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wícnere

(n.)
Grammar
wícnere, es; m.
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Án woruldcynincg hæfð fela þegna and mislíce wícneras, Homl. Skt. i. pref., 60

Linked entry: wícnung

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Ǽghwylc dæg hæfð genóh on hys ágenum ymbhogan sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 34. Ðæt hé forlǽte ǽlcne ymbhogan, ðe him unnet sié, Met. 22, 10.

Linked entries: hoga hoga

æt-sacan

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Sege ús hwǽr se hord sý þe þú fundest and hine bedyrndest; þý lǽs þe þú his ætsace, hér is se man þe sum ꝥ feoh hæfð on handa, Hml. S. 23, 663. to deny a fact, not to admit that something has been done, with gen.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Gíf þú swá gewlǽtne mon métst . . . ne miht ðú hine ná mid rihte nemnan man, ac neát (hominem aestimare non possis), Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 13. add: to mention a subject (person or thing) Þonne ðú gehýrst nemnan þone Fæder, þonne understenst ðú þæt hé hæfð

sceadu

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</b> destructive influence :--Ðonne hé mid dǽre sceade his slǽwðe oferbrǽt ðá scíre þe hé hæfð, Past. 336, 14. Add On scadue fiðera þínra, Ps. L. 56, 1. <b>IV a.</b> [that which takes place in a shady place. v. An.

hwæþer

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Geþence þonne þára tída and nú þissa, hwæþre him bet lícien, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 22. where the alternatives are given Þá angunnon hí reahtigean hwæðer má mǽrlecra dǽda hæfde þe Philippus þe Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; S. 130, 26.

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellersearth's inhabitantsinhabitants of a land or countryterrĭcŏlæ

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Ðæt eorþwaran ealle hæfden foldbúende fruman gelícne that all mortals, inhabitants of the earth, had a like beginning. Bt. Met. Fox 17, 3; Met. 17, 2.

drý-cræft

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Add: sorcery, magic Syxte mægen is ꝥ drýcræft þám men ne dereþ þe hine ( agate ) mid him hæfð, Lch. ii. 298, 10. Ðín drýcræft ðe tó nánre freme ne becymð, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 14.

gelimplic

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Word hæfð seofon gelimplice ðing uerbum habet septem accidentia, 119, 12. fitting, suitable, convenient, apt. of persons, competent, fit Gif se yrðlincg behylt underbæc gelóme, ne bið hé gelimplic tilia, Hml. S. 16, 179.

mǽg-wlite

Grammar
mǽg-wlite, <b>még-wlite,</b> es; m.

Appearanceformspeciesspeciesformaaspectus

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Gedyde ic ðæt ðú onsýn hæfdest, mǽgwlite mé gelícne, 28 a; Th. 84, 35; Cri. 1384: Andr. Kmbl. 1711; An. 858. Ne mégulit (mégwlit, Rush.) his geségon neque speciem ejus vidistis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 37. Mégwlite, Rtl. 2, 7.

Linked entry: scír

wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
wítnung, e; f.

Punishmenttormentpain

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Gefyl hié nú mid ðære wítnunga ðe ðú him geteohhod hæfdest, Ps. Th. 16, 13. Búton wítnunge without exacting a penalty, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 19. Swerie hé (a criminal who has been punished) ðæt hé ǽfre wítnunge ne wrece, L.

ge-tyngnes

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Hí eallra gereorda getingnesse hæfdon they had skill to speak in all tongues, Btwk. 214, 32. Þurh getingnesse per facundiam, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 12. elegance of speech, v. ge-tynge; 2 Mid þæslicere race getinnysse (getignysse, Hpt.

irmþ

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Ben. 109, 20. poverty, destitution Hú ne hæfdest ; þú ðá earmþe (yrmþe, v. l.) þá þá þú welegost wǽre? tu hanc insufficientiam plenus opibus sustinebas), Bt. 26, 1 ; F. 92, 6. Ermðe (wiédle, v. l.) indigentiam, 26, 2 ; F. 94, 9.

nídan

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His ealdormen niéddon hí æfter (v. æfter;I.6) gafole, and micel geflit hæfdon propter avaritiam Maximi ducis in arma surgentes, Ors. 6. 34; S. 290, 24. to force to something. with tó and noun Hé nǽnigne nýdde tó Crístenum þeáwe nullum cogebat ad Christianismum

ge-riht

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Gelǽstan Gode þá gerihta þe him tó gebyrian, þæt is se teóða dǽl ealra þǽra ðinga þe hé us tó forlǽten hæfð, and úre frumgripan gangendes and weaxendes. Wlfst. 113, 3.

ge-wrixl

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Þæt wé magon him gewrixl ágyldan . . . ongeán ealle þá gód þe hé ús forgyfen hæfð, Wlfst. 145, 7. <b>II a.</b> what is given in requital. v. ge-wrixlian; Lend [Driht?

swimman

(v.)
Grammar
swimman, p. swamm, pl. swummon ; pp. swummen
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Ðá hié ðá hæfdon feórðan dǽl ðære eá geswummen. Nar. 10, 29. Com tó lande lidmanna helm swymman, Beo. Th. 3252 ; B. 1624. Swimman hine geseón hearm getácnaþ. Lchdm. iii. 212, 18. Ðá geseah hé swymman scealfran on node. Homl. Th. ii. 516, 6.

Linked entry: swymman

ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Hit genóg ǽmettig læg and genóg wéste and ge his náne note ne hæfdon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 24. with adv. Ꝥ wé genóg raðe tó þǽm becwóman, Nar. 11, 27. Bebinde genóh wearme, Lch. ii. 270, 9. Ic ongite genóh sweotule ꝥ . . ., Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 10.

mæsse

Grammar
mæsse, <b>: I.</b>
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Ðá cwæð hé tó his geféran ꝥ hit betere wǽre ꝥ hig þá mæssan hæfdon, Vis. Lfc. 63-67. <b>I b.</b> the service held on a saint's or martyr's day, a (person's) mass :-- Sćĭ Rufi mæsse biþ geméted on þám yldran mæssebócum, Shrn. 121, 30.

consul

(n.)
Grammar
consul, es; m.

A consul

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Under ðám twám consulum under the two consuls 2, 4; Bos. 42, 33, 39: 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10, 16 Hæfdon him consulas, ðæt we cweðaþ rǽdboran they had consuls, that we call counsellors, Jud. Thw. 161, 22

Linked entry: geár-cyning