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sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ath. iii. 6; Th. i. 218, 30. a seeking with hostile intent, an attack Similar entries v. hám-sócn, sécan, III. Ic ðære sócne (the hostility of Grendel) singales wæg módceare micle Beo.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

langung

(n.)
Grammar
langung, e; f.

Longingdesireweariness

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Tó frófre for ðære miclan langunga Drihtnes framfundunga as a comfort for the great grief at the Lord's departure, 131, 14. For longunge præ tædio, Ps. Spl. C. 118, 28. Longunge fús longingly eager, Exon. 119 a; Th. 458, 8; Hy. 4, 97.

undern

(n.)
Grammar
undern, es; m.

The third hour of the daynine in the morning

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Byð seó sceadu tó underne and tó nóne seofon and twéntigoþan healfes fótes the shadow at nine and at three is twenty-six and a half feet long, iii. 218, 3, and often. Æt underne ... ǽr underne, Blickl. Homl. 93, 22, 36.

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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Se ðe wylle drincan and dwæslíce hlýdan drince him æt hám ná on Drihtnes húse he who wants to drink and make a foolish noise let him drink at home, not in the Lord's house, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357, 40.

hróc

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Hróc grauculus (garrulus . . . graculus ater, Ald. 142, 19), 89, 56. Flugon tó hrócas and hremmas . . . and þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 77. v. niht-hróc. Add

ge-bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽte, -bǽtel, es; n. [ge, and bǽte a bit of a bridle]

A bit of a bridlea bridletrappingslŭpātumcāmusfrēnum

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A bit of a bridle, a bridle, trappings; lŭpātum, cāmus, frēnum Ðæt gebǽtel of ateáh he took the bridle off, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 34. Mid ðám gebǽtum with the trappings, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 22

Linked entry: bǽte

abbad

(n.)
Grammar
abbad, abbod, abbud, abbot, es; m: abboda, an; m.

an abbot abbās

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The word abbot appears to have been, at first, applied to any member of the clerical order, just as the French Père and English Father.

hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
hraðe, hræðe, hreðe; adv.

Quicklyimmediatelyat oncesoonforthwithstraightway

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Icel. ok er þat skjótast af honum at segja.]

Linked entry: hræde

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 194, 14. Ic an Eádwearde ðæs landes, Chart. Th. 487, 18, 32. Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2455; B. 1225. Ðæs steápes onféhð ðe hé ann he receives the cup to whom God gives it, Ps. Th. 74, 7.

Linked entries: an ann

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Again, the power which one relative had over another was at times exercised to enslave the latter.

án-genga

(n.)
Grammar
án-genga, -gengea, an; m. [án unus, solus; gengan ire]

A lone-goera solitarysolivagussolitarius

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Fela fyrena atol ángengea oft gefremede many crimes the foul solitary oft perpetrated, 332; B. 165

ende-dógor

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dógor, es; m. n.

The final day, day of one's deathfinālis dies, mortis dies

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The final day, day of one's death; finālis dies, mortis dies Wæs endedógor neáh geþrungen the final day was near at hand, Exon. 46 a; Th. 158, 8; Gú. 905: 49 b; Th. 171, 1?; Gfi. 1125: 50a; Th. 174, 7; Gu. 1174.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþa one of his men wanted to stop at a man's house against his will, and wounded the man of the house, and the man of the

Linked entry: bonda

leger-stów

(n.)
Grammar
leger-stów, e; f.

A burial-placecemetery

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Cyricean ðe legerstów on sý a church at which there is a burial-place, L. Edg. i. 2; Th. i. 262, 12: L. C. E. 11; Th. i. 366, 24: 3; Th. i. 360, 23.

mersc

(n.)
Grammar
mersc, es; m.

A marsh

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Ðat lond at Ðorpe mid médwe and mid merisce, iv. 295, 7. On sealtum mersce, Ps. Spl. 106, 34. Hé ða weaxendan wende eorþan on sealtne mersc ( in salsuginem ), Ps. Th. 106, 33: Blickl. Gl.: Cd. 160; Th. 199, 4; Exod. 333.

Linked entry: merisc

ge-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leccan, part. -leccende; ic -lecce, ðú -lecest, -lecst, he -leceþ, -lecþ, pl. -leccaþ; p. -lehte; pp. -leht

To moistenwethŭmectārerĭgāre

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Ðá sóna mínne ðurst gelehte I then at once slaked my thirst, Nar. 12, 11

Linked entry: ge-leht

ge-risenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíc, comp. m. -lícra, f. n. -lícre; adj.

Convenient, suitable, befittingconvĕniens, aptus

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Convenient, suitable, befitting; convĕniens, aptus Ne þuhte hit me náuht gerisenlíc I should not think it at all suitable, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 27. Ǽgðer ðara is swíðe nyt weorc and gerisenlíc either is a very useful and befitting work, Prov.

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Straightway, forthwith, at once, immediately Ðárrihte confestim, continuo, statim, protinus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 229, 16-230, 1 : mox, Zup. 241, 6 : confestim, Scint. 236, 1. Gé gemétaþ þǽrrihte (sóna statim, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 2) getígedne assan, Homl.

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

deóre

Grammar
deóre, diére, dýre.
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Ic bidde þé þæt ðú lǽte húru ðé ðín líf þonne ðíne sceós I pray thee at any rate set thy life higher than thy shoes, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 18. Ðá fatu sint fægran and diérran þonne ǽnegu óþru, Ors. 5, 2; S. 216, 5 : Bt. 14, 2 ; S. 32, 16.

ge-mód

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Add: in agreement with others. peaceable, not at variance On óðre wísan mon sceal manian ðá ungemódan, on ððre ðá gemódan (pacati, cf. ðá geðwǽran, ðá gesibsuman used to translate the same pacati, 345, 4, 6), Past. 177, 10. united, having the same purpose