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for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Th. ii. 496, 27. We sind mid lígum forswælede we are scorched up with flames, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 20

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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Th. ii. 576, 31-32. Hund mittena centum choros, Lk. Skt. 16, 7. Wíf gehýdeþ in meolo mitto þrió mulier abscondit in farinae sata tria, Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: an-mitta

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Regard, observation, keeping, concealing; observantia, custodia In gehylde rihtra Eástrana in the keeping of right Easter, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 25. Ic wæs on ðínum gehylde begangen in observationibus tuis exercebor, Ps. Th. 76, 10.

Linked entry: ge-heald

wyllen

(adj.)
Grammar
wyllen, adj.

Woollenof woolwoollen stuff

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Skt. i. 20, 44: L. Edg. C. 10; Th. ii. 280, 19. Nime man wyllen tó líce, Wulfst. 170, 10

neán

(adv.)
Grammar
neán, adv.

from nearnearclose at handnearlyabout

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Wé ðæs hereweorces neán myndgiaþ we bear that warlike deed in mind nearly as it happened, have an accurate remembrance of it, Elen. Kmbl. 1311; El. 657

Linked entry: neón

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, adj.
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Dele last reference, and add: of persons (or things personified), accustomed, used Ic mé, swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tó middes heora gemengde, Hml. S. 23 b, 372.

Linked entry: be-wuna

tó-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sleán, p. -sloh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen

To strike to pieces,knock to bitsto demolish,knock down a buildingto divide in two by a blow or stroketo drive away thoughts

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Gif hit (an egg) ne tócíne, tósleah hwón if it will not crack, break it slightly with a blow, Lchdm. iii. 18, 2. of abstract objects, to drive away thoughts Ða yflan gebohtas ðe him on mod becumaþ hé sceal sóna on Criste tósleán . . .

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Th. ii. 290, 9. to bring a charge against a person Scírde actionabatur [or is the verb here connected with scír an office ? cf. gescíra uilicare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 2, folcgeréfa actionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 30], Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 11 : 3, 55.

denn

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Inn on ðæt eádenn; of ðám eádenne, iii. 385, 4. v. dænn in Dict.; den-bǽre, stów

ge-tellan

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Th. i. 68, 35. where a total which is formed by two or more objects is given as so and so Wæs geteald ǽfen and merigen tó ánum dæge evening and morning were reckoned a day, Lch. iii. 232, 11. to consider Hwæt is bearn mannes þet þú getelest (reputas

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, l. æt-feólan, and add: (from -feolhan); p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon, and -fǽlon (
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Ðearf isic weacenum ætfeóle, S. 601, 3.

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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Add Þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt, E. S. viii. 477, 13. Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, sleá him ánne spearcan beforan, biþ hé sóna on rihtan ( in the right way ), Lch. ii. 290, 18.

ge-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd, es; n: e; f.

Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemorationremembrance

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In gemyndum to habbanne to be had in mind, Nar. 4, 9: 2, 8

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Th. i. 306, 28. Þæt hý him absolutionem macigan, Wlfst. 180, 12. to behave, act. with hit and adv. denoting manner Ic nát ná forgeare hú ic hit þus macige I do not quite know how it is I behave so, Hml. S. 23, 556: 672.

niccan

(v.)
Grammar
niccan, to say no (v. nic),
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refuse a person something Ic bidde ðé þurch ðene Drictene gif ic ongén ne cóme ðat ðú it néfre ne lét welden míne unwynan æfter mé ðe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron, and niccað it mé éuere tó unðanke, C. D. vi. 201, 6. [v. N. E. D. nick to deny.]

Linked entry: nic

þrymm

Grammar
þrymm, <b>. IV.</b> add: — Betwyx þám þrymme þǽre módignysse and þǽre swelgende þǽre áswundennysse inter aciem superbie et uoraginem Chrd. 65, 19. Hwý noldest ðú biddan þé árfulle þingeras wið ælmihtigan þrym þǽre hálgan þrynnesse and æt þǽre sóðan ánnesse. , Wlfst. 240, 10. v. hláford-, mann-þrymm.

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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L. 52; Th. ii. 298, 10

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

hwá

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II :-- Hit is on hrædinge earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra wundra worhte, Wlfst. 22, 14. (iv) where the genitive denotes objects the number of which is in question :-- Saga mé hú fela si fugela cynna. Ic ðé secge twá and fiftig.

liþ-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
liþ-wærc, es; m.
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Pain in the joints Wið liþwærce, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 2, 4

mis-bregdan

(v.)

to removedraw aside

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Misbroden [ic eom?] disto i. differo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 50