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teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from tíhan; but the verb seems to have almost entirely given up the conjugation to which this form would belong and to take that of teón from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tygen
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Hý teóþ ðé ðæs ðe hý sylfe habbaþ, Prov. Kmbl. 12. Hé teáh hiene ðæt hé his ungerisno sprǽce wið ða senatos he (Philip) charged him (Demetrius, his son) that he had spoken disparagingly of him to the senate, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 28.

ge-frédan

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Ðonne gefréd (-frét, v. l. ) hé ǽresð hwelc heó tô habbanne wæs, Past. 249, 7. Ðæt hié ongieton and gefrêden ðæt hié suá micle má beóð Godes bearn, 251, 21

ofer-swíðan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-swíðan, p. -swíðde, but also -swáð

To prove stronger than or superior to another, to overcome, overpower, conquer, surpass

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habbaþ deófol oferswíðed, Blickl. Homl. 35, 4. Oferswíðod, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 8: 4, 57. Is betre ðæt hié weorðen gebundene and oferswíðde, Past. 30; Swt. 204, 4; Blickl. Homl. 145, 13. Wit sýn oferswíðede, 181, 30.

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Yfele habban sorge, Exon. Th. 376, 32; Seel. 163. Earmne gehýnan yflum yrmþum, 280, 24; Jul. 634. Ic wíte þolade, yfel earfeþu, 89, 6; Cri. 1453

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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Cildum ðe wé tiochiaþ úrne eard tó te forlǽtanne, and hié tiochiaþ ús tó ierfeweardum tó habbanne, Past. 50; Swt. 391, 28. Hý teohhiaþ mé tó áfyrranne, Ps. Th. 39, 16.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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habbas ł mágon habba habebimus, 21, 38. (Also the W. S. version in Mt. Kmbl. 26, 54, has hú mágon beón gefyllede quomodo implebuntur.) Hú hine mæhtes tó lose gedóa quomodo eum perderent, 12, 14. Ðatte hiá éton ł mæhton eata quod manducarent, Mk.

Linked entry: mæg

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Cyning [MS. kynincg] sceal on Drihtne clǽne blisse habban a king shall have pure bliss in the Lord, Ps. Th. 62, 9. Ne acyr ðú fram ðínum cnihte ðín clǽne gesihþ ne avertas faciem tuam a puero tuo, 68, 17.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Hý hit be ðán libbendan habban let them have it during their lifetime, Chart. Th. 491, 25

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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Kmbl. 2412; An. 1207. the board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itself; tabulatum, stega = στέγη, constratum, navis Hý twegen sceolon habban gomen on borde, in sídum ceóle they two shall have pastime on board, in the spacious ship, Exon. 92 a;

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

ge-nemnan

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Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu . . . and fela ðinga ðe ic nú genæmnian ne can, Angl. ix. 264, 6. <b>III a.

furþor

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Hié sceoldon habban éce eardungstówe on ðæs fæder húse furðor ðonne his ǽgnu bearn in domo, Patris aeterna mansione filiis praeferuntur, Past. 409, 5. (4 a) denoting greater importance or significance, more :-- Nó ꝥ án ꝥ hí magon geféran beón, ac þý furþor

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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Uton habban úre mód úp swá swá wé yfemest mægen wið ðæs heán hrófes þæs héhstan andgites ꝥ þú mæge hrædlícost cumon tó þínre ágenre cýððe, Bt. 41, 5; F. 254, 17.

hyldu

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Gen. 42, 15. ' Ic hálsige eów for þæs Cáseres helda ꝥ gé mé secgon hwæðer hé of forligere sig ácenned. ' Hig cwǽdon: ' Hyt nys ná on úre ǽ álýfed tó swerigenne, and swá ðéh swá wé þæs Cáseres helda habban móton and swá wéé Gecýþe seó gewitnysse ꝥ on Godes

wæl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl, es; n.

the slainthe deada number of slain,a single corpsea slain personslaughtercarnagedestruction

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Hé menigfeald wæl felde and slóh, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 7. in other connections Ðá geát mon ðæt átter út on ðone sǽ, and raþe ðæs ðǽr com upp micel wæl deádra fisca, Ors. 6, 3;Swt. 258, 17. a single corpse, a slain person Hé mé habban wile dreóre fáhne

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Se man wét ðe wyle habban ǽnig þincg ǽr anginne, Homl. Skt. i. 1. 17. Ðá wéndon hí ðæt hé tela ne wiste, ac ðæt hé wédde vulgus aestimabat eum insanire, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11. Woedendi limphaticus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 75 : lymphatico, 113, 36.

Linked entry: a-wédan

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Sceal habba ł hæfis habebit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 23. Hæfeþ ł hé scile habba, 6, 24. Wé stíges ł wé scilon stíge ascendimus, 20, 18. Gé sciolon geseá ł gé geseás videbitis, 13, 14. Ne héras hiá ł ne sciolon gehéra non audiunt, 13, 13.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ge-cnáwan

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habbað þurh Godes yrre bysmor gelóme, gecnáwe sé ðe cunne, 159, 2: 162, 2. Þǽr gewitnysse bið and man gecnáwan can ꝥ þǽr bregde bið, Ll. Th. i. 390, 12. Wé on þám gecnáwan magon ꝥ þeós world is scyndende and heononweard, Bl. H. 115, 19.

ge-féran

(v.)
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Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 444, 7, 15. to fare Habbað wé ealle for þínum leásungum lyðre geféred, Sat. 62. of events, to go, to come, to pass, happen Eall swá hit æt þám ende eall geférde just as it in the end all happened, Chr. 1066 ; P. 200, 6. trans. to go,

hopian

(v.)
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Hú sóðlic sió heánes is ðe hié tó hopiað and eác habbað quam sit vera excellentia, quam sperando tenent 299, 5. Þonne man wát þæt hé ér tó hopede, Solil. H. 29, 6. Se sige þe eall Angelcynn tó hopode, Chr. 1009 ; P. 139, 8.

prica

(n.)
Grammar
prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Syx and hundnigontig prican beóþ on ðam dæge, and ða prican habbaþ minuta twá hund and feówertig, Anglia viii. 317, 16-24. Se án dæg hæfþ syx and hundnigontig prica (?) ... feówer prica (?)

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum