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spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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Icel. sverða, eggja spor, dólg-spor a wound) Lǽtaþ hý láþra leána hleótan þurh wǽpnes spor ( by a wound ), Exon. Th. 280, 2; Jul. 623: Andr. Kmbl. 2362; An. 1182. Bealubenne, lícwunde spor, Cd.

LÓCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÓCIAN, p. ode

To LOOKseegazeobserveregardtake heedlook (to)belongpertain

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Lóciaþ nú ðæt ðiós eówru leáf ne weorðe óðrum monnum tó biswice videte, ne forte hæc licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis, Past. 59, 6; Swt. 451, 32. Fore cyningum ðǽr hig eágum on lócian in conspectu regum, Ps. Th. 118, 46.

Linked entries: lóc

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Th. i. 432, 16. where the idea of fortification is at least not prominent, a town, city Burh municipium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 8. Sió burg Siracusas, 84, 33.

ge-swinc

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Hæig-werde gebyreð ꝥ man his geswinces leán gecnáwe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 12.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Hé wæs swíþe gefylled mid unþeáwum, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 23: Leás. 17. Gefylled full mid gyfe referta plena gratia, Hy. S. 112, 11.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Grammar teón, with acc. to go a journey Ǽghwylcum ðara ðe mid Beówulfe brimláde leáh, Beo. Th. 2107; B. 1051: 2669; B. 1332. Yldran ússe tugon tongne síð, Exon.

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Rǽdaþ sume men ða leásan gesetnysse some men read the false composition, Homl. Th. ii. 332, 22: i. 358, 14. Israhél syngode and ða gesetnisse gewemde peccāvit Israel et prævārĭcātus est pactum meum, Jos. 7, 11.

Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.
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Bede's statement of the cures worked on those who were bitten by snakes through the application of water in which scrapings from the leaves of Irish books were put, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 36-39), Lchdm. ii. 110, 15.

Linked entries: Sceottas Scot-land

grund

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Ox. 1942. the furthest point reached by the root Gif ðú áwyrtwalast of ðínum móde ðá leásan gesǽlþa and þá of átíhst oð ðone grund, Bt. 23; F. 80, 1. Hé hét áceorfan on grund heom heora tungan of eorum linguas abscidi radicitus fecit, Gr.

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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Leápas hole (c?)orbes cauatos Germ. 396, 146. having a cavity or depression in the surface Holan beorges burna, C. D. i. 317, 19. Mín þegn funde wæter in ánum holan stáne ( in lapide concauo ), Nar. 8, 3. Fram kincges stáne úp tó holan stáne, C.

in-geþanc

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Ic wolde ꝥ ðú wendest þín ingeþanc from þám leásum gesǽlþum deflecte in adversum mentis intuitum, 33, 3; F. 126, 5. Hit bið getǽsed on ðæt ingeðonc in intimis tangitur, Past. 297, 18. Ingeþanc precordia, i. intima, An. Ox. 3566.

openlíce

(adv.)
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Gif hwá on leásre gewitnesse openlíce (without any concealment of the fact) stande, Ll. Th. i. 398, 11.

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þéh þe hié him leána tó þǽre díéde wénden, Ors. 5, 2; S. 218, 18

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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For þínum gódan willan ... ða leán eallra þínra gódena weorca, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 14-16. Þurh þíne æðelan hand, Hy. 7, 5.

ge-hergian

(v.)
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D. 182, 7. (3 a) to lead captive to a place :-- Hé wæs gehergod tó Sirian lande, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 6. ¶ gehergod captive :-- Hæftlingc oððe gehergod captivus Ælfc. Gr. 179, 4. Se heáfodman þæs gehergodan folces, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 41.

gíme-líst

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Take here <b>gýme-leást</b> in Dict., and add: the not taking proper care of, carelessness with. Cf. gíman; 4 For ðǽre giémeléste his hǽlo per negligentiam suae salutis Past. 463, 3. Be speres gýmeleáste of carelessness with a spear Ll.

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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Kmbl. 77; Leas. 40 : Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 21; Crä. 88 : Ps. Th. 64, 4 : Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 1; Ph. 382. Ðonne hine man to gewitnysse gecýsþ when he is chosen as witness, L. Edg. S. 6; Th. i. 274, 15.

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Kmbl. 60 ; Leás. 32. Hit gebyraþ ðæt hé weaxe and ðæt ic wanige illum oportet crescere, me autem minui, Jn. Skt. 3, 30. Wanige his weorðscipe, L. Ath. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 23. Gesihð hé ða dómas wonian and wendan of woruldryhte, ða hé gesette, Exon.

Linked entry: a-wanian

lufu

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Sybbe healdan, gǽstlice lufu, Leás. 39. strong feeling, passion, affection Sé þe nú gehæft sié mid ðǽre unnyttan lufe þisse middangeardes quos fallax ligat terrenis habitans libido menteis, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 25.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Ádl þurhwunigende languor perseuerans, 153, 17. to continue in a place, with a person, to remain, not to leave Ic þurhwunode ( perseveravi ) on ðam munte feówertig daga and feówertig nihta, Deut. 9, 9.