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witon

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Næse, lá, nese; uton ne forlǽtan gyét ðás bóc ǽr ic sweotolor ongytan magæ þæt þæt wit embe sint concludamus hoc primum volumen . . . Non sinam omnino concludi hunc libellum, nisi mihi modicum quo intentus sim de vicinia lucis aperueris, Solil.

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

on-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-líce, adv.

Like, in like manner

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Onlícost dydon swelce him nǽfre ǽr ðæm gelíc yfel an ne becóme, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 10; Past. 17; Swt. 123, 7

snǽding

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding, e; f.

A (slight?) meal a meal to take food

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Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben. Interl. 70, 4

Linked entry: snǽdan

hlóþian

(v.)
Grammar
hlóþian, p. ede

To take booty, rob, spoil

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Ða ðe monige geár ǽr hí onhergedon and hlóþedon qui per multos annos prædas in terra agebant, 1, 14; S. 482, 19

Linked entry: hleóþian

á-tendan

to light upto expose to severe trialto exciteinflame

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Add: to light up Swá swá seó sunne hine átent (the moon), Lch. iii. 266, 25 note. to expose to severe trial Wé wǽron átende grimlíce swýðe ǽr wé mihton þás geréna áspyrian, Angl. viii. 312, 48. to excite, inflame Fram átendendum his deófle ab accensore

open

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v. 19) swá open swá hió ǽr wæs, Ll. Th. i. 30, 16

sealm

(n.)
Grammar
sealm, psealm, psalm, es; m.
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A psalm, song in a general sense Psalmus, propie hearpsang; canticum psalm, æfter hearpan sang; psalmus ǽr hearpan sang, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 36-38. On fatum sealmes in vasis psalmi, Ps. Spl. 70, 24. Syngaþ Gode sealm, 67, 4. Salma psalmorum, Ps.

Linked entries: psalm salm

secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, es ; m.
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Nis ǽnig eorl under lyfte, secg searoþoncol, 14, 16 ; Cri. 220. Se beorn, séfteádig secg, 309, 12 ; Seef. 56. Secg, lagucræftig mon, Beo. Th. 422 ; B. 208. Swylc sceolde secg wesan, þegen æt þearfe, 5410 ; B. 2708.

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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Ǽlc ðæra manna ðe yt oððe drincð on untíman on ðam hálgan lenctene oððe on rihtfæsten-dagum, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 76: Anglia xi. 113, 26. a bad time, an unhappy condition of things, a mishap (cf.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness

un-weorþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþlíc, adj.

of little value or importancehumblethat has little honournot famous or splendidpoorignobledisgracefulinfamous

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scoldon ðencean ymb ðæt hélícuste and ða underðióddan scoldon dón ðæt unweorðlícre a subditis inferiora gerenda sunt, a rectoribus summa cogitanda, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 10. that has little honour, not famous or splendid, poor Hié lange wǽron ðæt dreógende ǽr

eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

fóre-tiohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tiohung, -tiohhung, -teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

A fore-appointingpredestinationprædestĭnātio

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A fore-appointing, predestination; prædestĭnātio Ǽr hit wæs Godes fóretiohung before it was God's predestination, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 11: 39, 4; Fox 216, 31. Be ðære Godes fóretiohunge concerning the predestination of God, 40, 5; Fox 240, 13.

Linked entry: fóre-teohung

for-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grówan, p. -greów, pl. -greówon; pp. -grówen [for-, grówan to grow]

To grow upgrow intoincrescĕre

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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94

ge-wícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícan, p. -wác, pl. -wicon; pp. -wicen

To give wayfaildepartretirecederedeficererecedere

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láf gewác æt wíge his kinsman's legacy failed not in the contest, Beo. Th. 5251; B. 2629: 5148; B. 2577

þǽr-big

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-big, adv.
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., by the wife ) gestriéne, ðonne cenne hé ðæt ðam gefarenan bréðer ðe hié ǽr ǽhte, Past. 5; Swt. 43, 14

Linked entry: be

brýd-hlóp

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-hlóp, -lóp, es; pl. -hlópa; n.
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Marriage, bridal Æt þám brýdlópe, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 24. Wérun sald tó brýdhlópum (-loppum, L.) dabantur ad nuptias, Lk. R. 17, 27. Brýdhlópum (-lópum, L.), 20, 34. In brýdlópum in nubtiis, Jn. p. 1, 8, 3. Tó brýdloppum, Mt. L. 25, 10.

Linked entries: brýd-lóp -hlóp

folc-gestealla

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cf. fyrd-gestealla) Bigstandað mé strange geneátas, þá ne willað mé æt þám stríðe geswícan . . . hié habbað mé tó hearran gecorene . . . mid swilcum mæg man rǽd geþencean, fón mid swilcum folcgesteallan (= -um ?)

ge-hámettan

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Substitute: To domicile, settle in a fixed residence and so bring within reach of the law Wé cwǽdon be þǽm hláfordleásum mannum þe man nán ryht æt begytan ne mæg, ꝥ man beóde þǽre mǽgðe ꝥ hí hine tó folcryhte gehámetten, and him hláford finden, Ll.

grównes

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Add: flourishing condition, prosperity Drihten ingc syleð swá myccle grównysse on ingcran beorðre swá hé nǽfre nǽnigan hálgan ǽr ne sealde ( vobis deus talem dabit fructum qualem nunquam habuerunt prophetae ), Hml. A. 124, 257. offspring (?)