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MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Ðis mæg horse wið ðon ðe him biþ corn on ða fét, Lchdm. iii. 62, 24.

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sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ðis synd ða word ðe ðú scealt sprecan tó folce, Ex. 19, 6. Ongan hospword sprecan, Andr. Kmbl. 2632; An. 1317. Ðæt ǽrende wæs sprecen, 3242; An. 1623: Beo.

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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to work, labour, absolute Mín fæder wyrcð (operatur) óþ ðis, and ic wyrce (wyrco, Lind., Rush. operor ), Jn. Skt. 5, 17. Efne swá hé wyrceþ secundum opera ejus, Ps. Th. 61, 12. Hé won and worhte, wíngeard sette, Cd. Th. 94, 7; Gen. 1558.

ge-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wunian, p. ode; pp. od.

to dwellinhabitto remainstayabidecontinueTo stop, live, associate withcontinue in or withto be accustomed, wont

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Ðæt hy ðis lǽne líf long gewunien that they continue long in this poor life, Exon. 62 b; Th. 230, 33; Ph. 481. to be accustomed, wont Se árwyrþa bisceop gewunade oft secgan reverentissimus antistes solet referre, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 7: 4, 23; S. 594,

on-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ginnan, p. -gan, -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen.

to begin, set about, set to workto attempt, endeavour (with infin.)to act strenuouslyto make an attempt upon, to attack

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Ðæt ic dorste ðis weorc ongynnan ut hoc opus adgredi auderem, Bd. pref. ; S. 472, 12. Hé wolde onginnan hím óleccan, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13. to act strenuously Hí on ðam gewinne werlíce ongunnon. Homl. Th. ii. 502, 5. Onginnaþ werlíce, i. 188, 31.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ic on ðisse byrig (Sodom ) gehýre yfele sprǽce werod habban, 145, 20; Gen. 2408. Hí habbaþ on múðe milde sprǽce, Ps. Th. 58, 7.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Of ðissa twégea (tuéga, Hatt. MS.) monna múðe, 7; Swt. 48, 10. Twégra gebróðra bearn oððe twégea gesweostra sunu and dohtor, Bd. 1, 27; M. 70, 4-5. Ðissa twéga yfela áuþer, Bt. 6; Fox 16, 2. Ys ðeós wyrt twégea (twégra, MSS. B.

Linked entries: tuu twá

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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Án ðissa fífa one of these five, Bt. 33, 3; Fox 126, 14. Búton fífum except five, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 28. [Laym. fif, uiuen: Plat. five, fiwe: O. Sax. fíf, víf: Frs. fyf: O. Frs. fif: Dut. vijf: Ger. fünf: M. H. Ger. vunf, vünf: O. H.

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git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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And git hit is máre and eác manigfealdre ðæt dereþ ðisse þeóde and yet there are greater and more manifold things that hurt this people, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 106. Gyf heó gyt lyfaþ if she yet lives, Beo. Th. 1893; B. 944.

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wiþer-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-rǽde, adj.

Adversecontraryat variancehostilerebelliouscontumaciousout of harmonyrepugnantoffensivedisagreeableadversenot fitted to further the good of anythingunfavourabledisadvantageouscontraryof an opposite nature

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Twá wiðerrǽde ðing geðeódde Drihten on ðisum cwyde, ðæt sind ymhídignyssa and lustas, ii. 92, 13. Hæfð se yfela gást seofonfealde ungifa, and ða syndan wiðerrǽde mid ealle ðyssum gódum Godes gyfum, Wulfst. 52, 10

wræc-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-síþ, es; m.

travel in a foreign landperegrinationpilgrimageexilebanishmentmiserywretchedness

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Wé synd on ðisse worlde ælþeódige . . . ; for gylte wé wǽron on ðysne wræcsíþ sende, Blickl. Homl. 23, 5. misery, wretchedness Uton gangan ðæt wé bysmrigen bendum fæstne, óðwíton him his wræcsíð, Andr. Kmbl. 2715 ; An. 1360.

earnian

(v.)
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Gyf wé ǽnige bóte gebídan sculan, þonne móte wé þæs tó Gode earnian bet þonne wé ǽr ðison dydon, Wlfst. 157, 3. Wiþ þám þe hé mé healde swá ic earnian wille, Ll.

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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Ðisne regul, ðæt is lífes rihtunge wé áwriton tó dý ðæt wé hine on mynstre healden, 132, 14. a translation of the technical term regularis [Regulares apud compotistas, seu computi ecclesiastici conditores, alii sunt solares, alii lunares.

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wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Of ðises wíngeardes (-eardes, v. l.) cynne de generatione vitis, Lk. Skt. 22, 18. Swá on wíngearde weaxen berigean sicut vitis abundans, Ps. Th. 127, 3. Of wíngearde de vite Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 53.

tó-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdan, p. de.

to make broad,enlarge,extend,make great in size or numberto make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a personto expand,extend,spread out,open wide,distendto extend,spread abroad,diffuse

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Binnan ðǽm feówer hyrnum ðises middangeardes is tóbrǽdd Godes folc sancta ecclesia per quatuor mundi partes dilatata tenditur, Past. 22; Swt. 171, 4. Tóbrǽdde diffusa, i. sparsa, dispersa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 16. intrans.

Linked entry: tó-brédan

BERAN

(v.)
Grammar
BERAN, beoran, ic bere, beore, ðú birest, birst, byrst, he bireþ, byreþ, birþ, byrþ, pl. beraþ; p. ic, he bær, ðú bǽre, pl. bǽron; pp. boren; v. a.

to BEARcarrybringbear or carry a sacrificeofferbear offcarry outextendwearsupportenduresufferferreportareafferreofferredeferreproferreextenderegereretolerareto BEARproducebring forthfacereferreedereparere

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Ðe bǽron byrðena on ðises dæges hǽtan qui portavimus pondus diei et æstus Mt. Bos. 20, 12 : Lk. Bos. 11, 27. Ne bere ge sacc nolite portare sacculum Lk. Bos. 10, 4 : Ex. 22, 13. Him wæs ful boren to him the cup was borne Beo.

molde

(n.)
Grammar
molde, an;

moulddustsandearthgroundearthlandearth

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Ðonne of ðisse moldan men onwecniaþ, deáde of duste árísaþ, Cd. 227; Th. 302, 22; Sat. 604. Ða moldan ðe meolce and hunige fléwþ humum lacte et melle fluentem, Num. 14, 8. Mearh moldan træd the steed trod the ground, Elen.

un-nyt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nyt; adj.

Uselessvainidleunprofitable

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Gehæft mid ðære unnyttan lufe ðisse middangeardes, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 25. Unnytne gefeán, Met. 5, 27. Unnytne andan, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 33. Unnetne, Met. 28, 52.

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wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.
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Ðonne se móna wanaþ, ðonne tácnaþ hé disse worlde wanunge, Blickl. Homl. 17, 24. a lack, want, defect Wanunge defectu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 43

ge-helpan

(v.)
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Ox, 4123. to benefit, do good to, be of use or service to. the object a person Ne ðeacute; nán scíncræft ne gehelppe tó;geánes ðisum Godes dóme, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 26. Hié ðára diégelnesse bet trúwigen ðonne ðǽre hú hié óðerra monna mǽst gehelpen.