽ sealt, Salm. Kmbl. 188, 15-19. Sealt wæter the sea, Ps. Th. 68, 2: Cd.

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Ne ðæt ne beoþ on ðý fægerre ðæt mid elles hwam gerénod biþ ðeáh ða gerénu fægeru síen ðe hit mid gerénod biþ nor will that be the fairer which is adorned with something else though the ornaments be fair with which it is adorned, Bt. 74, 3; Fox 46, 14

dwolian

(v.)
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Swylce hwylc man urne þǽr geond dwoliende ac si in eis aliquis erranda discurreret, Gr. D. 236, 11. figurative Of ðínum bebodum ic ne dwolade de mandatis tuis non erravi, Ps.

efen

(n.)
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</b> of sounds, harmonious, not discordant :-- Efnum sónum consonantibus, Mk. p. 1, 13. unruffled, undisturbed Gyf eówer hwylc bið geunrótsod, hé hyne gebidde mid emnum móde ( aequo animo ), Ll. Th. ii. 354, 19. Mid efnum móde, R.

full-fremman

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full-fremman, (-fremian).
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Swá hwylc gód swá þú beginst, þæt hit þurh Drihten tó fulfremedum ende cuman móte, mid gebede gewilna quicquid agendum inchoas bonum, ab Domino perfici oratione deposcas, R. Ben. 1, 11. to perfect, bring to a proper condition Fulfrema (-freme, Ps.

ginian

(v.)
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Þǽr geonode (gynude, v. l.) inþǽre hracan swylce þǽr hwylc seáð wǽre quasi quoddam barathrum patebat in gutture, 241, 12. Hú Marcus Curtius besceát on þá genigendan (gyniendan, v. l. ) eorþan, Ors. 3, 3, tit.; S. 2, 32

ge-tweógan

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Add: to doubt. where there is imperfect knowledge. impersonal construction Swá hwylc swá hine sylfne getweóge be his fulluhte quicunque dubitat de baptismo suo, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 37. with subject Geségon hine worðadun.

hǽman

(v.)
Grammar
hǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To lie with, have intercourse with, to marryconcumbere, coire, nubere

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Gif hwylc man wið óðres riht-ǽwe hǽmþ if any man lie with the lawful wife of another, L. Ecg. P. ii. 8; Th. ii. 184, 21. Hé hǽmþ unrihtlíce he commits adultery, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 16.

on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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Th. 304, 17; Fä. 71. to pay Hwylc hira óðrum sceolde tó fóddurþege feores ongildan which should pay for the others food with his life, Andr. Kmbl. 2204; An. 1103. to give an offering, to offer Ðǽr hǽðene men deóflum onguldon, Blickl. Homl. 221, 3

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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Hwil ꝥ Marherete spec þus, me toleac hire, swa ꝥ te reue fir þe stronge rune of ꝥ blodi stream ne mahte for muchele grure lokin þiderweardes, Marh. 7, ii. Wá is us ꝥ we iseoð þi softe lich toluken swa ladliche, 6, 7. Ȝef mi lich is toloken, 6, 12.

Linked entry: lúcan

crísten-dóm

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Deáh þrǽla hwylc of crístendóme tó wícinge weorðe though any thrall from being a Christian become a pirate, Wlfst. 162, 6. For heora crístendóme because they were Christians, Ors. 2, l; S. 62, 28: 2, 4; S. 76, 1.

fóster

(n.)
Grammar
fóster, m. (not n.).
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Ox. 3863. feeding, giving food His discipuli woldon þæt folc fédan, ac hí næfdon mid hwám; se Hǽlend hæfde þone gódan willan tó ðám fóstre, and þá mihte tó ðǽre fremminge, Hml. Th. i. 184, 22. bringing up, fostering.

reáfian

(v.)
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Gif hwylc man reáfige óðerne æt his dehter si homo quis alterum filia sua spoliaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 208, 7. 2.

sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp, scép, scíp,es; n.

A sheep

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Hwylc man ys ðe hæbbe án sceáp (scép, Rush.: scíp, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 12, 11. Sceáp (scép, Rush.: scíp, Lind.) ðe hyrde nabbaþ, 9, 36. Scípo oves, Rtl. 19, 37. Sceápa hús ovile, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 21. Sceápa locu caule, 16, 6 : ii. 23, 11.

Linked entry: scép