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óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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In bócum ne cwiþ ðæt hý in hwítum hræglum óþýwden, 28, 30; Cri. 454. Cf. æt-ýwan

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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C.) coepit sagaci animo conjicere, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21 note. Résigan opinare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115. 55. Rǽswian conici, conari, 131, 79. Résenðe ic eom suspicatus sum, Ps. Surt. 118, 39. v. next word

Linked entry: résian

þicness

(n.)
Grammar
þicness, e; f.
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Gyf hwá mycelne hracan þolige, and hé ðone him eáþelíce fram bringan ne mæge for ðycnysse, 284, 24.

Linked entry: þicce

á-belgan

(v.)
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Forbe;ád se biscop ðæt hí ne weópon, ðý lǽs [hí] ðá hálgan treów þurh heora wóp and teáras ábulgen monuit sacerdos ut pergeremus fletum ululatumque nostrum sacras arbores dicens offendisse, Nar. 32, 14.

Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan

eafora

(n.)
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Ne þearf þé þæs eaforan sceomigan, Gen. 2327: B. 2451. Hé þám yldestan eáfóran lǽfde folc, frumbearne, Gen. 1214. Ne þearf ic yrfestól eaforan bytlian ǽnigum mínra ( for any child of mine ), 2176. Cniht, eaforan þínne, 2915.

éce

(adj.)
Grammar
éce, adj.
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Ne synt ðreó écean, Ath. Crd. 11. Gooda gifu, þeáh hí éca ne sién, Solil. H. 53, 4. Þára écena háma, 2, 14

on-scunian

(v.)
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Siþþan hé þat geleornod hæbbe þæt his eágan nánwyht þæt fýr ne onscyniað, 45, 11. Ðý lǽs hié herigen hiera gódan weorc, and onscunigen ðæt hié selfe suá dón ne bona laudent, et agere recusent, Past. 231, 13.

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ne ðissa lárna tó læt. Exon. Th. 450, 16; Dóm. 88. Sǽne mód a sluggish mind, 122, 32; Gú, 314. Næs ðæt sǽne cyning, 322, 23; Wíd. 67. Eálá ðæt ðú woldest ðæs síðfætes sǽne weorðan (slow to undertake the journey), Andr.

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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Ꝥ hí áwræccan ne magon mid heora plegan ǽnige gálnysse, Hml. S. 35, 65

erk

(n.)
Grammar
erk, e; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Noe on erke eóde. Noe in arcam intrāvit, Lk. Skt. C. C. 17, 27

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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Ne mihte earmsceapen áre findan nor might the poor wretch find pity, Andr. Kmbl. 2260; An. 1131. Him wæs ára þearf to him was need of favours, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 12; Gen. 2125.

Linked entry: árra

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne cóme no þás bebodu tó brecanne ne tó forbeódanne (legem solvere, Mt. 5, 17), Ll.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Gewrec , Dryhten, . . . þæt mé ys þus torne on móde, Jud. 92. Se synfulla bysmrað Drihten . . . hé ne geðencð þæt God hit mæg gewrecan, Ps. Th. 9, 23

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Nis ðeós woruldlíce niht nán þing búton ðære eorþan sceadu betweox ðære sunnan and mankynne . . .

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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Sceáwa on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 27, 28.

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

a-metan

(v.)
Grammar
a-metan, p. -mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans. [a, metan to measure] .

to metemeasuremeasure outmetiriemetirito measure out to any oneto allotassignbestowaliquid alicui emetiriex mensura darelargirito measure outplanformmakeemetirifor-mareconfingere

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to mete, measure, measure out; metiri, emetiri His micelnesse ne mæg nán monn ametan his greatness no man can measure, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 13. Mid hondum amet measure with [thy] hands, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 30; Sat. 700.

Linked entry: a-mæt

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strivecontenddisputerebelcontendĕrecertāredispŭtārejurgāre

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Ne flít he non contendet, Mt. Bos. 12, 19. Flát he wið ánne Israhéliscne man jurgātus est cum vĭro Israhēlīta, Lev. 24, 10: Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, note 31.

Linked entry: flítend

strang-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-líc, adj.
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Hwæðer ðæt landfolc sí tó gefeohte stranglic oððe untrumlíc populum, utrum fortis sit an infirmus, Num. 13, 20. of things, strong, firm, solid, able to resist force Næs nán ðæs stronglíc stán gefæstnod, ðæt mihte ðam miclan mægne wiðhabban, Cd.

un-ágán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágán, adj.

Not lapsedwith the time of its lease not run out

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Not lapsed, with the time of its lease not run out Ego Ealdulf ... quandam ruris particulam ... cuidam militi nomine Leofenað ... largitus sum ... et post uitae suae terminum duobus tantum haeredibus immunem derelinquat; quibus defunctis, aecclesiae