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Crist

(n.)
Grammar
Crist, Krist, es; m.

CHRIST ⬩ Christus

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Feoh bútan gewitte ne can Crist gehérian cattle without understanding cannot praise Christ Salm. Kmbl. 48; Sal. 24. Ofer ealle Cristes béc over all Christ's books [Gospels ] 100; Sal. 49. On Cristes onlícnisse in Christ's likeness Salm. Kmbl. 146, 15

Linked entry: Cristes bóc

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault

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B.) bútan leáfe, L. In. 44; Th. i. 130, 1. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge, 49; Th. i. 132, 11. defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) Wǽron ða hálgan on onfenge manna sáulum, Blickl.

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

min

Grammar
min, [For another explanation of this word see N. E. D. min, where minne is taken as the nominative form : but the word may be taken as belonging to the same declension as mid[d]
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; pl. midde, so min[n]; pl. minne. Holthausen rejects the word altogether, v. Beiblatt, xvi. 228.] add(?) On minnan linche, C. D. B. iii. 494, 31. Add Wið feóndes hond and . . wið malscrunge minra wihta, Lch. iii. 36, 14

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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Se líchoma bútan mete and drence leofian ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 57, 10. On forhæfdnesse lifgean, 35, 21. He ongan lifgean ongeán Gode ǽrðon ðe hé him sylfum lifgean mihte, 165, 22.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

of-sleán

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Bið his unðeáw ofslægen (-slegen, v. l. ) bútan ǽlcre niédðrafunga, suá suá Assael wæs deád bútan orde, Past. 297, 22.

for-secgan

accuse

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Se cniht forsǽde hí bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198. Biddað leáse gewitan ꝥ hí Naboð forsecgan ðus: 'Naboð wyrigde God,' 18, 191. ꝥ hig nellan nǽnnne sacleásan man for-secgean Ll. Th. i. 294, 5.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, p. -þang, pl. -þungon; pp. -þungen

To thrive ⬩ grow ⬩ become excellent

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Ǽghwæðer heora wæs ælþeódig ðǽr and hwæðere for heora lífes geearnunge geþungon ðæt hí bútá wáeron Abbudissan on ðam mynstre quæ utraque cum esset peregrina, præ merito virtutum ejusdem monasterii est abbatissa constituta, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 23.

Linked entry: þingan

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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To accuse a person of something (acc. of person and gen. of charge, or charge expressed by a clause) Ðú mé stale týhst furti me arguis, Gen. 31, 32. Hwí tíhþ úre hláford ús swá micles falses? 44, 7. Gif gé scyld on eów witen ðæs ðe eów man tíhþ, Txts

fremede

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Gé wénaþ þæt gé nán gecyndelic gód ne gesǽlþa on innan eów selfum nabbaþ, for þám gé hí sécaþ bútan eów tó fremdum gesceaftum, 14, 2; F. 44, 17. Fremdum, 14, 3; F. 46, 10.

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Binna bútan ǽc interius exteriusque, Rtl. 16, 3. Bionna in halle intrinsecus in aula, 95, 25

alor

(n.)
Grammar
alor, aler, alr, es; m.

An ALDER- tree ⬩ alnus ⬩ alnus glutihosa

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The alder alnus glutinosa must not be confused with the elder sambucus nigra the elder-tree, Bútan alore except alder, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm, ii. 86, 9. On ðone [MS. ðane] alr to the alder, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 376; A. D. 939; Kmbl. iii. 413, 5.

Linked entries: aler aler-holt alr

an-gin

(n.)
Grammar
an-gin, -ginn, -gyn, on-gin, es; n.

A beginning ⬩ attempt ⬩ resolve ⬩ purpose ⬩ design ⬩ undertaking ⬩ opportunity ⬩ initium ⬩ principium ⬩ conatus ⬩ inceptum ⬩ cœptum ⬩ occasio

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Bútan anginne without beginning, Exon. 9b; Th. 8, 1; Cri. 111. Synt ðæra sára anginnu sunt dolorum initia, Mt. Bos. 24, 8. Gif ðú ðæt angin fremest if thou perfect that attempt, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 27; Gen. 578.

Linked entries: an-gyn on-gin

FARAN

(v.)
Grammar
FARAN, to farenne; ic fare, ðú farest, færest, færst, færsþ, he fareþ, færeþ, færþ, pl. faraþ; p. fór, pl. fóron; pp.

A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence ⬩ to go, proceed, travel, march, sail ⬩ īre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre ⬩ FARE, happen, to be in any state ⬩ versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo

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Ic fare bútan bearnum I have no children [lit. I go without children], Gen. 15, 2. Hú mæg se man wel faran how can the man fare well? Ælfc. T. 40, 3

Linked entries: færan feran

neát

(n.)
Grammar
neát, es; n.

A neat ⬩ an ox or a cow ⬩ cattle ⬩ beast ⬩ animal

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Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ oððe eorþan neát, feldgongende feoh bútan snyttro, Exon. Th. 371, 23; Seel. 80. Foldan neát, Salm. Kmbl. 436; Sal. 218. Ic eom anlíc ánum neáte ut jumentum factus sum, Ps. Th. 72, 18.

swinge

(n.)
Grammar
swinge, swynge (both forms occur in the Pastoral), an; f.
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geðafedon on ðisse worlde monige swyngean and monige bendas and carcernu sancti verbera experti, insuper et vincula et carceres, Past. 30; Swt. 205, 12. metaphorical, chastisement, afflicting stroke Geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðære Godes ceastre bútan

Linked entry: swynge

tiht-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
tiht-bisig, adj.
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And æt ðam óðran cyrre ne sý ðǽr nán óðer bót bútan ðæt heáfod, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 9-282, 2. Niman ða tihtbysianmen . . . and ǽlc tihtbysig man gange tó þryfealdan ordále, oððe gilde feówergilde, iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 6-11.

tweónung

(n.)
Grammar
tweónung, twínung, twýnung, e; f.
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Bútan twýnunge absque ambiguitate, Ælfc. Gr. 272, 13: sine dubitatione, R. Ben. Interl. 52, 12: sine scrupulo, Anglia xiii. 367, 24. Gyt mé tweónaþ; ac gif ðú ðás deádan sceaðan árǽrst, ðonne biþ mín heorte geclǽnsod fram ǽlcere twýnunge, Homl.

Linked entries: twínung twýnung

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Gesáwon wé westan ðone leóman sunnan, and se leóma gehrán ðǽm treówum ufonweardum, Nar. 28, 23. marking the direction of measurement Is seó stów ǽghwanon mid sǽ ymbseald bútan westan est locus ille undique mari circumdatus praeter ab occidente Bd. 4,

Linked entry: westane

capitol

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Th. ii. 2, 19. a short passage from Scripture, a lesson Fylige capitel (lectio) of þǽra apostola láre bútan béc gesǽd, R. Ben. 34, 1. Æfter geendunge þára þreora sealma sié án capitul (kapitol, R. Ben.

lád

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All the following passages occur in charters of Oswald, bishop of Worcester Sí hit ǽlces þinges freoh bútan ferdfare and walgeworc and brycggeworc and circanláde, C.D. iii. 5, 14: 159, 31.

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