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big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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Met. Fox 23, 17; Met. 23, 9

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.),move, shake

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.), move, shake Hwílum mec wonfeax wale wegeþ and þýð, Exon. Th. 393, 31; Rä. 13, 8: 403, 10; Rä. 22, 5. Hí wecgaþ heora heáfdu moverunt caput, Ps. Th. 21, 6. Wecggeaþ, 43, 16.

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

á-wuht

(n.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-wuht, [ = á-wiht]

Aughtanythingat allby any meansaliquidomninoullo modo

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Met. Fox 20, 214; Met. 20, 107: 11, 18; Met. 11, 9: 18, 14; Met. 18, 7: Cd. 25; Th. 32, 1; Gen. 496

Linked entry: á-uht

grípan

(v.)
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Ox. 50, 31. with personal subject, the object material Hí tóbeótodon þæt hí mec mit ðám tangum grípan ( comprehendere ) woldon, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 621, 16. the object non-material Sé ðe ðás ðing gecneordlíce begǽð, hé grípð þæt behátene ríce, Hml.

wæl-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-hreów, -hreáw, -reów, -rǽw; adj.

Cruelbarbarousbloodthirsty

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Wælhreówes (Nero's) gewéd, Met. 9, 5. Ne lǽt ðú on ðæs wælhreówan hond (crudeli) ðín geár, Past. 36; Swt. 249, 11: Homl. Th. i. 80, 31. Ne mæg ic mínne feónd lufian, ðone ðe ic wælhreówne tógeánes geseó, 54, 31.

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Heó onfunden wæs men were aware of her presence, Beo. Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer Hé weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

ge-sǽlþ

(v.)

happens

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Met. Fox 13, 43; Met. 13, 22; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-sǽlan

ge-sǽl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽl-líc, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Happy; fēlix Gesǽllíc mon a happy man, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17

stician

(v.)
Grammar
stician, p. ode.
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Wið súðan ða méde ðæt it sticaþ tóemnes ðam wiðigðyfelum, v. 194, 32

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Ne syndon me from gewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255. Me lǽrdon Rómáne ðæt ic gewát heonon onweg the Romans advised me to depart away hence, Blickl. Homl. 191, 14.

be-tweox

(prep.)

betweeninter

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Met. Fox 11, 90; Met. 11, 45 : 11, 168; Met. 11, 84 : 24, 25; Met. 24, 13

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Míne wealas eriaþ mea mancipia arant, mínra þeówra manna æceras meorum mancipiorum segetes, mínum ðeówum mannum (mancipiis) ic dǽle penegas, míne þeówan men (mancipia ) ic ðreáge, fram mínum þeówum mannum ic eom gefultumod, Ælfc.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Ne mæg eal middaneard ánum ðǽra geðingian þe Críst þus tó cweð, 'Discedite a me, maledicti,' Hml. Th. ii. 572, 27: 528, 14.

ge-brúcan

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[Swá ibrúce ic mine rice, ne scule gié mine mete ibite, O. E. Hml. i. 233, 3. O. H. Ger. ge-brúhan uti, fungi

ǽfen-gifl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gifl, -giefl, es; n.

Evening foodsuppercœna

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Evening food, supper; cœna Hí sécaþ ðæt hie fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum [-giflum MS. C.] quærunt primos in cœnis recubitus, Past. 1, 2; MS. Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22

Linked entry: gifl

Centingas

(n.)
Grammar
Centingas, pl. m.

Men of Kent, Kentish menCantiani

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Men of Kent, Kentish men; Cantiani Hí forneáh ealle west Centingas fordydon they ruined nearly all the west Kentish men, Chr. 999; Th. 248, 12, col. 2: 1011; Th. 267, 7, col. 1

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turnturn roundvertereconvertere

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Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

firen-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
firen-georn, adj.

Sinfulpeccandi prōnus

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Sinful; peccandi prōnus Firengeorne men sinful men, Exon. 31b; Th. 98, 12; Cri. 1606

Here-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Here-ford, es; m.

Hereford

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Hereford Ða men of Hereforda the men from Hereford, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 31