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LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Lǽteþ flint brecan his sconcan ne biþ him lǽce gód he shall cause the stones to break his legs, no doctor shall avail him, 206; Sal. 102. Nys hálum lǽces nán þearf non est opus valentibus medico, Mt.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not on account of his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 273; B. 136.

læð

(n.)
Grammar
læð, es; n.

Land

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neither 'sac' nor 'socn'; nor needest thou mine, L.

égesa

(n.)
Grammar
égesa, égsa,an ; m. [ékso; m. possessor: O. Sax. Heli. ágan to own]

An owner possessor

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An owner; possessor Égesan ne gýmeþ heeds not the owner, Beo. Th. 3519: B. 1757

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gés

(n.)

geese

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H; pl. nom. acc. of gós

un-forgitende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgitende, adj.

Not forgetfulmindful

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Not forgetful, mindful Ðínra gewinna and earfoða ic eom unforgitende, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 22

un-oferwrigen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferwrigen, adj.

Not covered over

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Not covered over Ða sceame mínes líchaman hæbbende unoferwrigene, Homl. skt. ii. 23 b, 208

Linked entries: wreón ofer-wrigen

un-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swíþ, adj.

Not strongweak

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Not strong, weak Gif drenc sié tó unswíþ, Lchdm. ii. 270, 15: iii. 18, 22

un-rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rúh, adj.

Not roughsmooth

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Not rough, smooth Cyrtil unrúh ł smoeðe tunica inconsutilis, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 23

þringan

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In l. 9 the MS. has þrym̃e (not þryme). Add Gúðcyst on þrang, Exod. 343

for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9

ge-wanian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 27, 55. the object non-material. to lessen in extent, degree Hié sint tó manianne ðæt hié hiera fæsten ne gewanigen admonendi sunt, ut abstinentiam suam sine imminutione custodiant, Past. 315, 9.

bysmor-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
bysmor-spræc, bysmur-spræc, bysmer-spæc, e; f. [bismer, bysmer blasphemy; spræc, spæc a speaking, word, speech]
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Ælc synn and bysmur-spræc byþ forgyfen mannum, sóþlíce ðæs Hálgan Gástes bysmurspræc ne byþ forgyfen omne peccatum et blasphemia remittetur hominibus, Spiritus Sancti autem blasphemia non remittetur, 12, 31.

prím

(n.)
Grammar
prím, prime, the first hour, six o'clock; also the service held at that hour, v. prím-sang
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On ðysum tídum wé herien úrne scyppend ... on dægréd, on prím, on undem, on middæg, on nón, on ǽfen, on nihtsange, R. Ben. 40, 13. Ic sang prím and seofon seolmas, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27. [Icel. prími; m. : prima; f. : prím; n.]

ge-cwémnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwémnes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A pleasingsatisfactionappeasingplăcātiobeneplăcĭtum

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A pleasing, satisfaction, appeasing; plăcātio, beneplăcĭtum He ne selþ Gode gecwémnesse his non dăbit Deo plăcātiōnem suam, Ps. Lamb. 48, 8. On gecwémnesse folces ðínes in beneplăcĭto pŏpŭli tui, 105, 4. Tíma gecwémnysse tempus beneplăcĭti, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-cwémednes

under-smúgan

(v.)
Grammar
under-smúgan, p. -smeáh, pl. -smugon; pp. -smogen

To creep undercome upon unawaressurprise

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Ne undersmúge gítsunge yfel non subripiat (but other MS. subrepat) avaritie malum, R. Ben. Interl. 95, 7. Ðæt ǽnig þinc ne undersmuge on wege gesyhðe ne quid forte subripuerit in via visus, 113, 11.

wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
wistfullian, p. ode

To feast

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Se apostol tǽhte ðæt wé sceoldon wistfullian ná on yfelnysse beorman, ac on þeorfnyssum sýfernysse (epulemur, non in fermento malitiae, sed in azymis sinceritatis, 1 Cor. 5, 8), Homl. Th. ii. 278, 24

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for-trúwian

(v.)
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Ðæt hié ðencen tó him selfum and ne fortrúwigen hié for óðerra monna weorcum ut ad suum cor redeant, et de alienis actibus non praesumant, 231, 12

ge-tot

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Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non glorietur omnis caro coram Deo, 139, 2. Se mæssepreóst áxað þriddan síðe, 'Wiðsæcst ðú eallum deófles getotum?,' Hml. Th. ii. 52, 7. Add

helle-fýr

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Hé ne fédde hellefýrum náht lytel synfullne qui non parvulum peccatorem gehennae ignibus nutrisset, Gr. D. 290, 4. Add