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ge-hwilc

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God ǽnne gehwilcne þurh his Gást geneósað, ii. 316, II. with ánra Ánra gehwelc wénde, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 35. Þæt ánra gehwylc cræft his begange ut unusquisque artem suam exerceat Coll. M. 31, 31. Underféð ánra gehwilc be ðám ðe hé geearnode. Hml.

DUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
DUMB, def. se dumba, seó, ðæt dumbe; adj.

DUMB, speechless, mute mūtus, e-linguis

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Hí forgeáfon dumbum spræce they gave speech to the dumb, Homl. Th. i. 544, 33: 424, 10: Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577: Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 24; Jul. 150

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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Dunstan, and gave him the bishopric of Worcester, and afterwards the bishopric of London, 959; Th. 219, 25-29, col. 3. Hér Sce Dúnstán féng to arcebisceopríce in this year [A. D. 961] St.

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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Hý habbaþ ðæs ðe leóhtran gang they shall walk the easier for it, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 12. Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Gl. 474, 10. play, (athletic) sport, game; often in poetry applied to fighting, see the compounds Plega ludus, Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Som. 7, 30. Ðes plega hic jocus, 13; Som. 16, 27 : Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 30. Plaega palestra, ii. 116, 5.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, bletsigan; part. bletsiende, bletsigende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. a.

To BLESS, wish happiness, consecratebenedicere, consecraremerciful, kindto have mercy

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.], bræc ða hláfas, and sealde his leorningcnihtum he, blessing, brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, Mt. Bos. 14, 19. Ic bletsie ealle ða ðe hit healden I bless all who may observe it, Chr. 675; Erl. 39, 25.

Linked entries: bletsung bledsian

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vicedefectfaulta disordera faultsolecisma vicefaultthe vice of avariceniggardlinessparsimonywant of liberality

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Similar entries v. un-cystig : -- Ðises mannes (the rich span who gave nothing to Lazarus ) uncyst and upáhefednys hine besencte on cwicsúsle, Homl. Th. i. 328, 22. Spærnesse ł uncyste frugalitatis, Hpt. Gl. 425, 66.

Linked entry: un-gecost

ymb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton ; pp. -seten.
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Ðá com micel werod werigra gásta and ðis hús útan ymbsǽtan (domum hanc et exterius obsedit), Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 2. <b>II a.

Linked entry: emb-sittan

díc

(n.; v.)
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díc, es, e, and indecl.; m. f. [The instances given in Dict. under díc; m. and díc; f. may probably be taken together.]
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Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 29, 1. Of ðǽm pytte on ðone díc ... ondlong dices ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, iii. 168, 35. On ðá ealdan díc; andlang díce ... andlong díc ... andlang ðǽre miclan díc ... andlang díc, 78, 10-18.

ge-hreósan

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úpá-hæfenes Paules, . . . and æfter ðǽm hryre hé ongan timbran eáðmódnesse elationis ejus fabrica tota corruerat, et post ruinam suam humilis aedi-ficari requirebat Past. 443, 29. to fall from a higher to a lower level, fall headlong Oft ðonne se hirde gǽð

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Dol bið sé þe gǽð on deóp wæter, sé þe sund nafað ne gesegled scip, Sal. 225. Alle nédbáde tuégra sceopa, C. D. i. 114, 11.

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; pectusthe breasts;ubera The heart, mind, thought pectus, cor, mens

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Ðú gǽst on ðínum breóste super pectus tuum gradieris, Gen. 3, 14. the breasts; ubera Ða breóst ðe ðú suce ubera quæ suxisti, Lk. Bos. 11, 27. Ða breós ðe ne sícton ubera quæ non lactaverunt, 23, 29.

bæc

(n.)
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. ¶ in one passage the word occurs apparently as fem. and masc. in the same line :-- On cnollan gæte in ðá (ðám ?) diópan bæce; of ðám diópan bæce, C. D. iii. 460, 26

gearo

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Ðe gást georo (gearo, R., hræd, W. S., promptus ) is, Mt. L. 26, 41. Se gást is gearu (gearuu, L., georo, R.), Mk. 14, 38. Gearo gúðfreca goldmáðmas heóld, B. 2414.

fultum

(n.)
Grammar
fultum, fultom, es; m.

helpaidassistancesupportsuccourauxĭliumadjūtōriumadjūmentuma helperan armyforcesadjūtorcōpiæ

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Him Drihten forgeaf frófor and fultum the Lord gave to them comfort and succour, Beo. Th. 1400; B. 698: 3674; B. 1835: Salm. Kmbl. 882; Sal. 440: Bt. Met. Fox 31, 15; Met. 31, 8.

Linked entry: fultom

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyond; per, trans, inter, post, ultra; κατά He gǽð geond drige stówa ambulat per loca arida, Mt. Bos. 12, 43: 14, 35. Ðá eóde geond Hiericho tum perambulabat Jericho, Lk. Bos. 19, 1.

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Hé mid gáre stang wlancne wícing, Byrht. Th. 135, 55 ; By. 138. Stincge transfigat, Anglia xiii. 37, 276. Gif þorn stinge man on fót, Lchdm. ii. 336, 20. Gif hine beón stingen, iii. 168, 13.

þeóstre

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstre, þeóster (-or, -ur), and þiéstre, þístre, þýstre; adj.
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Sume ðara ðýstra gásta quidam spirituum obscurorum, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 40. Þeóstrum nihtum, Bt. 7, 4; Fox 22, 28. Ðeóf sceal gangan in ðýstrum wederum, Menol. Fox 544; Gn. C. 42. Niht biþ wedera þeóstrost, Salm.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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.: <b>grin,</b> es; n. and add: a snare for taking game, &amp;c. (lit. and metaph.) Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22. Úre sáwl is áhred of grine (girene, Ps.

líc-hama

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</b> the body in contrast with the soul :-- Ic forlét of mínum líchoman lifgendne gǽst, Cri. 1454. God ús gesceóp on sáwle and on lichaman, Hml. A. n, 289.