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hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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Add: to load a vessel with a freight Wæs naca hladen herewǽdum, mearum and máðmum, B. 1897. to load, furnish abundantly with something. the object a person. the thing material Goldhladen þegn, Fins. 13. the thing non-material Guma gilphlæden, B. 868

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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Ic ne wirne míne welora labia mea non prohibebo Past. 49; Swt. 380, 10. Gif mannes múð sár sié, genim betonican . . . lege on ða weolore Lchdm. ii. 48, 29

Linked entry: weoler

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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Beóþ amerede monna gǽstas þurh bryne fýres the souls of men will be proved through the fire's heat, 63b; Th. 234, 25; Ph. 545: Salm. Kmbl. 124; Sal. 61

Linked entry: byrne

sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
sweotole, adv.

of a physical action, clearly, without obstruction in a manner open to general observation, evidently, openly, plainly, publicly openly, without reserve or concealment, plainlyof thinking, knowing, stating, explaining, etc., clearly

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Sweotule ða forweorðaþ ( their destruction will be seen by all ), Ps. Th. 101, 23. Sunne hire setlgang sweotule healdeþ, 103, 18. openly, without reserve or concealment, plainly Nis nú nán ðe ic him módsefan mínne durre sweotule ásecgan, Exon.

Linked entries: swetole swotole

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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wið ða scire ( the office of bishop ] ne winne, Past. 10, l; Swt. 61, 11. Hú dear se grípan on ða scíre ðæt hé ǽrendige óðrum monnum tó Gode qua mente apud Deum intercessionis locum pro populo arripit ? 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 7.

Linked entry: scýr

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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¶ Ánum not agreeing with noun :-- Búton synne (-a) ánum, Hml. Th. i. 24, 35: 588, 14. with a following noun Seó án sáwul is æðelboren þe þone lufað þe heó fram com only that soul is noble that loves him from whom she came, Hml. S. 1, 93.

DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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Dógor beóþ mín forþscriðen my days will be departed, Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 14; Gú. 1011. He dógora gehwám dreám gehýrde hlúdne in healle he heard loud merriment each day in the hall, Beo. Th. 176; B. 88: Bt. Met.

Linked entry: dóger

FRIGNAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIGNAN, part. frigneride, ic frigne, ðú frignest, he frigneþ, pl. frignaþ; p. ic, he frægn, frægen, frægin, fræng, fregen, fregn, ðú frugne, pl. frugnon; impert. frign, pl. frignaþ; subj. pres. frigne, pl. frignen; pp. frugnen

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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To ask, inquire; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri Ic ðé frignan wille hwæt forlǽtest ðú me I wish to ask thee why hast thou forsaken me. Andr. Kmbl. 2824; An. 1414.

Linked entries: fregnan fricgan frinan

ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Ic hit rehte ðam yldostan Egiptan witun I told it to the chief wise men of Egypt, Gen. 41, 24

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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Hát gefeormian mín blód bid [them] wipe away my blood, Blickl. Homl. 183, 26

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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a home with us, Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 21; Gú. 243.

Linked entry: ge-yde

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
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Ðæt ic hláfordleás hám síðie, wende fram wíge, Byrht. Th. 139, 9 ; By. 251. Ðǽr gé síðien, Cd. Th. 195, 6 ; Exod. 272. Síðien and færen comitentur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 14. For ðé sceal ǽlc flǽsc forþ síðian ad te omnis caro veniet, Ps. Th. 64, 2.

un-gewiss

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, es; n.

uncertaintyignoranceunconsciousnessin ignoranceunintentionallyunconsciouslyunwittinglywhat is uncertain or unknownincertumignominia

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their wild beasts and the languages of nations to seek him and get peace, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 136, 24.

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

ýst

(n.)
Grammar
ýst, e; f.: ýste, es; m. (?)
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Windi ýst, Lk. Skt. 8, 23. Métte hié micel ýst on sǽ, Chr. 877; Erl. 78, 18. Án mycel ýst atrocissimus turbo, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 22.

á-rǽran

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Gif se hláford him wile ꝥ land árǽran tó weorce and tó gafole if the lord want to raise the rent of the land for him by exacting work as well as payment, 146, 4. to extol Up áhefde, árǽrde extollit, An. Ox. 2425.

Linked entry: rǽran

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Gif hió mid bearnum búgan wille if she wish to go away taking the children with her, Ll. Th. i. 22, 6. of adhesion, submission, or abandonment, defection, to turn to or from Se ðe fram Gode bíchð tó deófle, Hml. Th. i. 110, 1.

cunnan

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L. 86, 4. with acc. and predicate genitive Hwá hine þæs wurð*-*scipes cúðe who knew him (to be) of that dignity, Angl. viii. 308, 22. with gen. To know of Þæt folc ne cúðe ðǽra góda the people knew not of those benefits, Hml.

eallunga

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Ne wilt þú þé ondrǽdan; þín bén is eallunga fram Gode gehýred. . . . Hé biþ eallinga swíþe mycel beforan Gode ne timeas, quoniam exaudita est depraecatio tua . . . Erit autem magnus, Bl. H. 165, 7-11.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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With dat. Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela folcum scendeþ, Exon. Th. 94, 33; Cri. 1549. Also ase þu wult schenden þene schucke, A. R. 316, 11. Men me wolden scenden, Laym. 14167. Shennd and shamedd, Orm. 1985.

Linked entry: sendeþ

hám-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
hám-sócn, e; f.

Attack on a man's house; also the fine paid for such a breach of the peacethe crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own housean inroad or attack on one's homeattack on one's house

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The following passage will illustrate the character of the offence Hamsocna, 'quod domus invasionem Latine sonat, fit pluribus modis, extrinsecus vel et intrinsecus accidenciis.

Linked entry: sócn