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tellan

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tellan, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Gif þú nelt hine tellan eác tó þám mónan swá swá tó þǽre sunnan, þonne áwǽst þú þone eástorlican regol, Lch. iii. 264, 15

ge-métan

(v.)
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II. intrans. of two or more persons, to meet, come together, come into one another's company Ðǽr leófe ne tódǽlað, ne láðe ne gemétað, Wlfst. 190, 2 : 204, 24. Þonne hý ( or acc. cf.

wóh

(n.)
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wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Wrong, perversity, injustice, error Englas nánes wóges (wós, v. l. ) ne wilíniaþ. Bt. 40, 7 ; Fox 242, 23. Gif wé wilnigen ðæt hie ðæs wós geswícen hos cum conamur instruere, ne perversa sentiatit, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 23.

eft

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Ox. 5167. where there is a sequence of propositions, statements, again Wæs gecueden ðætte ðá sácerdas ne scoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran . . ., ne eft hí ne scoldon hira loccas lǽtan weaxan, Past. 139, 13.

lócian

(v.)
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ne lócað mid ðǽm eágum gesceádwísra geðeahtes, 287, 18. Lóciað, Bt. 38, 5 ; F. 206, 15. to take care that, see that Lóca nú þæt þú ofer gemet ne wilnige vide ne impudenter velis, Solil. H. 17, 9.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, wæg singale sæce, sibbe ne wolde, Beo. Th. 310; B. 154. Lǽt sace restan, láð leódgewin, Exon. Th. 254, 21; Jul. 200. Saca lites, Kent. Gl. 575. Of sacum rixis, 635. Ne mæg ic ána ácuman eówre saca ( jurgia ), Deut. 1, 12.

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swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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Ðæt hí on his hús ne eodon ne of his swǽsendum mete ðygedon ne domum ejus intrarent neque de cibis illius acciperent Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 28. Mid hígna suésendum ( the articles of food are then given ).

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á-mirran

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Ne ámyr þú sáwle míne ne perdas animam meam, Ps. L. 25, 9: Hml. S. 35, 148. Ꝥ folc tó ámierrenne ad populandos agros, Ors. 3, 10; S. 138, 8.

spyrian

(v.)
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spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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Hí ǽfre ne lyst æfter spyrian, sécan ða gesǽlþa, Met. 19, 33

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myne

(n.)
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myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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Nó hé ðone gifstól grétan móste for Metode ne his myne wisse he might not approach the throne because of the Lord, and knew not his purpose, Beo.

nídan

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Stinge him mon feþere on múð, néde hine tó spíwanne, Lch. ii. 286, 17. [3) with clause :-- Þone hié nǽddun ꝥ hé bére his róde hunc angariaverunt ut tolleret crucem ejus, Mt. R. 27, 32

spell-boda

(n.)
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spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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Spelbodan (those who should have brought the news of Pharaoh's overthrow), 210, 10; Exod. 513. Spelbodan oratores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 68. one who delivers a discourse, a public speaker Spelboda causidicus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 14

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bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Þætte nán búton þǽre gesomnunga ne sié, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 3. ꝥ Þá eálond út on gársecge bútan Breotone insulas ultra Brittaniam in oceano, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15. 6. Hé ne mihte búton ðám hrófe ácuman, Hml.

Farnea eálond

(n.)
Grammar
Farnea eálond, es; n.

Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne Farnensis insŭla

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Farn island, on the coast of Northumberland, near Lindisfarne; Farnensis insŭla, Som. Ben. Lye

sweor-cláþ

(n.)
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sweor-cláþ, es; m.
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A cloth for the neck, a collar Sweorcláþ collarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 48

eahtend

(n.)
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eahtend, es; m.
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A persecutor Mé syndon eahtend ungemete neáh appropiaverunt persequentes me, Ps. Th. 118, 150

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fercung

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Add: support Neód heora lífes fercunge necessitas vivendi, Chrd. 12, 22. ꝥ hí í

grípan

(v.)
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Ðæt hiera nán ne durre grípan suá orsorglíce on ðæt ríce and on ðone láreówdóm ne quique culmen arripere regiminis audeant, Past. 41, 5.

wín

(n.)
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wín, es; n.

Wine

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Ne drincst ðú wín? Ic ne eom swá spédig ðæt ic mæge bicgean mé wín; and wín nys drenc cilda, ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, 35, 9-22.