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leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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Ðæt nǽfre míne fýnd ne grípen míne sáwle swá swá leó nequando rapiat ut leo animam meam, Ps. Th. 7, 2: 21, 11. Ðá ongan seó leó fægnian ... Seó leó mid hire earmum scræf geworhte, Glostr. Frag. 110, 7, 15.

Linked entries: leá león leóna

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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Hwí árísaþ swá mænige wið mé, Ps. Th. 3, 1. Ðǽr módlíce manega sprǽcon, Byrht. Th. 137, 43; By. 200. Hié witon ðæt ðæt ilce yfel ofereode, swá ða monegan ǽr dydan, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 3. Manigra sumne one of many. Beo.

sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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Lamb. syrwaþ) swá swá leó insidiatur quasi leo, Ps. Spl. second 9, 10. Se ðe nánþing ne syrwde qui non est insidiatus, Ex. 21, 13. Syrede, Beo. Th. 324 ; B. 161. Se syrwienda deóful.

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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, generating Swá hwylc monn swá his wíf for intingan ánum brúceþ tó streónne (streónenne ?; other text has bearna tó strýnenne) si quis suam conjugem creandorum liberorum gratia utitur Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 33 MS. T.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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.; gemenged stemn is, ðe biþ bútan andgyte, swylc swá is hrýðera gehlów and horsa hnǽgung, hunda gebeorc, treówa brastlung et cetera, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Zup. 4, 5-16. Stebn vox, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 18. Stefn of heofenum ðus cwæð, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 17: Mk.

ágan

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Th. 108, 27. of obligation, to have to do something Æt swá miclon swá mín bróðor wát ꝥ ic heom mid rihte tó gyldanne áh, Cht. Th. 561, 31. ꝥ Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne, Ll. Th. i. 360, 30. Swilce þénisce dón swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Cht.

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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</b> proper (name, noun) :-- Sume synd ágene naman swá swá is Eádgár, sume gemǽnelice, Ælfc. Gr. 11, 16. On as geendiað ágene naman; Aeneas is ágen nama, 25, 14-16. as subst., one&#39;s own (people, land, property, &amp;c.)

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Swá sint hié tó beweorpanne ǽrest . . . tó ðǽm ðæt hí sién eft on firste (postmodum) árǽrde, 443, 35. Se deófol wile on fyrste, gif hé æt fruman ne mag, þone man beswícan, Scrd. 20, 19

Linked entry: fyrst

ge-macian

(v.)
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Hí þǽra cinga sehte swá gemacedon, ꝥ se cyng Melcolm tó úran cynge cóm, and his man wearð, Chr. 1091; P. 227, 2. <b>II a.

ge-namian

(v.)
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swá Paulus cwæð . . .

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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swá his wæstm him gebícnað, Hml.

hírsumian

(v.)

to obeyto obeyto obeya feelingdesirean impulseto serveto serve God

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.), Past. 3, 6. of a people, to be subject to another: Þæt Crécisce and þæt Affricanisce wǽron swá swá hié him hiérsumedon and him underþiéded wǽre, Ors. 2, 1; S. 60, 8. to obey a thing. an order, injunction Gebudon him Perse þæt hié hæfden iii winter

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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I. 68, 1) þám untrumum swá oft swá hit framige; hálum and húru þám geongum sý seldor and lator getíðod, R. Ben. 60, 22. v. pænningas tó beðe (= bæðe?) five pence for the expenses of the bath(?), Cht. Th. 509, 19. On bæðe in thermas, Wrt.

lǽtan

(v.)
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Först. 106, 15. the object a clause, to consider that Swá ic lǽte on mínum geþance ꝥ mé tó nánre byrig swá rihte ne gebyrige swá tó þissere byrig, Hml. S. 23, 675. Hé lǽt þæt hé ána sý strengra þonne hí ealle, Wlfst. 197, 21.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Þá gód sindon fæste on þám héhstan góde; swá swá ǽlces húses wáh biþ fæst ǽgðer ge on ðǽre flóre ge on þǽm hrófe, swá biþ ǽlc gód on Gode fæst, 36, 7; F. 184, 10-13.

mann

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Gé hláfordas, dóð gé eówrum monnum ( servis ) ðæt ilcce, Past. 201, 24. (2a) of a female slave :-- Se e where both free and unfree are included Manig strec man wyle werian his man swá hwæðer him þincð ꝥ hé hine ýð áwerian mæge swá for frigne swá for

líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
líðe, líð; adj.

Lithesoftgentlemeekmildserenebenigngraciouspleasantsweet

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Lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet Swá fæder þenceþ his bearnum milde weorþan swá ús God ðám ðe hine lufiaþ líðe weorþeþ sicut miseretur pater filiis, ita misertus est Dominus timentibus se, Ps. Th. 102, 13.

Linked entry: líð

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Eálá wǽran ða ancras swá trume and swá þurhwuniende, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 10. Trume and torhte tungol, Exon. Th. 58, 11; Cri. 934. Ofer ealla truma ceastra . . . Hwæt getácniaþ ða truman ceastra super omnes civitates munitas . . .

(adv.; int.)

Woeillwoealasvae,well-a-waywell-a-dayahvah

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Ðæt him nǽfre ǽr nǽre swáswá him ðá wæs, 235, 19. Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó ðæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde, Prov.

Linked entries: eów waa

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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And swá eall ðæt folc wearþ mid him ánum agǽled and all the people were so occupied with him alone. Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. v. intrans.

Linked entry: a-gálan