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tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Al hit trukeð us an hond þat we to temden, 16800. Gif þu temese (appealest) þan rihten, and þu wult of Rome þolien æi dome, 24816. He temed him to þe king, Trist. 431. To witnesse temen,P. L. S. viii. 54.

ge-gán

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R. 16, 1. of an event, to happen, come to pass Þá þæt geeóde þæt se wer wearð wíne druncen, Gen. 1562.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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L. 7, 6. to come to a condition, arrive at Hér cuóm micel sciphere on West-Wealas, and hié tó ánum gecierdon ( the Danes and Welsh came to an agreement ), Chr. 835; P. 62, 16.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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Wǽnes sió eax welt ealles ðæs færeldes the axle-tree of a waggon regulates all its going, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 220, 29. Á byþ on færylde it is ever in motion, Runic pm. 17; Kmbl. 342, 24; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 33.

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For thatfor that reason whichforbecausenamquia

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Eádige synd ða ðe nú wépaþ, forðamðe hí beóþ gefréfrede blessed are they who weep now, for they shall be comforted, Mt. Bos. 5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12: Cd. 184; Th. 230, 1; Dan. 226: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 73; Met. 20, 37.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

irre

(n.)
Grammar
irre, es; n.

Angerwrathirerage

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Hé him weg worhte wráðan yrres viam fecit semitæ iræ suæ, Ps. Th. 77, 50. Ic bidde ðé, hláford, ðæt ic móte bútan yrre wið ðe sprecan oro, domine mi, loquatur servus tuus verbum in auribus tuis et ne irascaris, Gen. 44, 18.

Linked entries: ir eorre erre

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Hwæt mǽnde ðæt syxtig wera strongera? Blickl. Homl. 11, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 234, 31. Faraþ and leorníaþ hwæt ðæt mǽne: 'Ic wylle mildheortnysse, and ná offrunge,' 470, 18. Geleornian hwæt fulluht mǽne. Wulfst. 123, 4.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Metod eallum weóld gumena cynnes swá he nú git déþ the Lord ruled all of the race of men as he yet does now, 2121; B. 1058. He nyste ne ic ðá git he did not know, nor I as yet, Pref. Ælfc. Thw. 2, 2: Gen. 8, 8: Beo. Th. 1077; B. 536.

Linked entries: giet geot þá

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Th. i. 270, 33. well arranged, ordered, disposed, adapted Ne mæg nán mon on þisse andweardan life eallunga gerád beón wiþ his wyrd nemo facile cum fortunae suae conditions concordat. Bt.

Linked entry: sam-rád

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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D. 160, 10. devoid, void of, free from 'Wes ðú hál, geofena ful.' Heó wæs ful cweden, næs ǽmetugu, Bl. H. 5, 5. with gen. :-- Ǽmetig gástlicra mægena, Bl. H. 37, 9. Hí wiðinnan ǽmtige wǽron ðæs gódan ingehýdes, Hml.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Se gesibsuma wer byð ðam wínearde gelíc ðe byrð góde wæstmas, Basil admn. 6; Norm. 46, 24. Ðú út álǽddest wíngeard (vineam)... and his wyrtruman settest, Ps. Th. 79, 8. Ic geseah wíneard (vitem), on ðam wǽron þreó clystru, Gen. 40, 9.

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Swá swá sigon ǽr on ðæt unáliéfede óþ ðæt áfeóllon qui per illicita defluendo cecidimus, Past. 54, 5 ; Swt. 425, 15. Ðonne áginþ hé sylf sígan oððe áfylþ inclinavit se et cadet, Ps. Th. 9, 30. Forlǽte heteníþa gehwone sígan, Exon.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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sceolon fyligan úrum Heáfde and faran fram deófle tó Criste we ought to follow our Head, and pass from the devil to Christ, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 20.

BÉN

(n.)
Grammar
BÉN, gen. dat. béne; acc. bén; pl. pl.nom. béna, béne; f.

A prayingprayerpetitionan entreatya deprecationsupplicationdemandboneBOONdeprecatiooratioprecespostulatio

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O.] though the king's prayers were powerful and effectual with him Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 18 : 1, 4; S. 475, 32 : 5, 1; S. 614, 15 : 5, 21; S. 643, 6. Be ryhtes béne of praying for justice L. In. 8; Th. i. 106, 19.

Linked entry: ge-bén

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. vCynrīcus

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Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v; Cynrīcus Hér, A.

FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Abram ðá ferde of Egipta lande mid ealre his fare Abram then went from the land of the Egyptians with all his family, 12, 20.

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitfulguilefulmaliciousevil

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Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.

ge-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wénan, p. de; pp. ed

To hopeexpectsupposethinkesteem

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Nellaþ gé gewénan welan unrihte nolite sperare in iniquitatem, Ps. Th. 61, 10. On ǽrmergen ic on ðé gewéne in matutinis meditabor in te, 62, 6. Ic on God mínne gewéne spero in Deum meum, 68, 3: 51, 7. Se sóþfæsta bóte gewéneþ justus sperabit, 63, 9.

setl-gang

(n.)
Grammar
setl-gang, es; m.
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Ðá se æþela glǽm setlgong sóhte, Exon Th. 178, 32; Gú. 1253. marking place, the west Be ðam wege ðe líþ tó sunnan setlgange by the road that runs to the west, Deut. 11. 30. Fram sunnan upgange óþ hire setl-gang from the east unto the west, Ps.

þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Hié wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard they were flocking to the place, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 19: 5, 13; Swt. 246, 21. Ðá hé ðyderweard wæs when he was on the way to it, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 179: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 3.