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á-scirian

(v.)
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Ne underfóð ealle menn ðis word, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 11. to receive what is offered, to accept Drihten gebed mín he underféng (-fang, MS.) Dominus orationem meam suscepit, Ps. Spl. 6, 9.

Linked entry: under-niman

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something writtenwritingscriptureinscriptiona writinglettertreatisewritcharterbook

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Ðeáh ðe gewrita oft nemnan ealle ða land Media though books often call all those lands Media, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 30. Ðæs gewritu secgaþ as books say, Exon. 60 a; Th. 220, 1; Ph. 313: Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 22; Edg. 14: 109 b; Th. 420, 9; Rä. 40, 1.

Linked entries: ge-wreot writ

heofon-lic

chaste

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Ic gebrenge þá heofonlican gód æt þám eáþmédum, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 2. applied to miraculous manifestations: Ofer his reliquias heofenlic leóht (lux caelestis) ealle niht wæs oferstandende, Bd. 3, II; Sch. 235, 9: Gfl. 1264.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Heofon is betera, and heálícra, andfægerra ðonne eall his innung, búton monnum ánum the heaven is better, and higher, and fairer than all which it includes, except men alone, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 10: Exon. 43 b ; Th. 147, 2; Gú. 720 .

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Ðá hé hine ealle wépende geseah when he saw all mourning him, Blickl. Homl. 225, 22. Wópene lamentatae, Blickl. Gl. of other than human beings Ne wæl wépeþ wulf se grǽga, Exon. Th. 343, 2; Gn.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Ðás bóc Leófríc gef Sco Petro and eallum his æftergengum intó Exancestre Gode mid tó þénienne, Chart.

Linked entry: þénian

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde, and ǽfre eallum mihtum his wurðscipe rǽran, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9 : Wulfst. 119, 14.

Linked entry: hebban

ge-hínan

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</b> to humle an enemy, defeat, subject :-- Hé þone ealdor ealra þeóstra geband and gehýnde, Bl. H. 85, 6. Hé eów gehýnde and in hæft bidráf, Gú. 569. Hwearf þá tó helle, þá hé ; gehéned wæs, Godes andsaca, Sat. 190.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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Lá hwæt is ǽnig óðer on eallum þám gelimpum bútan Godes yrre swytol?

ge-mána

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God hine áwende of ealra crístenra gemánan, C.

æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
æðeling, es; m. [æðele, -ing son of, originating from] .

the son of a kingone of royal blooda noblemanthe kingGodChristregia subolesvir nobilismanmenpeoplehomohomines

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Ða nú æðelingas, ealle eorþ-búend, Ebréi hátaþ which people now, all dwellers upon earth, call Hebrews, 79; Th. 99, 17; Gen. 1647. Héht him ceósan æðelingas he commanded him to choose men, go; Th. 112, 9; Gen. 1868: 58; Th. 70, 31; Gen. 1161

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Hí him sylfum ríce mynton, Wulfst. 145, 26. to think, suppose Mynton ealle, ðæt se brego and seó mægþ wǽron ætsomne, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 10; Jud. 253

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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Ðæt geðeóde ðe we ealle gecnáwan mægen the language that we can all understand, Past. Swt. 6, 8. Ic hafu gecnáwen ðæt ðú Hǽlend eart middangeardes I have perceived that thou art the Saviour of the world, Elen. Kmbl. 1613; El. 808.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

ge-lǽran

(v.)
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ge-lǽran, ic -lǽre, ðú -lǽrest, -lǽrst, he -lǽreþ, -lǽrþ, pl. -lǽraþ; p. -lǽrde; pp. -lǽred, -lǽrd

To teacheducateinstructadvisepersuadeinducedŏcēreerŭdīrepersuādēre

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He gelǽrde ealle Crécas ðæt hý Alexandre wiðsócon he persuaded all the Greeks to strive against Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 6 : Cd. 222; Th. 290, 10; Sat. 413 : Th. Apol. 10, 18.

Linked entry: ge-lǽred

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Ne underfóð ealle menn ðis word ... Undernyme se ðe undernyman mæge (cf. ne underneomeð (uoð, MS. B.) nawt þis ilke word alle ... Hwase hit me underneomen, underneome, H. M. 19, 27) non omnes capiunt verbum istud ... Qui potest capere, capiat, Mt.

Linked entry: under-fón

un-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hál, adj.

In bad healthsickweakinfirmunhealthyunsound

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Ealle ða unhálan, Mk. Skt. 1, 32. of animals Gif man áfindeþ his ǽhte, syððan hé hit gebohte hafeþ, unhál, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 21.

eardian

(v.)
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Ælle and Cissa ymbsǽton Andredes cester, and ofslógon ealle þá þe þǽr inne eardedon, Chr. 491; P. 14, 16. Wé witon óþer égland, þér gé magon eardian, pref.; P. 3, 12. to live, pass one's life Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl.

elcian

(v.)
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Hí elciað ongeán ðone deáð, and mid ealle ne forfleóð . . . on ende þisse worulde hí deáðes onfóð.

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Ic him sǽde ꝥ hé forealdod wǽre, and tó þæs eald wǽre ꝥ hé ne mihte elcor gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 14. Swá forealdod mon decrepitus senex, 21. Foreald[od] decrepita, An. Ox. 2109. On fótum forealdudes (ueterani), Scint. 223, 13.