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æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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To shew, reveal, manifest; ostendere, manifestare Ðú me ætýwdest earfoðes feala ostendisti mihi tribulationes multas, Ps. Th. 70, 19: Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 34; Ho. 114: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud. 174.

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

a-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut out or offhew downprepare by cuttingmate smoothplaneexcidereresecaresucciderelevigare

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To hew or cut out or off, hew down, prepare by cutting, mate smooth, plane; excidere, resecare, succidere, levigare On hys niwan byrgene, ða he aheów on stáne in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Mt. Bos. 27, 60.

be-hófian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hófian, bi-hófian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To have need ofto needrequireegereindigereImpersonallyit BEHOVETHit concernsit is needful or necessaryoportetinterest

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Ðeáh ða scearpþanclan witan ðisse Engliscan geþeódnesse ne behófien though the sharp-minded wise men may not have need of this English translation MS. Cot. Faust A. x. 150 b; Lchdm. iii. 440, 32. Behófaþ oportet Jn. Lind. War. 3, 7

fóre-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-beácen, -beácn, es; n.

A fore-tokenprodigywonderprodĭgiumportentumostentum

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Lamb. 77, 43: Mt. Bos. 24, 24. Sóþlíce leáse cristas and leáse wítegan arísaþ, and wyrcþ, fórebeácna exsurgent ĕnim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophētæ, et dăbunt signa et portenta, Mk. Bos. 13, 22: Deut. 13, 1.

forþ-gang

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gang, es; m.

a going forthprogressadvanceprocessusprogressusa passagedrainprivymeātussecessuslatrīna

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Eall ðæt on ðone múþ gǽþ, gǽþ on ða wambe, and byþ on forþgang asend quod in os intrat, in ventrem vādit, et in secessum emittĭtur, Mt. Bos. 15, 17: Mk. Bos. 7, 19. [vorðgong progress, A.R.]

Linked entry: forþ-geong

full-fremman

(v.)
Grammar
full-fremman, to -fremmenne; p. -fremede; pp. -fremed

To do fullyfulfilfinishperfectpractiseperfĭcĕreperăgĕrepatrāre

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Swá eówer heofonlíca fæder is fullfremed sīcut păter vester cœlestis perfectus est, Mt. Bos. 5, 48: Ælfc. Gr. 20; Som. 23, 12, 13. Ðeáh hí on manegum þingum síen fullfremede though they are perfect in many things, Past. 65; Hat. MS

Linked entry: fremman

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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Gyf mon (acc. cf. l. 27) méteþ ðæt hé geseó . . . 168, 8. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé hæbbe . . 176, 2. Ongitan swelce eów mǽte, Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 4: tit. 26; Fox xiv, 16. Hit gelamp ðæt hine mǽtte. Gen. 37, 5. Mín swefen ðe mǽtte, 37, 6.

Linked entries: metod ge-mǽtan

mangere

(n.)
Grammar
mangere, es; m.

A mongermerchanttraderdealer

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Heofena ríce is gelíc ðam mangere (negotiatori), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 45. Ðú herast ðone mancgere ðe begytt gold mid leáde, Homl. Th. i. 254, 25

récels

(n.)
Grammar
récels, es; n.
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Genim ðás ylcan wyrte for rýcels (récels, MS. O.), Lchdm. i. 302, 6

Linked entries: rícels rýcels

ge-treówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówian, -triówian; p. -ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trustconfidehopeto make a treatybe confederateto clear one's self

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Ic me on mínne Drihten getreówige ego in te sperabo Domine, 54, 24: 70, 13. to make a treaty, be confederate [v. ge-treówþ] Ða beorn getreówedon betwuh him and sieredon ymbe ðone fæder the children were confederates and plotted against the father, Bt

glæd-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd-mód, adj.

Glad-mindedcheerfulof good cheerjoyouspleasantkindcourteous

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Guman glædmóde god wurðedon the men with cheerful mind worshipped God, Cd. 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260. Gongaþ glædmóde go with gladsome mind, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 14; Cri. 576.

sifeþa

(n.)
Grammar
sifeþa, seofoþa ; pl. f. : but also sifeþa, an ; m.
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Swá swá mon melo sift ; ðæt melo þurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel and ða siofoþa (syfeþa, Cott. MS.) weorþaþ ásyndred. Bt. 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 3. Genim ðysse wyrte sǽd on ele gesodene and mid syfeþon gemencged, Lchdm. i. 282, 1.

Linked entries: sifþa siofoþa syfeþa

un-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wéne, adj.

hopelessnot having hope or expectationnot hoped forunexpected

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Forðon hiá unwoene (unwoen, Linda) sint mæhte in him propterea inopinantur uirtutes in illo, Mk. Skt, Rush. 6, 14

biter

(adj.)

painfulacrimonious ill-natured

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Hwæt is ðienga ðe bietere (biterre, v.l.) sié on ðæs láreówes móde?, Past. 165, 1. Þú ne syle on þone biterestan deáð, Bl. H. 229, 26. bitter (of feeling), acrimonious, ill-natured Onbærnde mid þǽre biteran æfeste, Bl. H. 25, 7

Linked entry: biter-nes

deáþ-lic

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Substitute: mortal, subject to death Ǽnig deáþlic man, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 7. Ǽlc deáþlic man, 24, 1; F. 80, 6. Hé cóm deáðlic . . . hé árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31.

ellen

Grammar
ellen, strength.
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Ic syngode þurh ásolcennysse þá þá gód ne lyste dón ne nán ellen niman tó ǽnigum godan weorce did not apply myself zealously to any good work, Angl. xi. 113, 45. Add

ge-fédan

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Add: to give food to Lét ǽrist ꝥ ðú gefoeda (gifoede, R.) ðá suno sine prius saturari filios, Mk. L. 7, 27. Ꝥte gefoede ðá bergas ut pasceret porcos, Lk. L. 15, 15. Ofætum wǽre geféd holusculis uesceretur, An. Ox. 3753. Gefoeded, Mt.

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Gemetegung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætegian, ꝥ hit tó swíþe ne sý, ne tó hwónlíce, Hml. S. 1, 162. Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

of-dæle

(n.)
Grammar
of-dæle, an(?); n.

A downward slope, descent, inclineat ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montisdownwards.

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A downward slope, descent, incline Hié nyllaþ gepyndan hiera mód swelce mon deópne pól gewerige ac hé lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdæle (ofdele, Hatt.

Linked entries: -dæle æf-dæl

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, onbesides, over and above

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Ðonne man bringe offrunge nime smedeman and geóte ele onuppan, Lev. 2, 1. Hí lédon hyra reáf uppan hig, and setton hyne onuppan, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 7. Hí gemétton fýr and fisc onuppon, Homl.

Linked entry: uppan