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on-týnan

(v.)

to openof places or things,to make an opening into open, allow to burst forthto open so as to admit of ingress or egressto open (a door)to open the mouth, lips, to speakto open the eyes (one's own), to look, (another's), to give sight toto open the ears, to listen to a personto disclose, reveal, display

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Hwonne ús líffreá leóht ontýne, Exon. Th. 2, 31; Cri. 27. Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóþum ontýnan that I may utter this incantation, Lchdm. i. 400, 5. Ús is wuldres leóht ontýned, Cd. Th. 299, 28; Sat. 557: Exon. Th. 102, 17; Cri. 1674: Andr.

M

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The form of the rune accompanying the Runic poem is ᛗ Kmbl. plate 16, fig. 11, and the verse attached to it the following Man byþ on myrgþe Men will be cheerful, his mágan leóf dear to their friends, sceal ðeáh ánra gehwylc shall yet each one óðrum swícan

þenden

(adv.; con.)
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Heó wǽron leóf Gode, ðenden heó his word healdan woldon, Cd. Th. 16, 18; Gen. 245. Þenden, 73, 5; Gen. 1200: 194, 3; Exod. 255: 216, 17; Dan. 8: Beo. Th. 59; B. 30: 114, B. 57: Exon. Th. 157, 34; Gú. 901. Þendan, 37, 8; Cri. 590: 50, 14; Cri. 800.

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injurehurtannoyto injure,do wrong toviolate a lawhinder

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Grendel leóde míne wanode and wyrde, Beo. Th. 2678;B. 1337. Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ðæt dón, ðæt hé hine on cirican gebidde, and ǽr oþþon æfter, inne oþþe úte, cirican berýpe, and wyrde oþþe wanige ðæt tó circan gebyrige, L.

á-hreddan

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Wið þysne cyning tó áhredenne (-dd-, v. l. ) úre leóde, Hml. S. 26, 23. Hí áhredde wurdon wið Pharao, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 20

an-sín

(n.)
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Hé geseah león ansýne, Guth. 46, 24. Fearres gelícnysse and beran ansýne, 48, 2. Englas gehwyrfde on manna onsýne, Bl. H. 233, 5. Gedyde ic þæt þú onsýn hæfdest mǽgwlite mé gelícne, Cri. 1383. of things Seó sǽ þe ǽr gladu onsiéne wæs, Met. 5, 11.

Linked entry: an-sýn

geá

etiam, jam

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Geá, leóf, ic hæbbe (etiam, habeo), Coll. M. 20, 11, 35. Canst þú temian hig? Geá, ic cann, 25, 23. Gelýfst þú þæs. . . ? Geá, ic hys gelífe, Solil. H. 18, 8: 20, 20. Hweðer þú wille beón blíde?

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?); pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode rimes with unsode).

to separate (trans.) by a quick movement,to pull to pieces (lit. and fig. )to pull apartto separate (intrans.) by a quick movement,to break off,start from sleep,to awaketo separate by making a quick movement with something

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Hé tóbrǽd (dilaceravit) áne león tó sticcum, Jud. 14, 6. Metod tóbrǽd monna sprǽce the Lord destroyed the unity of human speech, Cd. Th. 102, 5; Gen. 1695. Hié tóbrugdon blódigum ceaflum fira flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 317; An. 159.

dwelian

(v.)
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Heó cwæð mid wóplicre stefne: 'Dweliende, leóf, ic cóm hyder,' Hml. A. 196, 24-29. Dweli(ende) erraneam, ł errantem (ovem ), An.

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Blícþ ðeós beorhte sunne this bright sun glitters, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 19; Gen. 811, Hý fóre leódum leóhte blícaþ they with light shall shine before the people, Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 14; Cri. 1239.

Linked entry: BLÆC

ge-dafenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dafenian, -dafnian, -dæfnia; p. ode; pp. od

To be becoming or fitto behovedecereconvĕnīreit behovesit is becoming or fitoughtdĕcetoportet

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Hit gedafnode ðæt se Ælmihtiga ǽrest ðæt hwílendlíce leóht geworhte it was becoming that the Almighty first created the temporary light, Boutr. Scrd. 19, 4 : 21, 39. Gedæfnad is ús decet nos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 15

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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And þancwyrþre biþ ðæs dæges leóht for ðære egeslícan þióstro ðære nihte, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26-29. Þancwurðra gratuita, Hpt. Gl. 442, 26. Hé gearcode him gebeótscipe on his húse, ac hé gearcode him micele þancwurðran gereord on his heortan, Homl.

un-rihtwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtwís, adj.

Unrighteousunjustevil

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Se áwyrgda gást is heáfod ealra unrihtwísra dǽda, swylce unrihtwíse syndon deófles leomo, Blickl. Homl. 33, 7. Hé wæs mid unrihtwísum (-rehtuísum, Lind.: -rehtwísum, Rush. iniquis ) geteald, Mk. Skt. 15, 28.

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bufan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
bufan, prep. adv.
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</b> prep. with dat. local, above, at a point higher than Æteówode leóht bufon ðám apostole, Hml. Th. i. 76, 9. Hangaþ bufan þǽm lástum leóhtfæt, Bl. H. 127, 28. Hí licgað bufan eorðan on hyra húsum, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 24.

fród

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Add: wise. of persons Nǽnig þæs fród leofað þæt his mæge ǽspringe þurh his ǽgne spéd witan, Sch. 76. Guma gehðum fród, El. 531. (1 a) skilled in a subject :-- Fyrngidda fród, El. 543. of discourse, counsel, &amp;c. Fróde geþeahte, Men. 182.

gim

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Swegles leóht, gimma gladost, æðeltungla wyn the sun Ph. 289. <b>II a.</b> </b>

langsum

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C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif hí sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21. Nán mann on lífe on ðyssere langsuman worulde, Hex. 2, 11.

weorc

Grammar
weorc, <b>. IV.</b>
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Lbmn. 244, 34), ciricsceat-, eorþ-, leóþ-, morþ-, yfel-weorc

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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Dæg byþ Drihtnes sond deóre mannum mǽre Metodes leóht day is the Lord's messenger (or message?) dear to men, God's glorious light, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 9; Rún. 24. On ðís ylcan geáre com ðæs Pápan sande (sand?)

Linked entries: sand sond

brengan

(v.)
Grammar
brengan, ic brenge, ðú brengest, brengst, he brengeþ, brengþ, brencþ, pl. brengaþ ; p. ic, he brohte, ðú brohtest, pl. brohton; pp. broht ; v. a.

To bring, adduce, lead, produce, bear, carry; ferre, afferre, offerre, proferre

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Nú scíneþ ðe leóht, ðæt ic from Gode brohte now the light shineth, which I brought from God, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 32; Gen. 615. Ðú brohtest thou broughtest, Exon. 121 a; Th. 463, 34; Hö. 80: 121 a; Th. 464, 12; Hö. 86.

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