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neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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Th. 123, 12; Gú. 321. to seek, visit a place Gewát his beddes neósan Holofernes sought his couch, Judth. Thw. 22, 15; Jud. 63: Beo. Th. 3587; B. 1791. Setles neósan, 3576; B. 1786. Ceóles neósan, 3617; B. 1806: Andr. Kmbl. 620; An. 310.

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Ic syndrigra ( singulorum ) hús and bedd geseah, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 9. Hé syndrigum geárum ( annis singulis ) hine neósode, 4,29; S. 607, 12. Hig gesamnodon hig be sindrigum mǽgðum, Jos. 7, 16.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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To LIE, be at rest, be in bed, lie dead, lie low, fail Árís nú hwí líst ðú neowel on eorþan surge! cur jaces pronus in terra? Jos. 7, 10. Hwæt ligst ðú on horwe? Dóm. L. 6, 77.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ðæt ic neóbed ceóse that I may choose a death-bed, Exon. 63b; Th. 235, 7; Ph. 553. Ðæt se cyning him ceóse sumne wísne man ut provideat rex virum sapientem, Gen. 41, 33: Ps. Th. 105, 5.

hengen

a crossa rack

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Laurence) hét áþenian on írenum bedde. Shrn. 116, 2) hét álýsan hine of ðǽre hengene, Hml. Th. i. 426, 21-35. here add Hengen ergastulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 60: 70, 15.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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., congreganti), Mt. 13, 47. to gather literary material, compile Of ðǽre béc þe Béda gesette and gaderode of manegra wísra láreówa bócum, Lch. iii. 232, 4

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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Ic waes beden from þaem bisceope þaeti ic him áléfde alle nédbáde tuégra sceopa, C. D. i. 114, 10. Álýfde, 19. Ús þín ríce álýf, Hy. 7, 28. Ðæt mé unne God écean dreámes, líf álýfe, 4, 33.

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

licgan

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Th. ii. 150, 5. to lie sick or injured, keep one's bed Ðér wæs ðæt mægden licgende (licende, L. ), Mk. R. 5, 40. Bide þone Hǽlend ꝥ hé líf forgife þysum licgendum cnihte (cf. hí wéndon ꝥ se cniht þǽrrihte sceolde sweltan, 326), Hml. S. 21, 333.

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Wealh gif he hafað fíf hýda, hé bið syxhynde, 118, l0. in Bede translating familia Mycel eáland. ꝥ is syx hund hída micel æfter Angelcynnes æhte insula non modica, id est magnitudinis juxta consuetudinem aestimationis Anglorum familiarum sexcentarum,

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

þæt

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Ic wæs beden from þaem bisceope þaeti ic him áléfde ... þeti ic him forgéfe ..., Cht. E. 42, 1-4. (Cf. tó ðon þaeti, 8.) 1. Add Hé eác gedyde þæt Antonius his freónd wearð, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 28.

bunda

(n.)
Grammar
bunda, bonda, an; m.

a wedded or married man, a husbandmaritus, sponsusthe father or head of a family, a householderpaterfamilias, œconomuswedlock, marriage,lawfully born, born in wedlockwedlock breaker, an adulterermarriage-fast-man, a wedded man, a husband:to wed, take a wifea wedded man, husband, householderone wedded or bound, a husbandto bindpersonagenta hammera hammererrule, government,a ruler, governorboundone bound, a husband

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Bede tells us [Bk. i. 25, 2] that Ethelbert, king of Kent, married a Christian wife Bertha, a Frankish princess. The queen prepared the way for the friendly reception of Augustine and his missionary followers by Ethelbert in A.

Linked entry: bonda

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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Hú monnum gedafonode (-dafen-, v. l. ) on hiera beddum tó dónne, Past. 99, 20

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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Voc. ii. 149, 70, 64, 63. to flow as a stream in its bed, or a fluid over a surface: Þín blód fléwþ ofer eorðan swá swá wæter, Bl. H. 237, 6. Flóweð (fléweð, v.l.) seó eá betwyh interfluente amne, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 556, 5.

gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Th. ii. 54. 10. ꝥá wurdon gegearcode þá gyftu æfter gewunan, and hí cóman on ánum bedde tósomne. Hml. S. 4, 27. Gifta, 7, 312.

án-lípig

Grammar
án-lípig, (ǽn-).
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Hé getimbrode twelf mynstra, on ðám ǽnlípium hé gesette twelf munecas, 158, 33. with distributive force Ǽnlýpige munecas geond ǽnlýpige bed restan, R. Ben. 47, 3. Þá underféngon hí ǽnlípige penegas, An. Th. 74, 15

of

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Add Ic ðweá bed mín of teárum mínum lavabo lectum meum lachrymis meis, Ps. Spl. 6, 6. Bebeád ic eów þæt gé bróðor míne árétten of þám ǽhtum þe ic eów geaf, Cri. 1502. Hé áfédde of fixum twám and of fíf hláfum fíra cynnes fíf þúsendo, An. 589.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Ðá wæs ic (Bede) seald tó fédanne and tó lǽranne abbude Benedict e datus sum educandus abbati Benedicto, 5, 23; Sch. 694, 23: Ap. Th. 24, 25. to rearfowls: His módor gewunode tó fedenne henna, Gr.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Th. 6173; B. 3091. a hand (as a measure) Stǽnen bedd þrým mundum hiérra ðonne ðæs húses flór, Shrn. 69, 4. protection (cf. to be in a person's hands, and v. hand) Wé woldon gesettan ðás bóc mannum tó getrym *-* minge and tó munde ús sylfum we wished

Linked entry: mundian

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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</b> where tears are shed :-- On mínum bedde ic síce and wépe lavabo lectum meum, Ps. Th. 6, 5. Hé sægde ðæt ða hálgan triów swíðe wépen and mid micle sáre instyred wǽron ( uberibus lacrimis commoueri ), Nar. 28, 11.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan