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on-gildan

(v.)

to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause)to payto give an offering, to offer

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Hú swíðe hí his anguldon from heora ágnum cásere ut Caesare punirentur, 6, 2; Swt. 256, 6. Weorces onguldon deópra firena þurh deáþes cwealm, Exon. Th. 153, 22; Gú. 829: 226, 23; Ph. 410.

Linked entries: an-gildan on-gyldan

be-æftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Þæt hié sume hié beæftan wereden, and sume þurh ealle þá truman út áfuhten, 5, 7; S. 230, 21. Læg se leáp beæftan, gǽst ellor hwearf, Jud. 112. Heora proletarii ne móston him beæftan beón, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 16: Chr. 755; P. 48, 12.

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Æfter ðon ðe wit nú betweoh unc tógongenne beóþ, ne geseó wit unc ofer ðæt in ðysse weorulde, Bd. 4, 19; S. 607, 20. Beforan ungc, 5, 12; S. 628, 15. Mid ðý ic unc wénde ingangende beón, S. 629, 39. Wit unc werian þóhton, Beo. Th. 1085; B. 540.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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R. 13, 14. with clause Giléf ꝥte úsig ne giberne lég concede ut nos non exurat flamma, Rtl. 100, 22. On ðǽm dagum is geléfed tó wyrcanne ł ꝥ gié wyrce, Lk.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Ꝥ háliggewrit wyle tó úre sprǽce geþwǽrlǽcan (-lǽtan, MS., -lécan, -þwérlǽcan, v. ll.) and on úre wísan ús tó sprecð utitur Scriptura Sancta usitatis nobis verbis, ut coaptet se nostrae parvitati, Angl. vii. 34, 320. of things, to agree together, have

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weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Se Limene múþa is on eásteweardre Cent, æt ðæs miclan wuda eástende ðe wé Andred hátaþ . . . seó eá líð út of ðæm wealda. On ða eá hí tugon up híora scipu óþ ðone weald iiii míla fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 26-32. On wealda, Cod.

and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep. dat. acc.

WithcumAgainstbeforeonintocontraapudin

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Ýþ up færeþ, ófstum wyrceþ wæter and wealfæsten the wave goes up [and] rapidly makes [worketh] the water into a wall [wall-fastness ], Cd. 157; Th. 195, 27; Exod. 283

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Mihte we ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá us on becóme we might the more easily bear whatsoever misfortunes come upon us, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 12

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

lustbǽr-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-ness, e; f.

Desirepleasurepleasantness

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Wé ðonne ne beóþ onǽlde mid ðære lustbǽrnesse úres módes ðonne bistilþ sió slǽwþ on ús óþ ðæt heó ús áwyrtwalaþ from ǽlcere lustbǽrnesse gódra weorca ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo fervore non accenditur, a bonorum desiderio funditus convalescente

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35

of-áxian

(v.)
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Þá lúdéiscan ofáxodon hú úre Drihten árǽrde Lazarum ofdeáðe, 66, 26. Ofáxa hwæt se cásere be ús geboden hæbbe, Hml. S. 23, 465.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miltsian, -mildsian, -milsian; p. ode; pp. od.

to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardonmĭsĕrēri, propĭtiārito make mild, make kind, softenpropĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre

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Ðæt ðú us gemiltsie that thou pity us, Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 24; Hö. 109. Gimildsa propitiare, Rtl. 89, 40.

Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian

Etna

(n.)
Grammar
Etna, indecl? Etne, Ætne, es; m.

Etna, the volcano of Sicily

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On ðam geáre, asprang up Etna fýr on Sicilium, and máre ðæs landes forbærnde ðonne hit ǽfre ǽr dyde in that year [B. C. 135 ], fire sprang up from Etna among the Sicilians, and burnt more of the land than it ever did before, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 16.

Linked entries: Ætne Etne

HEBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen

To HEAVE, lift up, raiselevare, extollere

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Hebbaþ upp eówre eágan levate oculos vestros, Jn. Skt. 4, 35.

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ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Hió cymþ swá úp swá hire yfemest gecynde bið she mounts as high as ever it is natural for her to go, 25; F. 88, 21-28: Met. 13, 63. belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance Ús is from úrum ǽrestan mǽge gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan

tín

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín, tién, tén, týn teá (North.)

tenalonea set of tenthe number ten

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Ben. 47, 7. the number ten Ðis tal under him hæfis óðer tal ðe tó ténum wið forecyme (a number that goes up to ten), Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 20. Tele ðú óð ðæt ðú cume tó þrittiga, eft . . . tele óð týne (count up to ten), Lchdm. iii. 228, 2

Linked entries: teá tién týn

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Uton lá geþencan let us then determine, 227; Th. 305, 9; Sat. 644. Ac feor ðæt lá sí ðæt ... sed absit ut ... Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 24.

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Út on rigewyrðe (the rye-close ?) westeweardne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 35. Uppan rigeweorðe on ða ealdan díc; of ðære die út on rigewurðe heal, v. 377, 21.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

CLINGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLINGAN, ic clinge, ðú clingst, he clingþ, clingaþ; clang, clungon; clungen, geclungen.

to wither, pine, to CLINGshrink upse contrahere, marcescereto CLING, stick closecircumcludere, includere

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to wither, pine, to CLING [in this sense, rarely used in English] or shrink up; se contrahere, marcescere Clang wæteres þrym ofer eástreámas: ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the glory of water shrank over river streams: ice bridged a pale water*-*road, Andr

ge-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrincan, p. -scranc; pp. -scruncen

To shrink, dry up

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To shrink, dry up Giscrinca hia arrescunt, Rt1. 125, 35. For ðæm ciéle him gescruncan ealle ða ǽdra ðæt him mon ðæs lífes ne wénde [ cum in præfrigidum amnem descendisset]obriguit, contractuque nervorum proximus morti fuit, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 38.