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tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Þreora cynna syndon morþras; ðæt is ðæt ǽrest, ðæt man tó óþrum lǽþþe hæbbe, and hine hatige, and tǽle behindan him sylfum; forðon seó synn biþ swíþe mycel, ðæt man óþerne hatige and tǽle, Blickl. Homl. 65, 1-2. Télan carpere, Wrt.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

eall

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Þæt þú ðé mid ealre hande be þínum cynne nime, Tech. ii. 129, 16. Hí cunnon eall mennisc gereord nationum linguis loquentes, Nar. 37, 3. Hí þá ealle feówertig ætforan him stódon, Hml. S. 11, 55. Yfel monn ealra þeáwa, Ors. 6, 14; S. 268, 27.

ge-myndig

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Wealhþeów cynna gemyndig grétte guman on healle, B. 613: 2171. Hé árás elnes gemyndig, Gú. 1268 : Jul. 601. mindful of a command, counsel, &c.,obedient to, acting in accordance with, with gen.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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betstan tyccenu þæt ic macige mete þínum fæder þǽr of (ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo), Gen. 27, 9. to produce by action, bring about a condition of things, a state of feeling Þá Frencisce menn macodon mǽst þet unseht betweónan Godwine eorle and þám cynge

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Eádgyð seó hlǽfdie forðférde, seó wæs Eádwardes cynges geresta ... and se cyngc ... leide heó wið Eádwearde cynge hire hláforde, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 22. Þæt wíf sceal hire ealdore (hláforde, v.l.) hiéran, Ll.

sittan

(v.)
Grammar
sittan, p. sæt, pl. sǽton ; pp. seten.
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Ða yrmþa ðe ús on sittaþ, 157, 5- Swá sæt seó byrþen synna on ðissum cynne, Blickl. Homl. 75, 9. For ðæm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton for the miseries that sat heavy on them, Met. 26, 97. Sitte sió scyld on him, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 48, 15.

Linked entries: a-sittan blód-setenn

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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Hé missenlíce monna cynne gielpes stýreþ, Exon. Th. 299, 20; Crä. 105. Swá biþ geóguðe ðeáw, ðǽr ðæs ealdres egsa ne stýreþ, 127, 25; Gú. 391.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Blis manigra háda cwicera cynna the joy of many kinds of living creatures, Menol. Fox 182; Men. 92 : Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 15; Gú. 23

weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
weorþan, (wurþan, wyrþan); p. wearþ, pl. wurdon; pp. worden.
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Th. 23, 34; Gen. 369. figurative Adames cynn onféhð flǽsce, weorþeþ foldræste æt ende Adam's race shall receive flesh, shall come to the end of its rest in earth, Exon. Th. 63, 34; Cri. 1029.

niman

(v.)
Grammar
niman, p. nam, pl. námon; pp. numen (kept in the slang word nim = steal. Cf. Shakspere's Corporal Nym).

to takereceivegetsumereaccipereto takekeepholdtenereto takecatchto containto take (with one)carrybringto take (to one)giveto take forciblyseizetake awaycarry offtollerecapessereauferrerapere

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Hí hí be handum nóman junctis manibus, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31. to take, catch Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle, 1, 1; S. 473, 17. to contain Nó swá ðæt heó ( the coffin ) ðone líchoman neoman mihte, 4, 11; S. 580, 7. to take (with one

Linked entry: bi-nom

hál

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.), cynig Júdéana, 27, 29 : Mk. L. R. 15, 18 : Lk. L. R. 1, 28

losian

(v.)
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Ðe cynig. fordyde ł losade morðorslago ðá ilco, Mt. L. 22, 7. Hine se diówl losade (dissipauit), Lk. L. 9, 42. Cuóm ꝥ flód and losade ł spilde (perdidit) alle, 17, 27. Hine in fýr sende ꝥte hine losade ł fordyde, Mk. L. R. 9, 22.

gód

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Se cyng Willelm wæs milde þám gódum mannum þe God lufedon ( humble to the servants of God, Henry of Huntingdon), Chr. 1086; P. 219, 22. of procedure Béte man mid áne punde, and mid gódre bóte ( with confession) þingige georne (cf. twá (þreó, &amp

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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In Caines cynne ðone cwealm gewræc éce Drihten the eternal Lord avenged that death among the race of Cain, 214; B. 107. Ne móste Efe ðá gyt wlítan in wuldre Eve might not as yet look on glory, Cd. 222 ; Th. 290, 2; Sat. 409.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

sib

(n.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, e; f.
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Ðá com Swein eorl and bæd Beorn eorl, ðe wæs his eámes sunu, ðæt hé his geféra wǽre tó ðam cynge. Hé wende ðá for ðære sibbe mid him. Chr. 1050; Erl. 175, 18.

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Gif ꝥ riht tó hefig sý, séce hé þá líhtinge tó þám cynge, Ll. Th. i. 266, 11. A. 'Mé þincað þá bebodu swíðe hefige.' G. 'Mé ne þincð nánwiht hefig ðes þe man lufad.' A. 'Ne þincð mé nán geswinc hefig, gif ic habbe ꝥ ðæt ic æfter swince,' Solil.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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. ¶ with complementary adjective :-- Se cyng wæs deád gekýd the king was reported dead, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 20. (1 a) of official notice, to report, a matter His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer hé tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll.

Linked entry: cýþan

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðara cynna monige hé wiste on Germanie wesan, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 14. Ne mæg hé be ðý wedre wesan he cannot stop in the open air, Exon. Th. 340, 18; Gn. Ex. 113. Gód is ús hér tó wossanne, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 4: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 5.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Hié þá ǽrendracan siþþan hám forléton, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 13. to release a prisoner, captive, restore an exile Wallas gé ic forléto iów cynig Judéa, Mk. R. L. 15, 9.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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[in dependent clauses] Gif ic cweðe nescio qualis est rex nát ic hwile se cyngc is, ðon is se qualis infinitivum. Gif ic cweðe tu scis bene qualis est ðú wást wel hwilc hé is, ðon biþ hit relativum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 59-61.