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strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ða recceras ætiéwaþ strangne andan fortem zelum rectores exhibent, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 164, 11. Ðæt is for hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 12.

ÆSC

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSC, g. æsces; pl. nom. acc. æscas, ascas; g. æsca, asca; d. æscum, ascum; m;

an ash-treefraxinus excelsiorthe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨan ash-speara spearlancehasta fraxineahastaa small shipa skiffa light vessel to sail or row innavisnavigiumdromo

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 98. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚨ; = æ, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is æsc an ash-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter æ, but for æsc an ash-tree, as, — ᚨ; byþ oferheáh, eldum dýre, stíþ staðule the ash-tree is over-high

Linked entries: æscen asca barþ

BYSGU

(n.)
Grammar
BYSGU, bísgu, býsigu, bísigu, býsegu, bísegu; gen. e; dat. e; acc. u, o: nom. acc. pl. u; gen. a; dat. um; f.
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Méðe for ðám miclum [miclan MS.] býsgum weary on account of the great afflictions, 49a; Th. 168, 25; Gú. 1083

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]

To extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expanddīlātāre, amplĭfĭcāre, lŏcum dāre, apĕrīre, expandĕre

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He óðrum gerýmeþ wyrmum to wiste he clears the way for other worms' repast, Exon. l00 a; Th. 374, 9; Seel. 123. Ic him lífes weg gerýmde I opened the way of life to them, Rood Kmbl. 175; Kr. 89: Elen. Kmbl. 2496; El. 1249.

Linked entry: rýman

sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Cristallisce dryncfatu and gyldne sestras wǽron forþborenne crystallina vasa potatoria et sextariola aurea invenimus, Nar. 5, 14. a measure for liquids or for dry things; its capacity is uncertain, as an English measure Twegen sestres sápan and twege

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

cídan

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Se mann geunrótsað for his ǽhta lyre, and cíd þonne wið God, Hml. S. 16, 292. Maria and Aaron cíddon wið Moises for his wífe locuta est Maria et Aaron contra Moysen propter uxorem ejus, Num. 12, 1.

ge-limp

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Hé wæs suíde úpáhafen on his móde for his anwalde and for his gelimpe successu suae potestatis elevatus. Past. 39, 14. <b>II b.

ge-méting

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Hé hí tó him genam and clypte, and hí ealle þancunge dydon for heora gemétinge, Hml. S. 30, 384. (l a) a hostile meeting :-- Heora gemétting wæs æt Trefia, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 31. Geméti[n]g, 5, 7; S. 228, 24.

hyngrian

(v.)
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Þá þe hié on eorþan léton hingrian for his naman, Bl. H. 159, 17. with dat. Gif ðínum fýnd hingrige, féd hine, Hml. S. 21, 375

þing

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Nú wylle wé for iungra manna þingon (vel lufe) furðor úre sprǽce áþenian, Angl. viii. 309, 25 For huntnoþes þingon, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. (13) add :-- Swá þæt nánra þinga mid ǽnigre efestinge mannes hí mihton beón undón, Gr. D. 164, 15.

eall

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Hé wǽs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Ic forþ heonun ðíne gewitnesse wel geheólde I should henceforth keep thy testimony well, Ps. Th. 118, 31, 24: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 27; Cri. 582. Heonon forþ and óþ on woruld ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum, Blickl. Gloss: Gen. 8, 21.

ge-cennan

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Gecened, 1. 13. to give forth a statement, declare, make known. absolute, to state the conditions of a case Ic gecende be ðám ðe ic cúðe; sé ðe bet cunne gecýðe his máre I have set forth the state of things as I knew it; let him that knows it better

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, and <b>were,</b> es; m. [The word seems to be interchangeable with wer-gild (q. v.), e. g.
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.; somhwelcne, fíftegum, 22; Th. i. 118, 3). when a person was wrongfully (for other cases v. ǽ-gilde) slain, the wer of the slain man could be claimed from the slayer (cf. wergild, ), who was bound to furnish security for the payment, and the date for

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Ox. 2804. to change the form of an object to that of another in order to deceive Hé hine tó óþrum men híwað, and his gebyrda mid þám bedíglað, ꝥ hé heonan mæg ætberstan, Hml. S. 23, 692.

(prep.)
Grammar
tó, prep. adv.

to, atso as to producebecometo (the satisfaction, etc. )to some end,for some purposefornext to,at,by,alongsidein,onnext toaftertoasfortoasforat,inof,fromto (in to do something to anything)according to,at,aftercompared to,in comparison with,besidein addition to,besidesfor,atto be sufferedatin the course of,in,onfor,duringtoto,forin,atto the extent,to such a degreeto,up to,until,tillat,in,onin addition,besides,tootoo

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for themselves, Rood Kmbl. 61; Kr. 31.

Linked entry: -anne

ge-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sleán, p. -slóg, -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slagen, -slægen, -slegen

To strikepitch [a tent]smiteslayquellforgefightobtain by fighting

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To strike, pitch [a tent], smite, slay, quell, forge, fight, obtain by fighting Hí lágon swylce hí wǽron deáþe geslegene they lay as if they were stricken by death, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 23; Jud. 31.

Linked entry: ge-slóh

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Eádgár ðis wáce forlét líf ðis lǽne, Chr. 975; Erl. 124, 32. Suelce hé cwǽde ic eów onlǽne ðás gewítendan and ic eów geselle ða þurwuniendan.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Hié for wǽdle weorðen on murcunga, ðæt hié eft ongiennen giétsian for hiera wǽdle ad murmurationem proruunt, sed cogente se inopia usque ad avaritiam devolvuntur, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 2-4: Ps. Th. 87, 9.

Linked entry: wéðel