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BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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Gúþlác mongum wearþ býsen on Brytene Guthlac was an example to many in Britain, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 19; Gú. 146. Ðiós óðru býsen this other similitude, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 13; Met. 12, 7. Æfter heora býsne after their example, Ps.

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.
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Áhte ic fela wintra folgaþ tilne holdne hláford I had for many years a good service, a gracious lord, Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 26; Deór. 39.

Linked entries: hlǽfdige hláf-weard

hangian

(v.)
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Wearh sceal hangian, fægere ongildan ꝥ hé ǽr fácen dyde manna cynne, Gn. C. 55. Hongende crucifixum, Lk. p. 11, 8. to be attached, hold fast þá spácan sticaþ, óþer ende on þǽre felge . . .

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Ðonne hé biþ æfstig wið óðra manna yfelu anscunige eác his ágenu cum contra aliena vitia aemulatur ostenditur, quae sua sunt, exequatur. Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 12. Ðá wæs ic ðæt swíðe onscuniende, and mé láþ wæs, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 32.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Se wís oncneów (he, being a skilful man, knew) ðæt hé Marmedonia mǽgðe hæfde gesóhte, Andr. Kmbl. 1686; An. 845; Ps. Th. 106, 16. Ðú mé gewurde wís on hǽlu foetus es mihi in salutem, 117, 20, 21, 27.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sár spell (sárspell ?) swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becom ne naht oft siððan the man told such a dismal story of the journey to hell as never before had come to men, and not often since, Shrn. 49, 10: Cd.

Linked entry: spel

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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Ánra manna gehwylcne ic myngie and lǽre ðæt ánra gehwylc hine sylfne ongyte I admonish and exhort every man to understand himself, Blickl. Homl. 107, 11. Ic lǽre persuadeo, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 107; Wrt. Voc. 54, 50.

lǽran

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mannum dón quid est quod opus nostrum et ita faciendum est, ne videatur, et tamen ut debeat videri praecipitur Past. 451, 3.

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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Ne hé sóðfæste lǽteþ ðæt hí tó unrihte willen handum rǽcean ut non extendan justi ad iniquitatem manus suas, Ps. Th. 124, 4. trans. To reach, hold forth, offer, present Ic rǽce porrigo vel porgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 46.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Hwǽr resteþ (-aþ, MS. ) ðæs mannes sáwul ðonne se líchama slépþ ? Salm. Kmbl. 188, 12. Slǽpeþ dormitet, Ps. Lamb. 120, 3. Slǽpeþ (slépeþ, Ps. Surt. ) obdormiet, Ps.

Linked entry: slépan

sidu

(n.)
Grammar
sidu, seodu, siodu (o) ; gen. dat. a ; m.
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a custom, use, manner, habit, practice Ðæt heó cóme tó him mid hire cynehelme, swá swá heora seodu wæs, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Micel sido mid Rómwarum wæs, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 96, 2.

Linked entries: seodu sido siodo sydung

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Ben. 136, 22. preaching: Seó bodung forestæpð, and Drihten cymð syþþan tó þæs mannes móde þe ðá bodunge gehýrð, Hml. Th. ii. 530, 10. Heora (the Apostles') bodunge swég swégde geond eall, and heora word be*-*cómon tó eorþan gemǽrum, Hml.

ealdian

(v.)
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Ðæs ealdigendan mannes mægen bið wanigende. Hml. Th. ii. 76, 21. <b>I a.

fremming

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Add: progress, advance, v. fremman; I Hé ne mihte wiðwiþerian þæs hálgan mannes fremmingum ( profectibus ), Gr.

ge-sceádwísness

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S. 26, 82. discrimination On eallum mannum behofað gesceádwýsnysse, þeáh ðe hí gelíce fyrene fremmen erga omnes homines discrimine opus est, etsi similia crimina committant, Ll.

Linked entry: sceádwísness

hleahtor

a laugh

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wéne þæt þú þǽr ne wurðe mid dymnysse þýstro áblend if you after the manner of critics laugh at me, loot to yourself lest where you expect laughter (light f) you can see nothing for the darkness (the Latin is: si more obtrectatoris succensueris, cave,

Linked entry: hleahtrian

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Þæt ánra gehwylc cræft his geornlíce begange, 31, 33. to practise a religion Þá þe swelc deófolgild lufiað and bigongað, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 6. to practise, do (habitually), commit sin Men þe beforan óþrum mannum hwæthuga gód begangaþ, Bl.

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, is used in composition in Anglo-Saxon exactly as the English for: it often deteriorates, or gives an opposite sense, or gives strength to the words before which it is placed; in which case it may be compared with Gothic fra-, Dutch and German ver- [different from the Dutch voor, and German vor]. Forbeódan to forbid; fordéman to condemn; forcúþ perverse, corrupt; fordón to destroy, to do for. — Sometimes fór denotes an increase of the signification of the word before which it is placed, and is then generally to be in English very; valde, as fó;r-eáde very easily,
  • Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
: fór-oft very often,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
  • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 11, 8
  • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 256, 16.
For- and fór-, or fóre- are often confounded, though they are very different in meaning; as forseón [Flem. versien] to overlook, despise; fór- or fóreseón [Flem. veursien] to foresee. — If a word, having for, fór or fóre prefixed, cannot be found under for-, fór- or fóre-, it must be sought under the simple term, and the sense of the preposition added; thus, fór- or fóre-sendan is from sendan to send, and fór-, fóre before, to send before, etc. [On the vowel in for, fore, see remark in the preface.]

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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Seó grundleáse swelgend hæfþ manegn wéste holu on tó gadrianne, Bt. 7, 4 ; F. 22, 33 . &para; the word occurs in local names :-- Bulan hol, C. D. v. 43, 8.

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Add Deófol mót ǽlces mannes áfandigan, hwæðer hé áht sý oððe náht, Hml. Th. i. 268, 12. Ne frign ðú unc nóhtes má ne ne áxa caue ne no; ulterins scisciíeris, Nar. 32, 6. Ne byþ ꝥ tó náhte that will be good for nothing, Lch. i. 344, 25.