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CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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Bos. 12, 23. a sex; sexus Hwæðeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal of which sex she shall bear a child, Lchdm. iii. 144, 6

Lǽden

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden, es; n.

Latinspeechlanguage

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Ǽfre se ðe áwent of Lédene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ðæt ðæt Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, elles hit biþ swíðe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne ðam ðe ðǽs Lédenes wísan ne can, Ælfc. Gen. Thw, 4, 5-11.

Linked entries: Léden lýden

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es ;
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Ic sceal sárigferþ hweorfan . . . now thou shalt speedily know my course. Mournful must I wander . . . , Exon. Th. 184, 30 ; Gú. 1352.

Linked entry: fæt

swég

(n.)
Grammar
swég, es; m.
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Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwylcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, 50, 13; Zup. 290, 16. Swég tenor, Hpt. Gl. 528, 21. Heofoncyninges stefn, wordhleóðres swég, Andr. Kmbl. 186; An. 93. Swég ( the voice of Moses ) swiðrode, Cd.

Linked entries: swég-cræft swóg

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Snotornys, þurh ða seó sáwel sceal hyre Scippend understandan, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 557. Ðæt wé magon understandan ða þing ðe ðú specst ut possimus intelligere quae loqueris, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 15.

Linked entry: for-standan

worn

(n.)
Grammar
worn, weorn, es; m.

A swarmbandJlockcrowdmultitudemanya great numbera great quantitymuchmany

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Unc sceal worn fela máþma gemǽnra we two shall have many, many treasures in common, Beo. Th. 3571 ; B. 1783. Grammar worn, with gen. sing. Gewát dægrfmes worn a great number of days passed, Cd. Th. 60, 1 ; Gen. 975.

Linked entry: weorn

ealdor

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Th. i. 92, 16-20. of marital authority Bútan þám wífe, forþon heó sceal hire ealdore (ealdre, hláforde, v.ll. ) hiéran, Ll. Th. i. 138, 18. of ecclesiastical authority Se ealdor (aldor. L.) þǽra sácerda princeps sacerdotum, Mt. 26, 62.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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Man ne sceal fandian Godes þá hwíle þe hé mæg mid ǽnigum gesceáde him sylfum gebeorgan.

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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., neálíéhte, v.l.) tó þám hearge, þá sceát hé mid his spere mox ut adpropiabat adfanum, injecta in eo lancea, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 169, I

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Fugel uppe sceal lácan on lyfte, Menol. Fox 536; Gn. C. 38. Mynster tó timbrianne on heánum mórum uppe (in montibus arduis ac remotis), Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 20. referring to heavenly bodies, up Óþ ðæt sunne uppe sié, Lchdm. ii. 346, 22.

Linked entry: up

fýr

fire firefireto be on firea fire, fuel in a state of combustion a fire on a hearth a piece of burning material firelightninga disease

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Nán mann ne cume innon þǽre ciricean siþþan man ꝥ fýr in byrð þe man ꝥ ordál mid hǽtan sceal, 226, 10. Wǽron þá cnihtas on ꝥ fýr (fér, v. l.) onsended; þá ne onhrán ꝥ fýr him nó, Mart. H. 24, 3. Hine man on ꝥ fýr wearp, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 12.

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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Sceal ic nú ǽniges lustes gíman shall I care now for any pleasure, Gen.18, 12. Ða ðe bet cunnon sceolon gýman óðra manna those who know better are to take care of other men, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 1; Ps. Th. 77, 10; Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 5; Cri. 1569.

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay formake goodrepayrequiterecompenserewardreddĕreexsolvĕrecompensāreretrĭbuĕre

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Him wǽron eft forgoldene feówertyne þúsend sceápa fourteen thousand sheep were repaid him, Job Thw. 168, 19

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Sceápa locu caule, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 21; Wrt. Voc. 16, 6. Ða locu feóllan, clústor of ðám ceastrum, Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 22; Hö. 39. Ealle ða ísenan scyttelas helle loca wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5.

Linked entry: loca

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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Him wæs lýfnesse sceald, ðæt hé him móste scyldan and besecgan, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 11. Scildende protegente, Rtl. 103, 34. Ðætte wé síe scildad defendi, 75, 5. Scylded beón tueri, Wrt.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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Gehýd me under ðínra fiðera [Lamb. fyðerena] sceade sub umbra ālārum tuārum protĕge me, Ps. Th. 16, 8. Under fiðerum [Th. fiðrum: Lamb. fyðerum] his ðú hopudest sub pennis ejus spērābis, Ps. Spl. 90, 4: Lk. Bos. 13, 34.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

ge-win

(n.)
Grammar
ge-win, -winn, es; n. [winnan to fight] .

a battlecontestwarstrifequarrelhostilitytumultcertāmenpugnabellumtŭmultuslabourtoilsorrowagonylăbortrībŭlātioăgōniafruit of laborersgainprofitfructus lăbōrumlucrumquæstus

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Ðú scealt wunian in gewinne thou shalt continue in toil, Exon. 16 b; Th. 39, 14; Cri. 622: 32 a; Th. l01, 10; Cri. 1656: Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 17. He wæs on gewinne factus in ăgōnia, Lk. Bos. 22, 44.

Linked entry: winn

scort

(adj.)
Grammar
scort, adj.
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R.) sceade ðonne seó sunne, Lchdm. iii. 252, 13. On lxv and þreó hundræd scy[r]tran and lengran ða ǽdron beóþ tódǽlede, 146, 6. marking height, not tall Hé (Zacchaeus) wæs scort on wæstme. Homl.

Linked entries: scyrtra sceort

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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Scealt ðú ðweán (geðóas, Lind.: ðú mé ðwoege, Rush.) míne fét, Jn. Skt. 13, 6. Heó wolde hig þweán æt ðam wætere, Ex. 2, 5. Hé underféhð ðæt fenn ðara ðweándra, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 24.

á-meldian

(v.)
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Scealt þú þínes unþances þone hord ámeldian, þe þú sylfwilles ǽr noldest cýðan, Hml. S. 23, 716