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rúme

(adv.)
Grammar
rúme, adv.

widely, far and wide,liberally, extensively, amply, abundantly, in a high degreeplainly, clearlywithout contraction, in full

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Ne willaþ rúmor unc landriht heora, 114, 27; Gen. 1910. Wes ðissum leódum árfæst gif ðé Alwalda scirian wille ðæt ðú rúmor ( more liberally than now is in your power(?)

Linked entry: rúm-heort

CÝÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÝÞ, cýþþ,e; f.

knowledge notitia, cognitio, scientia relation, relationship, KITHfamiliaritas, munusa known land, native country, region, situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio

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On heora ágenre cýþþe in their own country, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 11. Eorlas on cýþþe men in the country, Andr. Kmbl. 1467; An. 735. Cniht of cýþþe a boy from his country, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 15; Gen. 2800.

Linked entry: cýððu

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Ælþeódige bisceopas sýn ðoncfulle ( contenti ) heora gæstlíþnesse and feorme, S. 573, 3. Scottas wǽron ðancfulle ( contenti ) heora gemǽrum, 5, 23; S. 646, 36. v. un-þancful[l]

be-niman

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Binumni adempta, binumini (-e) ablata, Txts. 42, 102, 104. with dat. of person, acc. of thing Hé heora feorh him benam interfecit eos, Jud. 8, 21.

carian

(v.)
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Restan hý mid heora ealdrum þe embe hý carien cum senioribus, qui super eos solliciti sint, pausent, 47, 8. to take care, pains, thought, with a clause Hé carað dæges and nihtes þæt his feoh gehealden sý; hé gýmð grǽdelíce his gafoles, Hml.

ge-cnǽwe

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Hí feóllon tó his fótum áfyrhte, gecnǽwe heora gyltes (cf. wǽron andettende ꝥ hí gegylt hæfdon se deliquisse confessi sunt Gr. D. 127, 17), Hml. Th. ii. 168, 7. Hí þǽr wunedon, gecnǽwe heora synna, Hml.

sǽd

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add: what is sown: in pl. kinds of seeds .iii. æceras geerian on heora ágenre hwíle and mid heora ágenan sǽda gesáwan, C. D. iv. 306, 28.

bealcettan

(v.)
Grammar
bealcettan, belcettan, bealcan ; p. te ; pp. ted

To belchuttersend forthemiteructaredicereemittere

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Bealcetteþ heorte mín word gód eructat cor meum verbum bonum, Ps. Spl. 44, 1. Bealcettaþ weleras míne lofsang eructabunt labia mea hymnum, Ps. Spl. 118, 171

cunnian

(v.)
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Hí woldon cunnian heora mihte on þæs cáseres fyrde ǽr þám þe hig féngon tó sibbe, Jud. Thw. 162, 31. Þá apostolas hine létan heora seódas beran ꝥ hié woldan mid þon his gítsunga cunnian, Bl. H. 69, 12.

floterian

(v.)
Grammar
floterian, flotorian; p. ode; pp. od

To FLUTTERbe disquieted or troubledbe carried by the wavesfluctuārefluctibus ferri

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To FLUTTER, be disquieted or troubled, be carried by the waves; fluctuāre, fluctibus ferri Ðín heorte floteraþ on gýtsunge thy heart flutters or is disquieted with covetousness; cor tuum fluctuat avārĭtia, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 28.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Heora ealde þeáwas onscunian and forlǽtan priscis abdicare moribus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 35. Nis ná tó onsceonienne seó sóðe gecyrrednys non est rejicienda vera conversio L. Ecg.

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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Heorte mín and flǽsc hyhtaþ georne on ðone lifgendan Drihten cor meum et caro mea exultaverunt in Dominum vivum, 83, 2. Hé hyhte tó mé in me speravit, 91, 14.

Linked entry: hihtan

á-blinnan

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Hé beheóld ðone heorot, and áblan his ǽhtan, Hml. S. 30, 39. with a clause Ne áblinnan wé ðæt wé Gode cwémon, Bl. H. 47, 10. with a prep. On ðám seofoðan dæge áblan Drihten fram ǽlcum weorce, Wlfst. 210, 25.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

sweard

(n.)
Grammar
sweard, es; m. (?)
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Sweard cutis, rib costa, heorte cor, ii. 16, 54-6. Swearth cater, 103, 22. Suge sweard vistula, 124, 1. Swearð catrum, 13, 52

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Kmbl. 2852; An. 1428. to scatter, destroy Hé hí on heora fácne fæste tódrífeþ in malitiis eorum disperdet illos Dominus, Ps. Th. 93, 22.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

fóre-settan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set beforeproposeshutclose inpræpōnĕrepropōnĕrepræclūdĕre

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To set before, propose, shut, close in; præpōnĕre, propōnĕre, præclūdĕre Hí ða ylcan Eald-Seaxan næfdon ágenne cyning, ac ealdormen wǽron heora þeóde fóresette non hăbent rēgem iidem antīqui Saxŏnes, sed satrăpas suæ genti præpŏsĭtos, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624

reccend-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
reccend-dóm, es; m.
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Ús ( priests ) befæst is seó gýming Godes folces and se recenddóm heora sáwla, L. E. I. 1; Th. ii. 402, 10. Be ðære byrðenne ðæs reccenddómes (reccen-, Cott. MSS.) de pondere regiminis, Past. 3, tit. ; Swt. 33, 4. Recendómes, 17, 7; Swt. 119, 4.

ge-yflian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yflian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to injureto become ill

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Næs heora neáta nán geyfelad jumenta eorum non sunt minorata, Ps. Th. 106, 37. Mið fræceðo geyfled contumelia adfectos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 6. to become ill Hine geyflade he fell sick, Th. Chart. 272, 29.

Linked entry: yfelian

tang

(n.)
Grammar
tang, e; tange, an; f.

A pair of tongs

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Hí woldon mé glæccan mid heora byrnendum tangum, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 1, 5. Hí fýrene tangan him on handa hæfdon, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 42

Linked entry: ísen-tanga

unriht-wrigels

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wrigels, es; n.

A veil of error

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A veil of error Hié wǽron stǽnenre heortan and blindre, ðæt hié ðæt ongeotan ne cúðan, ðæt hié ðǽr gehýrdon, ne ðæt oncnáwan ne mihton, ðæt hié ðǽr gesáwon; ac God áfyrde him ðæt unrihtwrigels (cf. ðone unrihtan wrigels, Wulfst. 252, 4) of heora heortan