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wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, l. wáfian,
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and add: forhtmód wáfode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 43. ðis gehýrende ongan micclum wáfian. Hml. S. 33, 311. (2 a) :-- On úrum tídum syndon ús swíðe tó wáfienne sunt haec nostris valde stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 187, 8.

spannan

(v.)
Grammar
spannan, p. spénn, speónn; pp. spannen.

to join one thing to anotherto attachfastenclaspto spanclaspnectere; intendere, contendereto claspto span

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to join one thing to another, to attach, fasten, clasp, literal helm spénn mid spangum (cf. Dan. spænde ved spænder, Swed. spänna med spänne to buckle) he buckled on his helmet, Cd.

Linked entries: spennels ge-spannan

lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feignpretendsimulate

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Biþ gód tó licettanne suelce hit nyte it is good to make as if he did not know it, 151, 9. Líccettende scemmatizans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 70. Ðus mid wordum líccetende offering the following pretext, Homl. Th. i. 400, 18

Linked entry: líccettan

unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grantallowancepermissionwillingness to givepleasure in doing somethinga grantwhat is given

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grant, allowance, permission Ic cýðe eów ðæt hit is mín fulla unna, ðæt heó becweðe hire land I declare to you that she has my full permission to bequeathe her land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl, iv. 200, 27: 223, 24.

Linked entry: unne

módigian

(v.)
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His wuldor is wyrms and meox; nú tó dæg módegað, and tó-mergen ne bið ( his glory shall be dung and worms; to-day he shall be lifted up, and to-morrow he shall not be found, l Macc. 2, 63), Hml. S. 25, 262.

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Ná lang líf heó ádrýcð, Lch. iii. 190, 8. Ádréh transegit, i. percurrit (horas ), An. Ox. 1944. þurhwacole niht búton slǽpe ádreáh, Hml. Th. i. 86, 17. Heó sárig ðá twelf mónað ádreáh, 566, 10. ádreáh his líf on dyslicum weorcum, Hml.

Linked entry: á-dreósan

for-leósan

to loseto destroy

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dóme forleás, B. 1470. Þæt elne forleóse, Gn. Ex. 188. Ic þám leánum forloren hæfde, B. 2145, Sý his spǽce forloren his case shall be lost, Ll.

frécendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécendlíc, adj.

Dangerousperīculōsus

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Dangerous; perīculōsus frécendlíc ðæt dysig is how dangerous the error is! Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 6.

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
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To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl.

deáþ-þénunga

(n.)
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mæg ic ðé ána gedéfelíce deáðþénunga gegearwian nymðe míne bróþor hider sín gesamnode? . . . Ðá þreó fǽmnan þám Maria hire deáþþénunga bebeád, Nap. 16

fann

(n.)
Grammar
fann, e; f.
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habbað micelne múð swá fann (swǽ fon, v. l.) ore amplissimo sicut uannum, Nar. 35, 31. habbað eáran swá fann (fan, v. l.) aures habentes tamquam uannum, 37, 11. Man sceal habban . . . fauna, trogas, æscena, Angl. ix. 264, 14. Add:

ge-swæccan

(v.)
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to smell, v. swecc; mid nosan ne magon náht geswæccan bútan unstences ormǽtnesse foetor ingenti complet putredine nares, Dóm. L. 206. Nosa habbað and ne gestincað (geswæccað, v. l. ), Ps.

Linked entry: ge-sweccan

ge-eówan

Grammar
ge-eówan, ge-eówian.
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Geówige him þá stówe, Angl. xiii. 427, 895. Hwelce hié innan geeówigen Gode, Past. 273, 5. Is þé nú genóg openlíce geeówad þára leásena gesǽlþa anlícnes, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 19. Add

ge-folgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-folgian, p. ode
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To reach, attain Ðonne him ǽr tíde tó tióððæt ne magon ne ne cunnon, ðonne is him tó ondrædanne ðæt him weorðe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton ne cum arripiunt intempestive quod non valent, perdant quod implere quandoque tempestive

swingel

Grammar
swingel, <b>. I a.</b>
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Wæs sum wyln gehæft tó swinglum ... and læg on hæftnédum ꝥ heó hetelíce wǽre þæs on morgen beswungen ... Heó clypode tó þám hálgan Swýðúne ꝥ ... fram þám réðum swinglum áhredde, Hml. S. 21, 166-171.

undern-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
undern-geweorc, es; n.
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Mid his underngeworce (-gereorde, v.l. ), 150, 6

ofer-fæðman

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-fæðman, p. de

To cover in an embrace, to overspread, to envelope

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Th. 470, 12; Hy. 11, 14

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, (?); adj.

Formed, moulded fictusgravenfeigned, false

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offrodon ðæ sliððæn sacrificaverunt sculptilibus 105, 35. feigned, false oncneów slíþe mód úre cognovit figmentum (taken by the translator =fictam menlemt) nostrum Ps. Spl. T. 102, 13

Linked entry: slíþness

déman

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gecýðde ðæt him déman nolde, ðá gedyde dæt him selfe démdan . . . eft hit wæs gecweden: 'Ðǽr wé ús selfum démden, ðonne ne démde ús nó God' constat quod a suo judicio abscondere voluit quos sibimetipsis judices fecit . . .

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH mors

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He men of deáþe worde awehte he woke men from death with his word, Andr. Kmbl. 1166; An. 583: Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 23; Cri. 467: 41 b; Th. 139, 25; Gú. 598. Gif he man to deáþe gefylle beó he útlah if he fell a man to death let him be an outlaw, L.

Linked entry: deóþ