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mengan

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, Angl. ii. 360, 4. of persons, to join to others so as to form one of a company Ic ǽnlípigu on þám cafertúne oþstód . . . ic mé þá eft ongan mængan tó óþrum, ꝥ ic wolde on sume wísan inn geþringan, Hml.

áne

(adv.)
Grammar
áne, ǽne; adv. [án one, with the adverbial -e]

Onceonce for allonlyalonesemelsolumtantum

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Once, once for all, only, alone; semel, solum, tantum Is ðys áne má this is once more, Andr. Kmbl. 984; An. 492.

Linked entry: ǽne

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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Many, much; multum, multa Nis nú fela folca there is not now much people; multum pŏpŭlōrum, Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 8; Fä. 67. Náh ic fela goldes I have not much gold; multum auri, Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 14; Hy. 4, 100.

a-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd, v. trans.

To prickstingto prick in the heartgrievepungerecompungere

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To prick, sting, to prick in the heart, grieve; pungere, compungere Ná ic ne beo abryrd, God min non compungar, Deus metis. Ps. Spl. 29, 14

ge-ondettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ondettan, p. te; pp. ed

To confessconfĭtēri

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Gif he hit geondette if he confess it, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3

þrowende

(adj.)
Grammar
þrowende, (-as?); pl.

The Thronds(?)

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, people in North Norway (Icel. Þrændir: Norw. Thrönder) Mid Þyringum ic wæs and mid Þrowendum and mid Burgendum, Exon. Th. 322, 17; Víd. 64

án-laga

(adj.)
Grammar
án-laga, adj.
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Substitute: Acting alone Ánlaga solitare (the passage in Aldhelm is: Carnalis pudicitiae immunitas . . . solitaria nequaquam paradisi valvam recludere valeat, 16, 34), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 35

gót-woþe

Grammar
gót-woþe, Add: <b>got- (?)</b>
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Gótwoþe, eluhtre, betonice, Lch. ii. 138, 9. Gótwoþan lǽst, 94, 6. Gótwoþan ( the accent is in the MS. ), 96, 7. Nim gótwoþan and mageþan, 156, 19

medu-wyrt

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Add: meadwort Médewyrt ( the accent is in the MS.) rubia. An. Ox. 56, 40. Genime neoþewearde medowyrt. Lch. ii. 70, 17. Genim medowyrte nioþowearde, 134, 5

unrǽd-síþ

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Substitute Ic dysge dwelle ond dole hwette [on] unrǽdsíþas, óþrum stýre nyttre fóre, Ru. 12, 4. v. hwettan; <b>II 2a.</b>

grund-weall

(n.)
Grammar
grund-weall, es; m.

A foundation

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Ic lecge grundweall fundo, 37;Som. 39, 20. Se cræft is eallra bóclícra cræfta ordfruma and grundweall that art is the beginning and foundation of all literary arts, 50;Som. 51, 2;Wrt. Voc. 81, 6. Se grundweall ðara munta fundamenta montium, Ps.

á-hwanon

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwanon, adv.
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Óhwonan, Rä. 36, 8. in any direction, anywhere Mid þý ic on þám wealle nǽnige duru ne ánig eághþyrl áhwonon (óhwanun, onhwonan, v. ll.) on ǽnige healfe geseón mihte cum in muro nullam januam vel fenestram alicubi conspicerem, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 623, 11

Linked entry: á-hwonan

ge-sund

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Th. i. 74, 10. non-material Þæt ic þín sóðfæst word gesund móte healdan, Ps. Th. 118, 20.

EFES

(n.)
Grammar
EFES, e; f.

Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side margo, lătus

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Eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side; margo, lătus Geworden ic eom swá swá spearwa ánhoga oððe ánwuniende on efese oððe on þecene factus sum sīcut passer solĭtārius in tecto, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8. To ðære efese to the edge, Cod. Dipl. 353; A.

Linked entry: æfesc

hund-seofontig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-seofontig, num.

Seventy

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Ealles hundseofontig manna seventy men in all, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 30. His suna gestríndon twá and hundseofontig suna his sons begot seventy-two sons, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 61, 154.

Linked entry: -seofontig

rǽd-bana

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bana, an; m.
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I. 85, 3; Th. i. 592, 13

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Ðé is súsl weotod, Cd. Th. 308, 14; Sat. 692: Andr. Kmbl. 1902; An. 953. Here bád witodes willan, Cd. Th. 213, 12; Exod. 551. Witodre fyrde, 207, 23; Exod. 471. Sceal ic witodes bídan I must await my certain fate, 137, 18; Gen. 2275.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, p. ode.

to bear in mindrecollectto bring to the mind of anotherrecallremind

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to bear in mind, recollect Gé sweltaþ deáþe nymþe ic dóm wite sððan swefnes ðæs mín sefa myndgaþ ye shall die unless I know the import of the true dream, of which my mind is still conscious, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 31; Dan. 144.

on-standan

(v.)
Grammar
on-standan, <b>. I.</b> to consist of
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or in. Cf. standan; Ic ealle mîne bêc, on þâm þe se drŷcræft onstôd, âwearp, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 14. to persist, continue Þæt; mînes worldlîfes bletsung anstande ut mundanae meae vitae benedictio permaneat, Ll. Th. ii. 228, 4.

Linked entry: an-standan

axiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
axiendlíc, axigendlíc; adj.

Interrogativeinquiringinquisitiveinterrogativus

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Interrogative, inquiring, inquisitive; interrogativus Gif ic cweðe, hwá dyde ðis? quis hoc fecit? ðon biþ se [hwá quis] interrogativum, ðæt is axigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 27