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ge-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýðan, p. -cýðde, -cýdde; pp. -cýðed, -cýd.

to make knowntellrelateproclaimannounceinformnuntiareannuntiarereferreeffarimonereto declarerevealmanifestshewperformconfirmtestifyprovedeclararerevelareedoceremanifestaremonstrareperhiberetestariprobareto make celebratedrenownedfamednotum facereinclytum reddere

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Swá ðú hyldo wið me gecýðdest as thou hast manifested grace to me, Andr. Kmbl. 780; An. 390. Ðæt ðíne leóde gecýðdon that thy people shewed, Salm. Kmbl. 654; Sal. 326.

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Homl. 103, 12. (1 a) to wish something to or for a person :-- Ða apostolas hǽlo eów wýscaþ, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 13. Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé ǽnegum men ðæs wýscte oððe wilnode non optantis animo, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11.

Linked entry: wíscan

ymb-útan

(prep.; adv.)
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Hine ymbútan hálge hereféðan blícaþ, Exon. Th. 62, 35 ; Cri. 1012.

Linked entry: emb-útan

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Ealle þás þing eów beóð þǽr tó geeácnode haec omnia adicientur vobis, 33. to become or to make pregnant Þonne hraþe geeácnað heó, Lch. i. 346, 7. Wíf tó geeácnigenne to make a woman pregnant, 4.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Hé for án wénde ꝥ ǽlc hine gecneówe he had no other thought but that every one knew him, Hml. S. 23, 573. Him for án þúhte ꝥ . . . , 631.

ge-teón

(v.)
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Ox. 4467. where there is movement from within or from without, to draw a sword, haul a net Hé his byrnsweord getýhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34. Hé geteáh his seax, 215, 5. Gitéh educens, Mk. R. 14, 47. Geteóh þ ín sweord effunde frameam, Ps. Th. 34, 3.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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On ða wyrsan hand, Salm. Kmbl. 998; Sal. 500. Onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád styrces, Ps. Th. 105, 17. Wyrsan wígfrecan, Beo. Th. 4985; B. 2496. Buccena flǽsc is wyrrest, Lchdm. ii. 196, 17.

ongeagn

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Móyses ástrehte his hand ongeán ðǽre sǽ, Hml.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Voc. ii. 134, 83. to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to Ic sceáwiu wegas ðíne 'I will have respect unto thy ways' (A.V.), Ps. Surt. 118, 15. Hé hyra dǽde sceáwaþ God will regard the deeds of the charitable, Exon.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Swá mon eorðan wæstmas hám gelǽdeþ on rýpes tíman, Exon. Th. 214, 28; Ph. 246. Ðá gewearð hit on ðisum ilcan tíman oððe litle ǽr, ðæt . . ., Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 28: 1015; Erl. 152, 9.

Linked entries: týma tíme

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Geðenc nú hweðer mani mann cynges hám séce ... hí cumað æalle tó ánum hláforde, 41, 1-10. Heretoga hláforde leóf, Met. 1, 47. Þegnas síne mynton forlǽtan leófne hláford (cf. Ðracia cining, 22), 26, 72.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Th. i. 50, 22. with a complement to the object Hý æt hám findað witode him wiste, Ra. 44, 8. Hé dryhten sínne driórigne fand ealdres æt ende, B. 2789.

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Se hálga wer hergende wæs metodes miltse the holy man was praising the Lord's mercy, Cd. 190; Th. 237, 8; Dan. 334. Heri-gende. Andr. Kmbl. 1314; An. 657. Ðú byst hered perfecisti laudem, Ps. Th. 8, 2; Blickl. Homl. 67, 4

Linked entry: hergan

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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Ðás leásan spell hæc fabula, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 15. Fram leásum wítegum a falsis prophetis, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 15. Wiðsacaþ ðám leásum welum renounce the deceitful riches, Blickl. Homl. 53, 23. Ða leásan godas false gods, 201, 30.

Linked entry: -leás

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Hafa ðínne niéxtan swá swá ðín ágen lim, Basil Admn. 5; Norm. 44, 24. Monegu limu beóþ on ánum men, and weorþaþ ðeáh ealle tó ánum líchoman, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 25. Gif wé tó lange sittaþ, slapaþ ða lima, Homl. Th. i. 490, 1.

Linked entry: leomu

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Seó stów on ðære ðe ðu ðæt fægereste weorud on geóguþhádnesse gesáwe scínan and wynsumian locus iste in quo pulcherrimam hanc juventutem jocundari ac fulgere conspicis , 5, 12; S. 630, 15.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Se Hálga Gást hié ǽghwylc gód lǽrde, and him ǽghwylc yfel bewerede, Bl. H. 131, 30. ꝥeáh þe se bysceop him ꝥ swíðe bewerede episcopo multum prohibente, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 661, 17.

fægnian

(v.)

to rejoiceexultwelcome

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Ic fægnie on þínre hǽlo exultabo in salutari tuo, Ps. Th. 9, 14. Ðý lǽs for ðǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne in oblato munere animus hilarescat, Past. 321, 24.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Hér hǽt Ecgferð gehálgian Cúðberht tó biscope, and Theodorus hine gehálgode tó biscope tó Hagustaldeshám, 685; P. 39, 16. Forlét se cyng þá hlǽfdian, seó wæs gehálgod him tó cwéne, 1048; P. 176, 7.