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scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Th. 356, 30; Pa. 19. Is seó womb wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308. Mægþ scýne, Beo. Th. 6025; B. 3016. Se scýna stán, Andr. Kmbl. 1532 ; An. 767. On stede scýnum, Exon. Th. 70, 33; Cri. 1148.

ést

favourluxuries

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Eal þæt sceoldan on Godes ést gelǽstan all that according to the will of God we ought to do, 92, 12: 103, 5: 172, 7: 181, 11. Dunn hafað ðás bóc gesald his wífe an Godes ést, C.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Add: without warning or notice, unexpectedly, of a sudden, all at once Féringa improvisu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 64 Fǽringa, 45, 41. Féringa extimplo, Kent. Gl. 146. Þá fǽringa (repente) stód þǽr ætforan þǽre dura sum man, Gr. D. 62, 9: Bl.

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, i. 118, ll: 82, 15. Cóm Róme . . . oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

fremian

(v.)
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Hit him náwiht hǽlo ne fremede, Guth. 96, 16. (2 b) where means or manner of benefit is given :-- Þæt oðrum fremige on worde and on weorce, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 15.

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad Ðá wæs Petrus sárig contristatus est Petrus, Jn. Skt. 21, 17: Homl. Th. ii. 248, 11. Ic sylfa eam sárig þearfa pauper et dolens ego sum, Ps. Th. 68, 30.

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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in a collective sense, treasure Heora gærsama fornéh eall losade, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 38. Gif ne sealde þe máre gersuman, 1047; P. 171, 14. budon þám pápan mycelne garsuman and seolfer, Chr. 995; P. 130, 22. Gærsuman, 34.

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove probare, tentare.

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Ðú mín costadest, Drihten Domine, probasti me Ps. Th. 138, 1. He mín costode he tried me Beo. Th. 4175; B. 2084. Úre costade, God probasti nos, Deus, Ps. Th. 65, 9. Costodon mín tentaverunt me Ps. Spl. C. M. 94, 8. Godes costodon [MS.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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to occupy Ic onsitte insideo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 29, 6. Ðó þré acres ðe onsit, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 259, 20. Ðone hagan ðe sylf onsæt, 39, 13. Hit wæs his lǽn ðæt onsǽte, Chart. Th. 173, 5. Onsite sǽnacan, Exon.

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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Scipu út áscúfan, Chr. 897; P. 91, 13. woldon hine niðer áscúfan (of clife), Hml. Th. ii. 236, 34. Ásceófan, Hml. S. 18, 350. Beseah þǽre sceande (Iezebel) up and hét ásceófon underbæc, 345. Wæs ic ána út ásceofen, 23 b, 415.

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Th. ii. 178, 34. Ásyndrað, 266, 7. Ásendraþ separet (te a me), An. Ox. 3407. Þú ásyndrodest þínne críst distulisti christum tuum, Ps. L.88, 39. Donne hæfdon þá oferfaren, þonne ásyndrede hine ǽghwilc feor fram óþrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 134.

LIFIAN

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

To LIVE

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To LIVE Ne swelte ic ac ic lifige non moriar, sed vivam, Ps. Th. 117,17: 118, 93. Ðú eádig leófast, 127, 2. Ðenden ðú hér leofast, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 29; Gen. 935.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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gesihþ eall úre wyrc, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 24. lǽrde hig, swá ðæt hig cwǽdon : " Hwanon ys ðysum ðes wísdóm ?" Mt. Kmbl. 13, 54: Mk. Skt. 6, 2 : Andr. Kmbl. 1137; An. 569: Exon. Th. 1. 69, 33; . 1104.

drífan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 3, 39. to force living beings to move. to force men or animals to move before or from one Hié mon beforan hiera triumphan drifon, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 17. Dríf þá sceáp in heora lǽse, Gr. D. 20, 12.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft. generally the shaft of a spear Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42. Gif se ord sié þreó fingre ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17, 18.

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Grammar , interj. Lo! Oh! Ah! næddrena cyn Oh! generation of vipers, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 7: 12, 34. ðú líccetere, 7, 5. freónd amice, 22, 12. Drihten Domine, Ps. Th. 21, 17: 118, 176. oft gremedon hine quotiens exacerbaverunt eum!

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

More

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Th. 125, 2. Gif wille, drince hát wæter, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 284, 5. Be ðam man mæg gecnáwan and be þinga, Wulfst. 5, 4. Swá mid læs worda, swá mid , Bt. 35. 5; Fox 166, 12.

Linked entries: mǽst

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Hit is nánum men getiohhod ac is eallum monnum it is not intended for one man, but for all men, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 15.

þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
þicce, adj.
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Th. 424, 8; . 41, 36. of substances, of liquids or moist materials, thick, viscous Gegníd on gewleced wæter, óþ ðæt hit sié swá þicce swá huniges teár, Lchdm. ii. 74. 4. Náne óþre wǽtan ðæt þicce and stille sié, 138, 13.

þrág

(n.)
Grammar
þrág, þráh, e; f.

a timeseasontime

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Th. 386, 26; . 4, 67: 381, 1; . 2, 4: 494, 6; . 82, 4: Cd. Th. 271, 29; Sat. 112: Elen. Kmb1. 2475; El. 1239.

Linked entry: wód-þrág