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aweg-cuman

(v.)

to go awayto leaveescapedimittere

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to go away, to leave, escape; dimittere Sume aweg-cómon some escaped, Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 26

efne-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
efne-cuman, v. intrans.

To convene convĕnire

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To convene; convĕnire Efne-cómon to him conveniēbant ad eum, Mk. Rush. War. 1, 45

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come backrevenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

under-cuman

(v.)

subveniresuccedere

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glosses subvenire, succedere in: Undercwom succedente, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 9. Undercyme subveniat, Rtl. 66, 35. Undercymende succedente, 37, 35

efen-cuman

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Efnecwóm ( convenit ) ðiú menigo, Mk. L. 3, 20. Efnecwómon (-cómun, R.) ðá apostolas convenientes apostoli, 6, 30. Efencómon (efne-, -cwómon, v. ll.) wé conuenimus, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 373, 17. Seofon bysceopas tó his hálgunge efencóman (efnecómon, v. l. )

á-cuman

Similar entry: út-ácumen

be-cuman

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3. Add Ne lyst mé þæs; ac gyf hit mé ǽfre on lust becymð, Solil. H. 36, 16. Add Wé becumað tó þám andgite swá mycles gerýnes, Angl. viii. 302, 39

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Add: to come, get, local, of completed movement (arrival, traverse) Ecbyrht becuman wolde on Germaniam . . . ac hé ne mihte; ac Wihtbyrht ðyder becom . . . and eft wæs hám hweorfende on Scotland, þanon hé ǽr becom, Bd. 5, 9; Sch. 589, 5-12. Hé lange

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakumthat which is combedthe coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, towstuppathe thing pruned or trimmed, properly of treesPruningsclippingstrimmingsputamenreduced to ashesWood ashes

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oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow; stuppa = στύππη,στύπη [v. heordas stuppæ, R. 68] Afyl ða wúnde, and mid ácum-ban besweð fill the wound, and swathe up with tow. L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm, ii. 22, 21. Ǽcumbe stuppa, Ælfc

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

hlíp-cumb

(n.)
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a valley with steep sides (? cf. stæþ-hlípe) Upp tó hlýp-cumbe; of hlýpcumbe, C. D. iii. 204, 19

cúðe

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cúðe, pl. knew, could, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 26, 34; p.
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of cunnan

cwealm-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-cuma, an; m. [cuma, q. v. a comer, guest]

A deadly guest advena cædem parans

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A deadly guest; advena cædem parans Nolde eorla hleó ðone cwealmcuman cwicne forlǽtan the refuge of the earls would not leave the deadly guest living, Beo. Th. 1588; B. 792

CUMBOL

(n.)
Grammar
CUMBOL, cumbl , cuml , es; n.

a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum morbi signum, vulnus

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a sign, image, military standard, ensign, banner ; signum, imago, signum militare, vexillum In campe gecrong cumbles hyrde the standard's guardian fell in battle, Beo. Th. 5004; B. 2505 . Hie fór ðam cumble on cneówum sǽton they sat on their knees before

Linked entries: cuml cumul

cúðe

(adv.)
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cúðe, adv.

Clearly manifeste

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Clearly; manifeste Ic cúðe gesette I have clearly set, Ps. Th. 88, 3

a-cumend-líc

(adj.)
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a-cumend-líc, adj.

Tolerablebearabletolerabilis

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Tolerable, bearable; tolerabilis Acumendlícre byþ Sodoma lande and Gomorra on dómes dæg, ðonne ðære ceastre tolerabilius erit terræ Sodomorum et Gomorrhæorúm in die judicii quam illi civitati, Mt. Bos. Io, 15

á-cumba

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Ácumb stuppa, Germ. 391, 20. Ácumba putamina, An. Ox. 3293: s[t]uppea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 9. Naptarum heordena ácumba, 59, 48. Ácumban putamine, An. Ox. 3728. Ácuman putamina, 2, 187. Ðá hét se undergeréfa ontendan hí mid ácuman, Hml. S. 4, 333. Add

ufan-cumende

(adj.)
Grammar
ufan-cumende, adj.
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Coming from above Ꝥ ufancumende leóht, Gr. D. 285, 6

samod-cumende

(adj.)
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ocking together Samadcumendum folcum populis confluentibus, Hpt. Gl. 455, 71: 518, 45

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fild-cumb

(n.)
Grammar
fild-cumb, es; m. [cumb II. a liquid measure]

A milk-pailmulctrālemulctrum

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A milk-pail; mulctrāle, mulctrum Gif meoluc síe awyrd, bind tosomne wegbrǽdan and giþrifan and cersan, lege on ðone fildcumb, and ne sete ðæt fæt niðer on eorþan seofon nihtum if milk be spoilt, bind together waybroad and cockle and cress, lay them on

a-curon

(v.)
Grammar
a-curon, p. pl. of a-ceósan.

chose

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chose;