á-drǽfan
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Leáse welan hí sind, for ðan ðe hí ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. Hé ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13. Hiene Cynewulf on Andred ádrǽfde, 755; P.
ǽrne
early morning
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early morning Clǽnnyss sý swá swá ǽrnemergen (diluculum), Hy. Srt. 16, 27. Diluculum, ðæt is se ǽrnemergen, Lch. iii. 244, 6. Se dæg hæfð þreó tódǽlednyssa. . . . Seó forme hátte mane, ðæt ys ǽrnemergen, . . . seó niht hafað seofon tó-dǽlednyssa . .
ge-þeahting
Counsel ⬩ consultation ⬩ deliberation ⬩ agreement ⬩ consilium ⬩ consultātio ⬩ consultum ⬩ consensus
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Counsel, consultation, deliberation, agreement; consilium, consultātio, consultum, consensus Ic Ælfréd cingc mid geþeahtunge Æþerédes ercebisceopes I, king Alfred, with the counsel of archbishop Athered, Th. Ch. 484, 11. Hú egesfullíc he is in geþeahtingum
irfe
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Add: inherited property, property that passes to an heir Ierfe hereditas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 47. Ðæt ierfe ðæt gé æfter hiégiað hereditas ad quam festinatur, Past. 331, 24. Üre worldcunde fædras wilniað ðæt wé hira irfes (ierfes, v. l.) wierðe sién, 255
óþ
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Add Of ðám gedwolan þe ic on oð þisum dwealde, Solil. H. 13, 10. Oð þám gemǽnan ende, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 7. Add Man hine bebyrgde in þám seáðe oþ þone gyrdels, Shrn. 125, 34; An. 1577. Oð wolcna hróf, Exod. 298 : Gú. 1286. Oð Egypte, Exod. 443. ¶ of
eorþe
the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ land ⬩ earth ⬩ the earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ soil ⬩ mould ⬩ dust
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Add: the ground, as a surface Hé ástrehte his líchaman tó eorðan, Hml. Th. i. 66, 22. Wæs his ræst on nacodre eorðan, Bl. H. 227, 11. Þín blód fléwþ ofer eorþan swá swá wæter, 237, 6. Þá lástas on þá eorþan bestapene wǽron, 127, 21. of a part of the
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sittan
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to sit, be seated Ðú sitst on ðam heán setle, Ps. Th. 9, 4. Sitest, Hy. 8, 30. Ðú ðe sittest ofer cherubin, Ps. Th. 79, 2. On ðam ðe ofer ðæt [þrymsetl] sitt. Mt. Kmbl. 23, 22. God sitt ofer setle his, Ps. Spl. 46, 8. Ðe sit on his cynesetle, Ex. 11
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ge-wunelíc
Accustomed ⬩ wonted ⬩ usual ⬩ ordinary ⬩ consuetus
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Accustomed, wonted, usual, ordinary; consuetus Þam folce wæs gewunelíc ðæt ... it was usual with the people to..., Jud. 7, 8. Ðæm eádberhte wæs gewunelíc ðæt he wunode on dýgolre stówe that Eadberht was in the habit of dwelling in a secret place, Shrn
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á-gildan
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Add: to pay back, repay Hwonon ágene ðú unde restituas , Kent. Gl. 850. Wé eall ágyldan sceolan ꝥ hé ús ǽr sealde, Bl. H. 51, 25. to render, pay what is due (v. riht, ) Ic ágylde dependo, i. reddo, persolvam , Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 80. Ágilst þú ( reddis
flota
a ship ⬩ a fleet ⬩ a sailor
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Add: a ship Gewát flota fámigheals fugle gelícost, B. 218. a collection of ships with their crews, a fleet Flota classis, navis collectae, Txts. no, 1170: clasis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 16: 14, 45. Þonne flota (or underI. ?) stondeð; bið his ceól cnmen
offrian
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Add: absolute, to make a sacrifice, sacrifice Ne tweónige hé ná ꝥ hé ne offrað deófle, Hml. A. 146, 49. Ofrude litarat, An. Ox. 370. Offriað gé mid rihtwísnesse, and bringað þá Gode tó lácum, Ps. Th. 4, 6. Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past
CEALF
A CALF ⬩ vitulus, vitula
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A CALF; vitulus, vitula He genam án fætt cealf tulit vitulum tenerrimum, Gen. 18, 7. He ofslóh án fæt celf occidit vitulum saginatum, Lk. Foxe 15, 27. Ne onfó ic ná of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10. Ðæt hálige cealf
deófol-seócnes
Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν
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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Sumne we gesáwo on ðínum naman deófolseócnessa útadrífende vidĭmus quemdam in
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Íras
The Irish
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The Irish Similar entries [v. Íra-land] Férde twelf geár bodiende betwux Ýrum and Scottum and siððan ofer eal Angelcyn he went twelve years preaching among the Irish and Scotch, and afterwards over all England, Homl. Th. ii. 346, 35. But the people of
neádian
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ constrain
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To force, compel, constrain Neádaþ forlǽtan cogit intermittere, Hymn. Surt. 56, 13 : 84, 17. Útlagan ús wépan neádiaþ exules nos flere cogunt, 56, 3. Se ðe óðerne neádaþ ofer his mihte tó drincenne, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 31. God hine ne neádode on náðre
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nicor
a hippopotamus ⬩ a water-monster
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a hippopotamus Him wǽron ða breóst gelíce niecres breóstum hypopotami pectore, Nar. 20, 29. Nicoras hypopotami, 11, 11. a water-monster Sanctus Paulus wæs geseónde on norþanweardne ðisne middangeard, ðǽr ealle wætero niþer gewítaþ, and hé ðǽr geseah
GNÍDAN
To rub ⬩ break ⬩ rub together ⬩ comminute ⬩ fricare ⬩ comminuere
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To rub, break, rub together, comminute; fricare, comminuere Hys leorningcnihtas ða eár mid hyra handum gnidon his disciples rubbed the ears with their hands, Lk. Bos. 6, 1. Gif ðú gang ofer his æcer brec ða eár and gníd if thou go across his field pluck
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ge-leccan
To moisten ⬩ wet ⬩ hŭmectāre ⬩ rĭgāre
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To moisten, wet; hŭmectāre, rĭgāre Geleccende muntas ofer ðám uferum his rĭgans montes de sŭpĕriōrĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 103, 14. Mid mínum teárum strecednysse míne oððe míne beddinge ic beþweá oððe ic gelecce lacrĭmis meis strātum meum rĭgābo, Ps. Lamb
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swíðrian
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to become or be stronger, to prevail Ðæt wæter swíðrode swíðe ofer ða eorðan aquae praevaluerunt nimis super terram, Gen. 7, 19. Se hunger þearle swíðrode praevaluerat fames in terra, 12, 10. Hé swýðrode on ídelnysse his praevaluit in vanitate ejus,
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weorold-gesceaft
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the created world Óð ðæt ðeós woruldgesceaft þurh word gewearð wuldorcyninges, Cd. Th. 7, 23 ; Gen. 110. created things, creatures God wolde ðæt him eorðe and uproder and síd wæter geseted wurde woruldgesceafte on wráðra gield, Cd. Th. 7, 4; Gen. 101
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