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neoþera

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Ne onscunige ic nó þæs neoþeran and þæs unclǽnan stówe, Bt. 5, I; F. 10, 15. Hú nearwe and hú ænge wǽron ealle ðá neoðerran gesceafta, Gr. D. 174, 16.

racent-teáh

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Hé geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge hé gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . .

ríman

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Add Gif hí oferhycgen ðæt hí him ondrǽden hiora lytlan synna ðonne ðonne hí hí gesióð, ondrǽden hí him húru, ðonne hí hí hrímað (cum numerant), Past. 437, 12. add Sumne dǽl écra gyfa swilcra swilce nú wísdom is, and rihtwísnes, and óðre manega þe ús

costnian

(v.)
Grammar
costnian, part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. gen. acc.

To tempt ⬩ tentare

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Costnodon me tentaverunt me Num. 14, 22; Ps. Lamb. 94, 9. Afanda me Drihten, and costna me proba me Domine, et tenta me Ps. Spl. 25, 2. Ne costna ðú Drihten dínne God non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum Mt. Bos. 4, 7; Lk. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-costnod

torn-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
torn-wyrdan, p. de

To address abusive words to ⬩ to vituperate

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, is: Uxores eorum obviam occurrunt, orant, in praelium revertantur: cunctantibus obscoena corporis ostendunt, quaerentes, num in uteros uxorum vellent refugere), Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 2

Linked entry: torn-word

tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste, ⬩ devastate, ⬩ scatter

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To waste, devastate, scatter Nú is eall mín heord tósceácerod nunc omnis grex meus vastatus est; they were scattered (Ezek. 34, 5), L. Ecg. P. iii. 16; Th. ii. 202, 28.

Linked entry: sceácerian

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.

To make less ⬩ lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ curtail ⬩ to bring within narrower limits ⬩ to abate ⬩ check ⬩ reduce ⬩ to cause to cease or fail ⬩ to bring to nought ⬩ destroy ⬩ frustrate ⬩ to put in an inferior position ⬩ To wane ⬩ become less ⬩ decrease ⬩ diminish ⬩ to wane ⬩ become inferior ⬩ decline ⬩ decay

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Ne sý ðæs magutimbres gemet ofer eorþan, gif hí ne wanige se ðás woruld teóde, Exon. Th. 335, 15 ;Gu. Ex. 34. Ne íce gé nán þing. . . ne gé wanion non addetis . . . nec auferetis, Deut. 4, 2. Godes dómas náwþer ne ná wanian ne ne écan, Blickl.

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-lífan

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Ðá scamleásan nyton ðæt hié untela dóð, . . . and ðeáh hit mon him secgge, hié his ne geliéfað, Past. 206, 2. Gif hié þæs ne geliéfen if they will not admit that, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 11.

elcor

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Hé ne mihte elcor gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15. Hí ne magon elcor beón búton mínre gemynde geendebyrded non sine magna cura ordinata, 3, 15. Hú mæg ꝥ beón ylcor (elles, v. l.) ongyten búton . . . quid sentiri aliud potest, nisi . . . Gr.

ge-helpan

(v.)
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To be of use or service, avail :-- Megene ne gehelpaþ vires non suppetunt Kent. Gl. 931. Ne ǽniht gehalp nec quicquam profecerat, Mk. L. R. 5, 36

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no more ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ singular ⬩ unicus ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ any ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ quisque

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In this sense it admits of a plural Secge me nú hwæðer ðú ǽfre gehýrdest, ðæt wisdom ángum ðara eallunga þurhwunode tell me now, whether thou hast ever heard, that wisdom always remained to any of them. Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 9

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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For ðý hí habbaþ swá sceortne ymbhwyrft, for ðí hí sint swá neáh ðam norþende ðære eaxe, ðe eall ðes ródor on hwerfþ, swá nú Boéties déþ who wonders not that some constellations have a shorter course than others have?

sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
sinscipe, es; m.

Marriage ⬩ wedlock

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Mé nú ne lyst nánes synscipes ac ðæs Hǽlendes geþeódnysse mid gehealdenre clénnisse, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 37. Heó wunode twelf geár on ðæs cynincges synscype, 20, 16. Hú miht ðú ðam Ælmihtigan his brýde beniman and ðínum sinscipe geþeódan, Homl.

ge-wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixl, -wrixle, es; n.

A change ⬩ interchange ⬩ vicissitude ⬩ turn ⬩ course

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Ne wæs ðæt gewrixle til ðæt hie on bá healfa bicgan scoldon freónda feorum nor was the exchange good, that they on both sides must buy with the lives of friends, Beo. Th. 2613; B. 1304.

rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide, ⬩ liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degree ⬩ plainly, clearly ⬩ without contraction, in full

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Th. 9, 13; Cri. 134. without contraction, in full Ðé ic ásecgan ne mæg rúme áreccan (relate at length ), ne gerím witan heardra heteþonca, 261, 12; Jul. 314

Linked entry: rúm-heort

CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALF ⬩ vitulus, vitula

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Ne onfó ic ná of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10. Ðæt hálige cealf the holy calf, Ps. C. 50, 137; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 137. Me ymbhringdon mænige calfru circumdederunt me vituli multi, Ps. Th. 21, 10.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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He ne grétte hí non cognoscebat eam, Mt.

mǽg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bana, an; m.

A destroyer of one's kinsmen

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A destroyer of one's kinsmen Hit (surfeiting) biþ mǽgbana, and hit ne murneþ for nánum men, ne for fæder ne for méder ne for bróðer ne for swuster ne for nánum gesibban men, Wulfst. 242, 5

Linked entry: bana

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, p. ode.

to suppose a thing (to be) such and such, consider, reckon, account, ⬩ to impute, ascribe, lay to the account of ⬩ to reckon, enumerate

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Ne tala ðú mé, ðæt ic ne cunne ðone intingan ðínre unrótnesse, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 40. Ne talige nán man his yfelan dǽda tó Gode, ac talige ǽrest tó ðam deófle, Homl.

ge-rýne

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Bissextus . . . wé wyllað nú ymbe his gerýnu smeágan, 305, 41.

Linked entry: rún