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tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
tácnian, p. ode.

to make a mark upon something, to markto be a token or mark of something, to indicate, mark to indicate, point outto signifyto be the figurative expression of, be a figure of something, to symbolizeto indicate what is future, to portend

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Ðæt sǽde and tácnode hwylcum deáðe wolde sweltan hoc dicebat significans qua morte esset moriturus, Jn.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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wæs mid ðǽm fyrstum mannum on ðæm lande næfde ðeáh má ðonne twentig hrýðera and twentig sceápa and twentig swýna; ond ðæt lytle ðæt erede erede mid horsan he [Ohthere] was among the first men of the country; and yet he had not more than twenty

an

I givehe gives

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Will 14, 4; he gives, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 22; Gen. 2915

a-feccan

(v.)

To receiveaccipere

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To receive; accipere He afecþ [MSS. C. T. onféhþ] me acceperit me. Ps. Spl. 48,16

fóre-manian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-manian, p. ode; pp. od

To fore-warnpræmŏnēre

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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

scúra

(n.)
Grammar
scúra, (-e; f. ?), an; m.
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A shower áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22; Sat. 11

lecgan

Grammar
lecgan, <b>; VI 1.</b>
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dylfð ðone grundweall swýþe deópne and legð hine mid stáne, E.S. 49, 349. Add

þanc-hycgende

(adj.)
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thoughtful , gumena nát hwylc, þanchycgende ðǽr gehýdde deóre máðmas, Beo. Th. 4462; B. 2235

treów-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrm, es; m.
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A caterpillar salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46

un-gelácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured Næs nǽnig untrum ðæt ungelácnod fram him férde, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 16

Linked entries: ge-lácnian un-lácnod

un-rǽdfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rǽdfæstlíce, adv.

Unadvisedlywithout heeding good counsel

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Unadvisedly, without heeding good counsel Twá geár ríxode unrǽdfæstlíce, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 456

Linked entry: rǽdfæstlíce

west-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

blǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdness, (bléd-), e; f.

A blossom

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A blossom Þeáh (May) wynsumlíce blówe and blǽdnyssa fægere geyppe, Angl. viii. 311, 1

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

ed-staþeliend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-staþeliend, ed-staþeligend, es; m.
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A restorer is þín edstaþeligend, Hml. S. 5, 201. v. ge-edstaþeli(g)end

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
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on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

ge-hýd

(adj.)
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provided with skin On þám syxtan mónþe ( the foetus ) byþ gehýd, Nar. 50, 5

ge-teohhung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teohhung, e; f.
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Determination, ordinance wiste ꝥ hit æfter his geteohhunge ágán sceolde, Hml. A. 154, 69

ge-dícan

(v.)
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to make a dic On ðá díc ðe gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6

Linked entry: dícan