metan
to mete ⬩ measure ⬩ to measure out ⬩ mark off ⬩ assign the bounds of a place ⬩ to measure by paces ⬩ to traverse ⬩ pass over ⬩ to measure one thing by or with another ⬩ to compare
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Ne sint hí nó wiþ eów tó metanne they are not to be compared with you, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, 5: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 83; Met. 21, 42. Tó metenne wið ðæt mód, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 6: 32, 2; Fox 116, 7. Tó mettanne, 18, 1; Fox 62, 4
witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Ná heáge witende non alta sapientes, Scint. 19, 2
míðan
to conceal ⬩ dissemble ⬩ To be concealed ⬩ lie hid ⬩ to avoid ⬩ refrain from ⬩ forbear
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Cyriacus hygerúne nemáð tó Gode cleopode Cyriacus concealed not the secret of his mind, but cried to God, Elen. Kmbl. 2196; El. 1099.
ge-settan
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</b> where the object is non-material :-- Sunes noma ðǽm feder eftginíwes ł gesetes filii nomen patri restituens, Mt. p. 13, 4. Þú on ús sáwle gesettest. Met. 20, 177.
ge-andettan
To confess ⬩ confĭtēri
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Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15, note 38. Gif he hine geandette if he confess himself, L. Alf. pol, 5; Th. i. 64, 22 : L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3, note 4
Linked entry: ge-ondettan
tinen
Of tin
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C. 41; Th. ii. 252, 21 note. Tynen, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, note 2. On tinum ( = tinenum) fæte, Lchdm. ii. 236, 5. With tynnen tonges, Pall. 152, 99
swícan
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Drihten mé swícan ne wile the Lord will not desert me, Ps. Th. 53, 4
Linked entry: be-swicenness
rún
a whisper ⬩ confidence, counsel, consultation ⬩ a mystery ⬩ a secret ⬩ a rune, a letter.
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a whisper, hence speech not intended to be overheard, confidence, counsel, consultation On hyne nǽnig monna cynnes mihte wlítan nymþe se módiga hwæne neár héte rinca tó rúne gegangan (cf. gangan te rúnu, an rúna, Hel. 1273, 5064), Judth.
Linked entry: rún-stæf
wǽd
a weed ⬩ an article of dress ⬩ a garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ dress
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Ungigearuad woede gímungalícum non vestitum veste nuptiali, Rtl. 108, 1. Woede háluoende vestimentum salutare, 103, 22. Hé næfþ ða neódþearfe áne, ðæt is wist and wǽda, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 17. Woedo uestimenta, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3.
melu-gescot
A contribution or payment made in meal
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A contribution or payment made in meal Hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, hwílum melagescot, Wulfst. 171, 2 note
blon
ceased ⬩ cessavit
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ceased; cessavit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 15: 3, 20; S. 550, note 27; p. of blinnan
un-gemǽte
Immeasurably ⬩ immensely
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Immeasurably, immensely Mid ungemǽte miclum ege geslægene timore immenso perculsos, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 14 note
hlígan
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, for the Latin in the second passage substitute ' scientiae sibi nomen extendunt', and add:
Cone-ceaster
Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle ⬩ oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario
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Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle; oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario N. Som. Ben. Lye
snýting
sneezing ⬩ munctura, emunctura
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A clearing of the nose, sneezing Snýtinge vel fneósung sternutatio vel sternutamentum Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 20
Linked entry: snýtan
eax
an axe ⬩ secūris
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In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23, note 65, MS. B
for-fangen
forfeited ⬩ Seized
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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, note 9; Seized, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614;
lǽd-ness
production
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A bringing forth, production On ðæs tuddres lǽdnysse in prolis prolatione, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 21 note
þreax
rottenness
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Swá swá forrotod þreax, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 48, 20
Linked entry: þreahs
for-gyrdan
To girdle ⬩ enclose
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To girdle, enclose Hé Bretenlond mid díce forgyrde from sǽ oþ sǽ, Chr. 189; P. 9, note 4
Linked entry: gyrdan