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myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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Mynte se mǽra hwǽr hé meahte ðanon fleón the mighty one designed (to get) where he could flee thence, Beo. Th. 1528; B. 762. [Cf. Prompt.Parv. myntyn or amyn towarde attempto.]

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Hwǽr resteþ (-aþ, MS. ) ðæs mannes sáwul ðonne se líchama slépþ ? Salm. Kmbl. 188, 12. Slǽpeþ dormitet, Ps. Lamb. 120, 3. Slǽpeþ (slépeþ, Ps. Surt. ) obdormiet, Ps.

Linked entry: slépan

for-stelan

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Hú Bonefatius forstæl þone hwǽte his méder, Gr. D. 67, 21. Secgað ꝥ his þegnas gereáfodan his líc on ús and forstǽlan, Bl. H. 177, 30. Heó hét dearnunga faran tó þám scipe and forstelon þá líc, Hml. S. 29, 328

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Hwæt mǽnde hé elles, búton ðæt wé gefyllon ðæs þearfan wambe? Þonne ( if we do fill, etc., then ) ne hingreþ ús nǽfre, 39, 30. ' Hwæt déstú gif ic tó mergen middeges gebíde?' Hé cwæð: 'Sylf ic swelte þonne,' Homl.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

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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Hwæt dreógest ðú what doest thou? Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 14; Jul. 247. Þeódnes willan dreógeþ he does the will of the Lord, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 20; Gú. 357.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

hleóðor

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor, es; n.
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Him brego sægde æt hleóðre hwæt hé freman wolde in speech with him the Lord told him what he meant to do, Cd. 64; Th. 78, 8; Gen. 1290.

hýnþ

(n.)
Grammar
hýnþ, e; hýnþu [-o]; indecl. f.

Humiliationabasementdisgracecontemptinjuryharmloss

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Sorh is mé tó secganne hwæt mé Grendel hafaþ hýnþo gefremed a grief it is to me to say what harm Grendel hath done me, Beo. Th. 954; B. 475: 1190; B. 593. Undóm déman earmum tó hýnþe to judge unjust judgment to the injury of the poor, L. I.

Linked entries: hénþ hiénþo

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Us two, me and thee, me and him. alone 'Hwæt wylle gyt ðæt ic inc dó?' Ðá cwǽdon hí: ' Syle unc ðæt wit sitton, án on ðíne swýðran healfe and óþer on ðíne wynstran,' Mk. Skt. 10, 37. Hé sǽde unc eall, Gen. 41, 13.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Hwæt getácnaþ ðæs fyl*-*menes ofcyrf on ðam gesceape búton gálnysse wanunge ? Homl. Th. i. 94, 33. a weakening, an impairing, hurt, injury, v. wanian, I. Wonung detrimentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 29.

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.
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Áhyld hit wærlíce, ðonne gesihst ðú hwæt ðǽroninnan sticaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 170, 18. Wé mótan swýðe wærlíce ús healdan, gyf wé ús sculan wið deófol gescyldan, Wulfst. 38, 3. Wé sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte symle wærlíce wearde healdan, Exon.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (<b>-h</b>), wǽg, es; m.
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Hwæt is sió ðyrelung ðæs wáges? 21 ; Swt. 153, 17-25. On áne studu ðæs wáges ( the wall of the hall), Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 29 : (the wall of a church ), Blickl. Homl. 207, 16.

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Hwæt sindon gé searohæbbendra byrnum werede, Beo. Th. 481; B. 238: 5052; B. 2529. Hí lifgaþ á leóhte werede, Exon. Th. 237, 26; Ph. 596. to wear a garment, wear or bear a weapon, etc.

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Drihten ðá befrán : ' Hwæt secge gé ðæt ic sý ? swylce hé swá cwǽde : " Nú woruldmenn ðus dwollíce mé oncnáwaþ, gé ðe godas sind, hú oncnáwe gé mé, "' Homl. Th. i. 366, 5-14.

á-lecgan

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Swá hwæt swá þǽr man on álegde, Bl. H. 127, 1. Men feówer stánas on þǽre ilcan stówe álegdon, 189, 15. Ðeós geofu on heora heortan álegd wes, 137, 4. Álédne delatum (in sarcophago ), Wrt.

Linked entry: á-licgan

eádig

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Se Hǽlend sægde þurh hwæt seó sául eádegust gewurde, Bl. H. 159, 28. Ꝥ ic sý seó eádgoste fǽmne, 6. Eádgeste, 13, 15. <b>I a.</b> as s Se eádiga Michael, 30. Se eádiga engel Micahel, 201, 32. Se eádga Petrus, 153, 24.

elcor

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. ; gif hit hwæt ælcor (elcor, elles, v. ll.) bið, ic eft hweorfe (sin alias reuertar ), Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 519, 7. Hé ne mihte elcor gewearmigan búton æt fýre, Nar. 18, 15.

ge-hlýd

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Add: sound made by the voice, a cry Gif se sácerd bið ungerád ðæs láreówdórnes, hwæt forstent his gehlýd sacerdos si praedicationis est nescins, quam clamoris vocem daturus est praeco mutus? Past. 91, 25. <b>I a.

leógan

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Ðeáh hé nyte hwæt hé sóðes secge, him is ðeáh leófre ðæt hé leóge ðonne him mon ǽnigra ungerisna tó wéne eligit bona de se vel falsa jactari, ne mala possit vel minima perpeti, Past. 217, 16. Heó wolde hire líf forlǽtan ǽr þan þe heó luge, Hml.

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Hé smeáde hwǽr hí bigleofan biddan sceoldon, ðá ðá hí ða fare férdon búton wiste, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 34: Cd. Th. 185, 30; Exod. 130. Gif feohbót áríseþ, ðæt gebyreþ tó wǽde and tó wiste ðám ðe Gode þeówian, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 7.

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.
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Ne mæg ic náne cwica wuht ( animalia) ongitan, ðara ðe wite hwæt hit wille, oððe hwæt hit nylle, ðe ungenéd lyste forweorþan, for ðam ǽlc wuht (animal ] wolde bión hál and libban, ðara ðe mé cwica ðincð; búte ic nát be swylcum gesceaftum swylce náne sáwle