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scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Lamb. 63, 6: mid strǽlum hié scotodon , Nar. 22, 18. Ðæt hý scotien rihtheortan, Ps. Spl. 10, 2. Hí unscyldige mid bogan scotian þenceaþ ut sagittent immaculatum, Ps. Th. 63, 3.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

BLÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÓWAN, part. blówende; ic blówe, ðú blówest, bléwst, he blóweþ, bléwþ, pl. blówaþ; p. ic, he bleów, ðú bleówe, pl. bleówon; pp. blówen; v. n.

to BLOW, flourish, bloom, blossomflorere, efflorere, reflorereto be in full vigour or bloomto burst, blossom

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We say to blow as the wind, and to blow or blossom as a flower. v. bláwan

á-búgan

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Th. ii. 306, 21. of action, yielding, submission Ðám sceolon ábúgan, and hé ne ábýhð ná ús. Hml. A. 8, 211. Nó ábeág non cessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 26. Ábeáh Uhtred eorl tó him, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 14.

folc-lic

publicnationalcommongeneralpublicplebeiancommoncommonpopulous

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Fela wundra gehýrdon on folclicre sprǽce, Hml.

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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D. 181, 4. care, keeping, guarding þe ús befæst is seó gýming Godes folces, Ll. Th. ii. 402, 10. In ðám dagum þe hé dyde his sceápa gýminge dum gregis sui curam gereret Gr. D. 215, 9.

þing

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Nú wylle for iungra manna þingon (vel lufe) furðor úre sprǽce áþenian, Angl. viii. 309, 25 For huntnoþes þingon, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. (13) add :-- Swá þæt nánra þinga mid ǽnigre efestinge mannes hí mihton beón undón, Gr. D. 164, 15.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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forðí tǽhton ðæt hý on úteweardan oððe onsundrum standen, ðæt . . ., R. Ben. 68, 10-17. Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundran cwæþ, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15.

Linked entry: sundor

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,

to injuredestroy with heatto consumeburn upto scorchpaindamage with firesingeTo flameburn

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Hylle on fýrum beóð for-swǽlede teartlícor Averni ignibus crememur acrius, Hy. S. 5, 15. of the effect of the sun Sunne ne forswǽle þé sol non uret te, Ps.

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Ðá mynton ús gerestan, Nar. 14, 25 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 143; Met. 26, 72. Grammar myntan, with infin. to be supplied Gif ðú seó riht cyning swá ðú ǽr myntest, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 8; Sat. 688.

stenc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
stenc, es; m.
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Mid ðære nose tósceádaþ ða stencas, Past. 11, 2;Swt. 65, 21. Góde stencas and yfele, 56; Swt. 433, 22. <b>I a.</b> a pleasant smell, fragrance, perfume :-- Ys mínes suna stenc swilce ðæs landes stenc, ðe Drihten bletsode, Gen. 27, 27.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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sceolon ǽgðer ge on gelimpe ge on ungelimpe cweðan: 'Ic herige mínne Drihten on ǽlcne tíman, Homl. Th. i. 252, 13: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 251. Ic andette míne scylda and seófige mín ungelimp, Ps. Th. 21, 2: Homl. Th. i. 584, 5.

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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synd wráðe geswæncte, Homl. Ski. i. 4, 156: Exon. Th. 443, 19; Kl. 32. Wráþe geworhtra wíta, 252, 32; Jul. 172. Ðú ðé sylfne swýbe wráðe bepǽcst you deceive yourself most grievously. Homl. Skt. i. 12, 99.

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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S. 23 b, 207 : B. 2746: An. 1316, sind bereáfod úrum gódum aporiamur bonis nostris, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 43. with æt Hí bereáfodon Loth æt his ǽhton predati sunt Loth, Prud. 2 b : Chr. 1043; P. 163, 34. þeáh se reáfere ús æt ǽhtum bereáfige, Hml.

campian

(v.)
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Nǽnig compigende Gode nemo militans Deo, Rtl. 60, 11. with for willað campian for ðínre hǽlo, Ap. Th. 9, 20. Tó campienne for Crístes geleáfan, Hml.

eardian

(v.)
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witon óþer égland, þér gé magon eardian, pref.; P. 3, 12. to live, pass one's life Seó cyrice sceal fédan þá þe æt hire eardiaþ, Bl. H. 41, 28.

ge-wanian

(v.)
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forhealdað ǽghwǽr Godes gerihta, and ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum þeódum ǽnig þǽra þinga þe gedwolgodon tó lácum betǽht bið, Wlfst. 157, 15

sécan

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Secge . . . ꝥ þá beón fordóne þe ðæne drýcræft sécað, Hml. S. 17, 113. Ðú symle furðor feohtan sóhtest, Vald. 1. 18. Add Hié Læcedemonie mid gefeohte sóhton, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 11. Darius hié mid gefeohte sécan wolde, 2, 5; S. 78, 23

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, smirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode

To smear, anoint unctus to anoint

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Ðonne smirewaþ (smierewaþ, Halt. MS.) úre heortan eáge mid sealfe Past. ii; Swt. 68, 10-12. Smiriaþ Ps. Surt. 140, 6. Smirede linivit Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 15. Smyrede 51, 47. Smerede unxit Ps. Spl. 44, 9: Blickl. Homl. 69, 2. Smyrede 73, 18.

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Ne wéne ic ðæt ǽnige twegen látteówas emnar gefuhton I do not think that any two leaders fought more equally. Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 32

GEÁC

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁC, es; m.

A cuckoogawkcŭcūlus

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Geác monaþ geómran reorde, singeþ sumeres weard the cuckoo exhorts with mournful voice, summer's warden sings, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 6; Seef. 53.

Linked entries: gǽc iáces súre