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basing

A mantle

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Hí gemétton ðǽra drýmanna basingas, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 24

MANIG

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

MANYmany a

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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.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Malchus, ða þénunga ðe hé ðider bróhte, heom geornlíce þénode, ðæt hí be dǽle hí gereordodon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 240. Se him ða gerýno ðénode ( ministrare solebat ) ðæs hálgan geleáfan, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 17.

Linked entry: þénian

BYRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BYRGAN, birgan, byrigan, birigan, birgean, byrigean, byrian; p. de; pp. ed [beorg tumulus]; v. trans.
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Birge man hine ðæs ilcan dæges sepelietur in eadem die, Deut. 21, 23. Ðǽr hine man birgde ibi sepelierunt eum, Gen. 49, 31. Alýf me ǽrest byrigan mínne fæder permitte mihi primum sepelire patrem meum, Lk. Bos. 9, 59: 9, 60.

forþ-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go forthproceedgo bypassdepartdieprocēdĕretransīreprætĕrīredecēdĕremŏri

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Óþ-ðæt forþgewíteþ unriht dōnec transeat inīquĭtas, 56, 2. Swylce gysternlíc dæg ðe forþgewát tanquam dies hesterna quæ prætĕriit, Ps. Lamb. 89, 4: Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 35. Forþgewít and ríce procēde et regna, Ps. Spl. 44, 5.

Linked entry: ge-wítan

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþan, adv.

Downbeneathfrom beneath

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Ðæt wæter wæs sweart under ðæm clife neoþan, 211, 2 : Cd. Th. 20, 18; Gen. 311. Wrætlíc is seó womb neoþan, Exon Th. 219, 14; Ph. 307 : 392, 2; Rä. 11, 1: 407, 14; Rä. 26, 5 : 414, 14; Rä. 32, 20. Ðú mé of neowelnesse neoþan álýsdest, Ps.

Linked entries: under under-neoþan

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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B.] in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormonnes gewitnesse ðe he ǽr in his scíre folgode if a man from one dwelling-place wish to seek a lord in another dwelling-place, let him do it with the knowledge of the alderman, whom he before

ge-risenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíc, comp. m. -lícra, f. n. -lícre; adj.

Convenient, suitable, befittingconvĕniens, aptus

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On ðæm gerisnlícan héhsetle on that seemly throne, Blickl. Homl. 9, 26. Gerisenlíc me to wosanne oportet me esse, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 49.

un-gemetfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæst, adj.

immoderateimmodestintemperateimmoderateexcessiveirretentive

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Ðám monnum ðe beóþ neátenum gelíce, ðæt beóð unrihtwíse and ungemetfæste, 14, 1; Fox 42, 4. in reference to physical things, immoderate, excessive Hwílum cymð of ungemetfæstre hǽto, hwílum of ungemetfæstum cyle, Lchdm. ii. 56, 16.

drohtnian

(v.)
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Drihtelm wunode on ðæs mynstres dígelnysse stíðlíce drohtnigende, Hml. Th. ii. 354, 16. Add

ge-wýscan

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Hát hí swáy fele ꝥ gif ðú hwylcne wyrige, ꝥ ðú gewísce him ðæs ꝥ his líf beó gelíc þínum láðum godum. Hml. S. 8, 5-81

ge-þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyncan, p. -þúhte; pp. -þúht

To seemappear

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To seem, appear Ðǽr him wlite-beorhte wongas geþúhton where appeared to them plains beautifully bright, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 11; Gen. 1804. Se ðe to-dæg is úre folgere geþúht he who to-day seems our follower, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 20.

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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Ðæs medemestan lífes (the life mid-way between the best and worst, cf. mon forlǽt ðæt wyrreste líf and ne mæg git cuman tó ðæm betstan, 10), Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 15. age : -- Mínre yldstan déhter ... ðære medemestan ... ðære gingstan, Chart.

Linked entry: medeme

scyfe

(n.)
Grammar
scyfe, es; m.
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Hié weorðaþ oft áscrencte on ðæm scyfe ðære styringe hira módes ðæt hí hira selfra ne ágon ðý máre geweald ðe óðerra monna motionis impulsu praecipites quaedam velut alienati peragunt, Past. 33, l; Swt. 215, 12, 17. <b>I a.

Ácan-tún

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Ácan-tún, es; m. [ácan = ácum. pl. d. of ác an oak, tun a town]

Acton, Suffolk

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Acton, Suffolk Ðæt hit cymþ to Ácantúne; fram Ácantúne [MS. Ácyn-túne] ðæt hit cymþ to Rigindúne till it comes to Acton; from Acton till it comes to Rigdon, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972 ; 525, 22-24

þanan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
þanan-weard, adj.
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Moving thence Bebeád hé him, ðæt hé geara wiste, ðæt hé hine nǽfre underbæc ne besáwe, siþþan hé þononweard wǽre lex dona coerceat, ne dum Tartara liquerit, fas sit lumina flectere, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9

un-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
un-lísan, p. de.

to unlooseundoto release

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to unloose, undo Ic bidde ðé ðæt ðú mé unlýse ða insæglunge, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 537. to release Hé beád ðæt man sceolde unlésan ealle ða menn ðe on hæftnunge wǽron, Chr. 1086; Erl. 223, 38

Linked entry: lísan

weorold-gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsung, e ; f.
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Greed for this world's goods, covetousness Ne mæg fira nán wísdóm timbran, ðǽr ðǽr woruldgítsung (cf. gítsung, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 12) beorg oferbrǽdeþ. Met. 7, 12. Hí cumaþ of woruldgítsunga. Bt. 7, 1 ; Fox 16, 15

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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Ðonne dæg and niht scáde when, day and night separate (at morning twilight) Lchdm. ii. 116, 19. Ðonne dæg and niht furþum scáde, 346, 14: 356, 6: iii. 6, 7.