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tó-teran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teran, p. -tær, pl. -tǽron; pp. -toren

To tear to piecesto tear to pieces a material to tear to piecesto harassdistractdestroy

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Swilce he tótǽre sum eáðelíc ticcen quasi hoedum in frusta discerpens, Jud. 14, 6. metaph. of violent feeling or action, to tear to pieces, to harass, distract, destroy Gýtsung ealle middaneardes rícu tótyrþ auaritia universa mundi regna discerpserit

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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Similar entries v. un-scyldigness : -- Ic com unscyldig wið ðás míne fýnd ego in innocentia mea ingressus sum, Ps. Th. 25, 1.

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Wæs ic seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne datus sum educandus, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 22. Cyningas and ríce men sendon heora dóhtor ðider [France] tó lǽranne filias suas erudiendas mittebant; 3, 8; S. 531, 18.

sleán

(v.)
Grammar
sleán, p. slóh, slóg, slógh, pl. slógon; pp. slagen, slægen, slegen. <b>A.</b> trans. I.
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Surt. 138, 19. Hé sléþ occideret, 77, 34. Mann slihþ ðínne oxan bos tuus immoletur. Deut. 28, 31. Ic slóg niceras, Beo. Th. 847; 6. 421: Exon. Th. 272, 4; Jul. 494.

Linked entries: a-sleán feoh slege

ge-wríþan

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. :-- Se foreda sconca bið gewriðen mid ðǽm bende, suá beóð ðá synna mid láreówdóme gebundne. Sió wund wile tóberan, gif hió ne bið gewriðen mid wrǽde . . .

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Surt. ii. p. 185, 3. Hé smeáþ on his móde ymb ðis eorþlíce líf Bt. 39, 7;Fox 224, 4. Be ðam gé smeágeaþ de hoc quaeritis Jn. Skt. 16, 19.

Linked entry: smeán

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Ágeót ofer hí ðín ðæt grame yrre effunde super eos iram tuam, Ps. Th. 68, 25. Ða hine on yrre gebringaþ qui in ira provocant, 65, 6. Ðé læs gé habban godes yrre ne super omnem coetum oriatur indignatio, Lev.10, 6.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

godcundnys

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Mé þincþ ꝥ þú hwerfest ymbúton sume wunderlice sprǽce ymbe þá ánfealdnesse þáre godcundnesse an mirabilem quendam divinae simplicitatis orbem complicas?, F. 164, 18.

lǽnan

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</b> to lend for a consideration, lend (money) at interest :-- Gif bisceop . . . oððe hwylc Godes þeów lǽnð his feoh tó unrihtun gafole (pecuniam suam injusto foenore mutuam dederit ), Ll. Th. ii. 198, 14.

sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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add: a visible display Twégen munecas bǽdon æt Gode sume swutelunge be ðám hálgan húsle ... Ðá gesáwon hí licgan án cild on ðám weófode ... hí þæt húsl ðygedon Gode ðancigende þsére swutelunge, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 14-22.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Eorðe salde westem his terra dedit fructum suum, Ps. Surt. 66, 7. Ðæt fíctreów, on ðæm hé nánne wæstm ne funde; ðæt getácnaþ ða synfullan ðe nabbaþ nánne wæstm gódra weorca, Blickl. Homl. 71, 35. Wæstm frumentationem, Blickl. Gl.

Æðelrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelrǽd, Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele noble, rǽd counsel]

ÆlhelredÆthelrédÆthelrédus

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He styles himself sub-regulus in subscribing his name to a charter of king Alfred A. D. 889, — Ego Æthelréd, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, hanc donationem signo crucis subscripsi, Th. Diplm. 136, 21.

Linked entry: Æðelréd

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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Be ðínre cyfese super ancilla tua, Gen. 21, 12

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOURquătuor

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Feówra sum one of four, L. Wih. 19; Th. i. 40, 17: 21; Th. i. 40, 21. Of ðisum feówer bócum of these four books, Ælfc. T. 27, 17. From feówerum foldan sceátum from the four corners of the world, Exon. 20 b; Th. 55, 5; Cri. 879: Menol.

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDREDcentum

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Sum hund scipa some hundred ships, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 5. Ðæt flód stód ðá swá án hund daga and fíftig daga obtinuerunt aquæ terram centum quinquaginta diebus, Gen. 7, 24. Æfter óðer healf hund daga post centum quinquaginta dies, 8, 3.

Linked entry: hundes beó

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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To hope, trust, look forward to with hope or joy, rejoice Ic under fiðrum hihte sub pennis ejus sperabis, Ps. Th. 90, 4. Ic ðé hihte tó sperantem in te, 85, 2. Hihte ic tó ðínra handa hálgum dǽdum in operibus manuum tuarum exultabo, 91, 3.

Linked entry: hihtan

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Wé cwǽdon be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum gif ðǽr man ácweald wǽre ... we have ordained concerning witchcrafts and sorceries, if in such cases anyone were killed..., L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 10. Be liblácum.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽne, adj.

meanwickedfalseevil

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Kmbl. 1882; An. 943. the word however occurs most often in reference to oaths Se ðe his þances mǽnne áþ swerige and hé wite ðæt hé mǽne biþ æfter ðam qui sua sponte perjuraverit et postea scit quod perjurus est, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: mán

mancus

(n.)
Grammar
mancus, es; m.

A mancusthe eighth of a poundthe sum of thirty pence

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A mancus, the eighth of a pound, the sum of thirty pence Fif penegas gemacigaþ ǽnne scillingc and xxx penega ǽnne mancus (other MSS. manccus, mancs), Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 52, 8.

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Surt. 79, 13] :-- Wíngeardas (-es, MS.) rípe fulle gesihþ blisse getácnaþ if he sees vineyards full of fruit ready to gather, it betokens joy, 210, 32

Linked entry: ripa