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seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, p. seah, pl. sáwon, sǽgon, ségon ; pp. sewen, sawen.
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Th. 5428; B. 2717. to see, to visit Nǽnig cépa ne seah (geseah, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 13) ellendne wearod nondum nova litora viderat hospes, Met. 8, 29. Hát in gán seón sibbegedriht, Beo. Th. 779; B. 387.

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Þæt on foldan fægre stóde wudubeám wlitig, Dan. 498. of sound Hí singað fægre, Cri. 390. of composition, elegantly Ic þá ged ne mæg gefégean swá fægre (cf. ic sceal mid ungerádum wordum gesettan, Bt. 2; F. 4, 7), Met. 2, 6. of gentle movement or procedure

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Eálá, gif hé wolde þæt hé meahte þæt unriht him forbiódan, Met. 9, 54. with a negative clause Godes swýðra forbeád Abrahame ꝥ hé his sunu ne ofslóge, Prud. l b. uncertain construction Forbude compesceret (foeminas a pretiosarum vestium appetitu), An

ge-bindan

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þes wítes clom feste gebunden, Sat. 104. of non-material bands. denoting obligation Wé beóð mid Gode suá micle suíðor gebundne tanto apud Dominum obligatiores sumus, Past. 117, 23. denoting union, connexion Fæste gebunden gesiblíce sófte togædere, Met

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Hwæt hé frécnu gestreón funde, Met. 8, 58. <b>III a.</b> preceding a question :-- Hwæt lá hwæt! sint þis nú þá gód?

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Th. 2837; B. 1416. down as opposed to up Wið ðone ðe him mete under ne gewunige if his food do not remain down, Lchdm. ii. 190, 1: 198, 23

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

heáfod

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A. pp. 146-7, 327-8 Ealle þá men þe heó nam heora heáfod for hyra mete on þám yflum dagum, Cht. Th. 621, 9

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Of hiora stede styrede, Met. 7, 25. On his ágenum stede, Ps. Th. 102, 21. Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, R. Ben. 68, 10. Sig him geþafod, ðæt hé stede æfter ðam abbode healde, 106, 2.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Se yfela unrihtwísa cynincg, Met. 15, 1. Fram yfelum menn ab homine malo, Ps. Th. 139, 1. Yflum, Exon. Th. 96, 20; Cri. 1577. From ðære inwitfullan yflan tungan a lingua dolosa, Ps. Th. 119, 3.

ende-mes

Grammar
ende-mes, emdenes, emdemes.

togethercoincidence straightwayat once

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Se ælmihtega waldend his ágen weorc eall geondwlíteð, endemes þurhsyhð ealle gesceafta omnia uno mentis cernit in ictu . . . respicit omnia solus, Met. 30, 16. Ændemest, Bt. 41, 1; F. 244, 12. Hí ealle sceoldon endemes forwurðan, Hml. S. 13, 278.

sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Ðonne mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan, 19; Fox 68, 24: Met. 10, 13. Ne þearf ðé ðæs eaforan sceomigan, Cd. Th. 140, 14; Gen. 2327

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Ðonne bist ðú ofer uppan rodere (cf. ðonne bist ðú bufan ðam rodore, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 15), Met. 24. 27. of time (the case is doubtful in some instances), upon, at Hé Ansealme uppon Pentecosten his pallium geaf, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 30.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Kmbl. 41. with gen. of the source of ill Wæs gehwæþeres waa, Met. 1, 25. with dat. of person, and gen. of source Ðæm folce wæs ǽgþres waa, ge ðæt..., ge eác ðæt..., Ors, 3, 7; Swt. 114, 31. Him wæs gehwæðres wá, ge .. . ge..., Elen.

Linked entries: eów waa

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

waterwater water in the sky, rain water of a river, sea, etc. water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Gestreón bewrigen wætere oððe eorðan, Met. 8, 59. Wið wǽge, wætre windendum, Exon. Th. 61, 9; Cri. 982. Ðú ðam wættere foldan tó flóre gesettest, Met. 20, 90. Geót ðæt blód on yrnende wæter, Lchdm. ii. 76, 15. Se ðe gǽð on deóp wæter, Salm.

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a hostgreat body of peoplea forcemultitudea great body of waterforcepowermightglorymajestymagnificencegreatnessgrandeur

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Gif him ( a king ) geberede, ðæt him wurde oftogen þrymmes and wǽda and þegnunga, Met. 25, 32. Mið ðý cymeþ in ðrymme his cum uenerit in majestate sua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 26, 31: 21, 27: Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 16: Exon. Th. 106, 22; Gú. 45: Hy. 8, 40.

Linked entry: þrym

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Hwíte metas lacticinia [cf. Icel. hvitr matr milk, curds, etc. opposed to flesh], Lye. Wǽron on ðyssum felda unríme gesomnunge hwíttra manna and fægera erant in hoc campo innumera homimim albatorum conventicula. Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 25.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Þonne hiǽ hláf etað (mete þicgeað, W.S.), Mt. R. L. 15, 2: Ps. Th. 101, 4: Gen. 935. Þú senst úsne hláf dæghwámlíce, Hy. 7, 68.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Th. i. 438, 31. (2 a) to produce an article of food or drink by culinary or other operations :-- Bring mé twá þá betstan tyccenu þæt ic macige mete þínum fæder þǽr of (ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo), Gen. 27, 9. to produce by action, bring about a

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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a seeking, search, exploring Similar entries v. land-sócn, sécan, I. 1. a seeking, desiring, trying to get Similar entries v. mete-sócn, sécan, I. 2. a seeking to obtain an end Similar entries v. hláford-sócn, sécan, I. 3. a seeking for information, question

Linked entry: fird-sócn

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Hí ymb ða eaxe hwearfaþ, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 23: Met. 28, 22. in combination with útan Hé ymb ðás útan hweorfeþ, Exon.