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þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Hire þúhte hwítre heofon and eorðe, Cd. Th. 38, 7; Gen. 603: 111, 4; Gen. 1850: Beo. Th. 1688; B. 842: Met. 12, 15. Tó lang hit him þúhte, hwænnne hí tógædere gáras béron, Byrht. Th. 133. 47; By. 66. Him ðæt wræclíc þúhte, Cd. Th. 233, 4; Dan. 270.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Eal folc geceás Eádward tó cynge; healde ða hwíle ðe him God unne, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 5. On ða gerád ðe gé mé unnan mínes, L. Ath. i. prm.; Th. i. 198, 1 note. Gif hié him ðæs ríces úþon, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 17. Ic feores ðé unnan wille, Exon.

Linked entries: an ann

ge-rád

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Ic wolde ꝥ mé wǽre gecýþed on hwilc gerád ( quo ordine) ꝥ mihte beón ꝥ ... 149, 25. Wé wyllað ámearkian þǽra twelf mónða naman, and gecýðan eall ꝥ gerád ꝥ heora gehwylcum folgað, Angl. viii. 305, 28.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Wæs him swíðe hraðe geandwyrd respondetur protinus, Past. 443, 23. within a short time, soon, without delay Beó þú onbúgende þínum wiþerwinnan hraðe ( cito ), þá hwíle þe þú eart on wege mid him, Mt. 5, 25. Hreðe, Ps. Srt. 36, 2.

ge-healdan

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Hwí is Enoh swá lange cucu gehealden quare Enoc tanto tempore servabatur a morte?, Angl. vii. 10, 85. <b>VI c.

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Ðæt is for hwí se góda lǽce selle ðam hálum men séftne drenc and swétne, and óðrum hálum biterne and strangne, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 12. Gelácnian mid ðæm drencum strangra wyrta gemanges, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 24.

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Álésan wé úre sáule ða hwíle ðe wé ðæt weorþ on úrum gewealde habban, Blickl. Homl. 101, 10. Tó berenne ealles middaneardes wurþ (cf. Blickl. Homl. 89, 19 supra ], Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 120. Forgelde hé ðæt lond, and ðæt wiorth gedaele, Cod. Dip.

dæg

(n.)
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Srt. 36, 19. day as opposed to night Ðá hwíle ðe se rodor ǽne betyrnð gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída, ðæt is ealles án dæg and án niht, Hex. 8, 32. Áþiéstrode sió sunne áne tíd dæges, Chr. 879; P. 76, 25. Matutinum úhttíd sive beforan dæge, Wrt.

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Ðeáh hwá his ágen spere sette tó óðres mannes húses dura ... oþþon gif man óðer wǽpn lecge ... and hwilc man ðæt wǽpn gelæcce, L.C.S. 76; Th. i. 418, 6. Hé wǽpen hafenade be hiltum, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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Ðá cwæþ hé: Hwæt ðú wást ðæt hit biþ mon ða hwíle ðe seó sáwl and se líchoma undǽlde beóþ; ne biþ hit nán mon siððan hí tódǽlde bióþ, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 148, 3-6. Hú Hanna án mon wæs onwaldes giernende, Ors. 4, 5 tit; Swt. 3, 32.

Linked entry: manna

nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
nemnan, nemnian; p. nemde.

to namegive a name to a person or thingto use such and such a name or title in speaking of a person or thingto call upon the name ofaddress by nameto invoketo mention by nameto mentionrelateto namenominate

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Ðone hwítan hláf (the eucharistic bread) ðone ðú sealdest Saban ússum fæder nemdon heó hine swá (sic eum appellare consuerant ), Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 15. Ne gyrne gé ðæt eów man Láreówas nemne nolite vocari Rabbi, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 8: Ps. Th. 82, 4.

Linked entries: a-nemnan namnian

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Cyning cunnode hwilc ðæes æðelinges ellen wǽre stíðum wordum : 'Ðú scealt mé onsecgan sunu ðínne,' Cd. Th. 172, 22 ; Gen. 2848. harsh to the taste Ðeós wyrt biþ ðam góman stíð and wiðerrǽde for mete geþiged, Lchdm. i. 300, 10.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ne wandode ic ná mínum sceattum ða hwíle ðe eów unfrið on handa stód I did not spore my treasures while you had hostilities on hand, Chart. Erl. 229, 27.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

ge-sprecan

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Þá englas þá hwíle Heliodorum gesprǽcon, sǽdon ꝥ hé sceolde Onian mycclum þancian, 25, 789. to speak with, have an interview with Hí áxodon hwæðer Petrus þǽr wununge hæfde, woldon hine gespræcan, Hml. S. 10, 112.

lufu

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For ðára leásena spella lufan, 35, 5 ; F. 166, 16. love between man and woman Gif ðú hwilc ǽnlic wíf lofodest, and heó nolde þé lufian on nán óðer gerád bútan þú woldest ǽlce óðer lufe álétan for hyre ánre lufe, Solil. H. 42, 16.

lufian

(v.)
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Gif ðú hwilc ǽnlic wíf lofodest swíðe ungemetlíce (amore flagrares), and heó nolde þé lufian, Solil. H. 42, 15: Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 25.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden, þá þá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford?, Angl. vii. 6, 42.

hál

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For hwí se góda lǽce selle ðám hálum men séftne drenc and óþrum hálum strangne, 39, 9; F. 226, 11. Ne mæg se unhála þám hálan gelíce byrðene áhebban. Ll. Th. i. 412, 8. Hig gemétton hálne ( sanum ) þone þe ǽr untrum wæs, Lk. 7, 10.

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Þá hwíle be we ꝥ líf on úrun gewealde habban, Bl. H. 101, 11.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Wé him sculon mete findan þá hwíle þe hý mid ús beoð, Ll. Th. i. 284, 16. Se scírgeréfa . . . lét him findan mete and fóddor æt ǽlcan castelle þǽr hí tó cómon, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 24