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of-munan

(v.)

to recall to mind, recollect

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to recall to mind, recollect Ðonne hé hit eft ofman æfter lytlam fæce cum post paululum haec ipsa ad memoriam revocant Past. 33, 7; Swt. 225, 19.

á-screncan

to trip upcause to stumble

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Ðonne ætspornað hié and weorðað mid ðǽm áscrencte subjectorum vita quasi in obstaculo itineris offendit, Past. 129, 7. Gif ðá fét weorðað áscrencte, eal se líchoma wierð gebíged and ðæt heáfod gecymð on ðǽre eorðan, 133, 1.

á-wirdness

corruption blemishinjuryannoyaffliction

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Þonne bið geðúht swilce wé hí gehǽlon, ðonne wé geswícað ðǽra áwyrdnyssa ( Similar entries cf.gedreccednysse, l. 25), 462, 27

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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hwón on ðíne tungan put a little on to your tongue, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 18: 1, 59; Lchdm. ii. 130, 7. Genim hwón sealt take a little salt, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 3.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Ic ðone déman in dagum mínum wille weorþian I will worship the judge in my days, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 8; Gú. 590. Besencte syndon wið stán déman heora absorpti sunt juxta petram judĭces eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 140, 6.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

efne

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Ne gedafenað ꝥ hé elles , bútan swá hé efne on axan and on duste licge, Bl. H. 227, 14. Efne ꝥ gé mé sylfum dóð, 215, 26. Him ne bið nǽfre nán rest seald búton emne þý dæge, Ll.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Mid týn þúsendum cuman ágén ðone ðe him ágén cymþ mid twéntigum þúsendum, Lk. Skt. 14, 31. Fíf hund þúsendum quinquagenis milibus, Hpt. Gl. 426, 11.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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To hie, hasten, strive Ðonne hé higaþ tó ðǽm godcundum þingum ánum cum ad sola, quæ interiora sunt, nititur, Past. 14, 3, Swt. 83, 14.

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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(gave such different counsel in the two cases), and ðone óðerne lǽrde, ðæt hé him anwald on tuge, óðerne hé lǽrde geðyld? Past. 40; Swt. 291, 20. Ðá ðá hé ðás eorðlícan sibbe tósceád (-scéd, Cott.

leán

(n.)
Grammar
leán, es; n.

Rewardrecompenseremunerationrequitalretribution

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Ðonne forliést gód man his leánum ðonne hé his gód forlǽt tum suo praemio carebit, cum probus esse desierit, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 189, 26. Ðæt edleán is ofer ealle óðre leán tó lufienne, Fox 190, 1

Linked entries: leahan be-leán

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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Hió sceolde forsceoppan tó león and ðonne seó sceolde sprecan ðonne rýnde hió she turned into a lioness, and when it ought to have spoken, then she roared, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 33. Nán heort ne onscúnode nǽnne león, 35, 6; Fox 168, 9.

Linked entries: leá león leóna

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Ðonne wé sittaþ innan ceastre ðonne wé ús betýnaþ binnan ðǽm locum úres módes in civitate quippe considemus, si intra mentium nostrarum nos claustra constringimus, Past. 49, 4; Swt. 385, 6 : L. E. I. 45; Th. ii. 442, 13.

Linked entry: loca

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðæt on ðone hálgan handa sendan fæderas ússe, Elen. Kmbl. 912; El. 457. Uton sendon ráp on his swyran, Blickl. Homl. 241, 10. with a stronger sense of motion, to send a missile, cast lots, throw, hurl Ðonne sceótend sendaþ flángeweorc, Exon.

bútú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bútú, [bú = bá both, tú = twá two]
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Both; ambo Ðonne beóþ bútú gehealden then both [the two] shall be preserved, Mk. Bos. 2, 22. Ðá bútú abulgon Isaace and Rebeccan then both [the two] were a grief to Isaac and Rebecca, Gen. 26, 35: Lk. Bos. l, 6, 7.

Linked entries: bútá búte

clipigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clipigendlíc, adj.

calling, vocativevocativusmaking a vocal soundvocalis

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magister doce me aliquid: vocative is calling or invoking: with this case we address everything, as — O! thou man come hither: 0! thou man speak to me: O! thou master teach me something, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 24-27. making a vocal sound; vocalis

Linked entry: ge-cígendlíc

dǽd-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
dǽd-bétan, part.-ende ; p.-bétte ; pp. -béted

To make amends, give satisfaction, to be penitent, to repent maleficium compensare, malum bono pensāre, pœnitere

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Ðæt he sealde sóðe gebýsnunge eallum dǽdbétendum, ðe to Drihtene gecyrraþ that he should give a true example to all, who shall turn to the Lord by doing amend deeds, Ælfc. T. 38, 4

Linked entry: bétan

FALS

(n.)
Grammar
FALS, es ; n.

FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit falsum

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Hwí tíhþ úre hláford us swá micles falses why doth our lord accuse us of so great a fraud? Gen. 44, 7

fót-sceamel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-sceamel, -sceamol, -scamel, -scamul, es; m.

A footstoolpĕdum scăbellumsubpĕdāneum

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A footstool; pĕdum scăbellum, subpĕdāneum Óþ-ðæt ic asette ðíne fýnd to fótsceamele ðínra fóta dōnec pōnam inĭmīcos tuos scăbellum pĕdum tuōrum, Lk. Bos. 20, 43: Ps. Lamb. 109, 1. Ge-eádmédaþ fótsceamol his fóta adōrāte scăbellum pĕdum ejus, Ps.

Linked entry: sceamol

hel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hel-líc, adj.

Hellishinfernal

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Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt hí ǽfre útábrecon the fastening of the enclosure of hell does not permit them ever to break out, i. 332, 20: ii. 80, 6.

Linked entry: helle-líc

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourninglamentationgrieving

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Mourning, lamentation, grieving Ðonne beóþ heora siblingas tó heófunge geneádode then will their relations be forced to mourn, Homl. Th. i. 88, 1. Mid micelre heófunge with great lamentation, ii. 516, 59.

Linked entry: heófing