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ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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To go, proceed, reach by going, arrive; ire, proficisci, meare [He] walde gefara voluit exire, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 43. Swá feor swá man on ánum dæge gefaran mæg as far as one can journey in a day, Thw. Num. 11, 31.

Linked entry: ge-fór

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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to consent to, agree with, approve of, assent to, allow, permit. with accusative Ic Beágmund ðis ðeafie and wríte, Chart. Th. 472, 22, 24, 28, 19, and often.

ge-beran

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Add: I. to bear, bring cild Críst wearð geboren ágeán of Egiptan, Chr. 3; P. 5, 22.

ge-unnan

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Add: absolute, to grant a request, consent Geunnendre méder (geundremedre, MS.) matre consentiente, An. Ox. 4000. with gen. or uncertain, v. (3 ¶) geann þæs landes in þám mynstre, Cht. Crw. 23, 1.

hwider

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Add: I. in direct questions, to what place? Hwider fundast þú síðas dreógan?, Gen. 2269: An. 405: Cri. 1691. Hwyder (hwidder, L.) wylt þú faron, Mk. 14, II. Huidir, Jn. L. 16, 5.

preóst

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Th. ii. 348, 20-29 Bisceopes feoh .xi. gylde. Preóstes feoh .ix. gylde. Diácones feoh .vi. gylde, Ll.

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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A covenant, compact, agreement, pledge Wǽr is ætsomne Godes and monna, gǽsthálig treów, Exon. Th. 36, 29; Cri. 583. [Gewemme]dre wǽre violati foederis (pacti), Hpt. Gl. 496, 3: Cd. Th. 186, 18; Exod. 140. Wǽre gemyndig, 143, 1; Gen. 2372. Wǽre (cf.

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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a woman lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig wífman neáh weófode ne cume ða hwíte ðe man mæssige, L. Edg. C. 45 ; Th. ii. 254, 3. Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst, sum wæs lǽwede, sum wæs wífmon ( femina, ) Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35.

Linked entry: wím-man

CNIHT

(n.)
Grammar
CNIHT, cneoht, cnyht, es; m.

A boyyouthattendantservantKNIGHT:puerjuvenisadolescensservus

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Tyn wintra cniht a boy of ten years L. In. 7; Th. i. 106, 18; Lk. Bos. 7, 7; Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 4; Byrht. Th. 136, 18; By. 153. Fram ðínum cnihte a puero tuo Ps. Th. 68, 17. Heó cwæþ to ðam cnihte ait ad puerum Gen. 24, 65.

Linked entries: cneoht cnyht

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.

swart, swarthy, black, darkof absence of light or brightness, dark, black, gloomyof absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal

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of colour, swart, swarthy, black, dark Sweart ater, teter; ceruleus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 32, 53 (in a list of colours): furvus, ii. 34, 39, 40: fuscus, 38, 27: luridus, 53, 15: pullus, 57, 10: niger. Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 27, 9 : caeruleus, Hpt.

Linked entries: swart swertling

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.

to cause doubt,to feel doubtto doubt

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Grammar tweónian, impersonal with dat. or acc. of person, to cause doubt, absolute twýnaþ (tweónaþ, MS. H.) ambigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 176, 13. Gyt tweónaþ, Homl. Th. i. 72, 30. Gif hié giet ðǽr tweónaþ, Past. 16; Swt. 103. 9.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

Agustin

(n.)
Grammar
Agustin, es; m: Agustīnus, Augustīnus, i; m:

St. AugustineAugustinus

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D. 604] eodem rege regnante, ' Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 30-505, 4; Mobr. 95, 10-15, 96, 1-8

HÚSEL

(n.)
Grammar
HÚSEL, húsul, húsl, es; n.

The HOUSELthe Eucharist

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'Et tamen' ait 'afferte mihi Eucharistiam,' 4, 24; S. 598, 35-9 : L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th.. ii. 358, 16-38, 360, 5-15, 24-29. húsle gán to go to the sacrament, Blickl. Homl. 207, 5 : 209, 6.

Linked entry: húsl

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Little, few [but the word occurs for the most part only in the neuter acc. with a substantive or adverbial force = a little] huniges hwón put a little honey to it, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 15. Hwón buteran, 8; Lchdm. ii. 54, 3.

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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A limb, joint, member of a body, branch of a tree Án lim membrum; lima membra, Wrt. Voc. 70, 20, 21. Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl.

Linked entry: leomu

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Ic ðé ǽr mynegode (Cott. MS. myndgode) ðære ilcan sprǽce. Bt. 35, 3; Fox 160, 7. ne mynegodest (Cott. MS. myndgodest) ðu ðære ilcan sprǽce, 35, 2; Fox 156, 14. Ic wolde ðé myngian (Gott.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Ben. 127, 4-7. Wæs se ǽrest abbod ðæs ylcan mynstres Petrus háten, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 5: 2, 2; S. 502, 40. Mynstres aldor, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe scyldig ealles his ierfes . . .

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with; invĕnīre, compĕrīre Ic geméte invĕnio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4; Som. 34, 49: 37; Som. 39, 6. He holtes hleó heáh geméteþ he finds the wood's, lofty shelter, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 27; Ph. 429: Ps.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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To shine. lit. Ic scíne splendeo , Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2 ; Som 28, 42. Sciénþ candescit , Past. 14, 6 ; Swt. 89, 1. Swá se lígræsc scíuþ ( fulget ). Lk. Skt. 17, 24 : Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 29. Ðonne seó sunne on heofone beorhtost scíneþ, 9; Fox 26, 15.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Swá se fulfremeda wæstm biþ on fulre strencðe þeónde, ii. 76, 19. Se weard (the angel at the gate of Eden) hafaþ miht and strengðo, Cd. Th. 58, 22; Gen. 950. Ic ðíne strengþu (virtutem) singe, Ps. Th. 58, 16. Strengðe fortitudinem, Ps. Spl. 58, 18.