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LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Homl. 101, 2. Á ðǽr hé læg [in his bed] hé hæfde his handa upweardes, 227, 16. Hé læig æt forþsíðe he lay at the point of death, Homl. Th. i. 128, 7: Homl. Skt. 3, 301. Nǽfre on óre læg [failed] wídcúþes wíg, Beo. Th. 2088; B. 1041.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Homl. 117, 16. to impute to (dat. or prep.), ascribe, assign, put a thing to a person's account Telle ic ða weorþmynd ðæm wyrhtan næs ná ðé ingenium mirabor artificis, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 18. Crist tealde ealne his wurðmynt tó his Fæder, Homl.

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he awrát ða láre ðe we nú willaþ on Englisceum gereorde secgean Basil the blessed [born A.D. 328, died 379] was a very holy bishop in the city of Cæsaréa, a province belonging to Greece, the father of many monks, himself of the monkhood.

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHTlightclearlucidsplendidexcellentsplendidusluciduscoruscusclarusformosusbrightbrilliantmagnificentnobleglorioussublimedivineholyclaruspræclaruseximiusaugustusdivussanctus

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Mid ðý beorhtan gebéde with the holy prayer. [the Lord's prayer] Salm. Kmbl. 87; Sal. 43

nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothingnothingnot at allno whit

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Homl. 91, 9. Ne gefyrenodest ðú nánwuht thou hast done no sin, 235, 34

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Bos. 5, 4: Homl. Th. ii. 192, 25. Gewylt ealle þeóda will subdue all the nations, Deut. 31, 3. Heora flǽsclícan gewilnunga gewyldaþ they subdue their fleshly desires, Homl. Th. i. 552, 24.

Linked entry: ge-wildan

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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strange, extraordinary, wonderful Ðis godspel þincþ dysegum mannum sellíc, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 9. Nú þincþ eów ðis syllíc tó gehýrenne, L. Ælfc. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 344, 16 : Wulfst. 269, 26.

un-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lytel, adj.

not littlegreatnot littlenot few in numbermuchnot littlegreat

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Ic him gestrýnde unlytel folc, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31. Hyre wer lǽfde unlytle ǽhta on lande and on feó, Homl.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Wé synd wráðe geswæncte, Homl. Ski. i. 4, 156: Exon. Th. 443, 19; Kl. 32. Wráþe geworhtra wíta, 252, 32; Jul. 172. Ðú ðé sylfne swýbe wráðe bepǽcst you deceive yourself most grievously. Homl. Skt. i. 12, 99.

scencan

(v.)
Grammar
scencan, te

To skink

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Ðæt góde wín ðæt hé scencþ nú geond his gelaðunge, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 11. Ðonne scencþ hé ða scylde mid ðære bisene ǽlcum ðæra ðe him ǽnges yfles tó wénþ cunctis mala credentibus per exemplum culpa propinatur, Past. 59, 5; Swt. 451, 24.

HÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÉDAN, p. de

To HEED, take care, observe, attend, guard, take charge, take possession, receiveto take care of, guardcustodire, observare

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Gif ðár nán man ne biþ ðe ðære heofonlícan bodunge hédan wille if there be no man there that will heed the heavenly preaching, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 16

Linked entries: be-hédan ge-hýdan

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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Homl. 73, 24: 75, 17. Tó smirwanne Lchdm. ii. 244, 19. To smerwanne 288, 16. To smergenne iii. 4, 14. Heó com tó smyrianne (smiriane, Lind.: smiranne, Rush.) mínne líchaman Mk. Skt. 14, 8

sparian

(v.)
Grammar
sparian, p. ode.

to spareto show mercy toto refrain from injuring or destroyingto sparepreservenot to useto leave aloneabstain fromparcere, fovereto spare

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God ne sparode his ágenum bearne, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 20. Ná hé sparode (spearede, Ps. Surt. v. 50) sáulum heora non pepercit animabus eorum, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 55.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Se Hǽlend ús warnode, for ðam ðe hé wyle, ðæt wé ware beón, Homl. Ass. 55, 113. Man sceal wacigean and warnian symle, ðæt man geara weorðe . . . Leófan men, utan beón ðe wærran, Wulfst. 90, 10. with gen.

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creationthe creationbeginningoriginoriginal state or conditionprīma creātioŏrīgoprīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtioa created beingcreaturecreātūra

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Moyses awrát ǽrest be frumsceafte Moses wrote first of the creation, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 15. Frumsceaft genesis, Jn. Skt. p. 1, 12.

líxan

(v.)
Grammar
líxan, lícsan; p. te

To shineglittergleam

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Homl. 7, 30. Móna líxeþ, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 6; Cri. 698. Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218, 24; Ph. 299. Sóðfæste scínes ł líxeþ swǽ sunna justi fulgebunt sicut sol, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 43.

Linked entry: lícsan

nearu

(n.)
Grammar
nearu, we; nearu (o); indecl. f.

confinementduranceprisona straitdifficulty

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Hió bebeád ðæt hine man of nearwe and of nýdcleofan, fram ðam engan hofe forléte, Elen. Kmbl. 1418; El. 711. Næglas of nearwe scínende the nails shining from the hole where they had been hidden, 2227; El. 1115.

á-reccan

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Add: I. to stretch out, spread out Álecge hé his swiþran hand him under heáfod áreahte, Lch. ii. 214, 10. to hold out to, to grant, v. reccan, Árecte (-æ) concesserim, Txts. 53, 523 (cf. 106, 1089). Áræctæ, Wrt.

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede

To imitate, emulate

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Homl. 21, 9. Wé sceolan onherian Marian ðære ðe smerede Hǽlendes fét, 75, 11. Onhyrian (-hirian, Cott. MS.), Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 4; Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 2. Ðæt onhyrian woldan, 4, 3; S. 569, 43.

hlýdan

(v.)
Grammar
hlýdan, p. de

To sound, make a loud noise, to clamour, vociferate

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Hét hí mid handum sleán on ðæt hleór ðæt heó hlýdan ne sceolde he bade strike her with their hands on the face that she should not declaim, Homl. Swt. 8, 70