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ilca

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Dauid sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde . . . for þǽm ylcan hine sang Críst þonne álýsed wæs . . . Ps. Th. 17, arg. spone ðá ðe his ðeáwa giémað tó ðǽm illcan (ilcan, v. l. ). Past. 83, 3.

ge-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽcan, -tǽcean, -técan; p. -tǽhte; pp. -tǽht [tǽcan to teach]

To teachinstructshowdeclareassigndŏcēreinstruĕreostendereassignāreofferre

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Ðæt he riht getǽhte that he should declare the truth, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601

Linked entry: ge-técan

wil

(n.)
Grammar
wil, will, es; n.

will, pleasurea pleasant or desirable thing

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will, pleasure Se cyng geseah ðæt nán þincg his willes ðǽr geforðian ne mihte the king saw that he could carry out nothing of his purpose Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 6. nolde his willes ( of his own accord ) heora geférrǽdene forlǽtan, Homl.

níwe

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hié mid þǽm ilcan wrence beswác þe æt heora ǽrran gemétingge dyde, and eác mid þǽm níwan þe hié ǽr ne cúðon, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 188, 33. with things, places, or persons Cóm Hasterbal se níwa cyning, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 176, 33.

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.: , 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.

Twoabsolutelydistributively

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Ðá sende twégen (tuoege, Lind.: twǽgen, Rush.) hys leorningcnihta, 11, 2. Ðara scipa tú (twá, MS. E.) genam, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 11. Ðæt wé twá (tuu, MS.

Linked entries: tuu twá

Dún-holm

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-holm, e; m. [Flor. Dunhelm: Brom. Durem, Durham: dúna hill, holm water, an island]

DURHAMDunelmia

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DURHAM; Dunelmia Hér forlét Ægelríc bisceop his bisceopríce æt Dúnholm in this year [A. D. 1056] bishop Ægelric left his bishopric at Durham, Ch. 1056; Erl. 191, 14.

nídinga

(adv.)
Grammar
nídinga, (-unga); adv.

By forceagainst a person's will

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Ðá tugon heó hine nýdinga of ðam mynstre illum invitum monasterio duxerunt, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 22. Gif hwá mǽden nýdinga nimþ si quis puellam invitam ceperit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 130; Th. ii. 186, 20

Linked entry: neádunga (-inga)

un-cweþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cweþende, adj.

not having speechnot having a voiceinanimate

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not having speech Ðeáh ðe gesomnod sý eal ðætte heofon oððe hel oððe eorðe ǽfre ácende, and ánra gehwylc ge ðæra cweðendra ge ðæra uncweðendra hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, Salm.

wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wyrcend, es; m.

a workerlabourera makera doer.

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Heó wǽron ðám wyrcendum gelíce similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea, Ps. Th. 113, 17. a doer. Similar entries v. wyrcan, III Þurh ða unrótnesse ðe is deáðes wyrcend, Anglia xi. 113, 43.

be-wrítan

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To score round Bewrít þú hý (the mandragora) wel hraþe mid íserne, þý lǽs heó þé ætfleó . . . þú hý bewrít mid íserne, and swá þú scealt onbútan hý delfan swá ðú hyre mid þám íserne ná æthríne make a score in the ground round it at once with iron, lest

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

Linked entry: sam-

sceóh

(adj.)
Grammar
sceóh, adj.

shy, timid, fearful: wanton

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To scheowe heo beoð mid alle, þet fleoð nor ane peinture, þet þuncheð ham grislich uorto biholden, A. R. 242, 8-12, Schey or skey as hors, Prompt. Parv. 444, col. 2

ǽfen-tíd

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Hér wæs Eádweard cyng ofslagen on ǽfentíde, Chr. 979; P. 123, 6. On ǽfentíd. Shrn. 116, 8. On ðá ǽfentíd. Nar. 29, 21. In éferntíd vespere Mt. L. 8, 16. On éfnitíd (éfern-, R.) sero Mk. L. 13, 35. Oþ ǽfentíd ad vesperum Bd. l, 27; S. 496, 34. Add

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Heó on cneów sette she knelt down Elen. Kmbl. 2270; El. 1136; Ps. Th. 94, 6. Hí bígdon heora cneów befóran him they bowed their knees before him Mt.

Linked entry: cneó

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-heálgian</b> in Dict., and add: to make holy, sanctify, purify Fore him ie gihálgo ( sanctifico) mec solfne ꝥ sint and gihálgade (sanctificati ) in sóðfæstnisse, Jn. R. 17, 19.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Hér wearþ Eádward cing gecoren tó hláfuorde of Scotta cinge and of Scotton and of eallum Norðhumbrum, Erl. 111, 11. wæs of cilda múþe gecnáwen and weorþad, Blickl.

Linked entry: ob

reáf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
reáf-lác, es; n. m.
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Man wolde biddan ðæs reáfláces ðæt hit sciolde ágyfan and forgyldan, Chart. Th. 289, 27. Ágife ðone reáflác he shall restore what has been seized, L. In. 10; Th. i. 108, 9. Tódǽlan reáflac dividere spolia, Ps. Spl. T. 67, 13

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Ne meahte æt his hige findan ðæt wolde þeódne þeówian he could not find it in his heart to serve his prince, 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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fond his mondryhten ádlwérigne; him þæt in gefeól hefig æt heortan, Gú. 981. trans. to reach by falling, to fall and reach, fall to meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. hreás on hrúsan ... eorðan gefeóll, 2834.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Nis nǽnigu gecynd, .... ðæt ne sý fýres cynnes, Salm. Kmbl. 847; Sal. 423. rád þæt wæs et Ceastre he rode so that he was at Worcester, Chart. Th. 71, 11 : Andr. Kmbl. 1576; An. 789 : 1474; An. 738.