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and-weardnes

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Ox. 3015. temporal Þysses dæges þe wé nú on andweardnesse ( at the present time ) weorþiað, Bl. H. 115, 30.

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

huntnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
huntnaþ, huntnoþ, es; m.

Hunting

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Wǽre ðú tó-dæg on huntnoþe fuisti hodie in venatione? Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 35. Hé of huntnoþe com venerat de venatu, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 33. On fiscnoþum and on huntnoþum and on fugelnoþum piscationibus, venationibus, aucupationibus, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entry: huntaþ

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Rǽd sceal mon secgan, dæges onettan (cf. the night cometh, when no man can work ), 342, 11 ; Gn. Ex. 141

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl.witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to witknowhave knowledgebe aware,to knowhave knowledge of, be aware ofto be wisebe in one's sensesto be conscious ofto knowto feelshew

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Wé witon magon hú swíþe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne, Blickl. Homl. 161, 7: 47, 21. Gif ðú witan wille hwæt gedón wæs, 177, 1, Grammar witan, with gif Ðú wást gif hit is swá wé secgan hýrdon, Beo. Th. 550; B. 272.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

síþ

(adj.)
Grammar
síþ, [] ; cpve. síþra ; spve. síþest, síþ[e]mest ; adj.
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Gesæt tó symble síþestan (síd-, MS.) dæge cyning, Cd. Th. 259, 34 ; Dan. 701. Mæssige man swá fela mæssan . . . and æt ðare síþmæstan dó man absolutionem, L. P.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Seó wurðfulle sand wearð on ðisum dæge gefylled, Homl. Th. i. 194, 17. Gregorius is rihtlíce Engliscre þeóde apostol, forðan ðe hé þurh his rǽd and sande ús fram deófles biggengum ætbrǽd, ii. 116, 28.

leng

(n.)
Grammar
leng, e; f.

Lengthheightstature

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Nǽfre ne sý se hálga eásterdæg gemǽrsod ǽr ðan ðe ðæs dæges lenge [lencge MS. P; lenge, MS. L.] oferstíge ða niht never let the holy Easter-day be celebrated, before the length of the day exceed the night, Lchdm. iii. 256, 13.

þeáw

Grammar
þeáw, <b>II b.</b>
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Ðæs cocces ðeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singð on úhtan ðonne on dægred gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus solet, cum vero matutinum tempus in proximo est, minutas ac tenues voces format, Past. 461, 2. <b>II c.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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Ðá com nón dæges, Beo. Th. 3204; B. 1600. Hí him tó gewunon náman ðæt hí fæston tó nónes ( ad horam nonam ), Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. Tó huíl nónes ad horam nonam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 45, 46. On tíde nónes, Mk. Skt. Rush. 15. 33, 34.

mǽrþu

Grammar
mǽrþu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þyses dæges þénung and ðyssere tíde mǽrð sprecað embe Godes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 600, 2. Æt þǽre mæssan wearð his mǽrð geswutelod swá ꝥ se hálga gást hine ealne beféng on fýres gelýcnysse, Hml. S. 3, 475.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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On ðam ýtemestan dæge, Jn. Skt. 6, 54. On ðam ýtemestan dæge his lífes, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 18: 4, 8; S. 575, 30: Exon. Th. 172, 7; Gú. 1140. Æt ðæm ýtmestan ende, 128, 34; Gú. 414. On ýtemestum síðe in extremis, Mk. Skt. 5, 23.

Linked entry: ýtmest

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &amp;c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé nú tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

AndrewAndreas

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Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574

and-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
and-weard, -werd, -warde; adj.

Presentpræsens

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Óþ ðisne andweardan dæg usque in hunc præsentem diem, Mt. Bos. 28, 15. On ðis andweardan lífe in this present life, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 30.

forþ-gán

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gán, p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go forthproceedgo or pass byexīreprocēdĕreprætĕrīretransīre

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Þúsend gear beforan eágan ðínum, swá swá dæg estra [ = giestra] se forþgǽþ mille anni ante ŏcŭlos tuos tanquam dies hesterna quæ prætĕriit, Ps. Spl. 89, 4.

sang

Grammar
sang, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Mid sange gesettendlices rynes and sealteres cum decantatione canonici cursus et psalterii, Angl. xiii. 390, 362. add: the service on a saint's day: cf. mæsse-sang; On ðone xviiii-an dæg biþ þæs martyres tíd Scĩ Magni ðæs sang (cf. mæssesang, 4)

ge-bídan

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Hwá fylst ús, þæt wé dæges gebídon ? quis nobis det vesperam ?. . quis nobis det mane? Deut. 28, 67. Wé nyton, þonne wé tó úre reste gáð, hwæþer wé móton eft dæges gebídan (live to see the morning), Wlfst. 151, 18: Bl.

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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cf. midne-dæg), 1006; Erl. 140, 5. Heó sý geworht ofer midne sumor, Lchdm. iii. 74, 11: Menol Fox 235; Men. 119

Linked entries: sumor sumur

merigen

(n.)
Grammar
merigen, merien, mergen, es; m.

morningthe morning of the next daymorrow

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On ðam dæge worhte God merigen and ǽfen, Homl. Th. i. 100, 5. On mergen mane, Ps. Spl. 89, 6. the morning of the next day, morrow Ðú ðe nást hwæðer ðú merigenes gebíde thou that knowest not whether thou wilt live to see the morrow, Homl.

Linked entries: mergen merne