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á-cunnian

(v.)
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Be his regolum ácunnod tried by its rules, Lch. iii. 250, 7. to experience, ascertain by trial Ǽlce dæge wé ácunniað, ðæt ðǽre sóþfæstnysse word beóþ gefyllede, Gr. D. 51, 24.

Linked entry: accutian

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon and hié sóna onweg áflýmdon, Nar. 32, 18. Hý ðǽr áflýmede wurdon, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 22. to drive away what is unpleasant or hurtful Áflýman ealle þá þeóstru þǽre nihte, Gr. D. 171, 2.

Linked entry: á-flýman

eáþ-médu

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-médu, f.: -méde, es; n. (Cf. ofer-méde.)
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Þæt wé mid eáðmédum úrum Drihtne hýron, and mid eádmédum úrum scrifte úre synna andetton, Wlfst. 134, 12-16. Hí hí ( Judith ) mid eáðmédum in forléton, Jud. 170. Mid eallum eádmédum regollíce libban, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 3.

fæsten

(n.)
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Man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde . . . tó Philippi et Jacobi mæssan wé ne beódað nán fæsten . . . ǽlces Frigedæges fæsten, Wlfst. 117, 8-13. Gif hí þæt fæsten rihtlíce ne gefæstan . . . gyf hé þæt fæsten ábrece, 172, 1-2. Fæstinum jejuniis, Rtl. 8, 17.

húru-þinga

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A. 144, 9. v. húru ; III Mt. 14, 36 (in Dict.). v. húru; Wé willað ꝥ ǽlces hádes menn georne gebúgan tó rihte . . . and húruþinga (praecipue, praesertim) Godes þeówas, . . . And ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húruþinga (maxime) sácerdas, Ll.

rót

(adj.)
Grammar
rót, adj.

glad ⬩ cheerful ⬩ noble, excellent

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Drihten cwæþ, ðæt wé sind miccle róttran ðonne ða fugelas (cf. Besceáwiaþ ða hrefnas . . . gé synt hyra sélran, Lk.

ofer-seón

(v.)

to observe, survey, see ⬩ respicere, superspicere ⬩ to overlook, neglect, despise

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Oft wé oferségon þeóda þeáwas, Exon. Th. 118, 9; Gú. 237. Selfe ofersáwon ðá ic cwom, Beo. Th. 842; B. 419. Ofersewen respectus, Ps. Spl. 72, 4. [O. H.

Linked entry: ofer-sewenness

of-þryccan

(v.)

to press, oppress, repress, cumber, occupy forcibly

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Wé ofþriccan praeoccupemus, Ps. Spl. M. 94, 4. Ofþriccende deprimentes, 88, 41. Mid unrôtnessum ofþrycced, Ps. Th. 38, arg. : Bt. 8; Fox 24, 14. Biþ ofþreced opprimitur, Kent. Gl. 974. Beón ofþryht deprimi, Rtl. 66, 25. Ofþrihte compressa, Hpt.

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleep ⬩ raise from the dead ⬩ to arouse a person from quiescence ⬩ to excite to feeling or action ⬩ stir up ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite passion

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Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Bl. H. 33, 23. to arouse, excite passion, Ðás ilcan geornfulnesse Paulus áweahte (excitat), Past. 139, 1. Bið áweaht se anga ðǽre wrǽnnesse, 309, 15.

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Thus we find the original verb ígan; p. áh, pl. igon; pp. igen. But in ágan the á of the singular indef. is kept in the pl. inf. and pp. The weak p. áhte = ágde, pl. áhton=ágdon are formed regularly from the weak infin. ágan.

ge-niman

(v.)
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Icel. nema to learn) Hé lára wel genóm, C. D.

cyne-hád

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hád, es; m. [hád form, condition]

A royal personage or condition, dignity, kinghood ⬩ regia persona vel dignitas

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Ic Ælfréd, gifendum Criste, mid cynehádes mǽrnesse, geweorþaþ hæbbe cúþlíce ongiten I Alfred, adorned, by the grace of Christ, with the dignity of a king have well perceived, Greg. Dial. MS. Hat. fol. 1, 1

geárlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geárlíc, adj.

Yearly ⬩ annual ⬩ annuus

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Geárlíce tída gesette wǽron the yearly seasons were fixed, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 25; Lchdm. iii. 246, 23

in-here

(n.)
Grammar
in-here, es ; m.

A native army ⬩ home-force

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A native army, the army of a country, home-force Se here férde swá hé sylf wolde and se fyrdinge dyde ðære landleóde ǽlcne hearm ðet him náðor ne dohte ne innhere ne úthere the Danes went as they liked, and the English levy did every kind of harm to

eástane

(adv.)
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eástane, (-ene); adv.
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Þonne hé eft wǽre eástane (-ene, v. l. ) hámweard, 6, 31; S. 286, 10. marking direction of measurement, v. eástan, Þá beorgas onginnað ǽrest eástane of þǽm gársecge and þonne licgað west*-*ryhte, 1, 1; S. 14, 8.

Engla land

England

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Eall Engla landes ríce, West-Seaxan, Eást-Englan, Myrcean, and Norþhymbran, Chr. 1017; P. 154, 2. Hér cóm Augustinus and his geféran tó Engla lande, 597; P. 20, 35. Hér Landfranc cóm tó Ængla lande, 1070; P. 204, 1.

fæsting

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. ¶ as a technical term, the quartering of officials upon a monastery when these were travelling on the king's business: Liberabo monasterium a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus Walhfæreld and heora fæsting, C.

for-legen

adulterous

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Fúle forlegene hóringas, Wlfst. 165, 33. weak form used substantively: Þá forlegnan (-legenan, v. l.) mid þám forlegenan (-um, v. l.) luxuriosi cum luxuriosis, Gr. D. 316, 6. Ǽwbrecan and ðá fúlan forlegenan, Wlfst. 26, 16

gilpen

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., and add Oððe se gielpna (gilpna, v. l.) and se ágíta for his góda mierringe gielpe, and wéne ðæt hé sié kystig and mildheort aut cum effuse quid perditur, largum se quasi miserando glorietur Past. 149, 19.

mynster

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Élíg-, neáh-, West-mynster. Add