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steór-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
steór-sprǽc, e; f.
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15

hirstan

(v.)

to fry

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to fry. Bán mín swá swá on herstan herste (confrixa) sint, Ps. Vos. Srt. 101, 4. Take here hyrstan in Dict., and add

sícan

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Sícende lactans, Ps. Rdr. p. 289, 25. Swá swá síced is ofer módur his sicut ablactatus est super matrem suam, 130, 2. Add

tíþe

Grammar
tíþe, better tygþe, týþe (the form in the Pastoral Care has y).
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Efne swá hé his bæd, swá hé wæs týðe (þǽrrihte hé hit beget, v.l.) ita dum peteret impetravit, Gr. D. 79, 33. Add

wann

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Add Hí wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen heáfod and swá wanne andwlitan (lividam faciem) hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 20

spáca

(n.)
Grammar
spáca, an; m.

the spoke of a wheelradiusradius, lignum in rota

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the spoke of a wheel Ða sélestan men faran néhst Gode, swá swá sió nafu férþ néhst ðære eaxe, and ða midmestan swá swá spácan; for ðam ðe ǽlces spácan biþ óþer ende fæst on ðære nafe, óþer on ðære felge . . . Ða felga hangiaþ on ðám spácan, Bt. 39, 7

fór-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fór-gán, fóre-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go beforeprecedestand outprojectpræcēdĕreprōdīre

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To go before, precede, stand out, project; præcēdĕre, prōdīre Fórgǽþ swá swá of fætnysse unrihtwísnys heora prōdit quasi ex adĭpe inīquĭtas eōrum, Ps. Spl. 72, 7

Linked entry: fór-gangan

wǽting

(n.)
Grammar
wǽting, (-ung), e; f.

Wetting, moistening

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Wetting, moistening Ðara breósta biþ deáwig wǽtung (v. wǽtian), swá swá sié geswát, Lchdm. ii. 258, 17. Mid wǽtingum (v. wǽtan) and mettum gelácnian, 222, 8

lǽn-land

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn-land, es; n.
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Land let on lease, which was never out of the possession of the lessor Ðonne is ðæs landes iii hída ðe Óswald arcebisceop bócaþ Eádríce his þegne swá swá hé hit ǽr hæfde tó lánlande there are three hides of land that archbishop Oswald conveys by charter

sǽ-beorh

(n.)

>a sea-hill

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>a sea-hill, a hill or cliff against the sea Ealle geríman stánas on eorþan, steorran on heofonum, sǽbeorga sand (MS. sund; but cf. Ic ðínne ofspring gemenigfylde swá swá steorran on heofenum and swá swá sandceosol on sǽ,Gen. 22, 17), Cd. Th. 205,

tweónol

(adj.)
Grammar
tweónol, twýnol; adj.
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Doubtful Tweónul leóht maligna lux vel dubia, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 6. Swá swá his genyþerung ungewiss ys swá eác forgyfenyss twýnol sicut ejus damnatio incerta est, sic et remissio dubia, Scint. 46, 1. Ðæt deorc ys oþþe twýnol quod obscurum est aut dubium

Linked entries: tweóne twýnol

a-wǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽstan, p. -wǽste ; pp. -wǽsted ; v. trans.

To wastelay wasteeat upvastarecarpere

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To waste, lay waste, eat up; vastare, carpere Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awǽstenne gærs quo modo solet bos herbas carpere, Num. 22, 4

ofer-trúwian

(v.)
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to trust too much to Wá þám þe ofertrúwað mægne and mænege, and on God ne behiht, swá swá hé sceolde, Wlfst. 48, 7

wǽpned-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpned-hand, a; f.

The male sidemale line

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The male side, male line Hý fóð tó mínum ðe ic syllan mót swá wífhanda swá wǽpnedhanda, swaðer ic wylle, Chart. Th. 491, 32

ge-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mód, adj. [mód mind]

Of one mind, agreedconcors

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Of one mind, agreed; concors Ðíne freónd næfst ðé swá gemóde swá swá ðú woldest thou hast not thy friends in such agreement with thee as thou wouldest, Shrn. 182, 5. Wæs ðú gemód ðínum ðæm weðerwearde esto consentiens adversario tuo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush.

mis-faran

Grammar
mis-faran, <b>; I.</b>
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Nú secgað sume menn ꝥ him sceole gelimpan swá swá him gesceapen wæs and geset æt fruman, and ne magon forbúgan ꝥ hí misfaran ne sceolan. Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224. Add

swát-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
swát-cláþ, es; m.
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A handkerchief, towel, napkin; sudarium Se apostol him ásende his swatcláð . . . Hé wearð álýsed swá hraðe swá se swátcláð hine hrepode, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 21-25

Linked entry: swát-lín

bita

(n.)
Grammar
bita, bitu (-e) (?), e, an; f.

a bit

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a bit. Bita frustum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 40. Drége bite bucella sicca, Kent. Gl. 587. Swá swá bita sicut buccellas, Ps. Spl. M. 147, 6. Add:

Linked entry: bítel

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc swá wile smeáþanclícor (smeáþanclíce, v. l.) þæs þeáwas and his líf ongytan cujus si quis velit subtilius mores vitamque cognoscere, Gr. D. 175, 4. Add

swinc

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Dele second passage, for which see swinge, and add Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes hé hit bringð tó mé, Hml. S. 36, 43