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þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Se fear arn him tógeánes and hine ðýde, ðæt hé his feorh forlét, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 73. Hí hine ufan mid ísenum geaflum ðýdon ... Hí mid heora forcum hine ðýdon, Homl.

sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
sceacan, scacan; sceóc, scóc; sceacen, scacen, scæcen.

to shake (intrans.), quiverto flee, hurry off, go forthto move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shakingto pass, proceed, departto shake (trans.)to weave

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[Nes þer nan biscop ꝥ forð on his wæi ne scoc, naa] of material things,to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking Hwílum hára scóc forst of feaxe at times the hoar frost was thrown from my hair, Exon. 498, 26 ; Rä. 88, 7.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Ðæs abbudes tácen is ðæt mon his twégen fingras tó his heáfde ásette and his feax mid genime, Techm. ii. 118, 1-5, and often. Treófugla tuddor tácnum cýðdon eádges eftcyme, Exon.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Grammar þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered

gild

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Þá þe æt þǽm geldum þǽr wæs swín and sceáp and fear suovetaurili(a ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 33: 86, 33. Hwæðer þá landleóde crístene wǽron ðe hí on hǽðenra gildum (in hǽðennesse gedwolum, v. l.) lifdon (paganis erroribus essent inplicati ).

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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Hé hæfde fyrst áne feáwa geára, Hml. S. 12, 121. Áge hé þreóra nihta fierst him tó gebeorganne, Ll. Th. i. 62, I. Hé ongan cleopian: 'Fyrst la oð morgen' coepit clamare: 'Inducias vel usque mane,' Gr. D. 326, 13.

Linked entry: fyrst

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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Ða gód ðe ic ǽfre dyde wǽron swíðe feáwe and medmicle ( nimium pauca et modica ), Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 38. Ne mágon we búton ðǽm medmyclum synnum beón, Blickl. Homl. 37, 10. On mycclum gyltum oððe on medmycclum, 107, 14.

hearm

evilan evilinjurya calamitygriefafflictioncalumnya calumny

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Feala mé se Hǽlend hearma gefremede, níða nearolicra, El. 912: An. 1200. Æt ealre þǽre hergunge and æt eallum þám hearmum þe ǽr þám gedón wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 288, 2. Ic þá myclan hearmas þe ús tó fundedon gelógod hæbbe, Cht. E. 230, 8.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hwilc-hwega

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Hé hí hwylcehwugu (-hugu ; feáwa, v. ll. ) dagas mid him gehæfde eos aliquot diebus secum retinuit Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 601, 8. with indefinite force, some, any Sum hálig man hwylchugu (-hwugu, v. l.) sanktus uir aliquis . Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 6.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Wé his ne gefrédaþ, þon má ðe mon his feax mæg gefrédan bútan his felle, Past. 18; Swt. 139, 20. Him ðæt nó ne derede, ðon má ðe ceald wæter, Shrn. 83, 17 : Exon.

Linked entries: þanne þon

swín

(n.)
Grammar
swín, es;
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Suove-taurili æt ðǽrn geldum ðǽr wǽs swín and sceáp and fear, ii. 31, 33: 86, 33. Mára ic eom. and fǽttra ðonne ámæsted swin, Exon. Th. 428, 9; Rä. 41, 105. Binnan cirictúne ǽnig hund ne cume, ne swín ðe má, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 8.

Linked entries: swín-líca swýn swun

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Ðæs mannes wísdóm is árfæstnys and sóð ingehýd ðæt heó yfel forbúge the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding, Homl. Skt. 1, 237. Ǽfæstre ingehýde religiosæ intentionis, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 10.

hwanne

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Th. i. 160, 12. after verbs expressing desire, expectation with hope or fear, waiting, (to desire, &amp;c.) the time when Hæleð langode ... hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten, Gen. 1433.

niman

(v.)
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L. 20, 23. intrans. of a plant, to take to that on which it grows, take hold, get rooted Wiþ feallendum feaxe . . . smyre ꝥ feax and ꝥ heáfod ; þonne nimeþ ꝥ feax tó, and seó sealf genýdeð ꝥ hyl weaxeð, Lch. i. 344, 20. with non-material agent Namm

ge-gaderung

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On swylcere gegaderunge ( the feast of Ahasuerus ), Hml.

hwón

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Add: : [For construction cf. feáwa.] substantival of number, alone, a few persons or things Ofer lytla ł huón ðú wére leáffull, ofer monigo ðec ic setto super pauca fuisti fidelis, super multa te constituam Mt. L. 25, 21. with gen.

DREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓGAN, to dreóganne; part. dreógende; ic dreóge, ðú dreógest, drýhst, he dreógeþ, drýhþ, dríhþ, pl. dreógaþ; p. ic, he dreáh, dreág, ðú druge, pl. drugon; pp. drogen; v. trans.

to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fightăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre DREE, endure ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre to enjoy frui To be employed, be busyăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse

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Symbel-wynne dreóh enjoy the pleasure of the feast! Beo. Th. 3569; B. 1782. v. intrans.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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A garment, dress, robe, rail [in night-rail] clothing Gerǽwen hrægel segmentata vestis: þicce gewefen hrægel pavidensis: þenne gewefen hrægel levidensis: purpuren hrægel clavus vel purpura: feala hiwes hrægel polymita: wógum bewerod hrægel ralla vel

Linked entry: hrægl

be-swícan

to decoyensnarebeguileto betrayto defraudsupplantto circumventto seducemislead

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On feala wísan ic beswíce fugelas, Coll. M. 25, 9, 11. of persons Beswác inlexit (Aid. 182, 32), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 49. Eádric beswác Sigeferd and Morcær, Chr. 1015; P. 145, 31. Beswican pellexerunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 14.

Linked entry: be-swícende

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Th. i. 72, 14. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Gif þú ofer gemet itst oþþe drincst, Bt. 14, 1; F. 42, 15. to drink intoxicating liquors convivially, to feast (cf.