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on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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Swearte gástas mid micclum þreáte him onsigon, ðæt his sáwle gegripon, 414, 10. bodode ðæt him wæs Godes grama onsígende, 246, 17. Mé wæs onsígende se stranga wynd, St. And. 28, 13. Onsígendum ingruenti, Hpt. Gl. 503, 32

on-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
on-tendan, p. -tende; pp. -tended, -tend.

to kindle, set fire to, to fireto kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame

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on ða burh feohtende wǽron, and eác mid fýre ontendan woldon, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 12. Ðonne ( the moon) of hyre (the sun ) ontend byþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 12. Ontend succensus, Hpt. Gl. 507, 17. Antend, 471, 22.

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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Ne furðon án bán næfde mid óþrum ac tóscǽnede ofer eall lágon and tóworpene geond ða wídan eorban he had not even one bone along with another, but broken to pieces they lay in all directions and flung here and there throughout the wide world, Homl.

hréfan

(v.)
Grammar
hréfan, p. de

To roof

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To roof lǽt it réfen he had it roofed, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 8

þurh-brengan

(v.)

to bring through

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to bring through tóslát sǽ and þurhbróhte ( perduxit ) hig, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13

Linked entry: brengan

æt

(prep.)
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hine berǽdde æt þám ríce, Chr. 887; P. 80, 18. (j) marking source from which action proceeds :-- wearð ácweald æt his witena handum, Hml. Th. i. 60, 4. wǽron gemartyrode æt þám mánfullan Nero, Hml. S. 29, 117.

mǽg

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Gif hwylc his mága hine feormige, þonne beó scyldig ealles þæs þe áhte, 248, 8,, nime his mága .xii. . . . ii. 298, 8. Gehealden hine .xxx. nihta, and hié hine his mǽgum (mágum, v. l. ) gebodien, i. 64, 19.

eorl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-riht, es; n.

An earl's right or privilege cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium

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An earl's right or privilege; cŏmĭtis jus vel privĭlēgium Gif þegen geþeáh, ðæt he wearþ to eorle, ðonne wæs he syððan eorlrihtes weorþe if a thane thrived, that he became an earl, then he was thenceforth worthy of an earl's right, L.

mǽg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽg-líc, adj.

Belonging to kinsmen

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Næfde ðæt andgit þurh mǽglíce láre he did not have that intelligence through the teaching of his parents, 368, 10

nón-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
nón-gereord, es; n.

A repast after the service of nones

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A repast after the service of nones Siððan hýðone forman cnyl tó nóne gehýren, gangen ealle from hyra weorce and dón gearuwe, ðæt mágon tó cirican gán, ðonne mon eft cnylle. Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan eft heora béc, R.

ge-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .

to drawunsheathstringĕreexĭmĕreto feignpretend

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to draw, unsheath; stringĕre, exĭmĕre He hringmǽl gebrægd he drew the ringed sword, Beo. Th.3133; B. 1564. He gebrægd his sweord exēmit gladium suum, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: ge-brægd

gódian

(v.)
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Hml. S. 5, 444.

tó-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cyme, es; m.

A coming to a place,coming,approach,arrival,adventthe coming of Christ to the world,the first or second Adventthe anniversary of Christ's coming,Advent

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Se hwósta hæfþ manigfealdne tócyme, Lchdm. ii. 56, 15. the coming of Christ to the world, the first or second Advent Drihtnes tócyme is his menniscnys. com tó ús ðá ðá genam úre gecynd tó his Ælmihtigan Godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 600, 4.

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Ðonne wilnaþ on his móde ðæt sciele rícsian bið swíðe forht and swíðe behealden; ðonne hæfð ðæt habban wolde, bið swíðe ðríste mens principari appetens fit ad hoc pavida, cum quaerit, audax cum pervenerit, 9; Swt. 57, 4.

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

under-þencan

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Búton selfa underþæncan and tó dǽdbóte cuman. Ll. Lbmn. 438, 35. Add

bricst

Grammar
bricst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. and fut. of brecan.
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he bricþ thou shalt break, he shall break; confringes, confringet, Ps. Spl. 2, 9;

á-wacian

(v.)
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of ðám slǽpe áwacedon . . . þá áwacodon, Hml. S. 23, 441-3. Add

ge-namian

(v.)
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IV. to assign something to a person :-- Ðæs eftleán wile ealles genomian, Cri. lloi. Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his efenlǽcunge: gif geeuenlǽcð Gode . . . bið Godes bearn gecíged, Hml.

þreá

(n.)
Grammar
þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Ða him þreá ðíne þearle ondrǽdaþ ab increpatione tua fugient, 103, 8. for him þreá geaf kyningum corripuit pro eis reges, 104, 12.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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ne wífiaþ, ne beóð hámbróhte, Hpt. Gl. 436, 40. Ðæt se cniht heólde hine sylfne clǽne óð ðæt wífode, Homl. Ass. 20, 149. Abraham and Nachor wífudun (duxerunt uxores), Gen. 11. 29. Wifodon, Lk. Skt. 17, 27. Wífian nubere, Hpt.