wícian
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Th. 185, 3; Exod. 117. to occupy a position for a time Ðá wícode se cyng on neáweste ðare byrig ða hwíle ðe hié hiera corn gerypon, Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 5. Hé wícode ðǽr ða hwíle ðe man ða burg worhte, 913; Erl. 102, 6.
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earm
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Þé þincþ sé earmra sé ꝥ yfel déþ ðonne sé þe hit þafaþ miserior tibi injuriae illator, quam acceptor esse videretur, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 1.
ge-teohhian
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Wæs ic geteohhod (-tihad, v. l.) in þás wítelican stówe in hoc poenali loco deputatus sum, Gr. D. 330, 7. Geteohhod on þá hellewítu, Verc. Först. 116, 10. to determine, intend, resolve to do Geteohhade conaverit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 45.
út-gang
A going out ⬩ exit ⬩ egress ⬩ Exitus ⬩ finis ⬩ effectus ⬩ terminus ⬩ egressus ⬩ a going out of a place ⬩ egress, exit ⬩ the right of egress ⬩ a coming out from a position within a body ⬩ evacuation of the body ⬩ the going out of a period ⬩ the conclusion ⬩ end ⬩ an exit ⬩ passage ⬩ a privy ⬩ an evacuation
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position within a body Lǽcedómas wið þearmes útgange, and wið bæcþearmes útgange, Lchdm. ii. 170, 27, 29. in a special sense, evacuation of the body Sum coþu is ðære wambe ðæt ðone seócan monnan lysteþ útganges, Lchdm. ii. 236, 3. in reference to time
hof
A house ⬩ hall, ⬩ dwelling, ⬩ building ⬩ ædes, ⬩ domus
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hefige yfelnysse on his hofe geseó genime mandragoran on middan ðam huse swá mycel swá hé ðonne hæbbe ealle yfelu hé út ánýdeþ if any one see some grievous evil in his home, let him take mandragora into the middle of the house, as much as he has at the time
tó-foran
Before. ⬩ in front of, ⬩ in presence of, ⬩ previous to ⬩ above, ⬩ in a greater degree than ⬩ superior to ⬩ over and above, ⬩ beside, ⬩ beyond
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Ic næbbe hwæt ic him tóforan lecge non habeo quod ponam ante ilium, 11, 6. of time, previous to, with dat. Tóforan eallum ðissum big nimaþ eów ante haec omnia inicient uobis manus suas, Lk. Skt. 21, 12. Tóforan ðám Eástron, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 8.
wanung
a making less ⬩ diminution ⬩ a growing less ⬩ a lack ⬩ want ⬩ defect
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Ðæt náðær ne þǽ ne ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ on úrum dæge quatinus nec tibi nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem diebus nostris actam. Chart. Th. 163, 26.
eall
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Feówor and twéntig tída, ðæt is ealles án dæg and án niht, Hex. 8, 32. Férde Jacób mid his twelf sunum and his suna sunum ealles hund*-*seofontig manna, Hml. Th. ii. 190, 30. Þá hæftlingas ealles sixtýne, Hml. S. 5, 134.
ge-myndig
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Add: I. having remembrance of. without construction Hé gecostad wearð in gemyndigra monna tídum (in the times of men who can remember the events; cf. míne dihteras . . . mihton gemunan . . . þá wundru þisses eádigan weres (Guthlac), Guth.
hláf
bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake
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Ðá wicþénas ǽnre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe (accipiant panem), 59, 14. with qualifying words: Hé þǽre ytemestan yldo his lífes mid medmiclum hláfe and cealde wætere (pane cibario et frigida aqua) áwreþede, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 630, 19.
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neáh
nigh ⬩ near ⬩ near ⬩ nearly ⬩ about ⬩ of place
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Ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 9. of time Ðisses middangeardes ende ( or dat. ? ) swíðe neáh is, Blickl. Homl. 107, 23.
ofer
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Th. 60, 5. (8 a) marking sequence in time of events :-- Ofer mínre gecígnesse þú gesettest ealle þíne apostolas tó mínre byrgenne (cf. 137, 25-27) after I am called from this world thou hast appointed all thine apostles to attend my burial, Bl.
þanc
thought ⬩ kindly thought, ⬩ favour, ⬩ grace ⬩ agreeableness, ⬩ pleasure, ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ according to what is agreeable, agreeably, pleasantly ⬩ to the satisfaction of a person, ⬩ so as to please ⬩ pleasing, ⬩ agreeable, ⬩ grateful ⬩ thanks ⬩ by (one's) grace, favour ⬩ of (one's own) accord, ⬩ with (a person's) consent, ⬩ willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ at (one's) pleasure or will ⬩ in or of itself ⬩ for (one's) sake
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Hwæþer ðe ðú hý forseó and ðínes ágenes þonces hí forléte búton sáre ðe ðú gebíde hwonne hí ðé sorgiendne forlétan whether thou despise them and of thine own accord abandon them without a pang, or wait till the time comes when they abandon thee sorrowing
þæt
That ⬩ that, ⬩ in order that ⬩ that ... not, ⬩ lest ⬩ that, so that, so as (with infin.)
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Kmbl. 781; El. 391. where the clause is equivalent to a phrase, preposition and noun, with adjectival force defining the noun in the main clause Hit wæs ðá se tíma, þæt wínberian rípodon now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes (A.
mǽre
Great ⬩ excellent ⬩ distinguished ⬩ illustrious ⬩ sublime ⬩ splendid ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ widely known ⬩ notorious ⬩ distinguished by evil deeds ⬩ insignis
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Seó mǽre tiid (Easter), Menol. Fox 114; Men. 57. Se mǽra dæg the great and terrible day of the Lord, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 16; Cri. 1055. Ðæt is mǽre spell no common tale is that, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566: Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970.
fæst
constant ⬩ firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ fixed ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ firm ⬩ secure ⬩ stubborn ⬩ unyielding ⬩ firm ⬩ solid ⬩ compact ⬩ strong ⬩ firm ⬩ strong ⬩ fortified ⬩ unbroken ⬩ undisturbed ⬩ standard
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Ceólas æt sǽfearoðe oncrum fæste, El. 252. of a band, tie, &c., not easily loosed: Ðeáh seó leó fæste racentan hæbbe, Bt. 25; F. 88, 9. Þǽm fæstestum tenacissimis (vinculis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 2. of alliance, agreement, &c.
húru
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Add: <b>, híru, hýru</b>. qualifying measurements, at least, about Wé wið þám wyrmum wunnan húru twá tída þǽre nihte (prope duas horas), Nar. 13, 27. Húru ferme (centies exorans ferme ), An. Ox. 17, 38. Húru embe seofon niht, Bl.
weorold
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VIII. a person's world, conditions of life Hwæðer Boetie eall his woruld lícode ðá hé gesǽlgost wæs, Bt. 26, tit.; Fox xiv, 18: 26, 1; Fox 90, 23. Hyra woruld wæs gehwyrfed, Cd. Th. 21, 3; Gen. 318.
ge-cynd
- (Bl. H. 31, 32)
- (Bl. H. 121, 30)
birth(?) ⬩ a native place or position, that to which one has a natural right ⬩ natural condition, lot to which one is born :-- ⬩ the character or quality derived from birth or native constitution, natural disposition, nature ⬩ nature in general, in the abstract, the established order of things ⬩ natural state or condition ⬩ a natural quality, property, or characteristic ⬩ gender, sex ⬩ VII a. sexual organs, ⬩ the manner or way natural or proper to any one, mode of action ⬩ character as determining the class to which a thing belongs, generic nature or quality ⬩ a race, a natural group of animals or plants having a common origin ⬩ a family, a tribe, nation ⬩ descendants, progeny :-- ⬩ a class distinguished by common attributes, genus, sort
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Grammar ge-cynd, = mónaþ-gecynd:-- Þú scealt simle Þám wífe ... drenc selian on Þá ilcan tíd Þe hire sió gecynd æt wǽre Lch. ii. 176, 1. the manner or way natural or proper to any one, mode of action Ðeáh hire biþ forwierned hire gecyndes ðurh þæs monnes
wíse
a wise way ⬩ manner ⬩ mode ⬩ fashion ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ an arrangement ⬩ instruction ⬩ a disposition ⬩ direction ⬩ condition ⬩ a thing ⬩ res ⬩ negotium ⬩ a cause ⬩ reason ⬩ res
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Ðonne ðé ðín wíse lície cum bene tibi fuerit, Gen. 40, 14. Hǽte hym man bæþswá hraþe swá hys wíse gódige. Lchdm. iii. 122, 8.
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