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frigenes

(n.)
Grammar
frigenes, frignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [frigen asked, pp. of fricgan to ask; ness, -ness]

An askinginquirya questioninrerrogatioquæstio

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Wæs Édwine bealdra geworden on ðære frignesse Edwin was become bolder on that inquiry, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 10. Be monigum frignyssum ða ðe him nýdþearflíce gesewen wǽron de eis quæ necessāriæ vĭdēbantur quæstiōnĭbus, 1. 27; S. 488, 33

Linked entry: frignes

hræd-hýdigness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-hýdigness, e; f.

Precipitancyhastiness

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Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela sealde occasionem contra se impatientiæ exquirit, 4; Swt. 325, 16. For hrædhýdignesse præcipiti festinatione, 49, 1; Swt. 375, 16

líf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-fæst, adj.

Livingquickened

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Living, having life, quickened Ðæt hé onfón wolde ðam gerýne ðære líffæstan róde Cristes ad suscipiendum mysterium vivificæ crucis, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 29: Glostr. Frag. 108, 4.

ge-dwol-godas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-godas, pl. m.

False godsidolsfalsi deiīdōla

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Ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre quæ deōrum simulacris allāta fuĕrant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11

under-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
under-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten.

to move to a place beneathto interceptto under-propsupport

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to move to a place beneath, to intercept His ( the moon's ) trendel underscýt ðære (ða, MS.

ymb-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wyrcan, p. -worhte.
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Byrig ðære ðe mid náne wealle ne bið ymbworht urbs absque murorum ambitu, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 21. to weave Ymbworhton bége plectentes coronam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 29

apulder

(n.)
Grammar
apulder, For n.? substitute f., and add apuldre (-er ?), es; m.
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ðǽre háran apoldre, C. D. v. 148, 29. On þone longan apuldre, of þám apuldre, C. D. B. iii. 586, 8. The word occurs not infrequently in charters, v. Cht. Crw. p. 52, and remains in the place-name Appledore

birhtan

(v.)

to shine

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to shine, literal Eall mín weorod for ðǽre micelnesse ðæs goldes scán and berhte, Nar. 7, 15. Byr[htende] coruscans, An. Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11.

Linked entries: beorhtan brihtan

ecg-lást

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-lást, [The gender is doubtful, the word occurring both m. and f. in the only passage where it is found: lást a track is m.]
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A sword's edge On ðæs Paternosters ðǽre swíðran handa is gyldenes sweordes onlícnis . . . and ðæs dryhtenlican wǽpnes seó swíðre ecglást (gender influenced by that of ecg?) hé ( the true gender of -lást?)

ge-mǽnscipe

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Add: communion of persons Hé bið gemǽnscipe ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht, Hml.

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe

lógian

(v.)
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Hit biþ tó langsum eall hér tó lógigenne be ðám clǽnum nýtenum oððe be þám unclǽnum on ðǽre ealdan ǽ it is too tedious to give here an ordered account of everything in the old law concerning the clean and unclean animals, Hml. S. 25, 82. Add

nyllan

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Oft monn bið ðǽre earfoðnesse láreówdóme underðiéded, ðeáh hé ǽr nolde his láreówes lárum bión, Past. 35, 11. Hwæt be him nellendum gewurðan. sceoldon (hwæt hí sceolan nyllan, v. l.) quid de eis nolentibus fiat, Gr. D. 61, 18. Add

ǽ-brǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-brǽce, (ǽw-,) (eáw-); adj.

Law-breakingsacrilegious, impiousadulterous

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Law-breaking. sacrilegious, impious Gehýrde gé ðǽra deófla frófor on ðisum eáwbrǽcum ðe úre godas geyrsode ne ondrǽt? Hml. Th. i. 426, 20. adulterous Ðæt se wer gewítnað on ǽwbrǽcum wífe, ðæt wrecð God on ǽwbrǽcum were, 378, 26.

Linked entry: eáw-brǽce

ǽrra

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Ðǽre ǽrran prioris, An. Ox. 1675: Hml. Th. i. 62, 16. Tó ðám ǽrrum in pristinum, An. Ox. 1831: Hml. Th. i. 68, 19. On ǽrron dæg nudiustertius, Ælfc. Gr. 224, 2. On his ðæt ǽrre mynster in primum suum monasterium. Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 17.

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, -sticcian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [stician to stick]

To stickpiercetransfix

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Gebýreþ ðæt ðæt mód wierþ gesticced mid ðære scylde gielpes it happens that the mind is pierced by the sin of boasting, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 217, 6; Hat. MS. 41 b, 1

hlec

(adj.)
Grammar
hlec, adj.

Having cracks or rents

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Swíðe lytlum síceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip, and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýþ déþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr útáweorpe hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella sæviens, Past. 57, 1; Swt.

Linked entry: lec

spyrte

(n.)
Grammar
spyrte, an; f.

A basket

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Of ðære láfe wǽron gefyllede seofon spyrtan . . . . Spyrte biþ, swá swá gé sylfe witon, of rixum gebroden, oððe of palmtwygum, Homl. Th. ii. 402, 6-9: 396, 8. Siofun sperta septem sportas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 37: 16, 10

Linked entries: sperte spirte

ge-men

(n.)
Grammar
ge-men, nom. pl : gen. -manna

Men

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Men Wǽron ðǽrin gemanna hand twelftig ðúsenda there were therein a hundred and twenty thousand men, Salm. and Sat. Kmbl. 186, 1

Linked entry: ge-manna

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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On ðæra cininga bócum in the kings' books, Ælfc. T. Lisle 21, 1: 23, 19: 40, 4. On ðære béc in this book, 24, 25. Bóca bedǽled deprived of books, 2, 3. On fíf béc in five books, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 31.

land-gemirce

(n.)
Grammar
land-gemirce, es; n.

A boundary

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Ðǽr Asia and Europe hiera landgemircu tógædre licgaþ, 10. Africa and Asia hiera landgemircu onginnaþ of Alexandria, 28. Landgemyrcu, Beo. Th. 424; B. 209