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Engle

Anglesthe English

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Þá Normen wurdon on fleáme, and þá Engliscan hí hindan slógon . . . ꝥ þǽr wæs lyt tó láfe, and Engle áhton wælstówe geweald, 1066; P. 199, 17. Þás wyrte Rómáne astula regia nemnað, and Ængle (v. l. Engle: cf.

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Þanon wæs geworden . . . ic bæd úrne Drihten ðæt hé hine æteówde, and hraþe hé mé hine æteówde, and hé mé tó cwæð . . . 'Ic sende tó ðé Andreas,' Blickl. Homl. 237, 30, Þonne God gangeþ for his folc ... þanon eorðe byþ onhréred, Ps.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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H. 33, 11. from a non-material object, to cease to do Nó hé hine wið monna miltse gedǽlde, ac gesynta bæd sáwla gehwylcre, Gú. 302. <b>III b.

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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Swá hine cígþ Engle and Seaxe as the Angles and Saxons call it, Menol. Fox 366; Men. 184. Ðone [MS. þonne] niða bearn nemnaþ and cígaþ Pentecostenes dæg which children of men name and call the day of Pentecost, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 15; Edg. 7.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Th. 118, 19: 134, 6. dark, deceitful, evil; tenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus Dyrne deófles boda wearp hine on wyrmes líc the devil&#39;s dark messenger changed himself into a worm&#39;s body, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 24; Gen. 490.

Linked entries: derne dierne

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEEescapeavoidfŭgĕreeffŭgĕrevītāreto put to flightroutconquerfŭgārevincĕreTo fly as with wingsvŏlāre

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Fleóþ his ansýne, ða ðe hine feódan fŭgiant a făcie ejus, qui ōdērunt eum, Ps. Th. 67, 1: 103, 17. Hí flýþ [Cott. flióþ] ðæt hí hatiaþ they avoid what they hate, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27. Sǽ geseah and heó fleáh măre vīdit, et fūgit, Ps.

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Taxtributerentinterestvectīgaltrĭbūtumcensusūsūra

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Ðæt him leófre wǽre wið hine to feohtanne, ðonne gafol to gyldenne that they would rather fight against him, than pay him tribute, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 24, 28 : L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 16 : L. O.

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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Áhófon hine of ðam hefian wíte they lifted him off that heavy punishment, Rood Kmbl. 121; Kr. 61. Heó is hefegon swæce it is of unpleasant smell, Herb. 151, 1; Lchdm. i. 276, 9:143, 1; Lchdm, i. 264, 20.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

ge-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend.

To turnchangetranslateinclinebring aboutTo turn [one's self]changegoreturn

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He cwæþ ðætte ǽghwilc ungemyndig rihtwísnesse hine hræðe sceolde eft gewendan in to sínum módes gemyndo he said that every one unmindful of righteousness should speedily turn again to his mind, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 113; Met. 22, 57.

sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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Ða syrwde Herodias ymbe hine Herodias insidiabatur illi, Mk. Skt. 6, 19 : Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ða ðe ymbe ðæs cildes feorh syrwdon those who sought the child's life, 88, 18 : ii. 112, 33.

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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Hine slǽp ofereode. Andr. Kmbl. 1640; An. 821. Mec slǽp ofergongeþ. Exon. Th. 422, 23; Ra. 41, 10. Slép, Prov. Kmbl. 1. Gif ic mínum eágum unne slǽpes, Ps. Th. 131, 4. Slépes soporis, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 201, 38: somni, 202, 15.

Linked entry: sláp

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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hine swungon mid ísenum swipum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 23. Mið swiopum (suuippum, Lind.) giðorscenne flagellis caesum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 15, 15. <b>I a.</b> that with which a stroke is struck, a sword (?), a javelin (?)

Linked entries: swipa swipe

under-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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Ðá beseah hé hine underbæc wið ðæs wífes, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 14.

Linked entry: BÆC

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Se ðe wuldrige, wuldrige on God ælmihtigne, and nó on hine sylfne, R. Ben. 4, 8. Gedafenaþ ðæt hí wuldrion on gedréfednessum, Homl. Th. i. 554, 24. Þeáh ðe ic wylle wuldrian (gloriari), ne beó ic ná unsnoter, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 262, 7.

dwelian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to go astray, literal Hé on ðám holte dwelode ( wandered ), oð þæt hine wulfas tótǽron, Hml. Th. i. 384, 10. Hé án (sceáp), þe ðǽr losode and dwelede, sóhte, R. Ben. 51, 19. Heó began faran ... swilce heó dweliende þyder cóme ...

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Gebécnadon fæder his huoelcne wælde geceiga hine innuebant patri ejus quem uellet uocari eum, Lk. 1, 62. I a. to command by a nod, to command :-- Búton hé tó ǽlcum men mæge gebécnan ꝥ hé ierne on his willan, Bt. II, 1 ; F. 32, 20.

ge-feohtan

(v.)
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Hié getrúwedon þæt hié mid hiera cræftum sceolden sige gefeohtan, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 17: 2, 5; S. 82, 26. to maintain a charge by fighting Þǽr beteáh Gosfrei Bainard Willelm of Ou ꝥ hé heafde gebeón on þes cynges swicdóm, and hit him on gefeaht, and hine

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Sé ðe biscepháde gewilnað, Past. 53, 8. with clause Hé gewilnode tó Gode ꝥ hé hine ne léte lybban náne hwíle æfter his leófan fæder, Chr. 1038; P. 161, 31. to desire to do. with infin.

gódnes

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L. 127, 5. a good act or deed Hé þancode Gode eallra his gódnyssa, ꝥ hé hine gescylde ... and him sige forgeaf, Hml. S. 14, 163. Habban ús on handa úre leóhtfatu ꝥ sýn hálige weorc, on ælmesdǽdum and on eallum gódnessum, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 38.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Se rodor hine hæfþ útane (cf. se rodor ðás rúman gesceaft útan ymhwyrfeþ, Met. 20, 137), Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 22.