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FYLGEAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.

To followattendfollow or carry outsĕquiinsĕquiexsĕqui

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He ne lét him ǽnig ne fyligean non admīsit quemquam se sĕqui, Mk. Bos. 5, 37: 8, 34. Ða he on his weorcum wæs geornlíce fyligende which he was diligently carrying out in his works, Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 17.

lácnian

(v.)
Grammar
lácnian, p. ode

To healcuretendtake care oftreatdress(a wound)

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Ne ða wanhálan gé ne lácnedon neque ægras sanavistis, L. Ecg. P. iii. 16; Th. ii. 202, 26.

Linked entry: lǽcnan

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Ðæt ða cristenan hine tó martyre ne macion that the Christians may not make a martyr of him, Homl. Skt. 5, 460. Hé (Lucifer ) wolde hine macian tó gode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 43.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Ne beó ðú ælþeódegum gram thou shalt not ... oppress a stranger, Ex. 23, 9. Ne beó ðú me gram noli mihi molestus esse, Lk. Skt. 11, 7: 18, 5

Linked entry: grom

Boétius

(n.)
Grammar
Boétius, nom. acc; g. Boéties, Boétiuses; d. Boétie; m. [βoηθόos warlike]

Anicius Manlius Severīnus Boëthius, born in Rome between A. D. 470-475, was Consul in 510. He was so eminent for his integrity and talents that he attracted the attention and obtained the patronage of Theodoric the Great, king of the East or Ostrogoths. He was afterwards accused of treason, and cast into prison, where he wrote his celebrated work De Consolatione Philosophiæ, which king Alfred translated into Anglo-Saxon about A. D. 888. Being condemned to death, without a hearing, he was beheaded in prison about A. D. 524

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Hér endaþ seó þridde bóc Boéties here now endeth the third book of Boëthius, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 23

þynne

(adj.)
Grammar
þynne, adj.

Thinthinleanthe opposite of fat or stoutthinthe opposite of thickthinthe opposite of broadthinthinthinweakfeebledelicatefine

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Ne mæg him se líchoma batian, ac bið blác and þynne, Lchdnl. ii. 206, 11. thin, the opposite of thick Mid ðynre tyrf bewrigen obtectus cespite tenui, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 20. Hé hæfde midmycle neosu ðynne vir naso pertenui, 2, 16; S. 519, 34.

Linked entries: þinne þynness

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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ne geweorðe ꝥ hine man læng feormige, Ll. Th. i. 38, 14. to harbour a criminal, fugitive Be ðon ðe cierlisc man fliéman feormige, Ll. Th. i. 120, 16: 210, 12: 224, 5: 248, 8. Sé þe þeóf dearnunga feormige, 228, 21.

wæl-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-hreów, -hreáw, -reów, -rǽw; adj.

Cruelbarbarousbloodthirsty

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Ne lǽt ðú on ðæs wælhreówan hond (crudeli) ðín geár, Past. 36; Swt. 249, 11: Homl. Th. i. 80, 31. Ne mæg ic mínne feónd lufian, ðone ðe ic wælhreówne tógeánes mé geseó, 54, 31. Ðone wælhreówan feónd ðisse menniscan gecynd[e], Blickl. Homl. 31, 31.

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Debet serpentis astutiam columbae simplicitas temperare, quatenus nec seducti per prudentiam calleant, Past. 35; Swt. 237, 15-24.

Linked entry: wer-scipe

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Ne ic culpan in ðé ǽfre onfunde, Exon. Th. 11, 30; Cri. 178. Hú Boetius hí wolde berǽdan, and þeódríc ðæt anfunde, Bt. 1. tit.; Fox x. 2. Onfundan deprenderint, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 33. Gif hé wæccende weard onfunde búan on beorge, Beo.

tír

(n.)
Grammar
tír, es; m.

Gloryhonour

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Nis hér (in hell) eádiges tír ne worulde dreám, Cd. Th. 270, 20; Sat. 93. Ne biþ hira(two twins) tír gelíc, Salm. Kmbl. 730; Sal. 364: Exon. Th. 448, 11; Dóm. 52. Biþ týr scæcen, eorþan blǽdas, 447, 27; Dóm. 45.

Linked entry: tyr

swic-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
swic-dóm, es; m.

deceit, fraudtreachery, failure in loyalty, treason an offencescandalumtreason

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Hé ( Christ) synne ne worhte ne nǽnne swicdóm on lífe, 47, 565. Hé hire sǽde þurh hire swicdóm, bepǽht, on hwam his strengð wæs, Jud. 16, 5.

ge-frignan

(v.)
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L. 17, 20 : Jn. p. 5, 12. (3 a β) the question given directly :-- Gifrægn (-fregn, L.) hine: 'Hwæt ðé noma is,' Mk. R. 5, 9. Gefraign hine se Hǽlend cuoeð : 'Huæd ðé noma is, ' Lk. L. 8, 30 : 23, 3. Gefraegn, Mk.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Voc. ii. 151, 65. to be mad, out of one's senses Cwæþ se cyning : ' Ne wille ðú swá sprécan ; ðæt ðú teala wite. ' Cwæþ hé: 'Ne wéde ic (non insanio), Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 32. Deófol is on him, and hé wét (insanit), Jn. Skt. 10, 20.

Linked entry: a-wédan

in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, es ; m. n.

Thoughtthinkingcogitationintentmindheartconscience

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Gif hé his ingeþances anweald næfþ if he has not power over his mind, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 26.

Linked entry: inn-geþanc

heá-lic

loftytallhigh uppreciouselevatedraisedloudprofoundintenseextremenobleexcellent

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H. 205, 8. as an epithet of what is evil, deep guilt, grievous sin, profound error Nis nán leahter swá heálic ꝥ man ne mæg gebétan, Hml. S. 12, 157. On þám heálicon gedwylde þæt hí swá fúle [men] him tó godum gecuran, Wlfst. 107, 24.

hwæþer

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, Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 9. in dependent clauses. as substantive, alone, which of the two. where the alternatives are not expressed Nást ðú hwæðer bið þæs rícan wífes cild, hwæðer þæs earman, Hml. Th. i. 256, 14.

lecgan

(v.)
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Þá hét hé hí bindan and on balcan lecgan, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 54, 3. to fix as a covering Ꝥ nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, Ll.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Ðæt seó forlǽtene cyrice ne hycgge ymb ða ðe on hire neáwiste lifgeaþ that the forsaken church will take no thought for those that live in her neighbourhood, Blickl.

gang

going, walking, moving on foot, step.the sole of the foot (?)the being habitually in a specified conditionpower of walkingof moving aboutmode of walking, walk, gait a walk, journeygo, time, occasion of goinga way, road, path, passage a trackcourse a streama narrative space traversedexpanse coveredan ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth part of the carucate.legal processlegal procedure, processa company of people (?), a gang.a step, staira privy

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N. E. D. gong] Gang latrina Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 12. Ic ne mæg for sceame þá sceandlican dǽde, þæt ǽnig man sceole etan on gange, swá fúlíce secgan swá hit fúllic is, E. S. viii. 62, 18