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spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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I.) be bócan, hwæt ða gefóran, ða ðe God lufedon, Wulfst. 130, 11. Ic ongann ðíne sprǽce spyrian georne ut meditarer eloquia tua, Ps. Th. 118, 148. Spirian enucleare, Hpt. Gl. 498, 16.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

sunu

(n.)
Grammar
sunu, gen. a, u; dat. a, u; n. pl. a, u, o: there are also weak forms sing. suna; n. pl. sunan; gen. sunena; m.
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Hwaet suna hæfde Adam? .xxx. sunena and .xxx. dohtra, Salm. Kmbl. p. 184, 31-32. Hwí sceal ic beón bedǽled ǽgðer mínra sunena on ánum dæge? Gen. 27, 45: Lev. 7, 32. Zebedéis sunena (suna, MS.

Linked entry: suna

á-wiht

aloneany goodgood for anything

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Óht (áht, ǽnig þing, v. ll.) wundorlices wyrcan, 45, 5. predicate subst. or adj. any good, good for anything :-- Deófol mót ǽlces mannes áfandigan, hwæðer hé áht sý oððe náht, Hml. Th. i. 268, 12. Hwæðer heora geþanc áht sý, Wlfst, 11, 13.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Hwílum mid folmum [hé] mæt weán and wítu, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 22; Sat. 714. to measure out, mark off, assign the bounds of a place Se geleáfa and seó lulu mǽton ðone stede hwǽr hió drihtnes tempel rǽran woldan, Prud. 80.

líc

(adj.)
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Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscryftscíre elles hwǽr lecge, Ll. Th. i. 368, 7. the trunk in contrast with the limbs Siððan líc and leomu and þes lífes gǽst ásundrien somwist hyra þurh feorhgedál, Gú. 1149. Leomu líc somod and lífes gǽst, Ph. 513

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom gewis ðínra mægena and snytro Lchdm. i. 326, 4. Snyttro Elen.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, p. ode

To hiehastenstrive

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Gehiéren ða reáferas ða ðe higiaþ wið ðæs ðæt hie willaþ óðre men bereánan hwæt be him gecweden is cum aliena rapere intendunt, audiant, quad scriptum est, Past. 44, 8; Swt. 329, 16.

Linked entries: hígþ tó-higung

INN

(n.)
Grammar
INN, es; n.

A dwellinghousechamberlodging

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Ðá lǽdde heó hine on ða cyrcan . . . and on ðam ylcan inne hé oncneów hwæt ðǽr inne wæs then she led him into the church . . . and in the same house he recognized what was therein, 22; Gdwin. 96, 23-98. 5.

Linked entry: in

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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Hwæt biþ ðǽr ðonne lícwyrþes búton his gód and his weorþscipe ðæs gódan cyninges quid in eis aliud, quam probitas utentium, placet? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 16. iiii pund lícwyrþes feós four pounds of sterling money, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 254, 15.

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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Gif hé næbbe hwæt hé wið ðære stale sylle sylle man hine wið feó. Gif man cucu finde ðæt hé stæl si non habuerit, quod pro furto reddat, ipse venundabitur. Si inventum fuerit apud eum, quod furatus est, vivens, 22, 3, 4.

Linked entries: MANN mon

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Hwæt elles meahte beón getácnod þurh Eze-chiel búton ða scírmenn per Ezechielem praepositorum persona signatur, 21, 3 ; Swt. 153, 24. an inhabitant of a district (v. scir, ) Gregorius befrán, hú þære scíre nama wǽre, ðe ða cnapan of álǽdde wǽron.

trumness

(n.)
Grammar
trumness, e; f.
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Wé witon ðæt manega clericas nyton hwæt byþ quadrans, ac wé willaþ his mihta and his trumnysse hér geswutelian, Anglia viii. 306, 28. health Ða truman sint tó manianne ðæt hié gewilnigen mid ðæs lícuman trumnesse ðæt him ne losige sió hǽlo ð æs módes

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Þá áhsode hé hwæt seó cleopung wǽre, Bl. H. 219, 10. Manegum stefnum and cleopungum (hreámum, v. l.) vocibus clamoribusque, Gr. D. 74, 4. a cry, call, words of address, appeal, &c. Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

feorh

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Ic cweþe tó eów ꝥ gé ne sorgige eówrum fere (animae) hwæt gé etan . . . ah nis máre ꝥ ferh (anima) þonne se mete?, Mt. R. 6, 25. On earfoþum þǽr wé úres feores ne wénaþ, Bl. H. 51, 28.

ge-dréfednes

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Ðá cwæþ hé: 'Hwæt is sió micle unrótnes?,' Bt. 41, 2; F. 246, 11-15. Se gefeá weard swíþe raðe on heora móde tó gedréfednesse (gedrǽfednesse, Bos. 70, II) gecierred, Ors. 3, 10 ; S. 138, 24. Swá orsorg ꝥ ic náne gedréfednesse næfde.

Linked entry: ge-dréfnis

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Add: to put forth, proffer, present, contribute Hé ongan smeágan hwaet him sǽlost tó geforðienne of his cynelicum mádmum Gode tó lofe and him silfum tó écere þearfe, C. D. B. ii. 389, 13. [Cf.

hál-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wende, adj.

Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome

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Wé mágon eów sellan hálwende geþeahte hwæt gé dón mágon possumus salubre vobis dare consilium quid agere valeatis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 14. Seó tunge ðe swá monig hálwende word gesette illa lingua quæ tot salutaria verba composuerat, 4, 24; S. 599, 11.

Linked entry: -wende

weorod

(adj.)
Grammar
weorod, werod (-ed); adj.
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Hwæðer hit bið ðe wered ðe biter ðe wé ðicgaþ, 372, 29: Ex. 15, 25. Weredre mulsae, Hpt. Gl. 413, 40. Þurh weredre pro dulci, 462, 66. Weredre itel wynsumre dulcisone, i. blanda, weredum beóbreáde vel swǽsum dulci favo, Wülck. Gl. 225, 17, 20.

deáþ

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Hwæt syndon þá woruldsǽlþa óþres búton deáþes tácnung, for þám se deáþ ne cymð tó nánum óþrum þingum bútan ꝥ hé ꝥ líf áfyrre, Bt. 8; F. 26, 3-7. Hwæt is ꝥ líf elles buton lytelu ylding þæs deáþes?, Bl. H. 59, 28.

hálig-dóm

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Nú wille wé eów segcan . . . hwæt se háligdóm is . . . Ǽrost . . . C. D. B. ii. 389, 19-39.