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horn

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mensae, ut senes monasterii bibant inde in festis sanctorum, et in suis benedictionibus meminerint aliquando animae donatoris, i. 305, 3-13. a receptacle for other liquids or powder, v. blæc-, ele-, pipor-horn. a horn for cupping Him cóm ongǽn se ealda feónd

lufu

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feorh ágéfan for Meotudes lufan, Men. 82. Ealle gesceafta habbaþ gemǽnelíce ðá áne lufe, ꝥ hí þeówian swilcum hláforde, Bt. 39, 13 ; F. 234, 28 : Solil. H. 28, 11. On breóstum wegan byrnende lufan Meotodes, Edg. 40. His lufan ádreógan, Gú. 63.

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Feoh sceal on eorðan týdran and týman, Menol. Fox 557; Gn. C. 48. Þe two tentaciuns þet temeð alle þe oðre, A. R. 220, 15. Elysabæþ ne mihhte tæmenn, Orm. 130. Ȝif ha ne mei nawt teamen . . . ha cleopeð ham weolefulle þat teamen hare teames, H.

hwǽr

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Ic sóhte ... hwǽr ic feor oððe neáh findan meahte ..., Wand. 26: El. 217. Gesecgað mé hwonne þæt gewurde and hwára, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 25. Gesecge hé hwǽr ǽnig gewin swá gehwurfe, 6, 4; S. 260, 6. Hwár (huer, L., hwér, R.), Jn. 20, 15.

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Gekýþe hé ꝥ hé ꝥ feoh in wíc gebohte. Ll. Th. i. 34, 10. Gif in feaxe ( in the part of the head covered by hair ) bið wund, 92, 18. Seó sceal in eágan, Gn. Ex. 123.

hwæþer

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Ðonne him mon ðissa twéga hwæðer ondrǽtt suíður ðonne óðer, Past. 189, 9. each of two Wearð mycel wælsliht on hwæðre (gehwæþere, v. l. ) hand, Chr. 871; P. 73, 3. in combination with swá. swá hwæþer swá An feó oþþe an áðe, swá hwæðer swá him leófre

æfter

(prep.; adv.)

among, through, along (pursuit, search, inquiry, &c.)

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Hé lét hine faran æfter ðám feó, Hml. Th. ii. 358, 23: Chr. 997; P. 131, 28: 1048; P. 171, 19. Wé æfter ferscum wætre hié frúnon, Nar. 11, 22. Winnan æfter ríce, Chr. 685; P. 39, 23: Ors. 6, 28; S. 278, 9.

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 222, 7), Ex. 21, 10. as a weight, pennyweight Án uncia stent on feówer and twentig penegum. Twelf síðon twelf penegas beóþ on ánum punde, Anglia viii. 335. 17.

Linked entry: pending

swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
swelgan, p. swealh, pl. swulgon; pp. swolgen (with acc. or inst. (dat.))
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(b 1) figuratively :-- Ðonne líf and deáð sáwlum swelgaþ (cf. ðonne heofon and hel fira feorum fylde weorþeþ, 97, 17-20; Cri. 1592), 98, 7; Cri. 1604. figuratively, to take in to the mind, accept, imbibe (wisdom) Swelhþ affluit (the passage to which

Linked entry: swylfende

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Ne wæs ðæt gewrixle til, ðæt hié on bá healfa bicgan scoldon freónda feorum, Beo. Th. 2613; B. 1304. Áhte ic folgað tilne ( a service that benefited me ), Exon. Th. 379, 25; Deór. 38.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Th. 29, 29; Cri. 470: 69, 33; Cri. 1130. the anniversary of a martyr's suffering : -- On ðone feówer and twéntygoðan dæg ðæs mónðes byð Sci. Crissoȝones týd and þrowung, Shrn. 151, 17, 31. Þreowung, 114, 21

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Absalon férde forð mid his unrǽde, and wolde his ágenum fæder feores benǽman, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 215. Ðæra hálgena líc woldon hí besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde. Sum wíf wæs ðe wiste heora unrǽd, ii. 29, 324.

flód

flooda riverwatera flooddelugethe Delugea torrent

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On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða, and swá oft wanað, Shrn. 63, 29. Ðonne hit bið full flód, C. D. iv. 24, l. God him ðá sylle ásende mid þám sǽlicum flóde; and þæt flód hí áwearp . . . on ðám sealtum ófre, Hml.

ge-wilnung

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. ¶ greed, lust. v. 2 ¶. with reference to food Se feónd ðæs ǽrestan monnes mód ontýnde on ðæs æples gewilnunge hostis primi hominis sensum in concupiscentia pomi aperuit, Past. 309, 17. of sexual lust For ðǽre sceamleáslecan gewilnunge his wífes in

hangian

(v.)
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On þǽre-sculon hangian ðá feówer hringas, 171, 3. Ic on wáge geseah wlitig hangian eald sweord, B. 1662. a. of persons, to be suspended on a gallows or cross : — His sunu hangað hrefne tó hróðre, B. 2447.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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D. v. 298, 3. to make a mark on an object Man swá mearcað (signat) mid medmicelum treówe þeorfe hláfas, ꝥ hí beóð gesewene swylce hí beón on feówer feórðandǽlas tódǽlede, . . . 'For hwí ne mearcodon gé ( signastis ) þysne hláf swá swá hit þeáw is ?

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Onscunien ( revereantur ) feónd míne, Ps. Surt. 34, 4, 26. Se onscunienda þystel carduus orrens Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 43. Onscuniende aporians 2, 23: 4, 74. Onscunigende, 78, 30.

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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Nó ðú ymb mínes ne þearft líces feorme leng sorgian, Beo. Th. 907; B. 451. absolute Hé sceal winnan and sorgian, ðonne se dæg cume ðæt hé sceole ðæs ealles ídel hweorfan, Blickl. Homl. 97, 25. Sorgiende anxius, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 67.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Ðone (a dog) on teón wigeþ feónd his feónde, 433, 28 ; Rä. 51, 3. Hám wegaþ advehunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 5. Hé ða frætwe wæg ofer ýða ful, Beo. Th. 2419 ; B. 1207. Hé com tó ðam forwundodum, and wæh hine hám tó his inne, Homl. Ass. 47, 559.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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For ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, Chart. Th. 474, 12. Næs him wihte ðe sél he did not succeed any the better, Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687. Sél æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan to be more successful in escaping wounds, 5054 ; B. 2530.