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a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak out ⬩ declare ⬩ express ⬩ tell ⬩ say ⬩ relate ⬩ explain ⬩ announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ edicere ⬩ effari ⬩ exprimere ⬩ referre ⬩ enarrare ⬩ annunciare

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To speak out, declare, express, tell, say, relate, explain, announce, proclaim; edicere, effari, exprimere, referre, enarrare, annunciare Ic him mín ǽrende asecgan wille I will relate to him my errand, Beo. Th. 693; B. 344.

Linked entries: a-sæcgan a-sǽd a-sǽdon

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmur ⬩ complain ⬩ repine ⬩ grieve

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Ðonne onginþ hé tó murcnienne, and þincþ him tó lang hwænne hé beó genumen of ðyses lífes earfoþnyssum. Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

ge-sweostren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweostren, adj.
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Sceolden hí bión swelce hí wiéren geswysterna (-swystrena, v. l. ) warn, for ðǽm þe hé sceolde beón heofones sunu and hí eorþan, Bt. 35, 4 ; S. 98, 32.

Linked entry: ge-swystren

CÓL

(adj.)
Grammar
CÓL, comp. ra; sup. ost; adj.

COOL ⬩ cold ⬩ frigidus

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Ða cearwylmas cólran wurþaþ. the anxious emotions become cooler Beo. Th. 570; B. 282;4139; B. 2066

hengen-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
hengen-wítnung, e; f.

The punishment of imprisonment

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his life, let there be one of three things instead of his life, unless he obtain remission more favourably, wergild, perpetual thraldom, imprisonment, L.

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; n.
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Ben. 117, 20: 46, 2. Be ealles geféres endebyrdnesse de ordine quo congregatur, 113, 20. Gelaðige se abbod eal þæt gefére (omnem congregationem), 15, 5, 2, 8

mǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Hú hé be Gode mihte mǽrlícost wrítan, Hml. S. 15 202. Add

on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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Similar entries and-git. ) Ðeós ongitenys (þes ongitenysse, MS. ) mínre untrumnysse ys ðæt of ðisum líchaman sceal beón se gást álǽded the meaning of my illness is, that the spirit shall be taken away from the body, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 80, 22

Linked entry: -gitenness

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Ic wille ðæt se cyng beó hláford ðæs mynstres ðe ic getimbrede, and ðære landára ðe is ðyderinn becweden hæbbe, Chart. Th. 547, 31

sorgung

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Ben. 55, 12), R. Ben. I. 62, 11. Add

a-rédad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rédad, pp. of a-rédian.

discovered

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Ben. 61 ;

cwælm

(n.)

death

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Ben. Lye

elp

(n.)
Grammar
elp, an

elephant

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Ben. Lye

eówestras

sheepfolds

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: éwestre

éster

(n.)

easter

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Ben. Lye

euen

(adj.)

even

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Ben. Lye

éw-bryce

(n.)

adultery

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Ben. Lye

fǽm

(n.)

foam

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Ben. Lye

ge-æfenlǽcan

(v.)

to imitate

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to imitate, Ben. Lye

hefung

beg

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beg (l. hég). Dele

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