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full-secgan

(v.)
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Hé fulsǽde his síð him eallum, Hml. S. 4, 284

líc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
líc-stów, e ; f.
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A place of burial Hé mé sǽde ꝥ se biscop him forgǽfe lícstówe in his cyrcan episcopus locum in ecclesia praebuit, in quo sepeliri debuisset, Gr. D. 340, 35

ge-métan

(v.)
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ðý forcúþra, gif gemétaþ, Bt. 27, 2 ; F. 98, 16.

fóster-módor

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His fóstormóder ( nutrix ) áne wæs him fylgende, for þon þe heó hine swýðe geornlíce lufode, Gr. D. 96, 20: 152, 28. Fóstermóder, Hml. A. 171, 49. fig. Sió fóstermódur ǽlces cræftes virtutum nutrix, Past. 215, 23.

steóran

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
steóran, stióran, (and with umlaut) stiéran, stéran, stíran, stýran; p. de.
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God wolde stýran ðære nytennyse Cúðberhtes, and ásende án cild, ðæt hit his dyslícan plegan wíslíce ðreáde, Homl.

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beo wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit

anda

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Þurh his swefn hig hine hatedon and hæfdon andan tó him haec causa somniorum invidiae et odii fomitem ministravit, Gen. 37, 8. Forlǽt ðæt ðú næbbe tó óðres mannes góde andan, Prov.

floterian

(v.)

to flutter

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cómon mid floteriendum eágum for ðǽre micclan angsumnysse, 23, 153

ge-met

(adj.)
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ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, properaptus, congruus, conveniens

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Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem fit, Beo. Th. 1379; B. 687: 6107; B. 3057. Ðæt hit gemet wǽre that it were fit, Ps. Th. 143, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

on-sendan

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Ðætte him wæs onsended mid tô diélgianne hira synna quod acceperant, ut possent delere peccata, Past. 429, 15. Add Þâ þe hine forð onsendon ofer ŷðe, B. 45. <b>IIa.

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Eall þæt manncynnes elles wæs, eall hit ádranc, Wlfst. 10, 13. Ꝥ man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, sí hit Ymbrenfæsten, sí hit Lengctenfæsten, sí hit elles óðer fæsten, Ll. Th. i. 368, 22. Elles óðre fæstena healde man, 308, 18.

ge-beácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beácnian, -bécnian, -bícnian; p. ode; pp. od [ge, and beácnian to beckon]

To point outindicatemake signsindĭcārenuntiāreinnuere

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Gebécnadon feder his innuebant patri ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 62

Linked entries: ge-bécnend ge-bícnian

folc-néd

(n.)
Grammar
folc-néd, e; f.

A people's needpŏpŭli necessĭtas

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A people's need; pŏpŭli necessĭtas Him wísode wolcen unlytel daga ǽghwylce, swá hit Drihten hét; and him ealle niht, óðer beácen, fýres leórna, folcnéde heóld a large cloud directed them every day, as the Lord commanded it; and to them all night, another

hux-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hux-, husc-líc; adj.

Ignominiousscorninsult

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Ðá þuhte him tó huxlíc ðæt hé híran sceolde ǽnigum hláforde it seemed to him too ignominious to obey any lord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 36. Ðá þuhte ðam heáhgeréfan huxlíc ðæt heó óðerne tealde tóforan his gebyrdum, Homl. Swt. 7, 24

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, an; m.

will, the faculty of willingwill, purpose, design, commandwill, determination, resolutionintention, purpose, desire to actwill, desire, wishpleasure, delightwill, dispositionwill, accord, consent, pleasureGer. meinetwillenwill, one's own way

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His heorte ongann wendan tó hire willan, Cd. Th. 44, 30 ; Gen. 717. Hié ðæs ðone willan næfdon, ðæt hié heora noman hié benámon, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 94, 7 : Cd. Th. 36, 9; Gen. 569. forléton ðone willan tó agenne. Homl. Th. i. 394, 5.

mán

(adj.)
Grammar
mán, adj.
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Þá oðswóran hié mid þǽm bismerlicestan áðe þæt hié him nǽfre on fultume nǽre, þéh þá áðas wǽren neár máne (or sbst.?] þonne sóðe turpissimam rupti foederis labem adcumulavere perjurio, Ors. 4, 3 ; S. 162, 12.

gædeling

A kinsman, relative

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His gædelinges (uncle's)gúðgewǽdu, B. 2617. Gewát him se góda mid his gædelingum, B. 2949. Geþenc . . . hwá þá gyfe sealde gingum gædelingum (Shadrach, &amp;c.), Dan. 422

heago-rún

(n.)
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heago-rún, e; f.

A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy

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A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy Hú mambres ontýnde ða drýlícan bec his bréðer iamnes and him geopenude ða heagorúne ðæs deófelgildes his bróður aperuit mambres libros magicos fratris sui iamnis et fecit nicromantiam et eduxit ab inferis

Linked entry: rún

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

honourgloryrankdignitymagnificencerespectreverencehonordignitasgloriamagnificentiahonestasreverentiakindnessfavourmercypitybenefitusehelpgratiafavormisericordiabeneficiumauxiliumpropertypossessionsan estatelandecclesiastical livingbeneficebonapossessionesfundusbeneficium

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Se ðe sitte on his áre on lífe he who lives on his property during life, L. Eth. iii. 14; Th. i. 298, 9: L. Eth. vi. 4; Th. i. 316, 1, 3.

Linked entry: árra

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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Ðonne sceal se scrift hine áhsian be ðǽm ðe hé him andettaþ, hú ða þing gedón wǽron, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 10. His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá hé ðonne on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ, 36; Th. ii. 432, 37: Homl. Th. ii. 94, 9.