tó-samnian
To assemble, ⬩ collect
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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together
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træf
a tent ⬩ pavilion ⬩ a building
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a tent, pavilion Lǽdan ita torhtan mægð tó træfe ðam heán (cf. wæs seó hálige meówle on his búrgetelde, 22, 10; Jud. 57), Judth. Thw. 22, 2; Jud. 43: 25, 12; Jud. 255. Beornas stódon ymbe hyra þeódnes træf, 25, 19; Jud. 268. a building Tigelfágan trafu
tweógend-líc
Doubtful ⬩ uncertain
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Doubtful, uncertain, where doubt is felt Tweógendlícre (sine) ancipiti (ambiguitatis scrupulo veraciter credendum est ), Hpt. Gl. 422, 32. Hé on tweógendlícan onbide wæs hwæðer hé winnan dorste, (quem cunctantem), Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 28. where doubt
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scolere
A scholar ⬩ learner
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A scholar, learner Nim ðú lá geornfulla scoliere, Anglia viii. 304, 16. Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere, 308, I. Ða scolieras witon ðe synt getýdde on bóclícum cræfte, 314, 9: 335, 42. Ðám scolierum ðás þing gecýðan, 303, 48. Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne underfó
sincan
to sink ⬩ to act as an aperient
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to sink Ðá ingon sincan cum coepisset mergi, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 30. Hwæðer sincende sǽflód wǽre. Cd. Th. 86, 27; Gen. 1437. to act as an aperient Gif ðæt sié ómihte wǽte innan, tyhte hié mon út mid líþum mettum sincendum, and ne lǽt inne gesittan on
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ge-wǽtan
To wet ⬩ to make wet
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To wet, to make wet Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1Swt. 309, 6Hat. MS. Strengas.; gurron wædo gewǽtte the ropes creaked wet with the waters, Andr
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ge-félness
sensitiveness, sensation
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sensitiveness, sensation. Gif ꝥ líc tó þon swíþe ádeádige ꝥ þǽr gefélnes on ne sý, Lch. ii. 8, 14: 82, 26. Welmes hǽto mid gefélnesse ... áheardung þæs magan mid gefélnesse and mid sáre ... heardung þǽre lifre bútan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, 198, 11
hwíl
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Add: an indefinite space of time Næs þá nán hwíl tó þám þæt . . . nec mora . . . Guth. Gr. 139, 3. Næs þá nǽnig hwíl tó þan sóna swá hí út eódon, þá geségon hí þone hræfn nec mora, egredi-entes conspiciunt corvum 144, 15 : 145, 23. Næs þá nǽnig hwíl
tyhtan
to draw ⬩ stretch ⬩ to draw the mind to something ⬩ to incite ⬩ exhort ⬩ provoke ⬩ solicit ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ to suggest ⬩ bring to the mind ⬩ to instruct ⬩ teach
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to draw, stretch [Oferbrǽdels onbútan getint velamen in gyro tensum, Anglia xiii. 421, 806]. [Tuhten is used in Layamon with the meaning of teón, IV: Ure drihten heo bilæueð, and to Mahune heo tuhteð,Laym. 27321. Troynisce tuhten (toȝe, 2nd MS.) to þon
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ge-writ
Something written ⬩ writing ⬩ scripture ⬩ inscription ⬩ a writing ⬩ letter ⬩ treatise ⬩ writ ⬩ charter ⬩ book
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Something written, writing, scripture, inscription, a writing, letter, treatise, writ, charter, book Óþ ðone first ðe hie wel cunnen Englisc gewrit arǽdan until such time as they can read English writing well, Past. pref. Swt. 7, 13, 17. Ne rǽdde gé
GRUND
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ground, bottom, foundation; fundus, fundamentum Grund fundamentum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 29: 6, 48: Rtl. 82, 34. Ǽlc sǽ ðeáh heó deóp sý hæfþ grund on ðære eorþan every sea, though it be deep, hath its bottom in the earth, Lchdm. iii. 254, 20. Hordweard
cýþþu
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Take here cýþ, cýþþ in Dict., and add: knowledge of, acquaintance with, a matter, subject, &c. Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72. Ic ꝥ for ðínre cýððe, and þé weorðne wiste þyses tó gewitanne
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sár
pain, suffering, soreness ⬩ a pain, pang, sore, wound ⬩ grief, pain, ¨trouble, sorrow ⬩ a grief, sorrow, pain, wound
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referring to the body, pain, suffering, soreness Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 28; Gú. 1000. Sár gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst, Andr. Kmbl. 2494; An. 1245. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 7. On
sceaft
A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper
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A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft. generally the shaft of a spear Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42. Gif se ord sié þreó fingre ufor ðonne hindeweard sceaft, L. Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17, 18. His sceaft ætstód ætforan him,
hálig-dóm
holiness, sanctity ⬩ sanctimonia ⬩ holy things, relics, holy work, a sacrament ⬩ a holy place, sanctuary ⬩ relic ⬩ holiness ⬩ sacred things ⬩ relics ⬩ a sanctuary ⬩ sacramentum, sanctuarium ⬩ sacred thing, relic, sanctuary
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holiness, sanctity; sanctimonia Háligdóm sanctimonia, Rtl. l00, 11. Mycel is se háligdóm and seó weorþung sancte Iohannes great is the sanctity and worthiness of St. John, Blickl. Homl. 167, 16. Búton ða heánesse ðæs háligdómes nisi excellentia sanctitatis
open
Open ⬩ not shut, ⬩ allowing ingress or egress ⬩ of a door ⬩ of the eyes ⬩ not closed up ⬩ not covered, not protected ⬩ declared, public ⬩ not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) ⬩ without attempt at concealment ⬩ manifest, clear, plain, evident
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Open. not shut, allowing ingress or egress Heofen biþ open on sumum ende . . . and mycel mægen forþ cymeþ þurh ðone openan dǽl. Blickl. Homl. 93, l. Open scræf. Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Open wæs ðæt eorþærn ( the sepulchre). Exon. Th. 460, 18; Hö.
Dún-stán
Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus
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Dunstan; Dunstānus Hér S. Dúnstán wearþ geboren in this year [A. D. 925] St. Dunstan was born, Chr. 925; Th. 199, 4, col. 3. Hér Eádmund cing betǽhte Glæstinga beri S. Dúnstáne, ðár he siððan ǽrest abbod wearþ in this year [A. D. 943] king Edmund delivered
FǼHÞ
Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum
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Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer; capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum Sió fǽhþ gewearþ gewrecen wráþlíce
FLǼSC
FLESH ⬩ căro
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FLESH; căro Se gást is hræd, and ðæt flǽsc ys untrum spīrītus promptus est, căro autem inflrma, Mt. Bos. 26, 41: Mk. Bos. 14, 38. Ðæt Word wæs geworden flǽsc, and wunode on us the Word became flesh, and dwelt in us, Homl. Th. i. 40, 17: Exon. 9b; Th.
ildest
eldest ⬩ oldest ⬩ principal ⬩ chief ⬩ greatest
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of eald. eldest, oldest Úre ieldesta mǽg parens primus [Adam], Past. 43, 5 ; Swt. 313, 15. Hé sóhte fram ðam yldestan óþ ðone gingestan quos scrutatus, incipiens a majore usque ad minimum. Gen. 44, 12. Ða yldestan senes, Ps. Th. 104, 18. Ða yldestan