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sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Homl. 103, 29. v. bróðor-, cneów-, dryht-, friðu-, mǽg-, mǽgþ-, neáh-, níd-, un-sib[b], and next word

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.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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God mæg gehǽlan hygesorge heortan mínre, Cri. 174: GB. 1178. Hé geblissað on his heortan, Ex. 4, 14. Búte him ǽr cume hreáw tó heortan, Met. 18, II Wǽron heaðowylmas heortan getenge, Exod. 148: Dan. 629: Ps. Th. 101, 4.

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Ðænne ðone swíðran earm swá hé swíþast mǽge let him stretch out the right arm as hard as he can, Lchdm. iii. 22, 11. Swá hwider swá se cining his ríce mihte þennan whithersoever the king could extend his power, Anglia x. 142, 47.

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

be-þencan

consider

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Beþence hé hine sylfne, and beðence hwæðer hine ne mæge ǽnig man getǽlan, Wlfst. 233, 22. with prep. ꝥ hé ǽfre ne beþence ymbe þá hreówsunge de poenitentia nunquam cogitare, Ll. Th. ii. 174, 25. to entrust to (for examples v. Dict.).

be-weddian

(v.)

to betrothpledgeplight

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., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen ii. 300, 13 Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, i. 24, 5. Ácenned of beweddodan mǽdene, Hml. Th. i. 196, 7. used of a married woman: Beweddod nupta, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 34.

lencten

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Fram idus Septembris oð lenctenes ( quadragesime) anginne hý on án mǽl tó nónes gereorden. Ofer eal lencten (in quadragesima ) oþ eástran hý oð ǽfen fæsten, R. Ben. 66, 4-6. Be lenctenes gýmene de Quadragesime observatione 76, 2.

á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Ðǽre ástandendan þrynesse, Angl. xi. 97, 8. to persist, continue to act Ꝥ hé on gebedum ástóde and áwunode quia in orationibus persteterit, Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 245, 4. to stand, support, endure Swá líðne lǽcedóm swá se týdra líchoma mæge ástandan, Past.

þǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr, þár, þára; adv.
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Ne mæg þǽr inwitfull ǽnig geféran, Cd. Th. 58, 18; Gen. 948 : Elen. Kmbl. 1467; El. 735. Ic ðǽr cwom tó ðam hringsele Hróðgár gretan, Beo.

Linked entry: þár

ge-standan

(v.)
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mæg gestonde ríc his?, Mt. L. 12, 26 : Mk. L. R. 3, 26. to curdle, congeal (cf. Ger. ge-stehen to curdle) Hrér swíðe oþ ꝥ gestanden sié, Lch. ii. 94, 9 : 21. <b>B.

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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empty Tó hwan mæg ðis eorþlíce hús gif hit ýdel stent? Hit ne biþ ná hús búton hit beó mid híréde áfylled what purpose can this earthly house serve, if it stand empty? It is not a house unless it be filled with a household, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 12.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Hwæt mæg ic ðé máre secgan be ðam weorþscipe and be ðam anwealde ðisse worulde . . . Gé ne ongitaþ ðone heofoncundan anweald and ðone weorþscipe, se is eówer ágen . . .

sél

(adj.)
Grammar
sél, (the positive form does not occur, but is found in Layamon) ; cpve. sélra, sélla ; spve. sélest, sélost; adj.
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Ne mæg ðec séllan rǽd mon gelǽran, 119, 4 ; Gú. 249. Wé ðé mágon sélre ge*-*lǽran, Andr. Kmbl. 2706 ; An. 1355. Ðá forléton wé ða frécnan wegas and ðǽm sélran wé férdon, Nar. 17, 13.

Linked entry: sélost

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon; vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare Drihten mæg steorran be naman cígean ealle the Lord can call all the stars by name, Ps. Th. 146, 4.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Sceal mǽg nealles inwit-net óðrum bregdan dyrnum cræfte a kinsman should not braid a net of treachery for another with deceitful craft, Beo. Th. 4342; B. 2168. He to forþ gestóp dyrnan cræfte he had stept forth with evil craft, 4569 ; B. 2290 .

Linked entries: derne dierne

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Ðæt mæg engel ðín eáþ geferan that thine angel may more easily travel. Andr. Kmbl. 387; An. 194. Þurh ðæs engles word through the angel's word, Exon. 20a; Th. 51, 31; Cri. 824: 34b; Th. 110, 11; Gú. 106: Salm. Kmbl. 901; Sal. 450: Homl.

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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Geþencaþ hwelc ðǽs flǽsclícan gód sién and ða gesǽlþa ðe géungemetlíce wilniaþ ðonne mágon gé ongeotan ðæt ð æs líchoman fæger and his streón mágon (strengo mæg Cott.

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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Ne mæg heard sweopu weorðan húse ðínum on neáweste, Ps. Th. 90, 10. Ðære uplecan ðreá sweopon supernae flagella districtionis, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 2.

Linked entries: swipa swipe

un-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemet, es; n.

immensityan immense numberimmoderationexcessto excesswithout measureexcessivelyimmenselyvery

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Ðæt hé ne wilnige wynsumran wyrðe ðonne hit gemetlíc sié, ne aft tó réþre; for ðæm hé ne mæg náþres ungemet ádrióhan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 22.

Linked entries: un-gemete on-gemet

dwelian

(v.)
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Sé ðe færð on sóðre lufe ne mæg hé dwelian; heó gewissað and gelǽt, Hml. Th. i. 52, 15. Dweliende exorbitans (a recto religionis tramite ), An. Ox. 3697: 4619. of inaccurate conception, to mistake, err Swíþe raþe þé bið cúþ ꝥ wit ne dwelgaþ, Bl.