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twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara, twoegra, tuoera.

Two ⬩ absolutely ⬩ distributively

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Two. used adjectivally Tuégen stridi passus, Txts. 85, 1510. Twégen (twǽgen, MS. E.) aldormen, Chr. 822; Erl. 62, 12. Twégen englas, Gen. 19, 1. Óþre twégen sealmas, R. Ben. 37, 11. Twǽgen míne mégas, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 23. Twoegen gibróþæra, Txts

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

sumer-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-lida, an; m. [Lida, like the equivalent Icel. liði in sumar-liði, elsewhere refers to a single object, man or ship (v. lida, sǽ-, ýð-lida), but in the passage given below from the Chronicle seems to mean a fleet. Later in the same work liþ (q. v.), which seems taken from the Scandinavians, is used in this sense, e. g. ðæt lið ðæt on Sandwíc læg, 1052; Erl. 183, 40, can sumer-lida be intended to represent Norse sumar-lið? In one other place sumer-lida occurs, in company with words relating to the sea, and it there glosses malleolus; but here perhaps sumer-loda should be read, and malleolus be taken in the sense shoot, twig (see spæc); cf. O. H. Ger. sumar-lota, -lata virgultum, palmes. v. Anglia xiii. 330.]
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A summer fleet, one that sets forth in summer and returns in autumn Æfter ðissum gefeohte cuom micel sumorlida (tó Reádingum, MS. E.), Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 35. [Steenstrup takes the word to mean a force moving from its quarters in England, and leaving

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, require ⬩ petere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, require; petere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere Ic bidde peto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 41. Eádréd, cyning, biddeþ and hálsaþ Eadred, king, prayeth and

Linked entries: a-biddan bæd be-biddan BÉD bedd beden biddende biddere bide

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters Hé tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce hé mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23. In locum qui dicitur

tyhtan

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Add Þá gefæstnadon þá cwelleras þone Crístes þegn on þǽre hengene, and hine hetelíce tihton swá swá man web tiht, Hml, S. 37, 100-102. 2.

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág

þrág-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
þrág-bisig, adj.

Occupied for a time(?) ⬩ periodically employed(?)

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Ic sceal þrágbysig þegne mínnm hýran georne, Exon. Th. 387, 6; Rä. 5, 1.

or-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
or-gete, gyte, -geate; adj.

To be perceived, manifest

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Is gesýne sóþ orgete cúð oncnáwen, ðæt ðú cyninges eart þegen geþungen, Andr. Kmbl. 1052 ; An. 526. Is seó wyrd mid eów open orgete, 1517; An. 760. Andrea orgete wearþ folces gebǽro, 3137; An. 1571. Ic eów secgan mæg sóþ orgete, 1702 ; An. 853.

Linked entries: -gete or-gyte

gifl

(n.)
Grammar
gifl, giefl, gifel, gyfl, es; n.

Food ⬩ meat ⬩ piece of food

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Hí ðæt gyfl þégun they ate that food, 61 b; Th. 226, 24; Ph. 410: 45 a; Th. 153, 8; Gú. 822. Húsle gereorded ðý æþelan gyfle fed with the Eucharist, with the noble food, 51 b: Th. 18o, 5; Gú. 1275.

Linked entry: gifla

land-ceáp

Grammar
land-ceáp, land-cóp, es; m.
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Ego Berchtwulf cyning sile Forðréde mínum þegne nigen hígida lond ... hé salde tó londceápe xxx mancessan and nigenhund sciłł. wið ðæm londe I, King Berchtwulf, sell my thane Forthred nine hides of land ... he gave xxx mancusses as fine at the purchase

feorran-cumen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorran-cumen, adj.

stranger

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Hié fira flǽschoman feorrancumenra þégon, An. 24. Hwæt sié freóndlufu ellþeódigra uncer twéga feorrencumenra, Gen. 1836. Ꝥ hí ælþeódige men and feorrancumene ne tyrian, Ll. Th. i. 326, 27

Linked entry: feorren

BÝRGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÝRGAN, býrian, býrigan, býrgean, býrigean, beorgan; p. de; pp. ed

To taste, eat ⬩ gustare, manducare

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Hí bú þégun æppel, býrgdon forbodene they both ate the apple, tasted the forbidden [fruit], Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 11; Ph. 404. Nim ðé ðis ofæt on hand, bít hit and býrge take to thee this fruit in hand, bite it and taste, Cd. 25; Th. 33, 12; Gen. 519

Linked entries: ge-býrgan býrgean býrignes

templ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
templ-geweorc, es; n.
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A temple-building, temple His þegnas águnnon specan wið hine ymbe ðæt mǽre tempelgeweorc ðe ðǽr geworht wæs Gode tó wyrðmynte, Wulfst. 88, 17. Salomon wes se forma man ðe Gode tó lofe ǽrest on eorðan templgeweorc árǽrde, 277, 25

wǽpen-gewrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-gewrixl, -gewrixle, es; n.

A passage of arms ⬩ an exchange of blows ⬩ a conflict, fight

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A passage of arms, an exchange of blows, a conflict, fight Gif hit geweorðe, ðæt wǽpngewrixl weorðe gemǽne þegene and þrǽle, Wulfst. 162, 7.

wín-háte

(n.)
Grammar
wín-háte, an; f.

A feast

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A feast Gefrægn ic Olofernus wínhátan wyrcean, and eallum wundrum þrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo; tó ðám hét se gumena baldor ealle ða yldestan þegnas (the Latin is: Holofernes fecit cenam servis suis, Judith 12, 10), Judth. Thw. 21, 6; Jud. 3

-anne

(suffix)
Grammar
-anne, -enne, -ende the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, = Ondréd to faranne timuit ire, Mt. Jun. and Th. 2, 22, but the B. MS. of A. D. 995 has farende, also Foxe, Bos. and the Rl. MS. about A. D. 1145. The Lind., about A. D. 957, has farenne [MS. færenne]. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, and B. MS. about A. D. 995. Sometimes -ende is found, because -enne = ende, as in the preceding example farende about A. D. 995. Themost usual form is -anne, from the infin. -an; g. -annes; dat. -anne.

Linked entries: -an -ende -enne

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughout ⬩ mplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

un-feor

(adv.)
Grammar
un-feor, un-feorr; adv.

Not far off ⬩ at no great distance off ⬩ no great distance

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Not far off. marking position, at no great distance off, Grammar un-feor, where the point from which the distance is measured is given by an adverb Ðǽr wæs unfeorr (-feor, MS. A.) án swýna heord erat non longe ab illis grex porcorum, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 30.

-dóm

(suffix)
Grammar
-dóm, es; m. as the termination of nouns is always masculine, and denotes

Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition ⬩ as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

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Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition; as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

-e

(suffix)
Grammar
-e, in the termination of nouns, denotes a person; as, Hyrde, es; m.

A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are masculine , but when derived from adjectives they are feminine; as, Rihtwíse, an; f. Justice

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A shepherd, from hyrdan to guard. The vowel -e is also used to form nouns denoting inanimate objects; as, Cýle, es; m. Cold; cwide, es; m. A saying, testament: brice, es; m. A breach: wlite, es; m. Beauty. These are mostly derived from verbs, and are

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