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á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Beóð áwecte (á-wehte-wehte,v. l.) andan, saca and tala, R. Ben. 124, 17

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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Sende ðé Drihten on ungewitt and blindnysse percutiat te Dominus amentia et coecitate, Deut. 28, 28. folly, stupidity Ðý læs ðe ǽnig ungecyrred woroldman mid nytnesse and ungewitte regules geboda ábrǽce, and ðære tale brúce, ðæt hé misfénge ðý hé hit

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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to tell, say, mention a matter Þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó (v. tó; I. 5 f I þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan if some little of such troubles come on you, then you talk of it as the worst times

spellian

(v.)
Grammar
spellian, p. ode.

To talkconversediscourseTo announceproclaimtellutteramare conterens impudentemto tell, announceto talk

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To talk, converse, discourse Ic spellige fabalor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 13. Hí ealne dæg fleardiaþ and spelliaþ, L. 1. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 25. Ðá hig spelledon (woeron spellendo, Lind. : spellende, Rush.) dum fabularentur, Lk. Skt. 24, 15.

wác

Grammar
wác, <b>; II.</b>
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Þá man talað wáce þe woldon for Godes ege georne riht lufian, Wlfst. 243, II. <b>II a.</b> of non-material things :--- III. add :-- Hé beleác hine on cwearterne and sende him bigleofan lytelne and wácne, 35, 38.

reordian

(v.)
Grammar
reordian, ;p.; ode.

to speak, say, talkto read

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; to speak, say, talk ; Sleáþ synnigne ofer múþ, tó feala reordaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2604; An. 1303. Ðus reordiaþ ryhtfremmende, Exon. Th. 240, 1; Ph. 632. Ðá reordade Waldend and worde cwæþ, Cd. Th. 76, 6; Gen. 1253. Reordode, 161, 30; Gen. 2673.

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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Heora feóndas flód ádrencte ðæt ðæra ǽfre ne com án spelboda there was never a one left to tell the tale, Ps. Th. 105, 10. Him andswarode Godes spelboda (the prophet Daniel): 'Nó ic wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas,' Cd.

Linked entry: spell

þurruc

(n.)

a small shipthe bottom part of a ship

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It occurs in the Persones Tale: &#39;Smal dropes of water, that enteren thurgh a litel crevis in the thurrok, and in the botonr of a ship.

tín

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín, tién, tén, týn teá (North.)

tenalonea set of tenthe number ten

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Ben. 47, 7. the number ten Ðis tal under him hæfis óðer tal ðe tó ténum wið forecyme (a number that goes up to ten), Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 20. Tele ðú óð ðæt ðú cume tó þrittiga, eft . . . tele óð týne (count up to ten), Lchdm. iii. 228, 2

Linked entries: teá tién týn

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Ic wið eów stíðlícor áginne, ðonne ic tale wið eów habban wylle I shall proceed too sternly against to be ready to talk to you, Hml.

word-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
word-cwide, es; m.

a sayingwordsspeechlanguage

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Gif hé his word-cwida wealdan meahte if he could talk, Exon. Th. 171, 25; Gú. 1132. Wís on wordcwidum, 294, ii; Crä. 31: Andr. Kmbl. 1104; An. 552. Wuldorcyninges word hleóðrode. . . .

wiþ-metenness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþ-metenness, e; f.

Comparison

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Ðyslíc mé is gesewen ðis andwarde líf tó wiþmetenysse ðære tíde ðe ús uncúþ is talis mihi videtur vita praesens ad comparationem ejus quod nobis incertum est temporis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 14. Wiðmetennysse, Homl. Th. ii. 430, 18.

Linked entry: wiþ-gemetness

áscung

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Hit is þeáw þǽre sprǽce and þǽre áscunge talis est materia, Bt. 39, 4;F. 216, 18. Críst áxode Philippum . . . getácnode hé mid þǽre ácsunge þæs folces nytennysse, Hml. Th. i. 188, 14.

tigele

(n.)
Grammar
tigele, tigle, tiegle, an; f.
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Tigelena gemet a tale of bricks, Ex. 5, 14. Tiglena testularum, Hpt. Gl. 499, 28. Tighelana tegularum, 459, 40. Tigelum, Exon. Th. 477, 28; Ruin. 31. Hig hæfdon tygelan ( lateres ) for stán, Gen. 11, 3

Linked entries: tiegle tygele

eges lic

Grammar
eges lic, l. eges-lic,
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Ðæt forme scip þæt egeslice spell gebodade the first ship told the terrible tale, Ors. 4, 5; S. 166, 10. Egeslice truculenta, i. horrida (venena ), An. Ox. 1852. Egeslice dǽda, Wlfst. 161, 9. Mid egislicum cornutis (vultibus ), An. Ox. 163.

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Wið steápne rond by the tall shield, Beo. Th. 5126; B. 2566. Ic hæbbe hneccan steápne, Exon. Th. 490, 1; Rä. 79, 4. Bollan steápe tall flagons, Judth. Thw. 142, 6; Jud. 17. Hí habbaþ on heáfde helmas steápe (cf. O. Frs. with thene stápa helm.

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de
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Cf. also: His hert began to melt For veray sweme of this swemeful tale, Lydgate (cited ib. p. 199). Swemyn molestor, mereo; sweem, swemynge or mornynge tristicia, molestia, meror Prompt. Parv. 482, col. 1. In A.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Putifar trewið his wiwes tale, Gen. and Ex. 2037

Linked entry: trýwian

þri-milce

(n.)
Grammar
þri-milce, es; m. (?)

The early name for the month of May

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swylc genihtsumnes wæs geó on Brytone and eác on Germania lande, of ðæm Ongla ðeód com on ðás Breotone, ðæt hí on ðæm mónðe þriwa on dæge mylcedon heora neát (Bede's Latin is: Thrimilci dicebatur, quod tribus vicibus in eo per diem pecora mulgebantur; talis

Linked entries: meolcian -milce

inweardlíce

(adv.)
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F. 236, 9 and in the following passage for is a prefix rather than an independent adverb :-- Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest mid swylcum æágum þá heáhsunnan geseón quaenam talium oculorum impudentia est velle illum solem videre