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for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Eálá þú forcúðost manna, 12, 197. of human actions or qualities Hwæt segst ðú ꝥ sié forcúþre ðonne sió ungesceádwísnes?, Bt. 36, 6; F. 180, 31.

ge-segen

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Þurh swylcra manna gesewenan gefán, 60, 14. Mid gesegenum þára fremdra tǽlnesse, Guth. Gr. 102, 32. Ne gelýfde ic ǽniges monnes gesegenum swá fela wundorlicra þinga non crediderim cuiquam esse tot prodigia, Nar. 2, 10

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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To tear to pieces, wrench asunder, dislocate. literal Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga, ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte, listum tólúcan, Beo. Th. 1566; B. 781.

Linked entry: lúcan

áscian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Mon sceal sprecan ásciende, Past. 185, 9. with acc. of person addressed, to question, interrogate His rihta dóm áhsað ( interrogat ) manna bearn. Se ylca Drihten áhsað rihtwíse and unrihtwíse, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6.

Linked entry: áhsian

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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to bring into existence by construction or elaboration. to construct, frame, fashion Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra godahús and anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and guton, Hml. S. 29, 181.

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Th. 370, 22. in the less favourable sense Gif se Godes þeów nelle ðære cyrican on riht þeówian ðæt hé ðonne mid lǽwedum mannum onfó ðæs heardestan þeówdómes, Blickl. Homl. 49, 5.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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On ðære fíftan fléringe wæs ðæra manna wunung gelógod, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 10: Homl. Th. i. 536, 16. Wununge contubernio, habitaculo, Hpt. Gl. 468, 63. Tó móderlícum wununge ł bósme ad maternum gremium, 504, 12.

Linked entry: wunian

of-teón

(v.)
Grammar
of-teón, pp. -togen and -tigen.

to withdrawto take away what a person has, deprive a person of anythingto withhold, keep back, deny a person anythingabstrahere

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Gehelp ðû earmra manna mid ðam dǽle ðe ðú ðé sylfum oftíhst, i. 180, 12. For synnum oftíhþ se Ælmihtiga Wealdend hwílon mannum bigleofan, ii. 462, 21. Gif wê Godes láre eów ofteóþ, 554, 18.

of-sleán

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Gif hine mon ofsleá, licgge hé orgilde, 60, 14: 286, 14, Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes, and hé weorðe þǽr ofslegen, ne sié hé (the slayer) ná mansleges seyldig, 50, 19.

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Wé sceolon earmra manna helpan we ought to help poor people, 442, 14. Helpa fovere, Rtl. 122, 37

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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Earmra manna gehelpan ðe sylfe nabbaþ and ðæra myhta nabbaþ ðæt hié wyrcen mágon, L. E. I. 3, Th. ii. 404, 22. Hí heora nabbaþ má ðonne hí heora habban, Bt. 26, 1;Fox 90, 19. Ðonne ðú hæfdest ðæt ðú noldest oððe næfdest ðæt ðú woldest, Fox 90, 31.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

neósan

(v.)
Grammar
neósan, p. de (?) with gen. acc. or clause.

to search outfind out by enquiryto seekvisitto seek with hostile intent

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Word áres oft neósendes (ðín), 175, 6; Gú. 1190. to seek with hostile intent (cf. sécan) Wyrm yrre cwom fiónda niósan, láðra manna, Beo. Th. 5336; B. 2671

pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
pæþ, paþ, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Manna paþ semita, deúra paþ callis, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 41-42. Pæþ semita, 80, 37. Wegleás pæþ invium, 53, 61. Pæþ callis, iter pecudum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 58. Paþ callis, 14, 10. Paat, 103, 48. Andlang oxna pæþes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 215, 10.

Linked entry: paþ

hund-twelftig

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Cómon tó ðám hálgan hundtwelftig manna, mislíce geuntrumode, Hml. S. 21, 318. with units Hundtwelftig scíra hé hie. de and seofon scíra, Hml. A. 92, 6. as adjective. alone Hé bodode húru hundtwelftigum wintrum, Wlfst. 206, 8. Mid . c.xx.

fús

readyeager

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Hýðweard gearo, sé þe ǽr lange tíd leófra manna fús æt færoðe feor wlátode, B. 1916

ofer-cuman

(v.)

to overcome, vanquish, subdueto come upon, reach, obtain

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Nánne ne sparedon cwicera manna ðe hié ofercuman mihton spared none that they could come up with Judth. Thw. 24, 41; Jud. 235. His geféran ðý ofercumendan wóle pestilentia superveniente fordilgode wǽron, Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 26

be-faran

(v.)
Grammar
be-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faran; v. trans. [be, faran to go]

To go roundto travel throughgo all overto traverseto gomarchencompassto surroundperagrarecircumvenire

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To go round, to travel through, go all over, to traverse, to go, march, encompass, to surround; peragrare, circumvenire Ne befaraþ ge Israhéla burga ǽrðan ðe mannes sunu cume ye shall not go over the cities of the Israelites before the son of man come

Linked entry: be-féran

metsian

(v.)
Grammar
metsian, p. ode.

to feedto furnish with provisions

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Th. 43, 13. to furnish with provisions Heora ǽlc férde tó his castele and ðone mannoden and metsoden swá hig betst mihton each of them went to his castle and manned and provisioned it as well as ever they could, Chr. 1087; Erl. 224, 16.

Linked entries: metian ge-metsian

munuc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
munuc-líc, adj.

Monastic

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Hé heóld his munelíce ingehýd swá ðeáh betwux mannum he preserved the habit of mind which he had when a monk though mixing with men, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 13. On munuclícum hádum in monachico habitu, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 21

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Is eallum mannum nédþearf and nytlíc ðæt hié heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan, Blickl. Homl. 109, 25. Behóflíc ł nédþarf necessarius, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 11, 3. Án is nédþarf ł behóflíc unum est necessarium, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 42.