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nacod

Grammar
nacod, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þone nacodan gefréfrian, 25. Gemétte ǽnne þearfan nacodne, Hml. S. 31, 61. &lt;b&gt;I b.&lt;/b&gt; add :-- Se nacoda assa bið mid reáfum gesadelod, Hml. Th. i. 210, 29. &lt;b&gt;I c.

wamb

(n.)
Grammar
wamb, e; f.

a belly, stomacha womba hollow

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of living things, a belly, stomach Wamb venter, Wrt. Voc. i. 71, 21. Seó inre wamb alvus, 44, 38. Seó útre wamb venter, 45, 21. Gif sió wamb wund bið, Lchdm. ii. 162, 13. Is seó womb ( of the phenix) neoþan wundrum fæger, Exon. Th. 219, 14;Ph. 307.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Feorme prandium, Mt. 22, 4. Fearme cenam, Mk. R. 6, 21. Farma convivium, Lk. L. 5, 29. Ðá færmo nubtiae, Mt. L. 22, 10. Hǽmdo ł feorme (færmo, L.), Jn. R. 2, 1. Ðára farmana nubtiarum, Jn. p. 1, 9. Farma, p. 3, 12.

ge-dihtan

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S. 14, 151-159. to direct what is to be written or spoken, dictate a letter, speech, &amp; c. Seó ealde gesetnys ðe þurh Móysen gedihte, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 16.

hálig-dóm

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Add: holiness, sanctity. of human beings. Cf. hálig; &lt;b&gt;A. III, V&lt;/b&gt; Háligdóm is fullneáh ásprungen and sóðfæstnes swýðe gelytlod defecit sanctum, diminutae sunt veritates, Ps. Th. II, l.

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, a mark, <b>mearc</b> a limit. [These may be taken under one head, see N. E. D. mark.]
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D. vi. 33, 22-25. of immaterial things Findan hwylce dæge seó mearke, ys se termen, on tún . . . geríst hyt seó tíd hæbbe mearke hwænne heó síge crístenum folce blisse, Angl. viii. 326, 11-14. a stone or other monument set up or standing

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
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fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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þe foran lǽdeð brídels he that in front guides the bridle, El. 1184. in front of that which is defended hiene foran forstód he stood in front and defended him, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 25. in front of that which is i obstructed or interfered with

for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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C. S. 54; Th. i. 406, 4, 7: 51; Th. i. 404, 22: L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 5: 4; Th. i. 168, 19: L. N. P. L. 63; Th. ii. 300, 20. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hie forlicgge if a betrothed woman commit fornication, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 73, 11.

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmonlax

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A salmon, lax [Scott.] Lex salmo vel esocius, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 65; Wrt. Voc. 55, 70. Leax ysox, 65, 66: esox, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 48. Laex isic, 112, 8.

Linked entry: læx

mis-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-tímian, p. ode

To happen amissto do amiss

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(or if he do anything amiss?)

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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A taper; also the wick of a lamp Leóhtfæt lampas, candel candela, taper papyrus (cf. leóhtfæt lucernarium, weoce papirus, 26, 56), Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 35. Tapor cereus, 81, 32: cerastus, ii. 130, 23. Swegles tapur the sun, Exon. Th. 205, 18; Ph. 114.

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

þaccian

(v.)
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þaccian, p. ode.
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to pat, clap, strike gently, with the open hand or the like Wildu hors, ðonne hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ, hié ðacciaþ and stráciaþ mid brádre handa equos indomitos blanda prius manu tangimus, Past. 41; Swt. 303, 10.

býge

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býge, l. byge,
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and add: of shape or direction Byge sinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 65. Andlanges ánre furh hit cymð ánum byge; ðanone of ðǽm byge, C. D. v. 153, 31. ðǽre díce byge, 298, 12. On ðone byge ; of ðám byge, vi. 1, 20 : 2, 4.

cirm

(n.)
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Add: loud sound of thunder, trumpet, &amp;c. Suoeg, cirm fragor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 27: 36, 13. Cyrm strepitus, sonus conflictus, i. sonitus, 136, 75. Æt middere niht cirm ( clamor ) geworden wæs, Mt. R. 25, 6.

eafor

(n.)
Grammar
eafor, es; m. n. (?).
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D. ii. 30, 33-36, 9. Cf.

feax

a bush

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Voc. i. 282, 36: ii. 22, 56. Wiþ ðæt mannes fex (feax, v. l.) fealle, Lch. i. 110, 15. fýr ne fornam ne án hǽr heora feaxes, Hml. S. 30, 465. Fexe, hǽre capillatura, An. Ox. 1214.

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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Bd. 1, 2), Chr.

ge-wídmǽrsian

(v.)
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Add: trans, to spread the fame of a person His nama wearð gewfdmǽrsod wíde geond þæt land nomen ejus uulgatum est in omni terra, Jos. 6, 2f. to spread the knowledge of a fact, event, &amp;c. to publish, promulgate Ðá hyrdas þá heofenlican gesihíe

hlúde

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Th. 129, 6. Hlúde hlihhan. Hml. Th. ii. 350, 30: Gen. 73. Hlúde reordian, El. 406. On lofsongum waldend hlúde hergan, Crä. 93. Clypiað gít hlúddor (hlúdor, v. l.), Hml. S. 18, 119. Hlúdor, Bl. H. 15, 22.

hwít

(n.)
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hwít, es; n.
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whiteness Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit Angl. i. 285, § 2 : ii. 374, 3. something white, the white of an egg. Cf. hwít; ¶ Mid ǽges þý hwíte. Lch. ii. 82, 9. ǽges hwít , 342, 18.