swefnian
To appear in a dream to a person ⬩ To dream ⬩ to fall asleep.
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with acc. of person, cf. mǽtan, To appear in a dream to a person Swá bwæt swá hine swefnaþ whatever he dreams, Lchdm. iii. 184, 9. Swá hwæt swá ðé geswefnaþ, 154, 24. Áhicgan on sefan ðínne hú ðé swefnede, Cd. Th. 224, 5; Dan. 131. Ðé heortan deópnyssa
BLÍCAN
to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle ⬩ lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare ⬩ to shine by exposure, as the bones ⬩ denudando in conspectum dari ⬩ apparere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ fulgere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ I shine ⬩ to shine
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to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle; lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare Ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan thou seest the walls of the golden Jerusalem shine, Salm. Kmbl. 469; Sal. 235: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 10; Ph. 95. Móna swá
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cwyld-seten
A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ⬩ conticinium
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A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ; conticinium Cwylseten conticinium, Mone B. 3747. Cwylsetene conticinio, 3748. Cwyldsetene galli cantu, 4677
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æþelo
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Add: f. and in pl. n. nature, in respect to other than rational beings Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of þǽre stówe þe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 26. Hé þǽre sunnan
cwéne
A woman, wife, queen, common woman, harlot ⬩ femina, uxor, regina, meretrix
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A woman, wife, queen, common woman, harlot ; femina, uxor, regina, meretrix Ic wæs feaxhár cwéne I was a hoary-headed woman, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 13; Rä. 73, 1. Cwénan forlǽtan to forsake a wife, L. N. P. L. 35; Th. ii. 296, 1. Mid esnes cwýnan with
mangian
To trade ⬩ traffic ⬩ act as a monger
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To trade, traffic, act as a monger Ic mangige mercor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12. Mid sceápum hé mangaþ he traffics with sheep, Homl. Th. i. 412, 6. Gif man mid cirican mangie, béte be lahslite, L. N. P. L. 20; Th. ii. 292, 28. Hwæt forstent ǽnigum menn
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be-licgan
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Add: I. to surround Ealne middangeard ymbféran swá gársecg beligeð orbi terrarum circumfluum nauigare oceanum, Nar. 20, 15. Ðæt innlond beligeð án dic útane, Cht. E. 161, 29. Italia land belíð Wendelsǽ ymb eall útan, Ors. I, 1; S. 22, 17. Seó heofon
dór
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Substitute: <b>dor,</b> es; n. and add Tó dore ł geat (tó duru ł tó gæt, L.) ad januam, Mk. R. 1, 31. Bifora ðǽm dore (dor, L.) ante januam, 11, 4. Ongegn ðǽm dore (ðæs dores, L.), 12, 41. Sete dor pone ostium, Ps. Th. 140, 4: Rtl. 179, 9
ilding
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Ælding dilatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 38. Elding dilatio, i. mora, 140, 33. Næs þá nǽnig ylding tó þám nec mora, Guth. Gr. 129, 135. Gif fǽrunga cymð se ýtemesta dæg, þonne bið losod seó yldi[n]g if the lost day comes suddenly to the man who has deferred
ofer-lecgan
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to lay over, above, or upon something else Oferlecgan ꝥ lín þám weófode superponant linteum altari, Angl. xiii. 428, 899. to cover the surface of a thing with something Oferlege mid wulle, Lch. ii. 200, 7. Oferlecge mid línene cláðe, 182, 4. to affect
wén
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The word is also m. (or n. ?). add: estimation Nolde God ꝥ þá ðe his gódan weorc gesáwon wǽron ungelýfende be þám wéne þára ælmessena þæs diácones ( de eleemosynarum illius aestimatione), Gr. D. 331, 28. Eác Ióhannes stefn geþwǽreþ þám ylcan andgyte
ælmes-mann
An alms-man ⬩ one supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar
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An alms-man (v. N. E. D.), one supported by alms, a bedesman or a beggar Ðeáh se man nime ǽnne stán and lecge on fúl slóh, ðæt se ælmesman mæge mid ðám óðrum fét steppan on ðá clǽnan healfe, Wlfst. 239, 10. On ælmesmannes híwe, Hml. S. 23, 562. Ðæt gé
gealpettan
to devour, eat greedily
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to devour, eat greedily [? v. N. E. D. galp to gape; D. D. gaup to gape, devour] Þá ðe hér swíðost galpettað and on unrihttídum on oferfyllo bióð forgriwene, þá bióð þǽr on mǽstum hungre forþrycced those that here eat most greedily and are steeped in
treówe
True ⬩ faithful ⬩ trustworthy
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True, faithful, trustworthy Wæs hiera sib ætgædere, ǽghwylc ððrum trýwe. Beo. Th. 2334; B. 1165. Hé spræc to his onbehtþegne, to his treówum gesíþe. Exon. Th. 179, 29; Gú. 1269. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe (ne treówe. Bod. MS. ), Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16,
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ge-hruxl
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Substitute : <b>ge-hrúxl</b>, es; n. Noise, tumult Ðá bróðru mid gehlýde wurpon wæter on ꝥ fýr . . . þá wearð se Drihtnes wer mid þám ylcan gehrúxle (-rúxle, v. l.) (eodem tumultu ) ástyrod. and þyder becóm, Gr. D. 124, 3. Geswenced mid þám
spannan
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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml. S. 9, 106. to join in matrimony Span[n]an adjungere (has sponsi ad prolem generis satagunt adjungere
twégen
Two ⬩ absolutely ⬩ distributively
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Two. used adjectivally Tuégen stridi passus, Txts. 85, 1510. Twégen (twǽgen, MS. E.) aldormen, Chr. 822; Erl. 62, 12. Twégen englas, Gen. 19, 1. Óþre twégen sealmas, R. Ben. 37, 11. Twǽgen míne mégas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 23. Twoegen gibróþæra, Txts
genge
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A gang. Substitute: <b>genge,</b> es; n. A band, company, troops Heora ágene menn wolden hergon þone mynstre, ꝥ wæs Hereward and his genge, Chr. 1070; P. 205, 11. Hé sende æfter Leófríce eorle and æfter Síwarde eorle and bæd heora gencges
hóp
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Substitute: <b>hop</b>, es; n. A piece of raised or enclosed land in the midst of fen, marsh, or waste land, a hope (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Mǽdwǽgan hop, C. D. vi. 243, 14. Perhaps in the gloss fennegan hopu stagnosa ligustra (An. Ox. 36, 14-