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á-biddan

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Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 8. (1 a) the object a clause Ðá ábǽdan hý uneáðe, ðæt mon geðylgode sume hwíle, Wlfst. 100, 7. (1 b) the object an acc. and infin.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Moys, hw. 29, 10. Bi his blodi rune þet ron inne monie studen, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 10. Þe stronge rune of þat blodi stream, Marh. 7, 12. Þer is mest neod hold hwon þe tunge is o rune, A. R. 74, 21

Linked entry: rine

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Þe wingeardes þet mot muche tilunge to uorte beren winberies, 296, 1. Fourty wynter folke lyued withouten tulyinge (tiliyng, tilynge), Piers P. 14, 63

Linked entries: teolung tylung

ongeagn

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Ic him módes gǽlsan ongeán bere grimra geþonca, Jul. 367. Ic eów sweord ongeán oðberan þence, Gú. 273 : El. 43. Geopena ongeán mé lífes geat, Hml. Th. i. 76, 3 : Rä. 76, 3.

mann

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Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, sié ꝥ swá þæs gewintredan monnes bót, Ll. Th. i. 78, 18. Ꝥ hé tó þám untruman men geeóde.

swícan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Hé biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden, ðonne hé on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, Exon. Th. 449, 25; Dóm. 76.

Linked entry: be-swicenness

hwǽr

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Wundur hwár þonne eorl ellenróf ende gefére lífgesceafta, þonne leng ne mæg mon mid his mágum meduseld búan.

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Ǽlc mon tiohhaþ him ðæt tó sélestum goode ðæt ðæt hé swíþost lufaþ every man considers that as his best good, which he most loves, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 23. Hí teohhiaþ út him tó snǽdincgsceápum aestimati sumus ut oves occisionis, Ps. Th. 43, 23.

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknownincognitusunknownstrangeunknownnot understoodunknownuncertainungentleunkindhostileharshunfriendly

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Móna se ehtoða ... cild ácenned uncúð ( unfriendly? ), strang, Lchdm. iii. 188, 3. Wé genéðdon eafoð uncúþes ( Grendel ); úþe ic swíþor, ðæt ðú hine selfne geseón móste, feónd fylwérigne, Beo. Th. 1924; B. 960. Sceaþa eáweþ uncúðne níð, 558; B. 276.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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On swá hwilcum sunlícum mónþe swá se móna geendaþ, se byþ his mónaþ. Ic cweðe nú gewislícor; gyf se ealda móna geendaþ twám dagum binnan Hlýdan mónþe, ðonne byþ hé geteald tó ðam mónþe, Lchdm. iii. 244-250. Ðá án mónuþ ágan wæs, Gen. 29, 14.

brúcan

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Seó sáwl mót brúcan þæs heofenlican coelo fruens , Bt. 18, 4; F. 68, 17 : 24, 2 ; F. 82, 16 : Bl. H. 39, 24.

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Before, in front of Hí beóð wið þæt mód foran mistes dwoleman, Met. 5, 43. Hwý hí ne scínen beforan ðǽre sunnan, swá hí dóð wið ðone mónan foran (cf. beforan þám mónan. Bt. 39, 3; F. 214, 30), 28, 47: 20, 265.

ge-munan

(v.)
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Ðætte ðæt mód . . . gemyne of ðǽm suingum tó hwǽm eal monncynn gesceapen is, 255, 18. Ðæt hí gemunen ðæt hié . . . bióð gesomnode, 397, 8.

ge-nídan

(v.)
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Gif þeów mon þeówne tó nédhǽmde genéde, Ll. Th. i. 78, 14. Git hine mon tó genédan scyle, 60, 13. Gif hwá tó hwæðrum þissa (áð and wed) geniéd sié, 60, 4.

hér

here . . . there

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Hér mon mæg giét gesión hiora swæð, . . . Hié woldon ðæt hér ðý mára wísdóm on londe wǽre, Past. 5, 13-25. Hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum, 91, 21. Hér mid ús, Ph. 23: 31.

forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, -werd; adj.

in a forward directionforwardprōnustending towards any oneălĭquem versus tendenseverlastingcontinualsempĭternus

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Á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde, swá wæs hit lætre always as it should be more forward, so was it later, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 32. tending towards any one; ălĭquem versus tendens Forþweard to ðé tending towards thee, Ps. Cot. 50, 79; Ps.

gál

(adj.)
Grammar
gál, adj.

Lightpleasantwantonlicentiouswickedlĕvislibīdĭnōsusluxŭriōsusmălus

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pleasant, wanton, licentious, wicked; lĕvis, libīdĭnōsus, luxŭriōsus, mălus Ðam unstæððigan and ðam gálan, ðú miht secggan, ðæt he [MS. hi] biþ winde gelícra, ðonne gemetfæstum monnum to the inconstant and the light [man], thou mayest say that he is more

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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To turn round, roll round, revolve, move about, rove Ic hwearftlige verso, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 15. Ða eágan ðe nú þurh unálýfedlíce gewilnunga hwearftliaþ the eyes that now rove through unallowed desires, Homl. Th. i. 530, 31.

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

innan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
innan-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinterior

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Eal innanweard wæs wynsumra ðonne hit in worulde mǽge stefn áreccan all the interior of the dwelling was more delightful than any voice in the world can declare, 52 a; Th. 181, 16; Gú. 1294.

Linked entries: inne-weard in-weard

leornung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-mann, es; m.

A learnerpupilscholarstudentdisciple

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Ic wylle tó him gecyrran and biddan ðæt ic móte heononforþ his leorningman beón, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 15. Hí [Martha and Mary] wǽron ðæs Hǽlendes leorningmen, 438, 18.