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spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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To allure, entice, lure, decoy, attract, urge Spenst illicias, Hpt. Gl. 524, 9. Spones inlicias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 7 : 87, 26. in a good sense, with a preposition marking the direction of aim Ðú spenst (spænst, Cott.

tíd

(n.)
Grammar
tíd, e; f.
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nyton hwænne seó tíd ys, Mk. Skt. 13, 32, 33. Ðá com his tíd ðæt sceolde of middangearde Drihtne féran, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 13: 4, 9; S. 577, 16. morgen on ðisse ylcan tíde ic sende micelne hagol, Ex. 9, 18.

Linked entry: týd

ge-myndig

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H. 51, 23: 215, 24. with clause Þú gemyndig hwæt mín fæder þé dyde, Bl. H. 151, 24. Þæt ne gemyndig monna ǽnig Israhéla naman ǽnig nemne non memorabitur nomen Israel amplius, Ps. Th. 82, 4.

hǽlu

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Haelo (cf. potestatem curandi, Mk. 3, 15) sanitatum. Mk. p. 3, 10. Ic hǽla (hǽlo, L.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Freá ælmihtig, mǽre þeóden, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 34; Gen. 853. Se mǽra Fæder ( God ), L. Ælfc. C. 3; Th. ii. 344, 4. byþ mǽre beforan Drihtne erit magnus coram domino. Lk. Skt. 1. 15: 32.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Add: firmly fixed. in a place (lit. or fig.) Álýs of láme þe lǽs ic weorþe fæst (ut non inhaeream), Ps. Th. 68, 14. Ancor on eorþan fæst, Bt. 10; F. 30, 6. Biþ óþer ende fæst on þǽre nafe, óþer on ðǽre felge, 39, 7; F. 222, 3: . 22, 13.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Add: where motion is prevented, to fix. to make motionless that which can move sealte ýþa gefæstnade, Ps. Th. 77, 15. to place firmly that which can be moved Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod (gefæstnad firmatum, Lk. L. 16, 26) micel ðrosm, Hml.

ongeagn

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Add: <b>A. I.</b> Mið ðý gesætt on dúne oelebeárna ongeaegn (-gægn, R.) temple (contra templum), Mk. L. 13, 3. Ásettað ongǽn (-gén, v. l.) þysum fýre contra ignem me ponite, Gr. D. 48, 3.

wel

(adv.; int.)

Wellwellprosperouslywellmuchthoroughlyfreelywellproperlywellveryquitethoroughlyveryquitewellah

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Wel , men, wel Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 23. Wel heia Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 30. Weol , weol euge, euge Ps. Surt. 69, 4

Linked entry: BET

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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On unálýfedum tíman, ii. 94, 3. Gebiddaþ ealle hálige ðé on tilne tíman (in tempore opportuno), Ps. Th. 31, 7. Ðonne nytwyrðne tíman ongiet sprecenne cum opportunum considerat, Past. 38; Swt. 275, 14.

Linked entries: týma tíme

ge-niman

(v.)
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Add: to take, move an object in the hand from its place, to pick up what lies on a surface, pull off what is fixed, pluck fruit áwearp his reáf. . . eft his reáf genam, Hml. Th. ii. 242, 26. genam þone calic, Mt. 26, 27.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Ðá wundrade se ðeng, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 29. Geleáffull ðegn (esne, Rush.: þeów, W. S.) fidelis servus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 45, 46. Ðá þénas ðe ðæt wæter hlódon, Jn.

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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Eth. ix. 42; Th. i. 350, 3: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 32. Hwílum be áre, hwílum be ǽhte sometimes in estate, sometimes in goods, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11: L. C. S. 50; Th. i. 404,18.

Linked entry: árra

GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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Goth. 2, 15 We synt gumcynnes Geáta leóde we are of the race of the Gauts' nation, Beo. Th. 526; B. 260 : 730; B. 362.

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Medicine, a medicine, remedy, cure Lǽcedóm medecina, Wrt. Voc. 74, 5: Lchdm. ii. 16, 9-27. Lécedom, Kent. Gl. 148. Lǽcedóm malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 59: cura, 92, 61. In untrymnisse wæs ðú lǽcedóme in infirmitate sis medecina, Rtl. 105, 13.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Granted as a lǽn [q. v.], granted for a time only, not permanent, transitory, temporary, frail [generally used as an epithet of things of this world when they are contrasted with those of the next] Ac ic wolde witan hweðer ðé þuhte be ðam ðe ðú hæfst

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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a brink, edge, margin, shore Árás ðá ronde róf oretta (cf. gesæt ðá on næsse níðheard cyning, Beo. Th. 4825 : hlǽw holmwylme neáh, 4814), Ben. Th. 5069; B. 2538. Of ðam fúlan bróce wið westan randes æsc to the west of the ash tree on the bank (?)

Linked entry: rand-beáh

ge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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He gemetgaþ ða feówer gesceafta he regulates the four elements, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 8: 33, 4; Fox 128, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 20: 30, 7. Ofer ealle gesceafte over all creatures, Exon. 28 a; Th. 84, 33; Cri. 1388: 43 b; Th. 147, 25; . 732.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Cf. to tew = to trouble, vex, E. D. S. Pub.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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Gr. 284, 5. single, sole, by one's self, alone Ánlípig aldormon one or other alderman acting by himself; MS. E has ealdormen ) and cyninges þegnas oft ráde onridon, Chr. 871; P. 72, 14. Hwílum ánlépig, hwílum tógædere gedón, Lch. ii. 62, 6.