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ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, pp. ed

To determinefixdestine

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[Cf. ge-þingian, II.] Wiste hilde geþinged he knew war was destined, Beo. Th. 1299; B. 647: Menol. Fox 326; Men. 164: 14; Men. 7

swefnian

(v.)
Grammar
swefnian, p. ode.

To appear in a dream to a person To dream to fall asleep.

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Surt. 3, 19. with nom. of person, To dream Gif ðú swefnast ðé twege[n] mónan geseón if you dream that you see two moons, Lchdm. iii. 212. 25

freóls-tíd

a festivalan anniversary

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On þurhháligere freólstíde iu sacrosancta (palmarum) solemnitate i. festiuitate, An. Ox. 2601. Tó dæg Godes gelaðung mǽrsað þǽra eádigra cildra freólstíde ( natale innocentium infantum ), Hml. Th. i. 76, 28.

warenung

(n.)
Grammar
warenung, warnung, wearnung, e; f.

a putting on guard, a warning, admonition.

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a taking heed, caution. v. warnian, I Hwæðer wǽre wyrd ðe warnung, Salm. Kmbl. 855; Sal. 427. a putting on guard, a warning, admonition. v. warnian, II Hit ys Godes sprǽc and his warnung and seó tíd cymð hrædlíce, Gen. 41, 32.

Linked entries: wearnung warnung

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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Voc. ii. 88, 59. ¶ Scyldan wið to shield from, guard against: — Ic ðé wið weána gehwam scylde, Cd. Th. 131, 3; Gen. 2170. Wið ða speru hié hié scildaþ, Past. 35, 4; Swt. 245, 10.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

duguþ

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Brytta dugeðe fordón mid ealle, 166, 20. in a collective sense of persons. a strong body of people, host (especially in a military sense) Duguðes (duguðe, Wülck. Gl. 442, 1), militiae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 18. Gehýr mé, dugoþa cásere, Bl. H. 175, 11.

samnian

(v.)
Grammar
samnian, ode. v. trans.

to collect, assemble, bring together, gather to draw together, join, uniteto get materials together for a poem to composeto collect, assemble, come togetherto draw together, join, uniteto glean

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Th. 191, 19 ; Exod. 217. to draw together, join, unite Ðonne samnaþ hió ða wunde and hǽlþ, Lchdm. ii. 22, 11. to get materials together for a poem to compose Ic ðysne sang fand samnode wíde I was author of this poem, gathered its matter far and wide

Linked entry: samode

tín

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín, tién, tén, týn teá (North.)

tenalonea set of tenthe number ten

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ten. as an adjective with a noun uninflected, except in the Northern specimens Tín dagas, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 24. Ðis is ðara týn hída bóc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 316, 33. Mid tién bebodum, Past. 17; Swt. 125, 18. Tién ceastro Decapoleas, Wrt.

Linked entries: teá tién týn

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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P. 19; Th. ii. 330, 2. wary, cautious, sagacious, prudent, cunning Wær cautus, i. sagax, prudens, acutus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 5. Wær geápnis argumentum, 125, 1. Hé bið scarp and biter and swíðe wær on his wordum, Lchdm. iii. 162, 13.

býsnigan

(v.)
Grammar
býsnigan, to give or
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Th. ii. 48, 35: L. Edg. C. 66; Th. ii. 258, 17

dúre-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dúre-leás, adj.

Doorless sine jānua

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Doorless; sine jānua Dúreleás is ðæt hús the house is doorless, Anlct. 153, 24, col. 2

Linked entry: dúru-leás

efen-spédiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-spédiglíc, efne-spédelíc; adj. [efen, spédiglíc substantiam hăbens]

Consubstantial consubstantiālis

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Consubstantial; consubstantiālis Þrýnnesse in ánnesse efenspédiglíce Trinĭtātem in unĭtāte consubstantiālem, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 37

Linked entry: efne-spédelíc

feówrþa

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówrþa, m; seó, ðæt feówrþe; adj.

The fourthquartus

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The fourth; quartus Féówrþe is fýr the fourth is fire, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30

mertze

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 113, 82. [Cf. O. H. Ger. merzi merx, Grff. ii. 861.] (?)

neáwung

(n.)
Grammar
neáwung, e; f.

Nearnesscoming near

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Nearness, coming near In neáwung síe sumer in proximo sit aestas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 28

hors-cræt

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Horscræt biga, ubi ii[^o] equi currui junguntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 18. . For 'Lye' substitute

neáh-dǽ

(n.)
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a neighbouring part In þám neáhdǽlum Tuscie mǽgðe in vicinis partibus Tusciae, Gr. D. 71, 30

winter-hús

(n.)
Grammar
winter-hús, es; n.
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A winter-house, house to live in in winter Winterhús and sumorhús, Hml. S. 36, 98

tímen

(adj.)
Grammar
tímen, (?); adj.

Belonging to a team.

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Belonging to a team. v. teám, II Témen bibina ( = bis bina? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 8

Linked entry: témen

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Th. i. 4, 22. Hé ealle ðá gehǽlde þe ðá drýmen áléfedon, ii. 472, 16. Dóð þæt hí ne magon úre tungan gehremman ne ús áléfian, 488, 6. Gif hwá áléfed wǽre oððe limleás, i. 236, 29. Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16.