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túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.

That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants)offspringprogenyproductfruitof human beings,a childoffspringracebreedfamilychildrenof animals of human beings and animalsof plants

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Ðonne ðæt flǽsc náuht elles ne sécþ búton túdor nisi fructum propaginis non quaerere, Past. 51; Swt. 399, 5. God weorðaþ eorþan tuddor, Exon. Th. 43, 13 ; Cri. 608. of animals Wócor eorðan túdres every kind of animal, Cd.

Linked entry: tuddor

be-standan

(v.)
Grammar
be-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detainadstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere

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To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain; adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere Him bestande man adstet quis ei L. Alf. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 35.

Linked entry: be-stód

hycgan

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

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hycge swá hé wille ne mæg wérigmód wyrde wiðstondan strive as he will the weary-hearted cannot withstand fate, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 15; Wand. 14. Ne hycge tó slǽpe se ðe heoldeþ ðé neque obdormiet qui custodit te, Ps. 120, 3.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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Ǽnig man ciricmangunge mid unriht ne macie, Ll. Th. i. 306, 28.

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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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

under

(prep.)
Grammar
under, prep. adv.

Underunderat the foot ofunderwithinamongbelowbeneathdown

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Th. 2837; B. 1416. down as opposed to up Wið ðone ðe him mete under ne gewunige if his food do not remain down, Lchdm. ii. 190, 1: 198, 23

Linked entries: Middel-Seaxe þúsend

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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&#39;Ne tala ðú ðæt ic ne cunne ðone intingan ðínre unrótnesse and ðínre wacone and ánlépnesse ðínes seðles&#39; ne me aestimes tuae moestiliae RUNE insomniorum RUNE solitariae sessionis causam nescire. Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 41 note.

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ǽlc treów ðe gódne wæstm (woestim, Rush.) ne bringð omnis arbor, quae non facit fructum bonum, 3, 10. Dóð medemne weastm (wæstm, MS. A., Lind.: wyrþe westem. Rush.), 3, 8. Wæstim gódne, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 9.

sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation Nero cwæð: 'Sege mé, Petrus, on sundorsprǽce, hwæt ðú ðence,' Homl. Th. i. 376, 27. Swá swá him (Moses) God silf dihte on heora sundersprǽce, Ælfc. T.

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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Ne sécþ seó cucu [turtle] nǽfre hire óðerne gemacan the quick [living turtle-dove] never seeks to itself another mate, Homl. Th. i. 142, 14. Heó sóna cucu arás she instantly arose alive, ii. 26,32. Gif hit cucu [cwicu MS.

cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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Se ðe ne þenceþ Meotode cwéman he who thinketh not to propitiate the Creator, 217; Th. 276, 5 ; Sat. 184: Exon. 69a; Th. 257, 25; Jul. 252: Ps. Th. 91, 3: 94, 1.

Linked entry: cwǽman

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Nǽnegum þuhte dæg on þonce, gif sió dimme niht ǽr ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the day would seem delightful to none, if the dark night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16.

FÝR

(n.)
Grammar
FÝR, fír, es; n.

FIREa firehearthignisfŏcus

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Ne onæle gé nán fýr on ðam dæge non succendētis ignem per diem sabbăti, Ex. 35, 3 : 22, 6. Mid fýre with fire, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 25.

Linked entries: fír fýryn

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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Se ðe ne gaderaþ mid me, se hit tostret qui non collĭgit mecum, dispergit, Lk. Bos. 11, 23. Hý gaderiaþ feoh, and nyton hwám hý hyt gadriaþ they store up wealth, and know not for whom they store it up, Ps. Th. 38, 8 : Lk. Bos. 6, 44 : Mt.

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Ironsteel

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Ne delfe nán man ða moran mid ísene let no man dig up the roots with iron, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. Bútan ǽlcan ísene genumen gathered without using any iron implement, Lchdm. iii. 4, 29 [cf. Grmm. D.

late

(adv.)
Grammar
late, adv.

Slowlylateat length at last

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ne cymþ se deáþ ðeáh ðe hé late cume and áðéþ eów of ðisse worulde sera vobis rapiet hoc etiam dies, Bt. 19; Fox, 70, 16. Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan ðonne cume wit late tó ende ðisse béc oððe nǽfre, 42; Fox, 256, 22.

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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Ðæt ic ða ged ne mæg gefégean that I cannot compose the poems [songs], Bt. Met.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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III. of mental disquiet, sick at heart, ill at ease, sad :-- Ne beó ðú on sefan tó seóc, Exon. Th. 166, 29; Gú. 1050. Seóc and sorhful, Cd. Th. 281, 20; Sat. 275. Ic ðysne sang síðgeómor fand on seócum sefan, Apstls. Kmbl. 3 ; Ap. 2.

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To domakeputcauseeffectreach a placefacere

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Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere, Mt. Bos. 5, 36. Gedó dé hálne salvum te fac, Lk. Bos. 23, 37 : 8, 48.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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ne mágon ealle ðíne bletsunge gefyllan they do not complete the sum of all thy blessings, 157, 20. Ealle stówa he gefylleþ he fills all places, 23, 20. Míne geornnesse mid góde ðú gefyldest thou didst satisfy my longing with good, 89, 5.