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be-singan

(v.)
Grammar
be-singan, p. -sang, -song, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

to enchant, charm, bewail ⬩ deplorare

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To utter enchantments, to enchant, charm, bewail; excantare incantationibus, deplorare Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 9. Besing enchant Herb. 93, 2; Lchdm. i. 202, 13.

bóc-fel

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Wrít þis on swá langum bócfelle ꝥ hit mæge befón útan ꝥ heáfod, Lch. iii. 66, 7. Bócfellum pitaciolis, i. membranulis, An. Ox. 4570. Add

hand-stoc

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Ymbe þæt útan þe þæs scapularæs handstoca áteóriað, 20. Handstocu mid godewebbum gestefnede manicę sericis clauatę, An. Ox. 5321: 2, 452 : 3, 373: 8, 375. Handstocan (-e, Hpt. Gl. 525, 6) manicas, 5240

Linked entry: stocc

mán

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Uton forbúgan mán and morðor, 188, 14. Mán pro nefas, An. Ox. 53, 27. Synt mán ( nequitiae ) on heora wunungum, Ps. L. 54, 16. Mánu flagitia, Scint. 88, 15. Hwǽr syndon úre godas þe swylcra mána gyrnen swilce hiora wǽron, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 29. Add

líþan

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Þá wæs heofones smyltnes tósliten, þǽre þe wé ǽr úton leoþon (liþon, v. l.) Add: —

gíman

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Is ðǽm lǽce swíðe geornlíce tó giémanne ðæt hé . . . studet qui medetur, ut . . . 28.

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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Noe ásende út ǽnne hremn se hremn fleáh ðá út and nolde eft ongeán cirran Noe dimisit corvum, qui egrediebatur et non revertebatur, Gen. 8, 7.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive after ⬩ to ⬩ towards ⬩ to strive to do

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Ðæt ðá weras hígien (hígigen, v.1.) tó máran byrðene ut viros magna exerceant. Past. 178, 17. wiþ (gen.): Hé hígað wið ðæs ðæt hé wolde hú hé eallum monnum wunderlicost dúhte satagit ut mirabilis cunctis innotescat, Past. 463, 36.

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add :-- Ðá ridon his men tó and tugon út ðæt spic of Æðelsiges húse, C.D. iii. 291, 16. <b>III 2.</b> add :-- Hé ofslóg Tetricum for þý þe hé hí him teáh tó anwalde, Ors. 6, 26; S. 276, 23. <b>III 3.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Synd þrý porticas emb ða ciricean útan geworhte, and ða ealle fægere ufan oferworhte and oferhrýfde, Blickl. Homl. 125, 23

wé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince

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Uton wé ealle wynsumian on Drihten, wé ðe his ǽriste mǽrsiaþ, 91, 8 : Getíþa ús ðæt ðe wé ðé ætforan ágyltan . . . anue nobis ut quê (qui has been glossed) te coram deliquimus. . ., Hymn. Surt. 124, 30: Exon.

Linked entry: ús

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Sóna hraþe ðæs ðe hé biscop geworden wæs mox ut ipse pontificatus officio functus est 2, 1; S. 501, 34. Sóna ðæt him bet wæs nec mora, melius habere coepit 3, 13; S. 539, 6.

Linked entry: be-sóne

be-standan

(v.)
Grammar
be-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand by or near, to stand around, surround, to stand on or upon, occupy, detain ⬩ adstare, circumstare, circumdare, detinere

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Ðá bestódon ða Iudeas hyne útan circumdederunt ergo eum Judæi, Jn. Bos. 10, 24: Byrht. Th. 133, 51; By. 68. Ahrede me æt ðám ðe me habbaþ útan bestanden redime me a circumdantibus me, Ps. Th. 31, 8.

Linked entry: be-stód

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go round ⬩ a circular course ⬩ to go about, in the neighbourhood of ⬩ to go about, through

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to go round a circular course Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 6. an object Hí útan ymbgáð ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl. C. 58, 16. to go about, in the neighbourhood of.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likeness ⬩ image ⬩ resemblance ⬩ similitudo ⬩ imago ⬩ a parable ⬩ proverb ⬩ parabola ⬩ proverbium

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He cwæþ, 'Uton gewyrcean mannan to úre gelícnysse.' And he worhte ðá Adam to his anlícnysse. On hwilcum dǽle hæfþ se man Godes anlícnysse on him?

irnan

(v.)
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Gif mon blóde áne út yrne . . . oþþe gif mon for roppes untrumnysse út yrne, 170, 20-22. to discharge a liquid On ðone yrnendan mór, C.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burn ⬩ ardent ⬩ vehement

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For þæs fýres bryne eall se feld born, Nar. 23, 27, Ðet ne byrnan ut non ardeant (vestimenta ), Kent. Gl. 164.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

tǽlende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
tǽlende, adj.

prone to blame, censorious ⬩ slanderous, backbiting

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Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse and wið twysprǽcnysse caveamus nobis a vituperatione et a biloquio, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31. slanderous, backbiting Ða aefstigan men and ða tǽlendan, Blickl. Homl. 65, 10

ge-þancol

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Utan beón geþancole úre ágenre þearfe. Wlfst. 127, 27

brúcan

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Wæs þæt folc þæs micclan welan ungemetlíce brúcende bonis male utens , Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 8. Brúccendurn utentibus, Rtl. 98, 12. (1 a) to use clothes, wear :-- Hé wyllenia hrægla breác, Shrn. 93, 7: 94, 28.