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sendan

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sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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add: (b. β) where a thing is personified Ic ( a storm ) . . . wrecan on wáþe wíde sended, Rä. 2, 11. add Hé on ǽnne lytelne calic sende sumne dǽl þæs líchaman and þæs blódes úres Drihtnes, Hml. S. 23 b, 659.

stocc

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Dele hand- at end, and Add Ꝥ inn wæs swýþe nearo, and þǽr lágon stoccas, Hml. S. 31, 856.

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasuble ⬩ dress ⬩ a jacket of fur or skin

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A hood, chasuble Heden casla, Cot. 32, Lye. Sacerd ðonne hé mæssan singe ne hæbbe hé on heden ne cæppan sacerdos cum missam cantat ne portet cucullum nec cappam, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

oft-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
oft-rǽde, adj.

frequent ⬩ ready at many times

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frequent Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16. ready at many times Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperture ⬩ discovery

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In. 18; Th. i. 114, 5, which is a section to the same effect as the present one: Be cirliscum þeófe gefongenum) æt þiéfþe. Se cierlisca mon se ðe oft betygen wǽre þiéfþe, and ðonne æt síðestan synnigne man gefó, L. In. 37; Th. i. 124, 20

Linked entry: týnness

turnian

(v.)
Grammar
turnian, p. ode.

to turn ⬩ revolve round an axis or centre ⬩ to turn

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.), revolve round an axis or centre Ða árleásan turniaþ on ymbhwyrfte, Homl. Th. i. 514, 23. Seó firmamentum tyrnþ symle onbútan ús . . . and ealle ða steorran, ðe hyre on fæste synd, turniaþ onbútan mid hyre, Lchdm. iii. 254, 16.

Linked entry: turnigend-líc

grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg, grég; adj.
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Kmbl. 742; An. 371. Wulf se grǽga the grey wolf, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 3; Gn. Ex. 151: Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 13; Ædelst. 64. Sǽ grǽfe glashluðre the sea grey and clear as glass, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8.

ge-sceád

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Add: a division, part Nime hió hire þriddan sceat (gesceád, þæne þriddan dǽl þǽre ǽhta, v.ll.], Ll. Th. i. 138, 19. <b>I a.</b> a division into parts, classification under heads :-- Þis ys ꝥ gesceád þára lácnunge.

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, feorr; comp. m. fyrra, firra; f. n. fyrre, firre; adj.

Far ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus ⬩ remōtus

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Kmbl. 2348; An. 1175: 382; An. 191: 504; An. 252

Linked entry: feorr

inne-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-cund, adj.

Internal ⬩ inward

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intentione mergantur ... ab intimo amore frigescunt, Past. 18, 7; Swt. 139, 5-8

G

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WHEN g is the last radical letter of an Anglo-Saxon word, and follows a long vowel or an r, it is often changed into h, but then the g is resumed when followed by a vowel; as, - Beáh a ring; gen. es; m. beáges of a ring; pl. beágas rings; burh a town;

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find

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Swá ǽr swá hé hádes wyrþne mon métan mihte as soon as he could meet with a man worthy of the (episcopal) rank, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 26. Ðǽr byþ sóþ symble méted truth is ever found there, Ps. Th. 118, 160.

hearh

(n.)
Grammar
hearh, hearch, herh, es; m: pl. hearga, f.

A temple, an idol ⬩ lucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara

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A temple, an idol Se ylca hearh quod fanum, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 35.

Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic

Cwanta-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
Cwanta-wíc, es; n. [wíc a dwelling]

St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich

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D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 17

mund-bora

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ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council ⬩ conventus, congregatio, concursus ⬩ Concĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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was before fixed; and thrice in the year let a city-moot be held; and twice a shire-moot; and let there be present the bishop of the shire and the alderman, and there each expound both God's law [right] and the world's law, L.

Linked entry: ge-mét

ge-streón

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<b>IV a.</b> of costly things, as collective, treasures, wealth, treasure.

hund-seofontig

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Add: as abstract numeral Týn síðon seofon beóð hundseofontig, Angl. viii. 303, 5. as substantive (sing, or pl.). with gen þær on ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig hǽðnes herges, Jul. 588. pæt synd eall tógedere twá and hundseofontig geára (MS. geáre

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connected ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ to except ⬩ to place at a distance ⬩ to prevent intermixture ⬩ keep apart ⬩ to prevent association ⬩ participation ⬩ cut off

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Add: to separate objects already connected, where there is intermixture Þ melo ðurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel and þá siofoþa weorþaþ ásyndred, Bt. 34, II;F. 152, 3. where there is association, juxtaposition Þá þe þæs wyrðe beóð hé ásyndreðof cyriclican gemánan

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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;amp;c.