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gingra

(n.)
Grammar
gingra, an; m.

A disciplevassalfollowerdiscĭpŭlusassecla

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A disciple, vassal, follower; discĭpŭlus, assecla He and his gingran awyrdaþ manna líchaman he and his disciples injure men's bodies, Homl. Th. i. 4, 24: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 20; Sat. 191; 224; Th. 298, 2; Sat. 526. His gingrum to his disciples.

Linked entry: geongra

sóþe

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþe, adv.

trulygenuinelyreallytrulyin accordance with the facts of a casetrulyin accordance with a promise, agreement, or forecast

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Sceolde wítedóm in him sylfum beón sóðe gefylled, Exon. Th. 14, 3; Cri. 213

ést-mete

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Hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum dare illi de convivio suo, Hml. A. 110, 269. Éstmettas (delicias) mon ne sceal lufian, ac fæsten mon sceal lufian, R. Ben. 16, 23.

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Hié þæt fæsteti brecan woldon, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 13. Hwænne se ðeóf cóme his hús tó brecenne, Hml. A. 50, 11. reflex, to exert one's self violently (cf. II. 3) Gif man hine brece ofer gemet to spíwanne, Lch. ii. 268, 29.

Linked entry: bracan

freóls-gefa

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-gefa, an; m.

A freedom-givermanumissor

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A freedom-giver; manumissor Gif man his mæn freóls gefe, freólsgefa áge his erfe if any one give freedom to his man, let the freedom-giver have his heritage, L. Win. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

tilung

(n.)
Grammar
tilung, teolung, tiolung, tielung, e; f.

striving, endeavour, effort, laboura pursuitoccupationemploymentbusinesscareattentiontreatmentcuregain that comes from labouracquisitionfruit got by tilling the earth

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Hé begǽþ his hláfordes teolunga, i. 412, 4.

Linked entries: teolung tylung

leásung

(n.)
Grammar
leásung, e; f.

fictionfalsehoodfalsenesshypocrisydeceptiondeceitfulnessartice

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Ðonne glád ðæt deófol út mid his leásunge swá swá smýc æt his eágdura then the devil by his artifice stepped out at his eye in the form of smoke, Shrn. 52, 33. Wrec ðé gemetlíce ðy læs ðe men [man?]

Linked entry: bisleásung

EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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Syleþ eallum mete, ðám ðe his ege habbaþ escam dĕdit timentĭbus se, Ps. Th. 110, 3: 59, 4. Ðe him Metodes ege, on his dǽdum, Drihten forhtaþ qui tĭmet Dŏmĭnum, 127, 5. [Laym, eȝe, eiȝe, eie, æie, m. awe, dread, anger: Orm. eȝȝe: M. H.

Linked entries: æge eige

gold

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mid nánum þingum ne gebicge, ne mid golde ne mid seolfre, 380, 12

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Hié georne smeádon hwæt sió syn wǽre ðe hié gefremed hæfdon wið ðam cásere, Elen. Kmbl. 828;El. 414. Ne synn ne sacu ne sár wracu nec scelus infandum, . . . aut Mars, aut ardens caedis amore furor, Ex. Th. 201, 10; Ph. 54.

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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to bring to one's own mind, recall Dauid myngode ðæra gyfa ðe God his fædrum and his foregengum sealde, Ps.

ge-holian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-holian, p. ode
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To get Ðætte ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié ðone gilp and ðæt lof begieten hæbben ðæt hié ǽr wilnodon, ðæt hié ðonne hæbben mid ðý scame geholode ut unde adepta gloria creditur, inde utilis subsequatur confusio. Past. 209, 19

Linked entry: -holian

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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R. 1, 14. with clause Him mæg beón þe glædre his heorte þe hé sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. of things. of thoughts, looks, expressing gladness gesáwon hine habban glædne andwlitan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27.

á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

be-nǽman

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wǽron benǽmode (-ede, -de, v. ll. ) lífes, Hml. A. 69, 92. with dat. (inst.) of thing wǽron heora ǽhtum benǽmede (-némde, v. l.) possessiunculis suis ejecti. Bd. l, 12; Sch. 35, 14. with dat. of person Seó nǽdre him ( ?)

tó-twǽman

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add: local, not to allow to remain together Gelície þé on úrum líchaman ꝥ ne beón tótwǽmede, ac lǽt beón hér ætgædere geléde, Hml.

á-drǽfan

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Be him libbendum and of ádrǽfdum, Chr. 1053; P. 184, 13. Add

heáwan

(v.)

to hackgashto hewto cut off

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Hine heówon hǽðene scealcas and bégen þá beornas þe him big stódon, By. 181. heówan heaþolinde hamora láfan, Chr. 937; P. 106, 14.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Þá hine man on ꝥ fýr wearp, þá álýsde ic hine mid heofonlicon réne Croesum rogi flammis traditum, misso coelitus imbre defensum, Bt. 7, 3; F. 22, 13. Hit wearð fram heofonlicum fýre (igne caelesti) forbærned, Ors. I. 3; S. 32, 3.

BEORNAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.

To BURNbe on fireardereexarderecomburiTo BURNurerecomburere

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Hreðer innan born his spirit burned within Exon. 46 b; Th. 158, 18; Gú. 910. Him sorga burnon on breóstum sorrows burned in their breasts Cd. 37; Th. 48, 17; Gen. 777. Grammar BEORNAN, v. trans.