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Ácan-tún

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Ácan-tún, es; m. [ácan = ácum. pl. d. of ác an oak, tun a town]

Acton, Suffolk

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Acton, Suffolk Ðæt hit cymþ to Ácantúne; fram Ácantúne [MS. Ácyn-túne] ðæt hit cymþ to Rigindúne till it comes to Acton; from Acton till it comes to Rigdon, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972 ; 525, 22-24

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

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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Hine mid ealle innancundum heortum hordcófan helpe biddaþ in toto corde exquirunt eum, Ps. Th. 118, 2

á-wunian

(v.)
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Ic stille and swá swá deád áwunade . . . ic swígende ealle þá niht áwunade quietus et quasi mortuus permanens . . . tacitus tota nocte perduro, Bd. 5, 6;Sch. 578, 6-11. Heó ðǽr áwunode þone dægand ðá niht on hire gebede, Hml.

leoþubíg-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leoþubíg-ness, e ; f.
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Supple bending of a joint Hí þone líchaman ealne ansundne, swá hé þágýt lifigende wǽre, and on liþobígnyssum invenerunt corpus totum integrum, quasi adhuc viveret, et lentis artuum flexibus, Guth. Gr. 169, 147

ildcian

(v.)
Grammar
ildcian, p. ode

To delay

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To delay Se dysega ungeþyldega all his ingeþonc hé geypt ac se wísa hit ieldcaþ and bítt tíman totum spiritum suum profert stultus, sapiens autem differt et reservat in posterum, Past. 33. 4; Swt, 220, 10

Linked entries: elcian eldcung

and-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
and-lang, -long, [ond-]; adj.

All-along ⬩ throughout ⬩ continuous ⬩ extended ⬩ per totum ⬩ continuus ⬩ in longum porrectus

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All-along, throughout, continuous, extended; per totum, continuus, in longum porrectus Wæs andlangne dæg swungen was beaten all day long, Andr. Kmbl. 2550; An. 1276: Chr. 937; Th. 202, 27, col. 2; Æðelst. 21: Beo. Th. 4237; B. 2115

sliht

(adj.)
Grammar
sliht, (?); adj.

Level, smooth ⬩ level with the ground ⬩ a level road ⬩ planus ⬩ plain, level

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Swá swá oxa gewunaþ tó áwéstenne gærs óþ ða wirttruman eorþslihtes mid tóþum (eats the grass to the root, to the level of the ground) Num. 22, 4

feówertig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
feówertig-líc, adj.

Of or belonging to forty ⬩ quadrāgēnārius

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Ealle tíd ðæs feówertiglícan fæstenes tōtum quadrāgēsĭmæ tempus, 3, 23; S. 554, 31

líf-lád

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Add: course of life, lifetime Þæt feórðe muneca cyn . . . ealle heora lífláde ( tota vita sua ) geond missenlice þeóda farað, R.

horh

(n.)
Grammar
horh, horg,es; m. n.

A clammy humour, phlegm, rheum

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Wið langum sáre ðara tóþa þurh horh, 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 4. Gif him ofstondeþ on innan ǽnigu ceald wǽte ðonne spíwaþ hie ðæt horh . . . ðæt ofstandene þicce horh, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 15-21.

riht-gefég

(n.)
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a proper joining Eall þæs scipes fæt wæs ácweht and for ðám mycclum ýþum tólýsed and tósloþen fram eallum his rihtgefégum (rihtgefongum, v. l.) totum vas navis quassatum nimiis fluctibus, ab omni fuerat sua compage dissolutum, Gr. D. 248, 26

Linked entry: ge-fég

styrung

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1. add: convulsive movement of a person Heó ongann mid swá fela styrungum beón onstyred coepit tot motibus agitari, Gr. D. 74, 2. quaking, shaking of an inanimate body Beóð eorðan styrunga erunt terrae motus, Mt. 24, 7. <b>II c.

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.

Destruction ⬩ perdition

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Destruction, perdition Þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hé sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (-spildnyssum, -spilnisse, -spillednysse, v. ll.) ne ipse postmodum in immane praecipitium totus iret, Gr. D. 95, 24.

blódgian

(v.)
Grammar
blódgian, p. ode.
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to make bloody Hé hys líchaman mid his tóþum blódgode, Guth. 56, 17. Hié mid heora múðe hié blódgodon, Nar. 11, 5. Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora spurum blódgian, Gr. D. 14, 28. to become bloody Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt.

Linked entry: blódegian

cél-nes

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Dele cól-nes, and add Hé wæs eall biernende, and ðeáh ðá tungan suíðust mǽnde, and him ðǽre kélnesse bæd totus ardens refrigerari se praecipue in lingua requirebat, Past. 309, 11. Coelnisse refrigerium, Ps. Srt. 65, 12: Rtl. 36, 17.

ge-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnedan, p. -cnæd, pl. -cnǽdon; pp. -cneden

To mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ spread ⬩ knead ⬩ depsere

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Óððæt sic gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21. Gecneden sealf cataplasma, Cot. 209

stǽr

(n.)
Grammar
stǽr, stér, steór, es; n.
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Canebat de tota Genesis historia, 4, 24; S. 598, 5-10. In ðyssum úrum stǽre, 4, 30; S. 609, 33. Be stǽre Angelþeódes cyricean, 5, 24; S. 647, 16: 4, 22; S. 592, 31. On Ongelcynnes steóre, ðæt is, on historia Anglorum, Shrn. 87, 7.

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All ⬩ tōtus

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All; tōtus Eall tōtus, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 10. Eall ðín líchama all thy body, Mt. Bos. 6, 22. Eall ðeós woruld all this world, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 9; Gen. 604: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843: Lk. Bos. 23, 18: Jn. Bos. 11, 50: Mk. Bos. 4, 34: Andr.

Linked entries: eal ealles

FELA

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FELA, fæla, feala, feola; adj. indecl.

Many ⬩ much ⬩ multum ⬩ multa ⬩ many things ⬩ much ⬩ very ⬩ multa ⬩ multum ⬩ in primis ⬩ cum maxĭme ⬩ so many ... as ⬩ tot ... quot

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Bos. 6, 34. so many ... as; tot ... quot Ic ne mæg swá fela [gefón], swá fela swá ic mæg gesyllan non possum tot căpĕre, quot possum vendĕre, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 27