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spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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On ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 10. Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd, Cd. Th. 43, 2; Gen. 684. Hé mid listum speón idese on ðæt unriht, 37, 12; Gen. 588.

ge-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingian, p. ode; pp. od, ad.

to determine

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Bútan ðú ǽr wið hí geþingige unless thou first be reconciled to them, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 16; Jul. 198. Geþinge wið ðínum bróðer reconciliare fratri tuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 24.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Swelc eówer swelce him selfum ðynce ðætte wísasð sié on ðǽm lotwrencum, weorðe ðæs ǽresð dysig, ðæt hé mæge ðonan weorðan wís, 30; Swt. 203, 20.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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Se ðe his ǽr tíde ne tiolaþ, ðonne biþ his on tíd untilad, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 3. Ic ondette gífernesse metes ǽr tídum, and in tíde, ge eác ofer rihttíde, Anglia xi. 98, 24.

Linked entry: týd

Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Mirce, Mierce, Myrce; pl.

The MerciansMercia

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Myrcna landes is þrittig þúsend hýda ðǽr mon ǽrest Myrcna hǽt, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 15. Myrcena cining, land, Chr. 792; Erl. 59, 1: 796; Erl. 59, 39: L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 25: L. Eth. i. pref.; Th. i. 280, 4.

Linked entry: Myrce

úht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sang, es; m.

One of the services of the churchnocturns or matins

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From Eástron oð ða kalendas Nouembris sý se ǽrest ðæs úhtsanges swá gemetegad, ðæt lýtel fæc gehealden sý betwyh ðæm úhtsange and ðæm dægrédsange, and upásprungenum dægriman dægrédsang sý begunnen a Pasca usque ad kalendas Novembris sic temperetur hora

hweogol

(n.)
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II. a circular band :-- Hé sǽde ꝥ þá Drihtnes fótlástas wǽron beworht mid ǽrne hweóle and þæs heánes wǽre oð monnes swýran, and ꝥ þǽr wǽre ðyrel on middum þǽm hweóle (cf.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Ðá hluton ða consulas hwelc hiera ǽrest ðæet gewinn underfénge. Ðá gehleát hit Quintus Flaminius then the consuls cast lots which of them should first undertake that war. Then the lot fell to Quintus Flaminius, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 202, 33.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

irnan

(v.)
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Hié bióð gehwerfde eft tó þám ilcan ryne þe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 12. Hé blissode swá swá ent tó yrnenne weg, Ps. Spl. 18, 6

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Ǽr hé on weg hwurfe gamol of geardum, Beo. Th. 534; B. 264. Hogedon georne ðæt ǽ godes ealle gelǽste and ne áwácodon wereda drihtne ne ðan má gen [(?)

ge-neálǽcan

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., appropiat), Lk. 12, 33, Hié selfe sǽdon þæt hié ǽr flugon ǽr hié tógædere geneálǽcten ipse rex ante se victum quam congressum fuisse prodiderit, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 170, 25.

ongeagn

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Hé ongan lifgean ongeán God, ǽr þon þe hé him sylfum lifgean mihte ante coepit vivere Deo, quam sibi, Bl. H. 165, 22. Lócigan ongeán þás sunnan, Solil. H. 34, 22.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ic cýþe ðæt ic nelle sócne habban tó mínum híréde ðone ðe mannes blód geóte ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen . . .

Linked entry: fird-sócn

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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Dúnstáne, ðár he siððan ǽrest abbod wearþ in this year [A. D. 943] king Edmund delivered Glastonbury to St. Dunstan, where he afterwards first became abbot, 943; Th. 211, 17-21, col. 3.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Of ðæs portices dura þærsc-wolde wæs gesýne ðæt ða swaðo wǽron ǽrest útwearde ongunnen ... Ðeós circe mid ðýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Blickl. Homl. 207, 10-14.

ge-treów

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treów, ; adj. [Besides this unmutated a-stem, a mutated ja-stem (ió, ié, í, ý) and a mixed form ge-treówe occur: the eó-forms are taken here, the mutated forms under ge-tríwe.]
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Þá Dænescan þe wæs ǽrur geteald eallra folca getreowast, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 29. Tó ðǽm getreówestan mundboran, Bl. H. 201, 27. of things Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre, Ll. Th. i. 240, 9.

gold

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Add: gold in the ground Se forma gítsere þe ǽrest þá eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15; F. 48, 23. gold as a form of wealth Hwǽr cóm ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28.

hlystan

listento listen

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S. 22, 190. to give heed to a person or to advice, be persuaded to follow: Nýd weorðeð 'niða bearnum tó helpe, gif hí his hlystað ǽror, Rún. 10. Hlest ausculta (sermones meos), Kent.

on-fón

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Add Ðonne eft on ðone herpað ðǽr wé ǽr onféngan (cf. ǽrest of Noddre andlang ðes portherpaðes, 453, 29), C. D. iii. 454, 9. <b>B.</b> the subject a thing. to admit within itself Eorðe onféhð eallum sǽdum, Met. 29, 66.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Ǽr worolde (worlde, Cott. MSS.) aste secula, Past. 3; Swt. 33, 13. Ætforan wurulde, Ps. Spl. 54, 21. God behét gefyrn worulde Abrahame, Homl. Th. ii. 12, 23.