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wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Hwæðer hyt wén sig ðæt ðú sig se ylca Hǽlend ðe Satan úre ealdor ymbe spæc? (perhaps thou art that Jesus of whom Satan spoke, Gospel of Nicodemus 17, 12) Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 35. Mára woen is quanto magis Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11: 12, 12: Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: wéna

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Dóþ hys síðas rihte (ræhta, Lind.) rectas facite semitas ejus, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 3. I a. riht-hand right dexter v. riht-hand. agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable Hwí ne déme gé ðæt riht is? justum Lk. Skt. 12, 57.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Hym álýfed ne byð ꝥ hé on ceápstówe ǽnige cýpinge begá (merca-turam ullam exercere), Ll. Th. ii. 174, 19. Godes lof begán, Bl. H. 43, 5.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone to which worship is paid. v. stán-weorþung :-- Gehátaþ ælmessan þurh deófles láre oðþon tó wylle oððon tó stáne, Wulfst. 12, 3. Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle oððe tó stáne, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Ic wæs on þám bysmore and on þǽre sceame þe mé on gebróhton, Solil. H. 12, 7. Ðætte hiene sió gewilnung ðǽre gífernesse of his módes fæstrǽdnesse ne gebrenge, Past. 316, 7. Hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen, 453, 29.

in-tó

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Th. i. 262, 12-16 : 308, 6 : 340, 17: 360, 4. (1 a) of political supremacy :-- Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreð rihtor intó West-Sexan; þyder scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, Ll.

ge-mǽne

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Dele last passage, and add: that is held in joint possession Se wuda gemǽne þe intó loceres leáge hýrð oð ðæs cinges inwuda, and hér is se wuda ðe intó túneweorde hýrð, C. D. B. iii. 189, I.

cyme

(n.)
Grammar
cyme, cime,es; m. [cuman to come]

A coming, an approach, advent adventus

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Hyht wæs geniwad þurh ðæs beornes cyme hope was renewed through the chief&#39;s coming, Exon. 15b ; Th. 33, 24; Cri. 530: 47a ; Th. 160, 17; Gú. 945: 56b ; Th. 200, 28; Ph. 47: 63a ; Th. 231, 16; Ph. 490: Cd. 151 ; Th. 189, 4; Exod. 179: Elen.

Linked entry: cime

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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Hí mid hyra fiðrum weardiaþ [MS. wearþ] they protect with their wings, Exon. 13b; Th. 25. 3; Cri. 395: 55a; Th. 195, 23; Az. 160: 60b; Th. 220, 7; Ph. 316: 88b; Th. 332, 21; Vy. 88: Elen. Kmbl. 1482; El. 743.

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn upconsumeŭrĕrecombūrĕre

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Ðæt seó sunne mid hyre hǽtan middaneardes wæstmas forbærne that the sun with her heat burn up the fruits of the earth, Wrt. popl. science 9, 6; Lchdm. iii. 250, 17.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

helan

(v.)
Grammar
helan, p. hæl, pl. hǽlon; pp. holen

To concealhidecover

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Nele hé ús nánwiht helan se ðe ús lǽt hyne sylfne cunnan he will not conceal anything from us who lets us know himself, Shrn. 202, 12. Ic ne mæg leng helan be ðam lífes treó I cannot longer conceal concerning the tree of life, Elen.

Linked entries: ge-hala be-helan hal

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.
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without failure of their loyalty) tó him (Ethelred ) gecyrdon,1014; Erl. 150, 13. an offence; scandalum Wá ðysum middangearde þurh swicdómas (a scandalis): neód ys ðæt swycdómas (scandala) cumon ; þeáhhwæðere wá ðam menn ðe swycdóm (scandalum, þurh hyne

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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hyne áxode hwæt hé áfunde be þám Hǽlende, St. A. 44, 11. Hé ne mihte on his móde áfindan ( he could not find it in his heart ) þæt hé þone nacodan ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25. Gif ǽnig mǽden mihte beón áfunden, Hml. A. 94, 72.

an-sín

(n.)
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Ic mé warnade hyre onsýne, Gú. 1157. aspect, look, appearance, shape, form, of living creatures On lǽces ansýne (onsióne, v.l.) in medici specie, Gr. D. 161, 1. In culfran ansýne (specie), 169, 8. Onsiéne (corporis) habitudine, Wrt.

Linked entry: an-sýn

hord

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Sceal þæs heánan hyge hord unginnost, Gn. Ex. 206. Hé ( Christ ) æteówde mé eác his ǽnlican hordas, ðá hé mé gehét, Hml. S. 7, 38. that are concealed Synna hord. Ps. C. 155. Dyrne hordas abdita (secretorum) archana An.

sméðe

(adj.)
Grammar
sméðe, adj.

Smoothsmooth, without roughness or inequalitiessmooth, without discomfort or annoyancesmooth, suave, avoiding offencesmooth, not irritating (of food, medicine, etc.)smooth not harsh, melodious, harmonious

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Hé hæfþ ðe sméþran líchoman Lchdm. ii. 298, 13. smooth, without discomfort or annoyance Wǽron hyra gongas under Godes egsan sméðe and geséfte Exon.

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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a feast, banquet, entertainment Him (Adam and Eve) . . . and hyra eaferum swá wearð sárlíc symbel, Exon. Th. 226, 15;Ph. 406. Him (the blessed) is symbel and dreám, 353, 12;Sch. 96. Se becom tó Prisce, ðǽr hé deófolgeldum geald.

ge-lǽstan

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Hæbbe ic þínne willan gelǽst, Gen. 727: Hy. 6, 10. <b>III a.</b> to perform what is enjoined by law. secular Him ( Edward ) þúhte ꝥ hit mæctor gelǽst wǽre þonne hit scolde, ꝥ hé ǽr beboden hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 162, 3. Wé beódad . . .

geond

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Geond ealne middaneard, Hy. 3, 12. Monge sindon geond middangeard hádas under heofonum, Gú. 1. Heá beorgas geond sídne grund the high hills throughout the wide world, Gen. 1388. Ealle ðá reliquias ðe gind ealne middangeard sindon, Rtl. 114, 18.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðæt upp ne áhófen for heora welum, 48, arg. Áhafen up elevatus in sublime, Kent. Gl. 1118: Bt. 16, 1; Fox 48, 29. Ðe læs ðé God up bréde ðone godspellícan cwide lest God bring up the words of the Gospel against thee, Wulfst. 248, 9: 249, 3.