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tacan

(v.)
Grammar
tacan, p. tóc

To take

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Hé tóc swilce gerihta swá hé him gelagade (cf. hé nam swilce gerihta swá se cyng him geúðe, MS. E.), 1075; Erl. 212, 38

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, wierp, es; m.

A throwa blow with a missile

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A throw, a blow with a missile Ðá wearð hiere mid ánum wierpe (wyrpe, v. l.) an ribb forod, ðæt hió siþþan mægen ne hæfde hié tó gescildanne, ac raðe ðæs hió wearð ofslagen hic serpens ad unius saxi ictum cessit, ac mox facile oppressus est, Ors. 4,

Linked entries: wyrp werp

brægen

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Þonne bid ꝥ brægen útan mid reáman bewefen on þǽre syxtan wucan, Nar. 49, 24-26. Án stán hine slóh inn oð þæt brægen, Hml. Th. ii. 300, 24. Add

ge-félness

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ge-félness, sensitiveness, sensation.
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Gif ꝥ líc tó þon swíþe ádeádige ꝥ þǽr gefélnes on ne sý, Lch. ii. 8, 14: 82, 26. Welmes hǽto mid gefélnesse ... áheardung þæs magan mid gefélnesse and mid sáre ... heardung þǽre lifre bútan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, 198, 11-14.

hornnaap

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Could naap (= náp) be p. t. of nípan, used here figuratively of mental gloom? Further could horn = orn (ran) ? ; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]

on-íwan

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S. 23, 263. reflex, with complement, to appear so and so Ne sceall ic nǽfre læng unþancfull þǽre þegnunge mé onýwan þám were viro illi qui mihi solet obsequi ingratus apparere non debeo, Gr. D. 343, 12

pípe

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Add Swilce án man pípige mid nigon pípan, Nap. 51, 20. Add Gif þonne gít sió ádl egle, gebringe inne þurh pípan oððe horn, swá lǽcas cunnan, Lch. ii. 224, 28. the channel of a small stream. v. N. E. D. pipe; 8 a. See the quotation from C.

þider

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Add Far þider þe (swá hwider swá, v.l. ) þú wille, Gr. D. 25, 1

wæter-scipe

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Hwæt þá se bisceop . . . ábaed æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe tó wynsumum ytþlande . . . and wæs se mere áwend tó wídgyllum felda, Nap. 22, 21-28. Add

wíc-stów

Grammar
wíc-stów, <b>. I.</b>
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Hwylc man is . . . þe nát hwæt se man sý þe seó wícstów (mansio) getimbrod is, Gr. D. 321, 14. Manige wícstówe ( mansiones ) syndon in mínes fæder húse, 315, 17: 319, 5. Hí onfóð ánre méde, and beóð tódǽlede in manige wícstówa, 315, 23. Add

wulf

Grammar
wulf, <b>. I.</b>
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Læg se grǽga wulf þe bewiste ꝥ heáfod, and mid his twám fótum hæfde ꝥ heáfod beclypped, grǽdig and hungrig, and for Gode ne dorste þæs heáfdes ábyrian, Hml. S. 32, 145-155. Add

wyrms

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Heó ne mihte bedýglian ꝥ weaxende wyrms (wyrmsi, v.l.) and wídl (increscentem saniem), Gr. D. 157, 10.

á-dwelian

(v.)

To wander, stray

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Ðá hrægel from hǽlo gife ne ádweledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. trans. Similar entries (in Dict.) v. next word

háwere

(n.)
Grammar
háwere, es; m.

An observer, a spectatorspies

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An observer, a spectator Ðýlæs hie síen tó óðerra monna gefeohte holde háweras, and dón him selfe náwuht lest they be friendly spectators of other men's struggle, and themselves do nothing; ne, si in hoc præsentis vitæ stadio ad certamen alienum devoti

ofer-druncenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-druncenness, e; f.

Drunkenness, intoxication, rioting

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Ne gewunigen gé tó oferdruncennisse non in ebrietatibus Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 18. Ða ofordruncennessa ðe hé lufode, Blickl. Homl. 195, 15

Linked entry: druncennes

of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retainto retain

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to withhold, keep back, retain Hé lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma ðe heó ofhealdan ne mihte he had all the best valuables, that she could not keep back, taken from her. Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23.

ge-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sníþan, p. -snáþ; pp. -sniden

To cutcut off

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Gif ðú stǽnen weofod me wyrce ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, Ex. 20, 25

ge-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spyrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To tracksearchseek

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Loca hwæðer ðú wille ðæt wit gespyrigen æfter ǽnigre gesceádwísnesse further look now whether you wish us two to seek further after any argument, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 30, note

á-stýfecigan

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Hí sint tó manienne ðonne hí lícettað ðæt hí willen ástýfecean ðæt yfel on him selfum, ðæt hí hit ðonne ne dyrren sǽwan on óðrum. monnum admonendi sunt, ut si eradicare mala dissimulant saltem seminare perlimescant, Past. 427, 18.

ge-bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽran, p. de ; pp. ed [ge-, and bǽru bearing, habit]

To bear one's selfbehave or conduct one's selfse gerere

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Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá wið feónd ye must not behave to him as to an enemy, Past. 46, 8; Swt. 356, 7; Hat. MS. 68 a, 14. We gebǽraþ swelce we hit nyten we behave as though we know it not, 28, 4; Swt. 194, 4; Hat. MS. 37 a, 25.

Linked entry: bǽran