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ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21.

ge-leáfsum

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Cymð se lytega sǽtere and áteleð him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde, and geræcð him ðonne tó geleáfsuman ( tells him and gets him to believe ) ðæt hé sié se gesǽlgosta on eallum cræftum, Past. 463, 13. Add

hlíp-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlíp-geat, hlípe-geat, es; n.

A leap-gate

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On ðæt ealde hlýpeget, C. D. iii. 406, 31

lustfull-nes

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Þá þá hé geseah þá lustfullnesse þæs líchaman (delectationem carnis) . . . hé spræc þysne cwyde : ' Eall seó lustfulnes and swétnes þæs líchaman weorðeþ tó wyrma geride (dulcedo illius vermes), Gr. D. 323, 1-3 : 8.

líge-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
líge-leóht, (?); adj.
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Hé is hwít . . . þonne is þæt þridde þæt líhteð eall geond eorðærn . . . and þonne is hit hwæðre án lég, and ne mæg þæt háte fram ðám hwíte áscádan, ne ðæt hwíte fram þám légeleóhte (þæt háte, Þæt hwíte, þæt légeleóhte seem all substantive forms of the

swég

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Add Áweóx mára swég and hefegra ( gravior sonitus ),swá ꝥ hit áhleóðrode swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre tóworpen fram þám grundweallum, Gr. D. 236, 12. Se sácerd scolde bión mid bellum behangen ... scolde beón gehiéred his swég (sonítus), Past. 93, 7.

sǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtere, es; m.

a robber ⬩ latro ⬩ insidiator, seductor

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Ðonne cymþ se lytega sǽtere (seductor) tó ðæm sláwan móde, and áteleþ him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde, 65, 2; Swt. 463, 12. Hí sendon séteras (insidiatores) ðætte genómo hine on word, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 20

Linked entry: sétere

BYT

(n.)
Grammar
BYT, bytt, e; f: pl. bytta

A bottle, flagon, BUTT, tun ⬩ uter, dolium

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Ne híg ne dóþ niwe wín on ealde bytta; gyf hí dóþ, ða bytta beóþ tobrocene, and ðæt wín agoten, and ða bytta forwurðaþ.

Linked entries: ele-byt bitt

innoþ

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</b> the intestines, bowels :-- Him eóde se innoð (cf. eall his innewearde, Hml. Th. i. 290, 19) út æt his forðgange, Hml. S. 16, 207. Wiþ innoþes forhæfdnesse, Lch. ii. 174, 3.

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come back ⬩ revenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

mid-spreca

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

One who speaks on behalf of another

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One who speaks on behalf of another Paulus wæs midspreca and bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ Paul was an advocate and defender of the old law, Homl. Th. i. 388, 32

þurh-seón

(v.)

to strain through ⬩ penetrate

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to strain through, penetrate Ealle ða fúllnessa ðæs fúllan ofnes and ðæs þeóstran ðe mec ǽr ðurhseáh omnem foetorem tenebrosae fornacis, qui me pervaserat, Bd. 5, 12; M. 430, 6

unriht-wyrhta

(n.)
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unriht-wyrhta, an; m.

An evil-doer ⬩ a worker of iniquity

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An evil-doer, a worker of iniquity Gewítaþ fram mé ealle unrihtwyrhtan ( operarii iniquitatis ), Lk. Skt. 13, 27. Unryhtwyrhtan, Past. 1; Swt. 27, 23. Unrihtwyrhtan iniqui, Ps. Th. 118, 86

ofer-hyge

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hyge, (?), es; m.

Pride, arrogance

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mé ofer corresponding to super me in the Latin) on ealle gelǽddest omnes elationes tuas super me induxisti, Ps. Th. 87, 7

Linked entry: hyge

scripp

(n.)
Grammar
scripp, es; n. (?)

A scrip ⬩ bag

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A scrip, bag Petrus forlét lytle þing, scripp and net, ac hé forlét ealle þing, ðá ðá hé for Godes lufon nán þing habban nolde, Homl. Th. i 394, 7

sigel-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-torht, adj.

Bright with sunshine ⬩ bright as the sun

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Bright with sunshine or bright as the sun, cf. sigelbeorht Swá wæs ealne dæg óððæt ǽfen com sigeltorht (epithet of ǽfen or of Andrew ?) swungen, Andr. Kmbl. 2493; An. 1248

Wiht-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-sǽtan, -sǽte; pl. m.

The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight

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The inhabitants of the Isle of Wight Geata fruman syndon Wihtsǽtan ( Victuarii ), ðæt is seó ðeód ðe Wiht ðæt eálond oneardaþ, Bd. l, 15 ; S. 483, 22. v. next word

emn-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
emn-éce, adj.

Co-eternal ⬩ coæternus

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Ealle þrý hádas emnéce him sylfum synt totæ tres personæ coæternæ sibi sunt, 201, 27

ende-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ende-byrd, es; n?

An arranging, arrangement, order ⬩ ordo

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An arranging, arrangement, order; ordo Se Ælmihtiga ealra gesceafta endebyrd wundorlíce gemetgaþ the Almighty wonderfully regulates the arrangement of all creatures, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 8; Met. 13, 4

Linked entry: ende-byrdes

for-úton

(con.)
Grammar
for-úton, conj.

Without ⬩ besides ⬩ except ⬩ sĭne ⬩ nĭsi

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Without, besides, except; sĭne, nĭsi Se fír forbearnde ealle ðe minstre, forúton feáwe béc the fire burnt all the monastery except a few books, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 8