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manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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to bring to mind what ought to be done, to urge upon one what ought to be done, to admonish, exhort, instigate Ðonne manige ic ðæt gé eów álésan of eówrum synnum. Blickl. Homl. 51, 32.

ge-lǽdan

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Th. 373, 31. to bring what affects or acts upon a person Ic brógan tó láðne gelǽde þám þe ic lífes ofonn, Jul. 377. Tó Gúdláces gáste hý gelǽddun frásunga fela, Gú. 159.

ge-mengan

(v.)
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IV a. of sexual intercourse, v. ge-mengness, -mengedness :-- Gif hié tó ungemetlíce hié gemengað on ðǽm hǽmede cum immoderatae admixtioni servientes, Past. 397, 11. to disturb, throw into confusion, mix up.

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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We fóþ nú on ða axunga ðǽr we hí ǽr forléton we will now take up the questions where we before left them, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 44. Féngon Æðelwulfes twegen suna to ríce Æthelwulf&#39;s two sons took to the kingdom, Chr. 855; Erl. 70, 17.

hyrst

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst, e; f.

An ornament a decorationjeweltrappingequipmentarmourimplement

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Hwílum mec áhebbaþ hyrste míne sometimes my trappings [wings] raise me up, 103 a; Th. 390, 1; Rä. 8, 4: 103 b; Th. 392, 16; Rä. 11, 8: Th. 392, 24; Rä. 12, 1.

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Ðonne heó tó hyre hláforde on reste gá, ðonne cweþe heó: 'Up ic gange, ofer ðé stæppe,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 18-26. Ic steppe on grénne græs, Exon. Th. 396, 16; Rä. 16, 5.

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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. ¶ In the following passage the word seems to be masculine :-- Wægn brohte beornas ofer burnan from stæðe heáum, ðæt hý stópan up on óðerne of wǽge, Exon. Th. 405, 6; Rä. 23, 19

þeóh

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh, gen. þeós; dat. þeó; pl. þeóh; gen. þeóna; dat. þeón; n.
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Bind on ðæt winstre þeóh up wið ðæt cennende lim, Lchdm. ii. 328, 22. Þeóh bathma, i. femora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 28. Ðeeoh (ðyóh, lxxiv, 3) bathma, Lchdm. i. lxx, 2. Gif men his ðeóh acen, 78, 23: ii. 66, 4.

Linked entry: þégh

á-fédan

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H. 7. 31. to bring up, nurture Þám gelícost þe sum cyning háte sum wíf dón on carcern, and heó cenne cniht, and sé sý ðǽr áféded oð hé sý twéntigwintre, Wlfst. 3, l. On mínre scóle áféd and gelǽred ( nutritus ), Bt. 3, I; F. 4, 19.

(n.)
Grammar
eá, a river.
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Cymþ ꝥ wæter úp æt ðám ǽwelme, wyrþ ðonne tó bróce, ðonne tó eá, ðonne andlang eá oþ hit wyrþ eft tó sǽ, Bt. 34, 6; F. 140, 20. On twá healfe þǽre é, Chr. 894; P. 87, 22. On ǽgþere healfe eás, 918; P. 100, 6.

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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Fram kincges stáne úp tó holan stáne, C. D. v. in, 2. concave, arched Holum stánum fornicibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 5. deeply excavated or depressed, of a valley, road, &amp;c. Tó ðám holan móre ; andlang ðæs holan móres, C. D. B. ii. 247, 1.

hreám

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Add: cry, clamour Hwæt gemǽnð ꝥ word: 'Þára Sodomotiscra hreám ( clamor) ástáh úp tó heofenum.'

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Reord up ástág ;voices rose high,; Exon. Th. 246, 16; Jul. 62. Æt ealra manna gehwæs múþes reorde ;from the voice of each man's mouth,; Soul Kmbl. 186; Seel. Verc. 93. Herian God háligum reorde, Hy. 3, 58. Heofonríces weard spræc hálgan reorde, Cd.

Linked entry: ge-reord

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise aboveto transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceedtranscendere, transire, exsuperareovercome

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Breóst oferstág brim weallende eorlum óþ exle the boiling sea rose above the breast up to men&#39;s shoulders, Andr. Kmbl. 3146; An. 1576. Eles gecynd is ðæt hé wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan, Homl.

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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S. 6, 88. of temporary occupation, reflex. to take up one's quarters Þá gelógode Benedictus hine sylfne on sumes stýpeles úpflóra in turris superioribus se Benedictus collocavit, Gr. D. 170, 13.

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEEapis

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The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it.

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

segnian

(v.)
Grammar
segnian, sénian ; p. ode.
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to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, to bless, consecrate Se biscop nam hláf and sénode essent manus ad panem benedicendum missuri, Bd. 3, 6 ; S. 528, 15 note.

Linked entries: sénian sægnian

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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Srt. 95, 2. to invoke divine favour upon Þæt ic þé bletsige, Gen. 27, 4. Isaac bletsode hine, 28, 1. Bletsiað (bloedsas, L.) þá ðe eów wiriað, Lk. 6, 28. to speak gratefully of a person Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal hine (St. John) bletsian, Bl.

nídan

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Add: to exercise constraint or compulsion upon one Hié in hátheortnisse néddun (conpulerent) mec, Ps. Srt. ii. 193, 38. Hé nó æt ne cume, ðeáh hiene mon niéde, Past. 59, 10. <b>I a.

hangian

(v.)
Grammar
hangian, p. ode; pp. od

To hang, be suspended, depend

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Manega sind beboda mannum gesette ac hí ealle hangiaþ on ðisum twám wordum many are the commandments appointed to men, but they all depend upon these two sentences, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 21.

Linked entry: hongian