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hreówsian

(v.)
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Ðǽt mód innan hreówsað ðæs unnyttes þe se líchoma ǽr dyde magis intus quod fecimus, dolemus, Past. 259, 23. Ðæt mód ðæs hreówsað, 415, 27.

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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Hit is áwriten ðætte úre Hǽlend wurde beaftan his méder and his mágum. Past. 385, 20. add: (a) weorþan æt to be at something; cf. (b 2) Þá wurdon hí æt sprǽce, oþ ꝥ Dúnstán rehte be Sancte Eádmunde, Hml. S. 32, 4.

(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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Wé willaþ ðæt ðú ús dó swá hwæt swá wé biddaþ (cf. wyt magon, v. 39), Mk. Skt. 10, 35. plural Hwí fæste wé (woe, Lind.)? Mt. Kmbl. 9, 14. Wé þonne synt ðe fylgeaþ it is we that follow, Blickl. Homl. 81, 33. Wé men sculon, Exon.

Linked entry: ús

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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Uton faran and geáhnian ús þæt land, for þan þe wé magon mid mihte hit bigitan, Num. 13, 31. Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl. H. 105, 12.

sóþlíce

(adv.)

Truly, reallycertainlyverilyNowthenforautemecceenimergonamvero

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Swýþe sóþlíce (with great truth) wé mágon geþencan, ðæt hit biþ deáþes ylding swíðor ðonne lífes, 59, 31. Ic sóðlíce meahte ongitan, Exon. Th. 313, 24; Mód. 5.

Linked entry: sóþ-líc

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often see

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Ðínum mágum lǽf folc and ríce leave to thy kinsmen people and power. Beo. Th. 2361; B. 1178. Ðonne him forþsíð gebyrige gýme his hláford ðæs hé lǽfe when his death happens, let his lord take charge of what he leaves, L. R.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

leóma

(n.)
Grammar
leóma, an; m.

Lightradiancesheensplendourlightningray

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Seó sunne byþ swá feorr súþ ágán ðæt hyre leóman ne mágon tó ðam lande gerǽcan the sun is gone so far south, that its rays cannot reach that land, Lchdm. iii. 260, 10: Cd. 148; Th. 184, 25; Exod. 112. Leóman fulgura, Hymn. T. P. 73: Ps.

ge-trymman

(v.)
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ge-trymman, -trymian, -trymigan, -tremman; he -trymmeþ, -trymþ; p. -trymde, -trymede; pp. -trymed, -trymmed, -trymd.

to confirmstrengthenencourageestablishfoundset in order arrangedraw upfirmāreconfirmāremūnīreconfortārehortārifundāreinstruĕreTo grow stronggain strengthrecoverconvălescĕre

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Ða ðé mágon getrymian [getrymigan, MS. Bod.] which may encourage thee, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 27. Ic getrymme ofer ðé eágan míne firmābo sŭper te ŏcŭlos meos, Ps. Lamb. 31, 8: Ps. Th. 74, 3. Getrymmeþ rihtwíse Drihten confirmat justos Dŏmĭnus, Ps.

Linked entries: trymman ge-tremman

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Menn mágon cépan be ðæs mónan bleó hwylc weder toweard byþ men may observe by the moon's colour what weather is at hand, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 9; Lchdm. iii. 268, 5.

Linked entries: bleó blió

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Beóþ mycele eorþan styrunga geond stówa terræ motus magni erunt per loca, 21, 11. Geond eorþan throughout the earth, Beo.Th. 538; B. 266: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 10; Sat. 644. Geond gehwilce weras viritim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 5.

be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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Hig mǽrlíce þæt líc behwurfon mid miclum wópe celebrantes exequias planctu magno, Gen. 50, 10. Þá wíf behwurfon hire líc oþ ꝥ heó bebyrged wæs, Hml. S. 10, 270. Ǽlc preósta æfter forðsíðe georne behweorfe and ne geþafige ǽnig unnit æt þám líce, Ll.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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I. 106, 17. to foresee, have knowledge of the future Wé sculon ús ondrǽdan ðone endenéxtan dæg, þone þe wé ne magon nǽfre foresceáwian, Hml.

ge-neósian

(v.)
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Send þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne, þæt þá embgange ealle þás ceastre þæt ne magen geneósian for þǽm fýre, Bl. H. 245, 30. Geneo[sian] adisse, i. uisitasse (parodisi delitias), An. Ox. 1954.

ge-sceádwís

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Gescédwíse (-sceád-, v.l.) menn ne magon ongietan ðæt hit belimpe tó nytwyrðlicre ðearfe, Past. 281, II. Se engel hine cýdde þám gesceádwísum Iudéiscum ðe Godes ǽcúðon, Hml.

ge-dafenian

(v.)
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Swylces módes wer má gedafonade (-dafen-, v. l. beón tó bysceope gehálgad (ꝥ hé wǽre tó bisceope gehálgod, v. l.) þonne hé cyning wǽre a man of such a disposition was more suited to be consecrated a bishop than to be a king ; talis anirni uirum episcopum magis

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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Getídige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, Hml. A. 12, 309. to grant, bestow (with acc. of object granted and dat. of person) Crístes deáð getíðað ús þæt éce líf, Hml. Th. ii. 240, 20.

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Add: of material or its quality. soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure Wé habbað hrepunge þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 32. Wæter wolde wíde tóscríðan wác and hnesce, Met. 20, 93.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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H. 24, 18. (20) with complement :-- Hé wæs hæfd and wéned fram mannum mycelre árfæstnysse magnae aestimationis habebatur, Gr. D. 326, 24. Add Mé sceamað nú þæt ic wénde þæs ðe hyt næs I am ashamed that I supposed what was not, Solil.

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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begeat swíðe mycelne sceatt of his mannan ðǽr he mihte ǽnige teale tó habban oððe mid rihte oððe elles where, rightly or otherwise, he could advance any claim to what he exacted, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 11. an excuse, a defence Míne gebróðra, hwilcere tale máge