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facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To acquire acquīrĕre

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To acquire; acquīrĕre Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28

Linked entry: fǽcan

féle-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
féle-leás, adj. [félan to feel]

Devoid of feelinginsensĭlis

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Devoid of feeling; insensĭlis Biþ his líf scæcen and he féleleás his life is departed and he devoid of feeling, Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 26; Vy. 40

full-mannod

(v.)
Grammar
full-mannod, -monnad; part.

Full mannedwell peopledvĭris instructuspŏpŭlo frĕquens

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Full manned, well peopled; vĭris instructus, pŏpŭlo frĕquens Ðæt he hæbbe his land fullmannod [Cot. fullmonnad] that he have his land well peopled, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 32

Linked entry: full-mannod

nǽgen

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgen, = ne mǽgen
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Gedó ðæt nǽgen dón ðæt yfel ðæt þencaþ make them unable to do the evil that they devise; decidant a cogitationibus suis, Ps. Th. 5, 11

ge-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽran, p. de; pp. ed [mára]

To enlarge

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To enlarge He merce gemǽrde wiþ Myrgingum he enlarged his marches towards the Myrgings [or gemǽrde from gemǽran to determine? ], Exon. 85 a; Th. 321, 6; Víd. 42

unrót-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12

Linked entry: rót-mód

á-girnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-girnan, -geornan ; p. de
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To desire, be eager for ágeornde (-gyrnde, v. l.) ꝥ manigra manna sáwla gelǽdde tó Drihtne multorum animas ad Deum perducere satagebat , Gr. D. 205, 19

fremsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fremsum-lic, adj.
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Benign Býcnode tó hyre mid onhyldum heáfde swyþe fremsumlicre ansýne, swá ealling byð cui ille benignissimi ut est vultus inclinato capite annuit. Gr. D. 280, 10

ge-rádscipe

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Add: intelligence, understanding Nis ǽnig man þætte þæs gerádscipes swá bereáfod sié, þæt andsware ǽnige ne cunne findan on ferhðe, gif frugneu bið, Met. 22, 50

ge-stynþo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stynþo, [= ge-styntþo ?]; f.
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Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga, þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo and þára mǽstan benda. Nap. 32. See preceding word

Linked entry: -stynþo

ge-treówfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówfæst, adj.
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True, trustworthy, faithful getreówfæste wǽron, dydon swá ǽr gemynton, Hml. S. 23, 340. Geinsæglod mid twám sylfrenan insæglan þe þá twǽgen getreówfæste menn þǽrinne lédon, 757

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.
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Sleep during the night Ꝥ ilce geþanc þe heom ámang þám nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall, þá áwacodon, ꝥ sylfe geþóhton, Hml. S. 23, 442

nunn-mynster

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Þæt hine tó ðám befæste ꝥ móste beón lǽce þæs nunmynstres (on þám nunmynstre, v. l.) ut eum sanandum monasterio commendaret, Gr. D. 37, 27. Add

trendan

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cýð hwanon cóm pomum licet ab arbore igitur unde reuoluitur tamen prouidit unde nascitur, Angl. i. 285. Add

á-leógan

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</b> with dat. of person to whom promise has been given :--- áleógaþ him má þonne him gelǽstan they break more promises to them than they perform, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 18. Ðú ús gehéte gebedo and wæccan, and þú hit ús áluge, Wlfst. 240, 17.

hám-weard

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Mid þǽre herehýþe Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa þá hámweard wǽron cum Romana classis ad Italiam praedis onusta remearet, 4, 6; S. 176, 18. with verb of motion Þá hié hámweard wendon, ealle Asiam hié geniéddon ꝥ hié him gafol gulden, Ors. 1, 10; S

on-weald

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Hit hæfde Agustus him tó onwalde geseald, 6, 1; S. 254, 12. betǽhte his twǽm sunum þone onwald, 6, 36; S. 294, 31. Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold, 6, 37; S. 296, 6.

arce-

(prefix)
Grammar
arce-, a prefix; v. arce-bisceop

chiefἀρχιἀρχός

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chief = ἀρχι = ἀρχός, Hér Ælfríc arce-bisceop férde to Róme æfter his arce[-pallium] this year archbishop Ælfric went to Rome after his arch-pallium, Chr. 997; Th. 247, 2, col. 2. = Wið ðan ðe he scolde gifan heom ðone arce [MS. erce] on condition that

Linked entries: stól árod ærce

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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He wæs hiora cynecynnes he was of their royal race, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 83; Met. 26, 42. He wæs cynecynnes he was of royal lineage, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 14: Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 39, col. 1: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 18

Linked entry: cyning-cynn