sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant
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Ðá wyrnde him mann ðera gísla and sceáwede him maim .v. nihta grið út of lande tó farenne then the earl asked for safe-conduct and hostages. ...
wǽta
wet, moisture ⬩ a liquid ⬩ a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drink ⬩ moisture in an animal body, humour ⬩ water, urine ⬩ moisture of plants, juice, sap
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Tó leohtum drence ( a number of plants then follow), tó wǽtan (for liquor) healf háligwæter, healf eala, Lchdm. ii. 274, 4. Gif mon sié mid wǽtan forbærned, 324, 14.
MǼG
A relative ⬩ kinsman
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Gif man gehádodne man oððe ælþeódigne forrǽde ðonne sceal him cyningc beón for mǽg and for mundboran, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 6. Ne his mágas ( fratres ) ne gelýfdon on hyne, Jn. Skt. 7, 5.
manian
to bring to mind what ought to be done ⬩ to urge upon one what ought to be done ⬩ to admonish ⬩ exhort ⬩ instigate ⬩ to bring to mind what, should not be forgotten ⬩ to admonish ⬩ remind ⬩ suggest ⬩ prompt ⬩ to tell what ought to be done ⬩ to teach ⬩ instruct ⬩ advise ⬩ to claim of a person (acc.) what is due ⬩ in jus vocare ⬩ ad malium mannire
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Agustinus Brytta biscopas for rihtgeleáffulra sibbe lǽrde and monade (monuerit), 2, 2; S. 502, 3. Hine mid ðisum wordum manode, Homl. Th. ii. 130, 33. Hí hí manedon and lǽrdon ðæt hí him wǽpno worhton, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 5.
searu
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Swíðor beswicen for Alexandres searewe ðonne for his gefeohte non minus arte Alexandri superata, quam virtute Macedonum, 3, 9 ; Swt. 124, 19. Mid searuwe ácwellan morti tradere, Ps. Th. 108, 16. Ðara feónda searo beswícan and ofercurnan, Blickl.
þeóden
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Se drihten, se ðe deáð for ús geþrowode, þeóden engla, Cd. Th. 306, 19; Sat. 666: Elen. Kmbl. 971; El. 487
be-healdan
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Hié for duste ne mehton geseón hú hí hí behealdan sceolden, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 16. Hit ǽr hit nolde behaldan wið unnyt word otiosa cavere verba negligit, Past. 279, 4. On sibbe behealden, Ps.
cépan
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D. vi. 184, 22. to look out for, a person (gen. ) Férde Martinus, and þæt folc his cépte, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 7. Rád Maurus tó þám lande, and his cépte sum beddryda, Hml.
efne
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., 221, 14. of time, just now, directly Wyrcað dǽdbóte, for ðan þe heofonan ríce efne geneálǽchð, Hml. S. 16, 133.
ge-scendan
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Ne wilnige sé ná beón ðingere for óðerra scylde, sé ðe bið mid his ágenum gescinded (quem crimen depravat proprium), Past. 63, 21.
hwanan
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, Mk. 12, 37. the cause or reason for a result Hwanun is mé ðis ꝥ mínes drihtnes móder tó mé cume?, Lk. 1, 43. Hwanon is þes þus strang?, Bl. H. 85, 10. Hwonon wurde þú mid þissum woruldsorgum þus swíþe geswenced?
mǽg
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Gif man gehádodne oþþe ælðeódigne forrǽde . . . þonne sceal him cyng beón, oþþon eorl þǽr on lande and bisceop þǽre leóde, for mæg and for mundboran, búton hé elles óðerne hǽbbe, 174, 8: 348, 6.
swín
a swine. ⬩ the image of a boar as the crest of a helmet.
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Ic sello Berhtsige án híde bóclondes and ðǽrtó c. swína, and geselle hió . c. swína tó Cristes cirican for mé and for míne sáwle and . c. tó Ceortesége, 121, 3-6.
lǽdan
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Godcunde láreówas sceolan ús lǽdan forð æt þám dóme . . . Gesǽlig bið se hyrde þe þá heorde intó Godes ríce mót lǽdan, Ll. Th. i. 424, 8-11.
ge-niman
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</b> treówe geniman tó to give one's word to (cf. take = give) :-- For þám treówum þe þú genumen hæfdest tó Abrahame, Dan. 313. intrans. To go (cf. take = go in M. E.)
CEÁP
cattle ⬩ pecus ⬩ Saleable commodities, price, sale, bargain, business, market ⬩ pretium, negotium, pactio,venditio, forum
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Ceápes cwild murrain of cattle, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 31. as cattle were the chief objects of sale, hence — Saleable commodities, price, sale, bargain, business, market; pretium, negotium, pactio,venditio, forum Ceápas saleable commodities, goods, Cd. 85
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CULFRE
A dove ⬩ CULVER ⬩ pigeon ⬩ columba
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He forlét háswe culufran he let out a livid dove, Cd. 72 ; Th. 87, 20 ; Gen. 1451: 72 ; Th. 89, 8 ; Gen. 1477 . Ða hálgan apostolas wǽron swilce culfran the holy apostles wen as doves, Homl. Th. i. 586, 1: Homl. Blick. 23, 27 .
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GLÉD
Burning coal ⬩ live coal ⬩ gleed ⬩ ember ⬩ fire ⬩ flame ⬩ pruna ⬩ carbo ⬩ flamma
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Glédum spíwan to spit forth flames, Beo. Th. 4614; B. 2312: 4659; B. 2335
á-bútan
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Ox. 3775. motion outside a place Hí fóron west ábúton, Chr. 915; P. 99, 11.
ge-grétan
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Nó hé mid hearme gæst gegrétte, æc cwæð þæt wilcuman Wedera leóde fóron, B. 1893. Gegrétte salutavit, Lk. L. R. 1, 40. Hyt geríst ꝥ wé þá regulares feriarum mid leóðe gegrétun, Angl. viii. 302, 6. Gegroeta salutare, Mk. L. 12, 38. Gegroetæ, 15, 18.