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irnan

(v.)
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Ðá wildan hors scealden iornan on hearde wegas and him ðá limo tóbrecan, Shrn. 72, l. Se hrefn mid áþenedun fiðerum ongann yrnan hoppetende ymbútan þone hláf coruus expansis alis circa panem coepit discurrere, Gr. D. 118, 24. Iornende currens, Mt.

on-gitan

(v.)
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on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ongyte (ongete, Lind. ) gé ealle ðás þing? Ð á cwǽdon hig: Wé hit ongytaþ, 13, 51. Ne ongyte gé gyt nondum intellegitis ? Mk. Skt. 8, 21. Onfindaþ ðæt and ongeotaþ intelligite, Ps. Th. 93, 8.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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-lice] Cælebs, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 49; Som. 13, 13. Ðú byst clǽne absjue peccato eris, Deut. 23, 22: Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 4; Edw. 23. Gif heó clǽne sý if she be innocent, L. Ath. V. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 17: L. Eth. iii. 7; Th. i. 296, 9.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

mótan

(v.)
Grammar
mótan, ic, hé mót, ðú móst; wé móton; p. móste (

to be allowedmaymoteto be inferred otherwiseto be obligedmust

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Ðæt hé ða yldu móte wendan tó lífe, Exon. 58 b; Th. 210, 24; Ph. 190. Ðǽr wé mótun sécan, 65 b; Th. 242, 8; Ph. 670. Mótan, 11 b; Th. 16, 1; Cri. 246. Móten, 13 a; Th. 23, 30; Cri. 376.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Hé bebeád þæt nán crísten mon ne cóme on his hiérede ne on his færelte omnes Christianos e palatio suo jussit expelli, 6, 30; S. 282, 29. of conduct, course, way of life, proceeding Ic ǽlcum sylle æfter his færelde do unicuique juxta viam suam (Jer.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Add: a large room forming part of the residence of a great man, in which the social, public life of the household is carried on Hús domus, heall aulea,cavertún vestibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 82: ii. 8, 66.

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Voc. ii. 74, 58. in respect to time at which action takes place Hræd[líce] quantotius, An.

hróf

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Voc. ii. 50, 55: camara, 17, 16; tholus (tholus tectum de petris sine ligno, Ld. Gl. H. 40, 19), 122, 30. Wæs þæt bold tóbrocen swíðe . . . hróf ána genæs ealles ansund, B. 999. Of þám stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes, Bl. H. 209, 1.

hwíl

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His ríce hé heard-líce werode þá hwíle (hwíla, v. l. ) þe his tíma wæs, Chr. 1016 ; P. 149, 2. Sume hwíle paulisper An. Ox. 4740. Næs ic nǽefre gít náne hwíle swá emnes módes, Bt. 26, I; F. go, 25. Monige hwíle bið þám men full wá, Gen. 634.

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Geþingie, Wlfst. 299, 24. to intercede for something from a person Hys frýnd bǽdon Onian ꝥ hé his lífe geðingode æt Gode, Hml.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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[Moyses made a wirme of bras, And henget hege up on a saft, Gen. and Ex. 3899.] something shaped like a shaft, a taper :-- Swá swá eles gecynd biþ ðæt hé beorhtor scíneþ ðonne wex on sceafte (wax in the form of a taper or (?)

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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Ic mé be healfe mínum hláforde licgan þence I mean to lie by the side of my lord, Byrht. Th. 141, 9; By. 319. Nó ic eów sweord ongeán óðberan þence ... ac ic mínum Criste cwéman þence, Exon. Th. 120, 18-26; Gú. 274-277.

scrift

(n.)
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scrift, es; m.
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Libban ðam lífe, ðe scrift ús wísige, Wulfst. 112, 18. Ne mæg þurh ðæt flǽsc se scrift geseón on ðǽre sáwle, Exon. Th. 80, 13; Cri. 1307. Béte hé be his scriftes geþeahte, L. C. E. 23 ; Th. i. 374, 8 : L. P. M. 1; Th. ii. 286, 15.

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Wrít him Cristes mǽl on ǽlcum lime, 346, 6. Wrít. iii. crucem mid oleum infirmorum, .... nim ðæt gewrit, wrít crucem mid ofer ðam drence, 350, 9-11. to form letters, to write Mycel yfel déð se ðe leás wrít, Homl.Th. ii.2, 23.

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níd

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</b> a necessary article, necessary of life :-- Ámang þám feó þe wé on þysum dagum úre neóde mide bicgað, Hml. S. 23, 706. v. ciric-, folc-, ofer-, sǽr- (?), weorold-níd ; níde, nídes

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Ǽniges monnes wíg forbúgan oððe on weal fleón ( flee to the hill ) líce beorgan, Vald. 1, 15. Weallas him wiþre healdaþ, Exon. Th. 336, 24; Gn. Ex. 54. Ic sǽnæssas geseón mihte, windige weallas ( wind-beaten cliffs ), Beo. Th. 1148; B. 572: Cd.

EÁC

(con.)
Grammar
EÁC, conj.

EKE, also, likewise, moreover, and etiam, quoque, et Nevertheless, however nihilōmĭnusSo also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if parimŏdo, tamquamQuin etSo also, even so, likewise

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Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 23 ; Rä. 1, 12. eác swilce, swylce eác So also, also, moreover, very like, even so, as if ; parimŏdo, tamquam Ða apostoli gesetton eác swilce lárspell to ðám leódscipum ðe to geleáfan bugon the apostles moreover gave instructions

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
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scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Gif hé bétan móte sylle wið his lífe swá hwæt swá man him scrífe si pretium ei fuerit impositum, dabit pro anima sua, quidquid fuerit postulatus, Ex. 21, 30. Þrowige hé ( a pledgebreaker ) swá biscep him scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 10.

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wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Ða lióð ðe ic wrecca geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nú heofiende singan. Bt. 2 ; Fox 4, 6 : Met. 2, 3. Ne mæg mon ǽnne wræccan his cræftes beniman, 10, 38. Heó áhredde ða húþe, and tó hám bedrǽf wreccan (the hapless wight?) ofer willan. Exon.

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eft

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Nú wille ic eft þám líge neár, Gen. 760. Hig æðelinges eft ne wéndon they did not expect the prince back, B. 1596. to a condition Þú tó eorþan scealt eft geweorþan, Cri. 624.