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secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Homl. 115, 29. Secggean, 211, 12.

ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To ownpossessto appropriate to himselfto prove or claim as one's ownpossiderevindicare sibi

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To own, possess, to appropriate to himself, to prove or claim as one's own; possidere, vindicare sibi Hú miht ðú, ðonne, ðé ágnian heora gód how canst thou, then, appropriate to thyself their good? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 26.

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grovewoodnemuslucussilvavirgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67.

cwicen

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicen, cwucen , cucen , cucon , cucun ; adj. [cwic alive, -en adj. termination]

Alive, quick vivus

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Ðone cyning hí brohton cucenne to losue regem viventem obtulerunt Iosue, Jos. 8, 23: Homl. Th. i. 294, 15. Gewylde man hine swá cucenne [cucunne MS. D: cwicne G.] swá deádne let them seize him whether alive or dead, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 18.

Linked entry: cwucen

for-gán

(v.)
Grammar
for-gán, to -gánne; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To FOR-GOabstain frompass overneglectabstĭnēretranscendĕreprætĕrire

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Se ðe ðis forgǽþ [MS. forgæiþ], his sáwul losaþ he who neglects this, his soul shall perish, Homl. Th. i. 92, 2: pricle ne forgǽs iota non præteribit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 18

frum-stól

(n.)
Grammar
frum-stól, es; m.

An original seatmansion-housea proper residence or stationsēdes princĭpālis

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Healden ða mǽgas ðone frumstól let the kindred hold the paternal mansion, L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 6. In ðam frumstóle, ðe him Freá sette in the first seat, which the Lord placed for them, Exon. 93 a; Th. 349, 24; Sch. 51

murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
murcnian, p. ode

To murmurcomplainrepinegrieve

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Homl. Th. i. 140, 19. Ða Phariséi gehýrdon ða menigeo ðus murcnigende be him, Jn. Skt. 7, 32: Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 27 (v. murcian)

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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Hí on gerǽwe sǽton, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 779

Linked entry: ráw

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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Homl. 9, 5. Hió genam ðone ǽnne to gísle she took the one as hostage, Elen. Kmbl. 1196; El. 600. He him áðas swór and gíslas salde he swore oaths to them and gave hostages, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 28.

Linked entry: gýsel

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Homl. 87, 4: 91, 30: Cd. 220; Th. 285, 8; Sat. 334: Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 29; Gú. 516

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Se hálga wer, in ða ǽrestan ældu, gelufade frécnessa fela the holy man, in his first age, loved much mischief, 34 a; Th. 108, 30 Gú. 80 : 39 b; Th. 130, 25; Gú. 443 : 43 a; Th. 144, 23; Gú. 682. Ic eom gelufod ămor, Ælfc.

Linked entry: lufian

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst anothercommuniter, generaliter, invicem

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Iohannes ðá beád ðreóra daga fæsten gemǽnelíce John then ordered a general fast of three days, Homl. Th. i. 70, 8.

géman

(v.)
Grammar
géman, p. de; pp. ed

To care for, regard, heed, curecūrāre

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Homl. 23, 17 : 67, 30. Hí nystan ne ne gémdon they neither knew nor cared, 99, 30. Ic cymo and gémo hine ego veniam et curabo eum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 7 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Nallaþ gie géma nolite solliciti esse, 12, 11. Ne gémes ðú non curas, Mk.

Linked entry: GÝMAN

uncer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
uncer, pron. poss.

Of us twoour

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Kmbl. 20, 33: Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 374. Mid uncrum fótum, Shrn. 42, 1: Gen. 31, 16. For uncera sáule, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 304, 33

Linked entry: úser

un-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
un-tíma, an; m.

a wrong timean improper timea bad timean unhappy condition of thingsa mishap

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Ǽlc ðæra manna ðe yt oððe drincð on untíman on ðam hálgan lenctene oððe on rihtfæsten-dagum, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 76: Anglia xi. 113, 26. a bad time, an unhappy condition of things, a mishap (cf.

Linked entries: un-tíme un-tímness

un-sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sófte, adv.

not at easein discomfortnot gentlyhardlyseverelyhardlywith difficultywith trouble

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Homl. 203, 18. hardly, with difficulty, with trouble Wé hit unsófte mid longsceaftum sperum ofscotadon vix ipsis defixa est venabulis, Nar. 15, 28. Ic ðæt unsófte ealdre gedígde, Beo. Th. 3314; B. 1655: 4287; B. 2140: Elen.

Linked entry: sófte

wer-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
wer-nægel, es; m.
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Ðá lǽrde hí sum man ðæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel of sumes oxan hricge, and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde, and mid ðam hí tó nacedum líce begyrde, Homl. Th. ii. 28, 17

á-cwelan

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Gif sié sió hond oðcwolen (ácwolon, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 134, 17. Ðá ealdan sculan licgan heápmǽlum hungre ácwolene, Wlfst. 295, 16. Ðá óðre (hors) wǽron hungre ácwolen, Chr. 894; P. 87, 25. Add

butsa-carlas

(n.)
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This seems clear from a passage in Domesday: " quando Rex ibat in expedhione uel terra uel mari, habebat de hoc burgo aut .xx. solidos ad pascendos suos buzecarlos, aut unum hominem ducebat secum pro honore . v. hidarum. "' Chr. P. ii. 239.]

sam-tinges

(adv.)
Grammar
sam-tinges, (sæm-, sem-); adv.

immediately, forthwith, continuo

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Swá hraðe swá ðæt wolcn styrode, swá síðode samtinges eal seó fyrd after ðám wolcne, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 11. Ðá nolde hé hí sæmtinges ácwellan ac lét him fyrst he would not kill them immediately, but allowed them time, 424, 14.

Linked entries: -tinges sæm-tinges