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smeoru

(n.)
Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.

Fat, grease, suet, tallow adeps, arvina, unctura grease, fat, butter

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Fat, grease, suet, tallow in the following glosses: Smeoru unguentum Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 9. Unsilt smeoro saevo 119, 45. Smero sevo (in a list 'de igne') i. 284, 27. Unámaelte smeoruwe pice, saevo ii. 117, 28. Smerwe sevo 80, 45. Smeruwe Hpt. Gl. 503,

Linked entries: smera smeru

HEORÞ

(n.)
Grammar
HEORÞ, es; m.

A HEARTHfire-placea house

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A HEARTH, fire-place; and taking the name of the whole from that of a part, a house Heorþ foculare, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 73; Wrt. Voc. 27, 2: arula, Wrt. Voc. 63, 76. Hí ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþæ they slew him in his own house, Chr. 1048

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle; lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare Ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan thou seest the walls of the golden Jerusalem shine, Salm. Kmbl. 469; Sal. 235: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 10; Ph. 95. Móna swá

Linked entry: BLÆC

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shedfundere, effundere, profundereto flow, streamprofluereto found, castto cast

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to pour, pour out, shed; fundere, effundere, profundere Teáras geótan to shed tears, Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 19; Cri. 173. Geát teáras shed tears; fundebat lachrymas, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. He gét ðæt blód uppan ðæt weofod fudit sanguinem super altare, Lev

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n. : but síce, es; m.
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seems also to occur. A sike. 'Sike a watercourse; applied to a natural as well as to an artificial stream; the latter usually constructed to receive the contents of field gutters, for discharge into the river.' Mid-Yorks. Gloss. See also E. D. S. Pub.

tyht

(n.)
Grammar
tyht, es; m.
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way, manner of conducting one's self, usage, practice Ic ðé giungne underféng untýdne and ungelǽredne and mé tó bearne genom and tó mínum tyhtum getýde ... Ðú mé wǽre leóf ǽr ðon ðe ðú cúþest mínne tyht and míne þeáwas I received thee young, uninstrucíed

Linked entry: ofer-tyht

yfelness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelness, e; f.
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Evil, wickedness, badness Yfelnys malignitas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 10. in a moral sense Micel yfelnys ( malitia ) manna wæs ofer eorðan, Gen. 6, 5. Hé ( Antichrist ) neádaþ þurh yfelnysse ðæt men sceolon búgan fram heora Scyppendes geleáfan tó

andian

(v.)
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Add to be envious; in a good sense, to be zealous, jealous, absolute Sóð lufu ná andað caritas non emulatur, Scint. 75, 7. Angað invidet, Kent. Gl. 1050. Andigen liuescant, An. Ox. 5372. Andigende invidendo, Scint. 75, 19. Mé þone ðe ðú andigendne

byrgen

(n.)
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Add: es; n. a burial-place Byrgen murilium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 43. Byrigen monumentum vel sepulchrum, i. 85, 77. Seó hefige byrþen þǽre byrgenne, Bl. H. 75, 8. Tó þǽre hálgan byrigene, Hml. S. 7, 291. Nyman of þám byrgene þone arceƀ, Chr. 1023; P. 156

ge-mǽnelic

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Add: that belongs to or concerns all human bangs On hálgum bócum is se gemǽnelica deáð slǽpe wiðmeten . . . ealle móton slápan on ðám gemǽnelicum deáðe, Hml. Th. ii. 566, 27-34. Se gemǽnelica deáð þæs mannes líchaman tó deáðe gebringð . . . Ne mæg nán

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

ge-dryht

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Add: a band, company; of large numbers, a host Sóðfæste ( the righteous at the day of judgement), eádigra gedryht, El. 1290: Ph. 635. Gǽsta gedryht Hǽlend hergað, 615. Seó æðele gedryht the host of heaven, Sal. 456. Mid þá leóhtan gedryht, wuldres áras

healm

stubblestrawa strawstalk

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For substitute I a below, and add: in a collective sense, stubble, straw Hég foenum, healm stipula, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 46. Healm stramen spicarum, ii. 137, 48. Swá hwylc man swá ofer þisne staþol seteð . . . híg oððe healm (stipulam) . . . þeáh þe ꝥ híg

lengu

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Take here <b>leng</b> in Dict. and add: <b>, lenge.</b> of space relations, (i) cf. lang; 2 Tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe (leng, v. l.) áþened wæs ne ei ultra liceret progredi,

manig

Grammar
manig, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Nóes and Abrahames and mæniges óðres word beóð ofergytene, Wlfst. 3, 38. Monegum men gescrincað his fét tó his homme, Lch. ii. 68, 2. Bútan hergiungum þe gewurdon an monigre þeóde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 128, 26. Hé heora monig ðúsend ofslóg, 3, 7; S. 110

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive Ymb ða gýmene his écre hǽlo hé wæs tó sǽne erga curam perpetuae suae salvationis nihil omnino studii gerens, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538,19 . Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ne ðissa lárna tó læt. Exon. Th. 450, 16; Dóm. 88. Sǽne mód a

gýmen

(n.)
Grammar
gýmen, gémen; f.

Careheedsolicitudediligencesuperintendencerulecura

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Care, heed, solicitude, diligence, superintendence, rule; cura Se réða rén sumes ymbhogan ungemet gémen the fierce rain of some anxiety, immoderate care [cf. se rén ungemetlíces ymbhogan, Fox 36, 19] Bt. Met. Fox 7, 56; Met. 7, 28: 101; Met. 7, 51. Ðínre

Linked entries: gémen geómen gýme

tó-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swellgrow bigto swell with pridebe puffed upbe arrogant

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To swell, grow big Ic tóðinde tumeo, ðú tóðindst (-þintst, MSS. F. R.: -þindest, MS. U.: -þinst, MS. W.) tumes, hé tóðint tumet, Ælfc. Gr. 16; Zup. 107, 8-9. in a physical sense Rif tóþand mǽdenes alvus tumescit Virginis, Hymn. Surt. 44, 1. Tóþindende

Linked entry: tó-þunden

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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In, within Ic wæs cuma and gé mé ne in ne gelaðodun I was a stranger, and ye did not invite me in, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 43. Waciaþ and gebiddaþ eów ðæt gé in ne gán on costunge vigilate et orate ut non intretis in temtationem, 26, 41. Gangaþ inn þurh ðæt nearwe

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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To drive in different directions, drive away. to drive asunder, separate Wit ætsomne on sǽ wǽron fíf nibta fyrst, óþþæt unc flód tódráf. Beo. Th. 1095; B. 545. to scatter, disperse Se wulf tódrífþ (tódrífeð, Lind. Rush.) ða sceáp lupus dispergit oves

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

hebban

(v.)
Grammar
hebban, occurs with dat.

to liftto liftto raiseliftmake a soundto exaltelevateto extolexaltto set upinstituteto raisebring upto directbearTo risemount

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Add: A weak past hefde Hml. S. 8, 212. trans. to raise material to a higher level or towards a vertical position Se esne his ágen hrægl ofer cneó hefað, Rä. 45, 5. Hine gelæhte án hors mid tóðum and hefde him upp, Hml. S. 8, 212. Hyse hóf his ágen hrægl