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swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effortto labour at, after, etc. , anything to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Ne þearfe ic swíþe ymbe ðæt swincan, Bt- 35, 3; Fox 158, 8, to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress Ic swince on mínre gránunge laboravi in gemitu meo, Ps. Th. 6, 5. On hú grimmum seáðe swinceþ ðæt sweorcende mód, Met. 3, 2.

síþ

(n.)
Grammar
síþ, es ; m.
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Síþes sǽne slow in travelling, Apstls. Kmbl. 67 ; Ap. 34. Ne æt hám ne on síþe ne on ǽnigre stówe neither at home, nor when travelling, nor in any place, L. I. P. 9 ; Th. ii. 314, 33 : Exon. Th. 339, 34 ; Gn. Ex. 104.

Linked entries: síþemest síþmæst

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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S. 2; Th. i. 432, 12. Hwílon stód ðæt ... at one time the law was that..., L. Ff.; Th. i. 226, 1: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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Add: of relationship. a parent Sume habbað bearn genóge, ac ðá beóþ hwílum unhále oþþe yfele . . . ꝥ; ðá eldran for þám gnorniaþ, Bt. ii. i ; F. 32, 9. Mið ðý in lǽddun ældru his ( parentes eius ) ðone cnæht, Lk. R. 2, 27. Ældro, 43.

ge-byrd

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Th. i. 334, 2. <b>IV b.</b> good birth :-- Ic wát þíne æðelborennysse, and ic þé for ðí tihte ꝥ ðú þám godum geoffrige æfter þínre gebyrde, Hml. S. 4, 131.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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</b> where the instrument with which service is performed is given :-- Mec láðgeteónan þreátedon; ic him þénode deóran sweorde swá hit gedéfe wæs I served my foes with my good sword, as was fitting, Beo. Th. 1125; B. 560.

Linked entry: þénian

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Ac ic ðé hálsige ðæt ðú mé nó leng ne lette tu modo quem excitaveris ne moreris, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 174, 32.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

rǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdels, es; m.: e; f.: rǽdelse, rǽdelle (?), an; f.
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Th. 9, 6. debate, speech in council (v. rǽdan, II b) Rǽdelse concionis, locutionis, Hpt. Gl. 461, 4. conjecture, imagination, interpretation (v. rǽdan, VI a) Rǽswung vel rǽdels conjecture, i. opinatio, estimatio, interpretatio, Wrt.

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-freoþian</b> in Dict. and add: to protect, shelter. to defend from harm, guard from injury Þú gehǽlst ús and gefreoðast (custodies ) fram heora yfle, Ps. Th. ii. 8.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

ge-warenian

(v.)
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I. 76, 7. Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá! hwæt is se man on lífe búton ... hé ǽr gewarnod þe bet sý, þæt hé þonne ðurh deófol beswicen ne wyrðe, Wlfst, 101, 16-21. <b>I a.

hund-teóntig

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<b>III a.</b> as ordinal :-- In psalme hunteánteige nióða in psalmo cetitesimo nono, Lk. p. 10, 11. construction uncertain ꝥ nett full mið miclum fiscum hunteántig (hund-, R. ))

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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S. 8, 105. with direction determined by an adv. or prep. of movement Seó orþung þe wé in áteóð, Hml. S. I. 215. Þæt ic áteó þás hringan up of ðysum hlyde, 21, 66. Forþ átogene prolata (suspiria), An.

dón

(v.)
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Spl. 24, 3. to do, perform an action, make war On hwælcum mæht ðás ic dóe ł dóam ( faciam ), Mk. L. 11, 29. Ic dóam, 33. Ðoncunge ic dóem (dóm, R.) gratias ago, Jn. L. 11, 41. Ꝥ ic doom (dóe, R.) quod ego facio, 13, 7.

á-hwár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwár, adv.

somewhereanywherealicubiin any wisequoquo modo

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G. 11; Th. i. 172, 21. in any wise; quoquo modo And se man, ðe wiðcwiþ ðínum bebodum [Grn. wordum] áhwár, beo he deáþes scildig and the man, who shall in any wise contradict [speak against] thy commands [Grn. words], he shall be guilty of death, Jos.

a-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
a-feormian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. [a intensive, feormian to cleanse]

To cleanseclean thoroughlypurgewash awaymundareemundarepermundarediluere

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Hyt ðone magan ealne afeormaþ it purges the whole stomach, Herb. 60, 3; Lchdm. i. 162, 19. Ic afeormige diluo, Ǽlfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 49. Hit afeormaþ of ealle ða nebcorn it will cleanse away all the face pimples. Herb. 22, 3; Lchdm, i. 118, 24

Angel

(n.)
Grammar
Angel, gen. dat. acc. Angle; f.

Anglen in Denmark, the country between Flensburg and the Schley from which the Angles came into BritainAngulus, nomen terræ quam Angli ante transitum in Britanniam coluerunt

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Anglen in Denmark, the country between Flensburg and the Schley from which the Angles came into Britain; Angulus, nomen terræ quam Angli ante transitum in Britanniam coluerunt Of Angle cómon Eást-Engle from Anglen came the East-Angles, Chr. 449; Ing.

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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Ic aspende yfele distraho, Ælfc. Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 52. Ic aspende [asende MS.] oððe gife impertior, 37; Som. 39, 13. Aspendan þearfum to spend on the poor; erogare pauperibus, R. Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1

Linked entry: spendan

CÝSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÝSE, cése,es; m:an; m.

CHEESEcaseus

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In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

Linked entry: cése

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Is ðes þroht to ðæs heard dógorrímum this suffering is so hard in the days of my life, Elen. Kmbl. 1406; El. 705

enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxiousangustus, anxius

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Narrow, anxious; angustus, anxius Ufan hit is enge it is narrow above, Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 14; Dórn. 22: 47a; Th. 162, 3; Gú. 970. Of ðam engan hofe from that narrow house, 73b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: 8a; Th. 3, 6; Cri. 32.