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on-sendan

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Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483. of a missile (lit. or fig. ) or destructive agency Drihten onsent

nágan

(v.)
Grammar
nágan, = ne ágan.

not to havenot to be allowedought not

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Náge hé hié út on elþeódig folc bebycgganne it shall not be allowable for him to sell her abroad into a foreign people, L. Alf. 12; Th. i. 46, 13. On ða gerád ðæt hine náge nán man of áceápienne, Chart. Th. 151, 13.

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collectcongrĕgāre, collĭgĕreto unite, joinconsŏciāre, jungĕreTo collect, come togethercongrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Bos. 13, 2: 26, 3. to unite, join; consŏciāre, jungĕre Geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ firmly unites societies, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 186; Met. 11, 93: Bt. 21; Fox 74, 38. Se gesamnade sáwle to líce he united the soul to the body, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

be-hátan

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ðám behátenan earde. Hml. Th. ii. 282, 17.

for-gǽgan

to go beyondexceedtransgressto pass byomit to doneglectto pass away

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L. 118, 119. of right not done, to pass by, omit to do, neglect Se cniht þe wát hwæt his hláfordes willa bið, and hé þæt forgǽgð seruus sciens uoluntatem domini sui et non faciens, Wlfst. 248, 12.

ge-gódian

(v.)
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Add: to furnish with, present Gegódod donatus, Hml. Th. ii. 468, 14. to furnish with a material object Syflincge gegóded (-rod-, MS.) pulmentario potiretur, An. Ox. 3757.

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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IV. to preserve the memory of, commemorate :-- Hió ǽlce gére gemyndgien ðá tíde mínes forðsíðes, C. D. v. 186, 8. V. to make mention of. with gen.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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, regard Éce God, symbeltíde dæges ðisses mildelíce gisceáwia (intuere), Rtl. 77, to look at with care, consider. of material objects, to examine, reconnoitre Hæfdic þæs kyninges wíc and his fæstenu gesceáwod, Nar. 19, 14. to consider a subject, circumstance

be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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Bedrífe man hine swingum, 132, 10. Wíteþeówne monnan mon sceal bedrífan swingum (swinglum, v. l.), 138, 3. to follow up a track Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, Ll. Th. i. 352, 4.

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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to be a stumbling-block to, to hinder, obstruct Ðe ðone ungesceádwísan mirþ ( scandali occasionem praebere ), Past. 59, 6; Swt. 453, 4. Sió ofersmeáung mirþ ( is a hindrance to ) ða unwísan, 15, 5; Swt. 97, 17.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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Ic bæd his dohtor mé gemæccan, be þáre ic mæg secgan ꝥ heó his ágen gemæcca wǽre, 9, 3-5. For hwan nelt þú (Joachim) hám gehweorfan þínum gemæccan ?, Hml. A. 122, 165. Nelle þú ondrǽdan Marian þíne gemæccan (conjugem) onfónne, Mt. i. 20.

úht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sang, es; m.

One of the services of the churchnocturns or matins

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Hwá áwecþ ðé úhtsancge ( ad nocturnos )? Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 27. úhtsange, æftersange ad nocturnam, ad matutinam, Anglia xiii. 396, 449: 401, 523. Ðæt ðære nihte láfe sié æfter ðam úhtsange quod restat post vigilias, R. Ben. 32, 17.

ge-brecan

(v.)
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C. 81. to a thing, to break to pieces, demolish, break up Hé manig templ and deófolgyld gebræc and gefylde . . . Hé bæd ꝥ hé ðæt deófolgild gebrǽce and gefylde. Þá hé hit gebrecan ne móste, þá cómon twégen englas . . . and ꝥ gild gebrǽcan, Bl.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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To give something (acc.) to somebody (dat. ). of voluntary giving, to put. into the possession of a person, transfer ownership from one to another Ic sello Werburge ðás lond, Chart. Th. 480, 30: 481, 5. Ðæt land ic sylle eów ágenne, Ex. 6, 8.

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Bétan hwíle to make better for a time, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 21. langre hwíle for a long while, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 22; Gen. 489. litelre hwíle. Homl. Th. i. 64, 14. suíðe scortre hwíle. Past. 36, 6; Swt. 255, 11.

or-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
or-mód, adj.

Without courage, hopeless, despairing

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Ne beó ðú ormód ðeáh ðé sí on unriht gedémed be not too much discouraged, though judgement be given wrongfully against thee. Prov. Kmbl. 34.

a-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacnian, -wæcnian; p. cnede, cenede; pp. cned, cened; v. intrans.

to AWAKENcome to life againreviveevigilareexpergefierireviviscereto arisespringhave one's originsuscitarioririnasci

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to AWAKEN, come to life again, revive; evigilare, expergefieri, reviviscere On dagunge he eft acwicode [awacenede MSS. Ca.

Linked entry: a-wæcnian

Dalamensan

(n.)
Grammar
Dalamensan, gen.-ena ; pl. m.

The Dalamensan; Dalamensæ: a Slavonic race, who dwelt in Misnia on both sides of the river Elbe

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Dalomensam] sindon Surpe to the north-east of the Moravians are the Dalamensan, and to the east of the Dalamensan are the Horithi, and to the north of the Dalamensan are the Surpe, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 4-6

fæder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæder-líc, def. se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestralpatrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus

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Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral; patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus Wæs he to ðære fæderlícan healle gelǽdd he was led to his father's hall, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 11.