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spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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To allure, entice, lure, decoy, attract, urge Spenst illicias, Hpt. Gl. 524, 9. Spones inlicias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 7 : 87, 26. in a good sense, with a preposition marking the direction of aim Ðú spenst (spænst, Cott. MS.) mé on ða mǽstan sprǽce and

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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a pattern, an example, model, resemblance, similitude, parable; norma, exemplum, modellum, similitudo, parabola Ðú bútan býsne, Ælmihtig God, eall geworhtest þing þearle gód [good, MS.] thou, Almighty God, modest all things very good, without a pattern

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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To FORGET, neglect; oblīvisci, neglĭgĕre Hú lange wilt ðú, Drihten, mín forgitan quousque, Dŏmĭne, oblīviscēris me? Ps. Th. 12, 1: 118, 109. Ic forgite oblīviscor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic forgite [MS. forgeite] neglĭgo, 28, 5; Som. 31, 50. Hú lange

Linked entry: for-gietan

ge-leáfa

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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41. Þín geleáfa ( belief in thee ) on úrum móde þurhwunige, Hy

ge-rihtan

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Add: to right, set in order, make clear Gerihte elimavit (itinerarium Petri decem voluminibus digestum luce clarius elimavit, Aid. 27, 21. Cf. elimavit, interpretavit (haec Gregorius per allegoriam luce clarius elimavit. Aid. 13, 31), 76, 82), Wrt. Voc

heonan

afterwardsfrom now

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Add: Heonon hinc, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 225. 3: dehinc, 237, 10. Heonan istinc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 55. local, where there is motion, from this place or spot Mé lǽrdon Rómíne ꝥ ic gewát heonon (from Rome) onweg, Bl. H. 191, 14. Ic heonon nelle fleón fótes trym

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Add: to add one's own action or effort to that of another so as to make it more effectual, to further the action or purpose of Hé his mǽges healp, B. 2698. Uton clypian tó heofonum ꝥ God úre helpe and tóbrýte þisne here, Hml. S. 25, 349. Ic wolde helpan

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Grammar ÁN, m. f. n. Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each,

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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To teach, instruct, educate, to give religious teaching, to preach, to teach a particular tenet or dogma, to enjoin a rule, to exhort, admonish, advise, persuade, suggest Ic lǽre instruo, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 32, 4: erudio, 30; Som. 34, 60. Ic tý oððe

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Great, excellent, distinguished, illustrious, sublime, splendid, celebrated, famous, widely known (of persons or things) Mære clarus, insignis, nobilis, perspicuus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 66: inclytus, 46, 10, 11. Mere weard percrebuit, Ep. Gl. 18b, 10.

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Substitute: to let, permit, allow, suffer. absolute Forlǽt nú þus sine modo (Mt. 3, 15), Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 67. with acc., to suffer an object to be or act Forlǽt hé eów, Mt. 21, 3. Forlét (-leort, L.) hé hine dimisit eum, Mt. 3, 15. Swá hwá swá unþeáwas

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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a demonstrative adjective, the, that. marking an object as before-mentioned or already well-known wilh substantives Se Hǽlend, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 13. Se steorra stód ofer ðǽr ðæt cild wæs, 2, 9. Wæs se engel sprecende tó úres Drihtnes méder, Blickl. Homl.

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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to make great, extend Hig tóbrǽdaþ hyra heálsbǽc and mǽrsiaþ heora reáfa fnadu dilatant philacteria sua, et magnificant fimbrias, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5. to make known, spread the knowledge of anything, declare, proclaim, announce, celebrate Ic mǽrsige insignio

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.
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food, victuals, refection Swǽsende fercula Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 19. Swǽsendo fercula, cibaria 147, 83. Hé þanc gesægde ðá hé gereordod wæs : 'Ðé ðissa swǽsenda Meotud leán forgilde,' Andr. Kmbl. 771; An. 386. Ðæt hí on his hús ne eodon ne

Linked entries: swésende swoese

þider

(adv.)
Grammar
þider, þieder; adv.
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Thither, whither, where motion is expressed or implied. as absolute demonstrative, thither, to that place Ne færst ðú þider ( illuc ), Deut. 1, 37. Ða ðe hine þider lǽddon, Gen. 39, 1. Þyder (ðider, Lind.) faran illuc ire, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 22. Hé com þyder

Linked entry: þyder

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Watchful care, observance, keeping of a command, etc. Ic on lifdagum lustum healde ðínra worda waru vivam et custodiam sermones tuos, Ps. Th. 118, 17. where need for caution is implied, heed, care Ða wiðerwinnan wurdon oferswíðde þurh ðæs gewinne and

Linked entry: wer-genga

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Add: the condition of being fast, stability, fixity. Similar entries v. fæst; I. Hé gekýðð on ðǽre styringe ðára telgena útane ðæt ðǽr ne bið nán fæstnung on ðǽm wyrtruman innan exteriori mobilitate indicat, quod nulla interius radice subsistat, Past

ge-lícnes

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Add: the quality of being like or equal Swá micel gelícnys is on ðyssere Hálgan Ðrynnysse, þæt se Fæder nis ná máre þonne se Sunu on ðǽre godcundnysse, ne se Sunu nis ná máre þonne se Hálga Gást; ne nán heora án nis ná lǽsse þonne eall seó Ðrynnys, Hml

gilpan

(v.)
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Add: to boast. absolute Gelpð jactat Kent. Gl. 1051. Gylpað gramhýdige, þá þín éhtan gloriati sunt qui oderunt te Ps. Th. 73, 4. Ne mót nán preóst beón tó módig ne tó gilpende, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 10. to boast of (gen), Gif þú þæs gilpst, hú ne gilpst

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&