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midder-niht

(n.)
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Æd middernæht, Lk. p. 7, 3 : Lk. L. R. 11, 5. [Cf. Ger. mitter-nacht from O. H. Ger. zi mittern naht.] (?)

scíma

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Seó sunne sylf æt middum dæge eall hire scíma wæs on blǽco gecyrred sol in medio coelo velut lucerna in die pallidescere videbatur, Guth. Gr. 167, 115. Seó sunne feala þinga onlýht myd hyre scíman, Solil. H. 31, 8. Scýman, 66, 22. Add

swígan

Grammar
swígan, <b>. I.</b>
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R. 18, 39. v. æt-swígan. to pass over in silence, v. swigian; III Ne ic eác swíge (forsuwie, v.l. ) ꝥ, ꝥ his gingra ge-wunode tó reccenne, Gr. D. 157, 18

hand-bell

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bell, e; f.

A hand-bell

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A hand-bell Ðǽr nǽron ǽr búton vii upphangene bella and nú sind xiii upphangene and xii handbella before there were but seven hung-up bells, and now there are thirteen hung-up bells and twelve hand-bells, Th. Chart; 430, 6

ge-æfstgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æfstgian, ge-æfestigian.

to be envious

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to be envious Ne gefiólle hé nó on swǽ opene scylde ðæt hé his bróður ofslóge, gif hé ǽr ne geæfstgode (æfstgade, v. l.) ðætte his bróður lác wǽron ðancweordlícor onfongne ðonne his (nisi Cain invidisset acceptam fratris hostiam), Past. 235, 3

un-gild

(n.)
Grammar
un-gild, -gilde, es; n.

An improper or excessive tax

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An improper or excessive tax Hé ǽfre ðás leóde mid here and mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs, for ðan ðe on his dagan ǽlc riht áfeóll, and ǽlc unriht up árás, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 2.

Linked entry: un-gyld

for-gǽgan

to go beyondexceedtransgressto pass byomit to doneglectto pass away

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Wolde Eleazarus sweltan ǽr þan þe hé Godes ǽ forgǽgan wolde, Hml. S. 25, 86, 95. Tó forgǽgenne, 113. Forgǽgende (cf. oferliórende, Ps. Srt.) ic talode þá árleásan praeuaricantes reputaui peccatores, Ps.

faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ, faroþ, es; m.

oceanwavesshore

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Wæs æt holme gearo, fús æt faroðe, 1916. Bát on sǽwe, fleót on faroðe, Hy. 4, 100. Hí hyne ætbǽron tó brimes faroðe they bore him to the water, B. 28. Gewát him ofer sandhleoðu tó sæ-acute;s faruðe, An. 236.

ge-sceþþan

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Ǽr him fǽr Godes þurh egesan gryre aldre gesceóde, 593. Add

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Kmbl. 197; Sal. 98. an unpleasing act, a displeasure, an offence, annoyance Cweðe gé ðæt ic eów dide ǽfre ǽnigne unþanc? Ap. Th. 26, 3. Nú ic wolde ðé ðone unþanc mid yfele leánian, Gen. 31, 29.

Linked entry: un-þances

wice

(n.)
Grammar
wice, (and wic?), es; m.
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. ¶ perhaps the word is found in the place name occurring in the following :-- Uno in eo loco cui uocabulum est æt Griman laeg . . . Tertio æt Wican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii, 407, 22 (cf. Ðis syndon ðara halfe híde londgemǽru æt Wican, iii. 464, 2).

Linked entry: wic

galdor

a song, poem. an incantation, a charm.the sound

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Hǽlde sécan æt unálýfedum tilungum oððe æt wyrigedum galdrum, oþþe æt ǽnigum wiccecræfte Hml. Th. i. 474, 21. the sound of a trumpet. Cf. galan, (3) Hié Hygeláces horn nad býman gealdor ongeáton, B. 2944

fruma

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Ðás circean þus gecýþde æt fruman ( at the time of its foundation ) seó ilce bóc, 197, 26.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Kmbl. 5, 45. to rain, to fall (of rain) Ríneþ blódig regn æt ǽfen a bloody rain shall fall at even, Blickl. Homl. 91, 34.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

seonoþ

(n.)
Grammar
seonoþ, sionoþ, senoþ, sinoþ, synoþ (-aþ, -od), es;
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Voc. i. 72, 76. mostly used of the councils of the Christian Church Seonod (sinoþ) wæs æt Ácleá, Chr. 782 ; Erl. 57, 6. Wæs senoþ (sinoþ, MS. E.) æt Heorotforda, 673; Erl. ; 36, 2 : 822; Erl. 62, 13.

Linked entries: seuoþ sinoþ synoþ

á-rísan

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Áríse seó æcerteóðung á be ðám ðe seó sulh þone teóðan æcer ǽr geeóde (cf. ꝥ hé his teóðunge á swá seó sulh þone teóðan æcer gegá rihtlíce gelǽste, Ll. Th. i. 342, 12), 310, 24. Gif ús feoh áríse æt úrum gemǽnum sprǽcum, Ll. Th. i. 232, 5.

smeáþ

(n.)
Grammar
smeáþ, e; f.

Meditation

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Meditation Ǽ ðín smeáþ (meditatio) mín is Ps. Spl. 118, 77

leornian

(v.)
Grammar
leornian, p. ode

To learnstudyread

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Ǽlc ðe gehýrde æt fæder and leornode omnes qui audivit a patre et didicit, Jn. Skt. 6, 45. Fram ðám hé ðæt gemet leornode regollíces þeódscipes a quibus normam disciplinæ regularis didicerat, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 35.

Linked entry: leornend

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ecclesiasticum carmen

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A church-song; ecclesiasticum carmen He ða cyricsangas lǽrde, ðe hí ǽr ne cúðan quæ illi non noverant, carmina ecclesiastica doceret, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 8.

fierd

(n.)
Grammar
fierd, e; f.

An armyforceexpeditionexercĭtusexpĕdītio

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Ǽr sió fierd gesamnod wǽre ere the army was assembled, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 21