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on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Ðú ðe ongunne ( coepisti ) ætýwan ðíne mǽrþe, Deut. 3, 24. Se ongan ǽrest onclypian Drihtnes naman, Gen. 4, 26. Ongan se Hǽlend bodian, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 17. Ðá ongan hine langian on his cýþþe, Blickl. Homl. 113, 14.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Mǽre synd his wundur ofer manna bearn mirabilia ejus filiis hominum, 106, 30. Swá fela wundra, swá wé gehýrdon gedóne on Cafarnaum, Lk. Skt. 4, 23. Ðis worhte fruma ðara wundra (uundra, Lind.) ðe Hǽlend hoc fecit initium signorum Jesus, Jn. Skt.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

ge-weorc

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Þá. micclan mǽrða, ꝥ syndan ðá geweorc þe Alexander hét gewyrcean magna insignia que Alexander operari jusserat, Nar. 33, 20. v. græft-, heáh-, ofer-geweorc. <b>VI a.

ge-bycgan

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Mé þincð ꝥ hit hæbbe geboht sume swíþe leáslice mǽrþe, 24, 3; F. 82, 25. to pay for work done Þone fultum and þæt weorc Agustus gebohte mid fela M talentana Augustus ad reparationem magnam vim pecuniae largitus est, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 28. to secure the

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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HALF Mé næs be healfan ðǽle ðín mǽrþ gecýdd thy greatness was not half told me, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 23. Sié be healfum ðæm ðonne sió bót let the fine then be half that, L. Alf. pol 11; Th. i. 68, 18: 39; Th. i. 88, 2: L.

ge-samnian

(v.)
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I. 45. to join one thing to another, join things together so as to form a whole Wel þé geríseð, þæt þú heáfod sió healle mǽrre and gesomnige síde weallas fæste gefóge, Cri. 5.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Ðæt ge aina [ge á má, Grn.] gebróðra hæfdon quod alium haberetis vos fratrem, Gen. 43, 6. sole, alone of its kind, singular, unique, without an equal; unicus, eximius Án sunu, mǽre meotudes bearn the only Son, illustrious child of the Creator, Exon.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, Beo. Th. 261; B. 130. Sæt secg monig sorgum gebunden, weán on wénan, Exon. Th. 378, 30; Deór. 24. Sitte ǽlc wuduwe werleás twelf mónaþ, L. C.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

déman

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On swá hwæðere hond Dryhten mǽrðo déme swá him gemet þince, B. 687. Hwæt mé God déman wille, Sat. 109: Cri. 803: Jul. 707: An. 75. to settle, appoint, decree Heora scriftbéc tǽcan swá swá hié úre fæderas démdon, Bl. H. 43, 9.

hyht

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Úsic lust hweteð on þá leódmearce, micel módes hiht tó ðǽre mǽran byrig, An. 287. Mé bið forwyrned þurh wiðersteall willan mínes hyhtes, Jul. 442. joyous expec-tation, joy, exultation Hyht æs á in heofonum, Dóm. 64: Seef. 122.

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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Grammar nán, as adjective, not one, none, no, Grammar nán, without other negatives Nán mǽrra man wurde ácenned, Menol. Fox 319; Men. 161.

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.
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Ðis godspel belimpþ swíðe þearle tó ðære mǽran freólstíde this gospel belongs very specially to the great festival, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 10. Hig þearle etaþ nimium comedunt, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 11.

furþor

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Se heofenlica cyning is mǽrra and furðor tóforan ðám eorðlican cininge, Hex. 38, 5.

tó-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weorpan, -werpan, -worpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

To throw in different directionsthrow awaythrow downto scatterdispersedestroyoverthrowto scatterdisperseto break in piecesscatter the parts of a connected wholeto overthrowto overturnto throw downdestroy a buildingdemolishto overthrowto destroy the power of a person,to destroyto overthrow an institution, a practice, regulation, law, etc.,to put downput an end todestroymake voidbreakdissolveto throw out

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Wearð Tirus seó mǽre burg eall tóworpenu Tyrus excisa est, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 28. Æfter tóworpenum templan post deruta sacella, Hpt.

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Is Godes mǽrð þe ealle þás wíta gewylde, Hml. S. 35, 197. to get into one's power so as to prevent escape, seize, secure Gewylde (-wilde, v. l. ) man hine swaðor man mæge swá cucenne swá deádne, Ll. Th. i. 268, 17. Gewilde, 168, 22.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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Ǽr ðám tíman næs ǽfre ǽnig mann swá mǽre, ꝥ hé on án ne sceolde tó helle swá hé forðfaren wæs, Wlfst. 16, 14. Ðá gesægdon Rómáne on án ( at once) Bryttum, Bd. 1. 12; Sch. 33, 15. On þreó genamod, C.

gearo

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) funde mundbyrd æt þám mǽran þeódne, Jud. 2. in the condition of having been prepared for some purpose Þonne ꝥ ordál geara sý, Ll. Th. i. 226, 18. Him wæs gearu sóna þurh streámræce strǽt gerýmed, An. 1581.

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Ðá wæs geond ða werþeóde wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel then was a mighty report carried far and wide among the people, Elen. Kmbl. 1935; El. 969. Feorran lǽded brought from far, Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 2; Rä 29, 6.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Ná hýrde wé ðæt ǽnig wurde hús árǽred swylic ðæt mǽre wæs, Anglia xi. 9, 30. Gódfremmendra swylcum gifeðe biþ to such as it shall be granted, Beo. Th. 604; B. 299: Met. 26, 87. Swilce wé ðé daga cígen on such day as we call to thee, Ps. Ben. 19, 9.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Grammar þyncan, where the verb is followed by a clause : -- Mé þincþ ðæt hit hæbbe geboht sume leáslíce mǽrþe, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 82, 24. Ne þynceþ mé gerysne, ðæt wé rondas beren, Beo. Th. 5299; B. 2653. Hwæt þincþ ðé ðæt ðú sý?, Jn. Skt. 8, 53.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan