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sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Se gerǽfa áxude Eugeniam hú heó ána mihte ealle þá gewytan áwǽgan mid áðe, oððe þurh ǽnige swutelunge hí sylfe áclǽnsian, Hml. S. 2, 226

witan

Grammar
witan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Mid þý þá heó þone munuc þǽr wiste, Hml. S. 33, 62. Ánne cniht þone þe heó getreówost wiste, 94. Se mon sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, Ll.

ǽ-bylgness

Grammar
ǽ-bylgness, ǽ-byligness.
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Ðæt heó ðá ǽbylignysse gebéte ðe heó Gode ábylgð iram Dei quam excitaverit placare, Ll. Th. ii. 188, 4. Add

Linked entry: a-bylgnes

bearn-eácen

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Wíf þæt sý bearneácen, and heó cenne cniht, Wlfst. 2, 20. Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19. Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal, 6. Bearneácnum, ii. 330, 6.

frignan

(v.)
Grammar
frignan, [The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. 1.the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen. 2. the g may be absorbed giving a. frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or b. frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen. 3. the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon. Here perhaps belongs the form frunian,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
]

to ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ to ask a question, ⬩ to ask about, after, ⬩ to ask ⬩ to ask a person a question ⬩ to ask a person about something, ⬩ to ask information of or from a person,

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Grammar frignan, with an acc. pronoun Heó worda gehwæs wiðersæc fremedon . . . þæt heó frignan ongan, El. 570. to ask about, after, c. Gif þú gehýre ymb þæt hálige treó fróde frignan, El. 443. Be þám frignan, 1068.

un-gesewenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesewenlíc, adj.

Invisible

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Invisible Seó eorðe wæs æt fruman eall ungesewenlíc, for ðam ðe heó eall wæs mid ýðum oferðeht, Hexam. 5; Norm. 10, 17. Heora ( angels ) ungesewenlíce gecynd, Homl. Th. i. 538, 28. Se ungesawenlíca feónd, Wulfst. 52, 8.

Linked entry: un-sewenlíc

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
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Heó ( Esther ) wæs on wæstme cyrten, Hml. A. 95, 99. Þá geceás man þá twégen cnihtas, for þám þe hí wǽron cáflice and cyrtene, Hml.

flocan

(v.)
Grammar
flocan, p. ede; pp. ed or floccan

To clap ⬩ strike ⬩ plaudĕre ⬩ complōdĕre

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To clap, strike; plaudĕre, complōdĕre Heó floceþ hyre folmum she claps with her hands, Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 23; Rä. 21, 34

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-running ⬩ diarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

grama

(n.)
Grammar
grama, an; m.
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A fiend Ꝥ heó wǽre gramena mǽge, þeóstra gefǽra, Hml. S. 2, 173. Forligr macað of Godes temple gramena wununge, 16, 279

a-sprýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprýtan, -sprítan; p. -sprýtte, -sprítte; pp. -sprýted

To sprout out ⬩ cause to sprout out ⬩ germinare

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To sprout out, cause to sprout out; germinare Þornas and bremelas heó asprit ðé spinas et tribulos germinabit tibi, Gen. 3,18

Linked entries: a-sprettan a-sprít spryttan

be-sceadan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceadan, p. ede; pp. ed

To shadow ⬩ obumbrare

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To shadow; obumbrare For hwám besceadeþ heó múntas and móras why shadoweth it mountains and moors? Salm. Kmbl. 680; Sal. 339

ende-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ende-stæf, pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

An epilogue, conclusion, destruction ⬩ epĭlŏgus, perorātio

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An epilogue, conclusion, destruction; epĭlŏgus, perorātio Heó endestæf gesceáwiaþ they shall behold their end, Cd. 225; Th. 398, 30; Sat. 541

eorþ-styren

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styren, eorþ-styrenn, e; f.

An earthquake

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For eorðstyrenum heó (Rome) byð geswenced, Gr. D. 134, 1

líþig

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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude oð ꝥ heó wel líþi (líþe, v. l. ) sý, Lch. i. 312, 11. Add

tó-bǽd

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
tó-bǽd, (? -blǽd. v. tó-blǽdan)

elevated, ⬩ exalted

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Heó wyrð glædlíce on hyre heortan tóbǽd, Anglia viii. 324, 16

on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion) ⬩ to move, stir up, excite ⬩ to move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Onstyred mid heora wordum, 225, 23. Eal seó burh wæs onstyred, 71, 13. Hié beóþ on heora móde mid mislícum geþohtum onstyrede, 19, 9

Linked entry: in-styrian

úþ-witigung

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-witigung, e; f.

The study of philosophy ⬩ philosophy

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The study of philosophy, philosophy Ðæt heó on woruldwýsdóme wǽre getogen æfter Gréciscre úðwytegunge ... Heó þeáh on wísdóme and on úðwytegunge, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 20-23. Befæst tó woruldlícre láre and tó úðwitegunge, 4, 185.

Linked entry: -witigung

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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Hú heó rihtlícost heora þeódscipe gehealdan mehton, Chart. Th. 139, 22. Þeódscypas winnaþ heom betweónan, Wulfst. 86, 7. Fela mǽrra manna of manegan þeódscipan, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 24. Æfter sumum þeódscipum byþ ðes saltus on .xv. kl.

Linked entry: leód-scipe

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