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slidor

(adj.)
Grammar
slidor, adj.

Slippery

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Sýn heora wegas þýstre and slidore fiant viae eorum tenebrae et lubricum, Ps. Th. 34, 7-

dengan

(v.)
Grammar
dengan, p. de
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To ding, beat, strike Ǽlcum gemete ne sceal árung beón þǽre gyltendan geogoðe, ac swíðor man sceal heora sídan mid gierdon gelómlíce dencgan ( sed potius eorum latera virgis assidue tundenda sunt ), Nap. 17

Linked entry: dencgan

ge-byrdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-byrdlic, adj.
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Orderly, harmonious Þú hý hæfst æalle gesceapene gebyrdlice and gesóme, and tó þám geþwǽre þæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid ælle fordón dissonantia usque in extremum nulla est, Solil. H. 5, 13

ge-clips

(n.)
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., on heora sprǽce and geclysp (-clæsp, -clebs, -cleps, v.ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 7. Geclibs forlǽtan, Past. 222, 13

Linked entries: -clips ge-clibs

tó-settan

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Twá and hundseofontig bóca sind on bibliothécan, for þan þe hig sume sind tósette on twá ( some of them are put into two parts ) for heora langnysse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 32. Add

be-wyrcan

surround

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Hé hét sceáwian Hiericho, hú heó beworht wæs, Jos. 2, 1. to cover over with metal Heó þá cartan beworhte mid leáde. Hml. S. 3, 532. Hé beworhte ðá bígelsas mid gyldenum læfrum, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 2.

ge-sceþþan

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Heó gúðrinc geféng . . . nó þý ǽr in gescód h álan líce; hring útan ymbbearh þæt heó þone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte she clutched the warrior . . . none the more did she do hurt within to his body; the mail without protected, so that she might not pierce

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

mód

Grammar
mód, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þá onget heó on hyre módes gesyhðe hyre ætýwed beón þæt heó geseah intellexit in uisione mentis ostensum sibi esse quod uiderat, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 478, 12. Ús cóm tó móde hú Dionisius <b>I b.

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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He hæfde heora eald-hláfordes sunu on his gewealde he had the son of their old lord in his power, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 25. Se Cásere wæs heora eald-hláford cynnes the Cæsar was of the kin of their ancient lords, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22.

næs-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
næs-þyrel, -þyrl, es; n.

A nostril

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Mid hundes lúsum, ða flugon intó heora múðe and heora næsþyrlum, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 22. Hit gǽþ þurh eówre næsþyrlu exeat per nares vestras, Num. 11, 20 : Ps. Spl. 113, 14. Dó on ða næsþyrlu. Lchdm. i. 72, 21

Linked entry: nos-þyrel

ge-namian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-namian, p. ode; pp. od [nama a name]

To name, call, appointappellare, vocare

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Hí wurdon genamode to ðam ylcan gewinne ðe heora fæderas on wǽron they were nominated to the same warfare in which their fathers were, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 4: i. 88, 3.

Linked entry: namian

cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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Unrihthǽmeras, þá fúlan þe forlǽtað heora cwenan and nimað óðre, and þá þe habbað má þonne heora rihtæðelcwéne, 298, 17

seolh

Grammar
seolh, gen. seóles.
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Ðá cómón twégen seólas of sǽlicum grunde, and hí mid heora flýse his fét drýgdon, and mid heora blǽde his leoma beðedon venere duo de profundo maris quadrupedia, quae vulgo lutrae vocantur.

sibling

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Swilce hí þonne lufian heora siblingas, ðe ǽr on lífe ne hí sylfe ne heora mágas ne lufedon, i. 332, 30. Add

ǽfen-þénung

Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, -þegnung.

evening service of the Churchserving of food in the evening, supper

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Hý scylon embe ðá nigoðan tíde heora mæssan gestandan and æfter ðám heora ǽfenþénunga. Hml. A. 141, 74. serving of food in the evening, supper Ǽfenþénunge. cene, R. Ben. I. 71, I. Hí árísað fram ǽfenþénunge (cena), 74, 10.

á-wirdness

corruption blemishinjuryannoyaffliction

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Ðá ðe tó Godes ríce gebyrigað nabbað náðor ne womm ne áwyrdnysse on heora líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 236, 31. injury, annoy, affliction 'Búton wé ðǽre sáwle derian magon, ðá líchaman þurhwuniað on heora áwyrdnysse.'

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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Heó cwæþ tó him gemyne mín drihten ðæt heó wæs bán of mínum bánum and flǽsc of mínum flǽsce Eve conjured him (Christ) on account of her kinship to St. Mary to pity her.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

eówer

youryouryours

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heó sylf geceóse hwilcne eówerne heó wille, Ap. Th. 20, 9. Ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 109. Iówra selfra anwaldes, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 21. Similar entries Cf. úre

fót-ádl

(n.)
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Wið fótádle þeáh ðe heó hefegust sý, 246, 22. Heó fótádle gelíðigað, 304, 25. as a translation of regia pestis, regius morbus Fótádles, fótcoþu regie pestis (virulenta incommoditate populari ), An. Ox. 2792.

mǽl

(n.)
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Æthelthryð) is áwrytan ꝥ heó wel drohtnode tó ánum mǽle fæstende, bútan hit freólsdæg wǽre (cf. seldon bútan máran symbelnesse má þonne ǽne síðe on dæge (semel per diem ) ꝥ heó wolde mete þicgan, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 443, 17), 20, 42.