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seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Seven, as adjective Mid ús wǽron seofun (-on, MS. A.) gebróðru, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða seofon gódan geár, Gen. 41, 53. His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 10. Seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

swǽman

(v.)
Grammar
swǽman, p. de
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Ure Louerd ne mei uor reouðe wernen hire, ne sweamen hire heorte mid wernunge, A. R. 330, 11. Þe swemande sorȝe soȝt to his hert, Allit. Pms. 54, 563.

Linked entry: á-swǽman

þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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Thanking, thanks, thanksgiving Gode sié lof and wuldor and dǽda þoncung ealra ðæra góda ðe hé ús forgifen hafaþ, Chart. Th. 136, 32. Sáwla þancung thanksgiving by souls, Hy. 9, 45. Ic ete mid micelre þancunge manduco cum gratiarum actione, Coll.

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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Ðæt hé ús forgeáfe ða undeádlícan tunecan ðe wé forluron on ðæs frum-sceapenan mannes forgǽgednysse, Homl. Th. i. 34, 29. Hió becwið hyre betstan dunnan tunecan, Chart. Th. 537, 31.

Linked entry: tunice

tynder

(n.)
Grammar
tynder, e; tyndren (-in), e (?); tyndre, an; f.
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Voc. i. 284, 21: isca, ii. 45, 74: fomentam (-um?), 40, 7. Tyndre gódes cynnes fomentum bone indolis, Scint. 206, 17. Tindre sica (l. isica or isca ), Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 38.

Linked entries: tender tyndre

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Þæt wé ús georne tó Gode þýdon that we diligently attach ourselves to God, Blickl. Homl. 115, 21. Mid cnottum (wǽre) þeód nexibus nodaretur, Hpt. Gl. 481, 31. Þióð subjugatae, subjunctae, 519, 4

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

ágnian

(v.)
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Gif hwá ná furðor teám ne cenð ac ágnian wile if any one does not carry the teám further, but declares himself to have been the owner , i. 290, 19. to appropriate to one's self, usurp, arrogate Gif hé ðá gód þe ús God tó gemánan sealde him synderlíce

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, frohtian.

To fear

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Þý lǽs wé . . . lǽs tó Godes dóme forhtigen and ús ondrǽden ne forhte nos . . . minus Dei judicium formidantes, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 503, 17. trans. with acc. Egislice orleahtras forhtude horrida discrimina expauit (i. formidavit), An. Ox. 1869.

ge-leáfful

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Add: having faith, or trust Hé wæs Gode geleáffull on his heortan, Shrn. 76, 21. having the Christian faith, Christian Blissian nú eall geleáffull folc, for þon þe for ús Crístes blód wæs ágoten, Bl. H. 91, 7.

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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hiora licgendan feó cum pudenda penuria esset aerarii, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 17. þone mete dǽle man swá gebrocedum mannum þe swá fæstan ne magon let the food be distributed to men so afflicted with infirmity as to be unable to fast, Wlfst. 181, 15. v. un

Linked entry: brócian

gearcian

(v.)
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Gearca ús gereord-unge, Hml. Th. i. 60, 18. Bere is swíðe earfoðe tó gearcigenne, 188, 4. to present, furnish, supply Gearcaþ wæfersýne prestat spectaculum An. Ox. 1225. Wala gearcode uibices exhibuit 4488.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Techm. ii. 128, 6-12. a table, list Seó forme abecede ys bútan pricon, and seó oðer ys gepricod on ða swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ða wynstran healfe, swá ús hér æfter gelustfullaþ tó ámearkianne on þissum æfterfyligendum wexbredum, ðe se árwurða

wecg

(n.)
Grammar
wecg, es; m.

a wedge a mass of metal a piece of money

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Lǽt ús ámyltan ða sylfrenan godas and eác swylce ða gyldenan, dǽlan siððan wǽdligum ða ámoltenan wæcgas, 5, 234. a piece of money Nim ðone ǽrestan fisc . . . ðú finst ǽnne wecg ( staterem ) on him, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27: Homl. Th. i. 512, 4

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Ðú sófte gedést, ðæt hí ðé selfne gesión móten 20, 272. without discord Gebunden gesiblíce sófte tógædere Met. 20, 68. easily, without opposition Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, ús sceal ord and ecg ǽr geséman Byrht. Th. 133, 32; By. 59

Linked entry: sófte

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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, and gave up the ghost, Homl. Th. ii. 504, 34. Heó hí sylfe on grine áhéng, ðæt heó fótum span, 30, 23

Linked entry: spornan

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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. ¶ of the operation of the Deity :-- God Ælmihtig ús ealle geworhte, Ll. Th. i. 370, 27. Geweorhte, Ps. L. 94, 6. Dryhten ús of dúste geworhte, Sal. 336. Þíne handa mé geworhtan and geheówodan, Bl. H. 87, 32.

licgan

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On þæt crundel þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Swá is ðisse sprǽce ðe ðu mé æfter ácsast ad rem me omnium quaesitu maximam vocas, cui vix exhausti quidquam satis sit; talis namque materia est, ut una dubitatione succissa innumerabiles aliae succrescant, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 14-26. a sentence, decision

lust

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:-- Úp gewát líg and þurh lust ( by its violence ?) geslóh micle máre þonne gemet wǽre, Dan. 249. v. geoguþ-, unriht-, wamm-, weorold-, wyn-lust

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Uton geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban let us consider what recompense we have to produce for him, 91, 14. Hafa ðé wunden gold take for thyself the twisted gold, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 18; Gen. 2128.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa