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on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Wærc in gewód líchord onleác pain hath invaded me, hath opened to itself a way within my body, 163, 31; Gú. 1002: 170, 26; Gú. 1117. Ðæt mon onlúce ða heardan heortan duritiam cordis aperire, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 2. Onlúcan gástes cǽgon, Cd.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAINmightstrengthforcepowervigourefficacyvirtuefacultyabilityan exercise of powerefforta mighty workmiraclea forcemilitary force

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Wit. Voc. ii. 24, 57. Hé ne mihte ǽnig mægen wyrcan non poterat virtutem ullam facere, Mk. Skt. 6, 5. Án mægen and án wundor of monegum ásecgan unum e pluribus virtutis miraculum enarrare, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 38.

Linked entry: mægn

ge-teón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 21, 43. with idea of horizontal movement, to draw along, pull, drag: — Óðri ðegnas on scip cuómon and drógon ł getugun ðára fisca segni, Jn. L. 21, 8. Ic wæs getogen þurh þisse ceastre lanum, Bl. H. 243, 29.

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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Clǽnumstefnum with pure voices, Elen. Kmbl. 1496; El. 750.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

meaht

(n.)
Grammar
meaht, <b>, maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht,</b> e; f. (but mihtes,
  • Ps, Th. 70, 18
).

Mightpowervirtueabilityan exercise of powermighty work

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Eallum hire mihtum and mægenum with all her might and main, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 372, 5. Eallum mihtum, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 9. Mid eallum mægene and eallum mihtum ex omni virtute, et omnibus viribus, L. Ecg. C. pref.; Th. ii. 132, 13.

Linked entries: mæht miht un-gemeaht

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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Swá sceal ǽghwelc láreów tó ánre lufan mid mislícum manungum his hiéremonna mód styrigean, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 12. (2 a) to handle, treat, deal with :-- Secg ongan síð Beówulfes snyttrum styrian, Beo.

Linked entry: stirian

ge-nemnan

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On þám staþe þe is genemned Ypwines fleót, Chr. 449; P. 12, 7 : 552 ; P. 16, 25 : 926 P. 107, 24. with a cognate accusative Þú his naman hǽlend ge-nemnest, Lk. l, 31. Genemne ðú noma is haelend vocabis nomen ejus Iesum, Mt.

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Ðæs wæles wæs geteald six hund manna mid ðám fýrenum flánum ofsceotene of those who died they counted six hundred shot with the fiery arrows, Homl. Th. i. 506, 6. Ðá hé his bróðor siege ofáxode, ðá férde hé tó ðam wæle his líc sécende, ii. 358, 6.

feónd

an enemyfoefienddevil

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H. 179, 16. a hostile spirit, fiend, devil Wé witan ꝥ þyses menniscan cynnes fýnd áblende eówre heortan, Bl. H. 151, 33. On ðá ealdon unryhtwísnesse ðæs lytegan fióndes (feóndes, v. l.), Past. 233, 18. Wið ðǽm lytegan fiénd, 433, 17.

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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To tear to pieces, wrench asunder, dislocate. literal Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga, ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte, listum tólúcan, Beo. Th. 1566; B. 781.

Linked entry: lúcan

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Wite se abbod, eal ðæt hé dó, ðæt hé hit dó mid gehealdsumnesse ðæs regoles, 16, 6. Munecas ðe under regole ( sub regula ) lifigeaþ, Bd. 4, 4;S. 571, 21. Intó Sanctus Benedictus regole, Chart. Th. 548, 4.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Hwæðer hé wite þe nyte, hwænne hé geeácnod (-éc-, v.l. ) wǽre, Gr. D. 262, 19. On synne hé bið geeácnod, Bl. H. 59, 34. Geeácnud (regenerantis gratiae vulva] conceptus. An. Ox. 3134. to bring forth Ic wæs geeácnad ego parturiebar, Kent. Gl. 267

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Ox. 1686. to spend Ne þurfon wé ná tó úrum mǽgum . . . ðencean tó ðám swýþe, þæt him man æfter his forðsýþe tó ðám micel fore gedǽle, þæt hí hine fram wítan álýsan, Wlfst. 306, 5.

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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Gif ðú ðín ágen myrre, ne wít ðú hit ná Gode, Prov. K. 51: Wlfst. 158, 37. Tó his ágenum hé com in propria venit , Jn. 1, 11. Cúþan mon ofslóg, and Ceaulin hwearf tó his ágnum, Chr. 584; P. 20, 4.

dwelian

(v.)
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Ox. 3697: 4619. of inaccurate conception, to mistake, err Swíþe raþe þé bið cúþ ꝥ wit ne dwelgaþ, Bl. H. 189, 6. Sume gedwolmenn cwǽdon ... ac hí dwelodon mid þǽre segene ( they were mistaken in what they said ), Hml. Th. i. 486, 7.

ge-sécan

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L. 9, 14. with idea of movement to go or come to Ðú gesécst adibis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 33. Gesécan adire, 2, 55. (i) to go to a person for residence or intercourse Ic for láre intingan eów hér gesóhte, Hml. S. 23 b, 71.

furþum

Take herein Dict., and add:even,just

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Wé nóhwæðer ne hit witan nyllað, ne hit bétan nyllað, ne furðum ne récað hwæðer wé hit ongieten, 195, 6: Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 74: Solil. H. 66, 14: Met. 8, 32.

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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Mid ðisre dǽde with this deed, Homl. Th. i. 218, 7: Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 8; Rä. 12, 7. Ne sindon him dǽda dyrne deeds are not dark to him, 23 a; Th. 65, 5; Cri. 1050: 39 b; Th. 130, 12; Gú. 437.

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sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Th. 184, 19; Exod. 109. used in phrases expressing exposure to the sun's heat or light, e. g. in or out of the sun Gelicge upweard wið hátre sunnan let him lie on his back with his face turned towards a hot sun, Lchdm. iii. 2, 10.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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., and add: knowledge of, acquaintance with, a matter, subject, &amp;c. Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72.

Linked entry: cýþ