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tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions,go off separatelyto disperse (intrans.)

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to go in different directions, go off separately Ǽr fires Drihtnes leorningcnihtas tóférdan, ealswá heom beboden wæs (cf. Mk. 16, 15), Wulfst. 21, 5: Homl. Th. i. 318, 3. to disperse (intrans.)

Linked entry: tó-faran

cýp-man

(n.)
Grammar
cýp-man, gen.es; m.

A chapman, merchant mercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Ða cýpmen binnon ðam temple getácnodon unrihtwíse láreówas on Godes gelaðunge the chapmen within the temple betokened unrighteous teachers in God's church, Homl. Th. i. 410, 35: ii. 120, 15.

mæðlan

(v.)
Grammar
mæðlan, meðlan,

to speak

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Ic God mæðlan gehýrde; Cd. 26; Th. 33,23; Gen. 524. Ongan wordum mæðlan, 101; Th. 134, 2; Gen. 2218: Exon. 27 b; Th. 83, 30; Cri. 1364: 50 a; Th. 174, 10; Gú. 1175. Meðlan, Andr. Kmbl. 2879; An. 1442

Linked entries: mæðel maðelian

piþa

(n.)
Grammar
piþa, an; m.
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Þeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, ac on ðam piþan biþ óðer gehýded, Past. 9 ; Swt. 55, 23. Nim ellenes piþan, Lchdm. iii. 90, 2

þúr

(n.)
Grammar
þúr, es; m.

Thor

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Thor, the god who most nearly corresponded to Jupiter; hence Jupiter is translated by Þúr Þunor oððe Ðúr Joppiter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 33. Þúres módur Latona, 53, 4.

Linked entry: þúrs-dæg

Þór

(n.)
Grammar
Þór, the Scandinavian form of a name which in English is Þunor (-er),
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one of the gods, Thor Nú secgaþ sume ða Denisce men on heora gedwylde, ðæt se Iouis wǽre, ðe hý þór hátaþ, Mercuries sunu, ðe hí Óðon namiaþ; ac hí nabbaþ ná riht: for ðan ðe wé rǽdaþ on bócum, ge on hǽþenum ge on cristenun, ðæt se hetula Iouis tó sóðan

Linked entry: þunor

bismer-nes

disgracepollutionreproachinsultcontemptiblenesspitifulness

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C. 37, 7. reproach, insult God wolde ðá bysmernyssa úra feónda fram ús ácerron, Hml. A. 126, 321. contemptibleness, pitifulness.

flint

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God hét þæt Abraham náme scearpecgedne flint, Hml. Th. i. 92, 34: Wlfst. 195, 9.

for-pǽran

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Wé ne mótan ná furðor embe þis (the nature of God) smeágan, gif wé nellað ús sylfe forpǽran (if we do not wish to work our own destruction), 1, 71. Add

tó-scirian

(v.)
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Först. 105, 8. to distinguish, to recognize the difference between Hí né tóscyriað gód ne yfel nec bona nee mala discernunt, Chrd. 75, 1. to give distinctive marks to Wæs ǽlces hádes reáf synderlíce tóscyred habitus singulorum ordinum ab inuicem discreti

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Hwæðer gé willen on wuda sécan gold ðæt reáde? Bt. Met. Fox 19, 9, 29; Met. 19, 5, 15. Hwæðer ðe ðín eáge mánful ys forðam ðe ic gód eom an oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Mt. Kmbl. 20, 15.

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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God sent þe sonne to saue a cursed mannes tilthe, Piers P. 19, 430. To sowe cockel with the corn So that the tilthe is nigh forlorn, Gow. ii. 190, 12

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

an-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
an-sýn, -sin, -sién, -sión; on-, e; f. [an, sýn sight, vision] .

a facecountenancefaciesvultusa viewaspectsightformfigureaspectusconspectusvisusvisiospeciesformafiguraa thing to be looked upona sightspectaculuma view or sight producing desire or longinga desire of anythingwant or lack of anythingdesideriumdefectus

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God ableów on his ansýne líflícne blǽd God blew into his face the breath of life. Hexam. ii; Norm. 18, 25. Fleóþ his ansýne fugiant a facie ejus, Ps. Th. 67, 1. Gedó ðæt hiora ansýn áwa sceamige imple facies eorum ignominia, 82, 12.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Nis nán blódlǽstíd swá gód swá on foreweardne lencten there is no time for letting blood so good as its the early spring, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 3: 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 8.

Linked entry: lengten

leóma

(n.)
Grammar
leóma, an; m.

Lightradiancesheensplendourlightningray

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God eástan sende leóhtne leóman God from the east sent bright radiance, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 16; Jud. 191: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 11; Sat. 469. Ðæt nánes mannes gesihþ ðæs leóhtes leóman sceáwian ne mihte, Homl. Th. i. 76, 11.

tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detractionevil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemyscorn, mock, derision, reproachblame, censure, reproof

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Ðæt man God tó tále habbe that God be mocked, Wulfst. 299, 14. Ðás word ðe Sennacherib ásende tó hospe and tó tále ðé and ðínum folce ( verba Sennacherib, qui misit ut exprobraret nobis Deum viventem, 2 Kings 19, 16), Homl. Th. i. 568, 19.

Linked entry: tǽl

lufu

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For Godes lufum and for Godes ege supernae formidinis et dilectionis spiritu afflatus, Past. 169, 3. of God's creatures to one another Sybb sý mid eówic, symle sóð lufu. Jul. 669.

gylding-wecg

(n.)

a gold minea vein of goldaurifodina

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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Ðætte God efne-gigedraþ monno ne tósceádeþ (tósceáda, Lind.) hé (separet), Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 9. On ðæm dæge God tóscéd on twá eorðan and sǽ, Shrn. 63, 24: 62, 35.

ge-cnáwan

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(l a) where a payment is made as acknowledgement :-- Ys ðis seó oncnáwennis ðe hé hæfð God mid gecnáwen ... on circlicum mádmum, Cht.