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ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.

a going round ⬩ a going about ⬩ circuit, circumference ⬩ about, around ⬩ a winding course, bend ⬩ a going about a business,

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Six hund fóta and feówertig seó cyrce wæs ymbeganges, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 35. Ofer ymbgang supra pinnam (cf. pinnaculum, circuitus templi, 71, 69), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 41.

á-búgan

to bow, bend, turn, ⬩ yielding, submission ⬩ abandonment ⬩ to bend, curve ⬩ to be humble

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L. 118, 21. of shaping, to bend, curve; fig. to be humble Heó wæs ábogen erat inclinata, Lk. 13, 11. Ábogenre, eádmódre cernua, i. humilis, An. Ox. 1278. Ábogene dimissa, i. humilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 31

stǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽlan, p. de

To impute a crime to ⬩ a person ⬩ to charge ⬩ declare something against a person

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Hé bútan leahtrum wæs clǽne geméted ðara ðinga ðe hine mon forewrégde and on stǽlde absque crimine accusatus fuisse inventus est, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 31. Wé ðec sóð on stǽldun we brought a true charge against thee, Exon. Th. 130, 17; Gú. 439.

BÉN

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

A praying ⬩ prayer ⬩ petition ⬩ an entreaty ⬩ a deprecation ⬩ supplication ⬩ demand ⬩ bone ⬩ BOON ⬩ ⬩ deprecatio ⬩ oratio ⬩ preces ⬩ postulatio

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T : wære, MSS. Ca. 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

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Iron ⬩ a sword ⬩ blade

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Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen, 224; Th. 297, 15; Sat. 513. Héht his sweord niman, leóflíc íren, Beo. Th. 3622; B. 1809. His sweord, írena cyst, 1350; B. 673 : 1609; B. 802. Bite írena, 4511; B. 2259. Íren ecgheard, Andr. Kmbl. 2363; An. 1183

ge-fér-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fér-rǽden, -réden, -rédin, -rǽdenn, e; f.

companionship ⬩ fellowship ⬩ congregation ⬩ church ⬩ societas ⬩ comitatus ⬩ eeclesia ⬩ synagoga ⬩ familiarity ⬩ friendship ⬩ familiaritas ⬩ amicitia

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B. geférǽdene] beón ðe he wǽre who would be in that fellowship that he was, L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 5 : Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 23. He hæfde on his geférrǽdene cratu and rídende men habuit in comitatu currus et equites, Gen. 50, 9.

Linked entry: ge-fǽrréden

stela

(n.)
Grammar
stela, steola, stæla; m.
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Witan sceoldon smeágan hwilc ðæra stelenna ðæs cinestóles wǽre tóbrocen, and bétan ðone sóna. Se cinestól stynt on ðisum þrím stelum: laboratores, bellatores, oratores, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 15-19

wirgness

(n.)
Grammar
wirgness, e; f.

Cursing ⬩ a curse

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Swá nú áwa sceal wesan ðæt gé wærnysse (wærh-?), brynewylm hæbben, nales bletsunga, Exon. Th. 142, 13; Gú. 643. Hé sceal lǽtan his wyrignesse and lufian his gebedu, Wulfst. 239, 19.

Linked entries: wirigness wyrgness

fleám

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Hí tógædere féngon and sóna þet wærod on fleáme gebróhtan. Chr. 1006; P. 137, 9. Onstealdon þá heretogan ǽrest þone fleám, 993; P. 127, 28: 1010; P. 140, 12. the flight of a fugitive, criminal, &c.

ge-witleás

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Voc. ii. 150, 51. out of one's mind, mad. v. ge-wit; Ic wénde ꝥ heó gewitleás wǽre (cf. þú forlure þín gewitt, 311), Hml. S. 36, 352.

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Þú wǽre nú oð þis úpáhafen on þisse worulde ǽhtum and hwílwendum weorcum; nú gedafnað þé ꝥ þú beó úpáhafen on gást-licum welum, Hml. S. 30, 118

ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ísen, n.
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Add: iron Glád hit on þǽm scyllum swelce hit wǽre sméðe ísen, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 8. Grǽghǽwe ísene ferrugine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 34. Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 32 : 218, 24.

ge-anlícian

(v.)

to make like ⬩ to act towards

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beón þǽm óðrum flórum geonlícod and gelíce gehíwad, Shrn. 80, 35. to act towards a person as if he were another ꝥ hí sceoldon þone ylcan Ricgan geonlícian (ꝥ hí. . . geanlícodon, v. l.) þám cynge ipsum regem esse simulantes (cf. swilce hé hit sylf wǽre

ofer-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sprǽce, adj.

speaking too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ zungun linguam magniloquum ⬩ saying more than is just or true

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Salamon cwæþ, ðæt sélre wǽre tó wunigenne mid león and dracan ðonne mid yfelan wífe and ofersprǽcum, Homl. Th. i. 486, 33. Ða . . . ofersprǽcean multiloquio vacantes, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 3: 38, 1; Swt. 271, 14. [Cf. O. H.

trimes

(n.)
Grammar
trimes, trimis, es; trimessa, an; m. : trimesf[s], e; trimes[s]e, an; f. : þrimes;

as a weight ⬩ a drachm ⬩ as a coin, ⬩ not in England ⬩ a coin of the value of three pence.

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Ánre tremesse wǽge, 72, 11. Genim áne (anne, MS. O.) trymesan gewǽge, 78, 13. Nime áne trymessan fulle, 76, 6. Twégra trymesa, 78, 24. Twéga trymessa, 70, 15 : 72, 26. . iiii. trymesan, 76, 22 : 78, 8. Feówer trymessan, 76, 10, 16.

á-tellan

to count ⬩ number ⬩ compute ⬩ to enumerate ⬩ to tell ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ to reckon ⬩ repute

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Ne wéne ic þæt ǽnig wǽre þe þæt átellan mehte, þæt on ðám gefeohte gefeóll, 3, II; S. 150, 24. to enumerate Hé áteleð him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde quod bene gessit enumerat, Past. 463, 12.

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.

relationship ⬩ friendliness ⬩ kindness ⬩ the opposite of hostility ⬩ peace ⬩ the opposite of war ⬩ peace ⬩ concord ⬩ unity ⬩ absence of dissension or variance ⬩ peace ⬩ freedom from disturbance or molestation ⬩ tranquillity ⬩ the peace of a country ⬩ theking's peace ⬩ peace of mind ⬩ freedom from agitation, fear

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On ðæs láfe ðe swá neáh wǽre on woruldcundre sibbe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 16. For ðære mǽglícan sibbe (of Christ and John), Homl. Th. i. 58, 6. Ðá com Swein eorl and bæd Beorn eorl, ðe wæs his eámes sunu, ðæt hé his geféra wǽre tó ðam cynge.

Linked entry: syb

eallunga

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Swá emnes módes þæt ic eallunga wǽre orsorg, ꝥ ic swá orsorg wǽre ꝥ ic náne gedréfednesse næfde, Bt. 26, 1; F. 90, 26: 10; F. 28, 8. Hé þá bernesse eallinga ( funditus ) ádwǽscte, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 453, 19.

sorh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-full, adj.

full of care or anxiety ⬩ careful ⬩ anxious ⬩ feeling anxiety ⬩ attended with anxiety ⬩ causing anxiety ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ mournful ⬩ sad ⬩ feeling sorrow or grief ⬩ attended with or causing sorrow ⬩ grievous ⬩ sollicitus

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Th. 1028; B. 512. sorrowful, mournful, sad, feeling sorrow or grief Oft se welega and se wædla habbaþ suá gehweorfed hira þeáwum ðæt se welega biþ eáðmód and sorgfull, and se wædla biþ upáhæfen and selflíce, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 11.

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.

inactive ⬩ slothful ⬩ lazy ⬩ not willing to make an effort ⬩ careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ remiss ⬩ not strict in the performance of duty ⬩ languid ⬩ ill ⬩ slow ⬩ gentle ⬩ that makes inactive ⬩ sluggish ⬩ not attended with effort ⬩ lax of conduct

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Se ðe sleac wǽre tó gódnesse, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 22. Se biþ wacigende .. . se biþ sleac and slǽpende, Btwk. 220, 32. Sleaces socordis, Germ. 388, 34. Ne beón gé tó slápole ne tó sleace, ac scyldaþ eów georne wið deófles dare. Wulfst. 40, 21.

Linked entry: sleac