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tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ðonne heó (the wife) leng týman ne mæg, geswícan hí hǽmedes, Homl. Th. ii. 94, 5.

Drihten-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
Drihten-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

According to the Lord, by the Lord secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno

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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9

Linked entry: Dryhten-líce

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

swelgere

(n.)
Grammar
swelgere, es; m.
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A glutton Ic ne eom swá micel swelgere ðæt icealle cynn metta on ánre gereordinge etan mǽge non sum tam vorax, ut omnia genera ciborum in una refectione edere possim, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 35

Linked entry: swelgend

brytnian

(v.)
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Þás suǽsenda se reogolward brytniæ swǽ hígum mǽst réd sié, Cht. Th. 460, 37. Brytnian inpendere, i. donare, An. Ox. 7, 3. Brytniende dispertiens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 73. Wæs brytnod inpendebatur, 44, 65. Add

in-fyrde

(n.)
Grammar
in-fyrde, es; n.
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Andlang díces tó infyrde á be mǽre on Temese; andlang Temese, C.D. vi. 84, 19. On ðá rǽwe; of ðǽre reáwe on Temese, on ðæt infyrde; andlang Temese, v. 275, 21

Linked entry: -fyrde

ge-cnáwan

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sweotole ongitan, ꝥ ǽlc mon ðæs wilnaþ, ꝥ hé mæge ꝥ héhste gód begitan, ðǽr hí hit gecnáwan mihtan, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 35.

ádlian

(v.)
Grammar
ádlian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To ailto be sickto languishægrotarelanguere

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To ail, to be sick, to languish; ægrotare, languere Ðæt se ylca biscop án ádliende mæden gebiddende gehǽlde ut idem episcopus puellam languentem orando sanaverit, Bd. 5, 3; S. 615, 35. Ic ádlige langueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 46

éðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éðelíce, adv.

Easilyfacĭlĭter

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Ðæt ðú mǽge cumon éðelícost that thou mayest most easily come, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 17

mód-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-snotor, -snottor; adj.

Prudent of mindwisesagacious

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In mæðle módsnottera, 79a; Th. 295, 31; Crä. 41: 100a; Th. 374, 19; Seel. Ex. 128. Módsnotra, Soul Kmbl. 249; Seel. Verc. 128

ge-híwodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-híwodlíce, adv.
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Formally, apparently Ealle naman mǽst teóð genitivum: amicus illius his freónd . . . Hí magon eác sume beón geðeódde datiuo gehíwodlíce : amicus illi est hé is him freónd . . .

Linked entry: -híwodlíce

á-gifan

(v.)
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</b> to restore to a previous condition His mægn þone tóbrocenan calic þǽre ǽrran gesynto eft ágeaf, Gr. D. 50, 2. <b>III a.</b> </b>

út-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lende, adj.

Foreignstrangenot native

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mǽnde be his feóndum ǽgðer ge inlendum ge útlendum, Ps. Th. 2, arg

Linked entry: út-lenda

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Ic ánne ánlépne ne mæg geþencean I cannot remember a single one, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 18; Hat. MS. Ðæt he ne mæg ende geþencean that he cannot consider his end, Beo. Th. 3473; B. 1734. Gif he hit geþencan can if he can consider it, Salm.

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Manymuchmultummultamany thingsmuchverymultamultumin primiscum maxĭmeso many ... astot ... quot

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Bos. 6, 34. so many ... as; tot ... quot Ic ne mæg swá fela [gefón], swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan non possum tot căpĕre, quot possum vendĕre, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 27

æt-berstan

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Ic ne mæg þám Almihtigan ætberstan on lífe oþþe on deáðe, Hml. S. 25, 100. to escape, be safe from danger, evil, &amp;c. with dat. Ne mæg nán ætberstan þám gemǽnelican deáðe, Hml. A. 54, 105.

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú hí to Criste belimpaþ he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search

hider

(adv.)
Grammar
hider, adv.

Hither

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Ne mæg hió hider ne ðider sígan ðé swíðor ðe hió symle dyde it cannot decline to one side or the other more than it ever did, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 328; Met. 20, 164. Sume hyder sume ðyder some on one side, some on the other, Elen. Kmbl. 1093; El. 548

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

ge-bǽran

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mæg mon earmlícor gebǽran þonne mon hine underþeóde his flǽsce, 31, 1 ; F. 114, 23. Add: —