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tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return

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Hí cwǽdon gefeoht tógeánes ðære burhware they declared war against the citizens, i. 504, 13. marking time, on the approach of, towards Tógeánes Eástron com ðæs pápan sande the pope's legate came towards Easter, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 27. marking comparison

Linked entries: geagnes tó-gægnes tó-geagn tó-gegnes tó-génes

lang

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David sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde, Ps. Th. 17, arg. without prep. Þá dysegan menn þe þysum drýcræftum long lýfdon, Met. 26, 99.

dulmúnus

(n.)
Grammar
dulmúnus, gen. pl. dulmúna; m. The war-ship of the Greeks, which king Alfred assures us would hold a thousand men; longa nāvis. These ships were the μακρὰ πλοῖα or νῆες μακραί, generally called in Greek ὁ δρόμων, ωνος, m. the light war-vessel of the Greeks. They were the longæ nāves the long war-ships of the Romans, which had often more than fifty rowers. The Romans called their vessel drŏmo, ōnis, defining it as a fast rowing vessel, evidently deriving their word from the Greek δρόμων, Cod. Just. 1, 27, 1, § 8; Cassiod. Var. 5, 17, init. where it is described as 'trĭrēme vehĭcŭlum rēmōrum tantum nŭmĕrum prōdens, sed hŏmĭnum făcies dīlĭgenter abscondens.' Some suppose that Alfred derived his word dulmúnus from the Icel. drómundr, m. which Egilsson, in his Lexĭcon Poëtĭcum, Hafniæ, 8vo. 1860, explains 'nāves grandior, cūjus gĕnĕris tantum extra regiōnes septemtrionāles, ut in mări mediterrāneo, mentio fit,' S.E. i. 582, 3, Orkn. 82, 1, 3. Vigfusson, in his Icelandic-English Dictionary, 4to. Oxford, 1869-1874, in drómundr gives only the Latin and Greek, and O. H. Ger. drahemond as cognates. What Orosius, calls longas nāves, Alfred translates dulmúnus in Anglo-Saxon. As we read in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of A.D. 897; Th. i. 174, 4, Hét Ælfréd cyng timþrian lang-scipu ongén ða æscas king Alfred commanded to build long-ships against-, those ships, v. ÆSC IV.-Alfred, in his translation of Orosius, says
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Ǽr he [Ercol] ongan mid Creáca scypum, ðe mon dulmúnus hǽt, ðe man segþ ðæt in scip mǽge in þúsend manna before he [Hercules] began with Grecian ships, which are called dulmunus, of which it is said that one ship can hold a thousand men, Ors. 1, 10; Bos

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Hé hét hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum, ac heó nolde his sanda brúcan, Homl.

Linked entries: ǽfen-þénung þéning þénung

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Hé wæs on lífe eorþlíc cing, hé is nú æfter deáþe heofonlíc sanct, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 9. Ða hwíle ðe hig on lífe beón quamdiu in vivis erunt, L. Ecg. P. ii. 19; Th. ii. 188, 28.

ge-þóht

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Háles giðóhtes sanae mentis, Mk. R. 5, 15. Of alle giðóhte ( mente ) ðínum, 12, 30. On geþóhte besmiten, Sch. 93, 16. Hé hine oðhóf innan his geðóhte eallum óðrum monnum cunctis in cogitatione se praetulit, Past. 39, 15. On his geþóhte tó módig, Bl.

Linked entry: þóht

fylgean

to follow ⬩ to pursue ⬩ to follow ⬩ proceed along ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ devote one's self to, diligently attend to. ⬩ to attend to ⬩ to accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thing ⬩ obsequi ⬩ to try to gain ⬩ to follow, do what has already been done by another ⬩ to happen or come at a later time

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Þá þe þyssum sange fylgeaþ, 45, 36. Anna gebedum fyligde (obsecrationibus seruiens nocte ac die, Lk. 2, 37), Ll. Th. ii. 324, 8. Hé campdóme fyligde he followed the profession of arms, Hml. S. 31, 17. Beó þú eádmód . . . and gebedum filige, Dóm.

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner man ⬩ the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man ⬩ spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ heart ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ disposition ⬩ mood ⬩ Courage ⬩ high spirit ⬩ Pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ pride

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Háles módes sane mentis, Mk. Skt. 5, 15. Hé ðá cwices módes ( animi vivacis ) geornlíce leornade, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 37. Módes snyttru, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 28; Cri. 662: 78 b; Th. 295, 14; Crä. 33: Cd. 52; Th. 66, 26; Gen. 1085.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Ðone sang ðe nán mon elles singan ne mæg, búton ðæt hundteóntig and feówertig and feówer ðúsendo, Past. 52; Swt. 409, 10. Wearð ðú hund þúsenda ofslægen, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 28. Ðá com him ongeán twá hund þúsenda monna, 3, 9; Swt. 132, 30.

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.
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Twéga sang bicinium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 4. On twégra gewittnesse (in múð tuoe witnesa, Lind.: in múþe twégen gewitnesse, Rush.: tweigre, later MS.) in ore duorum testium, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 16.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

ge-lǽstan

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Hí nellað þone sang gelǽstan, Hml. S. 21, 244. Gif hwá geniéd sié tó hláfordsearwe, ꝥ is þonne ryhtre tó áleóganne þonne tó gelǽstanne, Ll. Th. i. 60, 6.

secgan

(v.)
Grammar
secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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</b> of words, to mean :-- Cantica canticorum, ðæt segþ on Englisc ealra sanga fyrmest, Ælfc. T.

Linked entries: ǽrend-secgan sæcgan sagian

þá

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þá, adv. conj.
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Þá se bisceop dyde up ðone sanct, i. 21, 139. as adverbial connective, of time, when Þá hé út eode embe underntíde, hé geseah óðre ídele standan, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 3 : 3, 7. Hwæt hé dyde, þá hine seó menego þreáde, Blickl.

for-lǽtan

to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send

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Ðá hé þis leóð ásungen hæfde, þá forlét hé þone sang he sang no more, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80, 4. Gé forléton (-leortun, L.) þá þing þe synt hefegran þǽre ǽ . . . þás þing hyt gebyrede ꝥ gé dydon, and þá óðre ne forlétun (omittere), Mt. 23, 23.

wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
wrecan, p. wræc, pl.wrǽcon; pp.wrecen

To drive ⬩ press ⬩ to drive ⬩ force to move ⬩ to drive out ⬩ expel ⬩ to drive out ⬩ to express ⬩ utter ⬩ recite ⬩ to drive in ⬩ impress ⬩ inlay ⬩ to drive ⬩ practise ⬩ carry out ⬩ on ⬩ to drive ⬩ press on ⬩ to wreak ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to punish ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to avenge ⬩ to take vengeance (on)

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Ðonne hé gyd wrece, sárigne sang, Beo. Th. 4884; B. 2446. Monna gehwone ðe ðis gied wrǽce, Exon. Th. 285, 25; Jul. 719. Sculan wé martira gemynd áreccan, wrecan wordum forð, wisse gesingan, Menol. Fox 139; Men. 70: Beo.

Linked entries: wracian a-wrecan wreogan ǽrend-wreca

ge-híran

(v.)
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Gehýron wé nú tó hwylcum gemete heó sang, 5, 6. Þú miht gehýran hú ús wuldres weard dǽdum lufode, An. 595 : 812 : El. 511 : Kr. 78. On þæs engles wordum wæs gehýred ꝥ þurh hire beorþor sceolde beón gehǽled eall wífa cynn, Bl.

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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</b> referring to intercession to the Deity. v. þingere, II :-- Ða ðe on heofenum syndon, hí þingiaþ for ða ðe ðyssum sange fylgeaþ, Blickl. Homl. 45, 36. Swá oft swá hig clypiaþ tó Criste, and for folces neóde þingiaþ, L. C.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The sane might be said of the English: Gif hwylc malt his ǽht ( servum suum ) ofslyhþ, and hé náne gewitnysse næbbe ðæt hé forworht sig, bútan hé hine for his hátheortnesse and for gýmeleáste ofslihþ, L. Ecg. P. ii. 3; Th. ii. 182, 29: L. M. I.

Linked entries: þeá þeáw þió wíte-þeów

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

With ⬩ in conjunction with ⬩ in company with, along with ⬩ among ⬩ apud ⬩ penes ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ when ⬩ since ⬩ seeing that ⬩ cum

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Ic sang úhtsang mid gebróðrum cantavi nocturnam cum fratribus, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 25. Mittan wítegan clypige, R. Ben. 29, 6. Mit ðam wítegan cweðan, 31, 16. Ðá férde se Hǽlend mid him, Lk. Skt. 7, 6. Mycel menegu wæs mid hyre, 7, 12.

Linked entry: mið

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, prs. ic, hé wille, wile, ðú wilt, pl. wé willaþ ; p. wolde, walde ; part. prs. willende

To will, wish ⬩ to will, exercise the faculty of willing ⬩ to will, purpose, think, mean, intend ⬩ to tend ⬩ to will, ordain, order, command ⬩ to will, wish, want, desire ⬩ to will, be willing to do something ⬩ to allow, permit, grant, consent to ⬩ to be disposed, to have such and such a will ⬩ to will, profess, claim ⬩ will, shall, to be about to

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Ðæt se láreów sceolde beón miehtig tó tyhtanne on hálwende láre, and eác tó ðreánne ða ðe him wiðstondan wiellen ut potens sit exhortari in doctrina sana, et eos, qui contradicunt, arguere Past. 15; Swt. 91, 16. to will, profess, claim Hé wæs swá upáhafen

Linked entries: fǽcan walde

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