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nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Swá on ðære, ilcan láre nemned ( mentioned ) is, Blickl. Homl. 133, 34. to name, nominate Gif landágende man ætsace, ðonne nemne man him his gelícan ealswá micel Wente swá cyninges þegne, L. N. P. L. 52; Th. ii. 298, 10

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Ðe lǽs ðe hire lufu ðé belúce fram Críste, Hex. 48, 7. Hét se árleása hine útan belúcan, Hml. S. 31, 656. Tó bilúcanne costungo ad excludendas temptationes, Rtl. 118, 9. Maria wæs belocen (exclusa) bútan þære wícstówe, Num. 12, 15.

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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Fór fámig scip, . . . siððan fær séleste (the ark) flód úp áhóf, Gen. 1419. of persons, a body of persons who journey, on land, a troop Cómon him tógeánes þǽra cempena fær on cynelicum cræte, Hml. S. 31, 968. Hé geseah þǽra sceaþena fær, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: færbu

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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lang hit him þúhte, hwænnne hí tógædere gáras béron, Byrht. Th. 133. 47; By. 66. Him ðæt wræclíc þúhte, Cd. Th. 233, 4; Dan. 270. Ðæt wundra sum monnum þúhte, ðæt..., Exon. Th. 133, 13; Gú. 489: 169, 27; Gú. 1101.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Ne wæs ǽfre ǽnig cyning ðæt má heora landa him tó gewealde underþeódde, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 23. Underðeódende folc under mé subjiciens populos sub me, Ps.

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Him cómon lác tó wurðscipe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 32. Yfelwillende men nǽnne weorþscipe næfdon, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 17. Uorðscip, Lind. : worðscip, Rush., honorem, Jn.

dæg

(n.)
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Wé hátað ǽnne dæg fram sunnan úp*-*gange oð ǽfen, Lch. iii. 234, 31-236, 2. day, time. lifetime Ðæt hió hæbbe ðæt land hire dæg . . . and efter hire dæge geselle hit . . . ðám hírode, C. D. ii. 58, 22.

ge-habban

(v.)
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99, 15. to contain, have involved Gif ꝥ lange swá biþ, þonne gehæfþ hit on unéþelícne wæterbollan if that is so for long, then it has a dropsy hard to cure involved in it, Lch. ii. 204, 13. to have room or capacity for, to allow, suffer Þæt heora land

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Seó wǽpna láf those whom the sword spared, 121, 5; Gen. 2005: 220, 20; Dan. 74. Se helm hafelan werede ... hine worhte wǽpna smið, Beo. Th. 2908; B. 1452.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Ðe læs hig (porci) eów tóslýton (-slítas, Lind.) ne dirumpant vos, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 6. Tóslítan (-en, MS.). discerpere, dilaniare. Hpt. Gl. 423, 54. Ðam ðe tósliten (bitten by a dog) sý, Lchdm. i. 362, 25 : 370, 16.

ge-hátan

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For hwám wæs elles Canonea land Israhéla folce geháten, búton for ðǽm ðe ðæt folc nolde geliéfan ðeáh him mon feorrland on fierste gehéte, gif him sóna ne sealde sum on neáweste se him ðæt máre gehétt?, Past. 389, 31-35.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þis is landa betst, Cd. Th. 49, 21; Gen. 795. Þiss wǽron ealle Créca leóde, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 13. Þis sint ða ðe sceolon standan hi stabunt, Deut. 27, 12: Jos. 12, 1.

Linked entries: þás þis

ge-sellan

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Ðý lǽs gesellæ ðec ðe fyónd tó dóme, Mt. L. 5, 25. In bǽlblyse gesyllan to commit to the flames, Exod. 400. Tó deáðe gesyllan morti tradere, Ps. Th. 117, 18 : Mt. L. 10, 21. with dat. and prep.

irnan

(v.)
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Him arn on lást þýstre genip, Gen. 138. Gif se móna urne swá úp swá seó sunne déþ, Lch, iii. 248, 6.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Hire wliti westum, vultus ipsius claritas Kath. 310. westme fæir, Laym. 15698

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Láre niman to accept teaching. Hý leng mid him lare ne námon, Salm. Kmbl. 926; Sal. 462. Lufe niman tó to take an affection for. Máran lufe nimþ se heretoga tó ðám cempan, ðe æfter fleáme his wiðerwinnan þegenlíce oferwinþ, Homl. Th. i. 342, 2.

Linked entry: bi-nom

healf

(n.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.

Sidepartsidehandbesidedisputebehalfaccountsidequarterdirection

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Hí ne lǽt God on áne healfe þæs heofones bión, 39, 13; F. 234, 8. Þá twá ǽdran on twá healfa þára eágena, Ors. 4, 6; S. 178, 23. Hé gesette twá folc on twá healfa his, S. 174, 32.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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., as in wrought iron), labour a subject, expend labour upon material to prepare it for a purpose, adorn with Geworht land novalis ager Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 53. Þæs temples segl wundorbleóm geworht, Cri. 1140.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Gewítað ( recedite ) from mé gé unryhtwyrhtan, Past. 27, 23, Ælþeódige mæn, gif hió hiora hǽmed rihtan nyllað, of lande mid hiora ǽhtum and mid synnum gewíten, Ll. Th. i. 38, 2: 406, 22. Of earde gewítan, 378, 12.

gildan

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Gif ic gesealde land ( land which ought to have gone in the male line ) ǽnigre wífhanda, þonne forgyldan míne mǽgas . . . For ðon ic cweþe ꝥ hí hit gyldan . . . Cht. Th. 491, 21-29.