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Anglo-Saxon

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cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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Hit is cynn ( justum est ) ðæt ðæs gemǽnelíce brúcen, 337, 3. Hit is cyn ðæt úre scomigen debemus erubescere, 407, 15. Þonne is hit cyn ꝥ gé þone mid eádmédum gesécen, Ll.

holt

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For ðǽm ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml. S. 19, 219. On pápan holt súðweardne, C. D.

manian

(v.)
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maniað ꝥ man Sunnandæges freóls mid eallum mægene healde, Cht. E. 231, 18. Add Gif mid rícan mannan hwæt embe úre neóde manian willað si cum hominibus potentibus volumus aliqua suggerere, R. Ben. 45. 20.

be-scuton

(v.)

went

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went, Lk. Bos. 8, 31; Similar entries p. pl.of be-sceótan

ge-píned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-píned, part. p.

Punished

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Punished Ðætte hia wére gepíned puniri, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 4

un-gehirt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehirt, adj.

Disheartenedcowardly

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Disheartened, cowardly Ða ungehyrtan of heora wege áflýman, Wulfst. 192, 24

ge-léf

(adj.)
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weak Geleófe yldo aetate prouectae Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 222, 1. (?)

Linked entries: léf ge-leóf

hafoc-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-wyrt, e; f.

Hawk-weedhieracium

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Hawk-weed [?]; hieracium, L. M. 1, 14; Lchdm. ii. 56, 11

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Ðeáh fela smeán (smeágen, Cote. MS.), habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 9. Ðæt ic smeáde (meditarer) sprǽce ðíne Ps. Spl. 118, 148. Ðú woldest míne láre smeágean 22, 1; Fox 76, 25.

Linked entry: smeán

georn

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under 1 b) georn, Gú. 1051. with clause, eager to do Sceolan beón geornran ꝥ Godes bebodu healdan, þonne úrne teónan gewrecan, Bl. H. 33, 23. diligent, zealous Mé míne ágen word sócon, and wiðer mé wǽran georne, Ps. Th. 55, 5.

ge-singan

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Add: to make a sound. of persons, to play an instrument gesungun iúh mið hwistlum cantauimus nobis tibiis, Lk. L. 7, 32. of a bird (cock), to crow Gisingeð ðe hona cantabit gallus, Jn. R. L. 13, 38. Ðe hona gisang, 18, 27 : Mk. R.

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.

An out-shootoutletplace where a stream or road runs into another

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'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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ceorfaþ treówu on holte, ðæt hí eft up árǽren on ðæm botle, ðǽr ðǽr timbran willen, Swt. 445, 1: Cd. Th. 64, 29; Gen. 1057. Weall stǽnenne timbran, 101, 34; Gen. 1692. On ðám telgum timbran nest, Exon. Th. 210, 20; Ph. 188.

sleán

Grammar
sleán, <b>A. I.</b> add: v. sliccan
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</b> to make a sound with the voice Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa sleán hí wel sonum uocalium litterarum bene perstrepant, Chrd. 57, 9. <b>VI b.

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Gód lǽce ðe wel cann wunda sníðan Past. 49; Swt. 377, 18.

ge-weoton

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weoton, p. pl.

wentdeparted

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went, departed, of ge-wítan.Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 34;

sundor-anweald

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-anweald, es; m.
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Sunderan*-*weald monarchia

Linked entry: an-weald

un-þyhtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þyhtig, adj.

Weak

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Weak Unðyhtge (-þyotgi, -dyctgi) égan vitiato oculo, Txts. 107, 2133

un-gefére

Grammar
un-gefére, <b>. I.</b>
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On ungeférum wege in invio, Ps. Vos. 106, 40. Add

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ǽlc þing cymþ of sumum ðingum, for ðý hit ne biþ weás gebyred; ac þǽr hit of náuhte ne cóme, þonne wǽre hit weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 28-30. with hit as subject, and a clause following the verb Gif hit ǽfre gebyreþ ꝥ heó blódes onbirigð, Bt. 25