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sum

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Nam hé mid him sumne dǽl feós, swá micel swá hit mihte beón, ðeáh swilce hit wǽre sum twá and sixtig penega, Hml. S. 23, 474. (4 a) add :-- Wurdon ofslagene sume þreó þúsend, Hml. S. 25, 357. Add Sume (-ae) daeli (dǽli) partim, Txts. 84, 731.

langung

(n.)
Grammar
langung, e; f.

Longingdesireweariness

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Ðá wæs him micel langung and sorh on heora heortan ðá hié ðæt ongeáton ðæt hé leng mid him líchomlíce wunian nolde, 135, 21.

ge-fégan

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Ox. 200. to attach, join Is se scyld ufan frætwum geféged ofer þæs fugles bæc, Ph. 309. (2 a) figurative :-- Ꝥte hiá ðínum gifoega hiá ł ætféla hiá bodum ut tuis inhereant preceptis, Rtl. 90, 22.

hwanne

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Hié wǽron on þǽre ondrǽdinge hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Beóð beofigende hwonne ..., Sat. 622.

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Ðæt hió ðære cwene oncweðan meahton swá tiles swá tráges, swá hió him tó sóhte, Elen. Kmbl. 649; El. 325. Tile and yfle the good and the evil (at the day of judgment), Cd. Th. 303, 10; Sat. 610.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

stán-hol

(n.)
Grammar
stán-hol, es; n.
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A hole in rocks Hié (serpents and wild beasts) in stánholum hié selfe dígliaþ saxorum latebris occulta, Nar. 6, 1. Ðá flugon hié in ða wæter and hié ðǽr in ðám stánholum hýddon, 22, 13

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well.well, rightly, aright, correctlywell, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainlywell, prosperously, happilywell, in a beneficial or pleasant mannermarking degree, very, to a great extentas an exclamation, well, good

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Ða sláwan sint tó manianne ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman for hiera slǽwðe ðe hié tela (tiola, Hatt. MS.) on dón mǽgen pigri suadendi sunt ne agenda bona, dum differunt, amittant, Past. 39, 1; Swt. 280, 20.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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cannot obtain it, and the man will not give him a promise, let him make compensation with thirty shillings, and within seven days do him justice, L.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Wæs án gesittende beforan his reste ( ;ante lectulum ejus; ), Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 38. Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt hé sceolde tó his húse and tó his ræste, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Heó ásette ða hand æt hire heáfdum on hire ræste, Shrn. 60, 1.

Linked entries: ræst reste

á-scrúdnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-scrúdnian, á-scrútnian; p. ode

To examineinvestigate

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To examine, investigate Áscrúdnige borhigenda ealle spéde his scrutetur foenerator omnem substantiam eius, Ps. L. 108, 11. Ꝥ wé áscrútnion his fare and ápinsiun his síð hwanon hé cóme, Angl. viii. 305, 46. Heora gerýna áscrútnian, 301, 32.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Frægn Scipia hiene an hwý hit gelang wǽre, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 14. v. ge-lang. Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte ealne middangeard on his mycclum cræfte, Hex. 4, 3, Ǽlc man haefð on his ágenre byrðene genóh, Wlfst. 239, 25.

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, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Hie gemunaþ ða mycclan eáðmódnesse they recollect his great humility, Blickl. Homl. 129, 10. Ðonne gé gemunaþ Drihten eówerne God when ye remember the Lord your God, Deut. 4, 29.

bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
bláwung, e; f.

A BLOWINGflatus

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[bláwan to blow; flare] A BLOWING; flatus Ðá hét Gedeon his geféran habban heora býman him mid to ðære bláwunge then Gideon commanded his companions to have their trumpets with them for the blowing, Jud. 7, 16

Linked entry: a-bláwung

hors-bǽr

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His horsbǽr þe hine mon untrumne on bær wæs gehealden, Bd. Sch. 382, 13. Sum þegn læg on paralisyn . . . þá cwæð hé ꝥ hé wolde tó Wynceastre sýðian húru on his horsbǽre, Hml. S. 21, 181. Add

dǽlan

(v.)
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H. 39, 18. to spend Man gehylt ðæt hé hæfð, gif hé him ondrǽt ðæt hit him oðsceóte. Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce, ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste a man spends sparingly from fear of failing, Prov. K. 19.

a-hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwettan, p. -hwette; pp. -hwetted.

to whetexciteexcitareaccendereto provideadhiberesubministrareto cast awaydrive awayabigererepudiare

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Kmbl. 678; An. 339. to cast away, drive away; abigere, repudiare God ahwet hie from his hyldo God will cast them away from his favour, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 13

Linked entry: a-hwæt

a-breóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breóðan, p. -breáþ, pl. -bruðon; pp. -broðen

To unsettleruinfrustratedegeneratedeteriorateperderedegenerare

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Abreóðe his angin he frustrated his enterprise, Byrht. Th. 138, 59; By. 242. abruðon ða ðe he toþohte they frustrated that which he had thought of, Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1. Eálá ðú abroðene folc degener O populus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8,10.

Linked entry: a-bruðon

æg-hwanan

(adv.)
Grammar
æg-hwanan, -hwanon, -hwonon, -hwanone, -hwonene; adv.

Everywhereevery wayon all sidesundique

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ǽghwanon to him cómon conveniebant ad eum undique, Mk. Bos. 1, 45. Ǽghwonan ymb-boren mid brondum on every side surrounded with brands, Exon. 74a; Th. 277, 14; Jul. 580. Ǽghwanon, Ælfc. Gr. 45 ; Som. 46, 57. Hine ǽghwonan ælmihtig God [MS.

fóster-cild

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Martin ) sǽde his gyngrum þæt hé sceolde gewítan. hine befrinon: 'Hwí forlǽtst þú, fæder, ðíne fóstercild?,' Hml. Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml.

ge-scildnes

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For gescildnesse (-scield-, v.l.) his heorde pro defensione gregis. Past. 89, 23. Hé him þone rén tó gescildnesse onsende, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 30. His sáwle to gescyldnesse, Chr. 959 ; P. 115, 16. Add