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styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Sceal áspringan bryne and blódgyte and styrnlíce styrunga, Wulfst. 88, 11. trouble Wé sceolan on ǽlcne tíman and on ǽlcere styrunge mid ródetácne ða réðan áflían, Homl.

Linked entries: stirung styring

ge-nyhtsumian

(v.)
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Þǽm hæbbendum mon sceal ágyfan and hí genyhtsumiað, Ll. Th. i. 196, 23. <b>I a.</b> to abound in, have abundance of. the subject a person Þá men goldes genihtsumiað auro habundant, Nar. 31, 5.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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Fela sceal tó holdan hámes geréfan, Angl. ix. 265, 10. Lilla ðæs cyninges þegn him se holdesta (heoldesta, v. l. amicissimus ), Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 147, 6.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Hwæt sceal is má ríman yfel endeleás? Exon. Th. 272, 27; Jul. 505.

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bearsufferenduresustainsufferrepătisustĭnēreto have patienceendurewaitremainperdūrāremănērewith the gen. To suffer loss offorfeitlosecărēre

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To suffer loss of, forfeit, lose; cărēre Ic geþolian sceal þinga ǽghwylces I must forfeit everything, Cd. 219; Th. 281, 17; Sat. 273

beáh

(n.; part.)
Grammar
beáh, beág, bǽh, bég, béh; gen. beáges; dat. beáge; pl. beágas; m. [beáh, beág; p. of búgan to bend]

Metal made into circular ornamentsA ringbraceletcollargarlandcrownanulusarmilladiademacorona

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Sceal bryde beág a ring shall be for a bride, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 24; Gn. Ex. 131. He beágas dǽlde he distributed bracelets, Beo. Th. 161; B. 80. Ic frinan wille beága bryttan I will ask the distributor of bracelets, Beo. Th. 709; B. 352.

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Scyld sceal cempan a shield shall be for a soldier, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 22; Gn. Ex. 130: Beo. Th. 3901; B. 1948: Andr. Kmbl. 460; An. 230.

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CÍÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÍÞ, cýþ, es; m.

a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, motegermen, festucaseedcrementum

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Forst sceal lúcan eorþan cíþas frost shall lock up the germs of the earth, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 7; Gn. Ex. 75. Genim wegbrǽdan þrý cýþas take three sprouts of plantain, Herb. 2, 14; Lchdm. i. 84, 14.

Linked entries: cýþ corcíþ

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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to free, make free; manumittĕre, lībĕrāre Man sceal freógan aelig-acute;lcne þeówan one shall free every slave; revertētur hŏmo ad possessiōnem suam. Lev. 25, 10. Ic hit freó I free it. Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 2.

list

(n.)
Grammar
list, es; m: list, e; f.

Artskillcraftcunningartifice

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Art, skill, craft, cunning, artifice Lot sceal mid lyswe list mid gedéfum cunning goes with evil, skill with things proper, i.e. lot and list are the names for a corresponding vice and virtue, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 17; Gn. Ex. 189.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Ðæt ic sceal teárum mǽnan that I must mourn with tears. Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 10; Jul. 712

manig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
manig-feald, adj.

Manifoldmultifariousof many kindsvariousconsisting of many partscomplexManifoldnumerousabundantplural

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Hit sceal heonanforþ mænigfealdre weorþan, Wulfst. 83, 19. Monigfealdran, Exon. 51a; Th. 177, 2; Gú. 1221. Wæs ðǽr seó monigfealdeste wól, mid moncwealme, ge eác ðætte ne wíf ne niéten ne mehton nánuht libbendes geberan, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 17.

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEMjewelgemmaused metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Gim sceal on hringe standan steáp the gem shall stand prominent in the ring, Menol. Fox 504; Gn. C. 22: Salm. Kmbl 570; Sal. 284. Gimmas líxton jewels glittered, Elen. Kmbl. 180; El. 90.

Linked entries: giem gym

ge-metgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metgian, -metegian, -metigian; p. ode; pp. od.

To measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern, restrainmensurare, temperare, moderare, regereto measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate ondeliberare, meditariTo become moderate, to moderate one's selfmoderari, temperari

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Á sceal ðæt wiðerwearde ðæt óðer wiðerwearde gemetgian ever must the contrary moderate the other contrary, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 19: 40, 3; Fox 238, 25: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 107; Met. 11, 54.

Linked entries: metgian ge-metegian

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Ic sceal forð sprecan gén ymb Grendel I shall go on to speak further about Grendel, Beo. Th, 4146; B. 2070: Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 5; Wal. 1: Elen. Kmbl. 2434; El. 1218.

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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T.) sceal mon gehealdan iracundie tempus non reseruare, R. Ben. 17, 6. <b>I a.

Linked entry: tímlíce

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
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Næfde hé má ðonne twéntig sceápa and twéntig swýnas, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 14. Hé hæfde twǽm læs ðe twéntig wintra, Blickl. Homl. 215, 34. Twéntig (fífe and twoegentig, Rush.: tuéntig, Lind.) furlanga, Jn.

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Grammar un-willa, with pronouns Ðec ðín sáwl sceal mínum unwillan (-willum, Soul Kmbl. 125) oft gesécan, Exon. Th. 370, 22; Seel. 63. Ic áscige ðé, forhwí ðú ðæt ríce ðínum unwillan (-willum, ott. MS.) forléte? CBt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 14.

á-leógan

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Ne gehát ðú nán þing tuwa; hwæt sceal hit ðé eft geháten, búton hit wǽre ǽr álogen ( unless the first time the promise was made falsely ), Prov.

car-ful

Grammar
car-ful, (care-).
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R. 3, 12. careful, attentive to the interests of, solicitous for Hú abbod careful (sollicitus) beón sceal ymbe ðá dǽdbétendan, R. Ben. 50, 16.