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portic

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Seó cyrce mid hire portice mihte fíf hund manna befón on hire rýmette, Hml. Th. i. 508, 9-14. v. eást-, hálig-portic

riht-gewittig

(adj.)
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Hwylc rihtgewittigra manna is tó þon snotor ꝥ hé wylle þá gástas secgan líchamlice? quis sanum sapiens esse spiritus corporeos dixerit?, 305, 2

Linked entry: ge-wittig

frásung

(n.)
Grammar
frásung, e; f.

An askinginquiringtemptingtemptationinterrŏgātiotentātio

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An asking, inquiring, tempting, temptation; interrŏgātio, tentātio Hý to Gúþláces gáste gelǽddun frásunga fela they brought many temptations to Guthlac's spirit. Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 19; Gú. 160. Mið frásung interrogātiōne, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 19, 9

fæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-tíd, e; f.

Fast-tide or time jējūnii tempus

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Yfel biþ ðæt man riht fæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete it is bad that any one, at a lawful fast-time, eat before the time, 47; Th. i, 402, 23: L. Edg. C. 25; Th. ii. 250, 2

folcisc

(adj.)
Grammar
folcisc, adj.

Folkishcommonvulgarpopularrustĭcusplēbēius

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Folkish, common, vulgar, popular; rustĭcus, plēbēius Gif man folciscne mæsse-preóst mid tíhtlan belecge if a man charge a secular mass-priest with an accusation, L. Eth. ix. 21; Th. i. 344, 19: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 16.

helian

(v.)
Grammar
helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige we enjoin that no man in orders conceal his tonsure, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

ge-þeówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeówian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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Gif hwelc man biþ niwan geþeówad if any man be newly made a slave, 48; Th. i. 132, 7: Th. Chart. 553, 9. Syndon cradolcild geþeówode infantes e cūnābŭlis sunt mancĭpāti, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 30; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 50

Linked entries: þeówian ge-þýwian

gíslian

(v.)
Grammar
gíslian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To give hostages or security

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To give hostages or security; obsides dare He gíslode and hine man ðeáhhwæðere ofslóh he gave hostages and yet he was slain, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 11.

of-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
of-stingan, to wound or
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Hé (Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans manu, 6, 3 ; Swt. 258, 10: Shrn. 33, 5. Hé wolde ofstingan Eádwine, ac hé ofstang Lillan his þegn. Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 29 : 755; Erl. 48, 23.

Linked entry: of-stician

wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
wreccan, p. wreahte, wrehte ; pp. wreaht, wreht.

to raiselift upto take upundertaketo rouse

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to raise, lift up Wreceþ to rǽde Drihten ðara manna bearn ðe sér man gebræc Dominus erigit elisos, Ps.

for-swerian

(v.)
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Ne ǽnig man hine sylfne mid máne ne forswerie, Wlfst. 70, 10. Þú wylt besyrwian óðerne and þé sylfne forswerian, Hml.

bysmrung

(n.)
Grammar
bysmrung, bysmerung, e; f. [bismer, bysmer infamy, blasphemy]
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Hió hyre firenluste fulgán ne móste bútan manna bysmrunge she could not fulfil her wicked desire without the infamy of mankind, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 14.

Linked entries: bismerung bysmerung

sǽ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-lida, -leoda, an; m.
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Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan . . Ic georne wát ðæt ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽleodan syllicran cræft I have never seen in a seaman more wondrous skill, Andr. Kmbl. 999; An. 500.

Linked entries: sǽ-leoda lida

ymb-sníþan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sníþan, p. -snáþ, pl. -snidon
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To circumcise On restedæge gé ymbsníðaþ mann, Jn. Skt. 7, 22. Abraham ymbsnáð his sunu, Gen. 17, 23. Ðæt stǽnene sex, ðe ðæt cild ymbsnáð, Homl. Th. i. 98, 10. Hié ǽghwelcum cnihtcilde ymbsnidon ðæt werlíce lim, Shrn. 47, 20.

drǽdan

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Mann wís on eallum drǽtt homo sapiens in omnibus metuit, Scint. 67, 1. & wolde hine ofsleán & dreórd him ꝥ folc et volens illum occidere timuit populum, Mt. R. 14, 5.

hildan

(v.)

to bendincline

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Men gesáwon áne hand . . . of heofonum cumende; and seó hæfde áne gyldene róde, and wæs æteówod manegum mannum, and helde tóweard tóforan þæs húses duru ecce humana manus ab olympi nubibus ante ostium domus . . . porrecta videbatur, Guth. Gr. 105, 18

Linked entries: hyldan heldan -hilde

twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
twǽman, p. de
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Þys táken gesetton ða ealdan wríteras on ciriclícum bócum, ðæt hig twǽmdon oððe ætýwdon ða gewitnyssa háligra gewrita, Anglia viii. 334, 11. to part what has been joined Man wite, ðæt hý þurh mǽgsibbe tó gelænge ne beón, ðe læs ðe man eft twǽme ðæt man

be-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten
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To look, behold; spectare, respicere Se eádega bewlát rinc ofer exle the happy man looked over his shoulder, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 6; Gen. 2925

Defenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Defenisc, adj.

belonging to Devonshire Devōniensis

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Of or belonging to Devonshire; Devōniensis Gesomnede man ormǽte fyrde Defenisces folces an immense force of Devonshire people was collected, Chr. 1001; Th. 250, 5

leód-wer

(n.)
Grammar
leód-wer, es; m.
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A man of a nation Leódweras [the Egyptians], Cd. 89; Th. 110, 5; Gen. 1833. Ofer leódwerum [the Israelites], 148; Th. 184, 20; Exod. 110