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bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

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Swylce man bycnige him, ꝥ him sélre wǽre ꝥ hý wunodon on clǽnnysse as if to signify to them, that it were better for them to live in chastity, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 20. Bécnende portendentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 11. Bécnendo significantia, Rtl. 103, 28

Linked entry: bécnan

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Þá áhsode hé hwæt seó cleopung wǽre, Bl. H. 219, 10. Manegum stefnum and cleopungum (hreámum, v. l.) vocibus clamoribusque, Gr. D. 74, 4. a cry, call, words of address, appeal, &c. Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

reáfian

(v.)
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Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps. L. 21, 14. with acc.

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Ðá áhsode heó hine georne mid hire ólæcunge, on hwam his miht wǽre, Jud. 16, 6. Olæcunga blanditiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17. flattery, fawning, adulation Olæcung adulatio, Hpt. Gl. 527, 40.

on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Wærc in gewód líchord onleác pain hath invaded me, hath opened to itself a way within my body, 163, 31; Gú. 1002: 170, 26; Gú. 1117. Ðæt mon onlúce ða heardan heortan duritiam cordis aperire, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 2. Onlúcan gástes cǽgon, Cd.

ge-niman

(v.)
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L. 2, 6. friþ (wǽre) geniman wiþ (acc. or dat.) to make peace (a treaty) with Hé frið genam wið hié Lusitanos in deditionem recepit, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 9. Wǽre genóman foedus fecerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 25.

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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Gif his hreófla gódigende wǽre if his leprosy were getting better, Homl. Th. i. 124, 27. Þurh ðæt hit sceal on earde gódian to áhte by that means matters must somewhat improve in the land, L. C.

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ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Hwæðer him leófre wǽre ðe he hý ealle acwealde ðe hý libbende to bismre gerénian héte whether he would rather that he should kill them all or should order them to be put to shame while living, Ors. 3, 8 ; Bos. 63, 14.

þunian

(v.)
Grammar
þunian, p. ode.

to stand outbe prominentbe lifted upstick upto be lifted upbe proudto be stuck upto make a noiseto soundresoundcreak

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Th. 431, 17; Rä. 46, 2. fig to be lifted up, be proud, cf. colloquial to be stuck up : -- Wǽre ðú (the body ) ðé wiste wlanc, þrymful ðunedest, Soul Kmbl. 79; Seel. 40.

Linked entries: þundende tó-þuniende

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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Ðæt ǽgðer wǽre unnyt ge mildheortnes ge steór, gif hié ánlípe (-lépe, Cott.

byrþen

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(l a) in contrast with carriage by an animal or in a vehicle :-- Ǽlce láde, ǽgðer ge on wǽne, ge on horse, ge on byrdene, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 23. an oppressive weight Seó hefige byrþen siteþ on þǽm deádan líchoman þǽre byrgenne, Bl.

cwic

(adj.)
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Hié wéndon ꝥ heora hláford wǽre on heora feónda gewealde oððe cuca oððe deád, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 29. Mǽnende ꝥ hé tó him cuco (cucan (dat. ), S. 244, 5) ne e Cuce vivus, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 67. Genim cwicenne (cwicne, v. l. ) fox, Lch. i. 340, 25.

ge-gódian

(v.)
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Mynegunge gegódude monitu freti, Angl. xiii. 375, 142. to do good physically Genim þá ylcan wyrte and syle þigccean; heó gegódað, Lch. i. 72, 15. to make (morally) good, improve Ꝥ seó stów þurh hine gegódod and geriht wǽre, R.

ge-lǽtan

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Add: to leave, allow to have, grant Ic eaforan þínum spédum wille stépan and him sóðe tó módes wǽre míne gelǽtan, (gelæstan? v. 1542), Gen. 2366.

ginian

(v.)
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Þǽr geonode (gynude, v. l.) inþǽre hracan swylce þǽr hwylc seáð wǽre quasi quoddam barathrum patebat in gutture, 241, 12. Hú Marcus Curtius besceát on þá genigendan (gyniendan, v. l. ) eorþan, Ors. 3, 3, tit.; S. 2, 32

leán

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Ꝥone síðfæt him snotere ceorlas lythwón Lógon, þeáh hé him leóf wǽre, hwetton higerófne they said nothing to dissuade him from the journey, dear though he were to them, urged him on, B. 203.

smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
smeágung, smeáwung, smeáung, sméung, smeáng, e; f.

search, inquiry, investigation, where something is lostinquiry carried on by the mind, inquiry, consideration, meditation, discussion, deliberation

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Hí hæfdon on ðam gemóte micle smeáunge and geþeaht hwæt him tó dónne wǽre illi tractatum magnum in concilio quid esset agendum habere coeperunt Bd. 3. 5; S. 527, 26.

Linked entries: smeáþ smeáung

smíc

(n.)
Grammar
smíc, sméc, smýc, es; m.

Smoke, vapour, steam

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Se wǽta gǽþ up swylce mid smíce oððe miste Lchdm. iii. 278, 9. Sméce gelíce sicut fumus Ps. Th. 101, 3. On ðam fýre and on ðam smýce Homl. Th. ii. 202, 32. Se wind ðæt fýr and ðone smíc ofer ða wallas dráf Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 1.

Linked entries: sméc smoca

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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Gif ceorl geþeáh, ðæt he hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, cirican and cycenan [MS. ky-cenan ], bell-hús and burh-geat-setl, and sunder-note on cynges healle, ðonne wæs he ðonon-forþ þegen-rihtes weorþe if a free man thrived, so that he had fully

Linked entry: ciorl

cwide

(n.)
Grammar
cwide, cwyde , cwyðe,es; m.

the expression of a thought, a sentence, period sententia a saying, proverb, speech, discourse, sermon, will dictum, dictio, sermo, homilia, testamentum a legal enactment, decree edictum, deretum

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Cwydas dón to make wills, Lchdm. iii. 210, 30. a legal enactment, decree ; edictum, deretum Swá hit ǽr Eádmundes cwide wæs as it was formerly the enactment of Edmund, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 9.