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CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHTcontendmake warcombatstruggleprœliāripugnārebellārecontendĕredecertārecollīdĕre

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Be ðon ðe mon on cynges healle feohte in case a man fight in the king's hall, L. Alf. pol. 7; Th. i. 66, 7: 39; Th. i. 88, 2. Ðeáh him feohtan on firas monige although many men fight against it, Runic pm. 26; Kmbl. 344. 27; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 52

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

inca

(n.)
Grammar
inca, an; m.

Doubtquestionoffenceill-willfear

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Ðú mé scealt edwítt mín of áwyrpan ðæt mé tó incan áhwǽr gangeþ thou shalt cast from me my reproach, which everywhere goes as a cause of fear to me; amputa opprobrium meum, quod suspicatus sum, Ps. Th. 118, 39.

L

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Thus in the translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care and in the Parker MS. of the Chronicle alle, onwald are found as well as ealle, onweald, while in Ælfric's Homilies they are regularly written in the latter form.

mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrsung, e; f.

a making knownreportrumourfamerenowncelebritycelebrationa making greatmagnifyingglorificationGreatnessmagnificenceexcellencyhonourfavour

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.), Cant. M. ad f. 4. Mérsunge favore. Rtl. 8, 40. Ofer gesamnunge is his mǽrsung his excellency (magnificentia) is over Israel, Ps. Lamb. 67, 35: Ps. Spl. 110, 3: 70, 23. Ðæt ic synge ealne dæg mǽrsunga (magnitudinem) ðíne, 70, 9.

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, secundum, pro, ex

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Ðisses fugles gecynd fela gelíces bí ðám gecornum Cristes þegnum the nature of this bird is much like to the chosen servants of Christ, 61 b; Th. 225, 12; Ph. 388. sometimes bí is separated from its case Bí wædes ófre by the shore of the sea, Exon. 96

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Careanxietycurasolicitudo

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Care, anxiety; cura, solicitudo Gomol on gehðo eówic grétan hét the aged [prince] in sadness commanded to greet you, Beo. Th. 6181; B. 3095. Gehðomǽnan to bemoan misery, Andr. Kmbl. 3095; An. 1550.

Linked entry: gihþu

fæstnian

(v.)

to betroth

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. ¶ in the case of charters: Ego Ceólnóð mid Crístes ródetácne festnie and wríte ( = confirmo et subscribo or roboro et subscribo, p. 295, 13, 15), C. D. i. 296, 15: 299, 25.

hlot

on allotted portiona sharelotlotfatefortune

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Add: a lot that is cast Hig wurpun hlotu (hlott. R.) miserunt sortes, Lk. 23, 34. Hý ásendan hlota ofer þá xii cyn Israhéla, Hml. A. 130, 456. the urn in which the lots are placed (fig.): Hlote urna, An.

nán

Grammar
nán, <b>. I b.</b>
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. ¶ a case used adverbially :-- Hé þá stówe gódode tó þan swíþe þæt heó næs náne ( in no respect) óþor ne wáccere þonne formænig þára þe his yldran ǽr gefyrþredon, Lch. iii. 438, II

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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to wit, know, have knowledge, be aware, Grammar witan, absolute Noui ic can oððe ic wát, noui ic wiste, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 8. Oft wé oferswiðdon swá swá ðú sylf wistest, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 27.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

nama

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Heó ongan swegles weard be naman nemnan, Jud. 81. with verb of knowing, individually Ic can þé be naman novi te ex nomine, Ex. 33, 12. on (in) naman in phrases expressing invocation of, reliance on, devotion to, the persons of the Godhead Ðǽr twégen

æt

(prep.)
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H. 29, 31. marking object in respect to which some condition or circumstance is given, in the case of of persons Sé ðe scyldunga bǽde æt ( in the case of ) ofslagenum þeófe, Ll. Th. i. 204, 27.

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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Ohthere nán gebún land, syððan he fram his ágnum háme [Hálgoland, q. v.] fór; ac him wæs ealne weg wéste land on ðæt steór-bord, bútan fisceran, and fugeleran, and huntan, and ðæt wǽron ealle Finnas Ohthere had not met with any inhabited land, since he came

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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To grasp, catch, seize, to seize with hostile intention, take, undertake, accept, receive; mănu comprehendĕre, captāre, căpĕre, accĭpĕre Ne sceolde fón bíspell should not take a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 20.

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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Kmbl. 369; An. 185. sometimes fóre follows its case or is separated from it On ðone Drihten ðe ðes háligdóm is fóre hálig by the Lord before whom this relic is holy, L. O. 1. 2; Th. i. 178, 3, 12.

for-niman

(v.)
Grammar
for-niman, -nyman; p. -nam, -nom, pl. -námon, -nómon; pp. -numen; v. trans.

To take awaydeformplunderdestroyransackwasteconsumedevourrapĕreperdĕreextermĭnārevastāreconsūmĕredevŏrāre

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Se ðe fornimþ þearfan on dýgelnysse qui devŏrat paupĕrem in abscondĭto, Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 b, 14. Hig fornymaþ hyra ansýna extermĭnant făcies suas, Mt. Bos. 6, 16. Hine wyrd fornam fate took him away, Beo.

Linked entry: for-nyman

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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yldran ealne ðysne ymbhwyrft ðyses middangeardes, cwæþ Orosius, swá swá Oceanus ymbligeþ útan, ðone man gársecg háteþ, on þreó todǽldon our forefathers, said Orosius, divided into three parts, all the globe of this mid-earth, which the ocean that we call

Linked entry: secg

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Án líchama mid his fæder wæs una caro cum patre fuit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 15. Cépecnihtas hwítes líchoman and fægeres andwlitan pueros venales candidi corporis, ac venusti vultus, 2, 1; S. 501, 7. Ðínes líchaman leóhtfæt is ðín eáge, Mt. 6, 22.

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Augustine then with his companions, who are reckoned at forty men, journeyed by Gregory's command, till they came safely to this island, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 28, 10-13; 28, 19-29, 6; 31, 15-32, 5