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pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Hire mægþhádes wurð, ðæt synd twelf scillingas be twelf penigon (cf. Se rihtscylling byþ á be .xii. penegum legitimus solidus semper est .xii. denariorum, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: pending

ge-biddan

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Maria hié gebæd to þǽm gebede þe se engel hire tó cwæþ, 145, 23. Heó gebæd hig tó þám pápan, Shrn. 150, 4. Gebide þe þriwa eást, Lch. iii. 60, 15. ꝥ hé é Mid þám paternostre hé sceal hine gebiddan, Hml. S. 12, 262. Heó wæs hié gebiddende, Bl.

on-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de.

to turn (trans.) make a change in position or directionto turn (into another form)to turn, to goto turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.to turn, changeto turn from good to bad, to pervertto turn aside, avertto turn back, reverse (a sentence), revoketo turn (intrans.)

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Hé ne meahte hire mód oncyrran he could not make her change her mind, Exon. Th. 256, 4; Jul. 226. to turn from good to bad, to pervert Ðus ic sóðfæstum mód oncyrre, 264, 13; Jul. 363. Ðæt wé þurh misgedwield mód oncyrren, 262, 2; Jul. 268.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Gl. 55, 18. to regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shun Ǽlc gesceaft onscunaþ ðæt ðæt hire wiðerweard biþ quae sunt adversa, depellit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 4.

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Heó [Hagar] gewát hire hláfordum [Abram and Sara], Cd. 104; Th. 138, 21; Gen. 2295

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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H. 77, 22. marking relative position or order, before, in advance of: Óþre apostolas beóþ sende beforan hire bǽre, Bl. H. 147, 22: 163, 34. Ic sende mínne engel beforan þínre onsýne, sé gerweþ þínne weg beforan þé, 167, 29.

gímen

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Hé ne forlǽte ðá giémenne hira úterran ðearfe exterioris vitae providentiam non relinquat Past. 137, 13.

lang

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genitiuum on langne i. . . seó feórðe declinatio macað hire genitiuum on langne us Ælfc.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Mé sægde ǽr dæt wíf hire wordum selfa, Cd. Th. 160, 11; Gen. 2648.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

FǼMNE

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

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

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Sceal fémne hire freónd geséccan the damsel shall seek her lover, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44. Geseah ic líchoman ðære hálgan Godes fǽmnan vīdi corpus sacræ Deo virgĭnis, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 15, 43: 4. 19; S. 588, 36.

Linked entry: fémne

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOFthe topsummit

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Gif hwylc wíf seteþ hire bearn ofer hróf si mulier aliqua infantem suam super tectum posuerit, L. Ecg. C. 33; Th. ii. 156, 45. Ofer heánne hróf, Beo. Th. 1970; B. 983: 1857; B. 926: 1677; B. 836. Under beorges hróf in the cave, 5504; B. 2755.

hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
hwerfan, hwierfan, hwirfan, hwyrfan; p. de; pp. ed.

to turnrevolvemove aboutgoreturndepartto turnchangeto exchangebarter

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Adame his hyge hwyrfde and his heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan Adam's mind changed, and his heart began to turn to her desire, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 28; Gen. 716.

stígan

(v.)
Grammar
stígan, p. stáh, pl. stigon; pp. stigen.
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To go without implying ascent or descent Seó sunne stígþ on ða dǽglan wegas wid hire uprynæs. Phoebus secreto tramite currum solitos vertit ad ortus, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 26. Of stíges discedite, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 41.

Linked entry: a-stígend

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear.a drop of water from the eye,caused by emotion, generally by griefin plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, afflictioncaused by weakness.a tearlike dropthat which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Eua bær teáras on hire innoþe, Maria brohte ðone écan gefeán eallum middangearde,Blickl. Homl. 3, 12. Tehhero, Rtl. 40, 35. caused by weakness. v. tíran Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon ... wiþ tér, Lchdm. iii. 292, 2.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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On ǽlcere stówe hé is hire emnneáh ge ufan ge neoþon, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 23. ¶ Associated with prepositions : -- Saturnus yfemest wandraþ ofer eallum ufan óþrum steorrum, Met. 24, 24. On ðám ufan stódon scyttan, Nar. 4, 15.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

ge-grípan

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Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl. H. 141, 29. Ic wille gegrípan ꝥ palmtwig, and hit tó eorþan áfyllan, 151, 15. Nim swá mycel swá þú mid þrím fingron gegrípan mæge, Lch. i. 230, 11.

hǽlend

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Hire sweostor gesæt big Hǽlendes fótum, 67, 27: Sat. 382: An. 574: Kr. 25. Lazarus sæt mid Hǽlende, Bl. H. 67, 36. Didimus mid hondum Hǽlend genóm, Sae. 544. ¶ with other titles of the Deity :-- Úre Drihten Hǽlend . . . wæs Hǽlend Críst, Bl.

FLEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓN, flión, to fleónne, fliónne; part. fleónde, fliónde; ic fleó, ðú flíhst, flýhst, he flíhþ, flýhþ, pl. fleóþ, flióþ, flýþ; p. ic, he fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen.

To FLEEescapeavoidfŭgĕreeffŭgĕrevītāreto put to flightroutconquerfŭgārevincĕreTo fly as with wingsvŏlāre

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Th. 93, 14. to put to flight, rout, conquer; fŭgāre, vincĕre Hundteóntig eówer fleóþ hira tyn þúsendu your hundred shall put to flight their ten thousands, Lev. 26, 8. v. intrans. To fly as with wings; vŏlāre Ic fleó vŏlo, Ælfc.

ge-férrǽden

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Hé forsieh ðá geferrǽddene (-rǽdenne, v. l.) óðerra engla and hira líf socialem angelorum vitam despiciens, in, 23. Geféra, geféra, gemyne ꝥ ðú úre geférrǽdenne tó longe ne oferbrec, Ors. 5, 12 ; S. 242, 7.

lǽran

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Monige wíse láreówas winnað mid hira ðeáwum wið ðá bebodu ðe hí mid wordum lǽrað quod verbis praedicant, moribus impugnant Past. 29, 22.