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líge-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
líge-leóht, (?); adj.
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Hé is hwít . . . þonne is þæt þridde þæt líhteð eall geond eorðærn . . . and þonne is hit hwæðre án lég, and ne mæg þæt háte fram ðám hwíte áscádan, ne ðæt hwíte fram þám légeleóhte (þæt háte, Þæt hwíte, þæt légeleóhte seem all substantive forms of the

Athéniense

(n.)
Grammar
Athéniense, pl.

The Athenians

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Latin forms are also used: -- Pelopensium and Athéniensium, Gréca þeóda him betweónum winnende wǽron Peloponnensium Atheniensiumque bellum commissum est, l, 13; S. 56, 7. Wið þǽm Athénienses, 2, 7; S. 90, II. Wið Athénienses, 2, 5; S. 78, 21.

(n.)
Grammar
tá, gen. tán; f.

a twig, shoot

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Ðá com ðæs wítegan tá upp, i. 246, 3-5. v. tán, and Similar entries cf. for a similar pair of forms flá and flán

den-bera

(n.)
Grammar
den-bera, pl. n.
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. ¶ Add: to the Latin forms given in Dict. :-- Adiectis IIII daenberis in commune saltu, C. D. i. 140, 12. v. weald-, wer-bǽre; bǽr; denn, II

India

(n.)
Grammar
India, Indea; f.
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Seó forme India ..., seó óðer ..., seó þridde; þeós þridde India ..., Hml. Th. i. 452, 11-14. Þurh þá uncúðan land Indie per ignota Indie loca, Nar. 6, 12. Ðá wynstran dǽlas Indie sinistram partem Indie, 30, 19: 21, 7.

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott.

geó-dæg

(n.)
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a former day, day of old Þú gehýrdest þætte giódagum gelomp, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 27. Iúdagum Rómáni gehálgedon on þissa tungla gemynde heora dagas, Angl. viii. 321, 4. Iúdagum se biscop Theophilus wrát ǽnne pistol, 322, 45.

scín-

(prefix)
Grammar
scín-, scinn-hiw, es;
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n, A form produced by magic, phantom, spectre Scínhiw prestigium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 61: fantasma , ii. 33, 82. Scínlác vel [scín]hiw fantasia, i. imaginatio, delusio mentis , 147, 42. Réþlic scínhiw ferale monstrum , 147, 53: Hymn. Surt. 142, 12.

á-líman

(v.)
Grammar
á-líman, p. de.
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Ox. 4784 the form is álýmdan. In two other glosses emergere is rendered by ámýlan (? á-lýman) :-- Up ámýlde emergeret (si Homerus ab inferis emergeret, Ald. 33, 30), An. Ox. 2427. Up ámýlþ emergat, Wrt.

Linked entries: á-mylþ líman

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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A. 45, 529. to model, form in accordance with a model or exemplar Swá swá hit áwriten is on þára apostola drohtnunge, be þám muneca líf is gebysenod, R. Ben. 57, 7

ides

(n.)
Grammar
ides, e; f.

A woman

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A weak form occurs in Hpt. Gl. 456, 76 Tó, on ydesan in juvenculam

slíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþe, (?); adj.

Formed, moulded fictusgravenfeigned, false

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Formed, moulded; fictus graven (of images) Ealle ðe gebiddaþ ða slíþan omnes qui adorant sculptilia Ps. Spl. T. 96, 7.

Linked entry: slíþness

án-lic

(adj.)
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Ox. 172. of singular excellence, beautiful Mid ánlicre formosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 58

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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Th. 207, 5; Exod. 462. as a grammatical term, form to mark relation Se forma hád and se óðer hád habbaþ ǽnlípige stemna, forðan ðe hí beóþ ǽfre ætgædere and him betwýnan sprecaþ.

weard

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
weard, adv.

Ward in to-ward

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Ward in to-ward; the form occurs in combination with tó (v. tó-weard; prep. II. 3) and wiþ (v. wiþ, IX.) Hié wǽron wið ðæs fýres weard, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 200, 16. Hé wið Róme weard farende wæs, 5, 11; Swt. 236, 9, 15, 21.

wearg-brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-brǽde, (wearge- [wearg-ge- (?)], wearh-), an; f.

Some form of disease;impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma

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Some form of disease; the word translates impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma Wearhbrǽde impetigo, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 62. Weargebrǽde, ii. 45, 39: nevum, 62, 29. Werhbrǽde, i. 61, 16. Gif hwylcum weargbrǽde (wearh-, MS.

Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde

weorc-þeów

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-þeów, es; m.: e ; f.
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Northumbrian forms under þeów : MS. has feos. The passage in Genesis is: Tulit Abimelech oves et boves et servos et ancillas et dedit Abraham, reddiditque illi Saram uxorem suam, 20, 14), 164, 25; Gen. 2720

weorold-lust

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lust, es; m.
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Be ðam woruldluste Epicurus sǽde . . . ðaet se lust wǽre ðæt héhste gód habes igitur ante oculos propositam fere formam felicitatis humanae, opes, honores, potentiam, voluptates.

sanct

(n.)
Grammar
sanct, es; m.

A saint

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The Latin forms sanctus, sancta (also sancte) are used before proper names :-- Sanctus Johannes, se mon Sancte Johannes, Sanctus Johanneslíf Blickl. Homl. 163. Sancta Maria, 5, 30. Sancta Marian (gen. ), 165, 27

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, 329, 10 ; Vy. 32. some form of disease Hú mon sceal ða wǽtan and wonsceafta (ða wonsceaftan in the section, 246, 6, where no other malady than ða wǽtan is referred to except ða áheardodan swilas) útan