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on-scunian

(v.)
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Ðystlíce mé ðincð þæt þá ǽágan dón, gyf hý onscuniað þǽra sunnan leóhtes þone dǽl þe hí hys geseón magon, Solil. H. 47, 5-9. Lócian on fýr ǽr ðám hé ongeán þá sunnan lócie.

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Lyft biþ onbærned, 64, 26; Cri. 1043. figurative Hé on monigra geleáfsumra heortan ðæs gástlícan leóhtes gyfe onbærnde. Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 30. Ðæt fýr ðæt ðú sylfa on ðé onbærndest, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 18. Is onbærned ðín yrre. Ps.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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Ðis leóhte beorht cymeþ ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wægas, Exon. Th. 350, 9; Sch. 61. Gewát him se æðeling wadan ofer wealdas, Cd. Th. 174, 30; Gen. 2886. On sǽ wadan, 51, 22; Gen. 830. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, Byrht.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wingsvŏlāreTo fleeflee fromfŭgĕreeffŭgĕre

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Gif ic míne fiðeru gefó, fleóge ǽr leóhte si sumpsĕro pennas meas ante lūcem, Ps. Th. 138, 7. Se fugel fleógeþ the bird flies, Exon. 60b; Th. 220, 18; Ph. 322: Beo. Th. 4539; B. 2273.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be gladrejoiceexultlætaridelectarigaudereexultare

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Leóhte gefégun they rejoiced in the light, Exon. Th. 31, 32; Cri. 504. Gefeade exaltavit [misread by the translator exultavit ], Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 14. Gefeade exultavit, 8, 56. Gefeoh rejoice, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Sé þee Gif hé geþafað ðá dyrnan geþingo, 240, 16. intercession, mediation Þes bróþer getogen wæs of þisum leóhte mid geþingum (þingungum, v. l., intercessionibus ) þæs hálgan weres, Gr. D. 54, 6.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch outextendto stretch by pulling:to extend noticedirect attentioneffortto extendprolongto spread outextend superficially to stretch outprostrate:--

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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde, Shrn. 116, 2. of a space of time: -- Þá þrý dagas wǽron bútan sunnan and mónan ... gelícere wǽgan mid leóhte and þeóstrum áþenede, (the first three) Lch. iii. 234, 6

Linked entry: on-þenian

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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Hie ðæt eall gemunan and ðurh ðæt leóht gemanode beóþ they remember all that and are admonished by the light, Blickl. Homl. 129, 21: Bt. 16, 1; Fox 48, 30. Hie gemunaþ ða mycclan eáðmódnesse they recollect his great humility, Blickl. Homl. 129, 10.

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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God hét ðæt leóht, dæg God called the light, day, Gen. 1, 5. Se þridda dæg the third day, Gen. 1, 13. Emnihtes dæg the day of equinox; æquinoctium, Menol. Fox 347; Men. 175. Wintres dæg the winter's day or beginning of winter, Menol.

scríðan

(v.)
Grammar
scríðan, p. scráð, pl. scridon; pp. scriden, scriðen.
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Th. 103, 24. of the increase or decrease of light Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan. Cd. Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773. Niht ofer ealle scríðan cwóme. Beo.

inne

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Leóht inne stód, B. 1570. Gæst inne swæf, 1800: 1866. Cyning inne gebond feónda foresprecan ..., þǽr hé ligeð in carcerne, Cri. 732. Þæt hé inne oþþe úte cirican berýpe, Ll. Th. i. 334, 30.

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Ðá gesundrode sigora Waldend leóht wið þeóstrum, sceade wið scíman, Cd. Th. 8, 22; Gen. 128. For hwon sécest ðú sceade, 54, 8; Gen. 874. shadow, protection Under scaduwe fiðera ðínra gescyld mé, Ps. Spl. 16, 10.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwung, e; f.

a looking at, contemplation, considerationrespect,regardreconnoitring, surveying, examinationa spectacle, showa show, appearance, pretence

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Se biþ eallenga blind se ðe nóht ne ongiet be ðam leóhte ðære uplecan sceáwunge caecus quippe est, qui supernae contemplationis lumen ignorat, Past. 11, 1; Swt. 65, 7. Sceáwunga, 16, 1;Swt. 99, 2.

sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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Ðú eart leóhtes swer, Blickl. Homl. 141, 1. Drihten swutelode him ðone weg on dæg þurh swert tácn on sweres gelícnysse, and on niht swilce án byrnende swer him fór beforan, Ex. 13, 21: Homl. Th. ii. 196, 8.

Linked entries: swer swyr

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Hé bideþ þæs écan leóhtes, Bl. H. 17, 35. Hié biddaþ þínre onlésnesse, 81, 22. Se blinda ne bæd goldes, 21, 5. Ne bidde gé þæs, 227, 13. with acc. Dó þæt ic bidde, BI. H. 245, 20. Ne bǽde gé nán þing on mínum naman, Jn. 16, 24.

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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A.) leóht vos estis lux mundi, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 14. Ða hwatestan men ealles ðises middangeardes, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 6. Hú gesǽlig seó forme eld wæs ðises middangeardes, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 3.

Linked entry: middan-eard

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Hie ðæt leóht geseóþ scínan they see the light shine, 129, 7: Cd 5; Th. 7, 20; Gen. 108: 32; Th. 42, 4; Gen. 669.

Linked entry: ge-sión

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Ðeáh ðe his leóht gelómlíce hwyrfe though its light change frequently, Lchdm. iii. 242, 16. Hwærfe hia convertantur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15. Hiora heortan hé ongan hwyrfan convertit cor eorum, Ps. Th. 104, 21.

ufan

(adv.)
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ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Hæfdon hí Dryhtnes leóht ufan ( above, in heaven ) forléten, Cd. Th. 269, 7; Sat. 69. Hér is fýr micel ufan and neoðone, 24, 9; Gen. 375.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

fǽr

a calamitydisasterevilaccident

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Land, leóhtes leás and líges full, fýres fǽr micel a land without light and full of flame, a huge destroying fire, Gen. 334. Ǽr him fǽr Godes aldre gesceóde ere the calamity sent by God destroyed them, Dan. 592.

Linked entry: fǽr