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ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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Hit is on ǽlce healfe ymbfangen mid gársecge, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 24, 17. Ðínre gedréfednesse ðe ðú mid ymbfangen eart, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 18. Sunu Meotodes habbaþ ealle ymbfangen mid sange, Cd. Th. 273, 30; Sat. 144. Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen, Cd.

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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Ne fornime incer nóðer óðer ofer will bútan geþafunge nolite fraudare invicem, nisi ex consensu Past. 51; Swt. 399, 34. Hé genam ðæt wíf ofer ðæs cynges wil, Chr. 1015; Th. i. 276, 4, col. 2. a pleasant or desirable thing Willa (wilna? v. willa.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Ná ꝥ wé ána ( we without effort on our part ) habbon ús ðone wurðmynt, ac swá man máre swincð, swá man máran méde hæfð, 57, 161

líf-wela

(n.)
Grammar
líf-wela, an; m.

life

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Ða lífwelan, swáse swegldreámas, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 33; Cri. 1348. Lífwelan the wealth of this world, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 17; Dan. 56

myrten

(adj.)
Grammar
myrten, adj.

That has died by disease

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That has died by disease Gif swýn etaþ myrten flǽsc si porci carnem morticinam ederint, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 164, 18.

ymb-haga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-haga, an; m.
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There are other charms connected with bees on pp. 384, 397), Lchdm. i. 395, 5. v. ymbe a swarm of bees

cwudu

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Swín wæs unclǽne for ðan þe hit ne ceów his cudu, Hml. S. 25, 80, 46: Lch. iii. 120, 27. ¶ hwít cwudu mastich :-- Huuít quidu, huít cudu mastice, Txts. 78, 655. Hwít cweodu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 53. Hwit cudu mastica, i. 286, 33.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Icel. túta a teat-like prominence; tútna to be blown up : Dan. tude a spout : Swed. tut : Du. tuit a pipe. pike. ] Cf. tot

út

(adv.)
Grammar
út, adv.

outbeyond the bounds within which a thing is enclosedout on an expeditionoutoutoutoutforthto knock outpull outoutaway from homeabroadoutaway from landoutoutsidenot within doorsnot in the houseabroadoutexternally

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Moyses oft eode inn and út on ðæt tempt, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 24. Ic of ðé út síðode, Soul Kmbl. 110; Seel. 55. Ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg non egrediebar, Ps. Th. 87, 8.

níwe

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Ꝥ geár hæfð twelf níwe monan, 248, 25. other than the former or old, different from that previously existing, known, or used Bið ús geset níwe nama; swá swá se wítega cwæð, 'God gecígð his ðeówan óðrum naman.'

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. ede
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swear, support what they said with oath) about a certain thing, whether of the twain were stronger, fate or caution, Salm. Kmbl. 851; Sal. 425

ǽnes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽnes, adv.

Once.

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Similar entries cf. ǽne, I Ǽnes ic swór semel juravi, Ps. L. 88, 36. Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes, Ll. Th. i. 38, 13.

Linked entry: ǽne

ge-mynd

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(out of) mind Ne cumon eów þás word of gemynde swá lange swá gé lybbon ne obliviscaris verborum quae viderunt oculi tui, et ne excidant de corde tuo cunctis diebus vitae tuae, Deut. 4, 9. Wé lǽtað hit of gemynde swilce hit nǽfre ne gewurde, Hml.

gildan

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Gif man ofslægen weorðe, gylde hine man swá hé geboren sý, 174, 15. Ne þearf hé hine búton be healfan were gyldan . . . healf wer ætfealð, 354, 19.

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Náhton hié náðer ne mete ne freónd, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 34. Sí on cynges dóme hwæðer hé líf áge ðe náge, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 25. Grammar nágan, with gen. Nágan wé ðæs heolstres, ðæt wé ús gehýdan mágon, Cd.

gódian

(v.)
Grammar
gódian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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On his dagum hit gódode in his days things improved, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 13: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 19. Gif his hreófla gódigende wǽre if his leprosy were getting better, Homl. Th. i. 124, 27.

Linked entry: ge-gódian

syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle, an; f.
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syllan man fægere gefégþ, and ða beámas gelegþ, and ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 8. figurative, a support, foundation Ðonne hí ne beóþ mid nánre sylle underscotene ðæs godcundlícan mægenes nullis fulti virtutibus, Past. 1; Swt

Linked entry: syl

án-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípe, (ǽn-); adj.
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Swǽ feáwa hiora wǽron ðæt ic furðum ánne ánlépne ne mæg geðencean, Past. 3, 17. single, distinct from others, individual Ðus hit byð gedón in ánlépra gehwylcre (cf. ánra gehwylc) sáwle sic in unaquaque anima agitur. Gr.

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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Smeáunge 1, 1; S. 474, 5: Past. ii; Swt. 67, 5. Smeánge Ps. Surt. 38, 4. 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

ge-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreátian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [þreátian to urge, press]

To urgeoppressthreatenrebukecompelrestrainafflicttormenturgērecōgĕreafflīgĕretrībŭlēre

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Ðæt geþreátade mód biþ suíðe raðe gehwierfed to fióunga the rebuked mind will very soon be turned to hatred, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 13; Hat. MS.