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tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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To tear to pieces, wrench asunder, dislocate. literal Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga, ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte, listum tólúcan, Beo. Th. 1566; B. 781.

Linked entry: lúcan

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ne þurfon wé ná tó úrum mǽgum ne nán man tó his wífe ðencean tó ðam swýþe, ðæt him man æfter his forðsýpe tó ðam micel fore gedǽle, ðæt hí hine franc wítan álýsan, gif hé hér hine sylfne forgýmde we need not expect so much of our kinsmen, and no man need

mengan

(v.)
Grammar
mengan, mængan, mencgan; p. de.

to mixminglecombineto mingle togetherstir updisturb

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to mix, mingle, combine Ic menge mango(?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 42. Mengio, 113, 59: Epl. Gl. 156, 36. Mænge margo (mango? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 48. Menget confundit, 105, 11. Ic mínne drinc mengde wið teárum potum meum cum fletu temperabam, Ps.

Linked entries: mængan for-mengan

ge-wuna

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, an; m.

A customwontmanneruseriteconsuetudo

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A custom, wont, manner, use, rite; consuetudo Næs ðín gewuna ðæt ðú bútan ðínum diácone geoffrodest it was not thy wont to offer without thy deacon, Homl. Th. i. 418, 1. Wæs his gewuna ðæt he sægde referre erat solitus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 42.

Linked entries: -wuna ge-wun

wracu

(n.)
Grammar
wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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Grammar wracu, with gen. of person for whose sake vengeance is taken Gif hwylc man for his mǽges wræce (in ultione propinqui) man ofsleá. . . Se ðe man ofsleá on his módor wrace (in ultione matris suae), L. Ecg.

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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Beón, gif hí man acwellaþ, cwelle hig man raþe,...ðæt hig ofer niht ðǽron ne wunigon (restent), L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 3. Ic wylle tó-dæg on ðínum húse wunian (tó wunianne, Lind.: tó wuniganne, Rush. manere), Lk. Skt. 19, 5. Wunian on éðle, Cd.

Linked entries: wunung wynian

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Mann cumende hcom tógénes (tógeegnas him, Lind.) hominem venientem obviam sibi. Mt. Kmbl. 27, 32. Eode seó ceasterwaru tógeánes (-gægnas, Lind.) ðám Hǽlende, 8, 34. 'Ne cóme gé nó tógénes (-geánes, Cote.

feoh

cattlepropertywealthmoneyrichestreasurebribegiftmetalcoin

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Swíðe eald feoh þe man on fyrndagum slóh, 614. Hwæt begytst þú of þínum cræfte? Scrúd and feoh (pecuniam), Coll. M. 23, 5. Feóna sestertiorum, Germ. 395, 76

ge-wríþan

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Hé gewráð fela manna, and on racenteágum gebróhte tó þǽre byrig, Hml. S. 31, 1144. In brídelse cécan heara gewríþ ( constringe ), Ps. Srt. 31, 9. Mid bendum fæste gewríðan, Hml. S. 23, 179. Man sceall þé fæste gewrídan ǽgder ge handa ge fét, 713.

Linked entry: ge-wriþen

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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¶ an instance of a person receiving and responding to a summons to the fird is given in the following: Gelamp emb þá tíd þæt man beónn ealle Cantware tó wígge tó Holme, pá nolde Sigelm tó wígge faran mid nánes mannes scette unágefnum. . .

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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On wæll fyllan to kill in battle, Bd. 1, 12;S. 481, 24. as object of verbs of slaying Ðǽr wæs micel wæl geslægen on gehwæþre hond many were killed on both sides, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 11: 833; Erl. 64, 20.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ic cýþe ðæt ic nelle sócne habban tó mínum híréde ðone ðe mannes blód geóte ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen . . .

Linked entry: fird-sócn

topp

(n.)
Grammar
topp, es; m.

a top,summita lock of hair, tufta collection of rays of lighta top to play withthe hair at the top of the head that which has a similarity with it

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Thorpe, p. 41, note, cites two Latin versions, one of which has 'accepto ceromate, cum docta manu circumlavit ei cum subtilitate'; the other 'accepto cyramoco, docta manu circulavit eum': in each case the rubbing after the bath seems to be meant.

híwisc

Grammar
híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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Th. i. 422, 23. a hide of land with a household settled on it, a family-holding of land [cf. the two forms given to the same regulation Gif wilisc man geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe híwisc landes, and Gif hé beó tó þám gewelegod ꝥ hé hýred and éht áge, Ll.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Se gífra helle bið á open deóflum and þǽm mannum þe nú be his lárum lifiaþ, Bl. H. 61, 12. Heom (the fallen angels) wearð hyll gegearwod, Wlfst. 8, 8. Geatt helles portae inferi, Mt. L. 16, 18. Tó botme helle þǽre hátan, Gen. 363.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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On ðisse þeóde ríxode unrihta fela in this nation many a wrong has prevailed, Wulfst. 128, 3. Gif preóst forhele hwæt on his scriftscíre betweox mannum tó unrihte ríxigen (ríxige? ríxigende?)

gód

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On eorðan sý sybb mannum gódes willan, Lk. 2, 14: Bl. H. 93, 10: Hy. 8, 6. Is gód willa, þæt hé óðres mannes ungelimp besárgige, and on his gesundfulnysse fægnige, Hml. Th. i. 584, 5. Wolde ic freóndscipe þínne begitan gódne, An. 480.

fullíce

(adv.)
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Ox. 3686). in a full manner or degree, thoroughly Ꝥ hé fullíce mæg dón quod plene potest agere, Scint. 60, 2. Ꝥ hé his ealdan yfelu swá fullíce fullfremme, swá hé hí ǽr dyde, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 18: Bl. H. 55, 15.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Man ágife ǽlce teóþunge tó ðam ealdan mynstre ( ad matrem ecclesiam ) ðe seó hýrnes tó hýrþ, L. Edg. i. l; Th. i. 262, 7. Ðæs mynstres mæssepreóst, i. 3; Th. i. 262, 25.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Ne mæg man ǽfre for his strengðe ðysne wyrttrnman syllan þicgean on sundrum, 260, 18. Hé sceal upweard licgean, ðý læs hé ða strengþe ðyssæ lácnunge ongite, 300, 21