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ryne

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Oft gedónre ýþunge se streám mid his rynum and mid his uppgange gewunode ꝥ hé tógoten wæs geond his æceras fluvius . . . saepe inundatione facta cursus sui alveum egressus per agros diffundi consueverat, Gr. D. 192, 17.

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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Ond swá micel wundor and wæfersién wæs mínes weoredes on fægernisse fuitque inter uarietates spectaculorum in conspiciendo talem exercitum, Nar. 7, 18. Wæferséne spectaculi, Hpt. Gl. 508, 28. Wæfersýne, 487, 47, Wæferséne spectaculo, 412, 1.

Linked entry: wlite-seón

gýmen

(n.)
Grammar
gýmen, gémen; f.

Careheedsolicitudediligencesuperintendencerulecura

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Ðínre gýmenne ic wæs beboden in te jactatus sum, Ps. Th. 21, 8. Hér onféng Pilatus gýmene ofer ða Iudéas in this year Pilate received the government of Judæa, Chr. 26; Erl. 7, 6: to gýmenne, Erl. 6, 7.

Linked entries: gémen geómen gýme

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindleto burn, consume by burningto heat, inflameto kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Th. 78, 5. to burn, consume by burning Fýr onbærneþ, 79, 15. to heat, inflame Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frix ra, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3.

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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Wæs áwræht ł áwæht swylce slápende Drihten excitatus est tamquam dormiens Dominus, Ps. L. 77, 65. a feeling, energy, Áwræc (excita) þíne mihte, Ps. L. 79, 3. Ꝥ hí áwræccan ne magon mid heora plegan ǽnige gálnysse, Hml. S. 35, 65

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Mul wærð on Cent bærned, Chr. 687; P. 39, 34

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Wæs eall weoruld sprecende on án gereord, Wulfst. 211, 19. Geseónde dumbe specende (sprecendeMS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 31. to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. Ic ne sprece tó ðǽm, ac ic sprece tó ðé, Bt. 38, 5;Fox 206, 12.

dón

(v.)
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wæs monega gefeoht dónde plurima bella gessit, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 19. Oft bútan synne bið dón (dóen, v. l.) ꝥ of synne cymeð, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 84, 3: 13. <b>II a.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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Man tilode tó his hergeatwæn ðæs ðe man habban sceolde what was necessary for his heriots should be provided, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 352, 16. Mid his handcræfte hé teolode his and his geférena forðdǽda, Homl. Th. i. 392, 16.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Þis wæs ús gedón tó lífes bysene (as a type of life), Bl. H. 73. 23: 75, 27. Þis eástorlíce gerýno ús æteówed þæs écean lífes sweotole bysene, 83, 8. Óðero biseno aliam parabolam, Mt. L. 13, 31. Óðer bisen, 33. Bisin, p. 19, 1.

ród

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Mín Drihten . . . wæs onrihte róde úp áhafen . . . sceal mín ród onwended beón, Bl. H. 191, 1-5. Hé þǽr þreó métte róda ætsomne, El. 834. (1 a) the cross on which Christ suffered :-- Seó Crístes ród on þá hé wæs áhongen, Shrn. 67, 25.

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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His líchoma wæs úte bebyriged néh cyricean positum corpus ejus foras juxta ecclesiam, 2, 3; S. 504, 31. Mycel menigu ymb hine sæt, and tó him cwǽdon:'Hér is ðín módor úte (foris),' Mk. Skt. 3, 32. in a special sense.

Linked entry: út

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Hér wæs tóbrocen Rómána burh fram Gotum, Chr. 409; Erl. 11, 10.

ge-weald

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wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. Hí ( devils) habbaþ manega sáula on heora gewaldum, Bl.

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Fácnes cræftig skilled in guile, Exon. 97 a; Th. 361, 24; Wal. 24: 62 a; Th. 229, 4; Ph. 450. He ðæs fácnes fintan sceáwaþ he sees the sequel of treachery, 83 b; Th. 315, 16; Mód. 32.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium on land terra, terra firmastate, station, conditionsĭtus, condĭtio

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War. 13, 27.

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Mon gerehte ðæt yrfe cinge the property was confiscated to the king, Th. Chart. 173, 1

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

ge-séman

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H. 183, 13. (2 a) of legal decision :-- Se cyning bæd and hét ꝥ hí scioldon Wynflǽde and Leófwine swá rihtlíce geséman swá him ǽfre rihtlícost þúhte ( the case between Wynflæd and Leofwine was to be settled with absolute justice), Cht.

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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Add: a corner, an angle, Similar entries v. healhiht Ǽlc wág bið gebiéged twiefeald on ðǽm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 245, 13.

stæf

(n.)
Grammar
stæf, es; m.

a staffsticka written charactera letterthe old letters having been carved on stavesa mark in writinga letter as representing a minute detaila collection of written symbolsa letterwriting lettersbook-learningliteraturean element, a rudimentbaculus, virga, regulaa staff, post; a letterlearning

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Hé ðá wæs in stafas and on leornunge getogen, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 6

Linked entries: stafa stæf-cræft