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ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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On ðisse ylcan tíde hac ipsa hora, Ex. 9, 18. On ðære ylcan tíde eadem hora; Wick. in the same hour, Lk. Skt. 24, 33. Hí smeágaþ unriht and on ðam ilcan forweorþaþ scrutati sunt iniquitatem; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio, Ps. Th. 63, 5.

sceacan

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

to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave

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Seó tíd gewát sceacan time passed on. Cd. Th. 9,2 ; Gen. 135. Is nú worn wintra sceacen, Elen. Kmbl. 1263 ; El. 633 . Ðá wæs dæg sceacen, Beo. Th. 4602 ; B. 2306, 5448; B. 2727. Ðá wæs winter scacen, 2277 ; B. 1136 .

æfter-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-yldo, -yld, e; f.

after-age ⬩ old age ⬩ ætas provecta ⬩ an after-age ⬩ after-time ⬩ posterius ævum

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after-age, old age; ætas provecta Ne mágon ða æfteryld in ðam ǽrestan blǽde geberan they may not produce [show] old age in their first strength [youth ], Exon. 39b; Th. 132, 3; Gú. 467. an after-age, after-time; posterius ævum Swá nǽnig æfteryldo syððan

Linked entry: æfter-ild

ciric-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, service]

Church-duty or service ⬩ ecclesiæ ministerium

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Church-duty or service; ecclesiæ ministerium We lǽraþ ðæt preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan, and beón efenweorþe on geáres fæce on eallum ciricþénungum eve enjoin that priests in church-duties all perform service at the same time, and, in the

lǽn-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-dagas, pl. m.
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The days granted to a man in which to live, the time during which a man lives Sceolde lǽndaga [MS. þend daga] æþeling ende gebídan worulde lífes the end of the days that had been granted, of life in this world, was to come upon the prince, Beo.

merigen-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
merigen-, mergen-líc; adj.

belonging to the morning ⬩ belonging to the morrow

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belonging to the morning Se merigenlíca tilia the labourer who came to work in the morning, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 29, Se mergenlíca steorra the morning star, Blickl.

dæg

Grammar
dæg, <b>. I a.</b> add: ¶ in pl.
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. ¶ Árísed óðer cynning ... feá tíde hé bið on his dagum exsurget alius rex ... paucum tempus sub cuius diebus, Verc. Först. 104, 4

frum-cirr

Grammar
frum-cirr, -cerr, -cyrr.

first time ⬩ at once

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Take here frum-cyrr and Add: definite, first time as opposed to second, third, c. Æt frumcirre . . . æt óðrum cirre . . . æt þriddan cirre, Ll.

ge-tiohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tiohhian, p. ode; pp. od

To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre

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To appoint, determine, ordain; stătuĕre, decernĕre Ðú ðǽm winterdagum wundrum sceorta tída getiohhast thou appointed wondrously short times to winter-days, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 41; Met. 4, 21.

fers

(n.)
Grammar
fers, færs, fyrs, es; n.

A VERSE ⬩ sentence ⬩ title ⬩ versus ⬩ carmen

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A VERSE, sentence, title; versus, carmen Periodos is clýsing, oððe ge-endung ðæs ferses a period is the conclusion, or ending of the sentence, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 14; Som. 51, 18. Ic fersige oððe ic wyrce fers versĭfĭcor, 37; Som. 39, 3, MSS. C. D.

Linked entries: færs fyrs

mǽl-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-dæg, es; m.

A day ⬩ season ⬩ an appointed time

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A day, season, an appointed time Hé ðæs mǽl-dæges self ne wénde ðæt him Sarra bringan meahte on woruld sunu he himself never hoped for the day when Sarah could bring him a son into the world, Cd. 107; Th. 141, 4; Gen. 2339.

Linked entry: mál-dæg

geond-faran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-faran, part. -farende; p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [geond through, faran to go]

To go through, pervade ⬩ perambŭlāre, pervăgāri

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To go through, pervade; perambŭlāre, pervăgāri He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geonfarende multo tempŏre totas eorum provincias debacchando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27.

Linked entry: geond-tæren

bisene

(adj.)
Grammar
bisene, adj.

Blind

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Blind On þǽre tíde hé wæs bysne (bysene, v. l.); þá sealde Drihten him gesyhðe, Gr. D. 275, 3. He áwrít róde tácen ofer þæs bysenan (blindan, v. l. ) mannes eágan, and seó nine þǽre blindnysse gewát fram hám eágum, 77, 28.

endung

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Swá hwæt swá þé on eáge byreð æfter tíde cymð seó endung (fulfilment), Lch. iii. 154, 22. Neár worulde endunge, Past. 213, 6. On endungce in consummatione, Ps. L. 58, 14. On heora endunge þonne hié endiaþ, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 26.

Fríge-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Fríge-niht, e; f.

The night between Thursday and Friday

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Þá on þá þriddan tíde ðǽre nihte . . . Shrn. 113, 4. Ne mæssenihtum ne Frígenihtum, Wlfst. 305, 24

Linked entry: Fríge-ǽfen

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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a turn, time Ðá besæt sió fierd hié (the Danes) ðǽr ða hwíle ðe hié ðær lengest mete hæfdon, ac hié hæfdon heora stemn gesetenne the English force had sat out its turn of service, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 31.

un-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
un-tígan, p. de

To untie ⬩ unbind ⬩ loose

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Se ðe gesyhð assan clipiende oððe untíende (-tí[g]edne?) yrnan, Lchdm. iii. 198, 12. Ðonne wé sind gelaðode, ðonne sind wé untígede, Homl. Th, i. 210, 7, 9

hreówan

(v.)
Grammar
hreówan, p. hreáw

To rue ⬩ grieve

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For ðæm ðe hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan neque enim uno eodemque tempore æque mens de omnibus dolet, 53, 3; Swt. 413, 29.

lǽððu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽððu, e; lǽððo; indecl.; f.

An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice

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Seðe unlage rǽre oððe undóm gedéme heononforþ for lǽððe oððe for feohfange he that from this time forth shall set up unjust law, or judge unjust judgement on account of malice or of bribery, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 9.

wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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P. ii. 14, tit.; Th. ii. 180, 25. Hé clipode him tó his yldestan geréfan ( servum seniorem domus suae ), ðe ealle his þing bewiste ... Ðá cwæð se wícnere (in v. 9 geréfa is again used, in v. 10 wícnere), Gen. 24, 5.

Linked entry: wícnung