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metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Ne sint hí 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

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Ná heáge witende non alta sapientes, Scint. 19, 2

Linked entries: weotan wietan

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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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

(v.)
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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

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andettan, -ondettan; p. te; pp. ed

To confessconfĭtēri

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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

(adj.)
Grammar
tinen, adj.

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

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
swícan, p. swác, pl. swicon; pp. swicen.
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Drihten mé swícan ne wile the Lord will not desert me, Ps. Th. 53, 4

Linked entry: be-swicenness

rún

(n.)
Grammar
rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta 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

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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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

(n.)
Grammar
melu-gescot, es; n.

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

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blon, blonn

ceasedcessavit

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ceased; cessavit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 15: 3, 20; S. 550, note 27; p. of blinnan

un-gemǽte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gemǽte, adv.

Immeasurablyimmensely

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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

(n.)
Grammar
Cone-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

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

(n.)
Grammar
snýting, e; f.

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

(n.)

an axesecūris

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In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23, note 65, MS. B

Linked entries: æx ex

for-fangen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-fangen, pp. of for-fón.

forfeitedSeized

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Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, note 9; Seized, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614;

lǽd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lǽd-ness, e; f.

production

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A bringing forth, production On ðæs tuddres lǽdnysse in prolis prolatione, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 21 note

þreax

(n.)
Grammar
þreax, þreahs

rottenness

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Swá swá forrotod þreax, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 48, 20

Linked entry: þreahs

for-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyrdan, p. de

To girdleenclose

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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