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on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Skt. 12, 12. Oncnáw ðæt míne welan syndon gewitene, Blickl. Homl. 113, 24. Tó ðam earde ðe fléwþ meolce and hunige, swá swá gé of ðissum wæstmum oncnáwan mágon, Num. 13, 28.

ádl-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
ádl-þracu, g. -þræce; f.

The force or virulence of diseasemorbi impetus

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The force or virulence of disease; morbi impetus Seó ádlþracu the force of disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159, 31; Gú. 935

feá

(adv.)
Grammar
feá, adv.

Even a little, ever so littlepărum

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Even a little, ever so little; părum Ne mágon feá gangan they cannot walk even a little, Ps. Th. 134, 18

folc-lǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lǽsung, e; f.

Public lyingslanderpublĭcum mendācium

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Public lying, slander; publĭcum mendācium Gif mon folclǽsunge gewyrce si quis publĭcum mendācium confingat, L. Alf. pol. 28; Wilk. 41, 19

gærs-yrþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-yrþ, e; f.

Grass-landpasturageherbāgium

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S. 4; Th. i. 434, 17. See Schmid, p. 374, note

land-búness

(n.)
Grammar
land-búness, e; f.

A settlementcolony

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A settlement, colony Seó landbúness is swíðost cýpemonnum geseted hæc colonia est maxime negotiatorum, Nar. 33, 15. Londbúnes colonia, 35, 18

mynster-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-þegnung, e; f.

Service done in a monastery

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Service done in a monastery Ðeós foresceáwung gehealden ... on eallum mynstres þénungum (mynster-þénungum, Wells Frag.), R. Ben. 85, 17

blód-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
blód-egesa, an; m. [egesa, egsa fear, terror]

Bloody horrorcruentus terror

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Bloody horror; cruentus terror Brim berstende blódegesan hweóp the bursting sea threatened bloody horrors, Cd. 166; Th. 208, 3; Exod. 477

bóc-reád

(n.)

Book-red, vermilionminium

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Book-red, vermilion: so named, because it was much used in ornamenting books; minium Of bócreáde ex minio, Cot. 75: 176

ge-endebrednian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebrednian, p. ade; pp. ad

To set in orderordinare

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To set in order; ordinare Ðætte hia geendebrednadon ordinare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 1. Geendebrednege ordinare, Mt. Kmbl. p. 7, 2

Linked entry: endebyrdnian

ge-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýhtan, p. -lýhte; pp. -lýhted, -lýht

To illumine, give light to

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To illumine, give light to He blynde gelýhte he enlightened the blind, St. And. 44, 34 : Nic. 34; Thw. 20, 2

Linked entry: ge-líhtan

sess

(n.)
Grammar
sess, es ; m.
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A seat, bench Ses, sæs transtrum, Txts. 103, 2050. Hé gesæt on sesse, Beo. Th. 5427 ; B. 2717: 5506; B. 2756

Linked entry: sæs

seolh-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-bæþ, es; n.
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The seal's bath, the sea (cf. fisces, ganotes bæþ) Mec wind wíde bær ofer seolhbaþo, Exon. 392, 21; Rä. 11, 11

seonu-wind

(n.)
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Ger. sen-ádra arteria, nervus.] Cf. wind-ǽdre, sin-

Linked entry: sine-wind

un-wæstmberendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wæstmberendlíc, adj.

Barrensterile

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Barren, sterile Seó stów is unwæstmber-endlícu for ðæra næddrena mænigeo loca illa sterilia sunt propter multitudinem serpentium, Nar, 34, 28

Linked entry: wæstm-berendlíc

wlite-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-full, adj.

Beautifulhandsomecomely

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Beautiful, handsome, comely: Ofermódig gif hé wlitefull (decorus) geþúht on gesihþe, swá þeáh on weorcum wác ys, Scint. 21, 8

ge-hlyste

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hlyste, adj.
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Audible ꝥ heora stefn Gode gehendre and gehlystre þonne him syluum ut vox vicinior sit Deo quam sibi Nap. 30

Linked entry: -hlyste

ge-búnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-búnes, ge-búnnes ?.
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Seó heofonlice gebúnes, Nap. 28

Linked entry: ge-búend

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, m.
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Add: One who performs heáfod-weard (see next word), one who is on guard Heáfodweardas excubitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 16

in-hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
in-hǽtan, p. te
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To inflame Ꝥ seó nunne wǽre inhǽted mid un-mǽtum feferádlum quod sanctimonialis illa immensis febribus aestuaret, Gr. D. 29, 10