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tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Seó tunge ðe swá monig hálwende word on ðæs Scyppendes lof gesette, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, Mín tunge mǽrde ðín weorc, Ps. Th. 70, 22. Alýs míne sáwle from ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle. Hwæt bið ié seald from ðære inwitfullan tungan ? 119, 2, 3.

ýst

(n.)
Grammar
ýst, e; f.: ýste, es; m. (?)
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Hé sǽde ðæt ðǽr tó cóme ðæs strongestan windes ýste, and ðæt se swá stronglíce hrure on ða circan ðæt ealle ða men ðe ðǽr wǽron lágon áþænede on ðære eorðan, óþ ðæt seó ondrysnlíce ýst forð geleóreþ, Shrn. 81, 19-27.

ýþian

(v.)
Grammar
ýþian, ýþgian; p. ode.
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Seó sǽ getácnode ðás andwerdan woruld, ðe is swíþe ýðigende for mislícum styrungum and eostnungum, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 23. Of ýðigendre sǽ ðyssere worulde, 290, 33.

Linked entries: ýþan ýþgian

á-rǽran

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Seó ród bið árǽred on ðæt gewrixle þára tungla, Bl. H. 91, 23. Árǽredne porrectam (turrem), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 49. to raise a building , erect, build Hé árǽrð ceastre castra erigit, Past. 162, 12. Árǽrdon construxere, i. aedificauerunt, An.

Linked entry: rǽran

cunnan

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Seó óþru leofað, þá ic cann on ansýne and ne can ná hire naman altera superest, quam facie scio, sed nomine nescio, Gr. D. 283, 12.

eácan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
eácan, eácen; adj.
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Bið seó móddor mægene eácen, 81, 15. Cræfte eácen, 21. Nǽron gé swá eácne módgeþances, Dan. 136. pregnant Eácene feta (coelesti pignore, Ald. 182, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 40: 37, 40. Eácenu foeta, i. fecunda, plena, gravida, Wülck. Gl. 238, 8.

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Þ seó eorþe fódan (pastum) gecwémme ágeáfe, Hy. S. 20, 3. Man heom fódan geaf (hí man fǽdde, v.l.) of West-Seaxana ríce, Chr. 994; P. 128, 6. sustenance, support Æt him wæs gelang eall heora fóda; sé heom on ealre hwíle metes tilian sceolde, Hml.

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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To lie in an improper manner or place. to lie unnoticed, to be neglected Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge, Ll. Th. i. 234, 29. of illicit intercourse, to commit fornication with (wiþ or mid) Forligeð meretricabitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 66.

ge-hreósan

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Seó eorðe wæs ástyred and on manegum stówum gehroren (-hropen, Th.) revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum. Ps. Th. 17, 15. <b>la.

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Ben. 69, 10. where persons are affected together Ic nú þás þing wríte tó þé gemǽnelice and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum, Nar. 3, 7. where things are done together Seó hiés and þá fulfremedan weorc gemǽnelíce (communiter) butú þá þing beóð gefyllede

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Seó þeód þone wísdóm Angelfolce cýðde and gemǽnsumode (-ede, v.l.] gens illa scientiam populis Anglorum communicare curavit, Bd. 5, 22 ; Sch. 682, 13. Gé wilniað ús þá þing gemǽnsumian (-suman, v.l.) (communicare), I. 25 ; Sch. 55, 7.

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

ge-nirwan

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ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Seó wǽdl þǽra andlyfna genyrwde ealle omnes alimentorum indigentia coangustabat, Gr. D. 145, 6. Geswencendæ ł genyrwiende hig coartans eos, Ps. L. 34, 5. Genirwed and geenged afficiar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 49.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Hié him betweónum áþas geswóran ꝥ. . . 2, 4; S. 70, 15. to confirm by oath, swear to an agreement Ðáas forewarde geswóran .xii. þá betste of þes cynges healfe and .xii. of þes eorles, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 17. þǽ ǽr seó forewearde ǽr wæs gewroht and eác

gold

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Nymað eall eówer gold (cf. gyldene eárhringas, 4), Ex. 32, 24. used to ornament objects Seó cirice nalles on goldes wlite ne scíneþ, Bl. H. 197, 8. Fæt mid golde gefrætwod, 127, 7.

hlystan

listento listen

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Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hira tale, Hml. S. 30, 321. to listen as a learner, be a regular auditor: Hé hine þǽr áfédde feówer geár. . . and hine sóhton þá crístenan and his láre hlyston, Hml.

hruse

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hruse, l. hrúse,
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Hwǽr seó ród wunige under hrúsan, El. 625. Se wínsele on hrúsan ne feól, B. 772. Þonne ic hrúsan trede, Rä. 8, 1. Hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, 28, 11. (1 a) the floor of a subterranean place :-- Hwá wát on hwelcum hlǽwa Wélandes bán hrúsan þeccen?

in-gang

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Add: an entrance, a place or way by which one enters, a doorway, vestibule Seó byrgen is on Hierusalem ... Se ingang is eástan in, and on ðá swíðran healfe þǽm ingange is stǽnen bedd, Shrn. 69, 2-4. Æðelic ingong ... duru ormǽte, Cri. 308.

orf

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Seó heofone ús sendeð styrnlice stormas and orf and æceras swýðe ámyrreð, Wlfst. 92, 18. ¶ Cattle-stealing, it may be inferred from the statement of the oxherd in Ælfric's Colloquy, 'Ealle niht ic stande ofer þá oxan waciende for þeófan, Coll.

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sittingto sit upon, oppressto sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong)to sit about, besiegeto repress, check, present motion

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Eall ðæt seó sǽ his ofseten hæfþ quantum maria premunt, Bt. 18, I; Fox 62, 12. to sit about, besiege Fearas mê ofsǽton obsederunt Ps.

Linked entry: of-setenness

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas oferhlifaþ, swá se fugel of beáme gewíteþ Exon. Th. 206, 1; Ph. 120. Sóna swá . . . ðá Met. 8, 1

Linked entry: be-sóne