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unna

(n.)
Grammar
unna, an; m.: unne, an; unn, e; f.

grant ⬩ allowance ⬩ permission ⬩ willingness to give ⬩ pleasure in doing something ⬩ a grant ⬩ what is given

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Hé eów sige forgeaf þurh unnan ðæs Ælmihtigan, Homl. Th. i. 506, 27: Homl. Ski. i. 3, 556. willingness to give, pleasure in doing something Gelǽste hé Gode his teóðunga mid ealre blisse and mid eallum unnan ...

Linked entry: unne

weorold-líf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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Ðæt hió ne wunian on worldlífe ita ut non sint, Ps. Th. 103, 33 : 61, 12: Exon. Th. 427, 7; Rä. 41. 87. the period of the world's duration, the while the world lasts Ealle on weoruldlífe weorþaþ gedréfde conturbentur in seculum seculi, Ps.

blind

(adj.)

dark ⬩ dim ⬩ blind

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(Dele the rendering in Dict.) figurative, of persons Ðá dysegan men sint ǽlces dómes blinde, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 22. Hé hét hí búgan tó his blindum godum, Hml. S. 25, 217. of passion, &c. Blindre gyrninge caecae cupidatatis, An. Ox. 5288.

fæt

a vessel ⬩ utensil ⬩ a receptacle ⬩ box ⬩ casket ⬩ a compartment

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Similar entries v. bán-, hord-, máþm-, sinc-fæt " Drihten, þú þé gecure ꝥ fæt (the body of the Virgin Mary) on tó eardienne " . . . þá wæs Drihten cweþende tó Marian líchoman: " Þú eart lífes fæt, and þú eart ꝥ heofenlice templ, " Bl. H. 157, 1-13.

fleógan

to fly ⬩ to flee ⬩ to avoid

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Th. i. 240, to avoid, refrain from Por and cawel sind tó fleóganne, Lch. ii. 26, 19. to cause to move (?), put to flight.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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L. 8, 6. to mate less than before, to diminish, lessen, with regard to number, size, & c. Nýtenu heora hé ne gelitlode iumenta eorum non minorauit, Ps. L. 106, 38.

híwan

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Him (the king) and his híwum sibi suisque, 3, 28; Sch. 323, 16. the members of a religious house Ceólréd abbud and ðá hígan on Medeshámstede, C. D. ii. 46, 15. Ðis syndan ðæs londes gemǽru ðe hígen biscope gesald habbað.

oþþe

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Ǽr oððe síþ, Cri. 1053. phrases Wís on gewitte oððe on wordcwidum, Crä. 13. clauses Þonne þæt mód ymbe hwæt tweónode, oðþe hit hwæs wilnode tó witanne, Solil. H. 2, 22. Hú mæg ic ládigan láðan sprǽce oððe andsware ǽnige findan ?, Cri. 184.

Linked entry: of-þe

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre

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, make known, explain, prove, manifest, show, glorify; monstrāre, demonstrāre, publĭcāre, exprĭmĕre, manĭfestāre, signāre, explānāre, prŏbāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ic wolde mid ðære gebícnunge geswutelian ðæt ic eom ðære stówe hyrde I would manifest by that sign

un-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþ, adj.

Unknown ⬩ incognitus ⬩ unknown ⬩ strange ⬩ unknown ⬩ not understood ⬩ unknown ⬩ uncertain ⬩ ungentle ⬩ unkind ⬩ hostile ⬩ harsh ⬩ unfriendly

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Ðás ðé sint unncúðo haec ignoras, Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, l0. Hié uncúðra ǽngum ne willaþ feóres geunnan they will grant no stranger life, Andr. Kmbl. 355; An. 178: Cd. Th. 163, 14; Gen. 2698.

Linked entry: un-cúþlíce

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court

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Mid geþeahte bégra þǽra híreda þe æt þám cyrcean syndon cum consilio amborum sodalitatum quae in ecclesiis istis sint, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 18

HÚSEL

(n.)
Grammar
HÚSEL, húsul, húsl, es; n.

The HOUSEL ⬩ the Eucharist

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Cwæþ hé Beraþ mé hwæðere húsel tó interrogavit, si Eucharistiam intus haberent. Respondebant, 'Quid opus est Eucharistia?' 'Et tamen' ait 'afferte mihi Eucharistiam,' 4, 24; S. 598, 35-9 : L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th.. ii. 358, 16-38, 360, 5-15, 24-29.

Linked entry: húsl

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Little ⬩ few

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Swá hwæt swá hé læs and hwón hæfde geearnunge si quid minus haberet meriti, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 1. Bealosíþa hwón, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 24; Seef. 28. Dó hwón on ðíne tungan put a little on to your tongue, L.

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Gif hé næfð ðá áre ðe hé on beón mæge si hunc manus misericordiae non commendat, Past. 137, 6. Bidde hé him Godes áre veniam a Deo petat, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 35 : Bl. H. 107, 21. Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hi be wege hæfdon, Ps.

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgrið ábrece . . . éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes fréond sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 8. Ðý lǽs hwelc ðára niéhstena his éhte ( persequatur ) and gefoo, Past. 167, 4. Engel éhtiende hig angelus persequens eos, Ps. L. 34, 6.

ge-timbran

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For ðǽm búton hé ðæt wóh ǽr tówurpe ne meahte hé nóht nytwyrðlíce ðæt ryht getimbran Past. 441, 30-34. to use as building material Swá hwá swá getimbrað ofer ðisum grundwealle gold oððe seolfor si quia superaedificat super fundamentum hoc aurum, argentum

inne

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with hér :-- Hér syndon inne dohtor míne, Gen. 2464. indoors Witan ge lǽsse ge máre ðæs ðe tó túne belimpð, ge on túne ge on dúne ... ge inne ge úte, Angl. ix. 260, 1. where there is idea of confinement Gif hé hine (an ox) inne betýnan nolde (cf. si

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrow ⬩ regret ⬩ penitence ⬩ penance ⬩ repentance

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Mid synna hreówe with repentance for sins, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18: 5; Th. i. 38, 8. From ðære incundan hreówe ab intentione pœnitentiæ, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 36. Bútan hreówe without regret, 44, 5; Swt. 324, 18.

HÚS

(n.)
Grammar
HÚS, es; n.

A HOUSE ⬩ a family

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Nis nán wítega búton wurþscipe búton on his éðele and on his mægþe and on his húse non est propheta sine honore nisi in patria sua et in cognatione sua et in domo sua, Mk. Skt. 6, 4

Linked entry: cǽpe-hús

ród

(n.)
Grammar
ród, e; f.
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Sige forgeaf cyning ælmihtig þurh his róde treó, Elen. Kmbl. 294; El. 147. Ðá gefæstnodon Judéi hine róde gealgan ... Mancynna ealdor ðære róde gealgan underféng, Homl. Th. i. 588, 16-19. Hǽt Pharao ðé áhón on róde ( in cruce ), Gen. 40, 19.

Linked entries: róde-tácen coc-ród