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æt-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-healdan, p. -heóld
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To withhold Þinc fram Drihtne ætheóld ( reseruauit ), Scint. 109, 18

clemman

(v.)
Grammar
clemman, p. de
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To press, pinch Clæm þú þíne handa tógædere, Tech. ii. 122, 21. Clæm þú þíne wynstran hand þám gemete þe þú óstran on handa hæbbe shut your left hand as if there were an oyster in it, 124, 12, 20

ciern

(n.)
Grammar
ciern, es; n?

sapa

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Must or new wine toiled thick; sapa, Cot. 170: 184

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

powerstrengthmightefficacypotestaspower over any thingempireruledominionmasteryswayjurisdictiongovernmentprotectionkeepinga bridle-bitpotestasfacuitasimperiumditioarbitriumjuscamas

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Ðæt is God ðe ealle þing on his gewealdum hafaþ that is God, that hath all things in its power, Salm. Kmbl. 178, 11: Blickl. Homl. 63, 3. Siððan ic ðá me hæfde ðás þing ealle be gewealdum quibus in potestatem redactis, Nar. 5, 17.

tó-sceáden

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-sceáden, adj. (ptcpl.)

Separate,distinct

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Separate, distinct Ǽlc þing ðe tósceáden biþ from óþrum biþ óþer, óþer ðæt þing, ðeáh hí ætgædere sién.

Linked entries: -sceáden tó-sceádan

brádlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
brádlinga, adv.

Flatly

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Flatly, with the hand open Similar entries (v. brád, I. 2) Sete þíne hand brádlinga tó þínum leóre, Tech. ii. 120, 27. Brálinga, 121, 3. Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, 123, 12. Wend þú his hand brádlinga ádúne, 121, 26

Linked entry: brád

ge-bǽru

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Add: [The declension and gender of this word are uncertain. In An. 1572: Ph. 125: Wrt.

ceat

(n.)

a thing

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a thing; res. Cot. 100 Ceatta cheats; circumventiones, Som. Ben. Lye

níd-behóf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóf, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Necessary, needful Án þing is nýdbehóf, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 9

Linked entries: níd-behéfe be-hóf

þeóh-ece

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-ece, es; m.
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Thigh-ache Lǽcedómas wiþ þeóhece. Lchdm. ii. 6, 6: 64, 26

ungemet-þurst

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-þurst, es; m.

Excessive thirst

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Excessive thirst Se háta maga ungemetþurst þrowaþ, Lchdm. ii. 160, 4

Linked entry: þurst

þecen

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Þíne þæcene tuum doma, i. tectum, Hpt. 31, 12, 290. Add

búte

(pronoun.)
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both; ambo Búte ða þinc ambá res, R. Ben. interl. 5

calwer-bríw

(n.)
Grammar
calwer-bríw, cealer-bríw, es; m.
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A thick pottage made of curds; calviale, Wrt. Voc. 290, 37

Linked entry: cealer-bríw

cyme

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Tácun þínes cymes signum adventus tui, Mt. R. 24, 3. Add

hwyrft

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Þú leornodest ymbe þises rodores hwyrft, Solil. H. 21, 8. Add

hand-wundor

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wundor, es; n.

A wondrous thing wrought by hand

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A wondrous thing wrought by hand, Beo. Th. 5530: B. 2768

ge-férlǽcan

(v.)
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Gl. 1003. intrans. of relation between person and thing Ne geférlécð nec sociabitur (eis afflictio), Kent. Gl. 337. of relation between things Hærfest and geþungen yld geférlǽcað autumn and mature age may be classed together, Angl. viii. 299, 27

ge-mǽnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnelíce, <b>ge-mǽnlíce.</b>
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Ben. 69, 10. where persons are affected together Ic nú þás þing wríte tó þé gemǽnelice and tó mínre méder and mínum geswustrum, Nar. 3, 7. where things are done together Seó hiés and þá fulfremedan weorc gemǽnelíce (communiter) butú þá þing beóð gefyllede

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Grammar ne, adv. Not; non, ne Ic ne dyde non feci, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Nis hit swá hit nys non, non, 40, 23. Warna ðæt ðú ðæt ne dó cave ne hoc facias, 40, 9. Hwí forbeád God eów, ðæt gé ne ǽton of ǽlcum treówe? Gen. 3, 1. Hí nyllaþ geswícan ðæt

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