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ge-mang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mang, -mong, es; n.

a mingling together, mixture, crowd, throng, company, multitude, an assemblage, a congregationcommixtio, turba, cœtus, sŏcietasan assembly for legal or other business

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God mihtig stód godum on gemange Deus stĕtit in synăgōga deōrum, Ps. Th. 81, 1. In heora gemange in their congregation, L. Wih. 23; Th. i. 42, 6 : Nicod. 6; Thw. 6, 8.

Linked entries: -mang ge-mong ge-mong

sticca

(n.)
Grammar
sticca, an; m.
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a stick, peg Sticca gergenna (gergenna lignum teres, quo per duas ansas transmisso operculum firmatur ne excidat, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 38: ii. 41, 32. Se sticca ( the tent-peg him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod in tó ðære eorþan, Jud. 4, 21.

trog

(n.)
Grammar
trog, es; m.
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Lege on hatne stán on troge, geót hwón wæteres on, Lchdm. ii. 326, 5 : iii. 30, 9. Dó on troh háte stánas, ii. 68, 5. Hé sende ðæt wæter in trog (peluem), Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 13, 5.

á-sceótan

(v.)
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D. 12, 8. of position, to make prominent, thrust out Se stán wæs ásceoten gecyndelíce of þám munte saxum naturaliter egrediens, Gr.

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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Th. 367, 4. þæt hé (the star) þǽre sunnan síð bewitige, hé sceal beforan féran, Met. 4, 16. Ealle gesceafta mótan heora gewunan bewitigan bútan me ánum all creatures may direct their customs except me only, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 24 : Gú. 170

glíw

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Stód þǽr sum man mid ánum apan and slóh cymbalan. Þá sóna se hálga wer wæs forhycgende ꝥ glíg cum simia vir adstitit, et cymbala percussit. Quem sanctus sonitum audiens dedignatus, Gr. D. 62, 18.

Linked entry: gleó

hleór

a cheeka face

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S. gegrípeð feónd be þám fótum, lǽteð foreweard hleór on strangne stán and stregdað tóðas. Sal. 113

mæssian

(v.)
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stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, 21, 355. Smeágung . . . hwilcan tíman on sunnandagan oþþe on óðran dagan man mæssian móte, Angl. xi. 7, 3, 6.

práfost

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Ðá ondranc sé þæs wætres and sealde hit þǽm bréðer ðe him æt stód, ðæs mvnstres prófoste ( this detail is not given in Bede's Life) . . . þá hí þá tíd hæfdon ymb ꝥ tó spreconne, þá ondette heora ǽgðer óþrum ꝥ hí nǽfre ǽr sélre wín ne druncon, Shrn. 64

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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[Æk bær an honde ænne saȝel (staf, 2nd MS. ) stronge, Laym. 12280.]

wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To wallow, roll

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Micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28. [Hie secheð to þe fule floddri and þaron waleweð, O. E. Homl. ii. 37, 27: H. M. 13, 34. They walweden as pigges in a poke, Chauc. Reeves T. 358.

á-drúgian

(v.)
Grammar
á-drúgian, -drúwian.

To dry up,

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Ádrúwodon ðá hláfas swá swá stán, Hml. S. 23 b, 520. Oþ ðæt ðæt dolh ádrúgie, Lch. ii. 208, 24.

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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and add: absolute, to wait Ic geanbidode oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, Bt. 22, I; F. 7625. ꝥ folc stód geanbidiende, Lk. 23, 35. to wait for. to wait for the coming or return of a person (gen. ) Ðá bed heó þá cwelleras ðæt hí hire geanbidedan medmicle

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce His ealdgefána sum hiene ofstang a Pausania occisus est, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 34. Hé hiene (the elephant) on ðone nafelan ofstang, 4, 1; Swt. 156, II.

Linked entry: of-stician

hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc, es; m.

a link, linch, rising ground'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,'a hill, rising ground

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Fearnhlinc, landsore hlinc, sweord hlincas, wotan hlinc In later times, the word is given with a similar sense in provincial glossaries, e.g. in Suffolk some woods are called links: linchets grass partitions in arable fields, Lisle: linch a bawke or litele strip

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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. beám telge swealg stóp eft on mec síþade sweartlást me (a book) throughout the bird's joy (the pen) with drops made frequent tracks, . . . swallowed the tree's dye (ink), stepped on to me, journeyed with footprints black, Exon.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Hié (lions and bears) noldon slítan hý (St. Tecla ) Shrn. 133, 10. Gesáwon fuglas slítan Cd. Th. 126, 1; Gen. 2088 Ðé sculon moldwyrmas slítan Soul Kmbl. 145; Seel. 73.

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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Stud. xi. 66, 48. distinction, difference, v. tó-dǽlan, VIII., IX. Tódál differentia, divisio, distantia, Hpt. Gl. 434, 48. Ná byþ tódál mǽþa nilla erit distantia personarum, Scint. 184, l. Differentia, ðæt is tódál betwux twám þingum, Ælfc.

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

torr

(n.)
Grammar
torr, es; m.

turrisa towera projecting rocka tor

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Similar entries v. fýr-, geat-, heáh-, mere-, seoh-, stán-torr

Linked entries: túr tor

nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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Th. ii. 516, 31 : both passages refer to St. Martin) oþþe elles on nacodre eorðan, Bl. H. 227,11. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word þe nabbað náne fremminge, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 24.