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CEOSEL

(n.)
Grammar
CEOSEL, ceosol, cisil, cysel, es; m?

Gravel, sandglarea, sabulum

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Gravel, sand; glarea, sabulum. Hence the sand-hill in Dorsetshire is called CHESSIL Cisil glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12

Linked entries: cysel cisil

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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Gif mannes múð sár sié, genim betonican . . . lege on ða weolore Lchdm. ii. 48, 29

Linked entry: weoler

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Ealle wordum mǽndon, Cd. 222: Th. 288, 24; Sae. 386. followed by a clause Ða welan ðe dú mǽndest ðæt ðú forlure the wealth which you complain of having lost, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 18.

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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Fox 22, 84; Met. 22, 42: Salm. Kmbl. 969; Sal. 484. Spritte seó eorðe grówende gærs germinet terra herbam virentem, Gen. 1, 11: Ps. Spl. 64, 11: Cd. 5; Th. 6, 13; Gen. 88. Ic grówe frondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42.

Linked entry: ge-grówan

ilce

(adv.)
Grammar
ilce, adv.
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In the same way Hú ne eom ic monn suá ilce suá ðú am I not a man the same as you are? Past. 17, 6 ; Swt. 115, 12. Eft swá ilce again in the same way, Bt. 16, 1 ; Fox 50, 10

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Wǽtum hé ( snow ) oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305. a liquid Wynsum wǽta ( water ) út flówende, Blickl. Homl. 209, 2.B Æfter sóðum gecynde ðæt wæter is brosniendlíc wǽta, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 5.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
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Th. 305, 25; Sat. 652. Ymbe hárne stán tigelfágan trafu stódan, Andr. Kmbl. 1682; An. 843. Ymbe Sanere feld, Salm. Kmbl. 417; Sal. 209. Ymb healfa gehwone, Exon. Th. 4, 31; Cri. 61. Sár eft gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst, Andr.

FEALLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FEALLAN, to feallanne; part. feallende; ic fealle, ðú feallest, fealst, felst, fylst, he fealleþ, fealþ, felþ, fylþ, pl. feallaþ; p. feól, feóll, pl. feóllon; pp. feallen; v. intrans.

FALL, fall down, faildefĭcĕre

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Th. 71, 6: Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 25; Ph. 61: Salm. Kmbl. 603; Sal. 301. Se hagol fealþ the hail falls, Ex. 9, 19: Bt. 6 ; Fox 14, 29: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 25. Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán a huge mountain-stone falls into it, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: feallend-lic ge-feallan

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Th. 31, 19; Gen. 487. of absence of good, black (crime), dark, dismal Gástas twegen, óðer biþ golde glædra, óðer biþ grundum sweartra, Salm. Kmbl. 976 ; Sal. 488. Sweartes hǽðendómes tetrae gentilitatis, Hpt. Gl. 523, 41.

Linked entries: swart swertling

FÓR

(prep.)
Grammar
FÓR, fóre; prep. dot. acc.

Beforeforeantecŏramin conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquopræpriusquam

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Ic hefde dreám micelne fír Meotode I had great joy before the Creator, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 34; Sat. 83. We for Dryhtene iu dreámas hefdon we formerly had joys before the Lord, 214; Th. 267, 26: Sat. 44.

Linked entries: foor fóre

gífre

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gífre, adj.

Greedycovetousvoraciouseagerdesirousavidus

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Cd. 37; Th. 49, 16; Gen. 793: 213; Th. 267, 2; Sat. 82: 217; Th. 276, 21; Sat. 192: Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 24; Seef. 62. Se gífra gǽst the greedy spirit, 22 a; Th. 60, 21; Cri. 973.

Linked entry: gífer

úhta

(n.)
Grammar
úhta, an; m.

the last part of the nightthe time just before daybreakthe time at which the earliest of the seven canonical services was held, the time of nocturnsDe nocturna celebratione.

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Th. 20, 26; Gen. 315: 289, 31; Sat. 406: Exon. Th. 443, 24; Kl. 35. On úhtan very early in the morning; ualde mane (Mk. 16, 2), ualde diluculo (Lk. 24, 1), Exon. Th. 459, 17; Hö. 1: 460, 14; Hö. 17.

ymb-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-fón, p. -féng.
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Th. 273, 30; Sat. 144. Ðeáh hé wǽre mid írne ymbfangen, Cd. Th. 297, 16; Sat. 518. <b>II a.</b> to comprehend, conceive :-- Embféhþ concipit, i. intelligit, Wrt.

ǽg-hwilc

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Fýr biþ ymbútan on ǽghwylcum, þeáh hé uppe seó, Sat. 265: An. 350. with a genitive Ǽghwylc ðára manna, Bl. H. 37, 3. Hæleða ǽghwylc, Sat. 194. Gumena ǽghwilc, Gen. 465. Ǽghwylc ánra heora, Bl. H. 121, 8. Þeóda ǽghwilc hæfdon . . ., Met. 26, 43.

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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Hé in wuldre wróhte onstalde, 287, 19; Sat. 369. Ðá onstealdon ða heretogan ǽrest ðone fleám the leaders were the first to fly, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 15. Swá hit ( persecution ) Nero onstealde, Ors. 6, 6; Swt. 262, 12.

Linked entry: an-stellan

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Gl. 435, 76 : 516, 23 : duritia, 482, 66. hardness, stiffness in a physical sense Gif hwylc stíðnes on líchoman becume, genim ðás wyrte . . . lege tó ðam sáre, Lchdm, i. 132, 16.

þunian

(v.)
Grammar
þunian, p. ode.

to stand outbe prominentbe lifted upstick upto be lifted upbe proudto be stuck upto make a noiseto soundresoundcreak

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Hié gesáwon fyrd wegan ... þúfas þunian they saw the host march ... saw the standards lift their tops above the ranks, Cd. Th. 187, 32; Exod, 158. Þindan and þunian, þecene hebban, Exon.

Linked entries: þundende tó-þuniende

menigu

(n.)
Grammar
menigu, <b>mengu,</b> menigeo; indecl.: also gen. e; f.

A manymultitudecrowdgreatnumber

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Menio, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 25; Sat. 476. Mænieo, 173; Th. 216, 12; Dan. 5. Ðære menigo þeáw, Andr. Kmbl. 354; An. 177. Menego, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 14; Sat. 321. On menigeo in multitudine, Ps. Th. 65, 2. Mænigeo, 68, 13.

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.

Quiet, tranquil, calm, sereneof physical calmnessgentle, mild, of the wind favourable, prosperousof mental calm, placid, serene, tranquil, unruffled

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Swíðe eáðe mæg on smyltre ungelǽred scipstiéra genóh ryhte stiéran Past. 9; Swt. 59, 1. Ðonne heó baðaþ hí on smyltum wætre Shrn. 85, 21. Smylte wedere aure tenuis Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 56. Seó mót brúcan smyltra ýþa Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 23.

Linked entries: smelte smolt

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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Hwá wolde gelýfan ðæt Sarra sceolde lecgan cild tó hyre breóste tó gesoce quis crederet, quod Sara lactaret filium, Gen. 21, 7. Josue hét lecgan him on uppan ormǽte weorcstánas præcepit, ut ponerent super os ejus saxa ingentia, Jos. 10, 27.