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on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 13. Tó ongytenysse (ad agnitionem) ðæs sóðan Godes, 2, 9; S. 511, 3. meaning, purport (cf.

Linked entry: -gitenness

ge-reccan

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Hé geræcð him tó geleáfsuman (see ge-leáfsum) ðæt hé sié se gesǽlgosta, Past. 463, 13. Gerecce man hú manega þára sién, Ll. Th. i. 82, 12. Hí synden gerehte allocuntur, An.

dún-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
dún-sǽte, gen. -sǽta; dat. -sǽtum,sǽtan ; pl. m. [dún a mountain, -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants]

Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales montĭcŏlæ Walliæ

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Mountaineers, inhabitants of the mountains of Wales; montĭcŏlæ Walliæ Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ðe Angelcynnes witan and Wealhþeóde rǽdboran betweox Dúnsǽtum [MS.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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Se Cásere [Constantinus] héht Elenan the emperor Constantine told Helena, Elen. Kmbl. 2003; El. 1003: 2124; El. 1063. Elene, 438; El. 219: 1204; El. 604: 1236; El. 620

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode(mearc a mark).

to make a mark on anythingto mark outdesign

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S. 32; Th. i. 396, 9. Mercande signantes, Mt. Kmbl.

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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Ðá wæs Déma biscop geworden Middel-Engla and eác Myrcna samod ... hé forþférde on Middel-Englum on ðam þeódlande ðe is nemned on Feppingum, S. 551, 32-36: 3, 24; S. 557, 17.

Linked entry: Engle

god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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Twegea bleó godwebb fine cloth of two colours; ex duplici tinctura, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 9; Hat. MS. Heó bewand sce adrianes hand on godwebbe she wrapped up St. Adrian's hand in fine linen, Shrn. 59, 35.

Linked entry: web

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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Skt. Lind. 9, 18. Ðá wearð se cyning ( Belshazzar ) tó ðan swíðe áfyrht, ðæt hé eal scranc (cf.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

tabule

(n.)
Grammar
tabule, (-ele), an; f.: also tabula; m.

a tablea board which is struck to give a signal

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a table Hæfdon hí mid him gehálgode fato and gehálgode tabulan on wigbedes wrixle habentes secum vascula sacra et tabulam altaris vice dedicatam, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 34. a tablet, table on which to inscribe Ðæra eára getæl hæfþ seó tabule ðe wé mearkian

súþ

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ, cpve. súþra; spve. súþmest; adj.
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Be-súþan ðæm múþan, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 8. Wið-súðan ðone Sciringes-heal, Swt. 19, 18. Be ðam wig*-*bede súþan juxta altare ad austrum, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 19. [O. H.

Linked entry: be-súþan

þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
þráwan, p. þreów; pp. þráwen

To throwTo twistracktortureTo twistturn roundto take a different directionto turn roundrevolveto curl

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To twist, rack, torture Hé hét hí on hencgene ástreccan and ðráwan swá swá wiððan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 113. Hé hér hine hón on hengene, and mid hengene ðráwan tó langere hwíle, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 31. Grammar þráwan, intrans.

wan

(adj.)
Grammar
wan, adj.
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wanting, absent Ðá getreówde hé in godcundne fultom, ðǽr se mennesca wan wæs confidens in divinum, ubi humanum deerat, auxilium, Bd. 2, 7 ; S. 509, 23. Him won (wona, MS.

wrǽn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽn-ness, e ; f.

Wantonnesslicentiousnesslasciviousnesslust

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Sió wóde þrág ðære wrǽnnesse libido, 37, i; Fox 186, 18: Met. 25, 41. Werlícere wrǽnnysse maritatis lasciviae (luxuriae ł petulantiaé), Hpt. Gl. 434, 61. Se anga ðære wrǽnnesse aculei libidinis, Past. 43; Swt. 309, 16.

worms

(n.)
Grammar
worms, worsm, wurms, wursm, es; n.

Corrupt matter

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I. 7 ; Swt. 38, 7

Linked entries: worsm wurms wursm

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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S. 31, 1447. Ðone ylcan ( St. Martin ) þe hí ǽr álǽndon tó ðám biscopdóme of heora burhscíre, Hml. Th. ii. 518, 21. Hé næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht.

be-warenian

(v.)
Grammar
be-warenian, -warnian.

avoidto watchguard

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Substitute: to guard one's self against, keep one's self from, avoid, with prep, (wiþ ) Gif hé hine ne bewarenað wið þá unþeáwas miseras fugare querelas non posse, Met. 16, 23. Ðí ðe hié wið scylda bewareniað qui se a pravis custodiunt.

Linked entry: be-warian

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Add: to contemplate, behold:- — Seó sáwel on ánre tíde besceáwað heofonan and ofer sǽflýhð, Hml. S. 1, 124. Besceáwiað contemplantur (Prov. 15, 3), Kent. Gl. 506. Bescáwede contemplarer, Hpt.

freólíce

(adv.)
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S. 13, 109. with freedom from control, rule, &c. Ic gife þás landes ... freólíce, swá ðet nán man ná have þǽr nán onsting búton seó abbot, Chr. 656; P. 30, 26: 963; P. 116, 18. nobly, splendidly Forð becóm freólíce in geatwum (cf.

ge-regne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-regne, ge-réne, es; n.
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Linked entries: -regne ge-réne

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and <b>ge-dreóg.</b>
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Th. ii. 144, 29. seemly, orderly behaviour, gravity Se munuc eádmódlíce mid gedreóge sprece monachus humiliter cum gravitate loquatur, R. Ben. I. 35, 10.