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ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an age ⬩ ævum ⬩ sæculum ⬩ age ⬩ years ⬩ ætas ⬩ mature ⬩ eld ⬩ senectus ⬩ vetustas ⬩ age

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Gr. 9 ; Som. 12, 28.

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MǼG

(n.)
Grammar
MǼG, es; m.

A relative ⬩ kinsman

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Gr. 5; Som. 4, 51. Hwylc þyncþ ðé ðæt sý ðæs mǽg ðe on ða sceaðan befeóll quis videtur tibi proximus fuisse illi qui incidet in latrones? Lk. Skt. 10, 36. Meig contribulius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 26. Meeg, Ep. Gl. 6 f, 17.

Linked entries: még méi ge-mǽg

eft

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Ic sóna eft mé sylfum andwyrde, Past. 5, 21. Gesceóp God Adam and Evah eft siððan . . . Beswác se ðeófol siððan eft ðá men, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 4-8. Hé spræc tó Abrahame . . . Cwæð þá eft raðe tó Sarran, Gen. 2726: Sat. 229.

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collect ⬩ congrĕgāre, collĭgĕre ⬩ to unite, join ⬩ consŏciāre, jungĕre ⬩ To collect, come together ⬩ congrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Se gesamnade sáwle to líce he united the soul to the body, Bt. Met. Fox 17, 23; Met. 17, 12. v. intrans. To collect, come together; congrĕgāri, convĕnīre Hí gesamniaþ congrĕgāti sunt, Ps. Th. 103, 21.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind ⬩ animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1.

líðigian

(v.)
Grammar
líðigian, líðegian; p. ode

to assuage ⬩ calm

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To make, or be soft or yielding, to assuage, calm Gewylc ýða his ðú líðegast motum fluctuum ejus to mitigas, Ps. Spl. 88, 10.

Linked entry: líðian

teoru

(n.)
Grammar
teoru, teoro, teru(-o), tearo, taru: gen. teorwes, also tearos; n.: teora, tara, an; m.
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Meng wiþ sóte sealt, teoro, hunig, 76, 8: 134, 11. Dó of ðínum eáran ðæt teoro, 112, 3. Meng wiþ pipor and wiþ teoran, 76, 7

a-feorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorran, l. á-feorrian;
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To remove, take away Bið heó áfeorrod suíðe feor from ðǽre sóðan heánesse ab altitudine verae celsitudinis elongatur , Past. 301, 20. Eardbegengnes mín áfeorrad (áfirred, Ps. Srt.) is incolatus meus pro-longatus est , Ps. L. 119, 5. intrans.

ge-þyldigian

(v.)
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Bisceopum gebyrað, gyf ǽnig óðrum ábelge, ꝥ man geþyldige oð geférena sóme, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 34

wearg-brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-brǽde, (wearge- [wearg-ge- (?)], wearh-), an; f.

Some form of disease; ⬩ impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma

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Some form of disease; the word translates impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma Wearhbrǽde impetigo, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 62. Weargebrǽde, ii. 45, 39: nevum, 62, 29. Werhbrǽde, i. 61, 16. Gif hwylcum weargbrǽde (wearh-, MS.

Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde

hwilc-hwega

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A. 205, 345. of number, some, a few Wé magan hwylcumhwega wordum secggan be ðǽre gebyrdo. . . Sancte Martines, Bl. H. 211, 12. Hwylcumhwego, 115, 28.

fylgean

to follow ⬩ to pursue ⬩ to follow ⬩ proceed along ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ devote one's self to, diligently attend to. ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing ⬩ obsequi ⬩ to try to gain ⬩ to follow, do what has already been done by another ⬩ to happen or come at a later time

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Soec sibbe and fylg ðá, Ps. Srt. 33, 15. the subject a thing. marking association, accompaniment Ne felhð non sequetur (eum sanitas ), Kent. Gl. 1055.

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to think ⬩ conceive ⬩ perceive ⬩ reflect upon ⬩ weigh ⬩ meditari ⬩ considerare ⬩ pensare ⬩ to think about ⬩ remember ⬩ consider maturely ⬩ to take to heart ⬩ recogitare ⬩ iterum cogitare ⬩ reminisci ⬩ to think of ⬩ bear in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ recordari ⬩ cogitare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ to excogitate ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ conceive ⬩ excogitare ⬩ struere ⬩ invenire ⬩ to resolve ⬩ intend ⬩ wish ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle

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Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic ánne ánlépne ne mæg geþencean I cannot remember a single one, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 18; Hat. MS. Ðæt he ne mæg ende geþencean that he cannot consider his end, Beo. Th. 3473; B. 1734.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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ZI. with respect to sound, to be silent, not to sound :-- Ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes. Lch. iii. 430, 33.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make ready ⬩ provide ⬩ furnish ⬩ execute ⬩ find ⬩ to find the way to any place ⬩ reach ⬩ parare ⬩ præparare ⬩ exsequi ⬩ invenire ⬩ pervenire aliquo

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Arédod furnished, Som. Woruld-gerihta mon arédian mǽge Gode to gecwémnysse secular rights may be executed to the pleasure of God, L. Edg. S. 2 ; Th. i. 272, 24. Hí arédian ne mágon, ðæt hí aslépen they cannot find out that they may slip, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

FEOHTAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHTAN, part. feohtende; ic feohte, ðú feohtest, he feohteþ, fiht, pl. feohtaþ; p. ic, he feaht, ðú fuhte, pl. fuhton; pp. fohten

To FIGHT ⬩ contend ⬩ make war ⬩ combat ⬩ struggle ⬩ prœliāri ⬩ pugnāre ⬩ bellāre ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ decertāre ⬩ collīdĕre

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Gr. 25; Som. 27, 7. Feohteþ se feónd the fiend fights, Salm. Kmbl. 995; Sal. 499: L. Eth. vii. 15; Th. i. 332, 14: L. C. S. 60; Th. i. 408, 12. Drihten fiht for éow Dŏmĭnus pugnābit pro vōbis, Ex. 14, 14: Wrt. Voc. 78, 1.

Linked entries: a-feohtan ge-feohtan

mán

(n.)
Grammar
mán, es; n.

A bad, shameful action ⬩ a crime ⬩ crime ⬩ guilt ⬩ wickedness

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Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 5. Mán, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 54 : piaculum, 68, 68. Mán and inwit guilt and guile, Ps. Th. 54, 9. Mán and unriht iniquitas, 118, 69. Mán, yfel endeleás, Andr. Kmbl. 1388; An. 694. Mán and morðor (cf. O.

Linked entry: mán-áþ

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To force ⬩ compel ⬩ urge

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Gr. 28; Som. 32, 14 : Hé ús ne nét (Cott. MS. néd) tó ðam ðæt wé néde scylen gód dón, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 3. Hé nýt ( compellet ) eów ðæt gé faron út, Ex. 11, 1. Hié hié selfe nídaþ (Cott.

bí

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex

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Bí ðon se wítga song of whom the prophet sang, 17 a; Th. 41, 4; Cri. 650. dat. By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with; per, secundum, pro, ex Bí hwon scealt ðú lifgan by what art thou to live?

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, difference ⬩ power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument ⬩ distinctio, discretio, distantia

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Gr. 44; Som. 46, 16. Myd gewyssum gesceáde propter certam rationem, Nicod. 3; Thw. 2, 6

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád