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BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossom ⬩ florere, efflorere, reflorere ⬩ to be in full vigour or bloom ⬩ to burst, blossom

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Ǽr ðon eówre treówu telgum blówen [MS. blówe] ere your trees flourish with branches, Ps.

hyhtan

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L. 25, 1. to look with confidence to For ðon hé hyhte tó mé, ic hine lýse quoniam in me speravit, liberabo eum, Ps.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
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on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apart ⬩ in retirement from others, apart ⬩ making distinction from others, especially

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Uton biddan onsundron æt Gode, ic æt mínum Gode . . . and gé eác swá dón let each pray severally to his own God, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 107. Ðá ná gestód hé ná ǽlcne onsundran ( each separately ), 23, 177.

Linked entry: sundor

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Ne mæg nán man hine sylfne tó cynge gedón ac ðæt folc hæfþ cyre tó ceósenne ðone tó cyninge ðe him sylfum lícaþ no man can make himself king, but the people have the option of choosing him as king who pleases them, Homl. Th. i. 212, 8.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

neósian

(v.)
Grammar
neósian, p. ode with gen. acc. or clause.

to search out ⬩ find out by enquiry or inspection ⬩ to inspect ⬩ to seek ⬩ visit ⬩ to seek with hostile intent ⬩ to visit with calamity, disease

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Ðone ðe hí untrumne neósian cóman, 4, 11; S. 579, 40 : R. Ben. 17, 2. Ðonne Drihten úre hwylces neósian wille, Blickl. Homl. 125, 13. to seek with hostile intent (cf. sécan), to visit with calamity, disease, etc.

cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
cræftig, adj.

Ingenious ⬩ skilful ⬩ CRAFTY ⬩ cunning ⬩ virtuous ⬩ powerful ⬩ ingeniosus ⬩ peritus ⬩ astutus ⬩ probus ⬩ potens

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Elþeódge wíf hæfdon gegán ðone cræftgestan dǽl strange women had overcome the most powerful part Ors. 1. 10; Bos. 33, 41

scíma

(n.)
Grammar
scíma, an; m.

Splendour ⬩ brightness ⬩ light

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Niht ne genípþ ðæs heofenlícan leóhtes scíman nox nulla rapit splendorem lucis amoenae, Dóm. L. 16, 254. Þýstro hæfdon bewrigen Wealdendes hrǽw, scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54

Linked entry: scímian

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus

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Gif híg on grénum treówe ðás þing dóþ, hwæt dóþ híg on ðam drigum si in virĭdi ligno hæc faciunt, in arĭdo quid fiet? Lk. Bos,. 23, 31: Ps. Th. 105, 9. Drihten gewende ða sǽ to dríum mare Domĭnus vertit in siccum, Ex. 14, 21.

be-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lecgan, bi-lecgan; p. -legde, -léde pl. -legdon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. a.

To lay or impose upon ⬩ cover ⬩ invest ⬩ load ⬩ afflict ⬩ charge ⬩ accuse ⬩ imponere ⬩ afficere ⬩ onerare ⬩ accusare

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To lay or impose upon, cover, invest, load, afflict, charge, accuse; imponere, afficere, onerare, accusare Heó ðone hleóðor-cwyde husce belegde she covered the revelation with scorn Cd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382.

Linked entry: bi-lecgan

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v ⬩ Cynrīcus

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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Dauid eóde to ánwíge ongeán ðone ent Goliam David went in single combat against the giant Goliath, Ælfc. T. 14, 3: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 29. Entas wǽron ofer eorþan on ðám dagum gĭgantes ĕrant sŭper terram in diēbus illis. Gen. 6, 4 : Homl.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

fóre-genga

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genga, an; m.

a fore-goer ⬩ fore-runner ⬩ predecessor ⬩ prædecessor ⬩ a fore-runner ⬩ prodrŏmus ⬩ πρόδρομος

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Ðone fóregengan Fæder ælmihtig gesette the almighty Father had placed that fore-runner, Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 7; Gú. 504

þun-wang

(n.)
Grammar
þun-wang, e; -wange, -wenge, an; f. (and n.? Wange, wenge are both found neuter, though also the plurals wangas, wangan occur)

A temple

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Smire ðone man mid on þa þunwonge, Lchdm. ii. 334, 15. Smyre ða ðunwonga, i. 216, 8. Gníd on ða þunwunge, 380, 15. Smire ða þunwangan mid, ii. 20, 8. Þunwongan, 306, 2

Linked entry: wang

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, adj.

Not criminal ⬩ innocent

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See also, in another of Oswald's charters: Si quid praefatorum delicti praeuaricantis causa defuerit jurum, praevaricationis delictum secundum quod praesulis jus est emendet, aut illo quo antea potitus est dono et terra careat, vi. 125; and see Kemble's

Linked entries: for-wyrcan fór-wyrcan

á-feormian

(v.)
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Horwum áfeormod sordibus ablutus , Dóm. L. 156. Heortan mid ymbsnidenysse áfeormode fram leahtrum, Hml. Th. i. 98, 14. Ðá áfeormodan fram horwum expiatos sordibus , Hy. S. 4, 22.

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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Þá áfylde sum cnapa ꝥ fæt a boy knocked the vessel down , Hml. S. 31, 1127. Gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig and tó eorþan áfyllan ( to cast it to the earth ), Bl.

Linked entry: a-fælan

deórwyrðlíce

(adv.)
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deórwyrðlíce, (-wi(e)rþ-); adv. I.
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Hé geseah ðone rícan deórweorðlíce geglencgedne. Hml. Th. i. 330, 14. Hé geseah Drihtnes ródetácn deórwurðlíce scínan, ii. 304, 11 ; Hml. S. 27, 92. Se déma deórwurðlíce bebyrigde his líchaman, 215.

dríman

(v.)
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Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55. Anna and Simeon sungon and drýmdon, Lch. iii. 428, 20. Uton dréman ( jubilemus ) Gode . . . on sealmum wé drýman him, Ps.

Linked entries: dreman drýman

ge-lufian

(v.)
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Ðone ðe Haelend gelufade (amavit), Mt. p. 8, 16. Ðæt hé sí gelufod (-ad, L., R.) ut diligatur, Mk. 12, 32. Gelufodes dilecti, Ps. L. 67, 13. to feel desire for a thing, like Gelufadan menn ðióstro, dilexerunt homines tenebras, Jn. L. 3, 19.

middel

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Þ híw byð gecíged omoeuteleuton swá oft swá se middel and se ýtemesta dǽl geendað on gelícum stæfgefége, Angl. viii. 332, 13. the position of being among or surrounded by a number of people or within a town, &c. midst of Hé hleóp on ðone mere