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wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
wæcnan, p. ede

To wakenarisespring

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To waken, arise, spring Ne wæs hit lenge, ðæt se ecghete (secg hete, MS.) æfter wælníðe wæcnan scolde, Beo. Th. 171; B. 85. Of idese biþ eafora wæcned, Cd. Th. 144, 20; Gen. 2392. Þat ter walde wakenen of wif and weres somninge worldes weole, H.

Linked entry: a-wacnian

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Crist hét hine hýdan ðæt hearde ísen [put up his sword], Homl. Th. ii. 246, 24. Nó ðú mínne þearft hafelan hýdan [bury], Beo. Th. 896; B. 446.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

snúde

(adv.)
Grammar
snúde, adv.

At once, quietly, directly to walk fast

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Mec Dryhten hét snúde gesecgan Exon. Th. 144, 10; Gú. 676. Snúde cýðan 19, 7; Cri. 297: Elen. Kmbl. 890; El. 446: 3947; B. 1971: 4639; B. 2325. Ic snúde gefrægn 5497; B. 2752

a-timbrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-timbrian, -timbran; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To erectbuildædificare

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To erect, build; ædificare Hét ða burh atimbrian ordered to build the city, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 21; 66, 40; 67, 39 : 6, 30; Bos. 127, 34. Búr atimbran to build a bower, Exon. 108 a; Th. 411, 26; Rä. 30, 5

Linked entries: a-tymbrian timbran

eówian

(v.)
Grammar
eówian, p. ode; pp. od

To shewostendĕre

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Ðá hét he his tungan forþdón of his múþe, and him eówian linguam prōferre ex ōre, ac sĭbi ostendĕre jussit, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 6

Linked entry: iówian

ancra

(n.)
Grammar
ancra, an anchor.
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Hét hé hym gebyndan ánne ancran on his sweoran . . . se ancra wæs big geseted, Shrn. 150, 19-24: Hml. Th. i. 564, 7, 22. Mid fæstum geþances ancran, Angl. xiii. 367, 34. Hig brúdon úp heora ancran, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 16. Add

for-oft

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Se Hǽlend hét hine sylfne mannes sunu foroft, Hml. A. 55, 118: 58, 169: 50, 26: 71, 169. Þá unrihtwísan déman beóð wyrsan þonne heregende here: here man mæg foroft befleón, ac þá déman man ne mæg befleón, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 23. Add

Linked entry: oft

ge-beógol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-beógol, ge-bugol, ge-búgol ? ( but for the vowel cf. flugol); adj.
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Ús ne hét ná se Hǽlend him ( the devil) beón gebeógole (-bug-, v. l. ), 5, 123

Linked entry: ge-bugol

BERE

(n.)
Grammar
BERE, es; m.

Barleyhordeum

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Barley; hordeum Ðá hét he him bere sǽd bringan inde hordeum jussit afferri, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36 : Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 63. Hira flex and hira beras [MS. bernas] wǽron fordóne eorum linum et hordea læsa sunt, Ex. 9, 31

be-snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-snǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To cut, lopamputare

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To cut, lop; amputare Engel hét besnǽdan an angel commanded to cut it, Cd. 200; Th. 248, 16; Dan. 514. Ðæt ðæt treów sceolde, telgum besnǽded, afeallan that the tree, lopped of its branches, should fall Cd. 202; Th. 250, 34; Dan. 556

Linked entry: snǽdan

leáden

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Se cásere hét hý cwice belúcan in leádenum cistum, Shrn. 146, 24. Lédene plumbeos Germ. 393, 122. Add

cristen

(n.)
Grammar
cristen, es; m: cristena, an; m.

A christian christianus

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He hét ealle ða cristenan he ordered all the Christians Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 127, 10

healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Dracan þú geheówadest, héte him bysmere healdan draco quem formasti ad illudendum ei, Ps.

be-wyrcan

surround

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Hió ðá róde bewyrcan hét mid golde and mid seolfre, H. R. 15, 13.

á-sáwan

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Þá hét hé him bringan bere tó sǽde and ofer ǽlcne tíman ðá eorðan áseów, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 12. Ásáwen æcer seges, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 47

Linked entry: sáwan

maniend

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hét ꝥ hé ágeáfe his maniende (-um, v. !. ), 158, 21

á-cumba

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Ðá hét se undergeréfa ontendan hí mid ácuman, Hml. S. 4, 333. Add

íren-gelóma

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hét weorpan írengelóman (ferramenta) in þæs mynstres wyrtgeard, þá írengelóman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas, 201, 19. Írengelóman ferramenta ruralia, Bd. 4, 28 ; Sch. 520, 22. Add: —

þrym-lic

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Sé wæs Iouis geháten, hetol and þrymlic, Sal. K. 121, 24. Add

el-þeód

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hét þá crístnan . . . gebringan on elþeóde . . . Þá hét hé þæt mon þá crístnan eft gebróhte on heora earde (de exsiliis revocavit), 6, 30; S. 282, 17. Sume hé on elðióde him wið feó gesealde 3, 9; S. 126, 16.