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up-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lendisc, adj.

Uplandishcountry (as opposed to town)ruralrustic

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Ic wéne, lá, uplendisca preóst, ðæt ðú nyte hwæt beó atomos, 318, 14. Ðú byst uppan lande mid wímmannum oftor ðonne ic beó ... Ic hit gehýrde secgan, ðæt ðás uplendiscan wíf wyllaþ oft drincan, Engl. Stud. viii. 62, 12.

Linked entry: uppe-land

mold-hýpe

(n.)
Grammar
mold-hýpe, an; f.

A heap of earth or dust

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A heap of earth or dust Ðonne biþ hit swylce hé sý mid sumere moldhýpan ofhroren it is as though he be overwhelmed by a heap of dust, Homl. Th. i. 492, 33

Linked entry: hýpe

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-courtentrance-courtvestibulevestĭbŭluma wall before a fortificationpro-mūrālemūrus ante mūrumdictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit [Du

líf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-leás, adj.

Lifeless

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Lifeless, without life Ðú bist deád and ða ðe ðé tó lóciaþ beóþ lífleáse eác morte morieris tu et omnia quæ tua sunt, Gen. 20, 7.

meagol-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol-mód, adj.

Of earnest mindearneststrenuous

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Of earnest mind, earnest, strenuous Ic synful bydde ðæt ðú onsende in mé (mé in?)

ge-hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýnan, -hénan, -hínan; p. de; pp. ed

To humbleoppresswastedestroyhumiliareopprimeredamnare

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Eágan ofermódra ðú gehýnyst oculos superborum humiliabis, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 29. Gehýnyþ humiliat, Ps. Spl. C. M. 74, 7. Híg gehýndon eos oppresserunt, Ex. 1, 11. Gehýned damnatus, C. R. Ben. 58. Gehéned, Ps. Vos. 37, 8

ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlíce, adv.

Reasonably, rationallyrationabiliter

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Reasonably, rationally; rationabiliter Ful ge-sceádlíce ðú me andswarast and fulrihte thou answerest me very rationally and rightly, Shrn. 184, 17: 165, 21.

Linked entry: sceádlíce

manna

Grammar
manna, man.
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'Ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe'. . . Sé ðe herian wille háligne mannan, herige hine. . . æfter his geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 18. 'Þú ácenst sunu.' Oncnáwað þurh þás word sóðne mannan ácennedne of mǽdenlicum líchaman, i. 198, 10. Add

ge-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spreca, an; m.

One who talks with anothera counsellor

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Ðú dé ánne genim to gesprecan symle spella and lára rǽd-hycgende always take as thy counsellor one sagacious in discourses and doctrines, Exon. 80 a; Th. 301, 26; Fä. 25

Linked entry: ge-speca

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e ; f.
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Ic eom geþafa ðæs ðe ðú segst forþam ðe ðú hit hæfst geséþed mid gesceádwíslícre race assentior, cuncta enim firmissimis nexa rationibus constant, Bt. 34, 9 ; Fox 146, 8. Ðú spenst mé on ða mǽstan sprǽce and on ða earfoþestan tó gereccenne.

Linked entry: eá-racu

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Þreá hig lóca hú ðú wylle punish her, look you, as you will, Gen. 16, 6. Ðú hæfst ðæt feoh mid ðé, gefada embe, lóca, hú ðú wylle, Homl. Skt. 3, 285 : 4, 262. Hí férdon lóc [MSS.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

eornes

(n.)
Grammar
eornes, eornest

a duel, combat duellum

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a duel, combat; duellum, Som. Ben. Lye

sigle

(n.)
Grammar
sigle, an ; f.
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Rye Siglan dust, Lchdm. ii. 126, 7

asca

(n.)

dustpulvis

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dust; pulvis, Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 6, 11

cnyllan

Grammar
cnyllan, <b>; II.</b>
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Hé þá dura cnylde, Vis. Lfc. 28. Add

ǼL

(n.)
Grammar
ǼL, es; m.

An EELanguilla

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An EEL; anguilla Hwilce fixas gefehst ðú? ǽlas and hacodas what fishes catchest thou? eels and haddocks. Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33.

Linked entries: éle fisc

ár-weorþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-weorþnes, ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f. [ár honour, weorþnes worthiness]

Honour-worthinesshonourdignityhonordignitasreverentia

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Gif ðú nú gemunan wilt eallra ðara árwyrþnessa if thou now wilt be mindful of all the honours, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 20. Mid árweorþnesse with honour, honourably, R. Ben. 6, 61

Linked entry: ár-wyrþnes

ende-byrdes

(adv.)
Grammar
ende-byrdes, adv.

Orderly, for order per ordinem, ordĭnātim

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Ðú ðysne middangeard todǽldest swá hit getǽsost wæs endebyrdes thou hast divided this middle earth as it was most suitable for order, 20, 23; Met. 20, 12

Linked entry: ende-byrd

GEÁ

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
GEÁ, adv.

YEAĕtiam

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Geá, Drihten, ðú wást ðæt ic ðé lufige, yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee Jn. Bos. 21, 15, 16; ĕtiam, Domĭne, Vulg Cweþ [cwæþ MS.] nú geá say now yea, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 9

Linked entries: GEÁTAN gee GESE

in-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
in-líce, adv.

Inwardlyinternallythoroughlyheartily

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Ðú miht openlíce ongiton ðæt ðæt is for inlíce gód þing ðæt ... you can plainly perceive that that is a very thoroughly good thing that.... Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 32

Linked entry: for-inlíce