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frignan

(v.)
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L.) hine of ðissum worde interrogare eum de hoc uerbo, Lk.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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Ðá tówende se biscop ðæt weofod and ða dwollícan sócne mid ealle ádwæscte (put an end to the resorting to the place, which had been supposed erroneously to be holy) Homl. Th. ii. 508, 5.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ða hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda munde and gescyldnysse bǽdon, Homl. Th. i. 504, 19. Munde pafrocinium, Hpt. Gl. 425, 19. Gif hý him syððan ne dóþ mete ne munde if afterwards they do not feed or shelter him, L. Edm. S. l; Th. i. 248, 7.

Linked entry: mundian

heáh

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Heánne holm, Sat. 17; Wand. 82 : El. 983. Heá holmas, Az. 123.

Linked entry: dynt

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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Homl. 63, 34-65, 11. Ðara banena byre morþres gylpeþ, Beo. Th. 4116; B. 2055. Ðeáh hié (cannibals) morþres feala gefremed habben, Andr. Kmbl. 1950; An. 977. Morþres on luste, 2282; An. 1142. Draca morþre swealt the dragon perished by the sword, Beo.

Linked entry: morþ

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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His ansýn eal sceán swá swá sunne, and his gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 242, 7. Hwǽr is seó eorðe ðe nǽ fre sunne on ne sceán? In ðære reádan sǽ, Salm. Kmbl. 198, 14. Wígbord scinon, Cd. Th. 207, 14; Exod. 466.

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Homl. 61, 25. Scíndlácum, Shrn. 141, 27. delusion, superstition, frenzy, rage Scínlác fantasia, i. imaginatio, delusio mentis . Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 42.

cniht

(n.)
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Swíðe góde cnihtas, Eustatius þe iunga, and Rógeres eorles þreó sunan, and ealle þá betstboren men þe wǽron innan þisan lande, 1087; P. 224, 28. v. búr-, ceáp-, cípe-, hel-, heorþ-, híréd-, hors-cniht

ge-stígan

(v.)
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Scealtú ceól gestígan, An. 222. of spirits, to mount to a position in heaven, rise to heaven Him þá sððfæstan on þá swíðran hond mid rodera weard reste gestígað, Sae. 612.

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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Homl. 51, 21: Exon. Th. 38, 20; Cri. 609. Hí ǽled weccaþ they kindle a fire, 361, 18; Wal. 21. Wec ðú cléne hiortan in mé cor mundum crea in me, Ps. C. 50, 88. Ðæt his bróðor nime his wíf and his bróðor sǽd wecce ( resuscitet ), Mk. Skt. 12, 19.

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj.
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Twelfhindus est homo plene nobilis, i. thainus cujus wera est duodecies .c. soł., L. H. 76, 4; Th. i. 581, 17. Twelfhinde, i. thaini, 70, 1; Th. i. 572, 22. See also L. W. I. 8; Th. i. 470, 14), L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 174, 13.

Linked entry: six-hynde

gifan

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Nán man ne sylle nán hors ofer sǽ, bútan hé hit gifan wille, Ll. Th. i. 208, 19. Geafendum mið ðingum oblatis muneribus Mt. p. 14, to grant, confer an honour, a privilege, office, favour, &c.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Gen. m. f. n. begra, begea, bega of both; amborum, ambarum, amborum Se Hálga Gást, ðe gǽþ of ðam Fæder and of ðam Suna, is heora begra lufu the Holy Ghost, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, is the love of them both Hexam. 2 ;

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Homl. 133,33. From feówerum foldan sceátum ðám ýtemestum eorþan ríces englas bláwaþ býman, Exon. Th. 55, 6; Cri. 879. Lege on ða feówer sceáttas ðæs ærnes lay at the four corners of the house, Lchdm. ii. 142,11. Similar entries (v.

Linked entry: sceáta

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Se Hálega Gást astáh líchamlícre ansýne the Holy Spirit came in bodily form, Lk. Bos. 3, 22. Se mót wuldres dreám astígan he may climb the delight of glory, Exon. 84 b; Th. 317, 30; Mód. 73: Ps. Th. 79, 10. Ic astíge scando, Ælfc.

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Homl. 61, 3. Yrmþo, 203, 20. Dreógan yrmþu bútan ende to suffer endless misery, Elen. Kmbl. 1902 ; El. 953. Ðú scealt écan ðíne yrmþu, Andr. Kmbl. 2767; An. 1386. Yrmþo, 2381; An. 1192. Ides yrmþe gemunde the woman remembered her misery, Beo.

Linked entry: earmþu

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ðes apostol Iacobus bodode on Iudéa lande this apostle James preached in Judea [lit. in the land of the Jews], Homl. Th. ii. 412, 23.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Ða eádigan martyras mænigfealde earfoðnyssa ðafedon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 12, 89. Se þeódcyning ðafian sceolde Eofores ánne dóm, Beo. Th. 5919; B. 2963. Þafigan, Cd. Th. 227, 22; Dan, 190.

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dégle, diégle, deigle, deágol, dǽg-, dég-, deóg-, dióg-, díg- dýg-ol (-el), deáhle, díhle; adj.
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On díglum hole in clandestino speleo, An. Ox. 2045. On áne dígle stówe, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 13. On dígle crypel in obstrusum cuniculum, An. Ox. 2855. Þá díglan wídgilnysse abstrusam (heremi) vastitatem, 2798.

ed-wít

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Hé forfleáh þone woruldlican wurðmynt, ac hé ne forfleáh ná þæt edwít and ðone hosp, Hml. Th. i. 162, 12. Ic þec hálsige þæt þú furður mé fraceþu ne wyrce, edwít for eorlum, Jul. 542. On edwít sellan in opprobrium dare, Ps. Th. 56, 3.