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oxa

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Oxan tægl bið sciłł. weorð, cuus bið fífa penega. Oxan eáge bið fíf p. weorð, cús bið sciłł. weorð, 140, 2-4. Cóm se deófol. . . and hæfde ǽnne oxan horn on hande, Hml. S. 31, 776.

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.

Twelfth

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¶ Passages having reference to Twelfth-night, the twelfth day after Christmas, Epiphany Ðæs embe fíf niht fulwihtiid éces Drihtnes tó ús cymeþ, ðæne twelfta dæg tíreádige hæleþ hátaþ on Brytene, (the first of January) Menol.

Linked entry: epiphania

þý-dǽges

(adv.)
Grammar
þý-dǽges, adv.

On that day ⬩ then

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On that day, then Gif ðǽr byð án ofer ða seofon, ðonne tácnaþ ðæt ðæt se mónð gǽð on Sunnandæg on túne; gif ðǽr beóð ofer ða seofon twá oððe þreó, feówer oððe fífe oððe syxe, wite ðú tó sóðe ðæt ðýdæges cymð sé mónð tó manuum, Anglia viii. 304, 13: 310

ge-sméþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméþian, p. ode
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To make smooth, remove inequalities from a surface (lit. or fig. ), level an inequality Þonne ic fram fyrde gecyrre ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige. Hml. Th. i. 450, 10. Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35.

Linked entry: sméðian

wundel

(n.)
Grammar
wundel, e: wundle, an; f.

A wound ⬩ sore

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A wound (lit. or fig.), sore Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde (wundlan, wundlác, v.ll.), L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25. Wið níwe wundela (wunda, v.1. ), Lchdm. i. 8, 14: 10, 9: 92, 21: 100, 1: 108, 19: 296, 6, 17.

Linked entries: wund-lác wyndle

góma

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Th. ii. 398, 39. (2 a) fig. :-- Hé ús s

sceóness

(n.)
Grammar
sceóness, sciéness, scinness, scýness, scynness, e ; f.

Suggestion , persuasion, incitement

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Suggestion persuasion, incitement: — Seó scynnes biþ þurh deófol suggestio fit per diabolum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 13. On scynnesse, S. 497, 24. Mid scýnesse, S. 497, 10.

Linked entries: sciéness scýan

weg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-leás, adj.

without a road, impassable ⬩ out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable

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Weglǽsa beara aviaria, secreta nemora, 39, 11. fig. out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable Welise (= wílése? cf. wig =weg, and wí-férend = weg-férend, both in the same glossary) devium, Kent. Gl. 432. Gedwelde mid wegleásum errore devio, Hymn.

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separate ⬩ to distinguish

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To separate; fig. to distinguish Mid him hé tósyndraþ gif beteran óðrum wé beóþ gemétte apud ipsum discernitur si meliores aliis inveniamur, R. Ben. Interl. 14, 8. Ðú settest on foldan swíðe feala cynna and tósyndrodest hig siððan.

Linked entry: tó-sundrian

æt-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feolan, l. æt-feólan, and add: (from -feolhan); p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon, and -fǽlon (
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Wrít þám horse on þám heáfde foran Crístes mǽl and on leoþa gehwilcum þe þú ætfeólan mæge, Lch. ii. 290, 24. fig.

ge-cwéme

pleasing, acceptable ⬩ agreeable to ⬩ convenient, suitable, fit ⬩ fit for (tó) a purpose ⬩ fit for the use of a person

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H. 43, 21. convenient, suitable, fit. fit for (tó) a purpose Seó wyrt is tó lǽcedómum wel gecwéme, Lch. i. 260, 4.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Ðeós circe mid ðýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Blickl. Homl. 207, 10-14. His líchaman Eorcenwald on portice ( in porticu ) his cyrcan sumre geheóld ...

ge-impian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-impian, p. od
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To engraft; fig. to introduce into, mingle in Ðonne hwelc æfter hálgum háde hine selfne fæstlíce geimpað on eorðlicum weorcum cum quilibet post sanctitatis habitum terrenis se actibus inserit, Past. 133, 25.

Linked entry: impian

ge-talian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-talian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad, ed

To tell ⬩ number ⬩ reckon ⬩ consider

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Ueras getaled suelce fífo þúsendo viri numero quasi quinque milia, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 10. Miþ unrehtwísum getaled wæs cum iniquis reputatus est, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 28

Linked entries: talian ge-tellan

ge-dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíc, -dæfenlíc; adj. [ge-dafen becoming]

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis

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Becoming, fit, decent, convenient, agreeable; dĕcens, congruus, convĕniens, hăbĭlis Ðæt is gedafenlíc ðæt ðú Dryhtnes word on hyge healde it is fit that thou shouldst keep in mind the word of the Lord, Elen. Kmbl. 2333; El. 1168 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-defenlíc

be-fealdan

to fold up ⬩ roll up ⬩ to bendthe body ⬩ to fold up in something ⬩ wrap up ⬩ to entwine; ⬩ implicare ⬩ to involve ⬩ implicate ⬩ to attach

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Befeald on wulle, 206, 1. fig. :-- Befealdon contentum, sufficiens, Germ. 402, 54. to entwine; implicare Befealdende hófringas hófum inplicans orbes orbibus, An. Ox. 17. fig. to involve, implicate:-- Befelt involvet, Kent. Gl. 1058.

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Gif ceorl geþeáh ꝥ hé hæfde fullíce fíf hída ágenes landes, 190, 15: 188, 5.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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Ðǽr wǽron getealde æt ðam gereorde fíf ðúsend wera; for ðon ðe ða menn, ðe tó ðam gástlícan gereorde belimpaþ, sceolon beón werlíce geworhte, swá swá se apostol cwæð: 'Beóð wacole, and standaþ on geleáfan, and onginnaþ werlíce ( quit you like men; viriliter

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Fíf scipubelifan wiðæftan, Chr. 1047; Erl. 175, 12. Wiðeftan posse (= post se filios derelinquet, Prov. 20, 7), Kent. Gl. 735

Linked entry: æftan

á-streccan

to stretch out ⬩ hold oat ⬩ to extend:-- ⬩ to prostrate,

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Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig.