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collen-ferhþ

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
collen-ferhþ, -ferþ, -tyrhþ; adj. [collen, pp. of cellan to swell p. ceall, pl. cullon; pp. collen, Ettm: ferhþ mind]

Fierce-minded ⬩ bold of spirit ⬩ bold ⬩ animi ferox ⬩ audax

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Kmbl. 1075; An. 538 Stóp út hræðe, collenferþ he quickly stept out, firm of mind 3154; An. 1580

Linked entry: morgen-colla

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατος ⬩ χρίσω ⬩ the chrism ⬩ unction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptism ⬩ oleum chrismatis ⬩ the white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism ⬩ chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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said, because to-day we are to divide our oil, hallowed in three ways, as the book points out to us; i. e. oleum sanctum, et oleum chrismatis, et oleum infirmorum, that is, in English, holy oil, the second is chrism, and sick men's oil: and ye ought

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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In alle our neoden sendeð þeos sonden (prayers) touward heouene, 246, 22

Linked entries: sand sond

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer ⬩ præesse, administrare

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Bos. 16, 2: Ex. 3, 7: 5, 14: Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 33 : 2, 4; Bos. 43, 21 : 6, 37; Bos. 132, 21. Fæder ealle gesceafte bewát the father watches over all creatures, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 5; Rä. 81, 9. To bewitanne, Gen. 39, 4

Linked entry: be-wiste

ór

(n.)

beginning, origin ⬩ front, van

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On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes, Beo. Th. 3381 ; B. 1688. Or and ende, Exon. Th. 492, 6; Rü. 81, 10. Cwealmes on óre at the beginning of the destruction, Cd. Th. 153, 32 ; Gen. 2547.

on

(prep.)
Grammar
on, an ; prep. adv. A.

expressing local relations, rest upon and contact with an object, on ⬩ dependence upon an object ⬩ extension over a surface ⬩ nearness ⬩ in or at a place, or with a person ⬩ rest where one object is contained in another, or is surrounded by others, within, among; and metaphorically in ⬩ marking the seat of feeling, thought, etc., in, within, at ⬩ on, at, in ⬩ within, in the course of, in, during ⬩ on, a- ⬩ from ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ by, with ⬩ of, consisting of or in ⬩ in respect to, in the matter of, in ⬩ in, of ⬩ at (a distance), of (the weight of), ⬩ with, in ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ of ⬩ in ⬩ motion, actual or figurative, which is external to the object expressed by the word which on governs, upon, on, on to, to ⬩ marking motion from without to the inside, into, among ⬩ continuously, together, anon, at once ⬩ expressing temporal relations, ⬩ on, in, at ⬩ into (one's power, etc. ) ⬩ against ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ marking the object of thought, emotion, speech, trust, sight ⬩ marking price ⬩ in (the name of), by (in adjuration)

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Th. i. 178, 1. marking the material or components of which a thing is made, of, consisting of or in Mycelne aad on beámum and on ræftrum and on wágum and on watelum and on þacum, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22. Lác on mæssereáfum and on bócum, Homl.

Linked entries: an un-reordian

ge-swencednes

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swencednes, -swincednes, -swenctnes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f. [geswencan, pp. of geswencan to disturb, trouble, afflict]

Sorrow ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ afflictio ⬩ tribŭlātio

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Nán ðyssera geswencednyssa ne becom on ðam ende ðæs eardes ðe ðæt godes folc on eardode none of these afflictions came into that part of the country in which the people of God dwelt, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 25

Linked entry: ge-swincednes

oft

(adv.)
Grammar
oft, adv.

Oft, often

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Oft, often Oft (saepe) hé fylþ on fýr, and gelómlíce (crebro) on wæter. Mt. Kmbl. 17, 15. Oft (oftust. Lind. Rush. ) sepe, Mk. Skt. 5, 4: interdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 38. Hú oft quotiens, Lk. Skt. 13, 34.

óm

(n.)

rust

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rust Oom rubigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 34. Óm erugo, vitium ferri, 144, 3: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 58. Ðǽr óm (aerugo) hit for-nimþ, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20. Ómm, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 29. Yldo ábíteþ íren mid óme, Salm. Kmbl. 601; Sal. 300

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Hé nam him on orfe and on mannum and on ǽhtum swá him gewearþ, 1052; Erl. 183, 22. Hé hæfde on orfe micele ǽhte fuerunt ei oves et boves, Gen. 12, 16. Ǽlces cynnes orf animantia diversi generis, Ex. 12, 38.

frignan

(v.)
Grammar
frignan, [The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. 1.the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen. 2. the g may be absorbed giving a. frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or b. frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen. 3. the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon. Here perhaps belongs the form frunian,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
]

to ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ to ask a question, ⬩ to ask about, after, ⬩ to ask ⬩ to ask a person a question ⬩ to ask a person about something, ⬩ to ask information of or from a person,

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L.) hine of ðissum worde interrogare eum de hoc uerbo, Lk.

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Gemunaþ ðæt gé silfe wǽron þeówe on Egipta lande remember that ye yourselves were slaves in Egypt, Deut. 5, 15; Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 4; Jul. 641. Gemunon we úre dæghwamlícan synna let us be mindful of our daily sins, Blickl.

on

Grammar
on, <b>; A. I 7.</b> add: v. on andan, s. v.
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anda

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the year ⬩ winter ⬩ wintry weather ⬩ cold ⬩ a year

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Wíciaþ Finnas on huntoðe on wintra, and on sumera on fiscaþe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 6. Hí (the hawks) fédaþ hig sylfe and mé on wintra, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 1. Beád Swegen full gild and metsunga tó his here ðone winter, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 3: Exon.

or

(prefix)
Grammar
or, This form occurs in A. Sax. only as a prefix, but in
Goth. us
, in
Icel. or, ur,
in
O. H. Ger. ur
it is found also as a preposition.

without ⬩ original, early

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It has the meaning without, e. g. or-mód ; also that of original, early, e. g. or-eald

ós

(n.)
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Thus Ós-beorn, Ós-lác, Ós-wine, Ós-weald preserve the word which is found in Ás-björn, Ás-lákr, Ás-mundr, and this is certainly the independent áss. The O. H. Ger. Ans-gár shews the same word.

Linked entry: ésa

orf

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Add: [orf and yrfe seem interchangeable in Ll. i. 352, 3-13: 254, 15] Æt ánum hrýðere, oþþe æt þám orfe þe þæs weorð sý, Ll. i. 160, 2. On mínum cucum orfe, 276, 24. Gif bǽd genumen sý on monnes orfe for óðres monnes þingum, 354, 6.

oft

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Symle ł oft frequenter, Mt. p. 9, 1. Oft ł symle (gelóme, R., gelómlíce, W. S.), Mt. L. 9, 14. Oft nalles ǽne, B. 3019 : Cri. 1195. Oft nalæs seldon, Ps. Th. 74, 4. Oft and gelóme, Gen. 1670: Hy. 3, 46. Oft gelóme, Gen. 1539.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ic þé fullwie on mínne Godfæðer and on mec his efenécne sunu and on þone Hálgan Gást, Shrn. 106, 13. (10 a) denoting ground or reason, on account of, on the ground of :-- Ðá ongunnon ealle þá men hí herian on hyre swégcræft, Ap. Th. 16, 18.

óm

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L. 77, 46. v. ár-(Lch. ii. 192, 22), sinder-óm