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til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Ðú mé þeódscipe lǽr ðínne tilne bonitatem et disciplinam doce me, Ps. Th. 118, 66. Gebiddaþ ealle hálige tó ðé on tilne tíman (in tempore opportuno), 31, 7. [Cf. Goth. dags gatils (εὔκαιρος, opportunus) a convenient day, Mk. 6, 21.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Ðý læs hié on unryht hǽmen propter fornicationem, Past. 16; Swt. 99, 14: 51; Swt. 397, 19. Ne gemune ðú ealdra unrihta ne memineris iniquitates antiquas, Ps. Th. 78, 8: Wulfst. 156, 20.

wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Mon sceal simle tó beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan (the labourer who is the tenant of land. Similar entries Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðæ ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan. Æt ælcan híwisce ... þreó pund gauolbæres, Chart.

Linked entry: werta

á-brecan

(v.)
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Ábrocen land broken ground; anfractus, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 12. Gif sceáp sý ábrocen ( have the skin broken by disease) . . . geót in ðæt ábrocene sceáp, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Up ábrecende rumpente (of a chain), Hpt.

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Beseah Drihten tó Abele and tó his lácum, Gen. 4, 4, 5. Hé beseah wið mín, and gehýrde mín gebed, Ps. Th. 39, 1. Ealle heó on áne ídelnesse symle beségan omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt 52, 4. Beseoh tó mé, Ps. Th. 12, 3: 21, 1.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Ic wylle eów gyt cúðlícor secgan, þæt gé hit magon þe swutelícor ongytan, Wlfst. 15, 7. (1 a) with verbs of guidance, with skill, expertly :-- Ic méde gehét þǽm þe ús cúþlíce gelǽddon þurh þá uncúðan land pollicitus his praemia qui nos periti regionum

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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Feól sum preóst of þám weorce, swá ꝥ hé sámcucu læg . . . and fleów eall blóde, Hml. S. 6, 165. to flow with. of a stream, where the material of the stream is given Ðeáh ðe him ealle streámas hunige fleówan, Sal.

ge-bígan

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Englisce menn ꝥ land gebégdan þan kyninge tó handan, Chr. 1074; P. 209, 20. þæt hí mé gebýgen oð eorðan, Ps.

ge-leáfa

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Leóde lǽran ꝥ hí lifgen on geleáfan, Dóm. 49. mental acceptance of a statement or fact Hé wæs þurh þæs mæssepreóstes láre on fullum geleáfan heofonríces de vitae aeternitate securus, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 12.

ge-déman

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Th. 103, 20. to settle, decide, decree Wiþersacana [dofunga] wiþsacan [fædera] laga áwritenum gesettnessum gedémdan apocrifarum deliramenta abdicare patrum scita scriptis decretalibus sancxerunt, An. Ox. 1967.

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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Hé getrúwode on his snotornesse and on ðá bóclican láre, Ap. Th. 3, 24. with clause, to trust that Þá ne getrúwade se eahteþa dǽl þára legian þæt Rómáne Pirruse wiðstondan mehte octava legio, diffidens Romanae spei, Ors. 4, 1; S. 160, 8.

lǽfan

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Þonne þú heonan cyrre . . . lǽf ús écne gefeán, Cri. 159. Ic wilnode . . . æfter mínum lífe þám monnum tó lǽfanne þe æfter mé wǽren mín gemynd on gódum weorcum, Bt. 17; F. 60, 16. to allow to remain, not to take, consume, remove, &c.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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</b> fig. to plan, design, draw up a table :-- Þǽra geára getæl hæfð seó tabule þe wé mearkian willað, Angl. viii. 327, 41. to march to, border upon, have as a boundary to one's land Ðis sindon ðá landgemǽro . . .andlang bróces tó ðǽre díc ðǽre

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Ðá wæs ic ðæt swíðe onscuniende, and mé láþ wæs, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 32. Onscunigende gefeoht exosus bella, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 12. Onscunede exosam, Wülck.

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Álegdon ða tómiddes mǽrne þeóden hláford leófne they laid down in their midst the great prince, their beloved lord, Beo. Th. 6276; B. 3142. Ða menn ða ðǽr hláfordas wǽron the men that were lords there, Chart. Th. 459, 16.

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

tó-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-flówan, p. -fleów; pp. -flówen

To flow different ways,disperse in flowing,flow awayto flow in different directions, be dispersedto melt away,be destroyed to wander,be drawn hither and thither,be distractedto be separated,take different directionsto spreadto pass away,be dissipated,scattered,rendered useless,brought to nothingto separate in confusion,become disconnected

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Hié nellaþ hié gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód, ac hé lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdele giémeliéste, 39; Swt. 283, 14.

Linked entry: te-flówan

ge-swícan

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Voc. ii. 60, 1. to cease from proceeding, to retire, retreat Gecier and gesuíc, ne folga mé recede, noli me persequi, Past. 295, 15. to cease from action, (ill-) doing, desist Búton hé eft self gesuíce, Past. 191, 9.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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</b> service rendered by things, use :-- Hé wæs lama and eallra his lima ðénunge benumen deficiente omni membrorum officio, Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 38. In ðegnunge in use; in procinctu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 16.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Gegaderade sió láf of Eást-Englum micelne here, Chr. 894; P. 88, 3. Hé eft gegaderode óþerne here him tó, Hml. S. 25, 483. Man fyrde ongeán hí gegaderode, Chr. 998; P. 131, 14. Man gegaderode þá scipu tó Ludenbyrig, 992; P. 127, 9.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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D. 171, ii. to put together property, accumulate, lay up Má willað hí hyra forspillan forgyfende þænne fremede gesettan gelógigende malunt se suum perdere largiendo quam aliena restituere conponendo, Scint. 158, 9. to put together ingredients, season