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ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a signsignifybetokenshowinstructsignāresignĭfĭcāredenŏtāreinsĭnuāremonstrāreinstruĕreto signmarkwitnesssealsignāreinsignīreobsignāre

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Is eall heáhmægen tíre getácnod all the lofty power is marked with glory, Elen. Kmbl. 1504; El. 754. Godes þeówas getácnode beón sceoldan clēricos insignīri deceret, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 42

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Ꝥ frið ꝥ ... ealle gecweden habbad and mid áðum gefæstnod (-feost-, v. l. ), 152, 4.

forþ

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Beóþ þeóstra forþ gewordene ofer ealle world, 93, 18. Hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban, 91, 13: 53, 12. Hé hine lǽdde forþ tó þon cafortúne, 219, 20.

lufian

(v.)
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C. 122. ¶ in the legal formula :-- Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe, and eal lufian ꝥ hé lufað, and eal áscunian ꝥ; he áscunað, Ll.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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tithe, a tenth part, in passages not relating to the Christian church Hé sealde him ða teóðunge ( decimam ) of eallum ðám þingum, Gen. 14, 20. Of eallum þingum, ðe ðu mé sylst, ic bringe ðé teóðunga ( decimas ), 28, 22.

Linked entry: tegðung

Sunnan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-dæg, es; m.
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Sunday Iúdagum Romani and eác Angli gehálgedon on ðisra tungla gemynde heora dagas, and ðæne forman dæg hig héton Sunnandæg, forðan heó ys ealra tungla wlitegost, and se dæg wæs ealra daga fyrmest on heora dagum, and nú ys on úrum tíman, Gode lof ealles

leóma

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Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa on hire; óðer is se leóma oððe beorhtnys ǽfre of ðǽre sunnan, seó ðe onlíht ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 282, 9. Þonne se móna beó full, and his leóma ealne middaneard oferscíne, Angl. viii. 323, 6.

ge-lífan

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Þǽr gelífde ǽrest sum ríce man mid ealre his duguðe (cf. praefectum ciuitatis cum domo sua conuertit ad Dominum, Bd. 2, 16), Chr. 627; P. 25, 23.

libban

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Tó tácne þæt hié óþer woldon, oþþe ealle libban oþþe ealle licgean, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 32. <b>I b.</b> fig. of things :--- to supply oneself with food, feed, subsist (lit. or fig.)

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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They are precious heirlooms, handed down through many years (v. epithet eald above); so Beowulf speaks of his sword as 'eald láf,' Beo.

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god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Ꝥ ǽlc biscop béte Godes hús . . . and eác þone cyning myngige ꝥ ealle Godes cyrcan sýn wel behworfene, Ll. Th. i. 246, 9-12. Hí Godes hús griðedan, 334, 24.

for-beran

(v.)
Grammar
for-beran, p -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren [for for; beran to bear]

To FORBEARabstainrefrainrestrainbear withenduresufferabstĭnēresustĭnērecomprĭmĕrereprĭmĕretŏlĕrārepătiferre

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Seó æftere cneóris ealle gemete is to forberanne sĕcunda gĕnĕrātio a se omni mŏdo dēbet abstĭnēre, Bd. 1. 27; S. 491, 9. Ic forbær ðé sustĭnui te, Ps. Spl. 24, 22. Yfelu forberan ne sceal măla tŏlĕrāre non dēbet, Past. 21, 5; Hat. MS. 31 b, 2.

FYLLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLLAN, = fellan; ic fylle, ðú fyllest, he fylleþ, pl. fyllaþ; p. fylde, pl. fyldon; pp. fylled; v. trans.

To fellcut downcast downthrow downdestroyprosternĕrecædĕredejĭcĕredestruĕre

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To fell, cut down, cast down, throw down, destroy; prosternĕre, cædĕre, dejĭcĕre, destruĕre Ðá us man fyllan ongan ealle to eorþan then they began to fell us all to the ground, Rood Kmbl. 146; Kr. 73. Fyllan, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 194.

Linked entry: fellan

hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
hyspan, p. te

To mockscorntauntrevileinsultreproach

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Tógeánes mé hyspton ealle fýnd míne adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Hyne hyspdun improperabant ei, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 44. Ðone hyspton quod exprobraverunt, Blickl. Gl.

Linked entries: hypsan hyspend hispan

magu

(n.)
Grammar
magu, a; m.

A child,sona young persona servanta youngstrong mana man

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Eald fæder ongon his mago monian, Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 28; Fä. 60. Ðínum magum (mágum?) lǽf folc and ríce, Beo.

ge-fadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fadian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To set in orderdisposearrangeregulateordĭnāredispōnĕre

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Se Feeder gefadaþ ealle þing the Father disposes all things, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 3. He gefadode wið ða burhware he arranged with the townsfolk, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 21 : Homl. Th. i. 278, 19.

trucian

(v.)
Grammar
trucian, p. ode.
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to fail in doing something Ne trucaþ heora nan ána ðurh unmihte ac ðurh gecynde ánre Godcundnysse hí wyrcaþ ealle ǽfre án weorc no one of them alone fails through want of power, but through the nature of one divinity they all work always the same work

un-dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dirne, -dierne, -dyrne; adj.

Not hiddendiscoveredrevealedmanifest

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Ic gearwe wát ðæt ðé (God) siendan ealle wísan (printed wifan) undierne and cúðe dínre ðære hálgan þrynesse, Anglia xi. 97, 7. Nuncupatio est undyrne yrfebéc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 24

Linked entries: dirne un-derne un-dyrne

west-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weard, adv.
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Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástwerd ongeán ða heofenan ; ac seó heofen[e] is strengre and ábrét hí ealle under*-*bæc westweard mid hire ryne; and is for ðí mannum geþúht swilce séo sunne and ða foresǽdan tunglan gangon westweard.

Linked entry: eást-weard

á-gifan

(v.)
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Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9. to give up, abandon Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25. Se ágend þone banan ágefe, Ll. Th. i. 26, 9: 28, 5. Hé hét þá sceáweras ágifan, Jos. 2, 3. Ágifen destitutum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 33

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