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sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp, scép, scíp,es; n.

A sheep

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Lambra sceápa agni ovium, Ps. Spl. 113, 6. þreó heorda sceápa tres greges ovium, Gen. 29, 2. Heald míne sceáp (scíp, Rush.: scípo, Lind.) pasce oves meas. Jn. Skt. 21, 17. Ic drífe sceáp míne tó heora leáse, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 11

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bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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.), to attend to a fire, lamp: Hé þá leóhtfatu gýmeleáslícor bétte, Gr. D. 237, 1. Ná bete nán man ꝥ fýr ná læncg þonne man þá hálgunge onginne, Ll. Th. i. 226, 25. Hét bewindan heora fét mid flexe, and fýr under bétan, Hml. S. 4, 393.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Lamb. 11, 7. Seó clǽneste cwén the most chaste woman, Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 26; Cri. 276

Linked entries: cláne cléne

ge-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swícan, ic -swíce, ðú -swícest, -swícst, he -swíceþ. -swícþ, pl. -swícaþ; p. -swác, pl. -swicon; pp. -swicen

To leave offdesiststopceaserest fromturn fromwithdrawrelinquishfaildeceivebetrayintermitteredesisterecessarequiescererequiesceredesererediscedererelinqueredeficerefallereproderewith the genitive with the dative

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Lamb fol. 183 b, 20. Hí ðæs gefeohtes geswicon they stopped the fight, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 29. Ðæs fixnoþes geswícan to cease from fishing, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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Lamb, 6, 7. Ð ám wífum ðe æfter beorþre on sumum stówum swincen, Lchdm. i. 344, 2. [Cf. Ðonne se ufera dǽl ðæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, 332, 9.] <b>II a.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Lamb. 73, 7. Hé getimbrade his háligdóm ædificavit sanctificium suum, 77, 69. Tó ðæs háligdómes dura to the door of the sanctuary, Ex. 21, 6. Tóweard ðam háligdóme toward the sanctuary, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 20.

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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God of ðam láme flǽsc worhte and blód, bán and fell, fex and næglas, Homl. Th. i. 236, 16. a nail, peg Nægl clavus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 10. Nægl paxillum, palum, 116, 27. Nægles epigri vel clavi, i. 39, 63. Nægle cuspide, ii. 21, 24.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Grammar mín, with a noun Mín cnapa líþ on mínum húse lama ... Ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ðú ingange under míne þecene ... Ic cweþe tó mínum þeówe, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 6-9. Hwylc is mín módor and hwylce synt míne gebróðra, 12, 48. Fæder mín! 26, 39.

on-ǽlan

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add: of physical fire or light, to kindle fire, light a lamp Anǽl lígræscas corusca coruscationes, Bl. Gl.

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Lamb. 136, 8. Ða lióð ðe ic wrecca geó lustbǽrlíce song, ic sceal nú heofiende singan. Bt. 2 ; Fox 4, 6 : Met. 2, 3. Ne mæg mon ǽnne wræccan his cræftes beniman, 10, 38. Heó áhredde ða húþe, and tó hám bedrǽf wreccan (the hapless wight?)

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scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Sceóne lambru, Ps. Th. 113, 4, 6. Gimmas swá scýne, Exon. Th. 43, 27; Cri. 695: 219, 1; Ph. 300. Fuglas scýne, 237, 17; Ph. 591. Þurh ða scénan scínendan rícu ðæs Fæder per Patris fulgenti regna paratu , Dóm. L. 18, 294.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Bibeád ic eów ꝥ gé of þám ǽhtum þe ic eów geaf earmra hulpen, Cri. 1603. used absolutely: Gif limlǽweo lama þe forworht wǽre weorðe forlǽten, and hé æfter þám þreó niht áibbe, siþþan man mót hylpan, sé þe wyllen beorgan sáre and sáule, Ll.

DÓN

(v.)
Grammar
DÓN, to dónne; part. dóende, dónde; ic dó, ðú dést, he déþ, pl. dóþ; p. ic, he dyde, ðú dydest, pl.dydon ; impert., pl. dóþ; subj. , pl. dón, dó; p. dyde, pl. dyden; pp. dón, dén

To DO, make, cause agĕre, facĕre

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Dóende [dónde, Lamb.] faciens, Ps. Spt. 102, 6. Eádig ys se þeów, ðe hys hláford hyne gemét ðus dóndne, ðonne he cymþ beātus ille servus, quem cum venĕrit domĭnus ejus, invenĕrit sic facientem, Mt. Bos. 24, 46: Lk. Bos. 12, 43. Ic dó ago, Ælfc.

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Lamb. 104, 41. He gǽþ geond drige stówa ambŭlat per loca arĭda, Mt. Bos. 12, 43: Ps. Th. 65, 5. Se wyrcþ drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] wolcnu it makes dry clouds, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 2; Lchdm. iii. 274, 24.

DREÁM

(n.)
Grammar
DREÁM, es; m.

joy, pleasure, gladness, mirth, rejoicing, rapture, ecstasy, frenzy jubĭlum, lætĭtia, gaudium, delīrium An instrument of music, music, rapturous music, harmony, melody, orgănum = όργανoν, musĭca, concentus, harmŏnia = άρμoνία, modulātio, modus, melōdia = μελωδία, cantus

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Lamb. 136, 2. Sǽde se engel ðæt se dreám wǽre of ðam upplícum werode the angel said that the melody was from the celestial host, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 10: Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 9; Gú. 1290.

geár

(n.)
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Ánes geáres cild oððe lamb anniculus Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 11. Wé ealne þysne geár lifdon mid úres líchoman willan, Bl. H. 35, 37. Án cométa ofer ealne geár sceán, Hml. ii. 300, 32. Se here þǽr sæt .i. geár, Chr. 869; P. 70, 4.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Lamb. 44, 7. Ðæt hé ðoncfull sí stýre him ðæs bebodenan folces contentus sit gubernatione creditae sibi plebis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 372, 33. God sette ǽ ðam folce tó steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L. Eth. ix. 36; Th. i. 348, 14: L. Ælfc.

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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Lamb. 32, 8. Geond alnæ ymbhwyrft in universo orbe Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 14: Homl. Th. i. 76, 27. Se cásere, se ðe eallne ymbhwyrft on his anwealde hæfde, L. Ælfc. C. 2; Th. ii. 342, 22. Ástág ðæt heofonlíce goldhord on ðysne ymbhwyrft, Blickl.

tó-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To tear in two,tear to pieces,tear asunderto tear in two,in pieces,rend material,to give a torn appearance to anythingto serrateto rend,cleave,break asunder that which is hard or bulkyto tear the flesh,rend,bite,woundlacerateto tear asunderpartseparate what has been joinedseverto pull to piecesdestroy the existence of an object, abstract or concreteto destroydissipateto distract the mindTo be different

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Lamb. 77, 13. Stánas tósliten ł tobrocen wéron petrae scissae sunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. figuratively Ðá ic ðære heortan heardnesse mid geornfullícre fandunge tóslát cum cordis duritia studiosis percunctationibus scinditur.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Lamb. 76, 20. to recognise a fact (which is generally stated in a clause beginning with ðæt) Wundra weorc ðíne and sáwle mín oncnáweþ knows that thy works are wonderful Ps. Spl. 138, 13.