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Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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ᚠ [feoh] ǽghwam biþ <b>F</b> [wealth] will be for every man lǽne under lyfte, failing under the heaven, landes frætwe the ornament of the land gewítaþ under wolcnum. will depart under the welkin. Elen. Kmbl. 2512-2541; El. 1257-1272.

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know noscĕre, scire CAN scire, posse

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Ic ne conn þurh gemæcscipe monnes ówér I know not anywhere of a man through cohabitation, Exon. 10b; Th. 13, 6; Cri. 198. with inf.

déman

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Hleótan man mót . . . ꝥ him déme seó tá, gif hí hwæt dǽlan willað, Hml. S. 17, 86. to deem, think, suppose Doemo ic arbitror, Jn. L. 21, 25. Doema censeo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 58.

fundian

(v.)
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Cf. (1 d) Cýdde man mé ꝥ ús mára hearm tó fundode þonne ús wel lícode, Cht. E. 230, 1. Swá benne ne burston ne fundian ( not strike inwards?

ge-restan

(v.)
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II. 4 Gyf man méte ꝥ hé weorðlíce gerestod sló, gód ꝥ byð. Lch. iii. 174, 32

ge-writ

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Wríte man manega gewrita be þissum, Ll. Th. i. 278, 8. a list or catalogue Hæbbe se abbod gewrit ( brevem ) ealra þǽra ǽhta, R. Ben. 56, 7. a letter Cartena, gewrita scedarum, An. Ox. 2308.

on-gitan

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Add Hé wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. Hé wilnode ðæt hé wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ, m. f.; sǽs, sǽes, , sǽwe, seó; ǽs, ; dat. sǽm, sǽum, sǽwum.

Sea .sea seaseaa seaa sea, lake

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Sǽs tóslúpan, eal sealt wæter, Lchdm. iii. 36, 27. a sea Him is be-eástan se sǽ ðe man Arfatium hǽt, and westan and be-norþan Creticum se sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 26, 32 : 28,1 . Néh ðæm clife ðære Reádan sǽs Swt. 12, 20. Be ðære reódan sǽ Ex. 14, 9.

weder

(n.)
Grammar
weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Þeah nine (a sick man) mon on sunnan lǽde, ne mæg hé be ðý wedre wesan (he can't stand the weather), þeáh hit sý wearm on sumera, Exon. Th. 340, 18 ; Gn. Ex. 113. Hé ús giefeþ weder líþe, Exon. Th. 38, 12; Cri. 605.

hǽlu

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L. l. 69-71. with gen. of the saver Syle ús on earfoðum fultum, for don hǽlu byð manna gehwylces ídel (vana solus hominis), Ps.

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Þé sóðfæst Meotud wist gife, heofonlícne hláf, An. 389. material like bread, manna Hé sealde him heofenes hláf panem coeli dedit eis, Ps.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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manna ingehygd wát and can, Blickl. Homl, 179, 26. Ne magon wé hit ná dyrnan, for ðam ðe hit Drihten wát, Hy, 7, 93: Exon. Th. 183, 11; Gú. 1325. Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Blickl. Homl. 181, 11: Ps. Th, 73, 17: Hy. 3, 32.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

Ælfréd

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfréd, es; m. [ælf an elf; réd = rǽd counsel, wise in counsel: v. Ælfred]

AlfredAlfrédusAlfred the Great

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Ða ylcan sumere, forwearþ ná læs ðonne xx scipa mid mannum mid ealle be ðam súþ. riman in the same year [A.D. 897], the king [Alfred] commanded his men to go to Wight... They then took two of the ships, and slew the men ...

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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Ꝥ nán man má wífa næbbe búton .i., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 14. Æt his médder þe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, i. 90, 29. Forgifen Eádwine tó cwéne, Lch. iii. 422, 9.

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Hí wǽran geseald under sweordes hand tradentur in manus gladii, Ps. Th. 62, 8. marking exposure, suffering Se eów in hæft bedráf, under nearowe clom, Exon.

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

heáfod

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Þú hand þíne mé ofer heáfod holde gesettest posuisti super me manum tuam, Ps. Th. 138, 3.

hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæðer, pron.

eitherboth

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Nást ðú hwæðer beóþ ðæs rícan mannes bán hwæðer ðæs þearfan thou knowest not which are the rich man's bones, which the poor one's, Homl.

Linked entry: hwæðer

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Se forma intinga mennisces forwyrdes wæs ðá ðá se deófol ásende óðerne deófol tó Evan the first cause of man's perdition was when the devil sent another devil to Eve, Homl. Th. i. 194, 30.

Linked entry: tinga

lǽce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-dóm, es; m.

Medicinea medicineremedycure

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Tó lǽcedóme and tó hǽle untrumra manna ad medelam infirmantium, 3, 10; S. 534, 24. For hwylcum lǽcedóme pro aliquo remedio, L. Ecg. C. 21; Th. ii. 156, 14. Becuman tó ðam sóþan lǽcedóme pervenire ad veram medelam, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: lǽce-cræft

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Mycel is nýdþearf manna gehwylcum ðæt ..., Wulfst. 157, 10. Hé wæs fram him eallum áræfned fore nýdþearfe his úttran weorca ( ob necessitatem operum ipsius exteriorum ), Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 13.