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hunig

(n.)
Grammar
hunig, es; n.

Honey

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Beón gif hí man ácwellaþ cwelle hig man raðe ǽr hí tó ðam hunige cumon, L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 2

Linked entry: teár-líc

ge-fetian

(v.)
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On þisum geáre Ælfere gefette þes cyninges líchaman æt Wærhám, and geferode hine tó Scæftesbyrig, Chr. 980; P. 123, 37.

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, e; f.

LEAVEpermissionlicense

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Hí bǽdon lǽfa æt mé they asked leave of me, Guthl. 14; Gdwin 62, 13

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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God mæg unc þurh ðisne earn ǽt foresceáwian, 138, 35: 462, 17

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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Denewulf bisceop and ða hýwan on Wintanceastre ænlǽnaþ Ælfréde his deg xl hída landes æt Alresforda æfter ðære lǽna ðe Túnbryht bisceop ǽr álénde his yldran bishop Denewulf and the convent at Winchester lease to Alfred for his life xl hides of land at

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

dæg

(n.)
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Ys on bócum geteald tó ánumdæge fram þǽre sunnan úpgange oð ꝥ heó eft becume þǽr heó ǽr úp stáh on þám fæce synd getealde feówer and twénti tída, Lch. iii. 236, 3. On þám forman dæge dagena ealra, Hy. S. 4, 2. Dæge ǽr pridie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 50.

áne

Grammar
áne, ǽne.
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Dele, and see án, ǽne

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lendgrantlease

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Gif gé lǽnaþ ðám ðe gé eft æt onfóþ hwilc þanc is eów sóþlice synfulle synfullum lǽnaþ si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis accipere quæ gratia est vobis? nam et peccatores peccatoribus fænerantur, Lk. Skt. 6, 34.

Linked entry: ge-léned

tó-faran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-faran, p. -fór; pp. -faren.

to go in different directions,go off separately,partto disperse (intrans.)scatterto go away, pass off,depart,become extinct.

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Ǽr seó mengeo eft tófaran sceolde, Cd. Th. 100, 15; Gen. 1664. Ó his fird tófaren wæs until his army was dispersed, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 152, 21.

Linked entries: tó-fær tó-féran

ge-fyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fyndig, adj.

Capablecepax

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Capable; cepax, Ælf. gr. 9, 60

Linked entry: -fyndig

níwe

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Se godspellere wæs fæstnung ǽgþer ge þǽre ealdan ǽ ge þǽre níwan, Bl. H. 163, 25.

efnan

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Þá þe þíne ǽ efnan nellað contra legem agentes, 70, 3: 88, 27. Dómas efnan judicium custodire, 105, 3. Ne bið swylc cwénlic þeáw idese tó efnanne, B. 1941

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor æt hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, Fins. Th. 77 ; Fins. 38 : Beo. Th. 2029 ; B. 1012. Hwylc hira sélast simle gelǽste hláforde æt hilde, Andr. Kmbl. 821 ; An. 411. Bet gé rǽdaþ melius legitis, sélost (sǽlost, MS.

ge-dál

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And ic gean mínum þrým bróðrum tó gedále þæs landes æt Trosting-túne, búton þám ðe ic gean Ælfwolde ðæs ðe Æðelríc hæfde, Cht. Th. 597, 14-598, 4: Gen. 1400.

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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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

ge-métan

(v.)
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I. 4) æt frymðe gemétað, engel and seó eádge sáwl, Cri. 1666. to meet in battle Þ hiora nán óðerne on þone andwlitan ne slóge, þǽr þǽr hié æt ge-feohtum gemétte, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 12. B. to find.

potian

(v.)
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to push, thrust, strike, butt Hwæt wǽron hí, búton fearra gelícan, ðá ðá hí, mid leáfe ðære ealdan ǽ, heora fýnd mid horne líchamlícere mihte potedon? Homl. Th. i. 522, 25.

ge-tǽcan

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R. 28, 14. to shew in action, give effect to On hundrede wé wyllaþ ꝥ(mon folcriht getǽce æt ǽlcere spǽce, Ll. Th. i. 260, 12

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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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. H. 229, 13.

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Gif gé míne ǽ and míne dómas forseóþ si sprevĕrītis lēges meas et jūdĭcia mea, Lev. 26, 15. Gúþlác mán eall forseah Guthlac despised all sin, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 4; Gú. 67: 40 b; Th. 134, 23; Gú. 512.

Linked entry: for-sión