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Cyménes óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cyménes óra, an; m.

Cymen's shore, near Wittering, Sussex Cymēni lītus, qui ibi naves ad terrain appulit. Nunc nomen amisit, sed fuisse prope Wittering, in agro Sussexiensi, Charta Donatiònis quam Cedwalla Rex Ecclesiæ Selsiensi fecit, planissĭme convincit

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Dipl. 992] has marked as spurious, but which was no doubt constructed with a regard for probability. In this Charter [Cod. Dipl. 992; A.

Linked entry: Cymén

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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Julianus mid anþrǽcum hreáme forswealt Julian with a horrible cry died, Homl. Th. i. 452, 16. Ða heorde mid hreáme bewerian to defend the flock with outcry, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 326, 10.

Linked entry: hrýman

inne-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
inne-weard, adj.

Inwardinternalinteriorintestinesviscera

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Mid inneweardum móde with all my mind, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 7, 24. Inneweard intestina, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 62; Wrt. Voc. 44, 44. Innoþes innewearde viscera, 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45. 7.

Linked entry: innan-weard

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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To meet with, come upon, come across, find Ealle ðe hé mildheorte méteþ and findeþ, Ps. Th. 75, 6. For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4.

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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vos duo, σφŵï, σφώ; gen. incer of you two, vestrŭm duorum, σφŵïν σφŵν; dat. inc to you two, vobis duobus, σφŵïν σφŵν; acc. inc. incit you two, vos duos, σφŵï, σφώ; personal pron. dual of ðú thou Gif git ðæt fæsten fýre willaþ forstandan if you two will

Linked entries: get gyt GYT inc incer

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit. Cf. In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.), Piers P. 14, 62.]
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to rain, to cause rain to fall, with the agent expressed Ic ríne pluo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 53. Hé rýnde ofer synfullan grin, Ps. Spl. 10, 7.

Linked entries: regnan rínan regnian

súþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþerne, adj.
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Súþerne wind austrum. 77, 30: austrum, affricum, Blickl. Gl. Sende se sǽrinc súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 47; By. 134. Hire ( the queen of Sheba ) olfendas bǽron súðerne wyrta, Homl.

Linked entry: abrotanum

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 24, 38. to enclose, surround with a fence: pú eorþan on þínre fýst betýndest, Nar. 47, 3. Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betíned and þǽrǽfter mid wealle, Chr. 547; P. 17, 21.

cyst

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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,
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Th. 45, 9. with gen. Hú hié hié geǽmettian (-ǽmeti-gian, v. l. ) scoldon óðerra weorca, Past. 131, 5. with prep. Þonne heó mæg hí fram hyre láre geǽmtigan, Ap.

ge-cennan

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object In regula suindrig án éghwelc ðá ne habbas in óðrum gecendon in canone propria unusquisque quae non habentur in aliis ediderunt, Mt. p. 3, 17. with object and complementary adj.

ge-fetian

(v.)
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As. 183, 61. with abstract object, a noun Æt þǽra byrgenan . . . manege gefettan líchamlice hǽle, Wlfst. 4, ll. a clause Blinde gefettan þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, l

hund-twelftig

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S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hé hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml. A. 92, 6. as adjective. alone Hé bodode húru hundtwelftigum wintrum, Wlfst. 206, 8. Mid . c.xx. (hundtwelftig, v. l.) sciłł. (scillingum, v. l, ), Ll.

fylgean

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L. 2, 44. to follow with intent to reach, to pursue (lit. or fig.) Wé him fleóndum fylgeaþ, Bl. H. 115, 18. Ic gongo and gé fylgas ł soecas mec ego uado et queritis me, Jn. R. L. 8, 21.

or-dál

(n.)
Grammar
or-dál, -dél; generally neuter, but an apparently fem. acc. pl. ordéla occurs,
    L. Edg. C. 24; Th. ii. 248, 28.
(Cf. O. H. Ger. which has fem. and neut. forms.)
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Ed. 3; Th. i. 160, 18-21: the man who was charged with plotting against his lord, or with being guilty of 'cyricbryce,' or with practising witchcraft and similar illicit arts underwent the threefold ordeal, L.

Linked entry: ísen-ordál

hwæþere

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Ðá hé þá gesihþe geseah, þá ne wæs hé hweðre nóht feor on oferhygd áhafen, 215, 32. in a co-ordinate clause. introducing the clause Wandode se wísa; hwæðre hé cwæð, Ðan. 550: An. 504: Kr. 38: 101: Ps. 68, 3. ¶ with another particle :-- God swá forlǽteþ

scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp, adj.
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Meng wið scearpum ecede, i. 354, 22: ii. 72, 16. On wíne wel scearpum, 180, 16. Mettas ge drincan ða ðe habban hát mægen and scearp, 184, 10. Ðæs scearpestan wínes .v. sestras, 252, 8. <b>II a.

Linked entry: un-scearp

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account,to impute, ascribe, lay to the account ofto reckon, enumerate

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Talige hé hine sylfne wið God forworhtne, Wulfst. 155, 11. Hwæðer ðæt sié tó talianne wáclíc, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 16. Gé beóþ mé talade and rímde on bearna stæl, Exon.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de
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Bt. 7.4; Fox 22, 33. to act with violence, be furious, rage, of persons Ðonne se deófol ðús wétt, Wulfst. 198, 5. Hé wét swíðe and wynð on ða Cristenan, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 225.

Linked entry: a-wédan

ge-séman

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Hié bǽdan Philippus þæt hé heora ládteów wǽre wið Focenses, and . . . þæt hé . . . oþþe hié gesémde, oþþe him gefultumade ꝥ hí hié oferwinnan mehten (vel differri bellum, vel auferri) . . .