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ge-cuman

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Add: to move to an object, to reach by moving His cræft . gecymð on ǽlcere ǽdre, Bt. 34, 11; F. 152, 1. Ðæt heáfod gecymð on ðǽre eorðan caput sese ad terram declinat, Past. 133, 2.

in-tó

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Th. i. 424, 11. to a person or thing within a place (perhaps in the following instances in tó, rather than intó, should be read) Hí sóna intó þám ciningce eódon, Hml. S. 23, 142. Þá eóde Símon intó Neróne, Bl. H. 175, 10.

ge-nemnan

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[In Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 31, 35 probably for genemned should be read gemenged as in the corresponding Met. 20, 66, 79.]

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Lbmn. 269, 17. to read Ðá gerédes legentes, Mt. p. 13, 8. Bið geréded legitur . Lk. p. II, 16, 17. See next two words

tó-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To discern,distinguish,know the difference between,understand

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Th. i. 392, 18. with acc. and appositive adjective Wé tócnáwaþ his ríce and úre ríce ðǽr áwritene, ðǽr wé ǽr swilce be óðrum mannum gereccednesse rǽddon we discern his kingdom and our kingdom there described, where before we read the account as if about

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Hú wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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Ðæt mǽden bát and totær ǽlcne ðe heó gerǽcan mihte the maiden bit and tore every one whom she could reach, Homl. Th. i. 458, 14: Beo. Th. 1488; B. 742. Biton [MS. byton] hine lýs lice bit him, Hexam. 17; Norm. 24, 30.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Mín feorh heonan on ðisse eahteþan ende geséceþ my life shall reach its end on the eighth day from this time, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164, l9; Gú. 1009

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Hé ealle eáðmódnysse wið mancynn gecýðde, 123, 31. a race of men, a people, men (a limited number) Ðonne is sum eáland on ðære Reádan Sǽ ðǽr is moncynn ( hominum genus ) ðæt is mid ús Donestre genemned, Nar. 37, 1.

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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Ofercumenum leahtrum devictis vitiis, Prud. 28 a. to come upon, reach, obtain Ofercuom obtinuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 29. Ofercom, 63, 26. Nánne ne sparedon cwicera manna ðe hié ofercuman mihton spared none that they could come up with Judth.

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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Ðæt hé ðý lætra biþ tó uncystum that it [the body] be the less ready to vices, L. E. I. 3; Th. ii. 404, 20.

hræd

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Hræde, 176, 1. (1 a) where the kind of action is given, prompt to do (tó), prompt in (on), ready with (mid) a matter :-- Suiðe hræd (velox ) tó gehieránne and suíðe læt tó sprecenne, Past. 281, 5.

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Weorðlíc reáf gedǽlan dividere spolia, Ps.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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Híwunga frivola (falsitatis vaticinantem), 1929. speech in which the apparent meaning is not the real, irony Hironiam þurh smicernesse and híwunge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 54

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Nílus seó eá, hyre ǽwylme, is neáh ðæm clife ðære Reádan Sǽs the spring of the river Nile is near the promontory of the Red Sea, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 19, 29

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Se ðe worhte egeslícu on sǽ ðære reádan qui fēcit terribĭlia in mări rubro, Ps. Lamb. 105, 22. Wæs heora sum ðám óðrum egeslícra one of them was more dreadful than the others, Bd. 5, 13; S. 033, 3.

twig

(n.)
Grammar
twig, twí, es; n.
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Sume seóþaþ ðære reádan netlan twigu, 218, 6. Twigo settende propagines pastinans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 63

Linked entries: twí twigu

cídan

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Þæt gé cíddon wið Moises detrahere Moysi, 8. to dispute, complain about Ne cíden ( causentur ) nó þá munecas ymb þá deáge oþþe greátnesse hyra reáfa, R. Ben. 89, 14. to quarrel Cídde altercaretur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 62: 5, 61.

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Ealle Asiam . . . súð fram þǽm Reádan Sǽ and swá norð oþ þone sǽ þe man hǽt Euxinus, 1, 2; S. 30, 1.

á-drýgan

to dry upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Hé ðone Reádan Sǽ ádrígde, Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 29. Heortes horn hafað mægen ǽlcne wǽtan tó ádrígenne, Lch. i. 334, 3. to dry up moisture on material, wipe off Ádréið abstergit, Kent. Gl. 764.

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