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a-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wæcnan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To awakerise upbe bornevigilaresuscitarinasci

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To awake, rise up, be born; evigilare, suscitari, nasci Nú is ðæt bearn cymen, awæcned now is that child come, risen up, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 9; Cri. 67

Linked entry: wæcnan

éwe

(n.)
Grammar
éwe, an; f.

A ewe ŏvis fēmĭna

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A ewe; ŏvis fēmĭna Éwe biþ, mid hire giunge sceápe, scilling weorþ a ewe, with her young sheep, shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 55; Th. i. 138, 7

Linked entry: eówe

fǽr-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-béna, an; m.

A husbandman, peasant, churlrustĭcus

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A husbandman, peasant, churl; rustĭcus Gif hit sífǽrbéna gilde xii ór if it be a churl, let him pay twelve ores, L. N. P. L. 50; Th. ii. 298, 6

FEOHAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEOHAN, feón; part. feónde; p. feah, pl. fǽgon; pp. fegen

To rejoicebe gladexultgaudērelætāriexultāre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult; gaudēre, lætāri, exultāre Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw the exulting [raven] perched on the floating corpses, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 11; Gen. 1447

Linked entry: feón

ge-ǽðed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽðed, part. [áþ an oath, a swearing]

Swornjūrātus

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Sworn; jūrātus Swágeǽðedra manna sýn twegen oððe þrý to gewituysse of such sworn men let there be two or three as witness, L. Edg. S. 6; Th. i. 274, 18

Linked entry: ge-ǽþan

mis-byrdo

(n.)
Grammar
mis-byrdo, f. indecl.

Imperfect nature or quality

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Imperfect nature or quality Be wambe missenlícre gecyndo oððe ðære misbyrdo, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm, ii. 220, 14. Sió wamb sió ðe biþ cealdre gecyndo oððe misbyrdo, 222, 3

Linked entry: -byrdo

scrudnung

(n.)
Grammar
scrudnung, scrutnung, e; f.
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Examination, investigation, enquiry Hé began mid geornfulre scrudnunge smeágan and áhsian be ðám gebodum ðæs hálgan regules, Lchdm. iii. 440, 20. Tó ásmeáganne mid scrutniendre scrutnunge. Anglia viii. 302, 36

Linked entry: scrutnung

wídgalness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgalness, e; f.
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vastness, extensiveness Be ðære wídgal*-*nisse his síðfata and his fóra ðe hé ( Alexander ) geond middaneard férde, Nar. 1, 6. discursiveness, wandering Wídgalnys módes vagatio mentis, Greg. Dial. 2, 3

á-breátan

(v.)
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The p. t. here given may be taken as an irregular form (on the model of reduplicating verbs, cf. heóf, p. t. of heófan) belonging to á-breótan q. v

æt-hweg

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hweg, adv.
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá hé ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I

ge-onlícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onlícan, p. ge-onlícte, ge-onlíhte
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To make like; reflex. with tó, to pretend to be Hé geonlícte (-líhte, v. l.) hine sylfne tó sumum ælþeódigum men peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Gr. D. 75, 4

Linked entry: on-lícan

weorþ-mynd

Grammar
weorþ-mynd, <b>. I.</b>
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Se apostol mid manegum tácnum gerehte hwylcne weorþmynd hé be him haefde ut apostolus signis ostenderet quam de illo haberet aestimationem, Or. D. 228, 8. v. sundor-, synder-weorþmynd. Add

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

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLDbraveconfidentof good couragevalidusstrenuusfortisconstansaudaxfidensbono animoliber

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beóþ bealde, ða ðe beorhtne wlite Meotude bringaþ they will be of good courage, who bring a bright aspect to the Creator, Exon. 23 b ; Th. 66, 25 ; Cri. 1077

Linked entry: bald

móraþ

(n.)
Grammar
móraþ, mórod, es; n.

A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries)a decoction of wine and herbs

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Gif hé hwilc ðissa ete síe ðæt sealt do not let him eat fresh goose or fresh pork or aught of that which comes out of a decoction of wine and herbs (has been cooked with wine and herbs?). If he eat any of these, let it be salted, Lchdm. ii. 88, 9.

ge-winna

(n.)
Grammar
ge-winna, an; m.

An enemyadversarya foerivalhostisinĭmīcusæmŭlus

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Beóþ ðé hungor and þurst hearde gewinnan hunger and thirst will be hard adversaries to thee, Exon. 36 b; Th. 118, 28; Gú. 246. Heora gewinnan hí éhtan insĕquĭtur hostis, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 23: 1, 23; S. 483, 13.

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Be cumbe ing on holan bróc; ꝥ andlang streámes ing on hlósmoc, C. D. iii. 412, 24. Ing tó ealdan mynstre, Che. E. 185, 7. Hé tihð his fét suá hé inmest mæg, Past. 241, 12. See also verbs where in has been taken as a prefix

habban

(v.)
Grammar
habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Hine se módega mǽg Higeláces hæfde be honda the proud kinsman of Hygelac held him by the hand, Beo. Th. 1632; B. 814. Æðelwulf his dóhtor hæfde him tó cuéne Ethelwulf had his daughter for his queen, Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 5.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leapleap upexsilireinsilireprosiliredesilire

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Kmbl. 1472; An. 737: 2405; An. 1204: Beo. Th. 2798; B. 1397

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Battle, war, slaughter, cruelty; pugna, strages Gúþ-Geáta leód, beadwe heard the War-Goths' prince, brave in battle, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539. Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; Rä. 85, 23.

Linked entry: beadu