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ge-neát

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Hé héht his geneát, Ecgláf hátte, rídan mid ceastersétna preóste, Wulfhún hátte, and hé hine gelǽdde ealle ðá gemǽra . . and se ceastersétna preóst hit gerád and se Æðelwaldes geneát mid hine . . . Ðus him gewísede se Æðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C.

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Sé þee Gif hé geþafað ðá dyrnan geþingo, 240, 16. intercession, mediation Þes bróþer getogen wæs of þisum leóhte mid geþingum (þingungum, v. l., intercessionibus ) þæs hálgan weres, Gr. D. 54, 6.

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

hrínan

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Ne wæs ǽnig þára þæt mé þus þríste swá þú nú þá mid hondum hrínan dorste, Jul. 512. the agent non-personal Hé on þá tíd ðe hé inne bið ne bið hrinen (hríned, v. l.) mid þí storme ðæs wintres (hiemis tempestate non tangitur ), Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 165, 25.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one's say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Teónan ðú wyrcst ús mid ðisse sage haec dicens nobis contumeliam facis, Lk. Skt. II, 45. Sagu(cf. gesægene dictu,28, 47), dictu Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 7. Hí sǽdon ðam kinge ðæt hé hæfde swýðe ágylt wið Crist. . . .

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

suppositionopinionthoughtideaimaginationhopeexpectation

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Hé ongeat ðæt hié wǽron onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos eos vicini finis suspicione cognoverat Past. 32; Swt. 213, 23.

Linked entry: wén

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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Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31. Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl. H. 105, 12.

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, p. ode.

to wanderto depart, turnto deceivewith prep, on, ymb, to practise deceit in relation to a matterto offend; also to be offended; scandalizare, scandalizarito give offence by words, speak injuriouslyvagari

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Ða men ðe ne dorstan for Godes ege swician . . . ða ðe cúðan swician and befician and mid leásbregdum earmum mannum derian. L. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 320, 31-26.

framian

(v.)

to do goodbenefitabsoluteto do good to an object. to get goodderive benefitprofitmake progressto prevail

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Wé ne mid segele ne mid róunesse ówiht fremian ( fromian, fromgan, v.ll., proficere) mihton, 5, 1; Sch. 551, 15. to prevail Ne framige mon non praeualeat homo, Ps. Rdr. 9, 20.

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.

A stream, current, flowing water

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Gehlade áne cuppan fulle forð mid ðam streáme, Lchdm. iii. 74, 14. Hát gefeccean ongeán streáme healfne sester yrnendes wæteres, 12, l. Sing ðis on yrnendum wætere, and wend ðæt heáfod ongeán streám, 70, 8.

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together]; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. trédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon): (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong)strogden: (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd

To strew, spread, scatter, sprinkleto strewto sprinkleTo scatter, disperse to lay in order

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T.) mé mid hysopon asperges me hysopo, Ps. Spl. 50, 8. Stréde man hit mid háligwætere aspergatur aqua benedicta, L. Ecg. P. iv. 38; Th. ii. 216, 1. intrans. To scatter, disperse Steorran strédaþ of heofone, stormum ábeátne, Exon.

Linked entries: strédan strégan

an-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-týnan, p. de; pp. ed [an = un un-, týnan to inclose]

To uncloseopenrecludereaperire

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To unclose, open; recludere, aperire Ic antýne on bigspellum múþ mínne aperiam in parabolis os meum, Ps. Spl. 77, 2

strewung

(n.)
Grammar
strewung, e; f.
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What is spread to lie on, a couch On bedde mínre strewunge in lectum strati mei, Ps. Lamb. 131, 3

Linked entries: streówung streáwung

þwirel

(n.)
Grammar
þwirel, es; m.

A stick for whipping milk

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A stick for whipping milk Meolc lac, fliéte verberatum, molten lac coagolatum, þwiril verberaturium, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 26-30

un-hírsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-hírsumlíce, adv.

Disobediently

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Disobediently Ic ne dyde árleáslíce ne unhýrsumlíce wið mínne Drihten nec impie gessi a Deo meo, Ps. Th. 17, 21

Linked entry: hírsumlíce

hwíl-þrág

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-þrág, e : f.
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A space of time Ic þrowode þurh hwílþráge ( per horarum momenta ) swilce ic neálǽhte mínum ende, Gr. D. 243, 19

mundbyrd-ness

Grammar
mundbyrd-ness, <b>; II.</b>
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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes forehátes and þǽre mundbyrdnysse be ic ǽr fore geceás, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

sceaþa

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Add On gemǽrum mínra sceaþana ł feónda in finibus inimicorum meorum, Ps. L. 7, 7. v. dol[h]- (?), heáh-sceaþa

sweostor-sunu

(n.)
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a nephew Ann ic his mínra swæstorsuna swælcum se hit geðián wile and him gifeðe bið, C.D. i. 311, 14

wæl-réc

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-réc, es; m.

Deadly reek

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Deadly reek 'Mé is leófre ðæt mínne líchaman gléd fæþmie' ... Wód ða þurh ðone wælréc, Beo. Th. 5315; B. 2661

ofer-wintran

(v.)

to winter, pass the winter

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to winter, pass the winter Nán eówer nele oferwintran (hiemare) búton mínum (the shoemaker) cræfte. Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

Linked entry: -wintran