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hú

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Gé ne geþenceað . . . hú fela (hú monige, R. quot ) wylegena gé námon, Mt. 16, 9. Gemyne hú mycel yfel þé gelamp, Bl. H. 31, 13: 33, 25: Wand. 30.

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask for ⬩ quærere, requirere, inquirere ⬩ to seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come to ⬩ adire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquo ⬩ to seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invade ⬩ hostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripere ⬩ to seek; go to, visit ⬩ ire, proficisci ⬩ to appoint, dispose, beset ⬩ exigere, disponere

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Hie gesóhton Sennera feld they sought the plains of Shinar, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 22; Gen. 1668; 111; Th. 146, 20; Gen. 2425.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH ⬩ mors

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Gif he man to deáþe gefylle beó he útlah if he fell a man to death let him be an outlaw, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 10: L. C. S. 2; Th. i. 376, 18: Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 10: Boutr. Scrd. 17, 25: 18, 11.

Linked entry: deóþ

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman ⬩ virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Fela fǽmnena many damsels, Exon. 120 b; Th. 462, 8; Hö. 49. Byþ heofena ríce gelíc ðám týn fǽmnum sĭmĭle ĕrit regnum cælōrum dĕcem virgĭnĭbus, Mt. Bos. 25, 1. Onfóþ ðǽm fǽmnum receive the damsels, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 7; Gen. 2471

Linked entry: fémne

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Hí habbaþ cornes swá fela swá hí mǽst récceaþ (réccaþ, MSS. P. S.) they have as much corn as ever they care for, Lchdm. iii. 254, 5 : Wulfst. 132, 21.

wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
wérig, adj.
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Ne forlǽt ðú ðæs blódes tó fela on ǽnne síþ, ðý les se seóca man tó wérig ( exhausted ) weorðe oððe swylte, Lchdm. ii. 208, 19. Wǽgdeóra gehwylc wérig swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 22; Cri. 988. Móyses willa ne áteorode, ac se wériga líchama, Homl.

cneóres

(n.)
Grammar
cneóres, cneórys, cneóris, cneórnis, -ress, e; f.

A generation ⬩ posterity ⬩ race ⬩ tribe ⬩ family; ⬩ generatio ⬩ posteritas ⬩ gens ⬩ tribus ⬩ familia

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Of Cames cneórisse wóc wermǽgþa fela from Ham's family arose many tribes of men 79; Th. 98, 29; Gen. 1637

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)

To cause a person to labour, to cause trouble to a person ⬩ where no good is implied, to harass, vex, afflict, distress ⬩ where a good result is intended, to mortify, chasten ⬩ verberare

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Hine wundra fela swe[n]cte on sunde, Beo. Th. 3024;, B. 1510. Ða werigan gástas ðe mé swenctan and drycton qui me premebant spiritus maligni, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 37. On ðínre hátheortnesse ne swenc mé ne in furore tuo corripias me, Ps. Th. 6, 1.

LÓCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÓCIAN, p. ode

To LOOK ⬩ see ⬩ gaze ⬩ observe ⬩ regard ⬩ take heed ⬩ look (to) ⬩ belong ⬩ pertain

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Óþ hé on ðone æþeling lócude until his eyes fell on the atheling, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Hié lócodan æfter him, Blickl. Homl. 121, 22. Blinde men gehǽlde ðæt hié lócodan healed blind men so that they saw, 173, 28 : Wulfst. 5, 1.

Linked entries: lóc tó

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatness ⬩ honour ⬩ glory ⬩ fame ⬩ a great ⬩ honourable ⬩ glorious action ⬩ a wonderful thing ⬩ mighty work

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Hæbbe ic mǽrþa fela ongunnen, Beo. Th. 821; B. 408: 5284; B. 2645: Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 34; Seef. 84. Ðú hit worhtes eall . . ðeáh ðé nǽnegu nédþearf wǽre ealra ðara mǽrþa thou didst make it all . . though thou didst not need all those mighty works.

etan

to devour ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy

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H. 229, 8. to eatof something: Fela monna ǽton of ðám heofonlican mete on ðám wéstena, Hml. Th. ii. 274, 20. Sittað under ðám fíctreówe and etað of his wæstmum, Bl. H. 239, 7. to provide food for a person (dat.)

ge-freógan

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Se cyng lǽdde fyrde intó Wealan and þǽr gefreóde fela hund manna, Chr. 1081; P. 214, 13. Gefreóge (-frígeð, L.) hine gif hé wile liberet eum si vult eum. Mt. R. 27, 43.

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy ⬩ fiend, devil ⬩ a spoiler, robber ⬩ a warrior

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Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaþena gemót nihtes sóhte (cf. hé (Guthlac ) menigfeald wæl felde and slóh and of mannum heora ǽhta nam, Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 14, 5-6), Exon. Th. 109, 31 ; Gú. 98 .

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

ǽr

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ǽr, adv.

early ⬩ expressing readiness, quickness, soon ⬩ earlier, before ⬩ previously, beforehand ⬩ sooner ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ first

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Fela þing wiste se hálga wer on ǽr, lange ǽr hí gelumpon, Hml.

eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig, eádeg; adj. [eád happiness, prosperity; ig]

Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect ⬩ beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves

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Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect; beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves Se eádega wer the happy man, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 6; Gen. 1476. Se eádga the blessed [man ], 90; Th. 113, 10; Gen. 1885.

Linked entries: eádeg eádga

seonu

(n.)
Grammar
seonu, sionu, senu, sinu, synu; gen. seonwe, sine; weak forms also occur; f.

A sinew ⬩ nerve ⬩ tendon

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Se líchama wæs geboren mid blóde and mid bánum, mid felle and mid sinum, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 19. Árǽran of duste flǽsc and bán, sina and fex, i. 236, 21. On ða sáran sinua, Lchdm. ii. 282, 6. For flǽsc and for bán and for sinuwan, L. Edg.

Linked entry: sinu

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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recommended to the student of Anglo-Saxon. it is, however, difficult to say when the e is long in Anglo-Saxon, but it may be useful to remember, the e is often long before the single consonants l, m, n, r, c, d, f, g, s, t, and þ; as, in hél a heel, félan

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, ⬩ jump, ⬩ dance, ⬩ run

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Hér Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon on wuda and feldon in this year earl Edwin and earl Morcere fled away and went different ways through wood and open country, 1072; Erl. 210, 26.

ge-frédan

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Ðon má ðe mon his, feax mæg gefrédan bútan ðám felle, 139, 21. Sé þe bær líc gefréddan wolde, hé hyt scolde myd barum handum gefrédan, Solil. H. 43, 14. (2 a) to feel a blow, heat, cold, & c. :-- Ðú þás dyntas náht ne gefrétst, Hml.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

wood ⬩ the substance of growing trees ⬩ a tree ⬩ (hewh) wood ⬩ the material obtained from trees ⬩ wood which forms something ⬩ something made of wood ⬩ wood ⬩ wood ⬩ the wood ⬩ woods ⬩ a wood ⬩ wild

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On feldum wudes in campis sylvae, 131, 6. Wæstmas wudes (cf. treówa, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 9) and wyrta. Met. 8, 20. Eofor of wuda aper de sylva, Ps. Spl. Th. 79, 14 : Ps. Th. 67, 27.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu