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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.

sanct

(n.)
Grammar
sanct, es; m.

A saint

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Ðý ylcan dæge ealra wé healdaþ sancta symbel, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 200. The Latin forms sanctus, sancta (also sancte) are used before proper names :-- Sanctus Johannes, se mon Sancte Johannes, Sanctus Johanneslíf Blickl. Homl. 163.

smǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
smǽte, adj.

Refined, pure

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Smǽte gold ðæt in wylme biþ þurh ofnes fýr eall geclǽnsod Elen. Kmbl. 2616;El. 1309. Beág on ðam siex hund wæs smǽtes goldes gescyred sceatta Exon. Th. 324, 8; Víd. 91: Salm. Kmbl. 29; Sal. 15. On smǽtum in obrizum Hpt. Gl. 449, 10.

gold-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-geweorc, es; n.
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre

be-sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sorgian, bi-sorgian; p. ode; pp. od

To be sorry for, to care for, be anxious about, fear

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Ðú hæfst gesúnd gehealden eall ðæt deórwyrðoste, ðætte ðú ðe besorgod hæfdest thou hast kept entire everything most precious, which thou wast anxious about, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 10.

Linked entry: bi-sorgian

un-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽle, adj.

Spotlesswithout marks or spotsimmaculatevirgin

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Spotless, in a physical sense, without marks or spots Æt ánes heówes cý, ðæt heó sý eall reád oððe hwít and unmǽle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 14. in a moral sense, immaculate, virgin Unmaelo virgo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 75.

Linked entries: mǽle mǽle

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Worldly gain, this world's wealth Wéndest ðú, gif ðú mé sealdest ówiht ðínes, ðæt ðé ðonne wǽre ðín woruldgestreón eall gelytlad? Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41.

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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Eall hit wyrð gebunden, bútan gé þá bendas álynian, Wlfst. 178, 5. Ne mæg nán man of mínre handa út álinian ( eruere ), Deut. 32, 39. Út ályniende eiciens, An. Ox. 4424. Sí ðú út álened eruere, Kent. Gl. 127. Út áleoned euulsam, An. Ox. 3464.

ceáp-gyld

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Þone þeóf út niman be his were and be fullan ceápgilde, 228, 28. ꝥ wé niman eall ꝥ hé ( the thief ) áge, and niman ǽrest ꝥ ceápgyld of þám yrfe, 228, 15. Sylle mon ꝥ ceápgyld ðám ðe ꝥ yrfe ( the stolen cattle ) áge, 258, 11.

cyne-cyn

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Fram þan Wódne áwóc eall úre cynecynn, and Súðanhymbra eác, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25. Norþanhymbra cynecyn (-kyn, v. l. ), 547; P. 16, 17. Ǽlcne þára þe hió geácsian myhte þæt kynekynnes wæs omnes regie arcessitos, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 30.

fore-stæppan

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Se dæg forestóp þá niht eall oð Crístes ǽriste; ac syððan hé þá niht gewuldrode mid his ǽriste, heó forestóp þæne dæg, 319, 40. Hé hí forestóp on heofenan ríce, Hml. Th. i. 50, 3. Forestópun mé grynu deáþes praeoccupauernut me laquei mortis, Ps.

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ge-wefan

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Gewefene contexta (serta ), 3935. figurative Ic ( the creation ) eall ymbwinde gewefen wundorcræfte, Rä. 41, 85. Of Críste wið tó God endebrednis gegeadred bið ł gewefen a Christo usque ad Deum ordo contexitur, Lk. p. 4, 10

hrútan

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Ðá hé þæne cyrcward gehýrde ofer eall hrútan, Vis. Lfc. 31. Hrútende stertens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 30

miþian

(v.)
Grammar
miþian, p. ode
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To conceal, keep from appearing openly Se ealda feónd ne mihte ádreógan þás wísan swígiende ne deógollíce þurh swefn miðgian (the old enemy could not suffer these things in silence nor keep them from being generally known by entrusting them to the secrecy

or-mǽte

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. ¶ a case used adverbially :-- Eall þæt ígland mid mycelre swétnysse wunderlices stences ormǽdum wæs gefylled insulam illam diversorum aromatum odoriferis spiraminibus inflari cerneres, Guth. Gr. 167, 118

un-wítnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wítnod, adj.

Unpunished

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Ða ðe him biþ unwítnode eall hiora yfel on ðisse worulde habbaþ sum yfel hefigre ðonne ǽnig wíte sié, ðæt is, ðæt him biþ unwítnod hiora yfel improbi cum supplicio carent, inest eis aliquid ulterius mali, ipsa impunitas, 38, 3; Fox 200, 25-28.

Linked entries: un-gewítnod wítnian

wácian

(v.)
Grammar
wácian, p. ode.

to be or become weakwant resolution or courage.to be or become weaknot able to endureto failto become poor or mean.

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Similar entries v. wác II Ðonne se heretoga wácaþ, ðonne biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred, Chr. 1003; Erl, 139, 12. Be ðam mihte man oncnáwan, ðæt se cniht nolde wácian æt ðam wíge, Byrht.

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wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling powerful

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Nis under mé ǽnig óþer wiht waldendre, ic eom ufor ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 427, 6; Rä. 41, 87

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on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperturediscovery

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an opening, aperture Se heofon tóbyrst and eall engla cynn lóciaþ þurh þa ontýnnesse on manna cynn, Blickl. Homl. 93, 24. discovery Be cierlisces monnes ontýnesse (betogenesse, MSS. B. H.

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CYCENE

(n.)
Grammar
CYCENE, cicene,an; f.

A kitchen coquīna, culīna

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Ðæt seó cycene [MS. kycene] eal forburne that the kitchen was all burning, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 5, 11. Wurpon hí ða anlícnysse inn to heora cycenan [MS. kycenan] they cast the image into their kitchen, ii. 166, 3.

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