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sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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On ðone langan sceagan westeweardne; of langan sceagan on ðæt hǽðene byrgils, iii. 85, 19-20. Onbútan færsscagan, 229, 29. Rihte út þurh ðone sceagan óþ ða lége, 406, 27. Of ðære byrig þwyres ofer ðane sceagan, 460, 2.

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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Hí mid stánum torfodon ðone soðfæstan Iacob, 300, 18. Hig námon stánas tó ðam ðæt hig woldon hyne torfian tulerunt lapides, ut iacerent in eum, Jn. Skt. 8, 59: ut lapidarent eum, 10, 31. Ða leásan gewitan hine ongunnon ǽrest tó torfienne, Homl.

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hopecrēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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Aarones hús on Dryhten leófne gelýfdan dŏmus Aaron spērāvit in Dŏmĭno, Ps. Th. 113, 19. Gelýf me crēde mihi, Jn. Bos. 4, 21. Gelýfe gyt, ðæt ic inc mæg gehǽlan crēdĭtis quia hoc possum făcĕre vōbis? Mt. Bos. 9, 28.

ed-wít

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Hé forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac hé ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12. Ic þec hálsige þæt þú furður mé fraceþu ne wyrce, edwít for eorlum, Jul. 542. On edwít sellan in opprobrium dare, Ps. Th. 56, 3.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hé ne mihte on húse gewunian ac on byrgenum neque in domo manebat sed in monumentis, Lk. 8, 27. Tó dæge in hús ðín gedæfned is mé gewunia ( manere ), Lk. L. 19, 5.

þyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
þyrstan, p. te

To thirst

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Ongan ðone oferhýdygan þyrstan on deáþ, Shrn. 130, 1. Drihten ealle ða gefylde, ða ðe hié orl eorþan léton hingrian and þyrstan for his noman, Blickl. Homl. 159, 17.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Tó hwon wilnige gé, ðæt gé eówerne naman tóbrǽdan ofer ðone teóþan dǽl? Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 25.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

ge-wrixl

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Hwílum eágan wépað for þæs ofnes bryne . . . hwílum þá téþ for miclum cyle gryrrað: þis atule gewrixl earmsceape men wendað þǽrinne ( his miseris vicibtis miseri volvuntur ), Dóm.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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Biþ týr scecen, 447, 27; Dóm. 45. to shake (trans.) Ic sceace (scace, scæce) concutio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 7. Gúðweard gumena wælhlencan sceóc, Cd. Th. 188, 31; Exod. 176.

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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R.) dóð . . . óðer tungel is on súðdǽle ðysum gelíc, Lchdm. iii. 270, 9-15. Ðé is nú cúð ðes mónan færeld, on hwilcum tungle hé nú is oððe on hwilce hé ðanon géð, Shrn. 173, 1.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Grammar wirnan, with dat. of person prevented, and a clause giving that which is prevented Hé ús ne wyrnþ (wernþ, v. l.), ðæt wé yfel dón, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 4.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Grn. 20, 20, 22. þeówdóme betǽhte servitio addictos, Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 507, 11. to dedicate, devote to the gods Hé genam bollan mid bealuwe áfylled, and deóflum betǽhte ðone drenc, Hml. S. 14, 69. intrans.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Voc. ii. 50,42 . course of life Honorius æfter ðon ðe hé ða gemǽro his rynes gefyllde of ðissum leóhte leórde (postquam metas sui cursus implevit) Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 25.

Linked entry: rine

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Ðone tóworpenan stal ðæs ríces destructum regni statum, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 8. Ðý læs tóworpen sién fyrngewritu, Elen. Kmbl. 860; El. 430. to throw out. v. tó-worpness, II.

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Gif hé vville on hand gán, 90, 7. to turn to, betake oneself to an occupation, course of action, &c., go to law Ne gá þú mid þínum esne in tó dóme, Ps.

ge-habban

(v.)
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Fácn ne sceal mon on heortan gehabban dolum in corde non tenere, R. Ben. 17, 7. <b>IX a.

weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ, worþ, wurþ, wirþ, wyrþ, wirþe, wierþe, wyrþe, weorþe; adj.
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Gif hý swá ne dón, ðonne sýn hý ðæs wyrðe ðe on ðam canone cwæð, L. Edm. E. 1; Th. i. 244, 12

cymen

(n.)
Grammar
cymen, es; m. n. The herb cummin; cŭmīnum = κύμινον , cŭmīnum, cyminum, Lin
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ðæt cymen on.eced put the cummin into vinegar, L. M. 2, 44; Lchdm. ii. 256, 6. Cymen cymīnum, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 64; Wrt. Voc. 32, 1: Herb. 155, 1; Lchdm. i. 280, 23: L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 246, 23: iii. 6, 16: 24, 9.

Linked entry: cumin

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Swá sceal gód scýrman (a reeve or bailiff) his hláfordes healdan, ymbe his ágen swá swá hé wylle, Anglia ix. 260, 16. Ne ofermódgiaþ ða scírmenn ná for ðý nequaquam praepositi ex hoc superbiunt. Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 18.

ende-dæg

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Ic gefremman sceal eorlic ellen oððe endedæg mínne gebídan I will do or die, B. 637. the last day, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 1 a Ne lǽt láðe cwellan and bærnan sáwla úre . . . ne lǽt swá heánlíce þín handgeweorc on endedæge forwurðan, Hy. 7, 112