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macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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S. 21, 434. to do, perform. with a noun of action as object Hí ealle sǽdon ꝥ sé is sóð God þe swilce wundra macað, Hml. S. 22, 56.

HÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÁTAN, ic háte, ðú hátest, hætsþ, hé háteþ, hát, hǽt, pl. hátaþ; p. héht, hét, pl. héhton, héton; pp. háten.

to bid, order, commandto promise, vowto call, name, give a name toto name, call, bid, commandto call, name, promise, vownominare, appellare, jubere, præcipere

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Gr. 21; Som. 23, 23. Hé héht englas him tó cuman and hie cóman he bade angels come to him and they came, 181, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 729; An. 365. Ðá hét hé mé on ðysne síþ faran then he bade me go on this journey, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 7; Gen. 499.

Linked entry: ge-hátan

ge-mengan

(v.)
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II a. to mix and so lessen the strength of (fig.) :-- Earðlicum gifremnissum gimengadum terrenis affectibus mitigatis, Rtl. 18, 17. to unite so as to form a whole: — Þú gegæderast ðá hiofonlican sáwla and ðá eorþlican líchoman and hí on ðisse worulde

níd

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Þæt Crístene menn tó cyrican faran magan and þǽr heora neóda tó Gode mǽnan, Wlfst. 278, 20. a condition marked by the lack or want of some necessary thing, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Hml.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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The soul Sáwul anima, Wrt. Voc. 1. 76, 30. Sáwl, 42, 32. Sául, 282, 23: ii. 7, 75. the soul, the animal life Ic secge mínre sáwle: &#39;Eálá sáwel, ðú hæfst mycele gód . . . gerest ðé, et, drinc, and gewista.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Gr. 49; Som. 50, 41. Hé ríxode twá læs xxx geára, Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 16. Óðrum healfum læs ðe xxx wintra, 901; Erl. 96, 24. Ðý ilcan sumera forwearþ nó læs ðonne xx scipa that same summer no less than twenty ships were lost, 897; Erl. 96, 14.

Linked entry: læsast

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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Gr. 9; Som. 8, 52. Ðá andswarode hé ymbe long then answered he after long, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 8. Lange tíde multis temporibus, Lk. Skt. 8, 27, 29. Hiwgende lang gebed simulantes longam orationem, 20, 47.

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Agnes) Simfronius attempted to force to be wife to his son, 56, 7. Geneáded ł þreátod coacta, Hpt. Gl. 508, 22. to reprove, rebuke On wuda ðú wildeór wordum þreátast increpa feras silvarum, Ps. Th. 67, 27.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Þurh ða weallendan sond and þurh ða wǽdlan stówe wæteres and ǽlcere wǽtan per ferventes arenas et egentia humoris loca, Nar. 6, 9: 26, 8. begging Hé sæt blind wið ðone weg wǽdla (mendicans), Mk.

irþ

(n.)
Grammar
irþ, e; f.

ploughingtillinga cropploughed land

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Ðá him ðá ðæt sǽd broht wæs ofer ealle tíd tó sáwenne and ofer eallne hiht wæstm tó beranne ðe hé on ðam ylcan land seów ðá georn ðǽr sóna upp genihtsumlíc yrþ and wæstm ut illius frugis ibi potius seges oriretur.

Linked entries: earþ ernþ

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, máran; p. de

To make knowncelebratedeclareproclaim

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Songe lofiaþ mǽraþ módigne meaglum reordum they praise with song and with powerful voices celebrate the noble bird, Exon. 60b; Th. 221, 21; Ph. 338. For cyning mǽraþ leófne leódfruman they proclaim the loved chief as king, Th. 222, 6; Ph. 344.

Linked entry: máran

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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the mind Mód mægnade, mine fægnade, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 56; Reim. 33. mind (as in to have a mind for anything), purpose, desire Læssan hwíle ðonne his myne sóhte for a less time than he would have desired, Beo. Th. 5138; B. 2572.

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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Nú smeádon gehwilce men now some men have enquired, ii. 268, 7. Dǽda gehwylcra of all deeds, Elen. Kmbl. 2563; El. 1283. Háteþ arísan folc ánra gehwylc bids each folk arise, Exon. 23 a; Th. 63, 28; Cri. 1026.

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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To take counsel, to consult Hié smeágeaþ and ðeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 22, Hé mid his ealdormannum ðeahtode and sóhte hwæt be ðyssum ðingum tó dónne wǽre cum suis primatibus curavit conferre, quid de

un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Voc. ii. 48, 17. of persons, not having knowledge, ignorant Gif hé hit nát, hwelce gesǽlþa hæfþ hé æt ðam welan, gif hé biþ swá dysig and swá ungewiss ðæt hé ðæt witan ne mæg si nescit, quaenam beata sors esse potest ignorantiae caecitate?

cáf-líce

(adv.)
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sóna begyrdon hí cáflíce ( with alacrity), Hml. S. 5, 247: R. Ben. 47, 13. Hieu férde mid fultume . . . Ioram áxode hwæðer hé cóme mid sibbe swá cáflíce ( with such a display of force), Hml. S. 18, 330.

faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ, faroþ, es; m.

oceanwavesshore

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[Perhaps some passages given under I.should be taken here.]

ge-níwian

(v.)
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Sorg bið geníwad, Wand. 50: B. 1322. Cearo bið geníwad, Wand. 55: B. 1303. Þá se wyrm onwóc, wróht wæs geníwad, 2287. <b>II a.</b> to repeat :-- Giníwia frequentare, Rtl. 9, 13

wyrd

Grammar
wyrd, <b>. IV</b> 2.
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Hé gefealh his gebede for þone seócan man, and þá sóna eft hine gelǽdde tó his ágenre ræste hálne . . . Of þǽre wyrde (ex quo ejus uno facto) þæs weres wé geleornodon ꝥ wé gelýfdon eallra óþra weorca, 248, 4.

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slide, slip, fall to slide, glideto make a mistake, to fail, errto fall into an unhappy conditionto pass away, be transitory or perishable

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[Þer on geð him one in one sliddrie weie, he slit falleþ sone; and ter monie goð togederes, . . . gif eni uoð on uorte sliden, be oðer breideð hine up er þen he allunge ualleA. R. 252, 10-12. Mony folk slod to helleH. R. 136 157.

Linked entry: sliden