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wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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He ne nrihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd. Th. 95, 2 ; Gen. 1572. to cover a book, to bind a book Mec (a book) wráh hælet hleóbordum. Exon.

Linked entry: wríga

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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ne sceolon heora bodunge álecgan, ac swíðor geeácnian, Hml. Th. ii. 232, 15: Chr. 1067; P. 201, 28: Geieácnian, Cht. Th. 125, 18. Wé sceolan geeácnian ús þá écean spéda, Hml. S. 12, 269. Geeácnude weldǽda macta merita, An.

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, battlepugna, prælium

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In the Scandinavian mythology Hildr is the name of one of the Valkyrias, and Grimm considers that the word occurs, denoting a person, in the Anglo-Saxon poetry, e.g. gif mec hild nime,Beo. Th. 909; B. 452: 2967; B. 1481. v. Grmm. D. M. 392 sqq. v.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Cf. wandian Gearo wæs Gúðlác; hine God fremede on ondsware and on elne strong; ne wond hé for worde (he did not waver on account of what was said to him), Exon.

Linked entry: winde

wíg

(n.)
Grammar
wíg, es; n. I.

fightbattlewarconflictvalourtroops

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Wæs ðæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne, nearofáges nið neán and feorran, hú se gúðsceaða Geáta leóde hatode and hýnde, Beo. Th. 4621; B. 2316. Ful oft ðǽr wíg ne álæg there was constantly war, Exon. Th. 325, 30; Víd. 119.

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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Noe ásende út ǽnne hremn se hremn fleáh ðá út and nolde eft ongeán cirran Noe dimisit corvum, qui egrediebatur et non revertebatur, Gen. 8, 7.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Ic habbe ðæt geleornod, ðæt nán lǽwede man náh mid rihte tó stingan hine on ánre cirican, an án ðara ðinga ðe tó cyrcan belimpþ. And for ðí wé forbeódaþ eallan lǽwedan mannum ǽure ǽnne hláuordscipe ouer cyrcan, Cod. Dip. B. i. 137, 24. (Cf. Icel.

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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swylce on eástdǽle synderlíce sý his (God's) wunung ... se ðe ǽghwár is andweard þurh rýmyt ðære stówe ac þurh his mægenþrymmes andweardnysse he who is everywhere present, not through the extent of the place in which he dwells, but through the presence

Linked entry: rýmetleást

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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Ðonne se mon his ágenne gielp mid ne sécþ, Past. 59; Swt. 451, 15. Gif hé nóht geseón ne mǽge mid, L. Alf. pol. 47; Th. i. 94, 6. Hé hæfde mildheortnysse ða þearfan mid tó fréfrigenne, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 13.

Linked entry: mið

ge-mót

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Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 372, 20. a religious assembly, congregation Ne áhydde ic na þíne mild-heortnesse on myclum gemótum ( a synagoga mulla), Ps.

GEÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁR, gér, gǽr, es; n.

A YEARannus

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Men hátaþ ðysne dæg geáres dæg, swylce ðes dæg fyrmest sý on geáres ymbryne men call this day [new] year's day, as if this day were the first in the year's circuit, Homl. Th. i. 98, 16

Linked entries: gǽr gér

bóc-lic

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Tó þysum wífman*-*num áwrát Hieronimus trahtbéc, for ðan ðe hí wǽron gecneordlǽcende on bóclicum smeágungum, Hml. Th. i. 436, 12. Add

dragan

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Dragað hine niwelne his neb tó eorðan, 14, 155. Ongon þá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó þám eorðan dǽle, Gú. 699. Hé lét dragan úp þæne deádan Harald, Chr. 1040; P. 162, 3.

gnornian

(v.)
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Á mæg gnornian sé þe fram þís wígplegan wendan þenceð, By. 315. Grnorniendum merentibus, Kent. Gl. 1129. <b>I a.</b> of things :--- Beám sceal on eorðan leáfum líðan, leomu gnornian ( the bare branches grieve ), Gn. Ex. 26.

Linked entries: gnornan be-grornian

be-delfan

to dig a graveto dig aboutto buryput under ground,to buryput in a grave or tomb

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Nim his lifre and bedealf æt þám ymbhwyrftum þínra landgemǽra, Lch. i. 328, 22. of persons (when there are no funeral rites) Hié þá Rómáne cuce on eorþan bedulfan Minucia viva obruta est in campo, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 19.

líf

(adv.)
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. ¶ on lífe never :-- Ne gewurðe hit on lífe ꝥ wé álecgan úre wulder mid earhlicum fleáme, Hml. S. 25, 660.

BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Niwe wín, n. sceal beón gedón on niwe bytta [acc. pl. of bytt, f.], ðonne beóþ bú tú gehealden new wine shall be put into new bottles, then both the two shall be preserved Mk. Bos. 2, 22.

FRAM

(prep.)
Grammar
FRAM, from; prep. dat.

FROMaabConcerningaboutofcum verbis lŏquendide

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ic fram ðe swylcra searuníða secgan hýrde never have I heard speak about thee of such hostile snares, Beo. Th. 1167; B. 581. Grammar FRAM, fram is sometimes placed after its case He hine forwræc mancynne fram he banished him from mankind, Beo.

Linked entries: from fra freme from

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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ðú lungre geong hord sceáwian now go thou quickly and view the treasure, Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Geong vade, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 11

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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wille wé úre sprǽce áwendan tó ðam iungum munecum ðe heora cildhád habbaþ ábisgod on cræftigum bócum ... Hig habbaþ áscrutnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmogun Catus cwydas they have gone carefully through Cato's Disticha, Anglia viii. 321, 28

Linked entry: smúgan