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CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Heó cende hyre frumcennedan sunu peperit filium suum primogenitum, Mt.

hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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Sǽles bídeþ hwonne ǽr heó cræft hyre cýðan móte it waits for the time for displaying its art [cf. O.

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

boda

(n.)
Grammar
boda, an; m. [bod a message, -a, q. v. ]

a messenger, ambassador, herald, apostle, angelnuntius, legatus, præco, apostolus, angelusa foreboder, prophetpropheta, vatesa messenger

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Heó ðæs ládan bodan lárum hýrde she obeyed the advice of the loathsome messenger, 33; Th. 44, 18; Gen. 711. Ða bodan us fǽrdon nuntii nos terruerunt, Deut. 1, 28: Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 9; Cri. 1305.

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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Ðá sóna mid ðan ðe se strǽl on flyge wæs, ðá com swíðe mycel windes blǽd, ðæt seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and ðá ðone ilcan mon, ðe heó ǽr from sended wæs, hé sceát, Blickl. Homl. 199, 17-23.

Linked entry: streál

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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Swá heó ðæs unlǽdan ( Holofernes ) eáþost mihte wel gewealdan, Judth. Thw. 23, 3; Jud. 102. Ða þrowunga ðe hé ádreág æt ðæm unlǽdan folce Iudéa, Blickl. Homl. 97, 16.

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Swá gerénode, 62, 7. to arrange, contrive, plan Wíf, gif heó mid hwylcum cræfte hire hǽmed gerénað mulier, si aliquo molimine, fornicationem suam peregerit, Ll. Th. ii. 156, 8. Þæs geregnedan concinnati (cf. ?

ge-sib

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Þá cwæð se cásere ðæt hí wǽron gesibbe, and for ðí heó sprǽce þillice word him fore, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 9. Freóndum swǽsum and gesibbum, Gen. 1612.

úser

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úser, usser; adj. pron.

Our

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Heó beswác yldran usse, Exon. Th. 226, 31; Ph. 414. Ussa sáula, Met. 23, 11

Linked entry: úre

ge-dón

(v.)
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Dǽdbóte dón þæs mycclan yfeles and mánes þe hié wið heora Drihten gedydon, Bl. H. 79, 6. Ðá gedónan synna, Past. 257, 21.

gifu

(n.)
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Cf. gifan ; <b>III b</b> Hwæt wille wé cweþan be þínum twám sunum, þá sint ealdormenn and gebeahteras ; on þám is swiotol sió gifu and ealla þá duguða heora fæder and heora eldran fæder, swá swá geonge men magon gelícoste beón ealdum monnun

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.

nighnearlaterlatterlastlatest

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Heora nýhstan mágas, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 286, 32. in cpve. later, latter; superl. last, latest. Similar entries v. ende-néhst Se æftera ł nǽrra novissimus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 31.

ge-rihtlǽcan

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Hí noldon heora synna gerihtlǽcan. Hml. Th. ii. 352, 22. used absolutely Gif hé þurh mynegunge gerihtlǽcan nelle, R. Ben. 113, 14

Linked entry: rihtlǽcan

ge-wemman

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Heora yrmð áfeormað þæt þæt seó gehwǽde oferflówendnys gewemð, Hml. Th. i. 332, 14. Hié gewemmað ðone áliéfdan gesinscipe mid ðǽre unliéfedan gemengnesse pulchram copulae speciem admixtis voluptatibus foedant, Past. 397, 13.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Þurh leáse híwunge, 8. pretence of piety or goodness, hypocrisy: Hí sceolon habban eáðmódnysse on heora æðelum þeáwum mid nánre híwunge, Hml. A. 39, 385.

tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ, gen. tóþes; dat. téþ, inst. tóþe; pl. toeð, téþ, and tóþas; m.

A toothtusk

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Hí biton heora téð him tógeánes, Homl. Th. i. 46, 27. Tóþas, Exon. Th. 374, 5; Seel. 121: Salm. Kmbl. 230; Sal. 114

Linked entry: fóre-téþ

wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd, e; f.

What happensfatefortunechancefatethe otherwise than humanly appointed order of thingsone of the Fatesfatefortunean eventan eventoccurrencecircumstanceincidentfactwhat happens to a personfatefortunelotconditionfatedeathchanceaccident

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Wǽron sume gedwolmen ðe cwǽdon, ðæt ǽlc man beó ácenned be steorrena gesetnyssum, and þurh heora ymbryna him wyrd gelimpe, Homl. Th. i. 110, 8. Sceal heó (Lot's wife ) wyrde bídan, Drihtnes dómes, Cd. Th. 155, 10; Gen. 2570 : Exon.

Linked entry: weord

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Cild ðæt ðe heó Abrahame on his ylde ácende filium quem peperit ei [Abraham] jam seni, 7 : Beo. Th. 43; B. 22.

Linked entries: yld eld

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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Hine wile tweógan, hwæðer heó him sóð secge, Wulfst. 3, 7. Nǽnigne tweógean ne þearf, ðæt seó wyrd geweorþan sceal, Blickl. Homl. 83, 9.

Linked entries: tuáes tweón twiógan

wróht

(n.)
Grammar
wróht, e; f. : es; m.

accusationa false accusationslandercalumnyfaultcrimeoffencea quarrelstrifecause of complaintinjuryhurt

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Similar entries v. wróht-bora, II Heó (the Egyptians) his (Joseph's) mǽgwinum morðor fremedon, wróht berénedon (cf. Ex. l, 9-11),. . .mánum treówum woldon hié ðæt feorhleán fácne gyldan, Cd. Th. 187, 6 ; Exod. 147.

efne

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Heó hæfde efne and heóld þæs líchaman lustes forhæfdnesse, ac hwæðre . . . carnis quidem continentiam habuit, sed . . ., Gr. D. 340, 15. Efne . . ., ac . . ., Hml. S. 22, 107.