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on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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wil æfter meh gecyme onsæcæ (andsæce, Rush.) hine seolfne abneget semetipsum, 16, 24. to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge Ne onsace ic náuht, ðæt seó eádignes síe ðæt héhste gód ðises

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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Ofer ðisne stán ic getimbrige míne cyrcan over this stone I will build my church, Homl. Th. ii. 390, 2, 10, 11, 12. Ná ðú getimbrast hí non ædĭfĭcābis eos, Ps. Spl. 27, 7.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Ymbe ðone tíman ðe ðiss wæs at the time when this was happening, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 168, 36. Tiéman, 4, 8; Swt. 186, 34. Ðæt hié ðoligen earfeðu ðǽm tímum ðe hié ðyrfen, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 10.

Linked entries: týma tíme

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Ðis wæter cristnaþ and clǽnsaþ cwicra menigo this water cristeneth and purifieth a multitude of men, Salm. Kmbl. 791; Sal. 395.

manig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
manig-feald, adj.

Manifoldmultifariousof many kindsvariousconsisting of many partscomplexManifoldnumerousabundantplural

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Ús þincþ tó manigfeald ðæt wé swíðor ymbe ðis sprecon. Lchdm. iii. 276, 8. Manigfealde multifariam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 51. Manigfealdne multimodam, 58, 20: Exon. 17b; Th. 41, 27; Cri. 662. On swá manigfeald gedǽled, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 17.

twéntig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twéntig, twégentig; num.
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., but also with singular gen. alone Ðis synd ðara twéntiges hída landgemǽra, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 25. Mid twéntigum (twoegentigum, Rush.: tuoentigum, Lind.) þúsendum, Lk. Skt. 14, 31. On twéntigum fótmǽlum, Elen. Kmbl. 1657; El. 830.

wer

(n.)
Grammar
wer, es; m.
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Ðis is ðæs hagan bóc on Winceastre and ðes healfan weres æt Brægentforda and ðæs æcersplottes ðe ðǽrtó líð (cf. dimidium cuiusdam piscarii uadum ad capturam piscium æt Bræge decurrentem, ad Uetus monasteriam pertinentem, cum unius iugeris sibi adjacentis

ge-bann

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Ic sette nú ðis gebann on eallum mínum folce, þæt ..., ii. 20, 26: Hml. S. 4, 107. Ðá ǽrendracan budon þám crístenum ðæs cáseres geban, 28, 44. Þá bisceopealdras ꝥ geban setton, ꝥ swá hwá swá wiste hwǽr hé wǽre, ꝥ hé hyt cýdde, Hml. A. 67, 51.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Hig underfóð ðis folc mid ðé ut sustentent tecum onus populi, Num, 11, 17.

Linked entry: under-niman

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Se líg ne mæg ná sceþþan ðisse fǽmnan, Shrn. 130, 32: Blickl. Homl. 129, 15: 221, 17: Ps. Surt. 104, 14: Cd. Th. 273, 33; Sat. 146. Scyþþan, Andr. Kmbl. 2096; An. 1049. Ðæt Scottas him nóht sceþþende ne áfuhton, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 25. with acc.

Linked entry: sceaþan

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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Ic wille, ðæt ðú underfó ðás seofon lamb æt mé, ðæt hig tó swutelunge (in testimonium) beón, ðæt ic dealf ðísne pytt, Gen. 21, 30.

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Babylonia, seó ðe mǽst wæs and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is nú læst and wéstast, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 23. waste, spoiled Ðonne ealle ðisse worulde wela wéste stondeþ, Exon. Th. 290, 33 ; Wand. 74. deprived, devoid (with gen.)

wæl-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-hreów, -hreáw, -reów, -rǽw; adj.

Cruelbarbarousbloodthirsty

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Ðone wælhreówan feónd ðisse menniscan gecynd[e], Blickl. Homl. 31, 31. Ðé wælreówe wítum belecgaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 2423; An. 1213: Exon. Th. 380, 10; Rä. 1, 6. Ða wælhreówan wyþersacan Annas and Caiphas, Nicod. 7; Thw. 3, 32.

ge-ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágnian, -áhnian; to -ágnianne, -áhnianne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To ownpossessinheritappropriate to one's selfclaim as one's ownpossĭdēreherēdĭtārevindĭcāre sibi

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He his gecorenan on ðisum middanearde géágnaþ he owns his chosen in this world, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 28. Ða geyrfweardiaþ oððe geáhniaþ land ipsi herēdĭtābunt terram, Ps. Lamb. 36, 9. Ðú geágnadest, Ps. Th. 79, 16.

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Wé willaþ ðæt munecas regollícor libban ðonne hí nú ǽr ðisan on gewunan hæfdon, ix. 31; Th. i. 346, 27. Muneca gehwylc ðe úte sý of mynstre and regoles ne gýme... gebúge georne intó mynstre, v. 5; Th. i. 306, l. Be munuca cynne.

Linked entry: munec

ge-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wita, an; m.

One who is cognisant of anythinga witnessan accessorytestisconscius

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Ðisæs is Oda gewita of this is Oda witness, Th. Chart. 510, 5. God sylf his is gewita God is his own witness, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 9: i. 84, 4: Ps. Th. 88, 31. Ða leásan gewitan the false witnesses, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 29: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 72, 497.

wiþ-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-útan, adv. prep.

Withoutwithoutoutside ofwithoutwithout

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Clǽnsa ǽryst ðæt wiðinnan ys calices and disces, ðæt hit sí clǽne ðæt wiðútan ys mundatis quod deforis est calicis et parapsidis . . . Munda prius quod intus est calicis et parapsidis, ut fiat et id, quod deforis est, mundum, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 25-26.

Linked entry: wiþ-innan

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Ðis wundor ásprang geond ða gehendan scíra, Homl. Th. i. 562, 20. <b>II a.</b> the people of a district, a tribe :-- Hé is swýðe rihtwýs wer, ðæt wát eall ðeós scýr, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 120. Twá scíra, ðæt ys, Iude and Benjamin, Ps.

Linked entry: scýr

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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MSS. ) ðissa woruld-broca. Swt. 259, 2. Balthasar næs gemyndig his fæder swingle. Homl. Th. ii. 434, 27. Ða ðe him ondrǽdaþ Godes swingellan . . . ða ðe suá áheardode beóþ ðæt hié mon mid nánre swingellan gebétan ne mæg, Past. 37; Swt. 263, 1-9.

Linked entry: swincgel

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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Hér Dúnstán se hálga arcebisceop forlét ðis líf, and geférde ðæt heofonlíce in this year [A. D. 988] the holy archbishop Dunstan departed this life, and passed to the heavenly [life], 988; Th. 239, 9-11, col. 1