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sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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Ic wolde gewitan hweðer sió segen sóð wǽre ðe mé mon be ðon sægde I wanted to know whether the story I had been told about it was true, Nar. 24, 15. Of ealdra manna gewritum oððe sægene ex scriptis vel traditione priorum, Bed. pref.; S. 472, 19.

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

wiga

(n.)
Grammar
wiga, an; m.

one who fightsa (fighting) mana warriora noble, strenuous man

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Wiga ( a dog? fire? ) is on eorþan wundrum ácenned, 433, 23; Rä. 51, 1. a noble, strenuous man Se ðe mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn, wiga weorþlíce, Menol. Fox 317; Men. 160. Wigan unsláwne ( St. Andrew ), Andr. Kmbl. 3419; An. 1713.

Linked entry: wihgena

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Genim ðysse wyrte twentig corna take twenty grains of this herb [ivy ] 121, 2; Lchdm. i. 234, 6. a hard or cornlike pimple, a corn, kernel on the feet; pustula, clavus Ðis mæg horse wið ðon ðe him biþ corn on ða fét this may be for a horse which has

híwan

(n.)
Grammar
híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Ða hrýmde heó tó hire híwun vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, Gen. 39, 14. Mid hira híwun cum domibus suis, Ex. 1, 1. Gá tó ðínum húse tó ðínum híwum vade in domum tuam ad tuos, Mk. Skt. 5, 19.

ge-wildan

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ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Domo ic gewylde oððe temige, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 213, 14. Gewylt, temaþ domat, superat, Wrt.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Wile cristenra manna gehwilc, ðæt hé his Drihtene his teóðunge, á swá seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer gegá, rihtlíce gelǽste, L. Eth. ix. 7; Th. i. 342, 11.

Linked entry: tegðung

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Ðone wudu gelogode laid the wood in order, 22, 9. He wæs gelogod to his folcum he was gathered to his people, Deut. 32, 50

Linked entry: lógian

tó-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten.

to burst asunder,to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces,be rent asunderto break out in sores,to break out

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Hé gefeól on ðone stocc and tóbærst on feówer dǽlas, Blickl. Homl. 189, 13. Án hridder tóbærst on emtwá, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16. Stánas tóburston petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51. Ða scittélsas tóburston, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 348.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Th. 448, 26; Dóm. 60. Weras and idesa, 176, 7; Gú. 1205. Eall wífa cynn and wera, Blickl. Homl. 5, 24: Beo. Th. 1990; B. 993. Twá hund and eahta and feówertig wera, and nigon and feówertig wífa, Blickl. Homl. 239, 14.

Linked entry: wíf

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGERdigĭtus

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Ne gelýfe ic, búton ic mínne finger on ðæra nægla stede nisi mittam digĭtum meum in lŏcum clāvōrum non crēdam, Jn. Bos. 20, 25, 27: Lev. 4, 17.

Linked entry: fincer

seldan

(adv.)
Grammar
seldan, (-on, -un, -um) ; cpve. seldnor ; adv.
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Hwílon ic ac seldon aliquando facio, sed raro, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 3. Se ðe him ealneg wind ondrǽt, hé sǽwþ tó seldon, Past. 39, 2 ; Swt. 285, 18. Seldun, 9 ; Swt. 57, 16. Seldum ǽfre, Salm. Kmbl. 540 ; Sal. 269.

Linked entry: seldnor

weorold-þing

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þing, es; n.
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A worldly thing, matter, affair Ne sý nán sacerdhádes man ðe durre geþrístlǽcan, ðæt ǽnig ðara fata, ðe tó god-cundum bígonge gehálgod bið, tó ǽnigum woruldþinge ( put it to any secular use ), L. E. I. 18; Th. ii. 412, 30.

ge-hát

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Th. 65, 13. a promise to do something required, a stipulation Gehát stipulatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 55

Linked entry: hát

heáh

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Þǽr is brógna hýhst, Dóm. 23. of time, fully come, complete From ǽrmorgenne oð heáne (heáhne, v. l.) undern a mane usque ad tertiam plenam, R. Ben. 74, 11. <b>B.</b> as subst. a high place. v. N. E.

Linked entry: dynt

hwæþer

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Hwæþerne woldest þú déman wítes wyrþran, ðe [þone þe] þone unscyldgan wítnode, þe ðone þe ꝥ wíte þolode?, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 15. Hueðerne ( quem ) wallas gié hic forléto iówh, Barabban ł ðone Hǽlend?, Mt. L. 27, 17. Hwæþer wénst þú nú?

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Þrý wǽron on ðæs þeódnes byrig, ðæt hié noldon hyra þeódnes dóm þafigan onginnan, Cd. Th. 227, 18; Dan. 188. Þeódnes ( Constantine ) willan, Elen. Kmbl. 534; El. 267. Ásecgan suna Healfdenes, mǽrum þeódne, mín ǽrende, aldre ðínum, Beo.

ge-scendan

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Gescende confundit (Pharisaeos), Lk. p. 8, 10, On eallum ðisum geflitum wæs ðǽra deófla gefeoht swíðe stíðlic . . . oð þæt ðurh Godes dóm ðá wiðerwinnan wurdon gescynde, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 31. <b>III b.

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Ǽfre ic ne hýrde ðon cymlícor ceól gehladenne heáhgestreónum never have I heard of a bark any fairer laden with treasures, Andr. Kmbl. 720; An. 360.

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Icel. skript, skrift, confession, penance.] one who passes sentence, inflicts punishment, a judge (v. scrífan, ) Wá is worulde scriftum, bútan heó mid rihte dómas reccan, Wulfst. 263, 18. <b>II a.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Eáðor is ... ðon án merce gefalla, Lk.