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tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.
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Ne mót forstolenne ceáp mon tiéman tó þeówum men, L. In. 47; Th. i. 132, 5. Se ðe yrfe bycge on gewitnesse and hit eft týman (mon teáman, var. lect.) scyle, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 13: L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 16. <b>II a.

mǽg

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Gif mon elþeódigne ofsleá, se cyning áh twǽdne dǽl weres. þriddan dǽl sunu oþþe mǽgas (mágas, v. l. ), 116, 15. Ágife mon þám mǽgum (mágum, v. l. ) ꝥ treów, 70, 10; 118, 8: 148, 15: 164, 13: 202, 16: 250, 15 : 406, 26.

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(j) add :-- Ciricsceat mon sceal ágifan tó þám healme and tó þám heorðe þe se mon on bið tó middum wintre, Ll. Th. i. 140, 13. Hí tó Godes híwunga gesceapene wǽron. Bl.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Þonne mon wile slápan gán, Lch. ii. 228, 5.

CRÆFT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆFT, es; m.

powermightstrength as of body or externals visroburpotentiaan artskillCRAFTtradework arsperitiaartificiumoccupatioopuscraft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtusa CRAFTany kind of ship navis qualiscunque

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Monast. Th. 30, 17. On his mycclum cræfte by his great skill Hexam. 1; Norm. 4, 3. Nán mon ne mæg nǽnne cræft cýðan bútan tólum no man can shew any skill without tools Bt. 17; Fox 58, 29; Boutr. Scrd. 17, 8.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton ; pp. -sliten
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Ðæt God gegeadrade monn ne tóslíte quod Deus conjunxit, homo non separet. Mt. Kmbl.

mangere

(n.)
Grammar
mangere, es; m.

A mongermerchanttraderdealer

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Monast. Th. 26, 23. Ne preóst ne beó mangere a priest shall not be a merchant (cf. Icel. prestar skulu eigi fara með mangi né okri), L. Ælfc.

Eáster-lic

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Þæs eásterlican mónðes angin the beginning of the lunar month in which Easter falls, Angl. viii. 330, 1. On beorhtre eásterlicre gefeán claro paschali gaudio, Hy. S. 86, 13. Þá eásterlican mǽrsunge Crístes ǽristes, Angl. xii. 514, 4.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt hádunge it is fitting for bishops not to be too eager after money at ordination, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32.

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

galdor

(n.)
Grammar
galdor, gealdor, es; pl. nom. acc. galdor, galdru; gen. galdra; dat. galdrum; n. [galan to sing, enchant, q. v.]

An incantationdivinationenchantmenta charmmagicsorceryincantātiocantiocarmenfascĭnātio

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Ðás galdor mon mæg singan on wunde a man may sing these charms over a wound, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 352, 5.

Linked entry: gealdor

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lieligfalsehood

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Hwæðer him mon sóþ ðe lyge sagaþ, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 16; Cri. 1307. Ic ðé tó sóþe secgan wille, nelle ic lyge fremman, 67 b; Th. 250, 27; Jul. 133. Mán on móde, in múþe lyge, 80 b; Th. 302, 13; Fä, 35

neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neatan ox or a cowcattlebeastanimal

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A neat, an ox or a cow, cattle, beast, animal Gif neát mon gewundige, weorpe ðæt neát tó honda oððe foreþingie, L. Alf. pol. 24; Th. i. 78, 9. Nán neát nyste nǽnne andan tó óðrum, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 10.

be-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht

To cover, cover over, concealtegere, contegere, operire

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Mec mon biþeahte mid wǽdum one covered me with weeds, Exon. 28 b; Th. 87, 10; Cri. 1423 : 51 b; Th. 179, 1; Gú. 1255. Hie heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton they covered their bodies with leaves, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 18; Gen. 845 : Elen.

tǽl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽl, e; f.(?)

Evil speaking, calumny, detraction

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Hit biþ unnyt ðæt mon tǽl útane forlǽte gif se yfela willa ðone onwald hæfþ ðæs íngeðonces 'omis blasphemia tollatur a vobis.' ... Frustra blasphemia ab exterioribus tollitur, si in interioribus malitia dominatur, Past. 33; Swt. 222, 8-14.

Linked entry: tál

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.
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Th. i. 322, 27. difference, diversity Hú micel scyle bión ðæt tósceád &amp; hú mislíce mon scyle menn lǽran mid ðæm cræfte ðæs láreówdómes quanta debet esse diversitas in arte praedicationis, Past. 23; Swt. 173, 12.

un-gerisene

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, es; n., or un-gerisenu; indecl. f.

inconveniencedisagreeablenessunseemlinessindignitydisgrace

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Him is leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit falsa de se jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 16.

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Se cyng hæfde funden ðæt him mon sæt wið on súþhealfe Sæfernmúþan westan from Wealum eást óþ Afene múþan, Chr. 918 ; Erl. 104, 4

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wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Siþþan Rómáne gesáwan ðæt him mon swelcne wrenc tó dyde, ðá flugon hié, 4, 1; Swt. 156, 8. a modulation of the voice Biþ ðæs hleóðres swég eallum songcræftum swétra, and wynsumra wrenca gehwylcum, Exon. Th. 206, 28; Ph. 133.

Linked entry: wrencan

mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, n.
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Th. ii. 420, 31. the human, human nature, humanity Mon mæg gesión ꝥ hí gió men wǽron, ac hí habbaþ þæs mennisces þone betstan dǽl forloren fuisse homines adhuc ipsa humani corporis reliqua species ostentat; quare versi in malitiam humanam quoque amisere