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leógan

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Add Ic leóge fallo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 180, 3. of speech. to say what is not true in order to deceive Gif ic Dáuide légu si Dauid mentiar. Ps. Vos. Srt. 88, 36. Ne leóh þú (non loqueris falsum testimonium), Wlfst. 66, 18.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Gesceáwa ǽlce dæge ðæt ðín útgong and micge sié gesundlíc, 226, 20, 22. Be ðære coþe ðe se mon his útgang þurh ðone múð him fram weorpe, 236, 12. Næs þurh ða micgean áne ac eác þurh óþerne útgang, 250, 11

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; titio, torris Brand titio vel torris, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 76; Wrt. Voc. 27, 6. Brand titio, Wrt. Voc. 82, 55: Glos. Epnl. Recd. 163, 42.

Linked entry: brond

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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.), construct Ic timbrige struo, construo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 175, 11. Tóweorp hié, ne dú timbres (aedificabis) hié, Ps. Surt. 27, 5. Timbreþ Dryhten Sion, 101, 17: Ps. Th. 146, 2: Exon. Th. 450, 25; Dóm. 93.

freónd

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Sculan Godes freónd ǽlc unriht álecgan, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 30.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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To know; noscere, cognoscere, agnoscere Ic oncnáwe nosco, cognosco, ic ancnáwe agnosco, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 31-32. Tó angitanne and tó oncnáwenne animadverti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 44.

gild

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Þe cyng behét heom þá betsta laga . . . and ǽlc unriht geold hé forbeád, 1087; P. 223, 32. by the law as compensation or indemnity for loss Norðleóda cynges gild is .xxx. þúsend þrymsa, fífténe þúsend þrymsa bið þæs wergildes, .xv. þúsend þæs cynedómes

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ðá wæs ǽlc ðæs wordes, ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hé land foreode, ðonne hé ðæne hád underfénge, Chart. Th. 167, 32.

háwian

(v.)
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H. 28, 7. to look at, observe an object (gen. ) with the eyes Ǽlc man ðára þe æágan heft ǽrest háwað þæs þe hé geseón wolde, Solil. H. 27, 6. Hý mín háwodon and mé beheóldon ipsi consideraverant et conspexerant me, Ps.

in-tó

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ǽlc cyric*-*sceat intó þám ealdan mynstre, Ll.

tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcan, p. tǽhte

To shew.to offer to view, presentto shew an object to a person so that the object may be attained by the person, to shew a way, a place, etc.without an object, to shew the way, directwithout an object, to direct to shew a person (dat. or acc.) the direction that must be taken, to direct, to cause a certain direction to be taken, the direction being marked, by a preposition.to shew the course that must be followed, what should be observed, to direct, appoint, prescribe, enjoin.to shew, indicate, signify

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Ic tǽce sumum men his weg dirigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 173, 8. Tǽceþ ús se torhta trumlícne hám, Cd. Th. 282, 29; Sat. 294.

fandian

(v.)

to tryto temptto tryto trytastefeelto tryto visittemptprovokeattempt

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God áfandað þæs mannes, ná swilce hé nyte ǽlces mannes heortan ǽr hé his fandige, Scrd. 23, 2. to tempt: Se lytega fiónd wile fondian ǽlces monnes mid ðǽre úpáhæfennesse for gódum weorcum, Past. 465, 9. where a (doubtful) point is to be determined, the

ge-swinc

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Eþelíce búton ǽlcum geswince, Bt. 35, 4 ; F. 162, 2. pæt hí leornigen ðone cræft geþylde on þám langan geswince, 39, 11; F. 228, 26. Men heafdon mycel geswinc þæs geáres. Chr. 1085; P. 216, 4.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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., to hesitate, shrink, flinch, absolute Ic wandige (áwandige, v. l.) uereor, Ælfc. Gr. 27 ; Zup. 162, 2. Hé wandode ðá git (dissimulante illo ); ac nig gelæhton hys hand and his wífes hand and gelǽddon hig út of ðære byrig, Gen. 19, 16.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Ne beóð ðá sáwla náhwár ǽr ðan wunigende, ac se ælmihtiga wyrhta hí gescypð ǽlce dæge, swá swá hé déð þá líchaman, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 21-27. Of frymðe þǽre gesceafte þe God gesceóp (giscóp, R., condidit), Mk. 13, 19.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Ǽlc ðara ðe mid stande every one that stands by (assists) him, L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 200, 3

Linked entry: mið

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Finde him ǽle man ꝥ hé borh hæbbe, 268, 7. Ǽle preóst finde him . xii. festermen, ii. 290, 15.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Nú ðonne nú ǽlc gesceaft onscunaþ ðæt, ðæt hire wiþerweard biþ . . . hwelce twá synd wiþerweardran betwux him ðonne gód and yfel? Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 35-56, 7.

ge-lǽstan

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Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester . . . and ꝥ beó gelǽst binnan twám dagum . . . and se wudu beó gelǽst binnan ðrým dagum, Cht. Th. 606, 6-13: Ll. Th. i. 232, 7: 262, 20. <b>IV a.