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leógan

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Hú ðæt mód ðætte wilnað for óðre beón líhð him selfum, ðonne hit ðencð fela gódra weorca tó wyrcanne, Past. 55, 14.

on-cnáwan

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For þám þe ðú ne oncneówe (oncnéuðú, L., oncnáwðú, R.) þá tíde þínre geneósunge, Lk. 19, 44. Ðæt forlor hira frécennesse ðonne hié hit encnáwen perditionis suae discrimina vel cognita, Past. 403, 14.

weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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Hié heora líchoman leáfum bebeahton, weredon mid ðý wealde,, 52, 19; Gen. 846. using the name of the whole for a part

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Þreó þinc sint neódbehæfe ðám eágan élcere sáwle ... óððer ðæt heó háwien ðes ðe heó geseón wolden þridde ðæt hí mágen geseón ðæt ðæt hí geháwian three things are necessary for the eyes of every soul ... second that they look at what they want to see,

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.

a making lessdiminutiona growing lessa lackwantdefect

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Ðæt náðær ne þǽ ne ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ on úrum dæge quatinus nec tibi nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem diebus nostris actam. Chart. Th. 163, 26.

leornian

(v.)
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Först. 106, 11: 109, 4. with infin. Sé þe nǽfre ne leornde specan qui numquam didicit loqui, Scint. 80, 17.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Eal werod gehwyrfedum tácnum (versis signis) fóron, Gl. Prud. 45 a. Hí ásetton tácna heora posuerunt signa sua, Ps. Spl. 73, 6.

ge-lícnes

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</b> form, shape, figure :-- Gelícnysse liniamento [this gloss seems to shew that in Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 47-48, liniamento limgelecg, afflatus eácen vel gelícnes, gelícnes belongs to liniamento. The mistake is repeated in Wrt.

ofer

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Add Þú woldest mé laðian þæt ic swíðor drunce swilce for blisse ofer mínum gewunan; ac wite þú þæt sé þe óðerne neádað ofer his mihte tó drincenne, þæt sé mót áberan heora bégra gilt, gif him ǽnig hearm of þám drence becymð, Ælfc. T.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Mannes Sunu com ðæt hé sealde his sáwle líf (ferh, Rush.) tó álýsednesse for manegum, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 28. Gif hwá eácniend wíf gewerde . . . gif hió deád síe, selle sáwle wið sáwle, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 19.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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D. ii. 100, 9-24 (and see híd; 2). country in contrast with town Be ciépemonna fóre uppe on londe, LI.

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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Sal. 87 : 147. to bring forth, produce, v. forþ-gebrengan in Dict. Wæstm gebróhte ł gebrenges frustum affert. Mt. L. 13, 23. ꝥte uæstm gié gebrenge (tógibrenge, R., adferatis ). Jn. L. 15, 8

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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(In the last two passages perhaps the forms are plural as in) Tó ðǽm mǽdwum wið súðan ða mǽdwa, 169, 2-3. [Mid lǽswe and mid mǽdwe, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 12.]

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
reáfian, p. ode.
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Ic forþ ágef ða ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quae non rapui tunc exolvebam, Ps. Th. 68, 5

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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Heonon-forþ ge hyne gecnáwaþ henceforth ye shall know him, Jn. Bos. 14, 7. He ðæt gecneów he knew that, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 22; Gú. 930 : Mk, Bos. 14, 69. Ðá he ða lác gecneów qui agnitis muneribus, Gen. 38, 26.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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Kmbl. 587; El. 294. with an intensive force to qualify an unfavourable idea Syndon gewordene heora willan wráde besmitene (horribly defiled), Ps. Th. 52, l. Ðæt bid forwisnad wráde sóna (terribly soon), 128, 4

híhþ

Grammar
híhþ, híhþu, híhþo.

altitudea summittopthe highest point extreme degreethe heavens

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Hé his þone hálgan líchaman áhóf úp in heofene hýhðo, Först. Verc. 129, 5. On heáhðum, Cri. 867: GC. 768: 1061.

Linked entries: heáhþu héhþu

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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Ne se hearda forst cnyseþ ǽnigne the hard frost strikes not any Exon. 56b; Th. 201, 21; Ph. 59. He cnyste Petres sídan he struck Peter's side Homl. Th. ii. 382, 7.

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Add: of movement, to go about Begangende forðan þe hé gewilnode ꝥ hé sumne fæder on þám wéstene funde. Hml. S. 23 b, 156. to go by Bigongende (-geong-, L.) praetereuntem, Mk.

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Andlang mærce tó ðára apoldre, þonon tó ðám gemearceden stocce, iii. 188, 36. to form by marks, describe a circle, portray, design Hí ymh hine gemearcodon (designaverunt) ánne hring on ðǽre eorðan, Gr. D. 196, 27.