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singan

(v.)
Grammar
singan, p. sang, song, pl. sungon ; pp. sungen
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Scop hwílum sang on Heorote, Beo. Th. 997 ; B. 496. Sin*-*gende heáp chorus, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 27. Hé geseah Matheus ǽnne sitton singende, Blickl. Homl. 237, 23. to compose verse, narrate On ðé ic singge in te decantatio mea, Ps. Th. 70, 5.

ge-openian

(v.)
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Word geopenað ǽlces monnes geþanc and his þeáwas, ðeáh hí hwílum behelie, Prov. K. 58. Hé þá word geopenade þe englas ne dorston, Hml. S. 15, 165. Hé ꝥ ( a plot ) þé geopenode, Hml. A. 98, 221.

hál

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For hwí se góda lǽce selle ðám hálum men séftne drenc and óþrum hálum strangne, 39, 9; F. 226, 11. Ne mæg se unhála þám hálan gelíce byrðene áhebban. Ll. Th. i. 412, 8. Hig gemétton hálne ( sanum ) þone þe ǽr untrum wæs, Lk. 7, 10.

wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
wilnian, p. ode.

of animate objectsto desire, ask forwith gen. or uncertainwith accusativewith infinitivewith geniudial infinitivewith genitive and gerundial infinitivewith a clauseabsolute or uncertainto desire to goto tend to an end

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Hwí wilnige wé ǽnigre óþre sage? quid adhuc egemus testibus? Mt. Kmbl. 26, 65. Ða nétenu, and eác ða óþre ge-sceafta, má wilniaþ ðæs ðe hí wilniaþ for gecynde ðonne for willan, Bt. 34, II; Fox 152, 6.

Linked entry: willnian

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 6. Tele ðú ða gesǽlþa wiþ ðám sorgum strike a balance between the happiness and cares, 8, tit.; Fox x, 22. Tele ðú ðæs mónan elde kl.

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered as singular, e.g. a thousand; Tele ða lenge ðære hwíle

ge-sécan

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Gif hwilc þeóf gesóhte þone cing . . . ꝥ hé hæbbe nigon nihta fyrst, 222, 26: 230, 7. Hé wolde gesécan helle goda . . . and biddan ꝥ hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf. Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 168, 13.

ge-setnes

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Þá gesetennesse (gesetennes þa, MS.) hé lǽt standan þá hwíle þe hé wile, Bt. 21; S. 49, 26. an order, a regulation Þá byrlas scencton be þæs cyninges gesetnysse (sicut rex statuerat), Hml.

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Hwí murcnast ðú wið mín ? 7,3; Fox 20, 3. Deófles anda bið ástyred wið ðín, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 115. Grammar wiþ, marking position, over against, opposite to Sætt se Hǽlend wið (contra ) ðæs dores, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 41.

hand

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. ¶ on handa habban to have on hand, be engaged in some business :-- Swá hwilce bysiga swá hý on handa hæfdan hý unfulworhte lǽtað ex occupatis manibus quod agebant imperfectum relinquentes, R. Ben. 20, 3.

ge-mynd

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Hwílum án, hwílum óðru cymð tó gemynde, Past. 413, 30. Mé cóm oft on gemynd, 3, 2. Þæt unriht on gemynd cume in memoriam redeat iniquitas. Ps. Th. 108, 14.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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Mín hyge dreóseþ bysig æfter bócum: hwílum hyge heortan neáh hearde wealleþ, Salm. Kmbl. 122-6; Sal. 60-2. Ðú wást ðæt ic eom unwís hyges tu scis insipientiam meam, Ps. Th. 68, 6.

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
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to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Hé fleáh eorðríce tó underfónne regnum percipere vitavit in terris, Past. 33, 12. of things, to keep apart from Hwílum flíhð se wǽta ꝥ drýge, Bt. 39, 13; S. 136, 12. to cause to flee, put to flight, Similar entries v. flígan Tó fleánne ǽlc mæht fióndes

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Ic hwílum éðelfæsten brece sometimes I break through a land-fastness, Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 4; Rä. 72, 23.

windan

(v.)
Grammar
windan, p. wand, pl. wundon; pp. wunden

of motion that results from a blow, swing, or other impetus, to fly, leap, start to fly, wheel, springof the movement of living thingsof inanimate thingsof abstract subjectsof twistingrolling movementof living thingsof inanimate thingsto waverto twistrollto brandishwaveto twist, plait, weaveto twist, give a curved form to

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Hwílum nacode men windaþ (winnaþ, MS.) ymbe wyrmas (cf. Canto xxv of the Inferno), Cd. Th. 273, 13; Sat. 136. Hé wearp hine ðá on wyrmes líc, and wand him ymbútan ðone deáðes beám he twined round the tree of death, Cd.

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gíman

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Þá þe Godes willan wyrcað and wísdómes gýmað þá hwíle þe hý libbað, Wlfst. 5, 6: Ll. Th. i. 334, 20. Hí þæs cynges worda ne gýmdon, for ðám his ríce ne wæs ofer hí, Bd. 2, 6 ; Sch. 134, 10. Hí wǽre ne gýmdon, Exod. 140.

hám

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Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hám tó his cotan bringe, Ll. Th. i. 418, 17. Begyte þá báde hám sé þe heó fore genumen sý, 354, 7.

þolian

(v.)
Grammar
þolian, p. ode
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Hwílon forlidenesse ic þolie aliquando naufragium patior, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 1. Þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 18; Rä. 88, 17. Hé þreánýd þolaþ, Beo.Th. 573; B. 284. Synfull tóþum torn þolaþ peccator dentibus suis fremet, Ps. Th. 111, 9.

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Ger. 395, 58. due measure in regard to others, honour, respect (v. mǽþ-full) Hwílum wǽron heáfodstedas and heálíce hádas micelre mǽþe and munde wyrþe, and griþian mihton ða ðe ðæs beþorftan and ðǽrtó sóhtan aa be ðære mǽþe ðe ðǽrtó gebyrede formerly

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Gif hé gesceádelíce hwilcu þing tǽle si qua rationabiliter reprehenderit, R. Ben. 109, 9. Leahtras tǽlan, 135, 18. Ðæt ðæt him mon on tǽlan wille quod in eis reprehenditur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 6.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon