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MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Sweriaþ mé ðæt gé dón wið mé swilce mildheortnisse, swá ic macode wið eów, Jos. 2, 12. Ðá befrán heó ðæt cild hú hit macode on eallum ðam fyrste then she asked the child what it had been doing in all the time, Homl. Th. i. 566, 20.

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Wese wíc heora wéste (woestu, Ps. Surt.) and ídel, Ps. Th. 68, 26. Wéste (wóstu, Ps. Surt.), 108, 7. Hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre, Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 5. Hé gesyhð wínsele wéstne, Beo. Th. 4903; B. 2456. On wéste wíc, Cd.

ge-beorg

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Ne bið þǽr fultum nán ꝥ wið þá biteran þing gebeorh mæge fremman auxilium nullus rebus praestabit amaris, Dóm. L. 223 : Wlfst. 139, 14. saving from doing wrong (?)

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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D. 346, 5. to agree with another, with dat. Ióhannes stefn geþwǽreþ (-þweoraþ, v. l.) þám ylcan andgyte Iohannis vox in aestimatione ista concordat, Gr. D. 332, 21.

rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
rihte, adv.

right, due, directly, straight directly, straightway rightly, well, in a manner suited to the circumstances of a case, fittingly, properly, dulycorrectly, in the proper manner, exactly, accurately, truly

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Ryhtor cweþan to say with greater accuracy, 5, 1; Swt. 214, 9

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Gif hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oþþe wé wið heora, Ll. Th. i. 156, 3. Hé wolde his hǽbengild habban he would have his idolatrous worship, Hml. S. 28, 26.

mere

(n.)
Grammar
mere, mære, es; m. f(?).

the seaa merelakean artificial poolcistern

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Ofer wídne mere, 566; An. 283. Ofer sealtne mere, Menol. Fox 203; Men. 103. Mere sécan, mǽwes éþel, Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. a mere, lake Meri stagnum, Ep. Gl. 25 b, 16. Mere stagnum, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 15: ii. 121, 28.

Linked entries: mǽr-bróc mære mire

cild

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Fór Eádgar cild ( Edgar Atheling ) út . . . and se cyng Melcolm genam þes cildes swuster tó wífe, P. 201, 1-3. Ælfsige cild, C. D. iv. 10, 29.

láf

Grammar
láf, <b>. I.</b>
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Ꝥte lǽda bróðer his láf tó wíf þæs ut ducat frater ejus uxorem illius Mt. L. 22, 24

springan

(v.)
Grammar
springan, p. sprang, pl. sprungon; pp. sprungen

To springto leapboundto burst forth, of a fluid to spirt, of sparks, etc., to fly to grow as a plantto rise as the sunto move as a spring movesto spreadbe diffusedto spring as blood from a woundto spring as waterto burstcrack

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Wíde springende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 519, 37: 513, 21

Linked entry: sprincan

á-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwǽr, -hwár, -hwér, -wér; adv. [á always, ever, every; hwǽr where] .

everywheresomewhereanywhereuspiamalicubiusquequaquein any wisequoquo modo

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Spl. 118, 8. in any wise; quoquo modo Habbe ic ǽ áwer benumen ðínra gifena have I in any wise deprived thee of thy gifts? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 14

lócian

(v.)
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wíf him cwæð tó, &#39; Cniht, nim þín gold þe lǽs þé hit losige. &#39; Swá orsorh wæs ꝥ wíf . . . ꝥ heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himselfemere

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To buy for himself; emere He hí æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

Alfriþ

(n.)
Grammar
Alfriþ, es; m. [al = all = eal, eall all; friþ peace]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria

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Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria A. D. 705, Hér Alfriþ, Norþhymbra cing, forþférde here, A. D. 705, Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died, Chr. 705; Th. 69, 7, col. 3

un-gewil

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewil, un-gewill; adj.

Displeasingnot with the good will of a person

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Displeasing, not with the good will of a person Se arcebiscop leáfe æt ðam cynge nam, ðeáh hit ðam cynge ungewill wǽre, ðæs ðe men léton, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 16

wudu-hunig

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-hunig, es; n.

Wild honey

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Wild honey Wuduhunig mel silvestre, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 4. Wudehunig, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7. Be wyrtum and be wuduhuuige, Blickl. Homl. 167, 36. Wuduhunig hé æt, Mk. Skt. l, 6

Linked entry: hunig

on-wǽre

(adj.)

unripe

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unripe Genim onwǽre sláh ðæt seáw, and wring þurh cláþ on ðæt eáge, sóna gǽþ of ( the white spot will go off ) gif sió sláh biþ gréne, Lchdm. ii. 32, 18. (?)

Linked entry: -wǽre

a-bi-tweónum

(prep.)
Grammar
a-bi-tweónum, prep. dat.

Betweeninter

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Between; inter Ic wiht geseah horna abitweónum [homum bitweónum, Grn; Th.] húðe lǽjdan I saw a creature bringing spoil between its horns, Exon. 107b; Th. 411, 19; Rä. 30, 2

Linked entry: bi-tweonum

eallneg

(adv.)
Grammar
eallneg, adv.

Alwayssemper

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Always; semper Ðú eallneg siófodest ðæt hí eallneg nǽron on wíte thou always didst lament that they were not always punished, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11. MS. Cot

Linked entry: ealneg

leóhtian

(v.)
Grammar
leóhtian, p. ode

be relieved

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To grow light, become less heavy, or easy, be relieved Ðonne leóhtaþ him se líchoma his body will be relieved of the pain, Herb. 1, 16; Lchdm. i. 76, 2