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súgan

(v.)
Grammar
súgan, p. seáh, pl. sugon; pp. sogen.
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to suck Ðú suge suxisti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 49. Ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða forrotedan wunde súge and clǽnsige, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 125, 12. [In Txts. 64, 455 the entry fellitat suggit is perhaps all Latin, as the same form occurs again in a later glossary

ge-sincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sincan, p. -sanc, -sonc, pl. -suncon; pp. -suncen

To sink; ⬩ delābi

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To sink; delābi Him in gesonc flacor flánþracu the flickering arrow's force sank into him, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 22; Gú. 1115. Ðá ne meahton hí on ðæm wætere gesincan then they could not sink in the water, Shrn. 103, 19

un-smóþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-smóþe, (-smóþ? but see sófte; adj.); adj.

Rough

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Rough Unsmóþi aspera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 15. Unsmóðe, 7, 33

be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewail ⬩ deplorare

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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13. Ge sceolon weán

tó-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-seóðan, p. -seáð ; pp. -soden

To boil to pieces

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To boil to pieces Seóð on cetele and wylle óþ ðæt hió sié eal tósoden, Lchdm. ii. 230, 8

sam

(con.)
Grammar
sam, conj.

Whether, or

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Whether, or (cf. swá. . . swá= whether . . . or) Sara hi þyrfon, sam hí ne þurfon, hí willaþ ðeáh. Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 92, 29. Samwé willan, samwé nyllan, 34,12 ; Fox 154, 7: 40, 1; Fox 234, 34. Hý gedóþ ðæt ǽgðer fætels biþ oferfroren sam hit sý sumor,

Linked entries: ge-sam som

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boil ⬩ seethe ⬩ scorch ⬩ to purify by seething ⬩ coquere

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To boil, seethe, scorch, to purify by seething; coquere Swá man seolfor aseóðeþ mid fýre as one seethes silver by fire, Ps. Th. 65, 9. Ðé ic geceás on ðam ofne ðe ðú on wǽre asoden, ðæt wæs on ðínum iermþum elegi te in camino paupertatis, Past. 26, 1

Linked entries: a-seáþ a-soden a-sudon

ságol

(n.)
Grammar
ságol, es; m.

A staff, cudgel, club

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A staff, cudgel, club (v. sowel fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 94, 22, soþsawel veridicus, 90, 19), Ságol oððe stæf fustis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28 ; Som. 11, 44: fustis, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 28. Ða ságlas (vectes) sticiaþ inn on ðám hringum ða earce mid tó beranne . . .

geolstrig

(adj.)
Grammar
geolstrig, adj.

Poisonous ⬩ virulentus

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Poisonous; virulentus, Hpt. Gl. 450, 453

bí-sǽce

(n.)

A visitation

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Grammar bí-sǽce, bí-sǽc ( = soec, -séc), e; f. Substitute: A visitation Stód seó stów ídel and ǽmen, bád bísǽce betran hyrdes, Gú. 188

gaderigend-lic

Grammar
gaderigend-lic, For 'Som. . . . Lye' substitute
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Congregativa (adverbia) syndon gadrigendlice (gaderigendlice, v. l.), simul samod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 229, 4

cyning-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-cynn, es; n. [cynn a sort, race, v. cynn]

A royal race ⬩ regium genus

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A royal race; regium genus Of ðæs strýnde monigra mǽgþa cyningcynn fruman lǽdde the royal race of many tribes drew its beginning from his stock, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 30. Eanfriþ wæs ðære mǽgþe cyningcynnes Eanfrith was of the royal race of that province

sweðrian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðrian, swiðrian, sweoðerian; p. ode (some instances of the cpd. ge*-*sweðrian, omitted under that word, are given here)
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To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end:?-Sweðraþ facessit, discedit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 30. Gesweðeriaþ fatescunt (fatiscere dissolvi, Migne), 96, 18. Mylt, sweþrede, áswand, áteorade dissolvitur, desinit, discedit, 147, 25

Linked entries: swaðrian sweðerian swiðrian ge-sweðerian

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message ⬩ a dish of food, victuals

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a sending, mission, message Paulus cwæð: 'Ðá ðá ðæra tída gefyllednys com, ðá sende God Fæder his sunu tó mancynnes álýsednysse.' Seó wurðfulle sand wearð on ðisum dæge gefylled, Homl. Th. i. 194, 17. Gregorius is rihtlíce Engliscre þeóde apostol, forðan

án-genga

(n.)
Grammar
án-genga, -gengea, an; m. [án unus, solus; gengan ire]

A lone-goer ⬩ a solitary ⬩ solivagus ⬩ solitarius

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A lone-goer, a solitary; solivagus, solitarius Blódig wæl eteþ ángenga the lone-goer will eat my bloody corpse, Beo. Th. 902; B. 449. Fela fyrena atol ángengea oft gefremede many crimes the foul solitary oft perpetrated, 332; B. 165

ferþþes

(n.)
Grammar
ferþþes, ferþþe of a soul, to a soul,
  • Exon. 46 a
    • ;
  • Th. 157, 21
    • ;
  • Gú. 895: 14 b
    • ;
  • Th. 30, 7
    • ;
  • Cri. 476
    • ;
gen.
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and dat. of ferþ

lencten-bere

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-bere, spring-sown barley (?cf. lenten corne as . . . otys, pecys, barley. v.
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N. E. D. lenten-corn) Nime þonne clǽnne lengten*-*bere and grinde on handcwyrna, Nap 42. Cf. lencten-eorþe

ge-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-súpan, p. -seáp, pl. -supon; pp. -sopen

To sup ⬩ sip ⬩ suck up ⬩ absorb ⬩ absorbēre

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To sup, sip, suck up, absorb; absorbēre Wén is ðæt hí us woldan wætre gelíce sóna gesúpan forsĭtan vĕlut aqua absorbuissent nos, Ps. Th. 123, 3

cwæstednys

(n.)
Grammar
cwæstednys, a trembling, Som. Ben. Lye.

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án-waldeg

(adj.)
Grammar
án-waldeg, adj.

Having sole power ⬩ powerful ⬩ solus potens

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Having sole power, powerful; solus potens Ðæt se síe ánwaldegost that he is most powerful, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 16

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