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eard

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Ne þú ne ætstande on þisum earde nec stes in omni circa regione, 19, 17. Ealne þone eard Asiam, Hml. Th. i. 68, 34. Þone eard Chanaan landes terram Chanaan, Num. 13, 3. Þone Judéiscan eard, Hml. S. 25, 734.

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon; pp. sewen, sawen.

to see with the eyes ⬩ to see ⬩ to visit ⬩ to see ⬩ perceive ⬩ discern ⬩ understand ⬩ to see ⬩ to experience ⬩ to look at, on

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Wénaþ ða dysgan, ðæt ǽlc mon sié blind swá hí sint, and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón (gesión, Cote.

wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecy ⬩ divination

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Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

Linked entries: wíte-dóm wítga-dóm wítig-dóm

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woods ⬩ a forest tree

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A tree of the woods, a forest tree Nán man ne mót bis ælmessan behátan tó wylle ne to wydetreówe, Wulfst. 303, 18. Wrǽtlíc wudutreów, Exon. Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20.

Linked entry: wyde-treów

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. swór (but a weak swerede occurs; cf.
Icel. svarði as well as sór
), pl. swóron; pp. sworen

To swear, make oath. ⬩ absolute ⬩ to swear by or on ⬩ to swear to anything ⬩ to swear an oath by something ⬩ to swear by, on . . . that . . .

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non novisset hominem, Mt.

Linked entry: fore-swerian

BEORNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.

To BURN ⬩ be on fire ⬩ ardere ⬩ exardere ⬩ comburi ⬩ To BURN ⬩ urere ⬩ comburere

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Grammar BEORNAN, v. n. To BURN, be on fire; ardere, exardere, comburi Ðonne beorneþ [byrneþ, Spl.] eorre his cum exarserit ira ejus Ps. Surt. 2, 13. Se ðe ǽfre nú beorneþ on bendum he who now ever burns in bonds Cd. 222; Th. 290, 12; Sat. 414.

Linked entries: a-beornan barn bearn birnan bernan ge-burnen brinnan BURN byrnan

rǽd-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-gifa, an; m.
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[Cleope nu to ræde þine rædȝiuen gode, Laym. 11615. O. Sax. rád-geƀo : O. Frs. réd jeva : O. H. Ger. rát-gebo : Icel. ráð-gjafi.] Cf. rǽd-bora and next word

ge-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od [ceápian to bargain]

To buy ⬩ purchase ⬩ trade ⬩ ĕmĕre ⬩ negotiari

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To buy, purchase, trade; ĕmĕre, negotiari He sǽde, ðæt man náne burh ne mihte ýþ mid feó geceápian he said that no city could be more easily bought with money, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 106, 16.

mǽtan

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Nó hé gemunde þæt him mǽted (? metod, MS.; for construction cf. 157) wæs, Dan. 119

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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Kmbl. 342, 15; Rún. 16, when English affairs are referred to the word is used of the Scandinavians Wálá ðære woruldscame ðe nú habbaþ Engle. Oft twegen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽtð tó sǽ, Wulfst. 163, 5.

offrung

(n.)
Grammar
offrung, ofrung, e; f.

the offering of a sacrifice or gift ⬩ an offering, sacrifice

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the offering of a sacrifice or gift Hit wæs gewunelíc on ealdum dagum, ðæt man Gode ðyllíce lác offrode on cucan orfe; ac seó offrung is nú unálýfedlíc. Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. an offering, sacrifice:- Ic áxige hwǽr seó offrung (victima) sig . . .

clypiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clypiendlíc, clypigendlíc, clipigendlíc; adj

Making a vocal sound ⬩ vocalis

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Ðás fíf stafas æteówiaþ heora naman þurh hí silfe, and búton ðám stafum ne mæg nán word beón awriten, and forðí híg sind quinque vocales gehátene There are five vocales, a, e, i, o, u, which are vocal [sounds].

Linked entry: clipigendlíc

helan

to conceal from

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Gif ðú hyt ongitten hæbbe, ne hel hyt mé, Solil. H. 53, 7. Ne mæg ic ðé náuht helan þæs þe ic wát, Bt. 42; F. 256, 13: Gen. 1583: El. 703.

heonan

afterwards ⬩ from now

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Mín ríc nis heona (of ðyson middanearde, W. S.) meum regnum non est hinc, Jn. L. 18, 36. temporal, from this time onward Ne drinco ic heone (amodo; heonun forð, W. S.) . . . oð ðone doege, Mt. L. 26, 29. Ne mec geseáð gié nú hena (heonon forð, W.

frǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adj.

Grievous ⬩ dire ⬩ dangerous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt hí ne þorftan in swá frǽcne síþfætt feran ne tam perīcŭlōsam peregrīnātiōnem adīre dēbērent, Bd. 1. 23; S. 485, 37

ge-neán

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Substitute: To get near, (i) to approach Swipu ne geneálǽcþ ł ne geneáhaþ (appropinquabit) þínum getelde. Ps. L. 90, lo. to be attached to, fixed to.

égesa

(n.)
Grammar
égesa, égsa,an ; m. [ékso; m. possessor: O. Sax. Heli. ágan to own]

An owner ⬩ possessor

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An owner; possessor Égesan ne gýmeþ heeds not the owner, Beo. Th. 3519: B. 1757

Linked entry: égsa

plúm-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
plúm-feðer, e; f.
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Down Plúmfeðera hnescnyss geonglíce lima ná gehlýwe plumarum mollities iuuenilia membra non foveat, Scint. 43

latian

(v.)
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Add: with clause Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34

ge-byrelíc beón

(v.; adj.)
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Ne sint gebyrelíco Iudea to Samaritaniscum non coutuntur Iudæi Samaritanis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4. 9

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