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syn-bót

(n.)
Grammar
syn-bót, e; f.

Amends for sin, penance

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Amends for sin, penance Bisceopum gebyreþ ðǽt ne beón tó feohgeorne æt synbóte, ne on ǽnige wísan on unriht ne strýnan, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32

hál

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H. 143, 17: Lch. iii. 54, 18. Wes þú, Hróðgár, hál, B. 407. alone Hál (hál beó þú, W. S.), láruwa have, Rabbi, Mt. L. R. 26, 49. Hál (hál wæs þú, W. S.), cynig Júdéana, 27, 29 : Mk. L. R. 15, 18 : Lk. L. R. 1, 28

Linked entry: tunge

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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wæs ðá sixhund geára on ylde he was six hundred years of age, Gen. 7, 6. Ðá was ágán his ielde xxiii wintra he was then twenty-three years of age, Chr. prm ; Erl. 4, 19.

Linked entries: yld eld

féðe

(n.)
Grammar
féðe, es; n.

The power of going on footwalkinggoingmotionpacefăcultas pĕdĭbus eundiambŭlātiogressuspassus

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He náhte his féðes geweald he had no power of waiting, Homl. Th. i. 336, 9. Hit is nædrena gecynd ðæt heora féðe biþ on heora ribbum it is the nature of serpents that their power of going is in their ribs, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 44.

Linked entry: an-féðe

Frysa

(n.)
Grammar
Frysa, Friesa, an; pl. nom. acc. Frysan, Frisan, Fresan; gen. Frysena, Frysna; dat. Frysum; m.

A FrisianFrīsiusFreso

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He ge-eóde ða fyrran Frysan he had overcome the farther Frisians, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 3

Linked entries: Fresan Friesa Frisan

ge-ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágnian, -áhnian; to -ágnianne, -áhnianne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To ownpossessinheritappropriate to one's selfclaim as one's ownpossĭdēreherēdĭtārevindĭcāre sibi

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To own, possess, inherit, appropriate to one's self, claim as one's own; possĭdēre, herēdĭtāre, vindĭcāre sibi Hwí sceal he him ánum geágnian ðæt him bám is forgifen why should he appropriate to himself only that which is given to both? Homl.

ge-medemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-medemian, p. ode; pp. od [medeme]

To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble

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Crist sylf gemedemode ðæt he wolde gebígan his hálige heáfod to his ðeówan handum Christ himself deigned to bow his head to his servant's hands, Homl.

Linked entry: medumian

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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For ðý cwæð be ðam cólan wætere, ðæt nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ðæt fæt næfde, on hwý hit wyrman mihte, Homl. Ass. 141, 84. Tó wyrmanne ðone cealdan magan, Lchdm. ii. 188, 22.

Linked entry: wyrman

be-sleán

(v.)

to strikesmiteto strikedashinflictto striketo strike

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beslóh stán percussit petram, Ps. Spl. M. 77, 13. fig. to strike with disease gewende mid snáwhwítum hreóflan beslagen, Hml. Th. i. 400, 29. to deprive by a stroke (lit. or fig.) of something (gen. inst.)

swilce

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H. 247, 1. Swylce ic þus hyt gehradige, Angl. viii. 303, 27. add: as it were geseah swilce án ðeóstorful dene, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 4: Ors. 5, 14; S. 248, 9: Hml. S. 31, 937. <b>III a.

hæft

(n.)
Grammar
hæft, es; m.

a band, fettervinculumcaptivity, bondage, imprisonment, keepingcaptivitas, custodiaa bond, chainclasp, rivetimprisonment

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betǽhte hine on ðam hæfte sixtyne cempum tó healdenne he committed him to the keeping of sixteen soldiers to hold, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 29.

á-wegan

to carry off to put awayrenounceto weigh.to put in a balanceto estimateconsiderto be equal in weight to

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v. áwǽgan his geleáfan, Hml. S. 35, 228. to weigh. to put in a balance (lit. or fig.) áwecþ ealle dúna mid ánre handa, Hml. Th. i. 8, 30. áwæh ðín ríce on wǽgan, ii. 436, 12. Gelícere wáge áwæh aequa bilance trutinabat, An. Ox. 4603.

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn upconsumeŭrĕrecombūrĕre

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ǽr Mul forbærndon they had formerly burnt Mul, Chr. 694; Erl. 43, 21: 894; Erl. 91, 25: 1001; Erl. 136, 31: 1055; Erl. 190. 4.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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Wénaþ menn ðæt he hit dó for cystum [kystum MS.] men think that he does it for virtue, Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29a, 27. Ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe that than mayest shew thy virtues, Prov. Kmbl. 46.

Linked entry: wyn

heofone

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Geseah standan áne hlǽdre fram eorðan tó heofenan, 28, 12. God hét þá fæstnisse heofenan, I. 8. On ðám óðrum dæge gesceóp God heofenan, seó ðe is geháten firmamentum, Lch. iii. 232, 13. getimbrode ðá heálican heofenan, Hml.

úht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
úht-sang, es; m.

One of the services of the churchnocturns or matins

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Seofon tídsangas gesetton ... Se forma tídsang is úhtsang mid ðam æftersange ðe ðǽrtó gebiraþ, L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 5: L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6.

cýþan

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Nǽnig mon his geþóht openum wordum út ne cýðe nemo palam pronunciet, Nar. 28, 30. Hit nǽnig mon út cýþan ne móste, 32, 17. with clause Hér cýþ on seóc man mót his fæsten álýsan, Ll. Th. ii. 284, 24.

ge-hnesctun

(v.)
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Wurdon þá gyrda gehnexode swilce hit fæðera wǽron, Hml. S. 35, 190.

æl-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-teaw, -teow

All goodsoundperfectomnino bonussanus

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B.] hǽlo thou shall find perfect healing, Herb. 1, 29 ; Lchdm, i. 80, 7: Hy. 2, 13

æsc-stéde

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-stéde, es; m.

The ash-spear placeplace of battlehastæ locuspugnæ locus

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The ash-spear place, place of battle; hastæ locus, pugnæ locus witan fundian æscstéde they strive to know the battle place, Exon. 83b; Th. 314, 20; Mód. 17