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CWUDU

(n.)
Grammar
CWUDU, cwuda, cweodo, cwidu, cudu; gen.ues wes; n.

What is chewed, a cud, quid ⬩ manducatum, rumen

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Nim hwít cudu take mastich, Lchdm. iii. 72, 15: 124, 25: 134, 10

Linked entries: cud cweodo cwidu cwuda hwít cwidu cud

ENDE

(n.)
Grammar
ENDE, es; m. I.

END ⬩ fīnis, termĭnus

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Ne hæfde wit óðer uncymran hors and óðres endes numquid non hăbuĭmus ĕquos vīliōres, vel ălias spĕcies, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 27

Linked entry: eonde

FÓR

(prep.)
Grammar
FÓR, fóre; prep. dot. acc.

Before ⬩ fore ⬩ ante ⬩ cŏram ⬩ in conspectu ⬩ præsente vel audiente ălĭquo ⬩ præ ⬩ priusquam

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Grammar FÓR, acc Ne dear forþgán fór ðé I dare not come forth before thee, Cd. 40; Th. 54, 2; Gen. 871. He his módor fór ealle menn geweorþode he esteemed his mother before all mankind, Rood Kmbl. 184; Kr. 93. Fór ðæt folc cōram pŏpŭlo, Ps.

Linked entries: foor fóre

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

One ⬩ anyone ⬩ they ⬩ people

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Ne ete man his flǽsc non comedentur carnes ejus, Ex. 21, 28. Gif hé næbbe hwæt hé wið ðære stale sylle sylle man hine wið feó. Gif man cucu finde ðæt hé stæl si non habuerit, quod pro furto reddat, ipse venundabitur.

Linked entries: MANN mon

múþ

(n.)
Grammar
múþ, es; m.

The mouth ⬩ the mouth as an instrument of speech ⬩ the face ⬩ A mouth ⬩ opening ⬩ orifice

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Hé for ðý sáre ne mihte his hand tó múþe gedón could not put his hand to his mouth, Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 4. Eall ðæt on ðone múþ gǽþ, gǽþ on ða wambe, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 17. Múþum buccis, Wrt.

be-tweoh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweoh, be-tweohs, be-tweox, be-twih, be-twyh, be-twyx, be-twyxt, be-twuh, be-twuht, be-twux, be-twuxt, be-tuh, be-tux; prep. dat. acc. [be by, with; twi, twihs, tweox, twux duo]

Between, BETWIXT, among, amid, in the midst ⬩ inter, in medio

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Betwuxt ðám warum among their wares [merchandise], Nat. S. Greg. Els. 11, 14.

Linked entries: be-tweohnum be-tuh be-tweohs be-tweox betwih-licgan be-twuh be-twuht be-twux be-twuxt be-twyh be-twyxt

BLÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÁWAN, part. bláwende; ic bláwe, ðú bláwest, bláwst, blǽwest, blǽwst, he bláweþ, bláwþ, blǽweþ, bláwþ, pl. bláwaþ; p. bleów, bléw, pl. bleówon; pp. bláwen

To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare

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Ne bláwe man býman befóran ðé let not a man blow a trumpet before thee, Mt. Bos. 6, 2

Linked entry: bláwung

ge-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gangan, -gongan; pp. -gangen, -gongen.

to go ⬩ happen ⬩ take place ⬩ befal ⬩ to fall to one's share ⬩ to come in ⬩ ire ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ to exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere ⬩ to go against with hostile intention ⬩ to pass over ⬩ overcome ⬩ subdue ⬩ conquer ⬩ obtain ⬩ acquire ⬩ aggredi ⬩ transgredi ⬩ superare ⬩ subigere ⬩ oblinere ⬩ adipisci ⬩ possidere

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to go, happen, take place, befal, to fall to one's share, to come in; ire, evenire, accidere Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre máre gegangan non transgredientur terminum, Ps. Th. 103, 9.

Linked entry: ge-gongan

seám

(n.)
Grammar
seám, es; m.
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. : seómum, Rush.) . . . and gé ne áhrínaþ ða seámas mid eówrum ánum fingre, Lk. Skt. 11, 46. Wæs þridde healf þúsend múla ðe ða seámas ( sarcinas ) wǽgon.

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Voc. ii. 139, 40. of persons, gentle, mild, not stern Drihten is swýðe séfte suavis est Dominus, Ps. Th. 33, 8.

Linked entry: sófte

stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæl-wirðe, adj.
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Cf. nyt-wirðe

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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Ðá sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, and eft hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ða ðe hié tó gehéton, ðæt hé ealles búton árunge tó Róme ne com ( the Latin seems to have been misunderstood, it is: Senatus sagurn, hoc est, vestern moeroris

Linked entry: tunice

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Gif hé hine triéwian wille, ðæt hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt hé mót, 19; Th. i. 74, 7. [þenne he þe treoweðe alre best, þenne beswikes tu heom, Laym. 3413. Him ꝥ ha treoweð on, Kath. 1327, note.] þeo luue . . . þu treowest hire, Misc. 94, 42.

Linked entry: trýwian

þurh-faran

(v.)

to go through or over ⬩ to traverse ⬩ pertransire ⬩ To pass ⬩ to pierce ⬩ pass through ⬩ to pass beyond ⬩ transcend ⬩ to penetrate

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Ðæt word ðære láre ne mæg ðurhfaran ðæs wædlan heortan egentis mentem doctrinae sermo non penetrat, Past. 18; Swt. 137, 6. Þurhfarende penetrans, Hymn. Surt. 84, 9

Linked entry: þurh-féran

be-tellan

exculpate ⬩ excuse

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Substitute: to clear a person of a charge, exculpate, excuse Nis nán man swá dyrstig on þám micclum dóme, þ æt hé durre óðerne betellan, Hml.

brýce

(n.)
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Similar entries v. níd-bryce

eáþ-mód

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Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps. Th. 73, 20. Se eádmóda biscop wæs swíðe geðyldig wið þwyrum mannum, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 10. Hé hié tó eáþmódre (eádmódere, v. l. ) hérsumnesse gedyde, Chr. 828; P. 62, 3.

ge-hirtan

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. :-- Heó on eorðan feóll and mid mycelre hefignysse gefylled wearð þæt heó word gecweþan ne mihte.

Linked entry: ge-hyrtan

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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Th. 28, arg. þéh þe hié swíðe gebrocode wǽren on hiora licgendan feó cum pudenda penuria esset aerarii, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 17. þone mete dǽle man swá gebrocedum mannum þe swá fæstan ne magon let the food be distributed to men so afflicted with infirmity

Linked entry: brócian

gearcian

(v.)
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Wé ne gearcian nullatenus prebeamus, i. adhibeamus, 749. Þæt gé án clǽne mǽden gearcion Críste virginem castam exhibere Christo Hml. A. 30, 140. Tó gearcygenne adhibenda Wülck. Gl. 251, 19. Gearciende exibens An. Ox. 4638

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