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segn

(n.)
Grammar
segn, segen, es ; m. n.

A sign ⬩ a sign ⬩ mark ⬩ token ⬩ a military standard ⬩ banner ⬩ an ensign

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Voc. ii. 120, 61. a sign, mark, token Abraham sette friðotácn (circumcision) on his selfes sunu, héht ðæt segn wesan (wegan?) heáh gehwilcne, ðe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Cd.

Linked entry: segen

á-lecgan

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Add: to lay down, deposit Hié hié selfe álecgeað on eorðan, Past. 157, 9. Hé þá mancessas álegde in his ágene cyste, Gr. D. 63, 27. Swá hwæt swá þǽr man on álegde, Bl. H. 127, 1. Men feówer stánas on þǽre ilcan stówe álegdon, 189, 15.

Linked entry: á-licgan

næced-ness

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Hí bútan næcednysse him bet mihton tíðian (cf. hí éðelícor hine mihton scrýdan, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 30) without stripping themselves they might t

Linked entry: nacod-ness

un-gestæððiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gestæððiglíce, adv.

Unsteadily ⬩ without stability

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Hié beóð suá micle ungestæððelícor tóflówene on hiera móde suá hié wénaþ ðæt hié stilran and orsorgran beón mægen quae tanto latius diffluunt, quanto se esse securius aestimant, 38; Swt. 271, 17

ofermódlíce

(adv.)
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Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe hit ofermódlice ( superbe ) forcweðan, Past. 51, 3. Add

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ pain

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Ðonne seó sáwul bið tó hire wítnunge gelǽd . . . betǽht tó écere wítnunge, Homl. Th. i. 410, 24, 30. Helpan ðám forðfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóð, ii. 356, 12. Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13.

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallow ⬩ consecrate ⬩ adore ⬩ to benefit ⬩ prosper

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H. 167, 14. to benefit, prosper Ðonne ðú bledsas (benefeceris) him, Ps. Srt. 48, 19. Drihten bletsode his ǽhta, Gen. 39, 5

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Hit bið bróht (beorht, v. l.) tó lácum, Past. 216, 24. Bróht beforan úres módes eágan, 259, 20. Tó Róme bróht, Ors. 4, II ; S. 208, 19. Him ꝥ sǽd bróht wæs. Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 39. Add

wiþ

Grammar
wiþ, <b>. I</b> I a.
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Add Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 6. Add Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá feónd, Past. 357, 7. (10) add :-- Hé hit hæl swíþe fæste wið his bróðor.

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Him on healfa gehwone heofonengla þreát ymbútan faraþ, Exon. Th. 58, 1; Cri. 929. Hit bið sinbyrnende and ymbútan hit óðra stówa forbærnð, Met. 8, 53.

Linked entry: emb-útan

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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God rícsaþ ofer hí . . . gif hí hiora unwíllum him hérden. Bt. 35. 4; F. 160, 19. ꝥ wé ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran, Ll.

á-cwellan

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Ðý lǽs hié hié selfe ácwellen ne moriantur, Past. 370, 11. Neron wolde hátan his fósterfæder ácwellan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 19. Wilde deór willnaþ óþer tó ácwellenne, 39, 1; F. 212, 3. Tó áccuellanne interficere, Jn. L. 8, 37. Ácweald peremptus, Wrt.

ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens

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Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem fit, Beo. Th. 1379; B. 687: 6107; B. 3057. Ðæt hit gemet wǽre that it were fit, Ps. Th. 143, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

ge-lósian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lósian, l. ge-losian,
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L. 15, 24. trans. to lose Sé ðe gelosas sául his fore mec, infindes hiá qui perdiderit animam suam propter me, inveniet eam, Mt. L. 16, 25. to destroy Sóhton hine gelosage ł tó spillanne quaerebant eum perdere, Jn. L. 10, 59

ge-beorglic

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Gif hwá hæfð his hláforde sáre ábolgen, ne bið him ná gebeorhlic, þæt hé in him ætforan gá, ǽr hé gebéte; ne húru ne bið ná gebeorhlíc þám þe wið God hæfð forworht hine sylfne . . . þæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse racige, Wlfst. 155, 16-21.

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Stande hit on his ágenan gewealde, Chart. Th. 329, 35. Se ðe unriht gestreón on his handa stóde, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 5. Wulfgeat wæs se forma man and Wulfmǽr is ðe óðer ðe hit nú on handa stant, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 260, 28.

Linked entries: for-stent stondan

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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. æceras tó habbanne, máre gyf hit on lande ðeáw sý, and tó lytel hit bið beó hit á lǽsse, Ll.

teran

(v.)
Grammar
teran, p. tær, pl. tǽron; pp. toren
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Hæfdon hié téð and hié mid ðǽm ða men wundodon and tǽron habentes dentes quibus artus militum violabant, 15, 9. Ða fuglas mid hiora cléum ða fixas tǽron, 16, 21. Hé ongon his hrægl teran, Exon. Th. 278, 10; Jul. 595. Feax teran to tear the hair.

gildan

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Th. i. 296, 5. to pay wergild for a slain person Gif wíteþeów hine forstalie, hó hine mon and ne gylde his hláforde. Gif hine mon ofsleá, ne gylde hine mon his mǽgum, Ll. Th. i. 118, 6-8.

á-drǽdan

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Hé him Godes dómes ádréd, Hml. A. 196, 35. Hig ádrédon him timuerunt, Lk. 8, 35. Ðæt hé dómdæg ádrǽdæ, Wlfst. 308, 16. Add