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tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Tunglan nǽron gesceapene ǽr on ðam feórðan dæge. On ðam feórðan dæge gesette se Ælmihtiga ealle tungla, Homl. Th. i. 100, 7-9. Saturnus yfmest is eallra tungla, Met. 24, 20. Se móna is ealra tungla nyþemest, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

þearfa

(adj.)
Grammar
þearfa, adj.
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Ðá sæt ðǽr sum þearfa æt ðæm burggeate, Blickl. Homl. 213, 32. Ðá sæt ðǽr sum blind þearfa, 15, 16. Ná ðæt án ðæt hé wolde mann beón, ac eác swylce hé wolde beón þearfa for ús, Homl. Th. i. 140, 10. Fela sind ðearfan þurh hafenleáste ...

Linked entry: EARM

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Ðæs mannes fét and handa man sceal swíþe þýn, 182, 25. to press on, urge on, drive Weard æt steorte wegeþ mec ( a plough ) and þýð, Exon. Th. 403, 10; Rä. 22, 5. Se mec on þýð æftanweardne, 480, 2; Rä. 63, 5.

wirnan

(v.)
Grammar
wirnan, p. de.

to refuserefrain from grantingto preventprohibitkeep from

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Grammar wirnan, with dat. of person to whom a refusal is given Syle ðam ðe ðé bidde, and ðam ðe æt ðé borgian wylle, ne wyrn ðu him volenti mutuari a te ne avertaris, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 42.

Linked entries: wyrnan wernan

geóguþ

Grammar
geóguþ, l. geoguþ,
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Þá ealdan sceal earmlíce licgan æt hám hungre ácwolcne, and man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft . . . of heora éðle, Wlfst. 295, 17. (1 a) of persons in a subordinate position :-- Ymbeóde ides Helminga duguðe and geogoðe dǽl ǽghwylcne, B. 621

Linked entry: giógoð

gíme-líst

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Þæt hý ǽr on óþrum tídum mid gémeléste forléton omnes neglegentias suas aliorum temporum 76, 7. Hí for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten hiora dǽda, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 34. Giémeléste (-líste, v. l. ), Past. 165, 6 : 339, 21.

hundred

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Hundrað centesimum, 8. þreó [hundr]ed æt cwicum men, Ll. Lbm. 473, [4]. In Danelage per xviii hundreda, qui numerus cornplet septies XX. libras et 1111. ; forisfacturam enim hundredi Dani vocabant viii. libras, Ll. Th. 1. 454. 10-12.

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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Þæs bysceopes líf on bysceopháde ge ǽr bysceopháde cujus uiri et in episcopatu et ante episcopatum uita Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 382, 7. with eác Hit God wrecende wæs on him selfum . . . ge eác (ac) . . . ealle eorþan wæstmbǽro gelytlade, Ors. 2, l ; S. 58, 19

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Óþ hé ongite ðæt hé mǽge ábiddan æt Gode ðæt hé ongiene (-ginne, MSS. Cot.) until he finds that he can obtain by prayer from God what he endeavours to get, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 22.

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Æt ánes heowes cý from a cow all of one colour, Lchdm. iii. 24, 13. Hiwes binotene bereft of their [angelic] form, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 10; Gú. 872. On óðfum hiwe in alia effigie, Mk. Skt. 16, 12.

ofer

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Ǽlc man ofer eall férdon, Hml. S. 23, 266. Add Þá ásweoll him se líchama ofer healf his body swelled through a half of it; dimidia pars corporis ipsius turgescens, Guth. Gr. 153, 12.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Ne mæg weorðan wís wer, ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl (many years) in woruldríce, Wand. 65. Leóðworda dǽl reccan, An. 1490. ¶ sum-dǽl some-what, some (cf.

hwǽr

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S.) ic am, ðér ǽc ðegn mín bið, Jn. L. 12, 26.

irnan

(v.)
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Hié bióð gehwerfde eft tó þám ilcan ryne þe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 12. Hé blissode swá swá ent tó yrnenne weg, Ps. Spl. 18, 6

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Óð ðæt seó sunne eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr up stáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 5. Níwe steorra wæs upp yrnynde, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 14. Se móna up eode, Nar. 30, 7. Hí delfaþ gold up of eorþan, Nar. 35, 8. Wolde ðæt se hálga wer wurde up gedón, Homl.

munuc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-líf, es; n.

the monastic lifethe place in which the monastic life is liveda monastery

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Aþelwold biscop æft ða láre (Latin) on munuclífum árǽrde, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. 1, 42

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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Ǽlc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðam inswáne ðonne hé his heorde tó mæstene drífe, on ðam sylfum lande ðe ðeós rǽden on stænt, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 22. Rǽdenne condicione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 59. Ðan (on ða ?) rǽdenne ea conditione, Hpt. Gl. 492, 8.

á-mearcian

(v.)
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Þǽra mónða naman synd hér ámearcode, 298, 8. to mark out, distinguish by a mark Ǽlc þǽra stæpa þe wé gestæppað, ealle hí beóð ámétte and ámearcode mid gildenum stafum on heofenum, Wlfst. 302, 28. to mark, give a distinguishing form to, denote Týn

Linked entry: mearcian

saltere

(n.)
Grammar
saltere, es; m.

a stringed musical instrument, a psalterythe book of Psalms a psalter,to sing psalms

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Ǽlc bróður singe twegen salteras sealma . . . vi. mæssan oððe . vi. salteras sealma each brother shall sing two portions of psalms from the psalter. Chart. Th. 614, 7, 11

Linked entries: psaltere sealten

HEÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
HEÁWAN, p. heów, pl. heówon; pp. heáwen

To HEW, cut, strike, smite

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Mǽst ǽlc óðerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícum onscytum almost all men calumniate [lit. strike from behind] each other with shameful attacks, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 84.