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twiwa

(adv.)
Grammar
twiwa, tweowa, twuwa, tuwa, tuwwa, tua, twiga, twigea, twige, twía; adv.
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Ben. 74, 20: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 80. Oftor ðonne tuwwa (tuwa, other MSS. ), Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 20. Twiga þriga bis terque, Wrt.

Linked entries: tuwa tweowa twía twiga twige twuwa

þennan

(v.)
Grammar
þennan, þenian; p. þenede.
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Gothic) Ðæt geswinc his sýðfætes ne understandende mid hrædestan ryne þenigende arn ( he exerted himself in running ), for ðam ðe hé gewilnode hine geðeódan ðam ðe ðǽr fleáh, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 186

Linked entries: þænnan þenian

weorold-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, es; n.
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Homl. 109, 27. For hwam winneþ ðis wæter geond woruldríce? Salm. Kmbl. 785 ; Sal. 392. a kingdom of this world, an earthly kingdom, earthly power Náuht woruldríces fæstes beón ne mæg, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 11.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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S. 5, 238. to call holy, adore Þé gebletsige . . . weorca gehwilc, Dan. 363. Drihten sí gebletsad. Ps. Th. 65, 18. Gebledsod, An. 540. Sí Godes nama écelíce gebletsod, Ll. Th. i. 374, 33. Ðú eart gebletsod God, Ll.

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Ben. 37, 8. to defer Hopa þe byð gelencged geswencð sáwle spes quae differtur affligit animam, Scint. 130, 9. Remmingce wæs gelengced ( debita vicissitudo, quasi quodam dilationis) obstaculo, tricabatur (i. tardebatur ), An. Ox. 5451

sóna

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Sóna efter (statim iterum) se hona gesang, Mk. L. 14, 72. (so) soon (as) denoting 'at the very time or moment when, whenever' Sóna ic þínes suna róde geseó, ic mid þám wiðsace þissere worulde, Hml. S. 23 b, 451.

wyrcan

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L. 43, 2. to work, produce an effect, have influence Hond sceal heófod in wyrcan the head must work upon (or influence) the hand, Gn. Ex. 68. v. brycg-, samod-wyrcende

trendel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
trendel, es; m.

a circle ⬩ ring ⬩ a disk ⬩ orb ⬩ a round place ⬩ a circus

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Ðære sunnan trendel, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 12. Trendles sphaerae, trendel sphaera, Hpt. Gl. 489, 22, 23. Scínendne trendel heofones, Hymn. Surt. 22, 17. Trendlum orbibus, Hpt. Gl. 490, 76. a round place, a circus Trendles, hrincgsetles circi, Hpt.

heofon-lic

chaste

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Similar entries Cf. heofon-bígenged Hic et haec et hoc caelebs clǽne oððe heofonlic, Ælfc. Gl. Z. 66, 3. Clǽngeorne celibes, i. casti, celestem vitam ducentes, heofenlicre celibea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 54

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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Homl. 17, 36.

éþel

fatherland

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Ic móste in þeossum atolan oeðele gebídan, 108. used in poetry of the sea as the home of fishes or birds Fisces éðel, Dóm. 39. Ofer hwæles éðel. Seef. 60: An. 274: Edg. 48.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant

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Homl. 7, 3. Sceáwa ( respice ) ðis folc, Ex. 33, 13. Cyning eallwihta Caines ne wolde tiber sceáwian 'to Cain and to his offering the Lord had not respect' (A.V. Gen. 4, 5), Cd.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Mine ⬩ my

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Ðú mundbora wǽre mínum, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 25; Hö. 75. Ða mínan, Cd. 224; Th. 296, 19; Sat. 504. Grammar mín, with a pronoun Hér is mín se gecorena sunu hic est filius meus dilectus, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 17. Ðes mín sunu, Lk. Skt. 15, 24.

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boy ⬩ youth ⬩ attendant ⬩ servant ⬩ KNIGHT: ⬩ puer ⬩ juvenis ⬩ adolescens ⬩ servus

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Ðú ðone cnyht to us brohtest in Bethlem thou broughtest the boy to us in Bethlehem Exon. 121a; Th. 463, 33; Hö. 79.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Homl. ii. 109, 22.] <b>Ib.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Lett ágan út, hú fela permit to find out, how many, Chr. 1085; Th. 353, 5.

Linked entries: ǽgan ǽhte áge ágen ágon áh áhst áhte áhton

ge-réfa

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Hé heóld in þisse ylcan byrig geréfena stówe and scíre in hoc urbe locum Praefectorum servans, Gr. 0. 340, 32. a bailiff, steward. English Be gesceád-wisan geréfan.

ge-tǽcan

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Ic hit þé wille getǽcan hoc verissima ratione patefaciam, 34, 9; F. 146, 13.

hring

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Fugla cynn þone hálgan hringe beteldað, Ph. 339. an enclosed circular space, sea or land enclosed by the horizon Wíde rád wolcnum under ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste, Gen. 1393. a circular course or orbit Hringa hóhwerfinge orbes orbibus, Wrt.

scúfan

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

Linked entries: æt-sceófan of-scýfende for-scúfan be-scúfan sceófan

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