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timerespite(additional) timein time

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R. 6, 31. with idea of postponement, delay, respite, (additional) time, time granted for doing something Þú wilt siofian ꝥ hí swá langne fyrst habbaþ leáf yfel tó dónne, and ic þé sǽde ꝥ se fyrst biþ swíþe lytle hwíle, and . . . him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ

Linked entry: fyrst

ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Ðæt cýðde se wítga, ðá he ðæt openlíce sǽde, ðætte suá geweard, and ðæt gebiécnede, ðæt ðá giet diégle wæs, Past. 311, 5. Nóe getácnode Críst, and þæt flód . . . gebícnode þæt wæter úres fulluhtes, Hml. Th. ii. 60, 4.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.

ǽg-þer

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Wit hǽman sceoldon, and uncer láþette ǽgþer óþer, þeáh þe hé hit óþrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22. Heora ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 18. Ðára folca ǽgðer on óðerum micel wæl geslógan, 3, 1; S. 98, 6.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor, gif hé him ǽr sǽde ðæt hé hiene sníðan wolde . . . se lǽce, ðonne hé cymþ ðone untruman tó sníðanne 26; Swt. 186, 2-7. metaphorically Ðæt mon mǽge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas ut culpae morbos supplicio resecarent

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Se wísdóm sǽde him hú hé hit macian sceolde gif hé heora þegen beón sceolde, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x, 16

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.
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Hé hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.
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Ecgbryht salde Reculf mynster on tó tymbranne (-ianne, MS. E.), Chr. 669; Erl. 34, 26. Timbriende aedificans, Ps. Surt. 146, 2. Timbrende aedificantes, 117, 22. Ðǽr wæs timbred templ, Nar. 37, 22: Beo. Th. 620; B. 307. Bióþ timbrede cestre, Ps.

cot-líf

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In the last case it is said 'ic bebeóde ðat Paðu mí meodes wrichte and UUlnóð mín húscarl and Ælfríce Hort and Frébern mín freósócne men ðe ðat cotlýf healdeð heonneforð . . . bén on sainte Petres wealde and ðám hirde on ðám minstre hérsumian and þewwan

ge-rýne

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Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.

Linked entry: rún

irfe

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And ic ðá sælf þæt ierfæ tó gestríndæ þæt ðǽr mon siððan bí wæs . . . Ðonnæ is þǽr nú irfæs nigon ealð hríðru . . . and fíftig wæþera terra omni pecunia caruit. Tune ego ipse peccuniam meam in ea reparare studui, unde interim pauperes vixerunt . . .

(adj.)
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Þú hæfst mé manega bysna gereihte, and ic hæbbe sælf gesegen on bócum má þonne ic áreccan mage, Solil. H. 66, 13. to express an indefinite excess over a number stated approximately Sume habbað twá oþþe má. Ll. Th. i. 316, 9: 438, 13.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Th. 171, 6. for the sake of:-- Nis ðis gewrít be ánum men áwriten ac ys be eallum, Hept.

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Th. 274, 10; Sat. 152. Him God sealde weorðmynda dǽl, Beo. Th. 3509 ; B. 1752. Hé wæs for weorulde wís, weorðmynþa georn, Met. 1, 51. Ðæt ðú gefeó in ðæm fromscipe mínes lífes, and eác blissige in ðǽm weorðmyndum, Nar. 32, 32.

Linked entry: wirþu

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Sum þearfa sæt nacod, and bæd him hrægles, 213, 33. Ðá cild bǽdon him hláfes, ac næs nán mann ðe ðone hláf him betwýnan tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 400, 26. Ǽr þ ám þe hé him ryhtes bidde. Ll.

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Wíges sæd, Erl. 112, 20. Him wíge forstód fæder frumsceafta, wearð him seó feohte tó grim, Exon. Th. 317, 14; Mód. 65. Heald mé here*-*wǽpnum wið unholdum, and wíge belúc feóndum effunde frameam, et conclude adversus eos Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Wígge, Beo.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Sax. quiðit that hé Kríst sí, begihit ina so grótes] Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Petrus begǽþ ꝥ hé hit wite men's thoughts no man knows. Peter professes to have this knowledge, Bl. H. 181, 12

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Sé þe his þeódenstól geþeón wile, Víd. 13. to be profitable to Him seó dǽd ne geþeáh the deed did not profit him, Sat. 576. Ꝥte ús fæsten giðii ( proficiat ), Rtl. 14, 26. Giðii ( prosit ) ús gibed, 70, 7. <b>II a.

ge-byrd

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, uninterrupted order. v. ge-byrdelíce, -byrdlic Náh seó módor geweald, þonne heó magan cenneð, bearnes blǽdes, ac sceal on gebyrd faran án æfter ánum the children must in order die one after the other, Sal. 384.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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God gecígde ( vocavit) þá drígnisse eorðan and þǽra wætera gegaderunga hé hét (appellavit ) sǽs, Gen. 1. 10. Þá gin[g]ran þá yldran árwurðe hí gecían juniores priores suos nonnos uocent, R. Ben. I. 106, 2. Hé sceolde beón Nazarénisc gecíged, Hml.