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on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Ben. 49, 2. to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of Ic onfinde experiar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 7. Hé ðæt ðonne onfindeþ, ðonne se fǽr cymeþ he will find it out, when the peril comes, Exon. Th. 449, 18; Dóm. 73.

BÓSG

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSG, bósig, bósih, es; m? n?

An ox or cow-stall, where the cattle stand all night in winter; a BOOSE,præsepiuma cottagea barnstabulum, præsepium bovis

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It is now [1874] more generally used for the upper part of the stall where the fodder lies,-They say, 'you will find it in the cow's boose,' that is, in the place for the cow's food; præsepium Of bósge a præsepio, Lk. Rush. War. 13, 15.

scyte-finger

(n.)
Grammar
scyte-finger, es; m.
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In Ethelbert's Laws the fine is only eight shillings, L. Eth. 54; Th. i. 16, 10. Scytefingres, Anglia viii. 326, 28. Euenmicel swá ðú mǽge mid ðínan scitefingre tó ðínum þuman befón, Lchdm. iii. 6, 21.

feónd-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-ǽt, es; m.

Eating of the sacrifice to an idoldiabŏlĭca mandūcātio

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Eating of the sacrifice to an idol; diabŏlĭca mandūcātio Hí ðæs feondǽtes Finces awerede Phinehas restrained them from eating of the sacrifice to an idol, Ps. Th. 105, 24, notes, p. 445

Linked entry: ǽt

popul

(n.)
Grammar
popul, a poplar (? ; but cf. popylle lolium, Wrt. Voc. i. 234, 2),
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in popul-finig Of ðam ellene tó populfinige; of populfinige tó Lambhyrste, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 219, 8. The second part of the compound occurs again v. 194, 2-3 : 195, 10

ge-endung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-endung, -ændung, e; f.

An endfinishdeathfīnisconsummātiomors

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An end, finish, death; fīnis, consummātio, mors Geendung ealles flǽsces fīnis ūnĭversæ carnis, Gen. 6, 13. Ðonne cymþ seó geendung tunc vĕniet consummātio, Mt. Bos. 24, 14. Óþ ðisre worulde geendunge until the end of this world, Boutr.

Linked entry: ge-ændung

heorþa

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Ǽlce geáre tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles buccinas), Chrd. 48, 26. Add

ge-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frinan, ic -frine, ðú -frinst, he -frinþ, pl. -frinaþ; p. -fran, pl. -frunon; pp. -frunen

To learn by askingfind outhear of

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To learn by asking, find out, hear of Ðá gefran Ioseph ðæt Archelaus rixode on Iudea lande then Joseph learned that Archelaus reigned in Judea, Homl. Th. i. 88, 19. We ðeódcyninga ðrym gefrunon we have heard of the glory of the great kings, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-frunon

smicer

(adj.)
Grammar
smicer, adj.

Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant elegans, delicatus

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Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant Smicre elegans, loquax Txts. 59, 737: elegans Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 22. Smicerre ansíne eleganti forma 30, 26. Smicere leóþe carmine rithmico 23, 24.

cempa

(n.)
Grammar
cempa, an; m. [camp war, battle, -a, q. v.]

A soldier, warrior, CHAMPIONmiles, bellator, athleta = ἀθλητής

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Húslfatu hálegu cempan genamon the warriors took the holy vessels of sacrifice, Cd. 210; Th. 260, 9; Dan. 707: Fins. Th. 29; Fin. 14. We his þegnas sind, gecoren to cempum we are his thanes, chosen to [be his] warriors, Andr. Kmbl. 647; An. 324.

Linked entry: cæmpa

ge-mittan

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II. to find after search or effort :-- Hé cuóm gif huæt gemitte on ðǽm, Mk. L. R. 11, 13. Soecað gié mið ðý gimitta mæge, Rtl. 10, 26. Soeca . . . gimitta, 14, 16

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, soel ; also sélor ; adv. (cpve.)
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Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre sixtig sigebeorna medu sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 79 ; Fins. 39. For ðý ðe mon ðás feorme ðý soel gelǽste, Chart. Th. 474, 12. Næs him wihte ðe sél he did not succeed any the better, Beo. Th. 5368 ; B. 2687.

fóddor-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
fóddor-þegu, fóddur-þegu, fódor-þegu, e; f. [þegu a taking, receiving]

A taking or receiving foodfoodcĭbi acceptiocĭbus

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Ðǽr hí métaþ fódorþege gefeán [MS. gefeon] where they find the joy of taking food, Exon. 59b; Th. 215, 4; Ph. 248

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayreturngiverenderreddĕreretrĭbuĕre

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Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8

ge-ahsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ahsian, p. ode; pp. od

To find out by askingdiscoverlearnhearfando accĭpĕreresciscĕrediscĕre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; fando accĭpĕre, resciscĕre, discĕre Ðá Latinus hyre wer geahsode when Collatinus her husband heard it, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 32 : 3, 11; Bos. 75, 26.

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, p. de; pp. ed [sǽlan to bind, tie]

To bind, tielĭgāre

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Ðonne geméte gyt ðǽr eoselan gesǽlede then shall ye find there an ass tied, Blickl. Homl. 69, 36: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 2

Linked entry: sǽlan

þrýþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrýþlíce, (?); adv.

Mightilydeliberately

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óhwǽr feor oððe neáh findan meahte he often gave to his followers helm and corslet such as for greatest strength anywhere far or near he could find (cf. for similar use of the adverb: He sóhte, hú hé sárlícast meahte feorhcwale findan, Exon.

Linked entries: þrydlíce þrýþig

weorold-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíte, es; n.
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Th. 90, 22 ; Cri. 1478. a secular (in contrast with an ecclesiastical) punishment, secular penalty, money-fine Sunnandaga cýpinga forbeóde man georne be fullan worldwíte, . . L. Eth. ix. 17 ; Th. i. 344, 8.

ge-redian

(v.)
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K. 32. to find out, hit upon Sé hæfð gódne rǽd þe him geredað ǽfre hwæt him tó dónne sý and hvvæt tó forlǽtenne, Wlfst. 57, 15. Gerædað, 51, 19

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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to search out, find out by enquiry Wolde ic ánes tó ðé cræftes neósan ðæt ðú me getǽhte hú ðú sǽhengeste sund wísige one art would I find out by enquiry of thee; that thou wouldest teach me how for the sea-horse thou guidest its swimming, Andr.