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cwelan

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Hí libbað óðrum monnum and cwelað him selfum vivunt aliis et sibi moriuntur, Past. 449, 19. Þú scealt ǽrest óðerne geseón drincan and ðǽrrihte cwelan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 15. Ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út, and hé feóll cwelende, Hml. S. 12, 55.

efnan

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Hí his bebodu efnedan custodiebant praecepta ejus, 98, 8. Þæt heó his word efnan ( faciant ), 102, 17. Þá þe þíne ǽ efnan nellað contra legem agentes, 70, 3: 88, 27. Dómas efnan judicium custodire, 105, 3.

ár-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-wurþlíce, adv.

Honourably ⬩ reverently ⬩ kindly ⬩ solemnly ⬩ mildly ⬩ honorifice ⬩ solemniter ⬩ reverenter ⬩ clementer

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Ða grétte híg árwurþlíce quos ille clementer allocutus est, Gen. 45, 4

Linked entries: ár-weorþe ár-wyrþlíce

á-hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwilfan, p. de
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Hí fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Hml. S. 23, 424. Álege ł ahwelf hig depone eos, Ps. L. 58, 12.

Linked entries: á-hwylfan hwilfan

eges líce

(adv.)
Grammar
eges líce, adv. [eges líce in likeness of fear=]

Fearfully ⬩ terrĭbĭlĭter

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Worpaþ hine deófol on dómdæge egeslíce the devil shall fearfully cast him down in the day of doom, Salm. Kmbl. 52; Sal. 26

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop tó him férde, efne swá swá hé wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt hé tó ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. Hí rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

ge-hínan

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Gehéndon ( accusabant) hine ðá héhsácerdas, Mk. L. R. 15, 3 ; Lk. L. 23, 10 Ꝥte heá gehéndon (accusarent ) hine, Lk. L. R. II. 54. Gehǽne (gihéna, R.) accusare Jn. L. 8, 6

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Siððan wæs eallum ðám óðrum swá mycel ege fram him, ðǽt hí hine grétan ne dorstan afterwards the others were in so much fear of him, that they durst not attack him, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 3.

gilp

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Voc. ii. 146, 41. ꝥ mycele gylp and seó unrihtgítsung . . . ꝥ iss Hí flugon forhtigende . . . gylp wearð gnornra, Exod. 454. Hié gylp beswác, wíndruncen gewit, Dan. 752. Þý lǽs him gilp scedðe, oððe fore þǽre mǽrðe mód ástíge, Crä. 100: Cri. 684.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Selle man him twá swylc swylce man æt him nime, Lchdm. i. 400, 17. Seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd, Wulfst. 146, 10.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.

Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fall ⬩ cadere ⬩ decidere

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Ðá gefeól hire mód on his lufe then she fell in love with him, Th. Apol. 17, 18 : 1, 13. Sóðlíce ðín dóhtor gefeól on swégcræft, ac heó næfþ hine ná wel geleornod thy daughter indeed has attempted [?] music, but she has not learnt it well, 16, 23

tíma

Grammar
tíma, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> add :-- Tó þám forewearde ðæt Eádsige hit hæbbe his lífes tíman, C.D. vi. 190, 15. <b>II b.

fæderen-healf

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-healf, fædren-healf, e; f.

The father's side ⬩ păterna pars

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The father's side; păterna pars Hira nán næs on fædrenhealfe togeboren, búton him ánum none of them on the paternal side was born thereto, except him alone, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 5

Linked entry: fædren-healf

for-habban

(v.)

To abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ abstinent ⬩ continent ⬩ to abstain from ⬩ to restrain ⬩ keep away ⬩ to keep back ⬩ not to mention ⬩ to restrain ⬩ check ⬩ stop

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Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe hine forhæfð fram unálýfedlicere gesihðe, Hml. Th. Ii. 564, 3. Forhæfde hé hine fram his gebeórscipe, Hml. S. 31, 613. Heó ne mihte hí sylfe forhabban fram hire were a viro suo sese abstinere non potuit, Gr.

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 10. Seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694. On ðám seofon wæstmbǽron geárum, Gen. 41, 47. Hé ábád óðre seofon dagas, 8, 10. Hé him tó genymþ seofun (-en, MS.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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Seó séleste gesǽlþ ða óþra gesǽlþa ealle on innan him gegaderaþ, hí útan ymbféhð, Bt. 24, 1; Fox 80, 21. Ðú meaht ymbfón eal folca gesetu, Exon. Th. 466, 2; Hö, 115. Ymbfónde gyrens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 66.

eall

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Hí cunnon eall mennisc gereord nationum linguis loquentes, Nar. 37, 3. Hí þá ealle feówertig ætforan him stódon, Hml. S. 11, 55. Yfel monn ealra þeáwa, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27. Sum wydewe næfde ealra ǽhta búton ǽnne feórðling, Hml. Th. ii. 106, 9.

be-rýfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýfan, [ = be-reófan]

to bereave ⬩ spoliare ⬩ privare

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to bereave; spoliare, privare Ðá hí þohton þeóden-stóles rícne berýfan then they thought to bereave the powerful of his throne, Exon. 84 a; Th. 317, 9; Mód. 63

fúslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fúslíce, adv.

Readily ⬩ promptly ⬩ gladly ⬩ prompte ⬩ lĭbenter

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Readily, promptly, gladly; prompte, lĭbenter Ðæt hí, fúslíce gehýrdon, ða ðe him gelǽrde wǽron ut lĭbenter ea, quæ dīcĕrentur, audīrent, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, note 17, MS. T

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