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on-hagian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Beód mé þæt þæt þú wylle, ic hyt ongynne, gyf mé onhagað impera quaevis dura, quae tamen in mea potestate sint, per quae me quo desidero perventurum esse non dubitem, Solil. H. 46, 5. Dó gehwá georne on Godes ést, be þám þe hine fyrmest

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
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what is owned, a possessionpossession

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Add: what is owned, a possession Ǽht res, heánra manna (man, Wrt.) vel ceorla (-ic, Wrt.) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 57, 59. Ǽhta gadzarum, An. Ox. 3155. Gif ceorl deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhta (MS. ǽhtan) scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 5, 6. Selle

ge-bann

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Add Geban edictum, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 72. an edict, a decree of a temporal or spiritual prince ordering the doing of something by those under him Óðer is seó gesetnys ðe se cyning býtt ðurh his ealdormenn, óðer bið his ágen gebann on his andweardnysse

hycgan

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Add: p. hygde, hygede (v. for-hycgan). to think, have such and such thoughts Þá þe mid heortan hycgeað rihte qui recto sunt corde, Ps. Th. 72, 1. On fyrenfulra geðancas, þá wiðer-wearde mé wráðe hycgeað cogitaverunt adversum me, 139, 8. <b>I a.

scínan

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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23. Scinon ðá bán swá beorhte swá steorran . . . and ꝥ leóht geswutelode swá hwǽr swá hí lágon

cépan

(v.)
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Add: to observe, notice. with acc. Zachéus cépte þæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml. Th. i. 580, 28. with clause Sé ðe his feóndum ofer sumne weall ætfleón wile, ðonne cépð hé hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Hml. Th. i. 484, 10. Þá hǽðenan cépton hwǽr se godspellere

ge-streón

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Add: as verbal abstract. getting by effort gaining, acquiring by dealing, traffic, commerce Gestrión commercium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 41. Gestreón negotium, Hpt. Gl. 469, 5. Mangung, gestreón mercimonium, commercium, An. Ox. 4007. Seó gesomnung þára deárwyrþra

ge-sib

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Add: as adjective Gesib vel cúþ cognata, i. conjuncia, propinqua, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 33. Of gesibbum de consanguineo, 138, 9. applied to persons Þeáh ðe se sanct wǽre gesib him for worulde, Hml. S. 21, 87. Þǽre gesibban consanguine [the Latin is consanguinei

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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to mete, measure Ic mete metior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 32. Ic meotu metibor, Ps. Surt. 59, 8: 107, 8. Ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe man met on fate everything that is measured in a vessel, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 8. On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ eów byþ gemeten

snytro

(n.)
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snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Prudence, wisdom, sagacity Snytru sapientia Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 2. Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom

(adv.)
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ná, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Nonotnon

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No, not; non. Grammar ná, qualifying a verb expressed or implied, Grammar ná, without any other negative particle Ná cunne nesciat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 28. Fela gódra háma ðe wé genemnan ná cunnan, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 29. Fremde ná heom God setton on gesyhþe

Linked entries: ne

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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look, see, look you; the word often occurs in connection with a pronominal form, and seems equivalent to a suffixed -ever, loca hú however,. Efne oððe lóca nú hér hit is en, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 56 : Homl. Th. i. 358, 9. Hig cwǽdon Lóca nú hú hrædlíce

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

sele

(n.)
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sele, es ; m.
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A hall, house, dwelling Cwom bytla ( Guthlac) tó ðam beorge . . . wæs sele (his hermitage ) níwe, Exon. Th. 146, 24 ; Gú. 714. Sele sceal stondan, sylf ealdian, 343, 16 ; Gn. Ex. 158. Sele ( Heorot, Hrothgar's hall ) hlifade, heáh and horngeáp, Beo.

cunnan

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Add: to know. absolute Ge þá þe cunnon, ge þá þe ne cunnon, Bt. 21; F. 72, 31. with acc. Seó óþru leofað, þá ic cann on ansýne and ne can ná hire naman altera superest, quam facie scio, sed nomine nescio, Gr. D. 283, 12. Ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and

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. Wénst þú þæt wé þínes hláfordes gold oþþe his seolfor stǽlon

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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and add: the ground. as a surface Crungon hergas tó hrúsan, Ruin. 30. Ðonne se forst tó hrúsan cymeð, Rä. 41, 55. Hwǽr seó ród wunige under hrúsan, El. 625. Se wínsele on hrúsan ne feól, B. 772. Þonne ic hrúsan trede, Rä. 8, 1. Hé hrycge sceal hrúsan

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Thin Ðæt ic reccan móste þicce and þynne, Exon. Th. 424, 8; Rä. 41, 36. Ic dó sum ðing ðinre tenuo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 137, 9. of dimension, thin, lean, the opposite of fat or stout Þynne monn galbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11. Ne mæg him se líchoma batian

Linked entries: þinne þynness

hund-teóntig

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Add: [The word as substantive may be treated as singular, v. Nar. 36, 12; or as plural, v. Lev. 26, 8. Cf. the singular construction with much larger numbers in Bl. H. 79, 25, and Past. 409, 9 : ] used as substantive. governing a genitive, alone Hundteóntig

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L. Pen

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Add Ánfeald simplex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 50. Ánfald simpla, 120, 55. as numeral, single, sole Anfealdre simplo (volumine), An. Ox. 2376. Tó ánfealdan gewinne ad singularem pugnam, R. Ben. l. 10, 2. Náht elles búton his ánfealdne gegyrelan, Bl. H. 215