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morgen-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gifu, e; f.

The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage

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Hit (five hides of land) wæs hire morgengifu ðá heó ǽrest tó Aðulfe com, Chart. Th. 170, 24. Gif heó(a widow) binnan geáres fæce wer geceóse, ðonne þolige heó ðære morgengyfe, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 8 (cf. 522, 3: 576, 2).

orgel

(n.)

pride

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pride Hwǽr is heora prass and orgol búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. [Woreldes richeise wecheð orgel on mannes heorte, O. E. Homl. ii. 43, 17. The form orguil occurs, p. 63. Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS.

Linked entries: orgello orgol

wær-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wær-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness

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Ðes sunderhálga hæfde opene eágan tó ælmesdǽdum, ac næfde nǽnne wærscipe ðæt ða sóðan eádmódnysse on his weldǽdum geheólde ( he had not the wisdom to observe true humility in his benefactions ), Homl.

Linked entry: wer-scipe

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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a dwelling-place, abode, habitation, residence, lodging, quarters tó him wilniende wæs ðætte heó him funden swylce londáre swylce mid árum on beón mehte, and his wíc ðaer on byrig beón mihte on his lífe, Chart. Erl. 69, 23.

út-fær

(n.)
Grammar
út-fær, es; n.

A going outegressexit

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Ðeáh heó nán útfær ne gemét, 4 10, 10. On útfærum heora in egressibus suis, Ps. Lamb. 143, 13

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Se Hǽlend þe embe bodade, Hml. S. 22, 53. Boda heom be þám Hǽlende, 21

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to dress.
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, quae necessitas poscebat itineris, largiter subministratis); and hine hét, þonne eft tó his éðle hweorfan wolde, ꝥ tó him cóme, ꝥ hine wel hám gescyrpte, Bd. 5, 19 ; Sch. 659, 20-25

palm-twig

(n.)
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Heó álegde ðæt palmtwig ðe heó ǽr onféng, 139, 4. Se gewuna stent ðæt gehwǽr on Godes gelaþunge se sacerd bletsian sceole palmtwigu on ðisum dæge ( Palm Sunday ), Homl. Th. i. 218, 3

innan

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eóde innon þám mynstre, Hml. S. 23 b, 64. Gif heó ꝥ heáfod innan þám men bestincð, Angl. vii. 28, 259.

féster-módor

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Lǽswede heó hire féstermódor sceápum, Shrn. 101, 15. Add

ge-stence

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Heó hafað trumne wyrtruman and swýþe ge-stencne (ge-stæncne, v.l. ), Lch. i. 284, 19. Add

ofer-wígan

(v.)

to overcome in fight, conquer

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to overcome in fight, conquer Yldo oferwígeþ wulf, heó oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 598; Sal. 299

Linked entry: wígan

ge-híran

Grammar
ge-híran, <b>;
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</b> add Þá heó þá gehýrde þone bróþor forðféredne, Guth. Gr. 167, 123

þurh-fón

(v.)

to get throughpenetrate

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to get through, penetrate Heó ðone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte láþan fingrum, Beo. Th. 3013; B. 1504

feówer-ecge

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-ecge, adj.

Four-edged

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Four-edged Heó of hyre manega bógas ásendeþ and þá lange and feówerecge, Lch. i. 306, 7

geár-wæstm

(n.)
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yearly fruit Þæt heó hæbbe ǽlce gére ealra geárwæstma þá þrié dǽlas, C. D. ii. 175, 25

Linked entry: wæstm

hreddere

(n.)
Grammar
hreddere, es; m.
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A defender For þig is þǽre hálgan cyrcan neód ꝥ heó hæbbe hredderas ( defensores ), Chrd. 94, 4

stycce-mǽlum

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Add Heó wæs fleónde. Ðá wæs Zosimus ryna hwaeðra sticmǽlum neár gefremed, Hml. S. 23 b, 189

be-búgan

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Heó ðá scearpnesse dysiglicra sprǽca ná bebeáh ne ne foreóde ( non declinavit ), Gr. D. 340, 17. Add

bed-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cláþ, es; m.

A bed-coveringpl., bed-clothes

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., bed-clothes Heó bewand ꝥ bodig mid ðám beddcláðum, Hml. A. 111, 306