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þignen

(n.)
Grammar
þignen, þignenn, þínen[n], þinnen[n], e; f.
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a female servant, female attendant, handmaid Ðignen pedisequa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 63. Þínen, i. 282, 15: ancilla, ii. 4, 12. Þínen, wyln abra, i. ancilla, i, 17, 26, Þýnen vernacula, servula, ancilla, Hpt. Gl. 498, 20. Sum þínen (ðignen, Lind.) a certain

Linked entries: þegnen þínen

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Mad Wód rabidus vel insanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 70: 75, 56. in reference to persons Ðú eart wód daemonium habes. Jn. Skt. 8, 48, 49, 52: Homl. Th. ii. 232, 17. Hwá is swá wód, ðæt hé dyrre cweðan, ðæt God ne sé ǽce, Shrn. 176, 32. Ne syut ná ðiswódes

á-breóþan

(v.)
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Substitute for all but the two instances from Ælfc. Gr. : intrans. To degenerate, deteriorate, fall away, fail, of persons, physical Oft hyre hleór ábreóðeð her good looks ore lost, Gn. Ex. 66. moral Se deófol sendeð earhscype, swá ðæt se man ábrýð

Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness

cræft

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Dele ' a craft, kind of ship; navis qualiscunque,' and add under Mid eallum Créca cræftum universam Graeciae lectam juventutem, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 31. Under <b>II :-- </b>Hé leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under &

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Add Gefyrn ǽr jam [pridem ? ], An. Ox. 56, 93. in contrast with 'just now,' where a comparatively short period may be in question Hé gefyrn smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ðá fare férdon búton wiste, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 32. Praeteritum

ge-hál

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Add: whole, unbroken Se tægel sceolde beón gehál on þám nýtene æt þǽre offrunge, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 39. Gif mon óðrum rib ofsleá binnan gehálre hýde, Ll. Th. i. 98, 11. entire, sound, in good condition, uninjured Hire líchama wæs gefunden eal gehál,

ge-licgan

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Add: of living creatures. to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Hé gelæg ( jacebat ) tó dura his, Lk. L. 16, 20. In ðǽm gelæg menigo micelo, Jn. L. R. 5, 3. to assume a prostrate or recumbent position Benedictus eóde tó ðæs cnapan líce, and ðǽr

ge-mang

Grammar
ge-mang, among.
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Add: of the relation of a thing (or things) to surrounding objects with which it is grouped Gif hé his ǽhta bere geman[g] þára unfriðmanna ǽhta intó húse, Ll. Th. i. 286, ll. of the relation of a thing (or things) to the whole surrounding group or composite

hálig-nes

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Add: holiness. v. hálig; <b>A. V.</b> Hér wæs Ósuuald ofslagen . . . þæs hálines and wundor wǽron manigfealde gecýdde geond ðis égland (cf. cujus quanta fides in Deum, quae deuotio mentis fuerit, etiam post mortem uirtutum miraculis claruit

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. of a tree the bark crust rind

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Rind. of a tree the bark Rind cortix, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 78. Rinde cortex, 79, 68. Súðerne rind cinnamonum, resina, ii. 131, 9. Ofersǽwisc rind Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Rómánisc rind i. 376, 5. Andlang ðæs piþan and andlang ðære rinde óþ ðone helm, Bt. 34, 10

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on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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to send off, despatch (an emissary) Onsende direxit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 19. Him his sunu hám onsende filium remisit, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 2. Hine God ús onsende, Beo. Th. 770; B. 382. Se ðisne ár hider onsende, Andr. Kmbl. 3207; An. 1606. Ðá onbeád heó

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mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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measure, degree, proportion Gilde be ðære giftan mǽþe reddet pecuniam juxta modum dotis, Ex. 22, 17: L. Ecg. P. i. 11; Th. ii. 176, 28. Be ðære synne mǽþe secundum peccati gradum, tit. i; Th. ii. 170, 5: Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 56, 4. Be dǽde mǽþe, L. C. E.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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necessity, inevitableness Neód (néd, Lind. Rush.) ys ðæt swycdómas cumon necesse est ut veniant scandala, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 7 : Homl. Th. i. 514, 33. Gif ðæt nýd ábǽdeþ cum ipsa necessitas compellit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 1. Nemne hwylc nýd máre ábǽdde, 3,

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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To thole (still used in some dialects), suffer, endure. to suffer what is evil, punishment, reproach, illness, grief, etc. Hwílon forlidenesse ic þolie aliquando naufragium patior, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 1. Þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 18; Rä. 88, 17. Hé þreánýd

mann

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add: a human being irrespective of age or sex Mín sunn, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. used explicitly as a designation applicable to either sex Nis nán wífhádes mann hire gelíca, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 12. Se man sé þe [ne] mæge bearn áfédan, nime

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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DEAR, beloved; cārus, dilectus, familiāris Deóre wæs he Drihtne úrum he was dear to our Lord, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 17; Gen. 261: 214; Th. 269, 32; Sat. 82: Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 13; Rä. 18, 10. Dæg byþ deóre mannum day is dear to men, &nbsp;Runic pm.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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to HEAR, hear of Morgensteorran ðe wé óðre naman ǽfensteorra nemnan héraþ the morning star which we hear called evening star by another name, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 29; Met. 4, 15. Nǽnigne ic sélran hýrde hordmádmum no better treasure did I ever hear of, Beo

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Add: mending, repair, remedy, improvement, repair of a structure Is ealles þæs landes .xxv. swułga and án swulung þǽre cirican to bóte, C. D. iii. 429, 19. Similar entries Cf. ciric-bót. a medical remedy Gé blindnesse bóte fundon, Gú. 600. Him tó laman

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Add: where evil is being experienced to take out of an unfavourable position, to deliver Mid hine ic eam in geswince, ic genergu hine, Ps. Srt. 90, 15. Ðec mið am, ꝥte ic genere (eruam) ðec, Rtl. 55, 14. <b>I a.</b> </b> by preps.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Add: Of, in, or belonging to heaven, as the abode of God. Similar entries v. heofon; V. Heofonlic hleóðor and se hálga song gehýred wæs, Gú. 1297. Seó sáwl mót brúcan þæs heofonlican, siþþan heó biþ ábrogden from þǽm eorþlican, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17.