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wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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"Nis nán wuht ðe mæge swá heágum góde wiþcweþan." Ðá cwæþ ic: "Né wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wuht sié ðe wiþwinne" non est igitur aliquid, quod summo huic bono possit obsistere. Non, inquam, arbitror, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 31.

ǽþm

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Hí ásprungon up mid ðám fýre . . . and þǽr slóh út ormǽte stenc mid ðám ǽðmum, ii. 350, 25. hot vapour from liquids ꝥ se ǽþm ( steam from a hot kettle ) ne mæge út, Lch. ii. 338, 18. Drince on þám baþe and ne lǽte on þone éþm, 78, 24.

húru-þinga

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A. 141, 87. v. húru; 3 Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ǽfre húruðinga ꝥ dón ?, Ll. Th. i. 334, 28

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To numbercountenumeratenumerareenumeraredinumerarerecensere

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To number, count, enumerate; numerare, enumerare, dinumerare, recensere He aríman mæg regnas scúran dropena gehwelcne he can count every drop of the rain-shower, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 21; Sat. 11 : Ps. Th. 89, 13: 146, 5.

Linked entry: ríman

égor-streám

(n.)
Grammar
égor-streám, eágor-streám,es ; m.

A water-stream, water, the seaunda, flŭvius, măre

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A water-stream, water, the sea; unda, flŭvius, măre Ðiós eorþe mæg and égorstreám cræfta náne adwæscan ðæt ðæt him on innan sticaþ this earth and sea can by no means extinguish that which in them remains. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 236; Met. 20, 118.

Linked entry: eágor-streám

flié

(n.)
Grammar
flié, indecl. n.

A white speckdisease of the eyealbúgo

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Ǽgðer mæg adón flié of eágan either can remove the white speck from, the eye, 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 26

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressiveincreasingeffectivepŏtens

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Progressive, increasing, effective; pŏtens Hú mæg se leáfa beón forþgenge, gif seó lár [MS. lare] and ða láreówas ateoriaþ how can the faith be increasing if the doctrine and the teachers fail? Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 34.

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforenamquiaĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; nam, quia, ĭtăque Forðý ðam cræftegan ne mæg nǽfre his cræft losigan because to the skilful his skill can never be lost, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 2.

gilpen

(adj.)
Grammar
gilpen, adj.

Boastful

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Boastful Ne mæg he geþyldgian ðæt he ðæt forhele ac wierþ ðonon gilpen he cannot bear to conceal it, but becomes boastful on account of it, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 216, 9: Cot. MS.

Linked entry: gilpna

gleó-beám

Grammar
gleó-beám, glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamharpmusicum lignumharpa

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Sum mæg hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan one can awake the harp, touch the glee-beam, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 9; Cri. 670. Gligbeám tympanum, Blickl. Gloss

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceivelead astrayto err

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to deceive, lead astray Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled ǽfre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps.

wan-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-spédig, adj.
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Ðín wanspédiga mǽg attenuatus frater tuus, Lev. 25, 25. Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6. Uton dón þearfum and wannspédigum sume híððe úre góda, ii. 100, 35. Se gýtsere berýpð ða wannspédigan, i. 66, 11

feórþan-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
feórþan-dǽl, es; m.

a fourth

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Quadrans ys fýrðling oððe feórðandǽl; ǽlc þǽra þinga þe man mæg tódǽlan on feówer on emne se feórðandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, Angl. viii. 306, 28-30. Ǽr þon þú ágefe þone nǽhstu feórþandǽl (novissimum quadrantem), Mt. R. 5, 26

Linked entries: dǽl feórþa

ge-scínan

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L. 9, 29. to shine on Swá se fiicbeám ofersceadað ðæt lond ðæt hit under him ne mæg gegrówan, for ðǽm hit sió sunne ne mót gescínan, Past. 337, 12

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.
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Ne mæg se man him nánre mild*-*heortnesse wénan, se þe nú forleósað þá getǽsan tíde þǽre dǽdbóte, Archiv cxxii. 259, 45

ge-tawa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tawa, pl. f.
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Ðis syndan þá getawa þe mon mæg heofona ríce mid begytan, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 3

gewil-bod

(n.)
Grammar
gewil-bod, es; n.
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The announcement of a person's will Ne dear ic for Godes ege sóðes geswugian . . . for ðám se bydel þe ne bodað ná his hláfordes gewilboda ( the messenger that does not give the message that tells his lord's will ), hé mæg him wénan hefélices leánes,

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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Add: literal Swá se fiicbeám ofersceadað ðæt lond ðæt hit under him ne mæg gegrówan, Past. 337, 11. Ofersceadewad umbrosa, An. Ox. 56, 26. figurative 'Miht ðæs Hýhstan ofersceadewað ðé'. . . Maria wæs ofersceadewed ðurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes.

(n.)
Grammar
ló, pl. n. loan, lón; dat. Iðum
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a strap, v. mǽst-, sceaft-ló; lóh-sceaft

Linked entry: loh-sceaft

on-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
on-lang, prep.

Along

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Along Onlong Mǽse, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7