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macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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. (2 a) to produce an article of food or drink by culinary or other operations :-- Bring mé twá þá betstan tyccenu þæt ic macige mete þínum fæder þǽr of (ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo), Gen. 27, 9. to produce by action, bring about a condition of things

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is. . . nǽdl sceát weaxbreda omnia necessaria, id est . . . acus, mappula, tabule, R. Ben. 92, 3. Ðæt hé Godes gifa ne becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe. Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16.

Linked entry: sceáta

hǽþen

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Des wæs hǽðin hic erat Samaritanus, 17, 16. of things. Cf. II 3 Hǽþenu godu dii gentium, Ps. Th. 95, 5. Ge sǽdon ꝥ þá hǽðnan tída wǽron beteran þonne þá crístnan, Ors. 6, 37 ; S. 296, 18.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ðæs mannes sáwl hæfþ on hire þreó þing, ðæt is, gemynd and andgit aad willa . . . Án sáwul is, and án líf and án edwist seó ðe hæfþ ðás þreó þing . . .

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna this work will prove the greatest vexation to devils, Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon.

Linked entry: teóne

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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S. 23 b, 196. to mark by assigning a special condition þéh þe ǽgþer þissa burga þurh Godes diégelnessa þus getácnod wurde quamvis in tantum arcanis statutis inter utramque urbem convenientiae totius ordo servatus sit.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Gret soken hadde this meller With whete and malt of al the londe aboute Chauc.Reeve's T. 67.] a seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asylum in a general sense Ic séce sócne refugio, of ðam is refugium sócn Ælfc.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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I, 14; Sch. 39, 2. (10) to change one thing for another, exchange, with gen., to make exchange of Hí ealra þinga gehwyrfdon ge on cucan ceápe ge on óðrurn, C. D. v. 378, 20.

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

ge-hátan

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Tó gereordum wéron geháten ad nuptias invitatis, Mt. p. 19, 4. to call. to apply an epithet to a person or thing, call so and so Ðæccile líchomas égo gehéht lucernam corporis oculum appellans, Mt. p. 15, 2.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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S. 30, 348. absolute Hǽte oþ ꝥ hit sié swá hát swá þín finger forberan mæge. Lch. ii. 236, 28.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Manega ðǽra Iúdéa rǽddon (rédon, altered from réddon, L. réddun, R. legerunt) þiss gewrit, Jn. 19, 20.

ge-hwilc

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Ácsode hé hine be gehwilc-um þingum he asked him about several things Guth. 80, II. with óþer On ðyssere geférrǽdene wǽron Petrus and Ióhannes . . . and ; ehwilce óðre . . . Eal seó menigu wæs án hund manna and twéntig, Hml.

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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Bos. 21, 6. to treat, use, dispose of, employ; tractare, uti, adhibere Ðú ðín ágen móst mennen ateón swá ðín mód freóþ thou mayest treat thine own maidservant as thy mind inclines (liketh), Cd. 103; Th. 136, 14; Gen. 2258.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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a monastery, a place where a body of monks or of nuns resided Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunian, ðæt is wæterscype, mylen, wyrtún and gehwylce misenlíce cræftas ðe synd góde tó begánne, R

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Homl. 151, 1. referring to things, strength, efficacy, virtue, beneficial power Hæfþ hit ða strængðe hyne tó gewyrmenne Lchdm. i. 116, 1. Ðás sylfan strengþe heó hafaþ gewylled wið ðæs migþan earfoðlícnyssa, 284, 3.

be-werian

(v.)

prohibitforbidto protectdefend

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Seó ǽ monig þing bewereð tó etanne multa lex manducare prohibeat, Bd. 1, 27. to restrain a person Ne bewere ne compescaris, Ps. Srt. 82, 2. Ic mé ne mihte bewerigean (cohibere), Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 576, 9. to restrain from, with prep.

cniht

(n.)
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Swíðe góde cnihtas, Eustatius þe iunga, and Rógeres eorles þreó sunan, and ealle þá betstboren men þe wǽron innan þisan lande, 1087; P. 224, 28. v. búr-, ceáp-, cípe-, hel-, heorþ-, híréd-, hors-cniht

dreógan

(v.)
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L. 70, 4. to labour On hú grundleásum seáðe ꝥ mód drígð (cf. swinceð, Met. 3, 2), þonne hit bestyrmað þisse worulde ungeþwǽrnessa, Bt. 3, 2; S. 9, 11.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Se deófol þe beswác ðone þeóf. . . nele náht eáðe on his ende geðafian ꝥ hé þonne gecyrre . . . tó þám Hǽlende, 190. of event, easily, possibly, perhaps Swíþe eáþe ꝥ mæg beón ꝥ sume men þencan . . . very possibly some men may think . . ., Bl.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Þá þe hí yrre gesáwene beóð éhtan and wítnian quos irati insequi uidentur, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 67, 11. of things Ðeáhhine óhtan (=éhtan?) ealle ðá yfela and ealle ðá brógan, Sal.