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Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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Dipl. 992] has marked as spurious, but which was no doubt constructed with a regard for probability. In this Charter [Cod. Dipl. 992; A.

Linked entry: Cymén

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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Julianus mid anþrǽcum hreáme forswealt Julian with a horrible cry died, Homl. Th. i. 452, 16. Ða heorde mid hreáme bewerian to defend the flock with outcry, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 10.

Linked entry: hrýman

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinteriorintestinesviscera

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Mid inneweardum móde with all my mind, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 7, 24. Inneweard intestina, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 62; Wrt. Voc. 44, 44. Innoþes innewearde viscera, 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45. 7.

Linked entry: innan-weard

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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To meet with, come upon, come across, find Ealle ðe hé mildheorte méteþ and findeþ, Ps. Th. 75, 6. For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4.

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 24, 38. to enclose, surround with a fence: pú eorþan on þínre fýst betýndest, Nar. 47, 3. Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betíned and þǽrǽfter mid wealle, Chr. 547; P. 17, 21.

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

ge-cennan

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object In regula suindrig án éghwelc ðá ne habbas in óðrum gecendon in canone propria unusquisque quae non habentur in aliis ediderunt, Mt. p. 3, 17. with object and complementary adj.

ge-fetian

(v.)
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As. 183, 61. with abstract object, a noun Æt þǽra byrgenan . . . manege gefettan líchamlice hǽle, Wlfst. 4, ll. a clause Blinde gefettan þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, l

heardlíce

(adv.)

boldlyhardilyhardlyseverelyinflexibly

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Banan heardlíce, grimme ongieldað, Sal. 131. with intensive force with verbs implying pain, injury, &c. Similar entries Cf. hearde; V, 1 Þéh se mennisca deófol synfullum móte heardlíce derian, Wlfst. 273, 22.

hund-twelftig

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S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hé hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml. A. 92, 6. as adjective. alone Hé bodode húru hundtwelftigum wintrum, Wlfst. 206, 8. Mid . c.xx. (hundtwelftig, v. l.) sciłł. (scillingum, v. l, ), Ll.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

bona

(n.)
Grammar
bona, an; m.

A killerinterfector

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A killer; interfector Se wites bona the destroyer of the mind [the devil], Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 3; Cri. 264. Fugel-bona a bird killer, 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80

dæg-sceald

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-sceald, the sun (? cf.
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Icel. himin-targa the sun) Dægscealdes hleó ( the protection from the sun i. e. the pillar of cloud ) wand ofer wolcnum; hæfde witig God sunnan síðfæt segle ofertolden, swá þá mæstrápas men ne cúdon, Exod. 79

gif

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Gif ic sóð sprǽce, þonne sceal heó sweltan, Cri. 190. with both clauses in subjunctive, with conditional clause in past subjunctive with present or future sense Swá þæt hé mehte ǽgþerre gerǽcau, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26.

ge-tynge

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Voc. ii. 28, 24. of persons, skilful with the tongue, elegant in speech, eloquent, witty Getincge facetus i. facundus (poeta ), An. Ox. 13. Dumbra manna tungan beóð swíðe getinge aperta erit lingua mutorum (Isaiah 35, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 16, 19.

frignan

(v.)
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,' B. 332. to ask information of or from a person, with gen. Gongen hié tó ðǽm hálgan gewritum, fríne ðára hwæt hié dón scylen, Past. 103, 10. with prep.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Ic dé gesáwe that I saw thee, Wald. 21; Vald. 1, 13. with predicative adj. or part Ic geseó mínne Crist cígendne me I see my Christ calling me, Blickl. Homl. 187, 23: 59, 2.

Linked entry: ge-sión

ge-fón

(v.)
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L. 25, 3. (2 a) with abstract object :-- Þú hafast unbiþyrfe ofer witena dóm wísan gefongen, Jul. 98.

a-fón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen

To receivetaketake uphold upsupportseizelay hold ofsuscipereassumerecorripereoccuparetradere

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Hyre se aglǽca ageaf andsware, forht afongen to her the wretch gave answer, seized with fear, Exon. 70 a; Th. 261, 24; Jul. 320: 25 a; Th. 73, 3; Cri. 1184. Ðæt Johannes wæs afongen quod Johannes traditus esset. Mt. Rush. Stv. 4, 12

cásus

(n.)
Grammar
cásus, gen. cásūs; m.
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A case, falling or change to denote the relation of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns to other words in a sentence: [Lat, cāsus, from cădo to fall; as the Grk. πτῶσις a fall, case, from πίπτω I to fall] — Mid ðam casu with the case, Ælfc.