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ge-earnian

(v.)
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Ors. 5, 4; S. 224, 33. to earn, gain by labour, acquire Þonne geearnige wé ús heofena ríce, Angl. xii. 514, 33.. Þ man mid mándǽdum him sylfum geearnige edwît . . . mid gódum dǽdum geearnige him þá écean ræste, 101, 24-26.

hwider

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Hé þurhférde eall Breotone eálond swá hwyder ymb swá (swá hwyder swá ymb, v. l.) Angelðeóde on drohtedon peragrata insula tota quaquauersum Anglorum gentes morabantur Bd. 4, 2 ; Sch. 343, 22.

on-ǽlan

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Hwí eart þú onǽled mid swá ídele gefeán? quid inanibus gaudiis raperis, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 29. Þú woldest swíþe swíþlíce beón onǽled mid ðǽre gítsunge quanto ardore flagrares, 22, 2; F. 78, 3. Hé wearð onǽled on heora lufe, Hml. S. 30, 304.

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boyyouthattendantservantKNIGHT:puerjuvenisadolescensservus

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Cnihtas wurdon ealde ge giunge ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the attendants of Ulysses, old and young, were all transformed to some beast Bt. Met. Fox 26, 170; Met. 26, 85.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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Swá earn his briddas spænþ tó flihte sicut aquila provocans ad volandum pullos suos, Deut. 32, 11. Ðá hé spón his hiéremen tó ðære geðylde cum patientiam discipulis suaderet, Past. 33, 5; Swt. 222, 8.

hleów

(n.)
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hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Ðú eart weoroda god wígendra hleó, Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 31; Cri. 409, Wíggendra hleó Eádmund cyning, Chr. 942; Erl. 116, 18; Edm. 12. Ðonne hí tó his húse hleówes wilniaþ when they desire shelter at his house, Ps. Th. 108, 10.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de

To sound.to make a noisewith the idea of movement, to move violently with noise, to roar, rush, crash without the idea of movementof regulated, modulated sound, of speech, tone, musicto signify

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Heora bodunge swég swégde geond eall. Homl. Ass. 56, 144. Swégde increpuerit (musica ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 17. Óþ ðæt ðæt forme tácn undernes swége, Anglia xiii. 432, 953. Hwylc bóc is ðæt ðæt ne clypige and swége, R.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Th. 67, 24. to pull a boat, to row On ða hí tugon up hiora scipu óþ ðone weald, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 31: 895; Erl. 93, 31.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Hé geworhte þá burga on ǽgþere healfe eás, 918; P. 100, 5. Hé casteles gewrohte, 1086; P. 220, 23.

FÉDAN

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

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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Se milda Metod fét eall ðætte gróweþ wæstmas on weorolde the merciful Creator nourishes all fruits which grow in the world, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 139; Met. 29, 70.

Linked entry: féding

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Ða hwíle ðe ðú eart on wege mid him dum es in via cum eo, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 25.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Hé wirþ swá earm ðæt hé næfþ furþum ða neódþearfe áne ( fit ut necessariis egeat ), ðæt is wist and wǽda; wilnaþ ðonne ðære neádþearfe, næs ðæs anwealdes, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 15-18.

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Swá gód Sceoppend rihtlíce sceóp eall ðæt hé sceóp, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 12. Heortan clǽne scyp ( crea ) on mé, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. God gesceóp ealle gesceafta, and deófol náne gesceafta scyppan ne mæg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1.

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Fýr steápes and geápes swógende forswealh eall fire everything lofty and spacious devoured roaring, Cd. Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556. On ðisum steápum munte, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 9.

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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S. 36, 42. each Six wæterfatu healdende ǽnlípige twyfealde gemetu, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 22. Hé getimbrode twelf mynstra, on ðám ǽnlípium hé gesette twelf munecas, 158, 33. with distributive force Ǽnlýpige munecas geond ǽnlýpige bed restan, R.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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., by a follower, vassal, tenant, worshipper, &c. to a person or institution Ic wille beón N. hold and getríwe ... and eall ꝥ lǽste ꝥ uncer formǽl wæs, þá ic tó him gebeáh and his willan geceás, Ll. Th. i. 178, 9.

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.

song, singinga singing, chantingsong, poetry,a songa poem

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Earn sang áhóf, Elen. Kmbl. 58; El. 39. Wulf sang áhóf, 224; El. 112. of sound caused by inanimate things; v.

Linked entry: song

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Sceadwe scenam, 80, 1. shadow as opposed to substance, an obscure image Seó ealde ǽ wæs swilce sceadu, and seó níwe gecýðnys is sóðfæstnys, Homl. Th. i. 356, 1.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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(b α) with words implying time :-- Gehalde hine heofones cyning in ðissum lífe ondwardum and eác swá in ðǽm tówardan lífe, C.D. ii. 121, 32.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Him biþ fýr ongeán fire awaits them, 446, 7; Dóm. 18. marking direction where no actual motion takes place Seó eádge biseah ongeán gramum, 280, 12; Jul. 628. in reply to Hig cwǽdon mé ongeán, St.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen