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sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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Th. i. 298, 26. <b>IV b.</b> add :-- God him sende ufan greáte hagolstánas, Jos. 10, 11. <b>IV c.</b> add :-- Ne wéne ge ꝥ ic cóme sybbe on eorðan tó sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe tó sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

cyme

(adj.)
Grammar
cyme, adj.

Becoming, convenient, suitable, lovely, beautiful, splendid ⬩ commŏdus, conveniens, aptus, splendĭdus

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Ðe on Chananéa cymu worhte wundur qui fecit mirabilia in terra Chanaan, 105, 18. Gif ic míne gewǽda on wítehrægl cyme cyrde if I turned my beautiful garments into sackcloth, Ps. Th. 68, 11.

fær

(n.)
Grammar
fær, nom. acc: gen. færes; dat. fære; pl. nom. acc. faru; gen. fara; dat. farum, n: fær; gen. dat. acc. fære; pl. nom. gen. acc. fara; dat. farum; f? [from faran to go] .

a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition ⬩ ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭca ⬩ a vehicle, vessel, ship ⬩ vehĭcŭlum, nāvis

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Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 9. Ðæt wæs fær micel that was a great expedition, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1295; El. 646. that in which a journey or voyage is made,- a vehicle, vessel, ship; vehĭcŭlum, nāvis Ðú ðær [Th.

Linked entries: færr FARU

íðe

(adj.)
Grammar
íðe, adj.

Easy ⬩ pleasant

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On his heortan hé Gode þancie ealles ðæs ðe hé him forgeaf ǽgðer ge ýðran ge unýðran in his heart let him thank God for all that he has given him, both pleasant and unpleasant, L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 426, 11.

ge-sceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwís, adj.

Reasonable, rational, discriminating, intelligent, prudent, cautious ⬩ rationalis

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Ǽlce dǽde sceal gesceádwís déma wíslíce tosceádan hú heó gedón sí and hwǽr and hwænne in each deed an intelligent judge must distinguish how it be done, and where and when, L. de Cf; Th. ii. 260, 27: Past. 21; Swt. 151, 6: Bt. Met.

ge-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nemnan, p. -nemde; pp. -nemned, -nemnod

To name ⬩ nominare

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Th. ii. 120, 29

dim

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On ðǽre dimman ádle in that miserable malady, Gú. 1135. dark, wicked; Gen. 685

ge-twǽfan

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Cf. ge-twǽman Ic þæt unsófte ealdre gedígde ... ætrihte wæs gúð getwǽfde nymðe mec God scylde I hardly escaped it with life ... almost was battle ended, unless God had protected me, 6. 1658

híg

hay ⬩ mown grass

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Take here heg (l. hég) in Dict., and add

Linked entry: hefung

lár-lic

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Add: : that is under instruction Hé campdóme fyligde betwux lárlicum gefylcum ( among the troops in training ), Hml. S. 31, 17. doctrinal. Cf. lár; Þá sind blinde þe þæt leóht ðæs lárlican andgites nabbað, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 30. persuasive.

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.
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<b>II a</b>. with dat. infin. :-- Heó ne murnð leóflic leóð tó drýmanne, Angl. viii. 324, 16. <b>III b.</b> Cf. Bt. S. 111, 18, where myrnð is the reading

trumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
trumlíce, adv.

firmly ⬩ strongly ⬩ steadfastly ⬩ in a way that encourages (?)

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P. 3 ; Th. ii. 306, 19. Trumlícor firmius, Rtl. 34, 26. Freóndscype trumlícust (firmissimé) wunaþ, Sciut. 197, 18. in a way that encourages (?) Ungeleáffullnise trumlíce - strongly (?); but the Latin is clementer geðreáð bið, Mk. Skt. p. 5, 13

Linked entry: trum-líc

láf

(n.)
Grammar
láf, e; f.

remnant ⬩ remains ⬩ relic ⬩ remainder ⬩ rest ⬩ lave ⬩ legacy ⬩ heirloom ⬩ a relict ⬩ widow

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Seoððan se écea dǽl of biþ ðæt is seó sáwl hwæt biþ elles seó láf búton wyrma mete when the eternal part, that is the soul, is gone, what else is the rest but food for worms? Blickl. Homl. iii. 32. Ic beó tó láfe resto, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 62.

Linked entries: lǽf tó

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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quid statis aspicientes in coelum? (Acts 1, 11), Bl.

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Voc. i. 25, 55. Geafum gehríned (ornatum), Lk. L. 21, 5. Ꝥte þú sié gihrínad exornari, Rtl. 105, 19. Ic ann Æðelwerdæ ánæs gerǽnodæs drincæhornæs, C. D. iii. 361, 8. Sittan on gerénedum scridwǽne in curuli sedere Bt. 27, 1 ; F. 96, l.

dafenlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
dafenlícnes, -nys, -nyss,e ; f.

A fit time, opportunity ⬩ opportunitas

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A fit time, opportunity; opportunitas Ðú forsihst on dafenlícnyssum gedréfednysse despicis in opportunitatibus in tribulatione, Ps. Spl. C. second 9, 1

cwicu-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cwicu-líce, adv.

In a living manner, vigorously ⬩ vivide

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In a living manner, vigorously ; vivide Me on weg ðínne lǽde cwiculíce in via tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 37

eormen

(adj.)
Grammar
eormen, eorman; adj.

Universal, immense, whole, general ⬩ universālis, immensus, permagnus, tōtus, ūnĭversus

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Used in composition, as in eormen-cyn, -grund, -láf, -ríc, -strýnd, -þeód

syrf-treów

(n.)
Grammar
syrf-treów, es; n.

A service-tree ⬩ sorbus

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A service-tree; sorbus In ðæt syrftreów; of ðam syrftreów in ðæt rúge mapel-treów, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 22

Linked entry: syrfe

un-gefaren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefaren, adj.

Untravelled ⬩ without a road

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Untravelled, without a road On ungefarenum and on wæterigum in invio et in aquoso, Blickl. Gl. (Ps. 62, 3: 106, 40)

Linked entries: ge-faran un-geféred