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þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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On heáhsetle siteþ self cyning (God), and ðiós síde gesceaft þénaþ and þiówaþ, Met. 29, 77. Gif him árlíce esne þénaþ, Exon. Th. 430, 9; Rä. 44, 5: 403, 28; Rä. 22, 14. Þénaþ prosequitur, Hpt. Gl. 451, 57.

Linked entry: þénian

húsel

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Gif wé sceáwiað þæt hálige húsel æfter líchamlicum andgite, þonne geseó wé þæt hit is gesceaft brosniendlic . . .

hwæt-hwega

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Nán gesceaft swá clǽne ne forwyrð, þæt hé tó hwanhwugu ne weorðe, Solil. H. 63, 1. Hió wirpð on dæt geðóht hwæthwugu tó begietenne adipiscenda quaeque cogitationi objicit, Past. 70, 22. Hwæthugu aliquid, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 66, 1.

samod

(adv.)
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samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Ðú geworhtest heofon and eorþan, sǽs sídne fæðm, samod ealle gesceaft, Elen. Kmbl. 1455; El. 729. Ongan his feax teran and his hrægl somod, Judth. Thw. 25, 28; Jud. 282.

mann

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(b β) tó mannum cuman (cf. tó túne cuman) to happen, take place, of a season, begin :-- Gyf þú wylt witan ǽniges mónðes gesceád, hwylce dæge hé cume tó mannum, Angl. viii. 304, 8. of a child Unc næs gemǽne man (cf. habban bearn gemǽne. v. gemǽne; ¶ 1

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Se man ána hæfþ gesceád and rǽd and andgit, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 99. counsel, course of action that results from deliberation, plan, a resolution taken after deliberation, ordinance, decree Sý ðes rǽd gemǽne eallum leódscipe, L. Edg.

Linked entry: rád

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Man byþ merwe gesceaft mihtum ídel homo vanitati similis factum est, Ps. Th. 143. 5. Ídel gelp him on ne rícsode vanæ gloriæ contemptorem, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 9. Ídel gylp vanitas, Ps. Th. 51, 6. Ídel searu, 138, 17.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

ge-wis

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Þonne hé byð feówertig síðon gegaderod, þonne gefylleð hé áne tíd; and hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, þæt ys styrung a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. certain (thing), some; quidam Pilatus cwæþ: 'Myd gewyssum gesceáde (v. ge-sceád

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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On gesceap, Rä. 39, 4. Hé him an his gewill andwyrdan sceolde, Ors. 3, 9 ; S. 126, 29: 1, 12; S. 56, 1. Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót on yfelra manna gewill, Bt. 4; F. 8, 19. On þæs arcebisceopes geméde, Cht. Th. 355, 23.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Se storm and seó stronge lyft brecaþ bráde gesceaft the storm and the strong blast shall break through the broad creation, Exon. 22 b ; Th. 61, 29; Cri. 992. Eádweard bræc ðone bordweall Edward broke through the wall of shields, Byrht.

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Sió æþele gesceaft (the sun) sáh tó setle, Chr. 937 ; Erl. 112, 17. [The sunne arist anes a dai and eft sigeð, O. E. Homl. ii. 109, 22.] <b>Ib.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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Heó is ratio, ðæt is gesceád, ðonne heó tóscǽt, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 187. God gesyhþ ǽlces monnes geþanc, and his word and his dǽda tóscǽt (cernit), Bt. 40, 7; Fox 244, 1. Mid ðære nose wé tósceádaþ (discernimus) stencas, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 20.

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Eall ðeós mǽre gesceaft the universe. Rood Kmbl. 24; Kr. 12. Mǽre wundur mirabilia, Ps. Th. 106, 30: 110, 3. Sunne mǽre tungol the sun, resplendent star. Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 14; Æðelst. 14. Mǽrost tungla, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 28; Ph. 119.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Ágann Landfranc atýwian mid openum gesceáde ꝥ hé mid rihte crafede ... and mid strangan cwydan ꝥ ylce gefæstnode, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 14. of steady action Woruldlufe ðe on gedwyldum hwyrftlað, and nǽnne stæpe on Godes wege ne gefæstnað ( does not take

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Th. 103, 25. with adverbs. forð, to continue, go on with: Heóldon forð ryne eástreámas heora, Gen. 215. on, to go on Heóld on heáh gesceap high destiny held on its course, B. 3084

weallan

(v.)
Grammar
weallan, p. weóll, pl. weóllon; pp. weallen.

of water, &amp;c. issuing from a source to well, bubble forth, spring out, flow of the source, to well with, flow with, with a noun absoluteimplying abundanceto swarm, exist in large numbers of production in large numbers or great quantity, to swarm with flow with of violent movement, to boil, rage, heave of movement in liquids caused by heat, to boil (intrans.), to be hot used of a vessel in which a liquid boils of other than liquids, to be hot, burn, blaze, ragefiguratively, of persons, passions, emotions, to be fervent, to burn, rage, to be strongly moved trans. ( = willan?) To roll, turn

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His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 212. Weallende scaturiens (vermibus, Ald. 70), Hpt. Gl. 519, 34: scatens (vermibus, Ald. 202) Wrt.

Linked entry: for-weallen

warenian

(v.)
Grammar
warenian, warnian, wearnian ; p. ode.
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To put on guard, to warn Bútan ic eów warnige, ic sceal ágyldan gesceád mínre gýme*-*leáste, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 72. Ðæt wyrreste þingc ðú didest, ðæt ðú mé warnodest, Ap. Th. 8, 15.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Gif geþanc yfel fram gódum angytes mid gesceáde tódǽlþ si mens mala a bonis intellectus ratione discernit, Scint. 141,7. In góman ðǽr mon ðone smæc tódǽleþ in palato, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 4.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner manthe spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of manspiritsoulmindsoulheartspiritminddispositionmoodCouragehigh spiritPridearroganceGreatnessmagnificencepride

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eágum on lócude and hé for ðæs módes geómerunge næs náuht gedréfed haec ubi continuato dolore delatravi, illa vultu placido, nihilque meis questibus mota, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 23-26. with more especial reference to intellectual or mental qualities, mind Gesceád

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Þá gesceapu þe him ǽr forgeaf God, Gen. 844. Him wundra fela Alwalda in ǽht forgeaf, Ex. 11. Him líffreá woroldáre forgeaf, B. 17: Gen. 2109. Sige forgeaf Constantine cyning ælmihtig, El. 144. Forgif mé leóht on þissum lífe, An. 76.