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on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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Ðú mé ðínre snetera hord selfa onténdes, Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 71. David his synna hord selfa onténde, 277, 28. Hwonne ús líffreá leóht ontýne, Exon. Th. 2, 31; Cri. 27.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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Th. ii. 162, 32. to play, to divert or amuse one's self Ða ðe dwollíce plegaþ æt deádra manna líce, and ǽlce fúlnysse ðǽr forþteóþ mid plegan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 308.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Biþ hlíseádigra sé ðe hit selþ ðonne sé þe hit gaderaþ . . . ge eác þá welan beóþ hlíseádigran þonne þonne hié mon selþ þonne hié beón þonne hié mon gadraþ and healt, 13; F. 38, 11-15.

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Mon selle tó Folcanstáne . x. oxan and . x. cý and . c. swína, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 27. Ic sello ðás lond . . . and twá þúsendu swína ic sello mid ðém londum ii. 120, 15.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

císe

(n.)
Grammar
císe, es; m.
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Gif hit festendæg sié, selle mon uuége cǽsa, 460, 19-22. Ne ete níwne císe, Lch. ii. 88, 7. Ðonne þú cýse habban wille, Tech. ii. 123, 20: Goll. M. 34, 27. XL. and CC. hlába, I. wége césa, Cht. Th. 468, 24. Cýswyrhtan gebyreð hundred cýse (-a?), Ll.

Linked entries: cése cýse

rúmedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmedlíce, adv.

liberallyat large, fully

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MS.) selþ, 44; Swt. 326, 20. at large, fully Ðis ðæt wé nú feám wordum árímdon wé willaþ hwéne rúmedlícor ( paulo latius ) áreccean, 12; Swt. 75, 17. Rúmerlícor [rúmed ?] latius, multiplicius, Hpt. Gl. 420,30.

Linked entry: rúmed-líc

spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Ðæt mód. . . ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd mens . . . sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, 58, 2; Swt. 441, 27. Ðurh deófles spild through the ruin caused by the devil, Elen. Kmbl. 2235; El. 1119

hweogol

(n.)
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, an; m. a wheel of any kind Ǽlc gesceaft hwearfað on hire selfre swá swá hweól, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 33.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

on-weald

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Rufinus wolde habban him self þone anwold, 6, 37; S. 296, 6.

frættewian

(v.)
Grammar
frættewian, frætwian, fretwian, frætwan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To adorndeckembroidertrimornāre

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Ðe ðone sele frætweþ who adorns the hall Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 24; Dóm. 92. Ic wylle frætwian mec I will prepare myself, Exon. 119 a; Th. 456, 23; Hy. 4, 71. Hí oððe hi sylfe frætwiaþ aut seipsas adornent, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 17.

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windig

(adj.)
Grammar
windig, adj.

windywindyflatulent

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Ðes eindiga sele (Hell), Cd. Th. 273, 14; Sat. 136. Heora wyrtruma bið swá swá windige ysla (ashes blown by the wind, sic radix eorum quasi favilla erit, et germen eorum ut pulvis ascendet, Is. 5, 24), Homl. Th. ii. 322, 20.

be-þurfan

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Gif hé ǽniges fultumes beþorfte, ðonne næfde hé nó self genóg, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 17. Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne hé beþorfte his wife's condition was too bad to allow of his happiness, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 3. Hí nabbað þá láre þe hi beþorftan, Ll.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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S. 65, 37. trans. reflexive, to restrain one's self from, keep away. with prep. Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe hine forhæfð fram unálýfedlicere gesihðe, Hml. Th. Ii. 564, 3. Forhæfde hé hine fram his gebeórscipe, Hml. S. 31, 613.

racu

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Add Hé sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereccelicre race gereccan ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde ðe hé óðre menn lǽrde apud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 193, 15. reason Ne wiþstandeð

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

suppositionopinionthoughtideaimaginationhopeexpectation

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Gif ðæt ondgit ongiett ðæt hit self dysig sié, ðonne gegrípð hit ðurh ðone wénan ðæt andgit ðære incundan byrhto 11; Swt. 69, 21.

Linked entry: wén

þurh-stingan

(v.)

to stab throughpiercethrust through

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Ðæt hé hine selfne ne ðurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes ne luxuriae se mucrone transfigant, Past. 43; Swt. 313, 8. Hé hét hine mid sweorde þurstingan, Shru. 131, 33. Þurhstungen confosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 42

heán-lic

paltrycommonvilecontemptiblebase

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Þá áscedan hiene his þegnas hwý hé swá heánlice word be him selfum gecwǽde, ꝥ hé oferwunnen wǽre, 4, 1; S. 156, 29

afor

Grammar
afor, l. áfor.
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Swéte wín sél mylt þonne ꝥ áfre, 196, 25. Por and cawel and eal þá þe sýn áfer, 26, 18. Swá hwylce þincg swá syndon áfore oððe bitere, i. 310, 12. bitter, of complaint, &c. Mid biterum (áfrum) heófum amaris questibus , An.

hédan

to have a care fortake notice of to care fortake notice ofto take care thatto observetake note of

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Næs him ná þe sél þæs þe hé georne hédde, ne mihte hé þǽr nǽnne geseón þe hé gecnáwan cúþe, Hml. S. 23, 638. Gelamp hit ꝥ sume hlosniende menn ðǽr betweónan eódon and þisra seofona georne héddon, 137

full-fremed

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremed, adj. (p/cpl.)
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Ðonne hié ðenceað hú hié selfe scylen fullfremodeste (ful-, v. l. ) weorðan, 41, 23. in grammar applied to a tense which denotes a completed action Praeteritum perfectum ys forðgewiten fulfremed . . .

Linked entry: fremed