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dícian

(v.)
Grammar
dícian, p. ode ; pp.od

To DIKE, bank, mound ⬩ aggārāre, cingĕre

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To DIKE, bank, mound; aggārāre, cingĕre : Ðǽr Severus hét dícian and eorþwall gewyrcan there Severus commanded to raise a bank and to make an earth wall, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 9

Linked entry: ge-dícian

heonane

(adv.)
Grammar
heonane, heonone; adv.

Hence

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Ðú miht heonane gehýran thou mayest hear from this place, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 18; Gen. 794: 39; Th. 51, 24; Gen. 831

land-setla

(n.)
Grammar
land-setla, an; m.

a tenant

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An occupier of land, a tenant Ic an míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen áchte I give to my tenants their tofts into their own possession, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 282, 29

ge-fréfran

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

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consolari

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Heó nolde beón gefréfred noluit consolari, Mt. Bos. 2, 18. Gefroefred, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 5

Linked entry: ge-froefred

weorn

(n.)
Grammar
weorn, (wearn?)
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Hét ðá of ðam líge lifgende bearn Nabocodonossor neár æt gangan; ne forhogodon ðæt ða hálgan, siþþan hí woruldcyninges weorn gehýrdon, Exon. Th. 197, 5 ; Az. 185. Cf. warenian, warenung

ge-nídedlic

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Take here <b>ge-nédedlic</b> in Dict., and add: <b>ge-nýdenlic</b> is the form in one MS., Bd. Sch. 59, 15

Linked entries: níded-lic ge-nýdenlic

heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
heáfdian, p. ode
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Heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian ( vel heáfdian) wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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., and add Ne standað ná ealle steorran on ðám steápan rodore, Hex. 12, 30

frǽ-beorht

(adj.)
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Take here freá-beorht, and add

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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[Giwislíca se Apollon ǽrest hé gemetta meþodicam, Lch. iii. 82, 9.] where there is certainty in respect to what is to happen, without fail, surely Gif ðú hæfst ǽnigne feónd, send þone tó þám feó, and hé bið gewislíce dead ( he shall surely die ), Hml

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon ⬩ vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare ⬩ To cry, call ⬩ clamare, vocare

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Us gehýr swilce we ðé daga, Drihten, cígen hear us, 0 Lord, on whatever day we may call upon thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9; Ps. Grn. ii. 148, 19, 9.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwung, e; f.

a looking at, contemplation, consideration ⬩ respect,regard ⬩ reconnoitring, surveying, examination ⬩ a spectacle, show ⬩ a show, appearance, pretence

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Lamb. 72, 4. reconnoitring, surveying, examination Swíðost hé fór ðider, tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge, for ðǽm horschwælum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 35. a spectacle, show Al ðe here hiora ða ðe tógedre cómun tó sceáwunga ðæt ad spectaculum istud, Lk.

án-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-íge, -ígge; adj.

One-eyed

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Gif he hí gedó ánígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25

Linked entries: án-eága ǽn-íge

an-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
an-cuman, p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come ⬩ arrive ⬩ advenire

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To come, arrive; advenire Ðá he west ancom [westan com, MS.] when he came to the west, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 9; Gen. 1884

a-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýwan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, þýwan to drive]

To lead or drive from ⬩ to discard ⬩ ejicere

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To lead or drive from, to discard; ejicere He hý raðe aweg aþýwde he soon drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28

a-ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýtan, p. -ýtte; pp. -ýted [a from, ýtan = -utian to out]

To expel ⬩ drive out ⬩ expellere

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To expel, drive out; expellere He ðá a-ýtte ða Swegen út he then drove Sweyn out, Chr. 1047 ; Th. 304, 4, col. 2

éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
éðe, adj. [éðan to lay waste]
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Laid waste, desert, desolate; vastātus Ðæt he geheólde éðne éðel that he might hold the desert land, Cd. 175; Th. 220, 28; Dan. 78

Linked entry: eáðe

feorg-bona

(n.)
Grammar
feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyer ⬩ vītæ interfector

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A life-destroyer; vītæ interfector He him feorgbona weorþeþ he becomes a life-destroyer to him, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 24; Wal. 41

ferht

(n.)
Grammar
ferht, es; m. n.

The mind ⬩ mens

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The mind; mens He mæg rihtwísnesse findan on ferhte he may find wisdom in his mind, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 119; Met. 22, 60

fiell

(n.)
Grammar
fiell, es; m.

A fall ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ cāsus ⬩ lapsus ⬩ ruīna

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A fall, ruin, destruction; cāsus, lapsus, ruīna He wirþ swíðe raðe on fielle he very quickly falls, Past. 39, 3; Hat. MS. 53b, 17