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setlan

(v.)
Grammar
setlan, p. [e]de.
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To settle, take a position of rest, of the sun, to set. v. setlung and the Mid. E. forms

Linked entry: setlung

cócnunga

(n.)
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Sume of rigenum melwe wyrceað bríwas and cócnunga mid sealte, 236, 10. v. next word

on-bídan

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Add Hé þǽr onbád sume hwíle oð ꝥ flód úp eóde, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 13. Add Þǽr his Pompeius on ánre dúne onbád, Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 23. with clause Hé gesæt be þám swere anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde, Bl. H. 239, 22

sundor-land

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Sume hí woldon sellan heora sundorland mynster on tó getimbrianne alii ad construendum monasterium praedia offerre volebant, Gr. D. 200, 29

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 17

Linked entries: fana fann

hwæt-hwega

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S. 23 b, 712. with an adjective, following, something (good) Tó þon ꝥ hé him forgeáfe hwæthwega (-hugu, v. l.) getǽse (sume getǽse hýððe, v. l.) his gewinnes ei laboris sui commodum dedit, Gr. D. 39, 27.

á-biddan

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P. p. 3, 15. with gen. of thing Sé ðe sum wundorlíc ðing on Godes naman dón wile, oððe sé ðe sumes wundres dyslíce æt Gode ábiddan wile, Hml. Th. 170, 30. govt. uncertain Gif hwá him ryhtes bidde, and ábiddan ne mæge, L. In. 8 ; Th. i. 106, 21

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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Sum wer wæs betogen ðæt hé wǽre on stale, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 265. Se ðe cyricean ǽhte mid stale áfyrde, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 30. Sume stale fremmaþ, 1, 27; S. 490 9, 5. Of ðære heortan cumaþ stale (stala, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 19: Mk. Skt. 7, 22.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Hwæðer ðe ðín eáge mánful ys forðam ðe ic gód eom an oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Mt. Kmbl. 20, 15. Hwæðer cweþe wé ðe úre ðe ðæra engla shall we say ours or the angels? Homl. Th. i. 220, 20. Cwyst ðú hwæðer ic hyt sí numquid ego sum?

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Sum mid hondum mæg hearpan grétan one with his hands can touch the harp, 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Cri; 49: 91 b; Th. 344, 10; Gn. Ex. 171: 17 b; Th. 42, 8; Cri. 669

ge-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healdan, -haldan, to -healdenne; ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hiltst, he -healdeþ, -healt, -helt, -hylt, pl. -healdaþ; p. -heóld, -hióld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon, -hióldon; impert. -heald, pl. -healdaþ; subj. pres. -healde, pl. -healden; p. -heólde, pl. -heólden; pp. -healden.

to keepholdobservekeep inretainreservepreservesavedefendprotectcustodīreservāreobservārecontĭnērereservāresalvāredefendĕreto holdoccupypossesstĕnērepossĭdēre

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Se stranga gewǽpnod his cáfertún gehealt fortis armātus custōdit atrium suum, Lk. Bos. 11, 21 : Ps. Lamb. 120, 5. God hine gehelt ǽghwonan God preserves him everywhere, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37.

frinan

(v.)
Grammar
frinan, part. frinnende; ic frine, ðú frinest, he frineþ, pl. frinaþ; p. ic, he fran, ðú frune, pl. frunon, frunnon; impert. frin, pl. frinaþ; subj. pres. frine, pl. frinen; p. frune, pl. frunen; pp. frunen

To askinquireconsultinterrŏgāresciscĭtāriconsŭlĕre

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Mid ðý hine frunnon his geferan, for hwon he ðis dyde cum interrŏgārētur a suis, quāre hoc făcĕret, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 16. Ne frin ðú æfter sǽlum ask thou not after happiness, Beo. Th. 2648; B. 1322. Frine me interrŏga me, Ps. Th. 138, 20.

Linked entry: FRIGNAN

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former worldpristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937

a-syndran

(v.)
Grammar
a-syndran, -syndrian; íc asyndrige; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od [a from, syndrian to sunder, part]

To put ASUNDERto separatedisjoinseverseparare

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To put ASUNDER, to separate, disjoin, sever; separare Ic com mann asyndrian ongén his fæder veni separare hominem adversus patrem suum, Mt. Bos. 10, 35: Ps. Spl. 67, 10.

Linked entries: a-sindrian ge-asyndrod

beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
beorhte, adv.

Distinctlyclearlylucidlybrightlyclare

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Ðonne seó sunne beorhtost scíneþ when the sun shines brightest Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15 : Beo. Th. 3039; B. 1517

nǽting

(n.)
Grammar
nǽting, e; f.

Blamingupbraiding

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Blaming, upbraiding Ac hú wéne wé hú micel scyld ðæt síe ðæt monn áþreóte ðære nǽtinge yfelra monna and nime sume sibbe wið ða wierrestan pensandum ergo est, quando ab increpatione quiescitur, quanta culpa cum pessimis pax tenetur, Past. 46, 6; Swt.

ge-wlencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlencan, pp. ed

To make proud, richto exalt

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To make proud, rich, to exalt Ic Æþelrǽd eldorman gewelegod and gewlenced mid sume dǽle Mercna ríces I Ethelred alderman enriched and exalted with a part of the Mercians' realm, Th. Chart. 129, 26. Wírum gewlenced adorned with wires, Elen.

swearm

(n.)
Grammar
swearm, es; m.
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A swarm, crowd Sue[a]rm examen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 82. Swearrn, 32, 17: 144, 43 (examen has been omitted here by Wright, see Wülck. Gl. 230, 6) : Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Zup. 40, 14: examen, multitudo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 37 : 496, 14

twiccian

(v.)
Grammar
twiccian, p. ode
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Sume ( ants ) hió twiccedan ða grasu mid heora múðe, Shrn. 41, 2. Teóh him ða loccas, wringe ða eáran and ðone wangbeard twiccige, Lchdm. ii. 196, 13. Twiccian carpere, arripere. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 69

cúþ-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþ-lic, adj.
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Bið þis þá cúðlæcestan (-lec-, v. l.) tácnu habet evidentissime signa sua, Gr. D. 13, 10

Linked entry: cúþe-lic