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beón

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. ¶ beón ymbe to be about a business :-- Deófol byð á ymbe þæt án, hú hé on manna sáulum mǽst gesceaðian mæge, Ll. Th. i. 374, 25. Hí beóð ymbe þæt án, hú . . . Hml. Th. i. 12, II. Tó beónne ymbe ðeófas, An.

FOLM

(n.)
Grammar
FOLM, gen. dat. folme; acc. folm, folme; pl. nom. acc. folme, folma; f: folme, an; f.

The palm of the handthe handpalmamănus

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The palm of the hand, the hand; palma, mănus Folm mec mæg bifón the hand may grasp me, Exon. 111a; Th. 425, 6; Rä. 41, 52: Ps. Th. 79, 15. Of sceaðan folme from the hand of the foe, Andr. Kmbl. 2268; An. 1135.

Linked entry: folme

HWÍT

(adj.)
Grammar
HWÍT, adj.

WHITEbrightclearfairsplendid

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Se hwíta stán mæg wið stice the white stone is effective against stitch, L. M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 290, 9. Se hwíta helm the shining helm, Beo. Th. 2900; B. 1448.

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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Mæg hé eft cuman on his módor innoþ numquid potest in ventrem matris suæ iterato introire? Jn. Skt. 3, 4. Inneþas viscera, Wrt. Voc. 283, 76. Eádige synt ða innoþas ðe ne cendun beati ventres qui non genuerunt, Lk. Skt. 23, 29.

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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Heó ðone leahtor [cancer] gehǽlan mæg, 32, 3; Lchdm. 1. 130, 14. Leahtras noxas [cf. dare noxam, 64], Wrt. Voc, ii. 61, 41. Wið leahtras ðæs múþes for blotches of the mouth, Herb. 145, 3; Lchdm. i. 268, 13.

Linked entry: lehter

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.

To mournbe sadbe anxiousTo mournlamentto care aboutregard

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Grammar murnan, with prepositions for, æfter Ne mæg ná for feore murnan se ðe wrecan þenceþ freán not for life must he care that his lord will avenge. Byrht.

gód

(adj.)
Grammar
gód, adj.

GOODbonus

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Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. 1, 46. Crist, seðe ǽfre is gód ðeáh ðe we wáce sindon Christ who is ever good, though we are weak, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 20.

Linked entry: good

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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mæg ðé nú twýnian ðæs écan leóhtes?, 160, 19. with a preposition Gif hwam twýnige be ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste, Homl. i. 132, 27. wiih a gerundial infinitive Hwæt twýnaþ ðé, oþþe hwæt ondrǽst ðú ðé, ðone Hǽlend tó onfónne?

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

un-dón

(v.)
Grammar
un-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To undoto undo that which is closedto opento undo that which is boundto releaseto releaseabsolveto undo that which closesto open a doorto undo that which binds or fastensto undo a bolt, a knotto undo what has been doneto abrogatedestroy

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Ne mæg undóa ða gewriota non potest solui scribtura, Jn. Skt. Rush. 10, 35. Nællas gié woenæ forðon is cuom tó undóenne ( solvere ) ae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 17. Ðætte ne sé undóen ae ut non soluatur lex, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 7, 23

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Hit ðé wyrs ne mæg hreówan ðonne hit mé déð, you cannot repent it more bitterly than I do, Cd. Th. 51, 12; Gen. 825. Heora weóldan ða him wyrrest ǽr on feóndscipe gestódon, Ps. Th. 105, 30. Wyrst, Met. 24, 60

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Gif man wǽpn ábregde þǽr mæn drincen, 32, 11, 8. Ne mót nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, ii. 386, 8. Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, 357, 39. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hié þone drenc druncon, Bl.

elcor

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mæg ꝥ beón ylcor (elles, v. l.) ongyten búton . . . quid sentiri aliud potest, nisi . . . Gr. D. 315, 1. as an alternative, as a substitute Wyrc tó duste oþþe elcor gníd on wín, Lch. i. 368, 15.

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Th. 93, 8. ignorant Gif hé hit nát, hwelce gesǽlþa hæfþ hé æt ðam welan, gif hé biþ swá dysig and swá unwís ðæt hé ðæt witan ne mæg? si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest ignorantiae caecitate? Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 26 note.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Ðú mé ne dést tó útgonge ic ne mæg you will not make me go out, and I cannot, Shrn. 141, 21. Útgang ðínne and ingang Dryhten gehealde Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum, Ps. Th. 120, 7.

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]

To dispersescatterdestroyspargereaspergeredispergeredisperderedissiparedispertiredestruereTo be dispersednot to keep within proper bounds

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Fægere weras tóstrédaþ ðone líg ðæt hé ne mæg ná sceðþan ðisse fǽmnan fair men scatter the flame, so that it cannot harm this virgin, Shrn. 130, 31. Ðú tó-strugde úsic dispersisti nos, Ps. Surt. 43, 12. Tóstregdyst, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 13.

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Se ðe gesceádwísnesse hæfþ, se mæg tósceádan hwæt hé wilnian sceal and hwæt hé onscunian sceal, 40, 7; Fox 242, 18: Shrn. 167, 4. Tósceádan discriminare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 2.

ge-tellan

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Th. i. 328, 30. with object and prepositional phrase, to consider as, in the character of Seó oferflównes hyre ne mæg on synne geteled beón ei superfiuitas in culpam non ualet reputari, Bd. 1. 27; Sch. 81, 17.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Gif ic þonne mæg ðínre módlufan máran tilian, ic beó gearo sóna, 3648; B. 1822. Hwylc beren mǽnde hé þonne elles búton heofona ríce what other barn can it be inferred that he meant, but heaven? Blickl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ðæt hé on ðam griðe micle mǽðe wite that he shew great respect to that 'grið,' L. Eth. vii. 31; Th. i. 336, 14. Gif man on Godes griðe mǽðe witan wolde, Wulfst. 161, 3.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Beaduþreáta mǽst swylce cyning ymbsittendra meahte ábannan tó beadwe, Elen.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic