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þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in

Dere

(n.)
Grammar
Dere, gen. Dera; pl. m.

The Deirians, inhabitants of Deira between the rivers Tyne and Humber Deīri

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Man gehálgode ii biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum, and Eatan to Beornicum two bishops were consecrated in his stead, Bosa to Deira [lit. to the Deirians], and Eata to Bernicia, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 7

stincan

(v.)
Grammar
stincan, p. stanc, pl. stuncon ; pp. stuncen
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Him stód stincende steám of ðam múðe, Homl. Th. i. 86, 13, 10. Stingendum putenti, Hpt. Gl. 487, 64

smíc

(n.)
Grammar
smíc, sméc, smýc, es; m.

Smoke, vapour, steam

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Smoke, vapour, steam Swelce se bitresta smíc Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 142, 20. Smíc fumus Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 28, 12 : Ex. 19, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 68, 20. Hí losiaþ swá swá sméc Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 31 : Ps. Th. 36, 19. Smýc Hpt. Gl. 501, 78 : Shrn. 52, 33.

Linked entries: sméc smoca

ofer-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-bregdan, -brédan.

To overspread, cover, draw a covering overTo break out over a surface

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Niht oferbrǽd beorgas steápe, 2613; An. 1308. Grammar ofer-bregdan, intrans.

un-stæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stæððig, adj.

not steadyremissirregularunstableinconstantfickleunsteadyunstaidnot soberlightwanton

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not steady, remiss, irregular Sum munuc wæs unstæððig on Godes lofsangum, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 19. unstable, inconstant, fickle Wé sceolon fyligan úrum Heáfde fram ðissere unstæððigan worulde tó his staðelfæstan ríce, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 21.

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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Ðá wearð stearc storma gelác; stunede sió brúne ýð wið óðre one dark wave dashed against the other, Met. 26, 29

Linked entry: stinan

wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wrixl, e; f.

changealterationvicissitudealternationexchangeinterchangeplacesteada loanwhat is given in returnreturnrequital

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Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990. where one thing takes the place of another, place, stead Ðonne sculon hié gadrian óðer ierfe on ðæs wrixle (wriexle,Hatt. MS.) ðe hé ǽr sealdon, Past. 45 ; Swt. 340, 18.

tam

(adj.)
Grammar
tam, adj.

Tame, the opposite of wild

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On ðære feórþan fléringa wæs ðæra tamra nýtena steall, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 9. Hé hæfde tamra deóra ( reindeer ) syx hund, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 10. Tame (wudufuglas), Bt. 25; Fox 88, 18: Met. 13, 44

Linked entries: teoma tom

hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
hliþ, es; n.

A slope, declivity. hill-side, hill

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Beorgas steápe hleoþum hlifedon steep hills rose high with their slopes, Andr. Kmbl. 1681; An. 843

Linked entry: hleoðo

tealtrian

(v.)
Grammar
tealtrian, p. ode

To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition

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Ðý læs se steall cyricean tealtrian (taltrigan, Bd. M.) ongunne ne status ecclesiae vacillare inciperet, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 11. Tealtrian vacillare, titubare, Hpt. Gl. 529, 73. Tealtriendum ł gliddriendum nutabundis, 503, 3.

Linked entry: tealtian

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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To rest, to remain suspended, to hang, to lower as a cloud Hit bærneþ boldgetimbru, seomaþ steáp, Salm. Kmbl. 827 ; Sal. 413. Deorc deáþscúa seomade the dark shadow of death hung over them, Beo. Th. 324; B. 161.

Linked entry: semian

æt-standan

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L. 102, 16. ꝥ hús wearþ forburnen. . . see Ætstód se streám swá steáp swá munt, Hml. Th. ii. 212, 22

geap

Grammar
geap, geáp, geápes.
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, Sal. 256. with convex surface Gim sceal on hringe standan steáp and geáp, Gn. C. 23. crafty, clever, astute Geáp callidus Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 37. Sé þe gehealt þreágincga geáp ( astutus) hé wyrð, Scint. 114, l.

fléring

(n.)
Grammar
fléring, e; f.

A FLOORINGcontăbŭlātio

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and heora myxen, on ðære óðre fléringe wæs ðæra nýtena fóda gelogod, on ðære [MS. ðone] þriddan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs seó forme wunung, and ðǽr wunodon ða wildeór and ða réðan wurmas, on ðære feorþan fléringe [MS. fléringa] wæs ðæra tamra nýtena steall

hlinc

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc, es; m.

a link, linch, rising ground'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,'a hill, rising ground

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Publications, and Halliwell's Dict. a hill, rising ground Beorgas ne muntas steápe ne stondaþ ne stánclifu heah hlifiaþ ne dene ne dalu ne dúnscrafu hlǽwas ne hlincas nec tumulus crescit nec cava vallis hiat, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 13; Ph. 25.

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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to take surreptitiously, to steal. Similar entries v. under-fón, VIII Gif feoh sý undernumen (under numen?), Lchdm. i. 392, 8. in figurative senses, to take into the mind, receive what is said, taught, etc.

Linked entry: under-fón

tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
tilþ, e; also tilþe, an; f.

labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is madean employmenttillagecultivation work on landgain from labourproduce of labour,acquisitioncropproducefruit

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labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is made, an employment, in a general sense Se ðe wǽre scaðiende weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilðe he that has been accustomed to steal, let him support himself by an honest employment, Wulfst. 72, 13

Linked entries: tylþ tilþe

(n.)
Grammar
CÚ, nom. acc; gen. cúe, cú, cuus, cús; dat.; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. cúa, cúna; dat. cuum, cúm; f.

A cow vaccabucula

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H. 194a Gif mon cú forstele if a man steal a cow L. Alf. pol. 16; Th. i. 70, 24; L. In. 38; Th. i. 126, 5; L. Ath. v. § 6, 2; Th. i. 234, 1; L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 5. Cúa of cows Cod. Dipl. 201; A. D. 814; Kmbl. i. 353, 28.

Linked entries: cuu folc-cú