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geondan

(prep.)
Grammar
geondan, prep. acc.

Beyondtrans

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Beyond; trans Ðá sóne com Willelm eorl fram geondan then earl William soon came from beyond sea, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 29: 1048; Erl. 177, 28

Linked entry: geond

metgung

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</b> Add: v. hyge-, -méþe: <b>meðema.</b> v. meduma a treadle

ge-rýnu

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Th. ii. 340, 8. a mystery For is þæt hálige hflsel geháten gerýnu, for ðan ðe Sðer ðing is ðǽron suggests that ge-sǽd, rather than ge-sǽli should be read, and that the gesewen, and ððer ðing undergyten, Hml. Th. ii. 270, 27.

un-arodscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-arodscipe, es; m.

Inactivityspiritlessness

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Inactivity, spiritlessness Oft mon bið suíðe wandigende æt ǽlcum weorce and suíðe lætrǽde, and wénaþ men ðæt hit sié for suármódnesse and for unarodscipe, and bið ðeáh for wísdóme and for wærscipe sæpe agendi tarditas gravitatis consilium putatur, Past

fixian

(v.)
Grammar
fixian, p. ode; pp. od [fisc = fix a fish]

To fishpiscāri

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For hwí ne fixast ðú on cur non piscāris in mări? Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1

scip-toll

(n.)
Grammar
scip-toll, n. (not m.).
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Cómon hí tó and þǽr gemétton scip standan, and hí on ꝥ eódon, and mid him reówan. Þæs scypes hláford . . . gyrnde þæs scyptolles, Hml. S. 30, 167. Add

brim-þisa

(n.)
Grammar
brim-þisa, an; m: -þise, an; f. [brim, -þisa, -þise,
a noise
]

a noiseA shipnavis

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A ship; navis He brimþisan æt sǽs faroþe sécan wolde he would seek a ship on the sea-shore, Andr. Kmbl. 3313; An. 1659. Léton ofer fífelwǽg scríðan bronte brimþisan they let the high ships go over the ocean, Elen. Kmbl. 475; El. 238

of-þinen

(adj.; part.)

too moist

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Hig wǽron gemyndige ðæs tóweardan hungres ðý læs ða ofþinenan corn in brord gehwyrfden and hig forcurfon ða sǽd they (the ants) were mindful of future hunger, and lest the grains that were too moist should sprout, they bit them, Shrn. 41, 5

Linked entry: þínan

be-geondan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-geondan, be-iundan; prep. acc. [be by, geond, geondan over]

BEYONDpertrans

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Begeondan in transmarinis partibus Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 10. Gewendon begeondan went beyond sea Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 16. Beiundan Iordane trans Jordanem Deut. 1, 5

Linked entries: be-giondan be-iundan

wǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽðan, p.de

To hunt

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Hwæþer gé willen wǽþan mid hundum on sealtne (cf. hwæþer gé eówer hundas út on lǽdon, ðonne gé huntian willaþ, Bt. 32, 3;Fox 118, 14), Met. 19, 15

Linked entry: wǽðe-burne

fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fundung, e; f.

A goingdepartureabĭtusdecessus

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A going, departure; abĭtus, decessus He nolde on his fundunge ofer híréd healdan he would not hold a court on his departure over sea, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 2

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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Th. 3882; B. 1939. to scatter, shed Nim beolonan sǽd sceád on gléda take seed of henbane, scatter it on gledes. Lchdm. ii 38, 1: 52, 2. Sceád (scád,MS. B.), i. 82, 7. Gníd tógædere and scád on, ii. 134, 3 . Ðæt mela biþ gód on tó sceádenne, 94, 3.

sél

(adv.)
Grammar
sél, adv.
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Add Hé gebæd for hine, and him wæs sóna sǽl (sél, v. l.); and hé hine þá genam oravit, moxque ilium melius habentem tulit, Gr. D. 247, 25. Add Næs him ealles ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, Hml, S. 23, 638

fylleþ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
fylleþ-flód, es; m. n.

Spring-tide, high tide at full (or new) moon

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On ǽlcum ánum geáre weaxeð ꝥ flód ðæs sǽs feówer and twéntigum síða and swá oft wanað. Fylleþflód bið nemned on Læden malina, and se népflód ledo, Shrn. 63, 30

Linked entries: flód fylleþ

toll-setl

(n.)
Grammar
toll-setl, es; n.

A toll-booth,custom-house

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Matheus nǽfre æfter his gecyrrednysse æt tollsetle ne sæt, 288, 18

Linked entry: toll-sceamol

á-smorian

(v.)
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Mid ðǽre wilnunge ðisse worlde bið ásmorod (suffocatum) ðæt sǽd Godes worda, Past. 67, 22, Ðǽr hine ongeáton Adam and Eua þǽr hí ásmorede wǽron mid deópum ðeóstrum, Shrn. 68, 13. Add

scrind

(n.)
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Ofer ðæne () mægene oft scipu scríþende scrinde fleótaþ over the sea oft sail the ships strongly and swiftly, Ps. Th. 103, 24. [Grein compares Lith. skrindus flying, running swiftly. ]

gemót-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-stów, e; f. [gemót, stów a place]

A meeting-place, councilconveniendi locus, concilium

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Ic ne sæt mid gemótstówe ydelnyssa non sedi cum concilio vanitatis, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 4

Linked entries: mót-stów mót-stów

grund-wela

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wela, an; m.

Earthly wealth

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Earthly wealth Him grundwelan ginne sealde hét ðám sinhíwum sǽs and eorþan tuddorteóndra teohha gehwilcre wæstmas fédan he gave them ample riches of earth, bade for the man and wife each of sea's and land's productive tribes bring forth fruits, Cd. 46

ge-sencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sencan, p. -sencte; pp. -senct

To sink, drownsubmergĕre

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To sink, drown; submergĕre Hí gesencte [synt] on ðære [MS. ðere] reádan [MS. sea] they are drowned in the Red sea, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 4; Thw. 15, 4