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sweger

(n.)
Grammar
sweger, swegr, e; f.

A mother-in-law

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A mother-in-law Sueger socrus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 68. Sweger, i. 52, 8. Sweger, swegr, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 18. Swegr (suegir, Lind.) on hyre snore, and snoru on hyre swegere (swegre, MS. A., Rush.: suoegir. Lind.), Lk. Skt. 12, 53. Maria is Godfæder

Linked entry: sweór

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in common ⬩ communis ⬩ communis, generalis, solitus ⬩ communis

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Common, general, mutual, in common; communis Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþ-búendum án gemǽne there was yet one common language to the dwellers upon earth, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 27; Gen. 1636. Sib sceal gemǽne englum and ældum á forþ heonan wesan a common peace shall

Linked entry: mǽne

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede

To propagate ⬩ To bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to propagate ⬩ nourish ⬩ foster ⬩ To be prolific

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To propagate Ic tyddrige (teddrige, MS. D.) propago, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 14. Grammar týdran, trans. To bring forth, produce Se godcunda foreþonc geedníwaþ and týdreþ (tídreþ, Cott. MS.) ǽlc túdor and hit eft gehýt nascentia occidentiaque omnnia

Linked entries: a-tydran tídran tyddrian týdred týdrian

wǽpned-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-mann, es; m.

a male ⬩ a man ⬩ a male

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a male, a man Þriwa on gére ǽlc wǽpnedman (omne masculinum tuum) ætýwð beforan Drihtne, Ex. 23, 17: Num. 34, 23. Wǽpnedman (-men?) mares, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 50. Se cyning wæs gód wǽpnedman rex erat vir bonus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 39. Ðú (Eve) scealt wǽpnedmen

tácn-circul

(n.)
Grammar
tácn-circul, es; m.

A circle or cycle which marks the date. ⬩ the indiction, a cycle of fifteen years. ⬩ the lunar cycle of nineteen years; the place which any year occupies in the cycle is marked by the golden number of the year

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A circle or cycle which marks the date. the indiction, a cycle of fifteen years. v. ge-ban Ðæm gǽre ðe wæs ágán fram Cristes ácennednesse eahta hand wintra and feówer and sixtig, and in ðam tácencircole ðæt twelfte geár ( the year of the indiction is

un-maga

(n.)
Grammar
un-maga, an; m.: un-magu; f.

a person without means ⬩ a needy person ⬩ a person who cannot maintain himself ⬩ one who is dependent upon others

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a person without means, a needy person Se maga and se unmaga ne beóð ná gelíce, ne ne magon ná gelíce byrðene áhebban ... and ðý man sceal gescádlíce tóscádan ... welan and wǽdle, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 16: L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 6. Ðis is mihtiges

Linked entry: un-mægness

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Add Sum cild plegode gýmeleáslíce and bearn under ánum yrnendum hweóle, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 24. Þá mǽdenu beforan þám leornungmannum hæfdon hí sylfe be handa heom betweónum and þá lange hwíle plegdon (diutius ludentes), Gr. D. 119, 14. Hundas blegan gesihð

rówan

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Þá reów (navigavit) se cyng sylf tó ðám íglande, Hml. Th. ii. 148, 6. Se geréfa reów him tó lande (cf. Hí eódon tó scipe and heora segel árǽrdon, 61), Hml. S. 36, 29: Ap. Th. 5, 11. Cómon hí tó sǽ and þǽr gemétton scip standan, and hí on ꝥ eódon and mid

wácmódness

(n.)
Grammar
wácmódness, e; f.

weakness of character ⬩ moral weakness ⬩ faintheartedness ⬩ want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity ⬩ cowardice ⬩ weakness ⬩ feebleness

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weakness of character, moral weakness Ðý læs sió scyld, ðe hiene costaþ, for his luste and for his wácmódnesse hine ofersuíðe ne vitium, quod tentat, mollitie delectationis subigat, Past. 13; Swt. 79, 22. faintheartedness, want of courage, pusillanimity

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.

thereon ⬩ therein ⬩ thereinto ⬩ thereof

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thereon Hé com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl. Homl. 71, 7. therein Hér is án lytele burg, ðǽr ic mæg mín

Linked entry: on

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: sihþ wesan stæppan steall stillan telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

bygest

(v.)
Grammar
bygest, he bygeþ buyest, he buys, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 14; Gn. Ex. 111;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bycgan

byrgst

(v.)
Grammar
byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrnþ protectest, he protects, Ps. Th. 16, 8;
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2nd and 3rd pers, pres. of beorgan

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

etst

(v.)
Grammar
etst, he et eatest, eats; es, est, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 18;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of etan

a-hládan

Grammar
a-hládan, l. á-hladan,
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and add Áhlæt exhauriet, Scint. 199, 16

dreópian

(v.)
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Dele dropian, drupian and last two passages

fneósung

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In bracket dele. ' Icel. . . . sneezing', and add

geár-dagum

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Dele first passage, and see preceding word

ge-sǽhþ

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Add:ge-sǽligþ. (Cf. mirigþ and mirig) happiness

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