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ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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In the Runic poem 22 ; Kmbl. 343, 27 it is taken as the name of a prince of the East Danes Ing wæs ǽrest mid Eást Denum gesewen secgum ; óþ hé siððan eft ofer wǽg gewát. Ðus heardingas ðone hæle nemdon. This name [cf. Gothic form] may be the same as

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
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what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession

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Add: what is owned, a possession Ǽht res, heánra manna (man, Wrt.) vel ceorla (-ic, Wrt.) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 57, 59. Ǽhta gadzarum, An. Ox. 3155. Gif ceorl deóflum gelde, hé sié ealra his ǽhta (MS. ǽhtan) scyldig, Ll. Th. i. 40, 5, 6. Selle

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) ⬩ to pull apart ⬩ to separate (intrans.) by a quick movement, ⬩ to break off, ⬩ start from sleep, ⬩ to awake ⬩ to separate by making a quick movement with something

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to separate (trans.) by a quick movement, to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. ) Hú ǽnig mæg gangan in húse stronges and fatu his tóbregdan (diripere), nymþe ǽr gebindaþ se stronge and ðonne hús his tóbrægdeþ (diripiat), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 29. Hé tóbrǽd

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut up ⬩ sepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludere ⬩ to end, finish, conclude ⬩ finire

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to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut up; sepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludere Sum hírédes ealdor wæs, se plantode wíngerd, and betýnde hyne homo erat paterfamilias, qui plantavit vineam, et

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

-ig

(suffix)
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a suffix connoting possession of an object denoted by the stem, used in the formation of adjectives, and represented in modern English by y

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, e ; f.

A meadow ⬩ an ing

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A meadow, an ing [in dialects of north and east, see E. D. S. Reprinted Glossaries, Nos. 2, 15, 16, 17]. The word occurs in local names, e. g. Ing-ham, Ing-thorpe, Ink-set, Ink-pen ; see Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 306

íw

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Take here <b>eow</b> (l. <b>eów</b>) in Dict., and add Íuu taxus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 76. Eów ornus, 65, 8. Tó íwes heáfdan ... on íwdene, C. D. iii. 444, 4-6. On Íwwcumb, of Íwwa cumbe, 218, 34. Cf. Tó íwígað, v. 240, 25

iá

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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Yea Æt ðú tódæg? Iá ic dyde manducasti hodie? Etiam feci, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 40, 17. Eart ðú Esau mín sunu? And hé cwæþ : Iá leóf ic hit eom tu es filius meus Esau? Respondit : Ego sum, Gen. 27, 23. Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, e; f.

An island

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An island Wulf is on iége ic on óðerre fæst is ðæt églond fenne biworpen sindon wælreówe weras ðǽr on íge the wolf is on one island, I on another; closely is that island surrounded with fen, fierce men are there on the island, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 6

Linked entries: ǽg- éh- eíg eíg-land

ÍS

(n.)
Grammar
ÍS, es; n.
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ICE Ís glacies, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 103; Wrt. Voc. 52, 53. Hwí ne wundriaþ hí hwí ðæt ís weorþe why do not they wonder why ice comes? Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 35. Ofer eástreámas ís brycgade the ice formed a bridge over the streams, Andr. Kmbl. 2524; An

-ing

(suffix)
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a patronymic suffix Sume naman syndon patronymica, ðæt synd fæderlíce naman, æfter Gréciscum þeáwe, ac seó Lédensprǽc næfþ ða naman; hí sind swá ðeáh on Engliscre sprǽce, Penda, and of ðam Pending, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Som. 4, 52-4. Ælfréd Æþelwulfing Alfred

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Add: ing [cf. (?) ingang where other MSS. have innan, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 19]. Of motion or direction, inwards Inn introrsum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 18. Móyses oft eóde inn (in, v. l. ) and út on ðæt templ. Past. 101, 24. Nán mann ne mihte ne inn (ing, v.

inn

Grammar
inn, a lodging, &amp; c.
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Hí gelógodon his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . ꝥ inn wæs swýþe nearo, Hml. S. 31, 856. His healle oððe innes ipsius tabernaculi, R. Ben. I. 4, 2. Týnum and twéntigum on ánum inne ætgædere hí restan . . . Leóht on ðǽm selfum inne (cella) byrne, R

ié

Grammar
ié, gen. dat.
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of eá, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 10, 11, 14

ie

(n.)
Grammar
ie, ié.
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For words beginning with these combinations look under i, í, and see the preliminary remarks under the letter I

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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of dual of pronoun of 2nd person Inc ágényrnþ sum man occurrit vobis homo, Mk. Skt. 14, 13. Nys mé inc tó syllanne non est meum dare vobis, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 23. Hwí gewearþ inc swá ðæt gyt dorston fandian Godes why have ye [Ananias and Sapphira] agreed

Linked entries: git incit

-ing

(suffix)
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a suffix of feminine nouns denoting action

inn-

(prefix)

Similar entry: in-

ir

(adj.)
Grammar
ir, adj.

Angry

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Angry Yr on móde, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 33; Gen. 63

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