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FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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Lamb. 8, 4. Sum mæg fingrum hearpan stirgan one can awaken the harp with fingers, Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 6; Cri. 668: Beo. Th. 3015; B. 1505

Linked entry: fincer

líget

(n.)
Grammar
líget, es; m. n.: lígetu, e; f.

Lightning

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Lamb. 17, 15. Lígetta [lýgyttu, MS. C.] fulgura, Ps. Spl. 134, 7. Hé gemanigfealdode his lígeta fulgura multiplicavit, Ps. Th. 17, 14. Légite, Ps. Surt. ii. 197, 34

Linked entry: légetu

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flower ⬩ flos

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Lamb. 102, 15. Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínra [minre MS.] sóþfæst blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps. Th. 131, 19.

Linked entry: blóstm

boh

(n.)
Grammar
boh, bog, es; m. [bogen bent; pp. of búgan to bow, bend]

Anything curved or bent ⬩ the arm, shoulder ⬩ armus ⬩ humerus, lacertus ⬩ the arm of a tree, a BOUGH, branch ⬩ ramus, stipes, palmes ⬩ a branch of a family, offspring, progeny ⬩ propago ⬩ the bow of a ship ⬩ armus ⬩ armus ⬩ shoulder, bow of a ship ⬩ the shoulder, haunch ⬩ the shoulder of an animal

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Lamb. 79, 12. a branch of a family, offspring, progeny; propago Tyddrung oððe boh propago, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 49

Linked entry: bog

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to support ⬩ sustain ⬩ supponere

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Lamb. 36, 24

Linked entry: under-wriðian

for-weornian

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry up ⬩ wither away ⬩ fade ⬩ grow old ⬩ rot ⬩ decay ⬩ marcescĕre ⬩ sĕnescĕre ⬩ tābescĕre

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To dry up, wither away, fade, grow old, rot, decay; marcescĕre, sĕnescĕre, tābescĕre Eal forweornast, lámes gelícnes thou art all rotting, image of clay! Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 8; Seel. 18.

Linked entries: for-wurnian weornian

DWELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELIAN, dweligan, dweoligan, dwalian, dwolian, dwoligan; part. dweliende, dweligende; ic dwelige, ðú dwelast, he dwelaþ, pl. dweliaþ, dweligaþ, dweligeaþ; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre ⬩ To lead into error, mislead, deceive ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre

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Lamb. 106, 40. Wæs ðæt dweligende sceáp ongeán fered the wandering sheep was brought back, Homl. Th. i. 340, 4.

Linked entries: dwalian dweoligan dwolian ge-dwelian

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To call ⬩ name ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ call forth ⬩ provoke ⬩ incite ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ invocare ⬩ provocare ⬩ incitare

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Lamb. 114, 2. He gecýgde me invocavit me, Ps. Spl. 88, 26. Hine hí gecýgdon eum provocaverunt, Ps. Spl. 77, 4. Ða to yrre beóþ gecígde they shall be provoked to anger, Ps. Th. 7, 7. Folc gecýgde naman ðíne populus incitavit nomen tuum, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-cégan ge-cíaþ ge-cýgan

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy ⬩ to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) ⬩ to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Lamb. 104, 38. Hé álýseþ þearfan ðæt him se welega ne mæg wiht onsittan liberavit pauperem a potente, Ps. Th. 71, 12. (with a different prefix, cf. O. H.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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Lamb. 84, 14: 118, 133: Wulfst. 247, 2. Gelǽd mé on stige ðǽr ic stæpe míne on ðínum bebodum brýce hæbbe deduc me in semitam mandatorum tuorum, Ps. Th. 118, 33. <b>I a.

swigian

(v.)
Grammar
swigian, sweogian, sweowian, swugian, swuwian, sugian, suwian; p. ode.
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.: suwa, Lamb.) ðú ne sileas, Ps. Spl. Surt. 38, 17. Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.) ðú ne taceas, Ps. Th. Surt. 82, 1. Ne swiga (swyga, Spl.: swuga, Th.). . . ne suga ne sileas . . . ne taceas, Ps. Lamb. 27, 1. Ne swuga, Ps. Spl. 34, 25.

Linked entries: sugian suwian sweogian swugian

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morning ⬩ dilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Lamb. 29, 6: Gen. 32, 22. Ðæt leóht, ðe we hátaþ dægréd, cymþ of ðære sunnan the light, which we call dawn, cometh from the sun, Bd. de nat. retum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 29; Lchdm. iii. 234, 29. Ic gá út on dægrǽd exeo dilūcŭlo, Coll. Monast.

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Lamb. 105, 22. Wæs heora sum ðám óðrum egeslícra one of them was more dreadful than the others, Bd. 5, 13; S. 033, 3. Daga egeslícast most terrible of days, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 20; Cri. 1022

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Lamb. 63, 6: Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon , Nar. 22, 18. Ðæt hý scotien rihtheortan, Ps. Spl. 10, 2. Hí unscyldige mid bogan scotian þenceaþ ut sagittent immaculatum, Ps. Th. 63, 3.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

trymness

(n.)
Grammar
trymness, trymeness, e ; f.
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Lamb. ) in eorðan in heánissum munta, Ps. Surt. 71, 16. a strengthening, a confirmation, of a statement, agreement, etc. Trymnes confirmatio, assertio. Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 27. Tó trymnisse testamento. Rtl. 191, 33. Trymnessum adstipulationibus, Wrt.

Linked entry: trymeness

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagle ⬩ aquĭla

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Lamb. 102, 5. Earnes brid an eagle's young, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 7; Ph. 235. Earnes mearh an eagle's marrow, Lchdm. iii. 14, 24. Se wonna hrefn fela earne secgan the dark raven [shall] say much to the eagle, Beo.

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Lamb. 120, 3. Slǽpeþ (slépeþ, Ps. Surt. ) obdormiet, Ps. Th. 120, 4. tó slǽpe ; wulfes heáfod lege under pyle; se unhála slǽpeþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 18. Gif gé slǽpaþ (slépaþ, Ps. Surt. ), Ps. Th. 67, 13. Slépes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 46.

Linked entry: slépan

swefen

(n.)
Grammar
swefen, swefn, es; n.
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Lamb. 131, 4. a dream Hé rehte him his swefen ( somnium ) and bæd, ðæt hig him sǽdon, hwæt ðæt swefen beheóld, Gen. 41, 8. Him wearð on slǽpe swefen ætýwed, Cd. Th. 247, 13 ; Dan. 496. Swefn, 257, 7; Dan. 654.

Linked entry: swefn

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be against ⬩ be hostile ⬩ to strive ⬩ struggle ⬩ dispute ⬩ to resist ⬩ oppose ⬩ to make hostile ⬩ provoke ⬩ to become provoked

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Lamb. 34, 19. Ða wiðrigendan (wiðriende, Ps. Spl.) mé adversantes mihi, 3, 8. to strive with, against (wiþ, ongeán), struggle, dispute Ic wiðerige controuersor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 219, 9.

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