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ge-stígan

(v.)
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Dryhten wile up heonan eard gestígan, Cri. 514: 630. Cwicra gehwylc . . . þára þe wile heofona heáhðu gestígan, Dóm. 97. Úpcund ríce gestígan, Sch. 35.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to flee ⬩ to flee ⬩ to run away ⬩ to pass away ⬩ to fly ⬩ to run away from ⬩ to avoid ⬩ to decline ⬩ to avoid ⬩ eschew

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Ox. 3703. with dat. infin.

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.
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Th. 39, 8; in the hed of the boc it is write of me, that I do thi wil, Wyc. Ic wrát bóc I wrote a book, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, note 37. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32, 33. Swá he ða bóc unfeóld so he unfolded the book, Lk.

DÚN

(n.)
Grammar
DÚN, e; pl. nom. acc. dúna, dúne; f.

A mountain, hill, DOWN ⬩ mons, collis

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Seó wiht dúna briceþ the creature will burst the hills, Exon. 109 b; Th. 420, 6; Rä. 39, 6. Wurdon behelede ealle ða héhstan dúna under ealre heofenan.

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Gif ðú in heofonríce habban wille eard mid englum if thou wilt have in heaven's realm a dwelling with angels, Elen. Kmbl. 1240; El. 622: Andr. Kmbl. 1197; An. 599: 3440; An. 1724. Mid hys englum cum angelis suis, Mt. Bos. 16, 27.

Linked entries: ængel Angel angel Angle englas engyl

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEE ⬩ escape ⬩ avoid ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre ⬩ vītāre ⬩ to put to flight ⬩ rout ⬩ conquer ⬩ fŭgāre ⬩ vincĕre ⬩ To fly as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre

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To FLEE, escape, avoid; fŭgĕre, effŭgĕre, vītāre Ic heonon nelle fleón fótes trym I will not flee hence a footstep, Byrht. Th. 138, 68; By. 247: Andr. Kmbl. 3074; An. 1540.

Linked entries: FLEÓGAN flión flýman fleógan

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledge ⬩ cognisance ⬩ witness ⬩ testimony ⬩ used of persons

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Búton Godes willan and búton his gewitnesse without God's will and without his knowledge, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 212, 13: Gen. 31, 27, 31. Gif he stalie on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes if he steal with the cognisance of all his household, L.

Linked entry: witness

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.
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Gif hiora hwilc swá heardheort wǽre, ðæt hé náne hreówsunge ne dyde, ðæt hé ðonne hæfde rihtlíc wíte, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 16. right, fitting, adapted to due requirements Hú wolde ðé lícian gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning wǽre and næfde nǽnne frýne mon on

swipu

(n.)
Grammar
swipu, e; swipu(-e), an; f.: swipa (?), an; m.
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Ic wylle swingan eów mid ðám smeartestum swipum, ðæt is, ic wítnige eów mid ðám wyrstan wíte, Wulfst. 295, 11. Synna suippum, Rtl. 42, 21. Suyppa ðínes uraððo, 8, 35. Syuipa, 41, 35. Syppo, 15, 25. Swipa mastigias, Hpt. Gl. 527, 27

Linked entries: swipa swipe

tó-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-twǽman, p. de
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Wé nellaþ ús nǽfre tótwéman we do not wish to be separated, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 71. Hí siredon hú hí hié tótwǽman mehten Romani dolo divisere hostes, Ors. 3, 10 ; Swt. 138, 7. Hié eft tótwǽmde wǽron, 3, 7 ; Swt. 118, 20.

wésten

(n.)
Grammar
wésten, wésten[n], wéstern (in northern dialect), es, e ; m. f. n.
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Wíd is ðes wésten, Exon. Th. 120, 5 ; Gú. 267. Andlang ðæs wéstenes, Jos. 8, 16. Wéstennes (on wéstenne, v. l. ) weard, Salm. Kmbl. 167 ; Sal. 83. Woesternes exterminii Rtl. 86, 18. Hig cómon tó ðam wéstene ( in solitudine ), Gen. 21, 14.

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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Gif ðú ðín ágen myrre, ne wít ðú hit ná Gode, Prov. K. 51: Wlfst. 158, 37. Tó his ágenum hé com in propria venit , Jn. 1, 11. Cúþan mon ofslóg, and Ceaulin hwearf tó his ágnum, Chr. 584; P. 20, 4.

bæþ

a bath for washing ⬩ the bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Baþu wið blǽce, Lch. ii. 8, 2. Wyrc baþo, 68, 3. of baptism:-- 'Gif gé willað áþwegene beón ðý hálwendan wylle fullwihtes bæðes (fonte salutari) . . . Gif gé lífes bæð (lauacrum uitae) oferhicgeaþ . . .'

dwelian

(v.)
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Ox. 3697: 4619. of inaccurate conception, to mistake, err Swíþe raþe þé bið cúþ ꝥ wit ne dwelgaþ, Bl. H. 189, 6. Sume gedwolmenn cwǽdon ... ac hí dwelodon mid þǽre segene ( they were mistaken in what they said ), Hml. Th. i. 486, 7.

ge-namian

(v.)
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IV. to assign something to a person :-- Ðæs hé eftleán wile ealles genomian, Cri. lloi. Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his efenlǽcunge: gif hé geeuenlǽcð Gode . . . hé bið Godes bearn gecíged, Hml.

hwearfian

(v.)
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Win þatt wass off water wharrfedd, 15323. All þiss middellárdess þing turrneþþ her and wharrfeþþ . . . swa summ þe wheol, 3641

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Mealwan seáwes þrý lytle bollan gemengde wiþ swilc tú wæteres ( twice as much water ), 214, 15. Genim wínes and eles swilc healf take some wine and of oil half as much, 180, 11.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

be-tweonum

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweonum, be-tweonan, be-twinum, be-twinan, be-twynan, bi-tweon, bi-tweonum; prep.
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[be, bi by, with, tweo two; dat. tweonum, twinum, tweon, twin, twyn] BETWEEN, betwixt, among, amid, in the midst; inter, in medio. dat. Betweonan ðám between them, Ps. Th. 102, 12.

Linked entries: be-tweonan be-twinan be-twinum be-twynan bi-tweon

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ for ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per

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for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman

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A maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry) Gif man mægþ gebigeþ ceápe geceápod sý gif hit unfácne is if a man make terms for his marriage with (lit. buys with a price, cf.

Linked entry: mægeþ

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