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fúl

(n.)
Grammar
fúl, es; n.
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Nyste ic on þám þingum þe þú ymbe speast fúl ne fácn, Ll. Th. i. 182, 1-3

of-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
of-cyrf, es; m.

a cutting off, amputationthat which is cut off

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Th. i. 94, 32. that which is cut off Hé tócearf his basing on emtwá, and sealde óðerne dǽl ðam earman wædlan, and mid ðam ofcyrfe hine eft bewǽfde wrapped himself in the remaining portion of the cloak, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 27.

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Gl. 458. ¶ in the following passage the constructions of <b>I a</b></b>

freó-dóm

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Voc. ii. 50, 21.

ge-cweþan

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Th. ii. 48, 3

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

ÆCER

(n.)
Grammar
ÆCER, æcyr, es; m.

a fieldlandwhat is sownsown landagerseges

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Ðæt is se teóða æcer, eal swá seó sulh hit gegá that is the tenth acre, all as the plough goes over it, L. C. E. 8; Th. i. 366, 6. Æceras jugera, Cot. 109

hú-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hú-líc, pron.

qualis

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ic wille secgan húlucu heó wæs I will tell you what it [Carthage] was like, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 99, 57. Húlíc is ðes qualis est hic? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 27. Húlíc is se organ tó begonganne, Salm. Kmbl. 107; Sal. 53. Húlig, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 29.

healf-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mearc, es; n.

A half-mark

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D. iv. 136, 34. Fylste ǽlc gegylda he[alf]mearc tó fylste, Cht. Th. 611, 32. Ic an míne láuedy halfmarc goldes, C. D. iv. 308, 2: Cht. Th. 573, 13. Tó .viii. healfmarcum ásodenes goldes, Ll. Th. i. 154, 1.

hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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Th, i. 148, 22. Mægþhád biþ forloren on hǽmede maidenhead is lost in intercourse, ii. 10, 5 : 220, 4. Be hǽmede de coitu, L. Ecg. C; Th. ii. 128, 26. On unrihton hǽmede in adulterio, Jn. Skt. 8, 4 : Shrn. 132, 6.

Linked entry: dreám

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

forlig-gang

(n.)
Grammar
forlig-gang, es; m.

Adultery

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Adultery Forliggange prostibuli (the passage is 'prostibuli stupro' (Ald. 40, 6), and the gloss, which is in the dative, seems to belong to stupro), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 6

ge-fóg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fóg, es; n.
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Fitness Gedó on ꝥ fæt þe þú hit mæge on mid gefóge geseóþan put it into a vessel in which you can suitably seethe it, Lch. ii. 28, 16

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, m.
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Ic eom oferwrigen mid þám oferbrǽdelse Godes wordes, Hml. S. 23 b, 584. Twá mæssereáf. . . ij weóvedsceátas and ij overbrǽdels, C. D. B. iii. 660, 34

sige-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wíf, es ; n.
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M. 402 ; the passage in which it occurs is a charm, where it is addressed to bees when swarming Sittaþ gé, sigewíf, sígaþ tó eorþan, Lchdm. i. 384, 24

hálwendnes

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Add: safety, salvation; salutare Ic sette on hǽlo (hálwendnesse, MS. T. ) ponam in salutari, Ps. Spl. 11, 6. Sóðfæstnesse þíne and hálwendnesse ( salutare ) ic gesǽde (Ps. 40, 10), R. Ben. 11, 8. God hálwendnyssa úra Deus salutarium nostrum, Ps.

sǽ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-lida, -leoda, an; m.

A sea-goer, sailor

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Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan . . Ic georne wát ðæt ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽleodan syllicran cræft I have never seen in a seaman more wondrous skill, Andr. Kmbl. 999; An. 500.

Linked entries: lida sǽ-leoda

fæst-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-hydig, adj.

Steadfast in mind constans anīmo

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Steadfast in mind; constans anīmo Ic ðé wát fæsthydigne I know thee steadfast in mind, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 18; Gen. 1347: Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 30; Gn. Ex. 102

ge-dyrst

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrst, e; f.

Tribulationtribulatio?

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[Th] Ic ðé hálsie deópe in gedyrstum, ðæt ðú us gemiltsie I beseech thee deeply in tribulations, that thou us pity, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 22; Hö. 108

eorþ-ifig

Grammar
eorþ-ifig, l. -ífig, -ífegn,
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Voc. i. 68, 11: ii. 43, 51. Suoelce earðhífign (terebintus) ic gerabte telgo míno, Rtl. 68, 32. Þá cyrnlu þæs eorþífiges, Lch. ii. 248, 26. and add

tó-wiðere

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-wiðere, -wiðre; prep.

Againstin reply toin opposition to

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Against. with dat. in reply to Hú mæg ic andsware findan wráþum tówiþere, Exon. Th. 12, 13; Cri. 185. with acc. in opposition to Wíg tówiþre, 341, 20; Gn. Ex. 129

Linked entry: wiþere