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stǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
stǽnen, (in the oblique cases the -en is sometimes contracted or absorbed; see below, and for other instances see under stapol); adj.
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stony. v. next word Se áfeól of his horse ofer stǽnene eorþan, and him wǽron ða limo gecnyssed, Shrn. 126, 18. Of sandigum ł stǽnenum de arenosis, Hpt.

hýd

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</b> in n], Wlfst. 172, 1 [and note], Gebéte hé þæt swá swá hit gelagod is, . . . þǽl mid his híde, þegn mid xxx scillingan, Wlfst. 181, 9

ge-wita

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Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðám wéron swíðe unleáse gewitan, Solil.

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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His ríces ongin, ne his mehte, ne his mægenþrymmes nǽfre gewonad ne weorþeþ, Blickl. Homl. 9, 17. Ðínes mihtes þrym potentiam tuam, Ps. Th. 70, 18. Meahte nutu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 78: 91, 31.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Nalles scír wín ne druncan ... hlúterra wella wæter druncon, Bt. 15; F. 48, 10, 13. wæter ne druncon, ac manna blód druncon, Bl.

forþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-fór, e; f. [fór a going]

A going forthdeparturedeathexĭtusŏbĭtusmors

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Ðæt is gesægd ðæt he wǽre gewis his sylfes forþfóre, of ðám ðe we nú secgan hýrdon præscius sui ŏbĭtus exstitisse, ex his quæ narrāvĭmus, vĭdētur, 4, 24; S. 599, 14: 3, 19; S. 547, 17. He laeg æt forþfóre incĭpiēbat mŏri, Jn.

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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to fall away, cease to have connection with Óþ-fealle se wer (in the case of a man who, upon a charge of theft, being forsaken by his kinsmen, forfeits his freedom) ðám mágum the kinsmen shall have no further concern in the &#39;wer&#39; L.

ge-limp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-limp, es; n.

An eventaccidenta chanceaccĭdenscāsus

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Ðú woldest witan his naman and his gelimp you wanted to know his name and what had befallen him, 16, 4 : 15, 20, 26

Linked entries: be-limp ge-lymp

be-sencan

Grammar
be-sencan, pp. -senct

To plungesubmergedrown

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hine besencton on þá eá æt his cneówa, Bl. H. 43, 29. Besencean oþþe gecwylman mergere aut mortificare, Coll. M. 24, 33. Besencendum submergente, An. Ox. 1739. Besenced of ðǽm yfemestum tó ðæm nieðerhestan, Past. 134, 24. On helle besenct, Hml.

ge-cneordlǽcan

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Tó þysum twám wífmannum áwrát Hieronimus menigfealde trahtbéc, for ðan ðe wǽron swíðe gecneord-lǽcende on bóclicum smeágungum, i. 436, 11

á-hnígan

(v.)
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To sink, fall down áhnigon occubuerunt, An. Ox. 3352. trans, literal, to bend down Áhnigenum heáfde, Techm. ii. 121, 19. figurative, to humble Hine seolfne of dúne áhnág semet ipsum exinanivit, Rtl. 21, 20

gebed-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-tíd, e; f.
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An hour appointed for prayer Hé æt nǽnigre gebedtíde wolde on ðǽre cyrican wunian ðæt hé mid þǽm óþrum his gebed gefylde, Shrn. 65, 15. Æt gehwelcre gebedtíde Godes englas cóman and lǽddan on ðá lyft, 107, 25

næs-þyrel

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Næsþeorlu ( nares ) habbað and hig ne gestincað, Ps. L. 113, 6. Add

un-gewiss

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Add Hé him þá gewát swíðe gewisfullíce (-wiss- v.l.) swilce hé ungewis wǽre recessit scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95 30. Ungewiss for costnunge per tentalionem imperita, 265, 9. beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes, 264, 10

ge-irnan

(v.)
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Geurnon him tuoege occurrerunt ei duo, Mt. L. 8, 28. Giurnon (gwurnun, L.) tógægnes him, Jn. R. 4, 51.

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Þolige his wǽpna and his ierfes let him forfeit his weapons and his property, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 14. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe hé scyldig ealles his ierfes, L. In. 6 ; Th. i. 106, 3.

pening

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., money :-- Ne wéne hé nó ðæt Godes ryhtwísnes sié tó ceápe, swelce hé hié mæge mid his peningum (-engum, v. l.) gebygcgean . . . ðá hwíle ðe hié peningas (-engas) hæbben mid tó gieldanne ne venalem Dei justitiam aestiment. . . cum curant. . . nummos

lást

(n.)
Grammar
lást, lǽst, leást, es; m.

A stepfootsteptracktrace

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Hit on lást of his tungan útábirst tó openum bismere ad extremum usque ad apertas lingua coutumelias erumpat, 38, 7; Swt. 279, 8.

Linked entry: lǽst

ge-hýþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýþness, ge-hýdness, e; f.
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commodity, convenience, advantage Ðý lǽs hié gedwelle sió gehýdnes and ðá getǽsu ðe hié on ðǽm wege habbað ne subsidia itineris in obstacula perventionis vertant, Past. 387, 13.

Linked entries: ge-hýdness -hýþness

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé wolde hine macian tó gode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 43. causative uses. with dependent clause, to cause something to happen, bring it about that macedon hit þá ꝥ ǽr wæs ful ríce, þa (ꝥ?)