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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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Ic ne séce mín wuldor, is swá ðeáh se ðe sécþ and tóscǽt (judicat, Jn. 8, 50), Homl. Th. ii. 232, 8. Tóscéd (sors inter potentes) dijudicat (Prov. 18, 18), Kent. Gl. 656. Tóscád decerne (quod justum est, Prov. 31, 9), 1134.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ðeáh heorot holtwudu séce, Beo. Th. 2743; B. 1369. Ðæt hí secggan ðæm folce ðæt hí sunnandagum Godes cyrican georne sécan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 28: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 14.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Wunian wælreste to lie dead, 184, 10; Gú. 1342: Beo. Th. 5796; B. 2902: to be buried, Elen. Kmbl. 1444; El. 724. Reste wunian to sleep, Cd.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

ge-siht

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Þ nǽron gewemmede Martines gesihþa on óðra manna deáðe, 127. Þ ic þíne anlícnysse sceáwige mid swá mænigfealdum besmitenum gesihþum ( with eyes in so many ways defiled), 23 b, 435.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Hié wǽron bliðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hý hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?, Bl. H. 45, 16.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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Ðeáh heó gladu wǽre on tó lócienne, 6; Fox 14, 27: Exon. Th. 57, 15; Cri. 920.

Linked entry: -anne

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Seó sealf wile ꝥ deáde flǽsc of etan, Lch. ii. 332, 25. where it is rapid Sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter þurh hiora múþ and hié (hit?) æt manna líchaman, and hit ácwealde heora bearn . . . Þæt wæter weóx, and swíþe hit æt hyra líchaman, Bl.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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. ¶ with complementary adjective :-- Se cyng wæs deád gekýd the king was reported dead, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 20. (1 a) of official notice, to report, a matter His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer hé tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll.

Linked entry: cýþan

ge-witnes

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Ðeáh hit nán mon nyte, swáðeáh hit bið beforan monnum gedón, emne swelce hit sié on ealra ðára gewitnesse gedón . . . nullus fortasse videl, et hoc tamen coram hominibus fecit; quia tot testes in bono opere secum duxit . . ., Past. 451, 21.

lǽran

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Hit bið swíðe geswincful ðæt mon ǽlcne mon scyle on sundrum lǽran, hit is ðeáh earfoðre ealle ætsomne tó lǽranne, 453, 10-12. Ongan his brýd wíshýdig wer wordum lǽran, Gen. 1823.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ðá englas hé geworhte on wundorlicre fægernysse and on mycelre strengðe, Hen. 6, 25. (11) :-- Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dohtor on þeówenne ( or acc. ?) si quis vendiderit filiam suam in famulam, Ll. Th. i. 46, 12. Míne synna on þreágunge berende, Hml.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Swíþe earfoþháwe ac hit is ðeáh þára very difficult to see, but still it is there, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 31. thither, to that place Wæs Hæsten þǽr cumen mid his herge, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 16. Ne mæg þǽr inwitfull ǽnig geféran, Cd.

Linked entry: þár

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ðeáh ðe hé hit ǽr wisðe, Past. 35; Swt, 243, 3. Hé ne wisse word ne angin, Cd. Th. 223, 25; Dan. 125. Ealle ða ðe ðone gylt mid him wiston conscii servi, Ors, 4, 4; Swt. 164, 2.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

trymman

(v.)
Grammar
trymman, trymian; p. trymede. I. to make firm or
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Drihten is swíðe mildheort, se us trymede and lǽrde; hé cwæþ: 'Nelle ic ðæs synfullon mannes deáð, ' Blickl. Homl. 97, 32 : Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 39: Andr. Kmbl. 927; An. 463. Heáhcyning sprǽce trymede tilmódigne, Cd. Th. 130, 27; Gen. 2166.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Hé wearp hine ðá on wyrmes líc, and wand him ymbútan ðone deáðes beám he twined round the tree of death, Cd. Th. 31, 27; Gen. 491. of inanimate things Þúfas wundon ofer gárfare the banners fluttered above the battalions Cd. Th. 199, 22 ; Exod. 342.

Linked entry: winde

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Hwí wénst ðú ðæt hý habban nánege munde heora freónda on ðisse weorulde why do you think that they (the good who are dead) afford no protection to their friends in this world, Shrn. 202, 25. in a technical sense, Guardianship Ðá betǽhte Ecgferþ land

Linked entry: mundian

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Ne eart ðú þon leófre, ðonne se swearta hrefn thou art not any more dear, than the black raven, Exon. Th. 370, 4; Seel. 52. Nǽfre hlísan áh meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceþ weldǽdum, 191, 10; Az. 86.

Linked entries: þanne þon

ge-riht

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Ꝥ ge ne geearnian deáð . . . mid ǽnigum oftige Godes gerihta, ac ǽgðer ge earm ge eádig . . . gelǽste Gode his teódunga. Ll. Th. i. 270, 1.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Oððæt deáðes wylm hrán æt heortan until the hot touch of death was at the heart, Beo. Th. 4531; B. 2269. boiling, roasting Wylm vel hyrsting frixura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 84. Gif hit wæter sý, hǽte man hit óð hit hleówe tó wylme, L.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Hwílum, ðeáh, ðǽr ðǽr mon óðres tiolaþ, ðǽr weaxð se óðer. Forðæm sceal se lǽce . . . tilian ðæs máran . . . Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne? Past. 62; Swt. 457, 10-22.

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge