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a-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sécan, -sécean; p. -sóhte; pp. -sóht [a, sécan to seek] .

to search or seek outto seek forto requiredemandeligererequirerepetere aliquid ab aliquoto seekgo toexploreadireexplorare

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Th. 118, 95. to seek, go to, explore; adire, explorare Ðæt fýr georne aséceþ innan and útan eorþan sceátas the fire shall eagerly seek the tracts of earth within and without, Exon. 22 b ; Th. 62, 20; Cri. 1004

Linked entry: a-sóht

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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To boil, seethe, scorch, to purify by seething; coquere Swá man seolfor aseóðeþ mid fýre as one seethes silver by fire, Ps. Th. 65, 9.

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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Fornjótr's three sons had control over air, fire, and wind. In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm. As this refers to the palm only, it leaves us in difficulty what variety is intended by Fornet's palm.

frum-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

original kindlineagedescentoriginprosāpiaŏrīgoa racetribegĕnusgens

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Th. 509; B. 252. a race, tribe; gĕnus, gens Ðæt he ahredde frumcyn fira that he saved the race of men, Exon. 8 a; Th. 3. 12; Cri. 35: Cd. 190; Th. 236, 6; Dan. 317. He slóh frumcynnes heora freán he slew the princes of their race, Ps. Th. 104, 31.

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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and nǽnne færeld ne þurhtíhþ getácnaþ woruldlufe ðe on gedwyldum hwyrftlaþ and nǽnne stæpe on Godes wege gefæstnaþ the millstone that is continually turning and makes no progress, betokens worldly love, that goes round and round in errors and takes no firm

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

middel

(adj.)
Grammar
middel, superl. midlest; adj.

Middle

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Be ðam midlæstan ( the third in a list of five names ) is nú tó secgenne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 15.

telgra

(n.)
Grammar
telgra, an; m.
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Telgra ramus (fici), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 32. Dó on ánne telgran (morbeámes), Lchdm. i. 332, 22. Of ánum stelan manega telgran weaxaþ, 276, 22. Ða telgran (ðæs wyrttruman), 318, 10. Telegran antes, virgultus, Hpt. Gl. 496, 71.

þri-milce

(n.)
Grammar
þri-milce, es; m. (?)

The early name for the month of May

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The early name for the month of May Se fífta mónað is nemned on úre geðeóde Ðrymylce, for ðon swylc genihtsumnes wæs geó on Brytone and eác on Germania lande, of ðæm Ongla ðeód com on ðás Breotone, ðæt hí on ðæm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát

Linked entries: meolcian -milce

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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Meotud ána wát hwǽr se cwealm cymeþ ðe heonan of cýþþe gewíteþ umbor ýceþ ðá ǽr ádl nimeþ ðý weorþeþ on foldan swá fela fira cynnes the Lord only knows what becomes of the pestilence that departs away from the land.

á-fæstnian

(v.)
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Ic áfæstnode fixi. Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 3. Ic on gewryte áfæstnode ꝥ ic wǽre þæs deófles, Hml. S. 3, 415. Ðú áfesnadest definisti , Kent. Gl. 121. Hé þá weorc on gewritum áfæstnode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 45. Áfestnige transfigat , Kent. Gl. 217.

ge-metfæstnys

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Ðæt sý mid micelre gemetfæstnesse and gestæþþignesse gedón ipsum cum summa gravitate et moderatione honestissime fiat, 67, 14. moderation in food, temperance Gang hé tó his gereorde and mid micelre sýfernysse and gemetfæstnysse his góda brúce, and ná

hlyst

hearinghearinglistening

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Add: hearing as one ot the five senses, faculty of hearing Stemn is geslagen lyft gefrédendlic on hlyste, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 4, 6. Ic syngode on gesihðe and on hlyste, eác on swæcce, on stence, and on hrepunge, Angl. xi. 112, 16. Hé his hlyst næfde, Hml.

sand

Grammar
sand, sending.
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Gif man fisc hæbbe oððe wyrta, sylle man him tó þriddan sande, Chrd. 15, 4, 9. Twá sanda duo pulmentaria, R. Ben. I. 70, 15. Sanda ferculorum, i. diliciarum, An. Ox. 1631.

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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Hí gemétton fýr and fisc onuppon, Homl. Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above Hé hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

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Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Felix, se eáwfæsta pápa, wæs his fifta fæder.... Gregorius is Grécisc nama [ = Γρηγόριος watchful, from γρηγορέω I watch], se sweigþ on Lédenum gereorde, Uigilantius, ðæt is on Englisc Wacolre.

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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</b> fig. to thrust one's self into the affairs of another, to exercise authority. v. in-, on-sting :-- Ná stinge nán mann on ðæt land, búton se hýred æt <b>Xp~es</b> cyrcean. Chart. Th. 578, 6.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Gerene, 118, 110. fig. a snare, means of enticing to wrong-doing Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig ðder þing bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Grin retiaculum (superbiae ), An. Ox. 961. a noose Hé ácwealde hine sylfne on heálicum grine, Hml.

hungor

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</b> lack of food (lit. or fig.) :-- Hungres fame, i. inedia (non te hordeo alam, sed paleis et fame conficiam, Aid. 34, 1), An. Ox. 2440. <b>I b a.

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sowto sowimplant

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Six geár ðú scealt sáwan sex annis seres agrum tuum, 25, 3. fig. to sow the seeds of anything, to originate, do an action which produces a result, implant Se eorþlíca anweald ne sǽwþ (inserit ) ða cræftas ac lisþ unþeáwas, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, ¨25.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Th. 286, 23; Wand. 5. fig. Ða ðe on eallum ðingum wadaþ on hiora ágenne willan, and æfter hiora líchoman luste irnaþ, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 23. Ða men ðe on eallum þingum wadaþ on heora ágenum willan, and on heora lustum heora líf áspendaþ, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-wadan