myntan
to mean ⬩ intend ⬩ purpose ⬩ determine ⬩ to think ⬩ suppose
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Mynte ic hié háton yflian I had a mind to order them to be punished, Nar. 25, 27. Heó hí mynte for hý tó abbudissan gesettan abbatissam eam pro se facere disposuerat, Bd. 5, 3; 616, 19. Hé mynte hine sleán, Blickl. Homl. 223, 7, 9, 11, 16.
weorþan
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(b 2) Þá wurdon hí æt sprǽce, oþ ꝥ Dúnstán rehte be Sancte Eádmunde, Hml. S. 32, 4. (bl) :-- Eft hé gehwearf tó him selfum, and wearð on his ágenum gewitte, Past. 273, 15. Þ hús fǽrlíce eall on fýre wearð. Hml. S. 26, 230.
ge-bícnian
to beckon ⬩ nod ⬩ innuĕre ⬩ to point out ⬩ shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ betoken ⬩ indĭcāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ portendĕre
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Hí gebícniaþ sum þing niwes they betoken something new. Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 23; Lchdm. iii. 272, 7. Pirrus gebícnede eft hú him se sige gelícode Pyrrhus afterwards shewed how the victory pleased him, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 35.
Linked entry: ge-býcnian
Sunnan-niht
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-Ǽlcum gesinhíwum gebyreþ ðæt hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte (nocte diei Dominici), L. Ecg. P. ii. 21; Th. ii. 190, 18. His líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht . . . and hé árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl.
Linked entry: Wódnes-niht
swician
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</b> add :-- Nú swicað se deófol dígollíce embe ús hú hé þurh leahtras forlǽre ðá crístenan, and tó mislicum synnun heora mód áwende, Hml. S. 16, 220. Hwí woldest ðú swician on ðínum ágenum?
wacol
Watchful ⬩ vigilant
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Ðes and ðeós wacole (-ele) hic et haec vigil, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 8; Zup. 39, 3. Ða ðe cariaþ mid wacelum móde hú hí óðra manna sáwla Gode gestrýnan, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 2. Gewinn wið ðone wacolan feónd, 560, 28. Wacele (-ole) beón on gódum weorcum, Homl.
blíþe-mód
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Add:, of gladsome mind Þú blíðmód bidde, ꝥ hí (the saints) þé þingian tó þeódne, Dóm. L. 36, 23. of kindly mind, kindly disposed Hí cwǽdon ꝥ hí ealle him swíðe blíðemóde wǽron . . .
rihtan
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add: to put right, put into a proper condition Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . oððe hús gódian, rihtan and weoxian, Angl. ix. 262, 18. Add Hé riht (reht, v. l. ) and rǽt callum gesceaftum, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 25.
tíþian
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(d α ) with acc. of person :-- Hé bæd hí ꝥ hí him bisceop onsende ... Hí hine lustlíce tíþedon, Bd. 3, 3; Sch. 199, 17
swá
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Homl. 247, 1. and add Sægde him mon ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum man earmlíce áswolten swá ꝥ hé hine sylfne áwyrde, Bl. H. 219, 12. Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán ; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte, Hml. S. 31, 154: 32, 207.
æt-gebicgan
To buy for himself ⬩ emere
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To buy for himself; emere He hí æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4
ciric-mǽrsung
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Ic wylle eów cýðan ymbe cyricmǽrsunge, þæt gé understandan magan hú man cyrican weorþian scyle þe Gode tó wurðmynte gehálgod bið, Wlfst, 277, 10
egeslíce
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Add: horribly Hé egeslíce hweós, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7. Þǽr manna líc lágon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 211. Þá wyrhtan tótǽron hí sylfe and egeslíce grymetedon, 6, 197
réce-leás
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Bútan geþylde and þeáwfæstnysse wé yrsiað . . . and lythwón þencað hú wé sceolon æt Gode miltsunge begitan nú wé swá réceleáse syndon and swá réþe ús betwýnan, Hml. S. 28, 141. Add
heáge
High
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Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31
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tó-wiðere
Against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in opposition to
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Against. with dat. in reply to Hú mæg ic andsware findan wráþum tówiþere, Exon. Th. 12, 13; Cri. 185. with acc. in opposition to Wíg tówiþre, 341, 20; Gn. Ex. 129
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sorgian
to care ⬩ be anxious ⬩ feel anxiety or care ⬩ absolute ⬩ to sorrow ⬩ grieve ⬩ be sorry ⬩ for, on ⬩ absolute ⬩ to be anxious; to sorrow
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Hí lyt sorgodon hwylc him ðæt edleán æfter wurde, Andr.
be-sittan
to sit round, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumdare, cingere, obsidere ⬩ to be in session, to hold sessions ⬩ to posess ⬩ considere, ⬩ possidere
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Gif he ðæs mægenes ne hæbbe ðæt he hine inne besitte if he have not sufficient power that he may besiege him within, L.
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ge-freoðian
To protect ⬩ guard ⬩ free ⬩ keep
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Se ðe his ánum her feore gefreoðade he who here protected only his life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 32; Gú. 413. Gefreoða hyre protect it [the soul], Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 61.
Linked entry: ge-friðian
æt-fleón
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Add: absolute, to escape, flee away Ðá óðre ætflugon, Hml. S. 25, 294: Chr. 1056; P. 186, 31. Hé ofslóh þá þe ætfleón ne mihton, 1068 ; P. 203, 26. Fleón hé mæg, ac hé ætfleón ne mæg. Ap.