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wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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Homl. 17, 36.

ge-bindan

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hoc deceptus amisit, Ors. 3, 7 ; 112, 12

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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O how patiently our Lord bore the devil's tempting, Bl.

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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Gástas hwurfon, sóhton engla éðel souls departed, sought the home of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 1280; An. 640 : Exon. 100 a; Th. 375, 6; Seel. 134. Gásta weardas the guardians of spirits, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 25; Gen. 41.

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Homl. ii. 109, 22.] <b>Ib.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? Ps. Th. 8, 5. Cwǽdon hí, ðæt hie ðæs ne amundon ðe má ðe eówre geferan they said, that they no more minded it than did your companions, Chr. 755; Th. 84, 36, col. 3

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

ge-síclian

(v.)
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Wearð his hors gesíclod (-sícclod, v.l.) and sóna feóll (v. Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, 18-), 26, 205. Wæs se king þá binnan Oxnaforde swýþe geseócled, C. D. iv. 57, 4

ge-wénan

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R. 14, 2. to hope for Þá hwíle ðe ðǽr bið gewéned ǽnig behreówsung, Hml. Th. ii. 340, 6

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, p. ede; v. a. acc.

To inhabitinhabitare, incolere

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Ðǽr nó men búgaþ eard where men inhabit not a home, 58a; Th. 208, 18; Ph. 157. Búgede habitatvit, Aldh. Gl. Grn

Linked entries: a-búgan búgende

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a limitboundterma limitboundarya boundary ( = gemǽre) of a particular estatea boundaryconfine of a districtborderthe territory within the boundariesfines

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Th. 4758; B. 2384. a limit, boundary (of place), Beó ðǽr gemeten nygon fét of ðam stacan tó ðære mearce ( the limit up to which the hot iron had to be carried; cf. Grmm. R. A. 918), L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 13.

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Sume scufon heora mágas forþ tó heofenan ríce, and férdon him sylfe tó helle wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 22.

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Lk. 13, 7), Homl. Th. ii. 408, 5. Eode on woestigum styd (steyde, Rush.) abiit in desertum locum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 35. Stydd, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 1.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Homl. 91, 23. Sunnan . . . mónan . . . tunglena ( siderum ), Hymn. Surt. 22, 29. Féran mid ðære sunnan betwyx ðám tunglum, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 11. Sunnan leóma torht ofer tunglas, Exon.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
uppan, (-on); prep. dat. acc.

upononaboveuponatafteruponon touponagainst

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Hé bæd æt Gode ðæt hé him sealde wæter uppan ðære dúne, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 112. Geoffra hyne uppon ánre dúne offeres eum in holocaustum super unum montium, Gen. 22, 2. Hé ætstód uppon ánum beáme, Chr. 978; Erl. 127, 11.

Linked entries: uppon on-uppan

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Án God á on écnysse one God to all eternity [lit. one God ever, in eternity ], Homl. Th. ii. 22, 32. Á on écnisse usque in æternum, Jos. 4, 7. Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375.

Linked entry: ÁWA

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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Ðæt mynster seó ylce cwén swýðe lufode and árwyrþode and be-eóde eadem regina hoc monasterium multum diligebat, venerabatur, excolebat Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 15 : 2, 13; S. 517, 1. to commit, exercise, practise, observe; committere, perficere, observare

ge

(con.)
Grammar
ge, conj.

Andalsoet

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Homl. 219, 29. Ǽgðer ge ... ge both ... and, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 5. Ǽgðer ge on spræce, ge on þeáwum, ge on eallum sidum both in speech, and in manners, and in all customs, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 29 : 41, 5; Fox 254,19-21

Linked entries: irfeweardian ge-stirian

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Whywhat!ah!

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Hwæt ðú leóda feala forleólce and forlǽrdest how many people hast thou deceived and seduced! 2726; An. 1365: Beo. Th. 1064; B. 530. Hwæt iudas hét ðá settan ðæt líc ah! then Judas bade them put down the body, H. R. 13, 26.

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Homl. 169, 22. Ðæt læste fæc parvissimum spatium, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20. Ðone læstan dǽl þunges the least bit of aconite, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 31.

Linked entries: lærest læst

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Homl. Th. ii. 336, 11. Wé ðé ðæs nú nellaþ lettan ðæs ðú ǽr geþoht hæfdest we will not hinder thee from that which thou didst before purpose, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 24

Linked entry: ge-lettan