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a-windan

(v.)
Grammar
a-windan, ic -winde, ðú -wintst, -winst, he -wint, pl. -windaþ; p. -wand, pl. -wundon ; pp. -wunden [a, windan to wind] .

To windbendplecteretorquereTo strip offdetrahereTo whirl or slip offlabi

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MS. 32 b, 6

Linked entries: a-wint a-wunden

lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
lícettere, es; m.

a hypocrite

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Wel wítegod Isaias be eów lícceterum bene prophetavit Esaias de vobis hypocritis, Mk. Skt. 7, 6

ge-beorhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-beorhlíc, -beorglíc; adj.

Safecautiousprudentbecomingtūtuscircumspectusdĕcens

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Safe, cautious, prudent, becoming; tūtus, circumspectus, dĕcens Gebeorhlícre ys me faran to eá, mid scype mýnum, ðænne faran mid manegum scypum, on huntunge hranes tūtius est mihi īre ad amnem, cum nāve mea, quam īre cum multis nāvĭbus, in venātiōnem

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.
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Hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton inutiles facti sunt, Nar. 15, 27. Hí (friends) beóð on sumum ðingum nytte, and ic eác heom, Solil. H. 40, 5.

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Hé lǽrde and tǽlde ealle men ðe worulde welan gaderiaþ mid unrihte, Ps. Th. 38, arg. Hí tǽldon hí vituperaverunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 2. Ðætte hiǽ téldun ( accusarent ) hine, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 2.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

ACAN

(v.)
Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.

To AKEpaindolere

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D; [mistiaþ = acaþ, Som. 38, 48]; dolent mei oculi, Mann

ágend-frió

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-frió, -freo; indecl. m.

An ownerpossessorpossessor

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An owner, possessor; possessor He agife ðam ágendfrió [ágend-freó MS. B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4

blód-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-fág, adj.

Stained with bloodsanguine tinctus

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[fág tinctus] Stained with blood; sanguine tinctus Is me bánhús blódfág my body [lit. bone-house] is stained with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2809; An. 1407: Beo. Th. 4127; B. 2060

cen-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cen-ness, e; f.
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child-birth ꝥ sár þǽre cennesse, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 78, 24. nativity, birthday Dæg cennisse die natalis, Mt. L. 14, 6. Cennisse his natalis sui, Mk. L. 6, 21

feón

(v.)
Grammar
feón, p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen, fægen

To rejoice

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To rejoice Swá mycle wé feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, An. Ox. 1118 note. Þý lǽs on Þ fǽgon Þ ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste, Nar. 32, 20

ge-scyrtan

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Gescyrdte breuiauit, Mk. L. 13, 20. Þín líf ne gescyrt, Hml. S. 37, 149. Mid fíffétedum ł gescertum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130. Gescyrted biðon breuiabuntur, Mt. L. 24, 22. Add

ǽht-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽht-boren, adj.

Slave-born.

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Similar entries v. ǽht, I d, and þeów-boren Ná ðá áne ðe freó synt, ac gyt ðe ǽhtborene ex conditione servili synt, R. Ben. 138, 20

ge-tænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tænge, adj.

Incident;incidens

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Incident; incidens Gif hwylcum men sý ðæs feórþan dæges fefer getænge if to any man there be a quartan fever incident, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 5, MS. B

(v.)
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Gyf ðú Godes sunu sý (sig, MS. A.: siǽ, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 4, 3. Sib sý (sig, MS. A.) eów, Lk. Skt. 24, 36. Ðæt gé ne sín (sié, Lind.) ymbhýdige, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 25. Sín (sién, Hatt. MS.) hira eágan áþístrode. Past. 1; Swt. 28, 9.

be-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-yrnan, -irnan; he -yrnþ; p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen [be by, yrnan to run]

To run by, to come in, occur, incurpercurrere

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To run by, to come in, occur, incur; percurrere Be-arn me on móde it occurred to my mind, Homl. Th. i. 2, 6. Án wundor me nú on mód be-arn one wonder now [runs by me into the mind] occurs to me, Dial. 1, 20.

Linked entries: be-arn be-irnan

on-sacan

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Onsæce (-sæcce, L.) hine solfne deneget seipsum, Mk. R. 8, 34. Onsaca hine seolfne abnegare seipsum, Mt. p. 17, 18. Ðú onsæccest ꝥte ðú cúðes meh abneges nosse me, Lk. L. 22, 34. Ióhannes onsæcces (negat) ꝥ hé sié Críst, Jn. p. 3, 4.

síþ

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ, [] ; cpve. síþra ; spve. síþest, síþ[e]mest ; adj.
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Gesæt tó symble síþestan (síd-, MS.) dæge cyning, Cd. Th. 259, 34 ; Dan. 701. Mæssige man swá fela mæssan . . . and æt ðare síþmæstan dó man absolutionem, L. P.

full-gán

(v.)
Grammar
full-gán, he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán; with the dat.

To fulfilperformgo afterfollowaidperfĭcĕreperăgĕresĕquiadjŭvāre

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Hie me fulleódon they well aided me, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 1; Gen. 2153

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

on-sægedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sægedness, e; f.

the rite, act of sacrifice or offeringwhat is offered at the rite, a sacrifice, oblation

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Ic wille mildheortnesse næs onsægdnesse (-sægednesse, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 13. Aarone tó fylste tó ðám ǽlícum. onsægednyssum. Num. 18, 2. Onsægdnyssum and offrungum. Mk. Skt. 12, 33. Onsægdnessa cerimonias, Wrt.