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trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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Ic wolde eów trahtnian ðis godspel, ðe mann nú beforan eów rǽdde, i. 166, 3.

féða

(n.)
Grammar
féða, an; m.

a band on footinfantrya hosttrooptribecompanyphălanx pĕdestrispĕditeslĕgioăciestrĭbuscătervaa battlepugna

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Ic him on féðan befóran wolde I would [go] before him in the host, Beo. Th. 4987; B. 2497: 5830; B. 2919: Cd. 220; Th. 284, 19; Sal. 324. Dú here fýsest, féðan to gefeohte thou leadest a host, a troop to battle. Andr. Kmbl 2377; An. 1190.

Linked entry: féðu

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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Dæg ǽr the day before. On ǽrran dæg on a former day. Óðre dæg another day

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Ða steorran scínaþ beforan ðam mónan, and ne scínaþ beforan ðære sunnan, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 30. Scaan ardebat , Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 3. Scán, 7, 29. Se steorra ( comet ) scán iii. mónþas, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 4.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Past. 163, 2. to announce what is coming : Fricca and forerynele her iernað beforan kyningum and bodigeað (bodiað, v. l. ) hira færelt and hiera willan hlýdende, suá sculun ðá sácerdas nú faran hlýdende and bodiende beforan ðǽm egeslican déman ðe him

LANG

(adj.)
Grammar
LANG, adj.

LONGtall

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Næs lang tó ðý ðæt his bróðor ðyses lǽnan lífes tíman geendode it was not long before his brother died, 434, 24. Nis hit lang tó ðon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 5.

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, revealTo open

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To open Ðá geopenode seó sǽ togeánes Moysen the sea opened before Moses, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 63, 228

Linked entry: openian

wíte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-dóm, es; m.

knowledgeprophecyforeknowledge

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Wæs se wítedóm beforan sungen, Elen. Kmbl. 2304; El. 1153. Æfter ðam wítedóme secundum vaticinium (prophetiam ), Hpt. Gl. 493, 48. Æfter Esaias wítedóme, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 22. Gehýraþ wítedóm Ióbes gieddinga, Exon. Th. 234, 31; Ph. 548.

fur-lang

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Add: as a lineal measure, originally 'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' usually 40 rods, the eighth of a mile Of ðone forda úp on ðá ríðe án furlang wið súðan ðá cyrican; andlang ríðe, C. D. vi. 1, 25.

wǽpned-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-mann, es; m.

a malea mana male

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a male, a man Þriwa on gére ǽlc wǽpnedman (omne masculinum tuum) ætýwð beforan Drihtne, Ex. 23, 17: Num. 34, 23. Wǽpnedman (-men?) mares, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 50. Se cyning wæs gód wǽpnedman rex erat vir bonus, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 39.

un-geweald

(n.)

impotenceinability to controlunintentionallynot wilfullyinvoluntarily

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Gif him gewealdes gebyrige oððe ungewealdes ðæt hé on ðæs hwæt befoo ðe wið his willan sié, 28; Swt. 199, 22. [Þurh uniweald per impotenciam, O. E. Homl. ii. 63, 6. O. Frs. un-ewald.]

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

hwanan

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Gif hwá befó ꝥ him losod wæs, cenne sé þe hé hit æt befó hwanon hit him cóme, Ll. Th. i. 288, 16: 22: 388, 21. (2 b) cf. I. 2b :-- Wundrigende ... hwonon him þá gereordo cóman, Bl. H. 153, 8. Hwanon, Solil.

FÁCEN

(n.)
Grammar
FÁCEN, fácn, es; pl. nom. acc. fácnu; gen. fácna; n.

Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio

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Eorl óðerne spreceþ fægere befóran, and ðæt fácen swá ðeáh hafaþ in his heortan one man speaks another fair before his face, and nevertheless hath evil in his heart, Frag. Kmbl. 9; Leás. 5: Menol. Fox 574; Gn. C. 56.

Linked entries: fácn fácon fǽcne

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Heó mid ðæm healfan dǽle beforan ðæm cyninge farende wæs swelce heó fleónde wǽre with half the army she was going before the king as if she were fleeing, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 27.

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, SomersetshireBathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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I. 3, before names of places]; apud balneas, vel apud Bathoniam, vel apud urbem Bathoniæ. Æt Baðan, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 1. On Baðan, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1060; 379, 14: 436, 8. Æt Baðun, Cod. Dipl. 354; A.D. 931; Kmbl. ii. 177, 7.

BÆC

(n.)
Grammar
BÆC, g. bæces; pl. nom. acc. bacu, bæc; g. baca; d. bacum; n. A

BACKdorsumtergum

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Ǽr hí bacum tobreden before they turn their backs to each other, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 20; Gn. Ex. 192. ¶ On bæc retro, Jn. Bos. 6, 66: and under bæc retrorsum, Ps. Spl. 43, 12: at his back, behind, backward, v. under-bæc.

FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVERfebris

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Ǽr hym ðæs feferes wéne before he expects the fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 7. Wið fefre for fever, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134. 14, 27. Wið ðone cólan fefor against cold fever, Herb. 138, 2; Lchdm. i. 256, l0.

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
hwílum, hwílon; dat. pl. as adv.

At times for a timesometimeswhilome

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Ic secge ðæt ic hwílon ǽr forsúwode I say what I sometime before passed over in silence, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 27. Hwílan ǽr, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 106; Met. 29, 53.

Linked entries: HWÍL hwílon

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wislíce, -wisslíce; adv.

Certainlyexactlytrulyespeciallybesidesvidelicetscilicetsaneutiqueporro

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April the spring equinox is certainly on the twelfth day before the kalends of April, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 11, 1; Lchdm. iii. 256, 8. Ic cweðe nú gewislícor I say now more exactly, 8, 23; Lchdm. iii. 250, 4: Th. Ap. 15, 24.

Linked entries: ge-wisslíce wisslíce

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Blícþ ðeós beorhte sunne this bright sun glitters, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 19; Gen. 811, Hý fóre leódum leóhte blícaþ they with light shall shine before the people, Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 14; Cri. 1239.

Linked entry: BLÆC