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wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punishtormentplague

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To punish, torment, plague Ic wítnie multo, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 58. Uuítnath multabitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 42. Wítnað plectit, 90, 12. Wítnode multavit, punivit, Hpt. Gl. 455, 15. Déme ðæt se bisceop and wítnige be ðam (juxta hoc puniatur), L.

á-feallan

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Add: of movement, of that which has been standing, involuntary, to fall down, tumble down Assael hrædlíce áfeóll Asael protinus occumbit , Past. 296, 16. mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25.

fæger

fairdesirablehandsomefairplausiblefairpleasant

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Add: beautiful to the eye Swá manega gesceafta and swá micla and swá fægra, Bt. 42; F. 256, 8. of persons Fæger man pulcher homo, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 14. Fæger formosa, An. Ox. 3410.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Gif þurhtió getihhod (-tiohhad, v. l. ) hæfþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 144, 4. with clause geteohhade þinga gerehte studebat alia narrare, Gr. D. 83, 10. getihhade þás woruld forhogode, Angl. x. 143, 86.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, battlepugna, prælium

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Th. 75; Fin. 37: Wald. 55; Vald. 1, 30: Exon. 79a; Th. 297, 5; Crä. 63: 104a; Th. 395, 7; . 15, 4: 120a; Th. 461, 17; . 37: Cd. 95; Th. 124, 11; Gen. 2061: 155; Th. 193, 5; Exod. 241: Elen. Kmbl. 63; El. 32: 97; El. 49: 103; El, 52: 129; El. 65.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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se geohsa, Lch. ii. 60, 23.

Linked entry: for-licgan

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Voc. ii. 55, 37. Ðonne wíg cume, Beo. Th. 46 ; B. 23: 5737; B. 2872. Wíg ealle fornam, 2165; B. 1080: Exon. Th. 291, 11; Wand. 80: Elen. Kmbl. 262 ; El. 131.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Dele passage Deut. 21, 20, and add: of movement, trans, to go round a place Lǽssan ymbgang hæfð se mann þe gǽð ábútan án hús þonne ðe ealle ðá burh begǽð, Lch. iii. 248, 12. Iosue beeóde ðá burh seofon síðum, Hml. Th. ii. 214, 34.

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peacefreedom from molestationsecurity guaranteed by law to those under special protectionagreementtruceleaguepaxtūtēlarefŭgium

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Th. 132, 56-65; By. 37-47. Ðis friþ, n. this protection, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Ben. 127, 4-7. Wæs se ǽrest abbod ðæs ylcan mynstres Petrus háten, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 5: 2, 2; S. 502, 40. Mynstres aldor, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe scyldig ealles his ierfes . . .

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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the nail of a finger or toe Nægel unguis; næglas ungues, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 60. Fingras digiti . . . nægel ungula, 65, 4. Nægl, 283, 25. Nægl unguana, ii. 124, 10. Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20.

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, freshjŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcensyoung

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Voc. 73, 5. Se geonga mann adolescens, Mt. Bos. 19, 22: Lk. Bos. 7, 14: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 12: Chr. 871; Erl. 75, 23. Ymb ðæs geongan feorh about the young man's life, Andr. Kmbl. 2236; An. 1119, On swá geongum feore in so young a life, Beo.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with; invĕnīre, compĕrīre Ic geméte invĕnio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4; Som. 34, 49: 37; Som. 39, 6. He holtes hleó heáh geméteþ he finds the wood's, lofty shelter, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 27; Ph. 429: Ps.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

slápan

(v.)
Grammar
slápan, p. slép, sleáp; pp. slápen
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To sleep. of natural sleep Slǽpst ðú ? Mk. Skt. 14, 37. Heó slǽpþ. Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24: Jn. Skt. 11, 12. Simle biþ lociende, ne slǽpþ nǽfre, 81. 42; Fox 258, 8. Ðonne sápaþ, 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 5. Hwí slápe ? Lk. Skt. 22, 46.

Linked entry: slápian

un-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, adv.

with difficultygrievouslyhardlyunwillinglyhardlyhardlyscarcelyonly just

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where a thing is not easily done, with difficulty Se weliga uneáþe (-eáðe, Lind.) gǽþ in heofuna ríce dives difficule intrabit in regnum coelorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 23. Swíðe uneáðe (-eáða, Lind.) ł hefige, Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 23: Lk. Skt.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Add: to declare, proclaim, make known Ðá geleáfullan bodiað (bodigeað, v. l.) be Gode ðæt sóð is ecclesta ore fidelium de Deo, quaeque vera sunt, testatur, Past. 367, 9. . . . þe tówearde sægde and bodode, Bl. H. 9, 16.

dreógan

(v.)
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Add: to do, perform; commit, perpetrate Se þe déð ǽnig unnyt, drýhð deófles willan, Wlfst. 279, 2. eów þe ofer*-*drenc dreógað, 46, 15. On gedwimerum þe men on dreógað fela þæs þe ne sceoldan, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 7.

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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R. 8, 4. of that which affects the body or mind, e.g. disease or fear Se unclǽna gást fornóm (arripiebat) hine, Lk. L. 8, 29. Ádl þé fornime þú ne beó hál ne gesund, Ap. Th. 21, 16. Læg heó swilce mid slǽpe fornumen, Hml. Th. ii. 32, 29.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

frófor

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Add: [A weak form occurs in the late Shrn. 202, 16.] consolation. the action of consoling Þé is frófres máre þearf þonne unrótnesse medicinae tempus est, non querelae, Bt. 3, 3; S. 9, 17.

ge-síne

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Take here <b>ge-sýne</b> in Dict., and add: of material objects, visible, to be seen Þ mon þǽre cyrcean flór emlíce gewyrce, þǽr nán byrgen gesýne ne , Ll. Th. ii. 408, 13. Geséne wére hine cuæð uidendum se dicit, Jn. p. 7, 14.