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cymþ

(v.)
Grammar
cymþ, cymeþ comes ,
  • Cd. 17
  • ;
  • Th. 20,
  • 26;
  • Gen. 315: Beo. Th. 4123
  • ;
  • B. 2058
;
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3rd sing. pres. of cuman

EARNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
EARNIAN, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad; v. trans, gen. acc. To

EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for ⬩ mĕrēri

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EARN, merit, deserve, get, attain, labour for; mĕrēri Byþ geseald ðære þeóde ðe hys earnaþ it shall be given to the nation which deserves it, Mt. Bos. 21, 43, Hú monna gehwylc earnode éces lífes how every man merited eternal life, Exon. 23 a; Th. 65,

færst

Grammar
færst, færsþ goest, Gen. 4, 12; færþ goes, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 432; Met. 20, 216;
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2nd and 3rd pres. sing. of faran

fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, gen. -swæðes; pl. nom. acc. -swaðu; n: fot-swaðu, e; f.

A foot-trace ⬩ foot-print ⬩ pĕdis vestīgium

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A foot-trace, foot-print; pĕdis vestīgium Ðæt ne sýn astyrode oððe awende síþstapla oððe wegas oððe fótswaðu míne ut non mŏveantur vestīgia mea, Ps. Lamb. 16, 5. Eall ðæt rýmet, ðe eówer fótswaðu on bestæpþ, ic eów forgife omnem lŏcum, quem calcāvĕrit

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YARE ⬩ ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ complete ⬩ promptus ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ perfectus

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YARE, ready, prepared, equipped, complete; promptus, părātus, instructus, perfectus Gearo wyrde on gespræce factus est lŏquēla promptus, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 29. Gearo is mín heorte părātum est cor meum, Ps. Th. 56, 9. Gearo ic eom părātus sum, 118, 60

menigu

(n.)
Grammar
menigu, <b>mengu,</b> menigeo; indecl.: also gen. e; f.

A many ⬩ multitude ⬩ crowd ⬩ great ⬩ number

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A many, multitude, crowd, great number Seó menigu ðara freónda, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 6. Menigo, Andr. Kmbl. 898; An. 449. Menego, Cd. 214; Th. 270, 1; Sat. 83. Menigeo (MS. A. mænigeo) turba, Mk. Skt. 2, 13. Mænigeo (MS. A. mænio), Mt. Kmbl. 9, 8. Mænegeo

ge-synto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-synto, indecl. in sing; gen. pl. -synta, -synto; dat. pl. -syntum; f.

Health ⬩ welfare ⬩ safety ⬩ prosperity ⬩ success ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ benefit ⬩ sānĭtas ⬩ sospĭtas ⬩ sălus ⬩ prospĕrĭtas

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Health, welfare, safety, prosperity, success, advantage, profit, benefit; sānĭtas, sospĭtas, sălus, prospĕrĭtas Hí ðære gefeán ðære willendan gesynto onfóþ cŭpītæ sospĭtātis gaudia redībunt, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 22. For heora gesynto for their health, 3

Linked entries: -synto -synto

burg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
burg-weg, es; m.
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289

EÁGE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁGE, ége; gen. dat. -an; acc. -e; pl. nom. acc. -an, -on; gen. -ena, -na; dat. -um, -on; n.

EYE ⬩ ocŭlus ⬩ the eye of a needle ⬩ forāmen

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an EYE ; ocŭlus Gyf ðín swýðre eáge ðé ǽswície si ocŭlus tuus dexter scandalīzat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 29. Mínra eégna leóht light of my eyes, Exon. 67 a; Th. 248, 14; Jul. 95. Eágena gesihþ the sight of the eyes. Andr. Kmbl. 60; An. 30. Eágum to wynne to

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-en

(suffix)
Grammar
-en, <b>. I.</b> m. forms only a few masculine terminations of nouns; as, Þeóden; gen. þeódnes; m. a king, from þeód people: dryhten; gen. dryhtnes; m. a lord, from dryht

people, subjects

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people, subjects. f. -en forms many feminine nouns = the Ger. -in, Dan. -inde; as, Þínen, e; f. a maid-servant [Ger. dienerin], from þén [Ger. diener]; þeówen, e; f. a female slave, from þeów: wylen; gen. wylne; f. the same, from weal a slave: mennen,

Linked entries: -ælfen Cásern

scinna

(n.)
Grammar
scinna, an; m.

An evil spirit ⬩ spectre

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An evil spirit, spectre Blace hworfon scinnan (the fallen angels) forscepene, sceaþan hwearfdon geond ðæt atole scref (hell), Cd. Th. 269, 12; Sat. 72. Ðæt hié leóda landgeweorc láþum beweredon scuccum and scinnum, Beo. Th. 1882; B. 939

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FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEW ⬩ pauci

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Drihten, gedó ðæt heora menigo sý læsse ðonne úre feáwena nú is, and tostencte hí geond eorþan libbende of ðis lande Dŏmĭne, a paucis de terra dīvĭde eos in vīta eōrum, Ps. Th. 16, 13.

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un-mann

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

a bad man ⬩ an inhuman person ⬩ one who is not a mere man ⬩ a hero

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Ger. un-mennisco: Ger. un-mensch: Icel. ú-mannan a person fit for nothing.] one who is not a mere man, a hero Ðá gemunde hé ða strangan dǽda ðara unmanna (perhaps iumanna should be read; the Latin is: Valida priscorum heroum facta reminiscens. v. geó

eft-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
eft-síþ, es; m.

A journey back, return ⬩ rĕdĭtus

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A journey back, return; rĕdĭtus Ár wæs on ófoste, eftsíðes georn the messenger was in haste, desirous of return, Beo. Th. 5560; B. 2783. Landweard onfand eftsíþ eorla the land-warden perceived the return of the warriors, Beo.

ísen

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen, adj.

Iron

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Drihten sett ísen geoc on eówerne swuran dominus ponet jugum ferreum super cervicem tuam, Deut. 28, 48. Ísene bendas vincula ferrea, Ps. Th. 149, 8. Ádrífan ísene næglas þurh ða handa, Homl. Th. i. 146, 11.

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, to wander.
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Heó weallode wîde dæges and nihtes geond þá muntas and þá dena per montes et valles die noctuque vagabatur, Gr. D. 176, 18. Hé ongan weallian fram þám bróðrum in þá tíde heora gebedes vagari tempore orationis coepit, III, 20. Add

sige-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
sige-þeód, e; f.

A victorious people ⬩ a powerful people

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Secgeaþ his wuldor geond sigeþeóde (inter gentes), Ps. Th. 95, 3

be-bod

(n.)
Grammar
be-bod, bi-bod, es ; pl. nom, acc. u, o ; gen. a ; dat. um ; n.

A command ⬩ mandate ⬩ decree ⬩ order ⬩ mandatum ⬩ jussum

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A command, mandate, decree, order; mandatum, jussum Hwilc ðære geógoþe gleáwost wǽre bóca bebodes which of the youth was most skilful in the precepts of books, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 2; Dan. 82. Eall ðín bebodu omnia mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 172. Ealra beboda

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eard-hæbbendra

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
eard-hæbbendra, [=eard, hæbbendra], Ps. Th. 86, 6; gen. pl. of eard-hæbbende; part. pres. of eard-habban=habban

to have

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to have

BLÆC

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÆC, gen. m. n. blaces, f. blæcre; def. m. se blaca, f. n. blace: bleac; adj.

BLACK, swarthy ⬩ niger, fuscus ⬩ niger ⬩ ink

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BLACK, swarthy; niger, fuscus He hæfde blæc feax, and blácne andwlitan he had black hair, and a pale [lean, thin] countenance; nigro capillo, facie macilenta, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 33. Forðonðe ðú ne mæht ǽnne loc hwítne gewirce oððe blæcne quia non potes

Linked entries: blæc-berie bleac