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swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Hé swanc for heofonan rice mid singalum gebede, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 111. Ðe læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff. ; Th. i. 226, 1. Ic wundrige hwí swá manige wíse men swá swíþe swuncen mid ðære sprǽce, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Th. i. 414, 17. native country, home Hé hine bæd ꝥ hé sǽde hwæt hé on his cýðþe wǽre ( quid in terra sua fuisset ), nalæs hwæt hé þǽr wǽre, Gr. D. 181, 30.

Linked entry: cýþ

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Micklegreatmagnusmuchmanymultusgreat

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Homl. 145, 14: Mt. Kmbl. 27, 46. Micel sido mid Rómwarum wæs ðæt ðǽr náne óðre on ne sǽton búton ða weorþestan ( a custom carefully observed ), Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 1. Micel is ðæt and wundorlíc ðæt ðú gehǽtst magna promittis, 36, 3; Fox 174, 30.

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Hé sende hí twám and twám, Homl. Th. ii. 528, 27: 530, 1. Ða wuniaþ twám and þrím ætgædere ( bini aut terni ), R. Ben. 9, 15.

Linked entries: tuu twá

DEÓRE

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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In ðam deóran hám in that desirable home, Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 15; Gú. 843: Cd. 218; Th. 278, 10; Sat. 219. On getýnum ðe ymb Dryhtnes hús deóre syndan in the courts which are glorious about the Lord's house, Ps. Th. 115, 8.

Linked entries: dýre dióre

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Se Déma gegaderaþ ðæt clǽne corn into his berne the Judge shall gather the pure corn into his barn, Homl. Th. ii. 68, 17: i. 526, 21. Gehýraþ hwæt se unrihtwísa déma cwyþ audīte quid judex iniquitātis dicit, Lk. Bos. 18, 6, 2: Ps. Lamb. 74, 8: Ps.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Homl. 231, 1. Englas hérdon him angeli ministrabant illi, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 13. Ðæt Israhélisce folc hýrdon gode and Moise his þeówe populus crediderunt domino et Moysi servo ejus, Ex. 14, 31.

swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ, adj.
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Homl. 205, 4. Þurh ða swíðan miht, Cd. Th. 237, 24; Dan. 342. Se willa biþ ðonne strengra ðonne ðæt gecynd. Hwílum biþ se willa swíþra ðonne ðæt gecynd, hwílum ðæt gecynd ofercymþ ðone willan, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 11. Ðæt swýðre mægen wæteres, Ps.

cépan

(v.)
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Hé cépte symle hú hé cwémde Gode, 18, 36. to keep, hold prisoner Swá hwylcne swá ic cysse, cépað his sóna ( tenete eum, Mt. 36, 48), Hml. Th. ii. 246, 11

ge-lǽdan

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H. 189, 36. the subject a thing Folc wæs on lande; hæfde wuldres beám werud gelǽded, Exod. 567. where the movement of the object is the act of the subject, to bring in the hands or in a receptacle, carry, bear Ic Dauides horn deórne bringe, forð gelǽde

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Th. 139, l. to prevent from getting harm, hold back from hurt. with prep. Hí Gode þonciað . . . þæt hé hý generede from níðcwale and eác forgeaf éce dreámas, Cri. 1258.

níd

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Hí hine mid nýde (néde, neádlunga, v. ll. ) upp áhófon and on his ágen hors ásetton invitum eum in caballum levaverunt, 15, 27.

swá

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Homl. 247, 1. and add Sægde him mon ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlíce áswolten swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl. H. 219, 12. Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán ; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte, Hml. S. 31, 154: 32, 207.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from withoutwithouton the outsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutwardlyaboutroundoutaway from land

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Homl. 197, 11. Ðæt treów biþ úton gescyrped mid ðære rinde, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 7: Beo. Th. 3011; B. 1503. Úton tó gesett tó trymnesse ðæs húses, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 35: Exon. Th. 233, 26; Ph. 530.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Homl. 113, 4. Wídgongel wíf mon wommum bilihð, hæleð hý hospe mǽnaþ, Exon. Th. 337, 16;Gn. Ex. 65. Mánsceaða, wommum áwyrged, 95, 24;Cri. 1562: Cd. Th. 211, 26;Exod. 532. Unriht dón, wommas wyrcean, 217, 17;Dan. 24.

Linked entries: wom wam

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, wall of a building, of a town, side of a cave a natural wall a steep hill a cliff.

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Sie an hóhan wal stigun, stén endi berg, 3117) Munt is hine ymbútan, geáp gylden weal, Salm. Kmbl. 511; Sal. 256. Cwom wundorlícu wiht ( the sun) ofer wealles hróf (over the mountain top ), Exon. Th. 412, 1; Rä. 30, 7.

slítan

(v.)
Grammar
slítan, p. slát, pl. sliton; pp. sliten

To slit, tear, rendto tear a garment rendto tear, split, rend, cleave, divideto tear, rend, as an animal does with the teeth or feet, a bird with its beak, to tear, bite irritateto tear to destroy, waste, consumeto carp at, back-biteto tear attero to tear, split to tear, break scindere, lacerare, laniare, lacessere, saevire, delere to slit, tear, break

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Homl. 63, 10. Slítendum ł terendum tóþreómum rabidis (voracibus) gingivis Hpt. Gl. 423, 42. fig. applied to inanimate subjects Nú slít mé hunger and þorst Cd. Th. 50, 2.; Gen. 302. Hungor innan slát merewérges mód Exon. Th. 306, 22; Seef. 11.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Hyre wæs hálig gǽst singal gesíþ to her the Holy Spirit was a constant companion, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 4; Jul. 242. To hám his gesíþes in dŏmo cŏmĭtis, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 43. He on ðæs gesíþes hús ineóde dŏmum cŏmĭtis intrāvit, 5, 4; S. 617, 16.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Standan on syndrigum gebedum to be engaged in private devotions, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 115. In syndrige in propria, Jn. Skt.

ge-métan

(v.)
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how come you to be found here ?, Bl. H. 237, 26. (a α) to find that to which one is directed :-- Gang tó ðæs sǽs waroðe, and þú þǽr gemétst scip, Bl. H. 231, 30. Gangað . . . and gé þǽr gemétað fíctreów, 239, 6: 147, 30.