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bissextus

(n.)
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bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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The intercalary day of leap-year; also leap-year Sume preóstas secgað ꝥ bissextus cume þurh ꝥ,ꝥ Iosue ábæd æt Gode ꝥ seó sunne stód stille . . . Nis nǽfre þurh ꝥ bissextus . . .

Linked entry: bises

ege

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Þysne ege þrowian æt þyssum englum, 93, 34. Ofergytende þisse sǽwe ege, 235, 1. Hú mycelne ege wé sceolon witan (hú micel ege sí tó hæbbenne, v. l.) tó þám hálgum werum quantus sit viris sanctis timor exhibendus, Gr. D. 63, 5.

fetian

(v.)
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Feta, gif ðú dyrre, æt ðus heaðuwérigan háre byrnan, Vald. 2, 16. Fetige hé him má, Solil. H. 1, 10. Fetod, fettad, feotod arcessitus, Txts. 42, 103: Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 31. Dele 'fet,' and passage from Prov. Kmbl., and add

geornfulnes

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Cf. georne, Mid micelre geornfulnesse æt Gode biddan forgifennesse ealra gylta, Hml. A. 142, 114. diligence, studious care Fyre*-*wittre carfulnysse geornfulnes curiosae sollicitudinis sollertia, An. Ox. 907. Geornfulnes diligentia i. cura, 1328.

hǽþen-nes

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Hé monige wæs gecígende fram hǽþenesse (hǽðennesse, v. l.) and fram gedwolan heora lífes multos ab errore reuocans, 5, 11; Sch. 611, 5. people among whom (or district in which) heathenism prevails: — Wit begétan ðás béc æt haeðnum herge mid uncre claene

Linked entry: hǽþen-dóm

nágan

Grammar
nágan, I.
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Th. i. 372, 34. add Náh man on ǽnigne tíman dæges ne nihtes æt Godes húse unnyt tó dónne, Wlfst. 278, 18: 39, 16. Be þám magon Godes þeówas gecnáwan ꝥ hí nágon mid worldcampe tó farene, ac mid gástlican wǽpnan campian, Ll.

of-spring

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Eádríc hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu æt Ælfsige . . . tó écum freóte, and eall hire ofspring, C. D. vi. 209, 11. Tácnu wurðað on eów and on eówrum ofspringum (in semine tuo), Deut. 28, 46. Ofsprincgum (ofsprincge, Hpt.

spornan

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Th. i. 386, 9. to strike against with the foot, stumble upon Hí spurnon mid hyra fótum æt (on, v. l.) þám hálgan were in ipso impingebat, Gr. D. 16, 22. (2 a) to stumble, totter :-- Spurnende lapsanti, titubanti, An. Ox. 50, 7

weard-setl

(n.)
Grammar
weard-setl, es; n.

A place where guard is kept; those who keep watch, a guard

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Æt ðǽm weardsetlum ad excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 16. Weardsetl excubias, 81, 20: 30, 11: 71, 11. Hí ofereodon ða twá weardsetl tranteuntes primam et secundam custodiam (Acts 12, 10), Homl. Th. ii. 382, 11

ǽfen-sang

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Ðone lofsang (the Magnificat) ðe wé singað on Godes cyrcan æt ǽlcum ǽfensange, Hml. Th. i. 202, 26. Sé ðe . . . dæghwámlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, hé húru ðinga on ðám sunnandagnm . . . þider cume tó . . . Ǽfensange, Hml. A. 144, ii.

hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hefe, es; m.

Weight

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Hé micelne hefe gefrét æt hys heortan he feels a great weight at his heart, Lchdm. iii. 126, 10. Áwend hefas leahtra evente moles criminum, Hymn. Surt. 23, 7

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an ; m.

A border, edge, margin, bank

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Æt Cerdices óran, Erl. 2, 3. Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21.

Linked entries: íre óre

drinca

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Drince hé betonicam on wætre ǽr óþerne drincan, Lch. ii. 152, 5. Gebryte on drincan . . . swá þú scealt þá óþre ǽtas and drincan sellan, 90, 10-12. Of metta and drincena þiginge, 244, 12. Þára metta cyn ge þone rím þára drincena ( potionum ), Gr.

efne

(adv.)
Grammar
efne, [ = efen]; adv.

Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem

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Even, exactly, precisely, just, alike, likewise, just now; plāne, æque, omnīno, mŏdŏ, jam prīdem He wintra hæfde efne hund-seofontig ǽr him sunu wóce he had just seventy winters ere a son was born to him, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 24; Gen. 1158.

þeód-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-cyning, es; m.
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Æt þearfe þeódcyninges, 5382; B. 2694. Ðæs þeódkyninges (-kyngces, MS. D.) ( Edward the Confessor ), Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 15. Fore þrymme ðeódcyninges ǽniges on eorðan, Apstls. Kmbl. 36; Ap. 18. Gewiton hié feówer þeódcyningas (cf.

þurh-swógan

(v.)

to press throughpenetratepervade

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to press through, penetrate, pervade Ealle ða fúllnessa ðæs ðýstran ofnes ðe mé ǽr ðurhsweógh(-swég, Bd. M. 430, 6 note) omnem foetorem tenebrosae fornacis, qui me pervaserat, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 21

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

hér-bufan

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-bufan, adv.

Here above

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Here above Swá swá wé ǽr hérbiufan sǽdon on ðisse ilcan béc as we said before above in this same book; sicut in priori hujus voluminis parte jam diximus, Past. 50, 4; Swt. 393, 2

Linked entries: be-ufan hér

norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan, adv.

From the north

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From the north Se wind se ðe ǽr súþan bleów, hine norþan áwearp, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 28. Gif hér wind cymþ westan oððe eástan, súþan oððe norþan, Cd. Th. 50, 11; Gen. 807

ge-fylced

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-fylcian;</b> pp. ed To array troops, set in order for fighting Wyllelm him cóm ongeán on unwær ǽr his folc gefylced wǽre, Chr. 1066; P. 199, 29

Linked entry: fylcian