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be-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
be-nugan, he be-neah, pl. be-nugon; p. be-nohte; subj. pres. benuge [Goth. binauhan, binah; pp. binauht, δεî, oportet]

To need ⬩ want ⬩ require ⬩ enjoy ⬩ indigere ⬩ frui

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To need, want, require, enjoy; indigere, frui Ðonne he bega beneah when he requires both Elen. Kmbl. 1233; El. 618 : Exon. 123 b; Th. 475, 12; Bo. 46. Gif hí ðæs wuda benugon if they enjoy [have enjoyment of] the wood Bt. 25; Fox 88, 19. Wið ðan ðe mín

Linked entries: be-neah ge-nugan

þenedness

(n.)
Grammar
þenedness, þeneness, þénest, þénestre, þeng. v. tó-þenedness, á-þeneness (ðenenis is given in Ps. Surt. ii. p. 194, 15, but áðenenes
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in Txts. 411, 48), þegnest, þegnestre, þegen

gnorn

Grammar
gnorn, sorrow.
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Glæd bið se Godes sunu gif þú gnorn þrowast, Dóm. L. 86. Add

ge-mænigfyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mænigfyldan, p. de

To multiply, enlarge ⬩ multiplicare

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To multiply, enlarge; multiplicare Ðú gemænigfyldest sunu manna, Ps. Spl. 11, 9 : 17, 16. Gemænigfylde beón, Ex. 1, 7

Linked entry: manigfildan

ge-swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swǽslíce, adv.
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Kindly, lovingly þá besárgode hé ðǽre sorh-fullan méder. and geswǽslíce hire sunu cyste. Hml. Th. ii. 150, 18

Linked entry: swǽslíce

ge-swigra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swigra, ge-swirga, ge-swiria, an; m.
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A cousin Geswiria oððeswustur sunu consobrinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 73. Gesuigran, gesuirgion, gisuirgian consobrinus, Txts. 53, 530. Cf. ge-swegra

Linked entries: ge-swegra ge-swiria

ge-síþcund

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Add: in a general sense, gentle by birth, gentle in contrast with simple Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu ꝥ geþeóð ꝥ hí swá micel landes habban, siþþan bið se ofsprinc gesíðcundes cynnes be twám þúsendum, Ll. Th. i. 188, ll.

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Hé hine wolde swá weligne gedón swá hé his sunu wǽre, Shrn. 84, 14. Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas oferhlifaþ, swá se fugel gewíteþ, Exon.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

wlite-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-weorþ, es; n.
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ꝥ hé hire his wliteweorþ (pretium) gesealde, ꝥ heó mihte hire sunu mid álýsan, Gr.

eond-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eond-lýhtan, p. -lýhtde = -lýhte; pp. -lýhted = -lýhtd = -lýht [eond = geond through; lýhtan to shine]

To shine through, enlighten ⬩ perlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare

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Swylce gylden sunna wǽre ofer us ealle eondlýhte a golden sun as it were shone over us all, 24; Thw. 12, 23

sige-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tiber, es ; n.
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Icel. sigr-blót) Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu tó sigetibre, Cd. Th. 203, 12 ; Exod. 402

Linked entry: sigor-tiber

for-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
for-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To perish ⬩ ĭter fātāle inīre

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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550

on-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cennan, p. de

To bear (a child), bring forth

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To bear (a child), bring forth Mǽden sceal oncennan sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 11. Sí oncenned nascatur, Kent. Gl. 984

fyrmest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj.

FOREMOST ⬩ first ⬩ prīmus

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FOREMOST, first; prīmus Se ðe wyle betweox eów beon fyrmest, sý he eówer þeów qui vŏluĕrit inter vos prīmus esse, ĕrit vester servus, Mt. Bos. 20, 27: Mk. Bos. 9, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35. Se fyrmesta and se betesta the foremost and the best; præstantissĭmus

Linked entry: formesta

-eáge

(suffix)
Grammar
-eáge, (-ége, -íge). v. án-, glæsen-, niht-, sceolh-, siwen-, súr-, toren-eáge (-ége, -íge).

Linked entry: -íge

wóhlíce

(adv.)
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Menn beóð geworhte wólíce him betwýnan, swá ꝥ se fæder winð wið his ágenne sunu, and bróðor wið óþerne, Hml. S. 13, 295. Add

FLÍT

(n.)
Grammar
FLÍT, es; n.

Scandal ⬩ contention ⬩ strife ⬩ scandălum ⬩ contentio

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Scandal, contention, strife; scandălum, contentio Togeánes sunu módor ðíne ðú settest flít adversus fīlium matris tuæ pōnēbas scandălum, Ps. Spl. T. 49, 21

feorlen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorlen, adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Far off, distant, remote; longinquus Se gingra sunu ferde wræclíce on feorlen ríce adolescentior fīlius pĕregre profectus est in rĕgiōnem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 15, 13

Linked entry: ferren

saga

(n.)
Grammar
saga, an; m.

A saying, story, statement

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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt hé mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193

ǽr-woruld

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-woruld, e; f.

The former world ⬩ pristinus mundus

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The former world; pristinus mundus Ðonne weorþeþ sunne sweart gewended, on blódes hiw, seó ðe beorhte scán ofer ǽrworuld then the sun shall be turned swart, to hue of blood, which shone brightly over the former world, Exon. 21b; Th. 58, 17; Cri. 937

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