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un-gerím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerím, adj.

Countlessnumberlessinnumerableincalculableimmense

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Tó gefremminge ungerímra tácna, Homl. Th. i. 310, 17. Ungerímum innumeris, Wülck. Gl. 255, 14. Se deófol ... wyrcð uugeríma wundra, Homl. Th. i. 4, 16. Ungeríme húðe numerosas praedas, Hpt. Gl. 522, 20

hand-seten

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seten, e: f.

The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual

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., a signature, sign manual Ðas trymeþ se forespecena kyng mid Cristes róde tácne and his weotena hondsetena his geofa thus the aforesaid king confirms his gifts with the sign of Christ's cross and the signature of his witan, Cod. Dipl.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Hwylc tácn sette God . . .? Þæt tácn gewistlíce ( ipsum videlicet signum ) ꝥ hé útlaga leofode, Angl. vii. 32, 306. Gewistlíce scilicet, R. Ben. I. 51, 8

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox taurus, bosthe Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiactaurus

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Lamb. 49, 13: 67, 31: Gen. 32, 15. the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac; taurus Óðer ðæra tácna ys geháten taurus, ðæt is fearr the second of the signs is called taurus, that is a bull, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 4; Lchdm. iii

Linked entry: fear

ciric-weard

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Take here passages under cyrc-, cyric-weard, and add Ðæs cyricweardes tácen is þæt mon sette his twégen fingras on his twá eágan and dó mid his handa swylce hé wille áne hangigende bellan teón, Tech. ii. 118, 16.

stagan

(v.)
Grammar
stagan, stǽcan ?.(Cf.
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Icel. steikja to roast) to roast Ǽles tácen is þæt mon wecge his swýþran hand and sette syþþan ofer his wynstran earm and ástrehtre his wynstran hande stríce þwyrs ofer mid þǽre swyðran, swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite

Linked entry: stǽcan

ge-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýwan, -þýan, -þíwan, -þéwan, -þeón, -þeówan; p. -þýwde, -þýde; pp. -þýd

To pressimpelurgeforceimpressrebukeoppressprĕmĕretrūdĕreurgērecompellĕreimprĭmĕreincrĕpāreopprĭmĕre

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He Ægypti egesan geþýwde mid feala tácna pŏsuit in Ægypto signa sua, 77, 43. Hí mec þingum geþýdan they pressed me violently, Exon. 123 a; Th. 472, 10; Rä. 61, 14. Geþýd and geþreátod rebuked and threatened, Andr. Kmbl. 871; An. 436.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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Óþ ðæt ðæt forme tácn undernes swége, Anglia xiii. 432, 953. Hwylc bóc is ðæt ðæt ne clypige and swége, R. Ben. 133, 6, Ðé úre stefn ǽrest swége (sonet,) Hymn. Surt. 7, 25, Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwilcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, Ælfc.

CEÁCE

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁCE, an; f.
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The jaw, CHEEK ; maxilla, mala, mandibula, gena Ðæt tácen ðære bærnesse he on his ceácan bær signum incendii in maxilla portavit, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 16. He gehrán his ceácan contigit maxillam ejus, 3, 19; S. 549, 1. Ceácan malæ; maxillæ, Wrt.

Linked entries: céce ceác-bán

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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of physical movement, to pass through, glide through Synd twelf tácna on ðam foresprecenan circule ðe seó sunne þurhscríð, Anglia viii. 298, 18. to go through a subject, examine, consider; perlustrare Ǽlc ðæra ðe wyle ða eásterlícan blisse mǽrsian,

FORMA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FORMA, m; forme f. n: def. adj.

The firstearliestprīmus

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Ðis wæs ðæt forme tácn this was the first miracle, Jn. Bos. 2, 11. On ðone forman dæg on the first day, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 4: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 4, 12; Lchdm. iii. 238, 15: Cd. 48; Th. 61, 17; Gen. 998: Byrht. Th. 133, 68; By. 77.

Linked entry: feorma

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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a sign, mark, token Ðú ásettest ðínes wuldres myrecels on worlde, sette nú ðín wuldres tácn in helle, Blickl. Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at Hé miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439.

ge-cunnian

(v.)
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Hú þú meaht gecunuian hwæþer hit healsgund sié (cf. healsgundes tácn hwæþer hé hit sié, 44, 7), Lch. ii. 2, 17. to prove, shew to be right, approve Sié ðá sóð intrahtnung ꝥ ðá apostolas gecunnedun sit illa uera interpretatio quam apostoli probauerunt

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.),move, shake

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Tácn ys ðæt mon wecge his hand, 119, 7. Wæcge, 121, 9. Þeáh hit wecge (cf. ástyroð, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 19) wind, Met. 7, 35. [Swa þe hæȝe wude þenne wind weieð hine, Laym. 20137

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

æt-hrine

(n.)
Grammar
æt-hrine, es; m.
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Voc. i. 42, 55. ꝥ ne e On æthrine in tactu, Angl. xi. 116, 14. Mid hys æthrine hý onweg gewítað at a touch from it they will go away. Lch. i. 336, 14. Hnesce on æthrine soft to the touch, 108. 1: 110, 5

Linked entries: hrine on-hrine

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Homl. 79, 23. with inst Ðá ongeáton hie ðæt se eádiga Michael him sylfa ðæt tácn ðæs siges gecýðde intó ðý swíðan slǽpe then they perceived that the blessed Michael had himself made known that token of victory in the deep sleep, 205, 4

steorra

(n.)
Grammar
steorra, an; m.
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Tácna on steorrum, Lk. Skt. 21, 25

æt-íwedness

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Add: shewing, display On ætýwednysse wun-dorlices tácnes in ostensione admirabilis signi, Gr. D. 19, 3. Ædeáudnesse ( ostensione ) hondo and fóta, Lk. p. ii. 13. revelation, mani-festation Þurh Godes ætýwednesse hé funde ꝥ heáfod, Shrn. 151, 26.

rípe

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Wíngeardas (windeardes, MS.) rípe fulle gesihð blisse ge[tácnað] vites maturas plenas uiderit, letitiam significat, Archiv cxxv. 65, 591; Lch. iii. 210, 32. v. hræd-(not sǽd-)rípe. Add