efne
Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now ⬩ plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem
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Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 24; Gen. 1158.
þeówet
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Se synfulla ðeówaþ ðam wyrstan ðeówte the sinner is a slave to the worst slavery, Homl. Th. ii. 228, 10. Of þeówete út álǽdan de servitute eruere, Ex. 6, 6. Þeówette, Deut. 5, 6. Of þeówte gelǽdan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 19. Of þeówte álísan, 2, 11.
samnian
to collect, assemble, bring together, gather ⬩ to draw together, join, unite ⬩ to get materials together for a poem to compose ⬩ to collect, assemble, come together ⬩ to draw together, join, unite ⬩ to glean
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Ne wéne ðæs ǽnig ælda cynnes, ðæt ic lygewordum leóþ somnige (that I compose my lay of lying words), wríte wóðcræfte, Exon. Th. 234, 29; Ph. 547. intrans. to collect, assemble, come together Sellendum ðé him hí somniaþ dante te illis, colligent.
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wægn
A waggon ⬩ wain ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ Charles' wain
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Ðæt hig nymon wǽnas (plaustra), Gen. 45, 19, 27. with special reference to what is carried, in the phrase wægnes, wægna gang, the going to fetch wood, v.
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wǽt
wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisture ⬩ wet, moist, having moisture ⬩ wet, rainy
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Se wǽta wong roscida tellus, Exon. Th. 417, 7; Rä. 36, 1. In wǽtan sihtran; of ðam wǽtan síce; . . . in ðæt wǽte sícc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10-16. Loca humentia, ðæt beóð wǽte stówa, Wulfst. 249, 17.
sníðan
to cut, make an incision in anything ⬩ to cut as a surgeon does, to lance ⬩ to amputate ⬩ to cut up or to pieces ⬩ to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal ⬩ to cut stone, to hew ⬩ to cut hair ⬩ to cut corn, to reap ⬩ to reap ⬩ to cut ⬩ secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere ⬩ to cut, prune
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Gif ðonne ðæt worms up stíhþ tó ðon ðæt ðé þince ðæt hit mon sníþan mǽge and út forlǽtan . . . ðonne hrín ðú him mid ðý snidísene and sníð listum . . . ðonne ðú hit tóstinge oððe sníþe Lchdm. ii. 208, 11-21.
tún
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Wæs in ða tíd ðeáu Ongelcynnes folcum, ðæt ðonne mæssepreóst in tún ( villam ) com, hí ealle gesomnodon Godes word tó gehýranne, 4, 27; S. 604, 16. Ðæt cumende folc of eallum túnum (viculis), 2, 14; S. 518, 9: 4, 27; S. 604, 26.
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þætte
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Homl. 233, 36. introducing clauses expressing result, manner, kind, degree. where no demonstrative word is antecedent to the subordinate clause, that, so that Hí wénaþ ꝥ hí mægen eall ðás gód gegaderian tógædere, þætte nán búton ðære gesomnunga ne sié
biddan
to ask ⬩ to ask ⬩ to pray to
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.: Heó bæd hine blíðne (wesan), B. 617. (4)and (3 a) together Hé bæd hine áreccan, hwæt seó rún bude, hófe háligu word, Dan. 542-3. with prep. Hí ongunnon for his hreddinge God biddan, Hml.
ge-bídan
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Feala ic ( the cross ) gebiden hæbbe wráðra wyrda, Kr. 50. to live through a period, live (many) years Mín fæder gebád wintra worn, B. 264. Gif on mihtigum mannum geweorðeð, þæt hí hundeahtatig ylda gebíden, Ps. Th. 89, 11.
ge-wildan
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Hé hit ne mæge tó his willan geweldan, Past. 118, 17. v. un-gewild, and next word
sceatt
property, goods, wealth, treasure ⬩ price, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods ⬩ a coin
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Kmbl. 593 ; An. 297. as the name of an English coin the word is found in the form scætt in the laws of Ethelbert of Kent. It is inferred from a comparison of passages in these that the value of the scætt in Kent was one-twentieth of a shilling, v.
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be-gán
passage ⬩ to go round ⬩ to reach by going ⬩ come upon ⬩ get at ⬩ to go ⬩ pass by ⬩ to go ⬩ come ⬩ get ⬩ to pass by ⬩ To come by ⬩ get at ⬩ to come ⬩ fall to one's lot ⬩ to fall ⬩ get into debt ⬩ to surround ⬩ to confine ⬩ to occupy ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to cultivate ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ venerate a place ⬩ to exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c. ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ follow the dictates of ⬩ to practise ⬩ carry on ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ to devote one's self to a practice ⬩ to exercise a person ⬩ to behave ⬩ to exercise in something ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use ⬩ employ ⬩ to profess ⬩ pretend
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Godes word mid weorcum begán. Hml. Th. ii. 554, 16. Crístendóm tó begánne. Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 8. to practise, carry on, do (habitually) Þá unþeáwas þe seó þeód beeóde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 30: Bl. H. 113, 2.
for-bærnan
To burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ ŭrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre
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Isaac bær wudu to forbærnenne ða offrunge Isaac bare wood to burn the offering, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 16 : Mt. Bos. 13, 30. Swá swá leg forbærnende muntas sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps. Spl. 82, 13. Ic forswæle oððe forbærne ūro, Ælfc.
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FYLGEAN
To follow ⬩ attend ⬩ follow or carry out ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ exsĕqui
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Ða he on his weorcum wæs geornlíce fyligende which he was diligently carrying out in his works, Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 17. We wǽron þé fylgende we were following thee, St. And. 2, 20. Him fyliende sĕquentes se, Jn. Bos. 1, 38. Ic fylige sĕquor, Ælfc.
hrǽw
a corpse ⬩ carcase ⬩ trunk ⬩ carrion
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Ðú earma nú ðú byst geworden ðæt fúleste hreáw and wyrma mete thou miserable thing, now art thou become a very foul corpse and food for worms, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 16. Hrá wundum wérig the body weary with wounds, Andr.
LEÓÞ
A song ⬩ poem ⬩ ode ⬩ lay ⬩ verses
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Ne wéne ǽnig ælda cynnes ðæt ic lygewordum leóþ somnige wríte wóðcræfte let none imagine of the race of men that with lying words my lays I compose, writing in verse, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 29; Ph. 547
med-micel
not great ⬩ moderate ⬩ small ⬩ not great ⬩ trifling ⬩ venial ⬩ not important ⬩ not great ⬩ lowly ⬩ mean ⬩ poor
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On ðone medmycclan innoþ ðære á clǽnan fǽmnan into the lowly womb of the ever clean virgin, 5, 18, 33: 23, 23. Æt ánum of ðissum medmǽstan unum de pusillis istis, L. Ecg. P. Add. 23; Th. ii. 236, 10
neowol
prone ⬩ prostrate ⬩ deep down ⬩ low ⬩ profound
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Drihten for ðé of ðæm heán heofone on ðás neowlan gesceaft niðer ástáh for thee the Lord descended from the high heaven to this lower world, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 396, 2.
ge-hycgan
To think ⬩ conceive ⬩ consider ⬩ devise ⬩ reflect ⬩ be mindful ⬩ think about ⬩ care ⬩ intend ⬩ resolve
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Ðú gehycgan meaht ðæt gé willaþ ða on wuda sécan you may consider that you will seek them in the wood, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 34; Met. 19, 17.