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ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Gebécnadon fæder his huoelcne wælde geceiga hine innuebant patri ejus quem uellet uocari eum, Lk. 1, 62. I a. to command by a nod, to command :-- Búton hé tó ǽlcum men mæge gebécnan ꝥ hé ierne on his willan, Bt. II, 1 ; F. 32, 20.

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Sé ðe biscepháde gewilnað, Past. 53, 8. with clause Hé gewilnode tó Gode ꝥ hé hine ne léte lybban náne hwíle æfter his leófan fæder, Chr. 1038; P. 161, 31. to desire to do. with infin.

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Se ðe mé onsaekeþ (sæccas, Lind.) beforan monnum, onsaece ic ðone beforan fæder mínum, Mt.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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Beheledon heora fæderes gecynd operuerunt verenda patris sui, Gen. 9, 23. offspring; proles Hyra gecynda on weorold bringaþ prolem reddunt, Nar. 35, 26. [Cf. O. Sax. kind : O. H. Ger. kint : Ger. kind.]

a-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weccan, -weccean ; ic -wecce, ðú -wecest, -wecst, he -wecceþ, -weceþ, -wecþ, pl. -weccaþ,-wecceaþ; p. -weahte,-wehte, pl. -weahton, -wehton; impert. -wec, -wece, pl. -wecceaþ; pp. -weaht, -weht ; v. trans.

to awakearouse from sleepawake from deathe somno excitaresuscitareresuscitareto exciterousestir upcall forthraise upraise up childrenexcitareconcitaresuscitareresuscitare

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Se Fæder awecþ ða deádan Pater suscitat mortuos, 5, 21. He manige men of deáþe awehte he awoke many men from death, Andr. Kmbl. 1167 ; An. 584. Awecceaþ deáde suscitaie mortuos, Mt.

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Oferfyll ne murneþ ne for fæder ne for méder, ne for nánum gesibban men.

á-meldian

(v.)
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Hé wearð ámeldod fram his ágenum fæder, 500, 6. Hé wearð ámeldod ( the lot fell upon him ), Jos. 7, 18. Heó wolde geneálǽcan on wærlicum híwe, ꝥ heó ne wurde ámeldod, Hml. S. 2, 53.

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.

a saying, statement, assertiontradition, report, story a narration, relation

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Se Hǽlend cwæð: 'Ic sittende beó æt mínes Fæder swíðran.' Ðá cwæð se ealdorbiscop: 'Hwæt þincþ eów be ðissere segene, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 22: 320, 31: 484, 1.

Linked entries: segen sæcgen

úþ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-wita, -weota, an; m.

a philosopherscribegeo metrician

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Se gomola, eald úðwita (cf. fród fæder módsnottor 300, 4; Fä. 1), Exon. Th. 304, 6; Fä. 66. Uðweota a councillor, senator, Andr. Kmbl. 2211; An. 1107. Úðuuta philosophus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 24.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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Wæs his fæder ǽrest cyninges þegn and ðá æt néhstan geþeáh ðæt he wæs cininges þegna aldorman his father was first a king's thane, and at last rose to be chief of the king's thanes, Blickl. Homl. 211, 21.

híwan

(n.)
Grammar
híwan, hígan; pl.

Members of a household, of a religious house, a family

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Fæder hína, Mt. Kmbl Rush. 20, 1: 21, 33. Gehwilcne ðe his hína wæs wǽpned cynnes every one that of his family was of the male sex, Cd. 107; Th. 142, 34; Gen. 2371. Ða hrýmde heó tó hire híwun vocavit ad se homines domus suæ, Gen. 39, 14.

synder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-líc, adj.

Separate, special, privatethat is apart, separate, remoteprivate, that is done apart, not publicprivate, without distinction, ordinaryspecial, peculiar, properseparated by superiority, singular, excellent, specially good

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Næfde se Fæder nán ðing synderlíces búton his Suna the Father had nothing not in common with his Son, Homl. Th. ii. 366, 12. Heora nán næfde siððan nán þingc sinderlíces, ac didon him eal gemǽne, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 36.

Linked entries: sundor-líc syndrig

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Hwá is úre Fæder? Se Ælmihtiga God. And hwilcera manna Fæder is he? Swutelíce hit is gesǽd, yfelra manna. And hwilc is se Fæder? who is our Father? The Almighty God. And of what sort of men is he Father? It is plainly said, of evil men.

þeód

(n.)
Grammar
þeód, e; f.
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Manegra þeóda fæder pater multarum gentium, Gen. 17, 4. Ofer þeóda gehwylce, Beo. Th. 3414; B. 1705. Drihten, ðeóda waldend, Cd. Th. 238, 27; Dan. 361.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

ge-habban

(v.)
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Nis se Fæder gehæfd gemǽnelíce Fæder from ðám Suna and þám Hálgan Gáste, Hml. Th. i. 498, 29: 32. Gehæfd swilce hálig stów, ii. 506, 26. Gehæfde habebatur (celebris ), An. Ox. 3606.

hwæþere

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Hé huedre ( uero ) ... genóm ðone fæder ..., Mk. L. R. 5, 40. Ne ðus is huoeðre ( autem ) in iúih, 10, 43: Jn. L. 20, 17. Huæðre, 6, 6. Dǽle hé hwæðre ..., Ll.

FEORM

(n.)
Grammar
FEORM, fiorm, fyrm, e; f.

foodprovisiongoodssubstancevictussubstantiabŏnaan entertainingentertainmentfeasthospĭtālĭtasconvīviumcœnaa place where provisions are keptprovision-quarters of an armyvictus stătiousebenefitprofitenjoymentūsusfructus

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Gewát him mid cnósle, ofer Caldéa folc feran mid feorme, fæder Abrahames the father of Abraham departed with his family, with his goods, to travel over the Chaldeans' nation, Cd. 83; Th. 104, 6; Gen. 1731: 126; Th. 161, 2; Gen. 2659.

and

(con.)
Grammar
and, conj.
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Críst simle ánes willan wæs and God Fæder Filio hominis una semper cum Patre voluntas est, Past. 307, 8

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chestthoraxthe stomachwomba breastmammamamilla

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Þurh þone hálegan breósð úres fæder, 2, 19. His breósð sién simle onhielde for árfæstnesse tó forgiefnesse per pietatis viscera citius ad ignoscendum flectitur, Past. 61, 12

fremede

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For bearnléste þone welan hí lǽfað fræmdum tó brúcanne, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 7. of another race or country Hwá is ðonne from ús fremde bútan ðá áwiergdan gæstas, ðá ðe from ðæs hefencundan Fæder éðle ádrifene sindon qui namque alieni a nobis sunt nisi maligni