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ge-tynge

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. ¶ in a list of the arts mechanica is glossed by getingce cræ[ft] which would be more appropriate as a gloss to rhetorica (v. ge-tynglic), An.

samnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
samnunga, sæmninga, semninga; adv.

All at once, on a sudden, suddenly, forthwith, immediately continuo, subito, repente

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Óþ ðæt semninga sunu Healfdenes sécean wolde ǽfenreste, 1293; 6. 644. Hé (the whale) semninga on sealtne wǽg niþer gewíteþ. Exon. Th. 361,29 ; Wal. 27. Ðá wæs semninga geworden mycel þunorrád, Blickl. Homl. 145, 28: Exon. Th. 31, 5; Cri. 491.

on-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hildan, -hieldan, -heldan, -hyldan.

to lean, incline, recline, bend down with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to inclineto bow, bendto turn from the right courseto cause to sinkTo decline, deviate, incline, sink

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Hé his heáfod onhylde swá swá hé slápan wolde, 3, 11; S. 536, 30: 4, 24; S. 599, 6: Exon. Th. 178, 14; Gú. 1244. Walle onhældum parieti inclinato, Ps. Surt. 61, 4. Onhylded reclinem, Wrt.

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To pressoppresscomprimerecontendereopprimere

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Similar entries v. trans Woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan they would oppress the power of the Romans, Elen. Kmbl. 80; El. 40 Me firenlustas ðíne geþrungon me thy sinful lusts oppressed, Exon. 98 b; Th. 369, 2; Seel. 35: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 5; Met. 1, 3.

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrian, -þwérian; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

to cause to agreeto make accordantmildto be or become in accordto agreeconsentbe agreeableconsentireconcordarecongruereconvenire

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Geþwiǽrodes mitigasti, 84, 3. to be or become in accord, to agree, consent, be agreeable; consentire, concordare, congruere, convenire Se eorl nolde ná geþwǽrian ðære infare the earl would not consent to the entrance, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 11.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽran

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal Se déma, ðe óðrum wóh déme, gesylle ðam cynge hundtwelftig scillinga to bóte, bútan he mid áþe gecýðan durre, ðæt he hit ná rihtor ne cúðe, and þolige á his þegcnscipes, bútan he hine æt

Linked entries: dǽma doema

searu

(n.)
Grammar
searu, searo, [w]e; f. : [w]es; n.
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Device, design, contrivance, art. in the following glosses it is uncertain whether the word is used with a good or with a bad meaning Sarwo adventio. Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 38. Searo molimen, 54, 29. Searwe molimine, 89, 64. Searwe argumenta, 84, 69.

Linked entries: searo siru

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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The word remains either alone or in composition in place-names, e. g. Stow in Huntingdonshire, Stowe in Northamptonshire, Chepstow old ceáp-stów q. v. Stów locus, Wrt.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Th. i. 436; while the frequent occurrence of the word swín in local names, v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. . 339, may be taken as further evidence.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

be-healdan

(v.)
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Hit ǽr hit nolde behaldan wið unnyt word otiosa cavere verba negligit, Past. 279, 4. On sibbe behealden, Ps. Th. 75, 2. to take care, beware Beheald þæt ðú ðás dǽde ne dó, Hml. Th. i. 38, 25: Lch. i. 332, 6: ii. 318, 19.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Ðeáh hé fæger word útan ætýwe, Fragm. Kmbl. 32; Leás. 18. with ymb or be and verbs of motion or rest, about, round Ðæt hé hine ǽghwonon útan ymbsáwe (cf. behealde hé on feówer healfe, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 21), Met. 10, 4.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

fægere

(adv.)

beautifullyelegantlygentlyfairplausiblyspeciouslyimpuritythoroughlynoblysplendidlyjustly

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Hé swǽslíce sibbe geháteð, fréfreð hí fægre (speaks words of kind comfort), Crl. 1341. Hé ðám folce fægere bodade with kindly words he warned the people, Hml, Th. ii. 140, 10. Hé hí gefréfrode, ðus fægre tihtende, 328, 3.

ELN

(n.)
Grammar
ELN, e; f.

the Royal

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Ell is an old Teutonic word being used in the oldest German, the Gothic translation of Ulphilas about A. D. 360: in Anglo-Saxon about 895.

Linked entry: eln-gemet

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Se gewuna is strengra on ǽlcum worde, ðonne his regol sý, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 2. Ðæt hié hæfden ðý strengran scyte ne sagittarum jactus inpedirentur, Ors. 1. 10; Swt. 46, 13.

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Forlǽt mín folc þæt hit mæg offrian mé, Ex. 5, l. used of Christians Gif se biscop ne geþafaþ ꝥ Godes folc heora líf on wóh lybban . . . Gode is his folc swýþe leóf, Bl. H. 45, 19, 35: 47, 21.

heorte

breastbosomwillintellectmindsoulintentwilldesireinclinationdispositiontemperamentcharacter

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His módor geheóld ealle þás word on hyre heortan (hearta, L., heorte, R.) smeágende, Lk. 2, 51. Hálig in heortan, Gú. 554.

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULLfilledcompleteentireplēnussătiātusconfertusintĕger

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Of ðære tíde, Paulinus, syx geár fulle, on ðære mǽgþe Godes word bodade and lǽrde Paulīnus ex eo tempŏre sex annis contĭnuis, verbum Dei in ea provincia prædĭcābat, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 33.

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Him ðæt tó mearce wearþ hé ðǽr feorhwunde hleát that proved his life's limit; there his death-wound he got, Beo.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Fægere word ðis synd . . . ac forðon hí níwe syndon and uncúþe, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 9. Lyt swígode níwra spella, se ðe næs gerád, Beo. Th. 5788; B. 2898. Hí sprecaþ níwum tungum, Mk. Skt. 16, 17.

Linked entry: níwung

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Hwæt déþ ðæt swéte word? Hit gemanigfealdaþ mannes freóndscipe and stilleþ mannes feónd (cf. a soft answer turneth away wrath), Salm. Kmbl. 204, 45. Geocc mín suoet ł éðe (wynsum, Rush., W. S.) is jugum meum suave est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 30.

Linked entries: swerum swót