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sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton; pp. scoten.

to shoot ⬩ cast a missile ⬩ to shoot ⬩ to shoot an object ⬩ hit an object with a missile ⬩ wherethe weapon is the subject ⬩ to shoot ⬩ make an object move rapidly ⬩ push ⬩ to give a person help in escaping ⬩ to shoot ⬩ move rapidly ⬩ dart ⬩ run ⬩ plunge ⬩ rush, ⬩ of living things ⬩ of inanimate things ⬩ of speech ⬩ to run ⬩ to refer a case to a person or court ⬩ to advance money ⬩ contribute ⬩ pay ⬩ to shoot

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Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó woruldmanna sóme, ac séman heora ágene geféran, oððe sceótan tó ðam biscope, L. Edg. C. 7; Th. ii. 246, 5: L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 36.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecrate ⬩ benedicere, consecrare ⬩ merciful, kind ⬩ to have mercy

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Mid heora múþe híg bletsodon, and mid heora heortan híg wergdon ore suo benedicebant, et corde suo maledicebant, Ps. Lamb. 61, 5. Hí hine bletsadon meáglum wordum they blessed him in strenuous words, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 6; Gú. 705.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

gold

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náðer ne cymð, dó se bisceop for heora sáule swá mycel swá ðæt land is betere ðene ðæt gold sý, C.

hruse

Grammar
hruse, l. hrúse,
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Se þeódsceaða heóld on hrúsan hordærna sum, B. 2279.

rǽd

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Wæs Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde, 19, 201. rule, direction. v. rǽdan; Þá nigon werod bugon tó heora Scyppende, and betǽhton heora rǽd tó his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity ⬩ rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case ⬩ rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularly ⬩ rightly as regards conduct

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Riht is ðæt gehádode men ðám lǽwedum wísian hú hí heora ǽwe rihtlícost sculon healdan, L. I. P. 22; Th. i. 332, 28

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.

Torment

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Torment Ðǽr (in heaven) ne biþ nán besárgung ðæra mánfulra yrmðe, ac heora tintrega becymþ ðam gecorenum tó máran blisse, Homl. Th. i. 334, 11. Nis ðǽr ne caru ne hreóh tintrega (cf. hreóge tintrega, Wulfst. 139, 30), Dóm. L. 261.

Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.

a tongue ⬩ tongue ⬩ the person who speaks with the tongue ⬩ words ⬩ speech ⬩ language ⬩ a language ⬩ speech ⬩ power of speaking ⬩ a tongue-shaped thing

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Heora tungan sprecaþ fácn, 5, 10. Wǽron hyra tungan tó yfele gehwam scearpe, 56, 5. representing the words expressed by the tongue, words, speech, language Hí mid tungan heora fácenfullíce dydon, Ps. Spl. 5, 10. Mé inwit næs on tungan, Ps.

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch out ⬩ extend ⬩ to stretch by pulling: ⬩ to extend notice ⬩ direct attention ⬩ effort ⬩ to extend ⬩ prolong ⬩ to spread out ⬩ extend superficially ⬩ to stretch out ⬩ prostrate:--

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Hí áþenedon up heora handa tó Gode, Hml. S. 30, 425. Án fýren swer stód up áþenod oð heofonan, 3, 500. Mid áðenedum earmum, Hml.

Linked entry: on-þenian

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to take ⬩ to take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have given ⬩ to take what another offers, receive favourably, accept ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to undergo a rite, undertake a duty ⬩ to conceive ⬩ to take to, to begin ⬩ incipere

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Geþencean wé, gif óðer nýten wǽre tó háligienne, ðonne onfénge hé heora hiwe, ac hé wolde úrum hiwe onfón, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2-6. Ðá nýddon hine hys yldran to ðæm ðæt hé sceolde woroldlícum wǽpnum onfón, 213, 2.

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Air ⬩ atmosphere ⬩ breeze ⬩ sky ⬩ heavens ⬩ cloud

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Ne niihte heora nán fleón nǽre seó [ðæt MS. R.] lyft ðe hí byrþ. Ne nán man næfþ náne orþunge búton þurh ða lyfte [ðæt lyft MS. M.], Lchdm. iii. 272, 12-22. Seó lyft ðonne heó ástyred is byþ wind, 274, 10.

Linked entries: lift loft

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Fæderas and móddru bestandaþ heora bearna líc and heora yrfenuman him sylfum tó, forwyrde forestæppaþ fathers and mothers stand about the corpses of their children, and their heirs precede them to destruction, ii. 124, 18.

Linked entry: -numa

mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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Fox 7, 47; Met. 7, 24 = swá ðæt mennisce mód biþ áweged of his stede, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 17: and Gif heora módsefa meahte weorþan staþolfæst gereaht, 11, 195; Met. 11, 98 = gif heora mód wǽre gestaþelod. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 40.]

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Ðá gelustfullode ðám cyninge heora clǽne líf and heora wynsume behát (rex ipse delectatus uita mundissitna et promissis eorum suauissimis, Bd. l, 26), Hml. Th. ii. 130, 9. <b>II a.

ge-wiht

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Hé þóne regol þe hé mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne, and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett. Hml. S. 6, 68. Unrihte gemeta and woge gewihta áweorpe man georne.

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, In Ll. Th. i. 6, 3 the weak form, ealle ða ǽhtan, occurs, and a form not feminine, mínes ágenes ǽhtes,
  • 194, 16
  • .

what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession

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Of lande mid heora ǽhtum gewíten, i. 38, 2. of cattle :-- Gif heora menn sleán úre ǽhta, Ll. Th. i. 288, 10. of slaves. Cf. ǽht-boren :-- Gif hwylc man his ǽht servum ofslyhð, Ll.

or-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
or-þanc, es; m. n.

Original, inborn thought ⬩ mind, genius, wit, understanding ⬩ ingenium ⬩ a skilful contrivance or work, artifice, device, design ⬩ skilfully, cunningly, ingeniously, with art

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Hé genam þurh heora láre on his orþance ða egeslícan dǽda, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 21. Nú wolde ic ðæt ða æðela[n] clericas ásceócon fram heora andgites orþance ǽlce sleacnysse, Anglia viii. 301, 4.

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom gewis ðínra mægena and snytro Lchdm. i. 326, 4. Snyttro Elen.

lufian

(v.)
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Gif ðú hwilc ǽnlic wíf lofodest swíðe ungemetlíce (amore flagrares), and heó nolde þé lufian, Solil. H. 42, 15: Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 25.

MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relative ⬩ kinsman

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Suna ic lǽrde ðæt hié hýrdon heora yldrum and heora mágum, Blickl. Homl. 185, 21. Súþ-Seaxe and Eást-Seaxe from his mǽgum ( ancestors ) ǽr mid unryhte ánídde wǽrun, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 23.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg