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treów-prág

(n.)
Grammar
treów-prág, e; f.

A season of good faith or trust

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A season of good faith or trust Men leahtras oft geceósaþ treówþrág is to trág men often prefer vice to virtue, the time when good faith is kept is all too short (?), Exon. Th. 354, 37 ; Reim. 57

wáce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáce, adv.

Weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ faintly ⬩ without boldness ⬩ feebly ⬩ inefficiently ⬩ without energy ⬩ remissly

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Wé tó wáce hýraþ úrum Drihtne we are too remiss in obedience to our Lord, Wulfst. 91, 13: Exon. Th. 50, 13; Cri. 799. Wé rihte getrýwða healdaþ tó wáce we are too remiss in keeping good faith, Wulfst. 91, 17. Hí míne heorde wáce begímdon, 190, 21.

Linked entry: wác-scipe

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.Substitute: es; m. (where the gender is marked it is masculine.
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Cf. too þone fruman sceaft (v. frum), geó-sceaft grimne),

a first shaping ⬩ birth ⬩ the first shaping of the world ⬩ the creation ⬩ origin ⬩ original constitution or condition

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T.

nágan

Grammar
nágan, I.
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Th. ii. 388, 4. not to te obliged or bound to do Ðá ðá Landfranc cræfede fæstnunge his gehérnesse mid áðswerunge, þá forsóc hé and sǽde ꝥ hé hit náhte tó dónne ( he was not bound to do it ), Chr. 1070; P. 206, 2

stirnan

(v.)
Grammar
stirnan, (?); p. de

To be severe

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To be severe Gistmægen (the two angels with Lot) styrnde (stýrde? v. steóran) werode mid wíte, Cd. Th. 150, 22; Gen. 2495

Linked entry: styrnan

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldorbeágian, p. ode; pp. od

To crown

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To crown Se gewuldorbeágaþ ðé qui coronat te, Ps. Spl. 102, 4. Ðú gewuldorbeágodest hine tu coronasti eum, 8, 6.

Linked entry: wuldorbeágian

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to find ⬩ tend to ⬩ aspire to ⬩ strive ⬩ go forward ⬩ hasten ⬩ intend ⬩ desire ⬩ nīti ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ intendĕre ⬩ propĕrāre

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To endeavour to find, tend to, aspire to, strive, go forward, hasten, intend, desire; nīti, tendĕre, intendĕre, propĕrāre Ic wylle fundian sylf to ðam síþe I will hasten myself to the journey, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 24; Hy. 4, 71: 89 b; Th. 336, 21; Gn

Exan múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Exan múþa, Eaxan múþa, Axa-múþa, an; m: Exan múþ, es; m.

The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon

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The mouth of the river Ex. EXMOUTH, Devon Se here com to Exan múþan the army came to the mouth of the Ex. Chr. 1001; Th. 249, 36. To Exan múþe to Exmouth, Th. 249, col. 2, 36. To Axa-múþan to Exmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 307, 37

Linked entry: Axa-múþa

áge

(n.)
Grammar
áge, an; f.

Property ⬩ possessio ⬩ proprium

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Property; possessio, proprium Ðe he to ágan nyle which he will not have for his property, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147. Ðe ðé gedafenode ágan to habbanne quem te conveniebat proprium habere, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 26

Linked entry: ágan

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To vex ⬩ harass ⬩ afflict

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To vex, harass, afflict Hé het hí swingan, wítum wǽgan, Exon. Th. 251, 10; Jul. 143. Ðæt gé mec tó wundre wǽgan mótun (cf. erlós skulun wégian mi te wundrun, dót mi wíties filu, Hél. 3088), 124, 22; Gú. 341

up-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
up-heáfod, es; n.

A top end(?)

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A top end(?) Tó crofte tó ðan upheáfdan of ðan upheáfðan, (to the croft, to the top end of it?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 79, 10

ge-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. drenced

To drench ⬩ drown ⬩ submergere ⬩ demergere

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To drench, drown; submergere, demergere Se wǽg gedrencte [-drecte MS.] dugoþ Egypta the wave drowned the army of the Egyptians, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 16; Exod. 500. Deáþe gedrenced drenched with death, 144; Th. 179, 25; Exod. 34.

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To go ⬩ ire

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To go; ire He com to sele geongan he came to go [ = he came or went] to the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2624; An. 1313. Wutun geonga eamus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 42: 12, 3, Geongende ambulans, 16, 12: Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 36.

cuman

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I 1. to come to a person Þá cam Putrael tó Boia, Cht. E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll.

cyne-gild

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It consisted of two parts, the wergild, which belonged to the kindred (mágas), and the cyne-bót, of like amount, which belonged to the people (leóde) For þám cynedóme gebirað óðer swilc tó bóte on cynegilde (cf. cynges gild, 180, 2), Ll.

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befall ⬩ happen ⬩ pertain ⬩ belong ⬩ affect ⬩ concern

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Ðis sind ða landgemǽra ðæs londes ðe lympþ tó Stúre these are the boundaries of the land that belongs to Stour, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iii. 81, 34. Hú lomp eów on láde what hap was yours by the way? Beo. Th. 3978; B. 1987.

cwehte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwehte, pl. cwehton shook, moved, quoted, Beo. Th. 476; B. 235: Ælfc. T. 36, 9: Ps. Lamb. 21, 8: Mt. Bos. 27, 39: Mk. Bos. 15, 29; p.
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of cweccan

ge-cwémednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwémednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Satisfaction ⬩ pleasure ⬩ contentment ⬩ beneplăcĭtum

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Satisfaction, pleasure, contentment; beneplăcĭtum Gode to gecwémednesse to the pleasure of God, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 376, 38. Gode to gecwemednysse to God's contentment, Homl. Th. i. 180, 10

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To make dear

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To make dear [leóf] Dryhtne gelýfde endeared to the Lord [faithful to the Lord,] [Th.], Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 22; Cri. 1645

a-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cýðan, p. -cýðde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd

To show ⬩ announce ⬩ confirm ⬩ manifestare ⬩ annuntiare ⬩ confirmare

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Tom acýðan to make known or show one's affliction. Exon. 78a; Th. 293, 8; Wand. 113. Ðǽr me wæs yrre ðín on acýðed in me confirmata est ira tua, Ps. Th. 87, 7

Linked entry: a-cýd