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niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Nimaþ ðæt pund fram him auferte ab illo mnam, Lk. Skt. 19, 24. Nis nánum men álýfed ðæt hé nime on his þeówe ǽnig feoh nemini licet servo suo pecuniam aliquam auferre, L. Ecg. P. addit. 35 note; Th. ii. 238, 11. Gif mec hild nime. Beo.

Linked entry: bi-nom

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hé wilnode hine geseón erat cupiens uidere eum, Lk. Skt. 23, 8. Gif ðú wilnige oncnáwan, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 31. Gif ðú willnige ongitan si vis cernere, 39, 13; Fox 232, 24. Wilnige, Met. 29, I. Gebida wilnando petere uolentes . Lk.

Linked entry: willnian

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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Neáh ðam sǽ ðe Engla land and Pehta land tósceádeþ in vicinia freti quod Anglorum terras Pictorumque disterminat, 4, 26; S. 602, 36.

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þis synd ða bebodu and dómas and laga haec sunt judicia atque praecepta et leges, Lev. 26, 46: Num. 3, 2. Þe þis sint hira naman quorum ista sunt nomina, 1, 5. Ne synt ná þis wódes mannes word haec uerba non sent daemonium habentis, Jn. Skt. 10, 21.

Linked entries: þás þis

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, m: heó; f: hit; n.

He, she, it

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Woepen mon ł hee and hiuu ł wífmon masculum et feminam, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 6. Hé ł woepenmon masculinum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 23

Linked entries: heó hie hig hió

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Kmbl. 9; Leás. 5: Menol. Fox 574; Gn. C. 56. Hí fácen and unriht acwǽdon lŏcūti sunt nēquĭtiam, Ps. Th. 72, 6: 94, 9. Ðæt he him nán fácn mid nyste that he knew of no guile in him, L. C. S. 29; Th. i. 392, 16: L. O. 9; Th. i. 182, 3.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte, fǽgra flǽschaman the keepers lay lifeless on the sand, the carcases of the slain, Andr. Kmbl. 2171; An. 1087.

FYRD

(n.)
Grammar
FYRD, fyrdung, e; f.

an armythe military array of the whole countryexercĭtusexpĕdītioan armyagmenexercĭtusan expeditionexpĕdītioa campcastrum

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If a gesithcund man owning land, neglect the fyrd, let him pay 120 shillings and forfeit his land; one not owning land, 60 shillings; a churlish man, 30 shillings; as a fine for neglecting the fyrd, L.

rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
rǽran, p. de
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Ðonne rǽre man cyninges munde, ðæt is ðæt hý ealle ðam sémende syllan ðæt cyninges mund stande, L. E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 20. Se ðe unlage rǽre oððe undóm gedéme, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 9.

Linked entry: hebban

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Heora líf is rihtor tó talianne tó écan deáðe, Wulfst. 25, 6. Tala ðé ðínne bróðor, swylce hé beó ðín lim, Basil admn. 5; Norm. 46, 11. Tó for náht taliende parvi pendenda, neglegenda, ad nihilum judicanda, Hpt.

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ðá ácsodon heó, hwylce talu heó hæfde ymbe ða land ... Ðá sǽde heó, ðæt heó nán land hæfde, ðe him áht tó gebyrede, 337, 2-24. Tale wyrðe entitled to bring an action, 266, 11. a tale, list, series Talu laterculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 23.

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, brancha stakea twig used in casting lotsa lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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ðe hé mid tán geeode the apostles divided the world into twelve parts that were to be assigned by lot, and each one of them [remained?] in that part which he got by lot, Blickl. Homl. 121, 7-9. Sendon tánas miserunt sortes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 34

beón

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L. 6, 31. Forgefen bíðon (beóþun, R.) ðé synno dimittantur tibi peccata, Mk. L. 2, 9. Tóstrogden biáð scíp dispargentur oves, Mt. L. 26, 31. Rím wintra hine hæbbende beón se numerum annorum fuisse habiturum.

hám

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
hám, es; m.

Home, house, abode, dwelling, residence, habitation, house with land, estate, propertydomus, domicilium, prædium, villa, mansio, possessioa villagea dwelling-placean abode, world, this worldhomedomus, domicilium, patria

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Gif cyning æt mannes hám drincæþ if the king drink at a man's house, L. Eth. 3; Th. i. 4, 1: L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 32, 17: L. Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 1. Hælend com tó Lazares hám Jesus had come to the home of Lazarus, Blickl. Homl. 69, 21.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 17.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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þá ásprang his word wíde geond land, Hml. S. 7, 388: 10, 75: 26, 239. Iudan ege ásprang wíde geond land, 25, 322. Of ðám deáðe ásprang his nama geond ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 226, 20. Ásprang hire hlísa ofer land and sǽ, Hml. S. 9, 1.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Lk. Skt. 4, 29. Sume scufon heora mágas forþ tó heofenan ríce, and férdon him sylfe tó helle wíte, Homl. Th. ii. 542, 22.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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Ðe læs ðú suwige ne taceas, 27, 1. Ic swigiende ealle ða niht áwunode, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 29. Ðú byst suwiende (swygende, MS. A.: suwigende, MSS. B. C.), Lk. Skt. 1, 20. of that which has not voice, not to make a noise Hrægl mín swigaþ, Exon.

ryne

(n.)
Grammar
ryne, es; m.

A course, run, running,an orbitcourse, uninterrupted progressa course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood course, cycle, lustrecourse of life

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Th. 4, 4; Cri. 47. of fluids, a course, water-course, a flow, flux of blood Ðá ætstód ðæs blódes ryne fluxus sanguinis, Lk. Skt. 8, 44 : Mk. Skt. 5, 29. Seó eá ætstent on hire ryne, Jos. 3, 13.

Linked entry: rine

ge

andevenevenboth . . . and . . . and

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líð inne mónað, ge hwílum twégen (sometimes even as long as two months), Ors. l, I; Swt. 20, 21. Swá ꝥ þá hǽðenan ðe raðor gelífdan. Oft ge þúsend manna ætgædere gelífde, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 17. ge furþum even Ge furþon etenim Ps. Th. 40, 9.