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mynecenu

(n.)
Grammar
mynecenu, e ; f. The feminine form corresponding to masc. munuc
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Riht is ðæt mynecena mynsterlíce macian, efne swá cwǽdon ǽror be munecan (v. next paragraph where preóstas and nunnan are taken together), L. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 322, 31-33. Eugenia hæfde ásteald mynecena mynster, Homl. Skt. 2, 311.

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Ðæt mid sumere stíðnysse tó ðam gástlícum gefeohte ús gegearcian, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 12, 26 : 374, 15. Gif hwá ða stíðnysse áberan ne mæg ðe his scrift him tǽcþ si quis austeritatem perferre nequeat, quam confessarius ejus ei praescripserit, L.

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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hálsiaþ, God, ðæt þeów ðín cync úre ... tó ðé ... þancfull mæge becuman quaesumus, Deus, ut famulus tuus rex nosier ... ad te ... gratiosus ualeat pervenire, Anglia xiii. 381, 228.

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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Ðætte eardlíco lusto wiðsæcgende giliorniga untýna ( inhiare ) heofonlíco, Rtl. 34, 20

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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Ðiós wandriende wyrd ðe wyrd hátaþ, 39, 6 ; Fox 220, 5

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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MSS.) wǽron, búton hí bútú ætsomne sién, Past. 125, 3. of number, single (with one) Wísdóm is án ánlépe cræft ðǽre sáwle, and ðeáh witon ðæt hé sié betera ðonne ealle ðá óðre cræftas, Bt. 32, 1; F. 116, 3.

eall-swá

(adv.)
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Stande hé eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) ǽr cwǽdon, R. Ben. 69, 4.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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H. 179, 16. a hostile spirit, fiend, devil witan ꝥ þyses menniscan cynnes fýnd áblende eówre heortan, Bl. H. 151, 33. On ðá ealdon unryhtwísnesse ðæs lytegan fióndes (feóndes, v. l.), Past. 233, 18. Wið ðǽm lytegan fiénd, 433, 17.

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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Add: to recall the memory of (gen. ) geedníwiað and gemyndgiað ðǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on for-worhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 313, 15. to remember Symble bið gemyndgad morna gehwylce eaforan ellorsíð, B. 2450.

ge-segen

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Betwyh þá his gesawene (-seagone, v.l.) inter dicendum, Bd. 3, 19 ; Sch. 282, 8. what is said, either in speech or writing, a narrative, relation Ús gedafenaþ ꝥ gehýron þá word háligra gewreota . . .

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Ðá swelcan magon ealra betest geryhtan mid ðý ðæt ..., Past. 293, 22. 2 a.

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 12. a share

Linked entry: scyru

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origina creation, what is created, a creature

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creation,origin Ealle sint emnæðele gif willaþ þone fruman sceaft geþencan and ðone Scippend . . .

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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Wá is us ꝥ we iseoð þi softe lich toluken swa ladliche, 6, 7. Ȝef mi lich is toloken, 6, 12. Heo toluken þene king, and his leomen todrowen, Laym. 2602. Wilde deor limmel toluken ham, & tolimeden eauer euch lið from þe lire, Jul. 79, 5.

Linked entry: lúcan

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn roundabout to go roundpass byavoidto turnpervertseduceto beguiledeceiveto get round a person

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Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Gyt má wæs ðe ðæt dón ne wolde there were yet more who would not do that, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 17. Swá ðǽr má beáh tó ðam sóðan geleáfan, Homl. Th. ii. 540, 27. Ðá geneálǽhton má hine meldigende, 248, 32.

Linked entries: mǽst

FÉDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉDAN, part. fédende; he fédeþ, fét, fétt; p. ic, he fédde, ðú féddest, pl. féddon; pp. féded, fédd.

nourishsupportsustainbring upeducatepascĕrecĭbārenutrīreengtrīresustentāreedŭcāreto bring forthproducegignĕreprodūcĕre

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He me well fétt me bĕne pascit, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 33: 30, 27. Mægeþ and mæcgas fédaþ hine fægre lasses and lads feed him kindly, Exon. 113 a; Th. 434, 9; Rä. 51, 8.

Linked entry: féding

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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[with the same form in the infinitive are to be found, apparently, two verbs, one belonging to the strong, the other to the weak conjugation. Corresponding to the Gothic verb skaþjan, skóþ is sceððan, scód; [cf. sceppan, scóp.]

guma

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Him God sealde gumena ríce, worlde tó gewealde in wera lífe, Dan. 607: Víd. 133. Hé weóld ealles þisses middangeardes, swá swá . . . gársecg embegyrt gumena ríce, secga sitlu, Met. 9, 41. Metod weóld gumena cynnes, B. 1058: An. 582.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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We ðis nǽfre gehýrdon hæleðum cýðan we have never heard this declared to men, Elen. Kmbl. 1317; El. 660 : 727; El. 364 : Apstls. Kmbl. 125; Ap. 63.