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leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To rewardrecompenserequitepay

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Ðá cwæþ heó ðæt heó ne dorste him swá leánian swá hé hire tó geearnud hæfde then said she, that she dared not requite him as he had deserved of her, Chart. Th. 202, 21. Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan and leánigean æfter his sylfes weorcum, Blickl.

Linked entry: lǽnian

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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To bow or bow down oneself, bend, submit, turn, turn away, revolt; se flectĕre vel inclīnāre, curvāre, declĕnāre, transfŭgĕre He cwæþ ðæt he wolde to fulluhte gebúgan he said that he would submit to baptism, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 10 : Boutr.

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Mannes fultum is unmihtig and ídel vana salus hominis, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 41. Ðé læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 27. Tó ánum mǽdene unmihtigum tó wíge, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 257.

bróþor

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. , bróðer, R. fratri) sǽd wecce, Mk. 12, 19. þá wǽron Arwaldes bróðor (broðra, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 16; Sch. 426, 16. Bróðer (bróðero, L.) fratres , Mt. R. 12, 46. Broeþre (bróðra, L.), 1, 11. of kindly relation, association, fellowship, &c.

grundsópa

(n.)
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According to these two glosses cartilago should have much the same meaning as coriza (v. nebgebraec), and so too should grundsopa. This meaning would not be far from that given for the word in Prompt.

óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fearthe exciting cause of such a feelingan object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thingto fearto terrifyto frightenterrible

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For hellewítes ógan on account of the terror which hell-torment causes oððe for Sæs écan lífes wuldre R.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Sae. 200.

Linked entry: cýþan

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Him egsa becom for déman dread came over them before their judge, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 13; Sat, 380: 175; Th. 220, 15; Dan. 71. Ic ðone déman in dagum mínum wille weorþian I will worship the judge in my days, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 8; Gú. 590.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Sax. manón: O. Frs. monia to admonish; to claim (with gen.): O. H. Ger. manón, manén monere, suggerere with acc. of person (and gen. of thing)]

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Th. 306, 19; Sat. 666: Elen. Kmbl. 971; El. 487

be-healdan

(v.)
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Hé hét his cnapan behealdan tó þǽre , Lch. iii. . 276, 24. Behealden(d)ra prospicientium, Kent. Gl. 1030. trans. to look at, gaze on Ic þé beheóld, Bl. H. 235, 26.

efne

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Efne swá seó byrþen siteþ . . . swá sæt seó byrþen, Bl. H. 75, 7: 221, 12. Hié cwǽdon . . . Efne swá swá hié openlíce cwǽdon . . ., 81, 19.

ge-lǽdan

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Ꝥ hé úre sáula gelǽde on gefeán, 211, 8. Tó deáðe hié þé willaþ gelǽdan, ac hí ne magon, 237, 7.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Sax. gi-nerian : O.H.Ger. ge-nerien liberare, reparare, servare, salvum, facore.)

heán

lowpoormeanignoblebasehumbleddepresseddejectedcast downmiserablewretchedmeanbaselow

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thing personified: Hió (day) sceal wreccan láste hámleás hweorfan, nó þý heánre bið, Rä. 40, 9. reduced to a low position or condition, brought low, rendered abject, humbled Ic sceal heán and earm wadan wræclástas wuldre benémed, duguðum bedéled, Sat

heofon-lic

chaste

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Seó sáwl mót brúcan þæs heofonlican, siþþan heó biþ ábrogden from þǽm eorþlican, Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17. On ꝥ éce wuldor þæs heofenlican ríces. Bl. H. 61, 6. Mid heofonlicum þreáte háligra gásta, 95, 6.

innan

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Of ðǽre cymþ ꝥ wæter innon þá eorþan, Bt. 34, 6 ; F. 140, 18. Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þone man bestincð, Angl. vii. 28, 259

múþ

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R. 18, 16. (2 a) Of ánum múðe with one voice :-- Hí sungon þysne sang swylce of ánum múðe, Hml. S. 11. 164. <b>III c.

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Skt. 14, 63. to tear, split, rend, cleave, divide Hé slát interrupit mare Ps. Spl. 77, 16. Hé slát stán interrupit petram 77, 18. to tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, etc.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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Rector of Swanswick, with some pertinent remarks, supposes Cynewulf to be the same person as Cyneweard. v. Chr. Erl. Introduction, pp. xx-xxii.