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rǽd-fæst

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Leofa þín líf, gif ðú lǽwede mann sý on rihtum sinscipe, mid rǽdfæstum móde, Hml. A. 7, 158.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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to divide in two, separate one thing from another, literally, of local relations Swá swá sweord ða wunde tósceát on tú, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 17.

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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Ðú næfst nán þing, Jn. Skt. 4, 11. Næft ðú, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 71; Met. 20, 36. Hé nǽnige mehte nafaþ, Blickl. Homl. 31, 33. Hé wilnaþ ... ðæs ðe hé næft, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 2. Næfþ, Ps. Th. 71, 12. Wé nabbaþ, Mk. Skt. 9, 13.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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Hé clipode him tó his yldestan geréfan ( servum seniorem domus suae ), ðe ealle his þing bewiste ... Ðá cwæð se wícnere (in v. 9 geréfa is again used, in v. 10 wícnere), Gen. 24, 5.

Linked entry: wícnung

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

fore-spræc

Grammar
fore-spræc, fóre-spræc.

advocacyexcusepreliminary speecha prefaceprologue

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Take these together under fore-sprǽc, and add: speech on behalf of a person or thing. advocacy Hé ús gefreóð mid his foresprǽce from écum wítum advocatione sua nos ab aeternis suppliciis liberans, Past. 261, 10.

ge-fetian

(v.)
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S. 2, 197. the object a thing Hí ofer six míla him wæter on heora exlum gefetton, Hml. Th. i. 562, 4. to go and get what one seeks, get, obtain, with concrete object Críst sitt on heofonum mid þám hálgum þe hé on ðisum lífe gefette, Hml.

nemnan

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nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Gíf þú swá gewlǽtne mon métst . . . ne miht ðú hine ná mid rihte nemnan man, ac neát (hominem aestimare non possis), Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 13. add: to mention a subject (person or thing) Þonne ðú gehýrst nemnan þone Fæder, þonne understenst ðú þæt hé hæfð

of-áxian

(v.)
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Hé hét ácwellan ealle þá crístenan þe hé ofáxian mihte, 29, 201. the object a thing Dó ús gewisse þæs þe þú ofáxie, Hml. S. 23, 467. with a clause Þǽr hé ofáxode ꝥ se cyning wæs, Chr. 1016 ; P. 152, 22.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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A body of water, a piece of water, water Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunien, ðæt is wæterscipe, mylen, wyrtún (aqua, molendinum, ortus), R. Ben. 127, 5.

fús

readyeager

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Sceaft . . . feðergearwum fús, 3119. of a non-material thing personified Cóm ofer foldan fús síðian mǽre mergen þridda, Gen. 154. ready to go, eager to act Sum munuc . . . mid gemáglicum bénum gewilnode ꝥ hé móste of ðám munuclífe . . .

on-gin

(n.)
Grammar
on-gin, on-ginn, es; n.

a beginningan attempt, undertaking, enterpriseaction, proceedingaction, activity, active life, actions, endeavours

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Drihtne úres anginnes nán þing dígle ne biþ. . . Beforan ðé is eall mín gewilnung, R. Ben. 25, 9

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declarepublishmake knownexplainprovemanifestshowglorifymonstrāredemonstrārepublĭcāreexprĭmĕremanĭfestāresignāreexplānāreprŏbāreclārĭfĭcāre

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Nis nán þing dígle, ðæt ne sý geswutelod non est occultum, quod non manĭfestētur, Lk. Bos. 8, 17. Is geswutelod signātum est, Ps. Th. 4, 7.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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I. 45. to join one thing to another, join things together so as to form a whole Wel þé geríseð, þæt þú heáfod sió healle mǽrre and gesomnige síde weallas fæste gefóge, Cri. 5.

anda

(n.)
Grammar
anda, onda, an; m.

Maliceenvyhatredangerzealannoyancevexationrancorinvidiaindignatioirazelusmolestia

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Næfst ðú nánne andan to nánum þinge thou hast not any envy to anything, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 18. Hyne for andan sealdon per invidiam tradidissent eum, Mt. Bos. 27, 18. Nyste nǽnne andan know not any hatred, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 10.

feá-sceaft

(adj.)
Grammar
feá-sceaft, adj.

Having few things, poor, naked, destitute mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus

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Having few things, poor, naked, destitute; mĭser, pauper, destĭtūtus Freóndafeásceaft destitute of friends, Cd. 97; Th. 126, 24; Gen. 2100: 114; Th. 149, 23; Gen. 2479: Andr. Kmbl. 2257; An. 1130.

Linked entry: -sceaft

sticca

(n.)
Grammar
sticca, an; m.
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Nim ǽnne sticcan and gníd tó sumum þinge, iii. 274, 3. <b>I a.

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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Add: to watch, observe Sé sceal þ ǽre sunnan síð behealdan, . . . georne bewitigan, hwonne up cyme æðclost tungla, Ph. 92. to have charge or direction of, see about or after, living things Be ðám ðe beon bewitað concerning the beekeeper, Ll.

ege-full

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Th. i. 300, 19. of things, terrible, tremendous Beó him swíðe egefull ðæt éce wíte aeterna supplicia perhorrescant, Past. 263, 16. Seó sǽ is hwílon swíðe hreóh and egeful on tó beónne, Hml. Th. i. 182, 33.

in-fær

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Þæt se ungesewena wulf infær ne geméte hwanon hé in tó Godes eówde cume ne lupus inuisibilis aditum inueniat, quo ouile Domini ingredi ualeat, Chrd. 21, 13. a going into a place Hig geseágon þine infæras ( ingressus ), infæras mínes Godes, Ps.