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FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourish ⬩ support ⬩ sustain ⬩ bring up ⬩ educate ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ cĭbāre ⬩ nutrīre ⬩ engtrīre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ edŭcāre ⬩ to bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ gignĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre

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Ðú us fédest teára hláfe cĭbābis nos pāne lacry̆mārum, Ps. Th. 79, 5, Se deópa seáþ dreórge fédeþ the deep pit feedeth the dreary, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 25; Cri. 1545: 36 b; Th. 118, 26; Gú. 245. He ðé fédeþ ipse te enutriet, Ps. Th. 54, 22.

Linked entry: féding

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere

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Hruron him teáras tears fell from him, 3749; B. 1872. Hie onweg hruron they plunged away [of the creatures on the top of the water which sank to the bottom on the appearance of Beowulf and his companions ], 2865; B. 1430: Andr. Kmbl. 3199; An. 1602.

Linked entries: hrurol hreósende hrést ge-hríst

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A cause ⬩ sake ⬩ plea ⬩ case ⬩ occasion ⬩ matter ⬩ affair ⬩ business

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Ðá hí ðá heora intingan him wépende sǽdon ðá wæs hé sóna mid mildheortnysse gefylled when with tears they had told him their business, he was at once filled with pity, Guthl. 12 ; Gdwin. 58, 25. Tósceáð intingan mínne discerne causam meam, Ps.

Linked entry: tinga

of

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Add Ic ðweá bed mín of teárum mínum lavabo lectum meum lachrymis meis, Ps. Spl. 6, 6. Bebeád ic eów þæt gé bróðor míne árétten of þám ǽhtum þe ic eów geaf, Cri. 1502. Hé áfédde of fixum twám and of fíf hláfum fíra cynnes fíf þúsendo, An. 589.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Grammar þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered

flówan

to pass away ⬩ be transitory ⬩ to issue ⬩ to flow ⬩ to be flooded ⬩ to flow ⬩ to abound

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Mid flówendum teárum, Hml. S. 3, 626. to be or become fluid Weax þe fleúwð ł melteþ caera quae fluit, Ps. L. 57, 9.

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Interl. 53, 6. to instruct, teach, v. ge-tyhtan

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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summum lassorum solamen animorum, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 9. that expresses sadness, weary, grievous Hé wépende wéregum teárum his sigedryhten sárgan reorde grétte, Andr. Kmbl. 118; An. 59. Beornas wépaþ wérgum stefnum, heáne, hygegeómre, Exon.

wlite

(n.)
Grammar
wlite, es; m.: wlitu, e (and? an;
Similar entries
v. wlita, II.
); f.

aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament

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Ðes middangeard wæs tó ðon fæger, ðæt hé teáh men tó him þurh his wlite and þurh his fægernesse, Blickl. Homl. 115, 11: Met. 7, 31: Exon. Th. 86, 10; Cri. 1406 : Cd. Th. 132, 10; Gen. 2191 : 13, 23 ; Gen. 207.

Linked entries: wlita wlitu

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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H. 111, 13. to belong to a thing, be requisite for proper performance Gif hé teám gecenne, and sý on óðre scíre séþe hé tó týmð, hæbbe hé swá langne fyrst swá þǽrtó gebyrige, Ll. Th. i. 288, 19: 308, 11.

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

Linked entries: scrífan scyldigian síðian -witol -wríþan stalian swelgan swígan swigian swíðan syngian trúwian þeahtung þeón þingian meltan myrþrian nefa pyndan of-drincan -sáwenlic scirian seáþ -wyrpness setness -sewen -sewenlic -sewenlíce -sewenness síþ stregdan teón treddan trúwung weorþan manig micel nǽman neáh irman þrǽstness witig wlencan wrégan wundian wyrht brítan fær- feallan fyllan gǽgan gǽgednes

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Nele him mon nǽnne teám geðafian, 260, 2. Ne sý him gemǽne þigen geþafod, R.

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Me to grunde teáh he drew me to the bottom [of the sea], Beo. Th. 1111; B. 553: Cd. 39; Th. 51, 29; Gen. 834. Ufan to grunde from top to bottom, 228; Th. 309, 2; Sat. 703: 229; Th. 310, 15; Sat. 726: Salm. Kmbl. 61; Sal. 31.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave ⬩ to be mad, out of one's senses ⬩ to act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Voc. ii. 151, 65. to be mad, out of one's senses Cwæþ se cyning : ' Ne wille ðú swá sprécan ; ðæt ðú teala wite. ' Cwæþ hé: 'Ne wéde ic (non insanio), Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 32. Deófol is on him, and hé wét (insanit), Jn. Skt. 10, 20.

Linked entry: a-wédan

micel

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Lch. i. 76, 4. with reference to coarseness of material, v. greát Hé féng tó þǽre teala myclan andleofone, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, Guth.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew. ⬩ to offer to view, present ⬩ to shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc. ⬩ without an object, to shew the way, direct ⬩ without an object, to direct ⬩ to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition. ⬩ to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin. ⬩ to shew, indicate, signify

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Homl. 109, 17. without an object, to direct :-- Hwá tǽcþ ús teals and hwá sylþ ús ða gód ðe ús man gehǽt quis ostendit nobis bona? Ps.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be done ⬩ to urge upon one what ought to be done ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ instigate ⬩ to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten ⬩ to admonish ⬩ remind ⬩ suggest ⬩ prompt ⬩ to tell what ought to be done ⬩ to teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ to claim of a person (acc.) what is due ⬩ in jus vocare ⬩ ad malium mannire

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Mec ðæs þearf monaþ, micel módes sorg, Exon. 76a; Th. 285, 21; Jul. 717. to tell what ought to be done, to teach, instruct, advise Hé hié mid ðissum wordum lǽrde and manode he taught them what they should do in these words, Blickl. Homl. 169, 12.

Linked entries: manung mynegian ge-manian

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.
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Ðæs teámes wæs tuddor gefylled unlytel dǽl eorðan gesceafta, Cd. Th. 97, 16; Gen. 1613. Ðonne ðæt flǽsc náuht elles ne sécþ búton túdor nisi fructum propaginis non quaerere, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 5. God weorðaþ eorþan tuddor, Exon.

Linked entry: tuddor

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know ⬩ noscĕre, scire ⬩ CAN ⬩ scire, posse

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To know how to do, to have power, to be able, CAN ; scire, posse Ic can eów lǽran I can teach you, Cd. 219; Th. 280, 3; Sat. 250. Ðe can naman ðínne neóde hérigean qui scit jubilationem, Ps. Th. 88, 13.

Linked entries: can cann cúðe cúðen cúðon con

ge-ícan

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Hé geíhte þá teáras þám teárum, Hml. S. 23 b, 200. Hé tó geécde óðerne esne, Lk. L. 20, 11, 12.

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