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swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Mid monnum ne biþ swungne cum hominibus non flagellabuntur; they are not plagued as other men, A. V. Ps. Surt. 72, 5. to give a blow with the hand Ðæt deófol cwæð: Swingaþ hine (St. Andrew) on his múð (cf. Sleáþ synnigne St.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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, Wlfst. 263, 21-3: Wand. 92. to come to. of persons, to reach a state, condition Oft þá forcúþestan men cumað tó þám anwealde, Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 21.

eft

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Beswác se ðeófol siððan eft ðá men, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 4-8. Hé spræc tó Abrahame . . . Cwæð þá eft raðe tó Sarran, Gen. 2726: Sat. 229. Hé eft æfter fæce geþrowade, Bl. H. 23, 30.

ge-mána

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Gemánan fleónde contubernia, i. consortia (mortalium) subterfugiens, 3702. fellowship, communion in a theological sense Wé gelýfað þæt háligra gemána sý: hálige men habbað gemánan hér on lífe on gódum dǽdum, and hý habbað gemánan on þǽm tóweardan þurh

ge-réfa

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Geréfan (publicani) and synfulle men geneálǽhton ðám Hǽlende, Hml. Th. i. 338, 9. Hé heóld in þisse ylcan byrig geréfena stówe and scíre in hoc urbe locum Praefectorum servans, Gr. 0. 340, 32. a bailiff, steward. English Be gesceád-wisan geréfan.

hund

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Z. 286, 6, 12. with lesser numerals, and followed by them iii hund and siex men of ǽgðerre healfe, Ors. 2, 6; S. 86, 21. iiii hunde wintrum and hundeahtatigum, 1, 10; S. 44, 3: 4, 9; S. 188, 29. v hunde wintrum and vii, 4, 7; S. 180, 15.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Homl. 197, 21. of inland water, a sea, lake Sume men secgaþ seó eá ðǽr wyrcþ micelne sǽ aliqui auctores ferunt fluvium vastissimo lacu exundare, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 24. On ðære sǽ in the sea (of Galilee), Mt. Kmbl. 8, 24

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Gelǽddon under hand hæleþ hǽðenum déman led the men in subjection to a heathen ruler, Cd. 175; Th. 220, 14; Dan. 71

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Th. 3170; B. 1583: Menol. Fox 279; Men. 141. [ Laym. swilc, swulc, swulch; soch, 2nd MS.: Orm. swillc: A. R. Marh. O. and N. swuch: R. Glouc. such: Goth. swa-leiks: O. Sax. su-lík: O. Frs. se-lík, selk, sulk, sulch, suck: O. H.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Wá heom ðæs síðes ðe hí men wurdon, Wulfst. 27, 4. Weorðan his bearn steópcild, and his wíf wyrðe wydewe fiant filii ejus orphani, et uxor ejas vidua, Ps. Th. 108, 9. Ðæt wé ðæs morðres meldan ne weorðen, Elen.

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Micles on æþelum wíde is geweorðod háligra tíd, Menol. Fox 236; Men. 119. Hié God wolde onmunan swá micles, Andr. Kmbl. 1789; An. 897. Micclum nimium, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 46.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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Syle þicgean on wine geongum men fif cuceleras fulle, and gingrum and untrumum and wífum þrý cuculeras, litlum cildum ánne, Lch. i. 122, 24.

rand

(n.)
Grammar
rand, es; m.
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Worsaaé s Primeval Antiquities of Denmark, pp. 31-2 : 51-3, where instances of early shields are given Rand sceal on scylde fæst fingra gebeorh a boss must be on a shield, a sure protection for fingers (which grasped the shield just behind the boss), Menol

Linked entry: rand-beáh

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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In the passage quoted below from Ælfric the Latin from which the description is taken has oculi grandes. ] Gim sceal on hringe standan steáp and geáp, Menol. Fox 505; Gn. C. 23. Se steápa gim, Salm. Kmbl. 570; Sal. 284. Hé hæfþ steápe eágan, Homl.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Wá heom ðæs síðes ðe hí men wurdon alas for them that it was their lot to be born men, Wulfst. 27, 3. Hú lange wilt ðú bewépan Saules síþ, ðonne ic hine áwearp, ðæt hé leng ne ríxige ? Homl. Th. ii. 64, 4 : Cd. Th. 49, 14 ; Gen. 792.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Ðá wæs ic mid gýmenne mínra mága seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne Abbude Benedicte, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 647, 22. to give a woman to be a man's wife Ðá wolde se fæder hí sellan sumum æþelon men tó brýde. Shrn. 31, 6. Nyme hé hig tó rihtwífe.

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thundertonitrusfulmenJupitera thane of king Egbert of Kent

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Ðunar byð hlúdast, Menol. Fox 467; Gn. C. 4. Ðunor cymð of hǽtan and of wǽtan ... seó hǽte and se wǽta winnaþ him betweónan mid egeslícum swége, and ðæt fýr ábyrst ús ðurh lígett ... Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre.

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Ða ðe ða ðurhtogenan (cf. geworhtan, 53; Swt. 413, 3) synna wépaþ qui peccata deplorant operum, 23; Swt. 176, 22. of continuous but uncompleted action, to carry on, continue : -- Hé swá six and twéntig daga ðæt færeld þurhteáh swilce hé tó sumum menn

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Þá Wylisce menn hí gegaderodon, and wið þá Frencisce . . . gewinn úp áhófon, 1094; P. 230, 1: 1093; P. 228, 26. <b>II b.

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Gán twégen menn of ǽgðre healfe, Ll. Th. i. 226, 19, 20. Gerǽdden þá witan on ǽgðer halfe ꝥ man yfeles geswác, and geaf se cyng his freóndscipe on ǽgðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 17-19.