Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Be wambe missenlicre gecyndo, Lch. ii. 220, 14. Of flǽsclicum gecynde, Past. 159, 1. Gewend tó ðám héhstan gecynde, þæt is God, Hml. Th. i. 262, 13. Æfter sóðum gecynde þæt wæter is brosniendlic wǽta, ii. 270, 5. Hé onféng þá ilcan gecynde, Bl.

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Hwílum beóþ ða wǽtan on ðære wambe filmenum, ðonne sceal mon ðæt wíslíce sécean, Lchdm. ii. 222, 24. to try to learn by asking, to ask Ða mé cunnon andsware cýðan tácna gehwylces ðe ic him tó séce, Elen. Kmbl. 638; El. 319.

Linked entries: seócan seðe for-sécan hám-sócn sócn

niman

(v.)
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Ðene nimende quem continens, Mt. p. 12, 4. of intellectual action. to receive and hold with the intellect, to apprehend, understand Of Salamonnes cuidum wé námon ðætte ðǽre wambe nama scolde tácnian ðæt mód quia venter mens dicitur, ea sententia (Prov

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hwæt mǽnde hé elles, búton ðæt wé gefyllon ðæs þearfan wambe? Þonne ( if we do fill, etc., then ) ne hingreþ ús nǽfre, 39, 30. ' Hwæt déstú gif ic tó mergen middeges gebíde?' Hé cwæð: 'Sylf ic swelte þonne,' Homl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67. Bearu nemus

Linked entries: bærwe bearowe bearu bearuwe bearwas beora

wá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wá-líc, adj.

Woeful, miserable

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Woeful, miserable Is ðes wálíc hám ( hell ) wítes áfylled, Cd. Th. 271, 3;Sat. 100

Linked entry: weá-líc

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