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líft

(n.)
Grammar
líft, lýft

a grantallowance

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a grant, allowance Ús bóceras beteran secgaþ lengran lýft wynna learned men tell us of a better and longer grant of joys, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 24; Exod. 531

Linked entry: lýft

flǽsc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
flǽsc-líc, adj.

Fleshlycarnalcarnălis

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Hwæt gódes mágan we secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas what good shall we say of the fleshly vices? Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 25: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 43: Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 153, 17

for-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorpan, p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; subj. p. -wurpe, pl. -wurpen; pp. -worpen

To castcast awayrejectjăcĕreprojĭcĕrerepellĕre

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Mæg secgan se ðe wyle sóþ sprecan ðæt he gúþgewǽdu forwurpe he who will speak the truth can say that he cast away his armour [war-garments ], Beo. Th. 5736; B. 2872. Hwí forwurpe ðú me oððe forhwí útaþýgdest ðú me quāre- repŭlisti me? Ps. Lamb. 42, 2

eáhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eáhtan, éhtan, iehtan.

to observe, judge observāre, æstimāre, reputāre To watch any one, pursue, persecute persĕqui

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to observe, judge; observāre, æstimāre, reputāre We mágon eáhtan and sóþe secgan ðæt we may judge and soothly say that, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 34; Cri. 1550.

Linked entry: éhtan

sund-búend

(n.)
Grammar
sund-búend, es; m.
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Ðæs ðe ǽfre sundbúend ( men ) secgan hýrdon, Exon. Th. 5, 22; Cri. 73. Ðæt ásecgan sundbúendum, 14, 19; Cri. 221

un-gestæððig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gestæððig, adj.

Inconstantunstable

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Ðam ungestæþþegan and ðam gálan ðú miht secgan ðæt hí biþ gelícra unstillum fugelum ðonne gemetfæstum monnum levis atque inconstans studia permutat? nihil ab avibus differt, 37, 4; Fox 192, 22.

bláwung

inflation

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Similar entries v. bláwan, I. 1 Ðǽra winda naman and bláwunge (-a, v. l.) wé mihton secgan, Lch. iii. 276, 2. blowing of a trumpet. Similar entries v. bláwan, II. 2 Hwæt is se hreám búton ðǽra engla bláwung?, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 21.

gim-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
gim-wyrhta, an; m.

A worker in gemsjeweller

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A worker in gems, jeweller Ðás gymwyrhtan secgaþ ðæt hí nǽfre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton the jewellers say that they never met with such precious jewels, Homl. Th. i. 64, 9

helan

to conceal from

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Sió heá lár is betere manegum monnum tó helanne, and feáwum tó secganne, Past. 459, 9. with preps, to conceal from (wiþ, fram): Ðonne hí he[o]lað (the o is written above the line) from monnum (hominibiis occultando) ðæt hí secggan scoldon, and secgað

feorh-ádl

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Full oft þá sweltendan men on heora feorhádle secgað beforan fela þinga swá hit æfter ágǽþ plerumque morientes multa praedicunt, Gr. D. 296, 21. Hé læg on his feorhádle and hit wæs swíðe neáh hís lífes ænde ad extreme, vitae veniens, 314, 3. Add:

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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A band of retainers (v. ge-neát; I a) Swylt ealle fornóm secga hlóðe and hine sylfne (Heliseus, who is described as æðeles cynnes ríce geréfa, 18) mid . . . hý helle sóhton.

óleccere

(n.)
Grammar
óleccere, es; m.

A flatterer

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Hé geliéfþ ðæt hé suelc síe suelce hé gehiérþ ðæt his ólicceras secgaþ ðæt hé síe, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111. ll

leásung

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Hí tieligeað ðæt hié ne sculen leásunga secgan ( falsa dicere ), Past. 237, 8. vain or foolish speech Leásung famfaluca Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 75. deceitful action Gereónung, leásung factio, mendacium An. Ox. 2243.

wlæclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wlæclíce, adv.

Lukewarmly

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For hwon segdes ðú Æcgbrihte swá gémeleáslíce and swá wlæclíce (tam negligenter ac tepide) ða ðing, ðe ic bebeád him tó secganne, Bd. 5, 9; M. 410, 33

ge-hlot

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Cf. ge-hleótan; 3 Sweotollíce ús gedyde tó wittane Alexander hwelce þá hǣðnan godas sindon tó weorþianne; ꝥ hit swíþor is of þ ára biscepa gehlote (from what the priest determine stall be said) and of heora gewyrde ꝥ ꝥ hie secgað þonne of þára goda mihte

fǽr-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-níþ, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas

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A sudden or pernicious hostility, mischief; pernĭciōsa hostīlĭtas Sorh is me to secganne hwæt Grendel hafaþ fǽrníða gefremed it is sorrow for me to say what sudden mischiefs Grendel has perpetrated, Beo. Th. 956; B. 476

ge-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fýsan, p. -fýsde; pp. -fýsed

To make readycause to hasten

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Secgas wǽron síðes gefýsde the men were ready for the journey [cf. síðes fús, B. 1475], Elen. Kmbl. 520; El. 260

cweþan

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cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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Cf. secgan; II 2.: sprecan; III c. Swá cwæð eardstapa ... winemǽga hryre, Wand. 6

wæstmbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
wæstmbǽrness, e; f.

Fruitfulness, fertility, produktivity

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Hí héton secgan ðysses landes wæstmbǽrnysse ( insulae fertilitatem ), Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 15: Homl. Th. i. 286, 19.

on-gemang

(adv.)

Among

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. :-- Gif wé Sanctus Paulus láre sume ongemong secgaþ if we introduce some of St. Paul's teaching, 40; Swt. 291, 13. Gif wé Æfneres dǽda sume hér ongemong secgaþ, Swt. 295, 13

Linked entry: ge-mang