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on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ðín wuldor ougitaþ woruldcyningas, Ps. Th. 101, 13. Siððan hé beácen (the miracle of the fiery furnace) onget, Cd. Th. 246, 33 ; Dan. 488. Ðæt ic ǽrwelan ongite, gearo sceáwige, Beo. Th. 5489; B. 2748.

innan

(adv.)
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innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

Inintowithinfrom within

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Innan ðás týd Gifemund forþférde and Brihtwald gehálgode Tobian on his steall at this time [or meanwhile] Gifemund died and Brihtwald consecrated Tobias in his place, Chr. 693;Erl. 43, 17.

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Ðíne feóndas ðé fǽcne leógaþ (légaþ, Ps. Surt.) mentientur tibi inimici tui, Ps. Th. 65, 2: 80, 14. Nú cwǽdon gedwolmen ðæt deófol gesceópe sume gesceafta, ac hí leógaþ, Homl. Th. i. 16, 20.

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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Lǽd under earce bord eaforan ðíne lead thy children under the covering of the ark, Cd. 67; Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333: 67; Th. 82, 4; Gen. 1357. Bord oft onféng ýða swengas the ship often received the blows of the waves, Elen. Kmbl. 476; El. 238.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

wlencu

(n.)
Grammar
wlencu, (-o); indecl.: wlenc, e; f.

pridehigh spiritpridearrogancehaughtinessinsolencedistinctionsplendourpompdignitymagnificencewealthgreatness

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Ic cwæð on mínum wlencum and on mínre orsorhnesse ego dixi in abundantia mea, Ps. Th. 29, 6: Past. 65; Swt. 465, 15. Ne ðyrfe hé bión tó upáhæfen for nánum wlencum ne for nánre orsorgnesse non huuc prospera elevent, 14; Swt. 83, 16.

Linked entries: wlanc wlanc

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fastfirmlyconstantlypersistencefaststrictlyspeedily at once

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Similar entries Cf. fæste; II a Ic þæt fæstlíce bebeád ðæt se mon sé ne wǽre mid his wǽpnum gegerwed, þæt hine mon scolde mid wǽpnum ácwellan legem dixi me in eum animadversurum qui non indutus armis deprehensus esset, Nar. 9, 27: Bl.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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And þæt ic hrædlíce cweðe ut enim breuiter dicam, 5, 8; Sch. 587, 13: 5, 12; Sch. 612, 15. suddenly, unexpectedly Fǽringa, hrædlíce inprovisu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 41. Hú hrædlíce se fǽrlica deáð hié bereáfode . . .

mann

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gesceád, hwylce dæge hé cume tó mannum, Angl. viii. 304, 8. of a child Unc næs gemǽne man (cf. habban bearn gemǽne. v. gemǽne; ¶ 1 a α), Hml, S. 2, 157. used predicatively, (to be) man, to have human nature Hé geswutelode þæt hé wæs sóð man, and for ðí

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Hé þóhte forgrípan gumcynne grimme and sáre heardum mihtum, Gen. 1276. of a thing with which injury may be inflicted by a person: Heardum méce dira framea An.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Forþ gewát Cham of líce Ham died, 79; Th. 97, 35; Gen. 1623. Hí his líc námon and hine on byrgene lédon, Mk. Skt. 6, 29: Beo. Th. 4261; B. 2127: L. Eth. v. 12; Th. i. 308, 5: vi. 21; Th. i. 320, 6. Ðæs mynstres bróðra dydon sce.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto 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, directwithout 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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Ne sig nán ðing forlǽten ðæs ðe se regol tǽce on his fandunge, R. Ben. 104, 17. Béte hé swá micel swá déman tǽcan quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22.

ge-þeódan

(v.)
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Ðonne sió lufu for mildheortnesse hié geðiéd (-ðiét, v. l.) tó his níhstena ðearfe cum caritas ad ima proximorum se misericorditer attrahit, Past. 103, 17. geþeódan in to involve in.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Dipl. Apndx. 426 ; A. D. 949; Kmbl. iii. 429, 34. a wife ; uxor Abrahames cwén Abraham's wife, Cd. 103 ; Th. 136, 17 ; Gen. 2259 . Hæleða cwénum to the wives of the warriors, 169 ; Th. 210, 7 ; Exod. 511 .

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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Gehýraþ hwæt se unrihtwísa déma cwyþ audīte quid judex iniquitātis dicit, Lk. Bos. 18, 6, 2: Ps. Lamb. 74, 8: Ps. Th. 67, 6: Wrt, Voc. 72, 66. Déma judex, vel censor, vel arbĭter, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 9; Wrt. Voc, 42, 18: 86; Som. 74, 21; Wrt.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

cépan

(v.)
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</b> to keep, observe a season :-- Gé cépað dagas and mónðas dies observatis et menses, Hml. Th. i. 102, 18. cépan be to keep by. trans. To regulate by Hí cépað be ðám mónan heora fær and heora dǽda be dagum, Hml.

ge-scendan

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Voc. ii. 28, 55) deturpans (dira cutis callositas elephantino tabo deturpans, Aid. 49, 16), Wülck. Gl. 390, 40.

ge-streón

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Ðá ðe hira ágen nyllað sellan. . . geðencen ðæt ðiós eorðe, ðe him ðæt gestreón of cóm . . . Past. 335, 10. Monegum men genihtsumað þisse worlde gestreón æt his ende, Bl. H. 97, 25. Gestreónes, yrfes patrimonii, An. Ox. 3151.

innan

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II</b> Answarode mé sum ðing, ic nát hwæðer hit wæs innan mé ðe útan sive alius quis extrinsecus sive intrinsecus, Solil. H. 3, 9. Yþende mód innan hreðre, Ps. Th. 54, 22.

ge-lífan

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Take here <b>ge-léfan</b> in Dict., and add: absolute, to exercise faith Ne ondrǽd þú ðé, gelýf (geléf, L., giléfes, R.) for án, Mk. 5, 36. 'Gif þú gelýfan (geléfe, L. R.) miht, ealle þing synd gelýfedum (ðǽm geléfes credenti, L.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Take here ge-cerran, ge-cyrran in Dict., and add: A. trans. of actual movement. to turn, turn back, change the direction of motion of, a living creature Isaias wæs áwæg farende, ac God hine gecyrde, Hml. S. 18, 422.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran