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gleáwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwe, adv.

Wiselyprudentlywell

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Ðæt byþ secga gehwam snytru on frymðe, ðæt he Godes egesan gleáwe healde initium sapientiæ timor Domini, 110, 7: 142, 11. Gleáwast, 118, 99

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lieligfalsehood

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Ic ðé tó sóþe secgan wille, nelle ic lyge fremman, 67 b; Th. 250, 27; Jul. 133. Mán on móde, in múþe lyge, 80 b; Th. 302, 13; Fä, 35

be-foran

Grammar
be-foran, <b>A. I</b> 1 a.
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II</b>. add :-- Hí secgað beforan fela þinga, swá hit æfter ágǽð. Gr. D. 296, 21. of rank Swá micle swá se bið beforan ðe on ðǽm stóle sitt ðǽm óðrum ðe ðǽr ymb stondað, Past. 435, 27

for-leógan

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to accuse falsely, bear false witness against: Ic nelle secgan unsoð on me sylfe, ꝥ ic wið þé ne syngie, gif ic mé sylfe forleóge, Hml. S. 12, 196. Se cniht hine sylfne forleáh, 208.

ge-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lífedlíce, adv.
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Hé his ǽrenddracan onsende, and him secgan hét ꝥ hé geornor wolde sibbe wið hiene þonne gewinn. Se ealdormon geliéfedlíce mid sibbe þára ǽrenda anféng, 3, 1; S. 96, 19

ge-rihtreccan

Grammar
ge-rihtreccan, Substitute: To shew rightly, demonstrate, v. reccan; III. 6
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Ic þé meg secgan þæt ic eom seó gesceádwísnes ðínes módes, þe ðé wið sprecð, and ic eom seó racu ðe mé onhagað ðé tó gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú

hlóþ

preya gang

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Swylt ealle fornóm secga hlóðe and hine sylfne mid . . .xxx and feówere . . . mid hláford, Jul. 676

gedwǽs-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gedwǽs-mann, es; m.
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A silly, foolish person Secgað sume gedwæsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 29.

scortness

(n.)
Grammar
scortness, e ; f.
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As. 168, 117. a short account, an epitome (cf. a brief, and v. scortlíce, ) Manega synd gyt coniunctiones, ðe wé ne mágon nú secgan on ðissere sceortnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 44 ; Zup. 266, 8.

lár-spell

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Se mæssepreóst sceal mannum mid rihte bodian þone sóðan geleáfan and him lárspel secgan, Ll. Th. ii. 384, 25. Add

mis-faran

Grammar
mis-faran, <b>; I.</b>
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secgað sume menn ꝥ him sceole gelimpan swá swá him gesceapen wæs and geset æt fruman, and ne magon forbúgan ꝥ hí misfaran ne sceolan. Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224.

þanc-word

(n.)
Grammar
þanc-word, es; n.
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A word of thanks Swá scríþende hweorfaþ gleómen, þearfe secgaþ, þoncword sprecaþ, simle sumne gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 32; Víd. 137

lendenu

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Láreówas ús secgað þ on þám lendenum is þæs líchaman gálnyss, Hml. A. 17, 95. Begyrd sweord ðín ymb lendna [lendynu, Ps. Cam. : lendan ( = lendna), Ps. Srt.] accingere gladium luum circa femor, Ps. Vos. 44, 4

flet

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Ic on flette mæg ríncum secgan naman þára wihta, Rä. 43, 5: Víd. 3. Ic seah in heall, þǽr hæleð druncon, on flet beran wudutreów, 56, 2: 57, 12: B. 1647: 1036. Hé mid fǽmnan on flet gǽð, 2034: 2054.

leás-spell

(n.)
Grammar
leás-spell, es; n.

fictionfable

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Be swylcum menn leásspell secgaþ de qualibus fabulæ ferunt, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 26

wóma

(n.)
Grammar
wóma, an ; m.

Soundnoise

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secgan ongan swefnes wóman. Cd. Th. 249, 33; Dan. 539. Hebban herebýman hlúdan stefnum, wuldres wóman, 183, 31 ; Exod. 100. Ær ðú gúðe fremme, wíges wóman, Andr. Kmbl. 2709 ; An. 1357. Wíges wómum. Exon. Th. 277, 5 ; Jul. 576

ge-hírsumnes

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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumnes</b> in Dict. and add: obedience Getíðige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, and eów gehýrsumnysse ꝥ gé ðá láre áwendon tó weorcum, Hml. A. 12, 310.

wiþ-sacan

Grammar
wiþ-sacan, <b>. I.</b>
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A. 157, 135. add: (4 a) with a negative clause Þú wást ꝥ ic ne wiðsace ꝥ ic sylf ne forfare, ac ic nelle secgan unsóð on mé sylfe, Hml. S. 12, 194. Þá wiðsóc hé, ꝥ hé hit náteshwón underfón nolde quem cum suscipere ille renueret, Gr.

or-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
or-gete, gyte, -geate; adj.

To be perceived, manifest

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Ic eów secgan mæg sóþ orgete, 1702 ; An. 853. Ðú meaht geseón orgete on mínre sídan swátge wunde, Exon. Th. 89, 17 ; Cri. 1458

Linked entries: -gete or-gyte

searu-þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-þancol, adj.
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Ðe ( which ) secgas searoþoncle seaxe delfaþ, 427, 26; Rä. 41, 97. Gesǽton searuþancle sundor tó rúne, Andr. Kmbl. 2323; An. 1163. Mon ǽnig searoþoncelra, Judth. Thw. 26, 17; Jud. 331