open
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náne wuht ðǽre diéglan láre ðonne giét cýðan, Past. 461, 4. clear of intellectual difficulties Uneáþe þisse sprǽce cymþ ǽnig mon of, gif hé ǽrest on cymþ; ne cymþ hé nǽfre tó openum ende, búton hé hæbbe swá scearp andget swá ꝥ fýr, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216
CENNAN
to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare
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Ðam wæs Judas nama cenned to him was given [created, made] the name Judas, Elen. Kmbl. 1170; El. 587: Ps. Th. 73, 7. Heó cende hyre frumcennedan sunu peperit filium suum primogenitum, Mt.
Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc
ge-teón
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Först. 116, 10. (3 a) where the course, &c. is not given :-- Sé þe wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22. Cf. ge-tíung
losian
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Gif þin geneát stalie and losie þé, Ll. Th. i. 116, 10. Gif þeóf losige þý dæge þám monnum þe hine gefóð, 148, 6. Þǽr ǽnig ne mæg losian caldan clommum, Cri. 1629: 1002: Rä. 3, with prep.
a-fyllan
To fell ⬩ to strike or beat down ⬩ to overturn ⬩ subvert ⬩ lay low ⬩ abolish ⬩ slay ⬩ cædere ⬩ occidere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ demoliri ⬩ comprimere ⬩ abrogare
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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS.
mǽg-bót
The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter
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It seems to be used only in the case of the spiritual relationship of godfather and godchild Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá oððe his godfæder síe sió mǽgbót and sió manbót gelíc.
tǽcing
the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. ⬩ teaching, doctrine
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Gif hé be bóca tǽcinge his líf gefadige, L. Eth. ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 17. Gif hwá nelle bétan æfter mínra biscopa tǽcinge, Chart. Erl. 230, 22. Gode þeówian æfter Sanctus Benedictus tǽcinge according to the rule of St. Benedict, Chart.
un-wil
Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one's will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily
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Gif ðú mé unwilles gewemman dést, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 90. Hé ðǽr wunode ða niht unwilles, se ðe sylfwilles nolde, Homl. Th. ii. 184, 13: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 21.
un-gewiss
Uncertain ⬩ not having knowledge ⬩ ignorant ⬩ not known ⬩ of which there is not certain knowledge ⬩ not conveying certain knowledge ⬩ ignominious
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Voc. ii. 48, 17. of persons, not having knowledge, ignorant Gif hé hit nát, hwelce gesǽlþa hæfþ hé æt ðam welan, gif hé biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss ðæt hé ðæt witan ne mæg si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest ignorantiae caecitate?
á-hwæþer
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Gif hé áuðer ðissa forlǽt, 87, 14. Gif hé ðǽra þénunga áþere déð, Wlfst. 34, 7. Sé ðe áðor forlǽt, Hml. S. 25, 68. <b>I a.
in-cund
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Gif gé þá hálgan. láre underniman wyllað on incundre heortan, Hml. A. 26, 53. of deep feeling, coming from the heart, v. incundlíce Incundre ábryrdnesse infimi (intimi?) amoris. An. Ox. 1184.
wyrd
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add: what is done, a deed, an action Gif hé ó wǽre gecnysseð mid mænniscre herenesse fram þám mægne þyssere wyrde in virtute facti (a miracle just performed) favore humano pulsatus, Gr. D. 59, 31.
be
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Th. ii. 306, 29. (15) add :-- Gif hé ne geswice be þám si neque sic correxerit, Chrd. 41, 36. (18) add :-- Hé be heora gange hí gecneów, Hml.
Linked entry: bi-wrítan
rówan
to row or sail
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Ðá git on sund reón, ðǽr git eagorstreám earmum þehton, mǽton merestrǽta, mundum brugdon, Beo. Th. 1029; B. 512. Ðá wit on sund reón, 1083; B. 539. Ðonne mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce tó his wege gebyrige, L. E.
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slídan
To slide, slip, fall ⬩ to slide, glide ⬩ to make a mistake, to fail, err ⬩ to fall into an unhappy condition ⬩ to pass away, be transitory or perishable
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[Þer on geð him one in one sliddrie weie, he slit falleþ sone; and ter monie goð togederes, . . . gif eni uoð on uorte sliden, be oðer breideð hine up er þen he allunge ualleA. R. 252, 10-12. Mony folk slod to helleH. R. 136 157.
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spelian
To act as the representative of another ⬩ to represent ⬩ to take, or stand in, the place of another
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Gif hé wrítan ne cunne bidde óðerne ðe cunne ðæt hine spelige si non scit literas, alter ab eo rogatus scribat, R. Ben. 100, 5.
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be-sceran
To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere
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Gif he hine to preóste bescire [bescyre MSS. B. H.], mid xxx scillinga gebéte if he shave him like a priest, let him make amends with thirty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9. Biscær, Reim. 26
un-myndlinga
undesignedly ⬩ without meaning to do something ⬩ unexpectedly
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Gif him ǽfre unmendlinga geberede ðæt..., Met. 25, 30
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wíte-þeów
In slavery as a consequence of crime
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Gif wíteþeów Englisc mon hine forstalie, hó hine mon, L. In. 24; Th. i. 118, 6. Gif ðǽr hwylc wíteðeów man sý ðe hió geðeówede, hió gelýfð tó hyre bearnon ðæt hí hine willon lýhtan for hyre sáulle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 132, 8.
ge-langian
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Hé hét gelangian him tó ealle ðá burhwara tógædere, 23, 20. to get hold of Gif hit þeóf beó, and gif hé hine binnan twelf mónðum gelangian mæge, ágife hine tó rihte, Ll. Th. i. 268, 11