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nabban

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Hý tó Gode næfdon náþer ne lufe ne ege, Wlfst. 10, 5. Nabbe (næbbe, v. l. ) nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 5. Add

út-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
út-síþ, es; m.

A going outexcessusexitium

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Gl. 503, 35. Gǽst útsíþes georn the spirit eager for departure from this world, Exon.Th. 178, 9; . 1241. Nágon hwyrft ne swice, útsíþ ǽfre ða ðǽr in cumaþ those who come in there never have have return or escape, never egress, 364, 31; Wal. 79

wær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wær-líc, adj.

Cautious, prudent, wise, circumspect

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Wærlíc mé þinceþ ðæt wæccende wið hettendra hildewóman wearde healden, Exon. Th. 282, 12; Jul. 662. Wísdómes beþearf, worda wærlícra, and witan snyttro, se ðære æðelan sceal andwyrde gifan, Elen. Kmbl. 1083; El. 544

ǽ-bylgness

Grammar
ǽ-bylgness, ǽ-byligness.
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Gl. Of ðám leahtre (weámét) cymð hreám, and ǽbilignys, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 14. Hé hí mid gedréfedre ǽbilignysse him fram ádráf, 24, 30: Ap. Th. 4, 10. Racha getácnað ǽbylignysse oððe yrre, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 279, 18. Ǽbilignysse, 280, 3.

Linked entry: a-bylgnes

þenden

(adv.; con.)
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Th. 345, 3; Gn.

hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.
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Substitute: <b&gt;hwíting-melu,</b&gt; wes; n. : <b&gt;hwít-loc.</b&gt; For Rä. 48, 3 l. 43, 3 : <b&gt;hwít-locced.</b&gt; l. -loccede, and add Cwén hwítloccedu

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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To MAKE, do, act Ic macige ðé mycelre mǽgþe faciam te in gentem magnam, Gen. 12, 2. Seó forme declinatio macaþ hire genitivum on ae, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 4 : 24; Som. 24, 24.

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Gl. 251, 6. Leafdi, tuðe me mine bone, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 31. God haueð herd þine bede and tiðed te bene exaudita est oratio tua, ii. 135, 7. Drightin has þe tid (tidd, MS. G.) þi bon, C. M. 10966.

Linked entry: tigþian

nese

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Ðá andwyrdon þá cýpemen : 'Nese, nese, leófa man, ne miht þú ús ná swá bepǽcean mid þínan sméðan wordan,' 601. as representing a negative statement Oððe wéne ðæt ǽgðer sié mid mé ge gise ge nese ut sit apud me, est et non, Past. 308, 9

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Gl. 316.

Linked entry: wéðel

gita

Grammar
gita, l. gíta,
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Cf. gít; 1 Ic þæt gýta geman, Kr. 28. 2. Cf. gít; 2 Ðeáh ðú hí nú géta forgiten hæbbe, Met. 24, 46.

hungor

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<b&gt;I a.</b&gt; exhaustion caused by want of food :-- Gif hé for hungre libban mæge, Ll. Th. i. 64, 13. <b&gt;Ib.

þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
þweorh, þwerh, þwyrh; adj.

crookedcrossadverseopposedcrossangrybitterperversewrongevildepravedfrowardwronglyevilly

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Th. 145, 30; Gen. 2413

Agustus

(n.)
Grammar
Agustus, nom. acc. gen. Agustuses; dat.- Agustuse; m. [generally spelled incorrectly in Anglo-Saxon MSS: Agustus, as well as Agustinus, for Augustus and Augustīnus, from augustus majestic, august, from augeo to increase, exalt, honour, praise] ,

Augustusthe month of Augustmensis Augustus

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Augustus, the first Roman emperor, reigned from A. C. 30 to A. D. 14 Wearþ Agustus sárig Augustus was grieved, Ors. 5, 15; Bos. 114, 38. Agustuses látteówas the generals of Augustus, 5, 15; Bos. 114, 34. Búton Agustuse sylfum without Augustus himself

Linked entry: Augustus

sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Hæbbe sufol ( numquid pulmentarium habetis? ). . . Hé cwæð tó him: Lǽtaþ ðæt nett on ða swíðran healfe ðæs réwettes and gemétaþ, Jn. Skt. 21, 5-6.

nytan

(v.)
Grammar
nytan, = ne witan
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Gif ðú nást if you do not know, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 17; Som. 51, 34. Gyt nyton hwæt gyt biddaþ, Mk. Skt. 10, 38. Wé witon ðæt God spæc wið Moyses; nyte wé hwanon ðes is, Jn. Skt. 9, 29. Wé nyton (nutu wé, Lind. : niton wé, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 27.

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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Gl. 492, 8. On ða rǽdenne ðe hé him tó honda, L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 3. Ðú bist Godes bearn þurh ða rǽdenne ðæt ðú ðínne feónd lufige, Homl. Th. i. 56, 7. Raedinnae condiciones, Ep.

gífre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gífre, adj.

Greedycovetousvoraciouseagerdesirousavidus

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Líg gold gífre forgrípeþ grǽdig swelgeþ the flame voracious lays hold on gold, greedy devours it, Exon. 63 a; Th. 232, 15; Ph. 507: 38 a; Th. 124, 32; . 346. Gífrum grápum with greedy clutches, 38 b; Th. 126, 28; . 378: Andr.

Linked entry: gífer

brýce

(n.)
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Gl. 484, 76. Hé forgeaf fæla ǽhta þám Crístenum him tó gemǽnan brice, Hml. S. 2, 283. <b&gt;</b&gt; usufruct :-- Habban hí þone bryce (ðæs landes) healfne, and healfne þá munecas, Cht.

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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to spin Neo ic spinne, neui ic spann, neuisti vel nesti ðú spuune, neuistis vel nestis spunnon, neuerunt vel nerunt hí spunnon, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 147, 2-4. Ic spinne neo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 13. Spinnaþ neunt, 19: Mt. Kmbl. 6, 28 : Lk.

Linked entry: spornan