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geornlíce

(adv.)
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Geornlíce earnian, þegnian, wyrcan, Wlfst. 180, 20: Gen. 585: Az. 109. Nis on ǽnigne tíman unriht álýfed, and þeáh man sceal freólstídan geornlícost beorgan, Ll. Th. i. 398, 18. Gým þú þæs earmestan geornlícost, Wlfst. 250, 7. earnestly, urgently.

mynetere

(n.)
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mynetere, es; m.

a moneyera money-changermoney-dealera minterone who coins

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Ða myneteras ðe inne wuda wyrcaþ oððe elles hwǽr ; ðæt ða bión heora feores scyldige, iii. 16; Th. i. 298, 13. Godes feoh biþ befæst myneterum tó sleánne, Homl. Th. ii. 554, 14.

Linked entry: mynet-smiððe

fácen

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Heora tungan wyrcaþ mycel fácn linguis suis dolose agebant, Ps. Th. 13, 5. Sé þæt fácn (the secret preparation of a fleet) tó his cýþþe gebodade, 2, 5; S. 80, 2. Fácnum factionibus, i. falsitatibus, An. Ox. 2914. Fácn factiones, Wrt.

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Wyrcan wé brycge and þá bétan (cf. brycg-bót), Wlfst. 239, 9. Uton bétan úre cyrcean, 303, 5. of a fire or light (v. beet in D. D.), to attend to a fire, lamp: Hé þá leóhtfatu gýmeleáslícor bétte, Gr. D. 237, 1.

lyb-lác

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-lác, es; n. m.

Sorcerywitchcraft

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Ða ðe lyblác wyrcaþ sýn hí á fram ǽlcum Godes dǽle áworpene, búton hí tó rihtre dǽdbóte grecyrran, L. Edm. E. 6; Th. i. 246, 13-16.

Linked entry: unriht-lyblác

steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Þurh steápne beorg strǽte wyrcan, Exon. Th. 397, 11; Rä. 16, 18. Steápe dúne, Cd. Th. 172, 33; Gen. 2853. Steápe stánbyrig, 133, 17; Gen. 2212. Weallas steápe, Exon. Th. 383, 13; Rä. 4, 10.

feld

Grammar
feld, gen. felda (v. Licetfelda)

plainfield

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Nefrod hét wyrcan ǽnne tor on ðám felda þe Sennar hátte, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 19. Þǽm gelícost þe ic sitte on ánre heáre dúne and geseó on sméðum felda (in magno campi spatio) fela fýra byrnan, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 14.

hengen

a crossa rack

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Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene, and hét hón þone bisceop þǽron, and hé swá hangigende þone Hǽlend bodode, swá swá Andreas dyde (cf. Ses Andreas wæs áhangen on róde, Shrn. 153, 12). Þáhét se déma dón hine of þǽre hencgene, Hml.

wicu

(n.)
Grammar
wicu, wucu, an ; f.
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Seó wucu on Grécisc hátte ebdomada and on Lýden septimana; seofon daga ryne ys seó wucu, and feówer wucan wyrcaþ ánne mónð, 319, 3. Án wucu ðæs fæstenes una quadrigesimae septimana, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 615, 3. Ðeós wucu is geteald tó ánum dæge, Homl.

niht

(n.)
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niht, næht, næct, neaht, neht, nyht, e; f.: but also with gen. es.

nightnightdarknessnight

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Rush.) cymþ ðonne nán man wyrcan ne mæg, Jn. Skt. 9, 4 : 13, 30. Fira bearnum neálǽhte niht seó þýstre, Judth. Thw. 21, 25; Jud. 34. Hé com tó him ánes nihtes, Shrn. 16, 27. Næs nǽnig man ðe ǽfre nihtes tídum dorste on ðære ciricean cuman, Blickl.

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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Ne mæg hé bútan ðisum (provisions of various kinds) ðás tól gehealdan, ne bútan ðisum tólum nán ðara þinga wyrcan ðe him beboden is tó wyrcenne.

Linked entry: tohl

rind

(n.)
Grammar
rind, e ; rinde, an; f.

Rind. of a tree the bark crust rind

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Dó of ða rinda, Lchdm. ii. 98, 11. metaphorically :-- Þeahtigaþ on hiera módes rinde monig gód weorc tó wyrcanne, ac on ðam piþan biþ óðer gehýded Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 22. The word occurs in combination with names of trees, e.g.

Linked entry: rinde

BORD

(n.)
Grammar
BORD, es; n.

a BOARD, planktabula sectilis, tabulawhat is made of a board, - A table, shieldmensa, clypeusthe board, covering or deck of a ship, the ship itselftabulatum, stegaconstratum, navisat home and abroaddomi et forisa foot-stool

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He mid bordum hét wyrcan ðone wíhagan he commanded to raise with the shields the fence of war, Byrht. Th. 134, 49; By 101; Andr.

Linked entries: bord-gelác bord-wudu

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle . . . twelf hús tógædere, Hml.

prica

(n.)
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prica, an; m. pricu (e), an, e (?) ; f.
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Fr. ne point) of space Ne gǽþ,heora náðer ǽnne prican ofer ðam ðe him gesette is, Lchdm. iii. 252, 17. of time, the fourth or fifth part of an hour Feówer puncti, ðæt synt prican, wyrcaþ áne tíd on ðære sunnan ryne, and forðan ys se prica gecweden forðan

Linked entry: pric-mǽlum

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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L. 22, 5. to disdain, scorn to do something. with a case Ðás gerás tó wyrcanne and ðá ilco ne tó forhycganne (omittere), Lk. L. R. 11, 42: Mt. L. 23, 23. with a clause Ne forhogde (-hogode, v. l.), hé ðæt bé hit eft gecierde, Past. 99, 10.

crisma

(n.)
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crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατοςχρίσω the chrismunction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptismoleum chrismatisthe white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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Mid ðam háligan ele, ge scylan ða hǽðenan cild mearcian on ðam breóste, and betwux ða gesculdru, on middeweardan, mid róde tácne, ǽrðanðe ge hit fullian on ðam fantwætere; and ðonne hit of ðæm wætere cymþ, ge scylan wyrcan róde tácen uppon ðæm heáfde

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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On ðǽm dagum is geléfed tó wyrcanne ł ꝥ gié wyrce, Lk. L. 13, 14. to allow a person (dat.) to do something, allow something to be done by a person (dat. ). with infin. Geléf mé geonga permitte mihi ire, Lk. L. 9, 59.

leógan

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Hú ðæt mód ðætte wilnað for óðre beón líhð him selfum, ðonne hit ðencð fela gódra weorca tó wyrcanne, Past. 55, 14.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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.), and ðeáh ne deraþ nó ðeáh hit geweorþe, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 1-4. necessity, constraint Ðé nán neódþearf ne lǽrde tó wyrcanne ðæt ðæt ðú worhtest, ac mid ðínum ágenum willan ðú ealle þing geworhtest, 33, 4; Fox 128, 11. need (for something) Nis him