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mótan

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Gedó mé þæs wyrðne, þæt ic þé móte geseón fac me idoneum ad videndum te 13, 15.

heá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heá-líc, adj.

High, elevated, lofty, sublime, proud, chief, very great, noble, distinguished, deep, profound

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Ðæt lengtenfæsten mon sceal mid swíðe heálícre gýmene healdan the fast of Lent ought to be kept with the very greatest care, L. E. I. 37; Th. ii. 436, 5.

Linked entry: heáh-líc

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Wedres on luste glad on account of fair weather or[?] desirous of fair weather, Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 28; Wal. 26. Of luste flǽsces ex voluntate carnis, Jn. Skt. Rush. 1, 13. In lust in luxum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 3: Hpt. Gl. 514, 5.

Linked entry: lustume

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Add: the condition of being fast, stability, fixity. Similar entries v. fæst; I.

for-búgan

to avoidto pass bypass overshuneschewTo avoid

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Þá swylce micele leahtras synd forbogene (euitantur), Scint. 231, 5. to fail to attend a meeting, fail to keep an appointment Hé forbéh þone ándagan, Cht. Th. 206, 28. Sé þe þás gemót forbúge þrywa, Ll. Th. i. 268, 15.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Hé wolde fundian hú longe ðæt land norþryhte lǽge he wanted to try how far the land extended due north, Swt. 17, 8. with prep. or adv.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

on-findan

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object Þá se cyning þæt fácn anfunde quo comperto, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 52, 30.

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Hí ealle wurdon áwende of ðam fægeran hiwe ðe hí on gesceapene wǽron tó láðlícum deóflum they were all changed from the fair form in which they were created to loathly devils, Homl. Th. i. 10, 30.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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fac, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 47. Dó swá ic ðé bidde do as I pray thee, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 16; Gen. 2225: Elen. Kmbl. 1078; El. 541. Dóþ wel ðám ðe eów yfel dóþ benefacĭte his qui odērunt vos, Mt.

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, gen. elnes; m. n.

Strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitudevis, rōbur, vĭgor, virtus, fortĭtūdo

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Th. 3938; B. 1967: Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 18; . 8: Ps. Th. 52, 5: 59, 4: 118, 4, 176

CUMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUMAN, part. cumende; ic cume, ðú cymst, cymest, he cumeþ, cymþ, cymeþ, cimþ, pl. cumaþ; p. ic, he com, cwom, ðú cóme, pl. cómon, cwómon; imp. s. cum, cym, pl. cumaþ; subj. indef. ic cume, cyme, pl. cumon, cumen, cymen; p. cóme, pl. cómen; pp. cumen, cymen.

COME go, happen venire, ire, accidere, evenire

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Ðonne his fyll cóme when his fall has happened, Cd. 200 ; Th. 248, 15; Dan. 513. Cumaþ ðonne mid cumendum venientes autem venient, Ps.

Linked entry: aweg-cuman

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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Mon sceal sellan, to fóstre, x fata hunies, ccc hláfa, etc. one shall give, as provisions, ten vats of honey, three hundred loaves, etc. L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 16.

Linked entries: féster fóstor fóstur

HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a porthaven

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Ðǽr æt hýðe stód æðelinges fær, Beo. Th. 63 ; B. 32: Elen. Kmbl. 495; El. 248: Exon. 52 a ; Th. 182, 8; Gú. 1307. Hé hí on hǽlo hýðe gelǽdde eduxit eos in portum, Ps. Th. 106, 29; Exon, 20 b ; Th. 53, 34; Cri. 860: Salm. Kmbl. 489; Sal. 245

Linked entry: húðe

múþ

(n.)
Grammar
múþ, es; m.

The mouththe mouth as an instrument of speechthe faceA mouthopeningorifice

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Th. 62, 9. the face Ic sprece tó him múþe tó múþe, Num. 12, 8. of things, A mouth, opening, orifice Ǽlces kynnes múþ orificium, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 57 : Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 10; Rä. 33, 9. Duru sceal on healle, rúm recedes múþ. Menol. Fox 533; Gn.

ge-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gangan, -gongan; pp. -gangen, -gongen.

to gohappentake placebefalto fall to one's shareto come inireevenireaccidereto exerciseeffectaccomplishexercereperficereefficereto go against with hostile intentionto pass overovercomesubdueconquerobtainacquireaggreditransgredisuperaresubigereoblinereadipiscipossidere

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to go, happen, take place, befal, to fall to one's share, to come in; ire, evenire, accidere Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre máre gegangan non transgredientur terminum, Ps. Th. 103, 9.

Linked entry: ge-gongan

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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To turn, go away, depart, die, pass as property, fall as a lot; verti, abire, redire, excidere Ymb ofn útan alet gehwearf the fire turned round about the oven, Cd. 186; Th. 232, 3; Dan. 254.

Linked entry: ge-hwearf

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Gif hé hine triéwian wille, ðæt hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt hé mót, 19; Th. i. 74, 7. [þenne he þe treoweðe alre best, þenne beswikes tu heom, Laym. 3413. Him ꝥ ha treoweð on, Kath. 1327, note.] þeo luue . . . þu treowest hire, Misc. 94, 42.

Linked entry: trýwian

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearcode hé his fare and tó Englelande cóm, Chr. 1091 ; P. 226, 28. Hí gearcodon hí sylfe tó wíge, Hml. A. 104, 68, 75. Gearciað þá þing þe eów gewunelice synd tó bebyrigunge, Hml. S. 3, 579. Hé hét gearcian tó heora gyftum mænigfealde mǽrða, Hml.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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His engel geforðige ðé and þíne fare gewissige, Hml. S. 22, 29. Hú hé yrðe mæge fyrme geforðian, Angl. ix. 261, 5. to carry out, accomplish, perform Se cniht þá brýdlác geforþode, Hml. S. 34, 21.

hú-hwega

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Nóht feor . . . ꝥ is húhwega (swilce, v. l.) on óþere healfre mile fæc, 5, 2; Sch. 556, 4. (1 a) of extent :-- Þá þá ꝥ weorc húhugu (hwæthwugu, v. l.) healf wæs geworht cum opus ad medium ferme esset perductum, Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 225, 10. of time measurement