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on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceiveto perceive, seeto perceive by hearingto perceive, feel (pain, etc. )to feel, be of opinion, judgeto know, hear of, find outto perceive, understandto recognise, know,to take a person or thing to be what it really isto recognise a fact or circumstance,to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Leóde ongéton, ðæt ðǽr Drihten cwom, Cd. Th. 183, 12; Exod. 90. Hé wolde ðæt hé on ðon ongeáte, ðæt ðæt mon ne wæs, se ðe him ætýwde, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 25. Ic wundrige hwí ðú ne mǽge ongitan, ðæt ðú eart nú git swíðe gesélig, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 34.

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Sceáwa þǽr nú dúst, and drýge bán, þǽr þǽr þú ǽr gesáwe æfter flǽsclicre gecynde fægre leomu on tó seónne, Bl.

ge-sceaft

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(l a) creation in respect to this world only, the (created) world :-- Gif se man gesihð Godes leóht, þonne bið þæt gesceaft swíðe nearu geðúht, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 7.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Cf. 1 a Of ðám mynstre geðugon æðele biscopas þurh Martines láre gehwilcum leódum there was an ample crop of noble bishops from the monastery through Martin's teaching for every people, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 24

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Wæs se fruma egeslic leódum on lande, B. 2310. Wé þé willað ferigen tó þám lande þǽr þé lust myneð tó gesécanne, An. 294. Seó æftre Ethiopia land and leódgeard beligeð úton, Gen. 229. Créca land, El. 250. Þec landa gehwilc herige, Dan. 376.

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Leóht lyftedoras bræc the light burst through the aerial dwellings, Cd. 155 ; Th. 193, 24; Exod. 251. to press, force, urge; urgere Lufian hine fyrwet bræc lulianan desire urged him to love Juliana, Exon. 66 a; Th. 244, 14; Jul. 27: Salm.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Similar entries v. spell-boda I, god-spell Brimmanna boda ábeód eft ongeán, sege ðínum leódum miccle láþre spell give them a much less pleasant message Byrht. Th. 133, 15; By. 50.

Linked entry: spel

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Uton biddan leóht æt úrum Drihtne, Hml. Th. i. 158, 26. with clause Hé bæd æt Gode þæt hé móste fandian Ióbes, Hml. Th. i. 6, 10. with the person for whom request is made, (I) given by dat. with construction of III. 1 Wé ús forgifnessa (or acc. ?)

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Is leódum wén orleghwíle 5813; B. 2910: Exon. Th. 384, 16; Rä. 4, 28. Mé ðæs wén nǽfre forbirsteþ, ðe ic gefeán hæbbe 236, 1; Ph. 567. Him wæs béga wén Beo. Th. 3751; B. 1873. Weán on wénum in expectation of misery, Cd.

Linked entry: wéna

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, &#39;the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Cúþ is ðæt se áwyrgda gást is heáfod ealra unrihtwísra dǽda, swylce unrihtwíse syndon deófles leomo it is known that the accursed spirit is the source of all unrighteous deeds, as also unrighteous men are members of the devil, Blickl. Homl. 33, 7.

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Gode is his folc swýþe leóf, Bl. H. 45, 19, 35: 47, 21.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Lǽddon þá leóde láðne gewinnan tó carcerne, An. 1251. Lǽde hine tó Róme, Ll. Th. i. 264, 8. Hét hé niman þone eorl and tó Bæbbaburh lǽdan, Chr. 1095; P. 231, 27. In þone láðan lég lǽdan, Gú. 567.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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Hí lǽddon Loth and leóda gód, súðmonna sinc, Gen. 2016. Hé þǽr mycel gód tó gegaderode, Chr. 1065; P. 191, 24. (4 a) in pl., goods :-- Ne gold ne seolfor ne þínra góda nán . . . ne þín boldwela ne nán þára góda þe þú iú áhtest, Seel. 58-60.

hǽþen

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Ꝥ man crístene menn of earde ne sylle húru on hǽðene leóde, Ll. Th. i. 304, 16. ¶ the part put for the whole :-- Þurl. hǽðene hand, Ap. 60. (a a) used specially of the Scandinavian invaders of England v. (c), <b> B. II.

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Ðæt leóht gewát the light vanished, Elen. Kmbl. 188; El. 94. Gif he gewíte ér ðonne hia if he depart before she does, Th. Chart. 465, 30.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Hé of stánclife burnan leódum lǽdde on leófne þanc, Ps. Th. 135, 17. on þance pleasing, agreeable, grateful, cf. thín thionost is im an thanke, Hél. 118 : O. H.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

ge-hwilc

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. :-- Þegna gehwylc þínra leóda, B. 1673. Monna gehwilc þǽre cneórisse, Gen. 2317. Wihta gehwilce deóra and fugla deáðlég nimeð, Cri. 982. (d 3) as antecedent Monna gehwilc þe wið his waldend winnan ongynneð, Gen. 297.

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Wæs þæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne . . . hú se gúðsceaða Geáta leóde hýnde, 2318: 2948. in dependence on nouns of meaning akin to the verbs mentioned in Ðis is seó gerǽdnyss hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal, Ll. Th. i. 258, 2.

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Bidde ic míne arceð and ealle míne leódð., Ꝥ hý ealle neódfulle beón ymbe Godes gerihta ǽlc on his ende þe heom betǽht is, Cht. E. 230, 15. Hæsten hergode on his ríce þone ilcan ende þe his cumpæder healdan sceolde, Chr. 894; P. 87, 1.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK vivus, vivax

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Abraham leófa, ne sleah ðín ágen bearn, ac ðú cwicne abregd cniht of áde, eaforan ðínne beloved Abraham, slay not thine own child, but take thou the boy, thy son, alive from the pile, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 19; Gen. 2914: Beo.