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bútan

(con.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; conj. [be, útan out] .
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Sume men sǽdon ðæt ðǽr nǽran bútan twegen dǽlas some men said that there were but two parts. Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 6

gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
gearwian, gerwian, gerwan, girwan, gierwan, gyrwan, gyrian, girian, gierian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To make readyprepareprocuresupplyput onclothepărārepræpărārepræstāreinduĕrevestīre

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Óþ on écnysse ic gearwie sǽd ðín usque in æternum præpărābo sēmen tuum, 88, 4. He lífes weg gǽstum gearwaþ he prepares life's way for souls, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108. 11; Gú. 71 : 117 a; Th. 450, 21; Dóm. 91.

mis-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-, misse-líc; adj.

wanting in likeness or unityunlikediversevariousdiverging from the usual courseerratic

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Hú ne sǽdon wé ðæt ðis andweaede líf nǽre nó ðæt héhste gód, forðam hit wǽre mistlíc (MS. Cott. mislíc), Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 17. Mistlíc promiscuum, mixtum, Hpt. Gl. 497, 5. Mistlíc bleó discolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 35.

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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Ða úþwitan ðe sǽdon ðæt nǽfre nán wiht gewisses nǽre búton twæónunga the philosophers that said that there was no certainty without doubt, Shrn. 174, 25. Swá litel gewis funden found so little certain, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.

Linked entry: ge-wiss

ge-sǽlignes

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felicitatem ) and mín wuldor and þá . . . gesǽlignisse mínes lífes, Nar. 7, 21. of things, favourable condition, richness of soil Þá gesǽlignesse þǽre eorðan fertilissimarum regionum felicitatem, Nar. 5, 23. blessedness, beatitude, v. ge-sǽlig ; Ðú sǽdest

Linked entry: sǽligness

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Him twýnode be hwam hé hit sǽde haesitantes de quo dicerit, Jn. Skt. 13, 22.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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sǽde unc eall, Gen. 41, 13. Ðú mé behéte hál ðæt ðæt ðú mé, sealdest, on ða gewitnesse ðe unc ðá mid wæs, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 24. Unc is his hyldo þearf, Cd. Th. 41, 30; Gen. 664.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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sǽde ðæt se cræft uniéðe wǽre tó gehealdenne praedicit quia difficile capitur, Past. 52; Swt. 409, 20.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

lyft

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sǽde ꝥ án gehwǽde wolcn efne þá upp ástige mid þǽre unstæðdigan lyfte. Efne ðá árás se wind, Hml. S. 18, 150. Ne windig wolcen, ne þǽr wæter fealleð lyfte gebysgad, Ph. 62. Hé gesette ýsta his on lyftu ( auram ), Ps.

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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Sǽde on heortan hys ne myngeþ (requiret). Ps. Spl. T. 9, 15. Gif hé gelómlíce þurh his bydelas his gafoles myngaþ if he by his messengers often asks for his tribute, L. Edg. S; Th. i. 270, 20. Heáhberht oft ðæs myngode, oðíe ðses landes bæd, Chart.

lícettan

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Hé him sǽde ꝥ hé ofslóge Saul, and wolde mid þǽre leásunge lícettan wið Dáuid, Hml. S. 12, 250. to feign something, with acc. to present a false appearance of aquality, property, &amp;c. feign humility, &amp; c.

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Biþ seó síþre tíd sǽda gehwylces mǽtræ in mægne (inferior in virtue), Exon. 33a; Th. 105, 2; Gú. 17. Gif hió biþ gód drenc, biþ on peninge; gif mǽtra, biþ on óðrum healfum oððe on twám; and gif ifel þrím, ac ne mǽ, L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 24.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, wielle, welle, wylle, an ; f.

A well, spring, stream, fountain

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Is sǽd ðæt wylle (án welle, v. l.) (fons) áweólle, seó wæter geóteþ, 5, lo ; S. 625, 23. Lífes wylle (waelle, Ps. Surt.) fons vitae Ps. Th. 35, 9: Basil admn. 4; Hex. 42, 16. Ealle ða námon Ændor wylle and Cisone clǽne hlimme, Ps. Th. 82, 8.

swíþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-líc, adj.
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Wið swíðlícne fléwsan ðæs sǽdes, Lchdm. i. 220, 3. On wæterum swýðlícum in aquis vehementibus, Cant. Moys. 10. Hí sáwon swíðlíce rénas, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 22. III. of energetic, violent action, vehement, violent :-- Wið swíðlícne hracan.

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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Add: to have as one's own, possess, occupy Þín sǽd geágnað (þín ofspring sceal ágan, Gen. 22, 17) his feónda gatu possidebit semen luum portas inimicorum Hml. Th. ii. 62, 10.

þearfan

(v.)
Grammar
þearfan, p. de; pp. ed
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. ¶ The present participle, as adjective or as substantive, often occurs, as adjective, indigent, needy, poor Hé sǽde ðæt hé folclíc man wǽre and ðearfende rusticum se et pauperem fuisse respondit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 6.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Se Hǽlend sǽde, ðæt on his Fæder húse syndon manega wununga, Homl. Ass. 42, 454. On muntum and on feldlícum wunungum, Jos. 10, 40. Ðú wircst wununge (mansiunculas) binnan ðam arce, Gen. 6, 14. Gé begeáton eów ðeósterfulle wununga, Homl.

Linked entry: wunian

ed-wít

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Th. 68, 10. disgrace, shame, blame incurred by a person Hé sǽde ꝥ hit þǽm cyninge lǽsse edwít wǽre ( sine regis infamia ), Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 33. Hé him ætfæste éce edwít opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis, Ps. Th. 77, 66: Bl. H. 101, 7.

gingra

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Se Wísdóm sǽde ꝥ his gingran hæfdon hine swá tótorenne, Bt. 3, 1; F. 6, 2. Se Hǽlend wiste ꝥ his gingran woldan unróte beón, Bl. H. 135, 15. Hé hine his gingrum æteówde, 89, 36. Geongrum, 109, 7. Paulus cuæð tó his gingrum, Past. 181, 14.