tó-middes
in the midst of, ⬩ amidst, ⬩ into the midst of ⬩ in the midst of, ⬩ in the middle of ⬩ into the midst of
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with dat. marking rest, in the midst of, amidst, preceding the governed word Gewurðe fæstnis tómiddes ðam wæterum fiat firmamentum in media aquarum, Gen. 1, 6.
ge-reord
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Add: [The word seems feminine in Bd. l, 23; Sch. 49, 8.] voice, language, speech, words Ne mage wé áwrítan ealle his wundra on ðisum scortan cwyde mid cúðum gereorde, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 30.
celeþonie
The herb celandine or swallow-wort ⬩ chelidonium = χελιδόνιον , chelidonium majus, Lin
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The herb celandine or swallow-wort; chelidonium = χελιδόνιον chelidonium majus, Lin Celeþonie celandine, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 21.
Linked entry: cyleþenie
ge-bannan
to command ⬩ order ⬩ proclaim ⬩ jŭbēre ⬩ mandāre ⬩ edīcĕre ⬩ to summon ⬩ call together ⬩ cĭtare ⬩ convŏcāre
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to command, order, proclaim; jŭbēre, mandāre, edīcĕre Ðá ic gefrægn weorc gebannan manigre mǽgþe then I heard [him] command the work to many a tribe, Beo.
hrycg-hrægel
A dorsal ⬩ mantle
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Th. 529, 10, where Thorpe appends this note in explanation of the word, '"manteau très riche d'ornemens, qui n'étoit porté que par les gens de haute condition." Roquefort, voce Dossal.
lysu
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What is depraved [v. preceding word] Gif cyning æt mannes hám drincæþ and ðær man lyswæs hwæt gedó ii bóte gebéte if the king be entertained at a man's house, and any evil be done there, let a double fine be paid, L. Ethb. 3; Th. i. 4, 2.
mót-lǽðu
courts ⬩ assemblies
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The word occurs in a list of services due from the tenant of certain land, and seems to mean 'courts, assemblies' Þreó mótlǽðu ungeboden on xii mónþum the tenant must attend three courts a year without summons.
Linked entry: -lǽðu
þúr
Thor
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The word is found also in local names, e.g. Ðúres-leáh, Ðúrgártún, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 342
Linked entry: þúrs-dæg
un-gelícness
Difference ⬩ dissimilarity ⬩ diversity
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For ðære ungelícnesse ðara hiéremonna sculun beón ungelíc ða word ðæs láreówes, 23; Swt. 175, 2
be-wépan
woe-begone
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Synna bewépan, ii. 602, 22. disfigured by weeping, woe-begone þá iermingas út of þǽm holan crupon, swá bewópene swelce hié of óþerre worolde cóme, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 30. Add (cf. That he you nat biwopen thus ne finde, Ch. T. C. iv. 916):
fore-wyrd
a proviso ⬩ agreement ⬩ condition
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What is said before, a proviso, agreement, condition Forewyrde antefata (cf. wǽr*-*word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 28. Þá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum on þá gerád (ꝥ forewyrd, v. l.) ꝥ hí gecuron heora kynecinn on þá wífhealfa, Chr. P. 3, 16.
for-pǽran
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Wé ne mótan ná furðor embe þis (the nature of God) smeágan, gif wé nellað ús sylfe forpǽran (if we do not wish to work our own destruction), 1, 71. Add
grǽdignes
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Grǽdignyssa cupiditates (cf. honoribus aut prosperitatibus, 13-14), 111, 17. eager desire. in a good sense Þonne wé lífes word mid grǽdignysse underfóð, Hml.
notu
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Ox. 7, 353. add: occupation, or work, as properly pertaining or assigned to a person Notu ministerium, Chrd. 52, 24 : 13, 21. Hit mínra þegna . lii. tó loman gerénode þæt hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton (inutiles fecit), Nar. 15, 27.
swigian
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Add Sé ðe wilnað wóh tó dónne, and wilnað ðeáh ðæt ðæs óðre men sugigen (swugien, v.l.) qui et prava studet agere, et tamen ad haec vult caeteros tacere, Past. 145, 12.
ómig
rusty (v. óm), rust-coloured ⬩ inflammatory
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DǼL
a part, portion, DEAL ⬩ pars, portio ⬩ a part of speech in grammar ⬩ pars orationis ⬩ a part of a sentence, a word ⬩ verbum
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, and then the sentences into words [parts], again the words into syllables, Ælfc.
ge-brosnodlíc
Corrupted
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Corrupted: Ðeós world is gebrosnodlíc this world is corrupted, Blickl. Homl. 115, 3
nett
a net ⬩ a mosquito-net ⬩ net- work ⬩ web
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Voc. ii. 19, 18. net- work, web Swá tedre swá swá gangewifran nett, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Ðonne hió ( the spider ) geornast biþ ðæt heó áfǽre fleógan on nette, 89, 10. Folc gescylde hálgan nette ( with a net-work of clouds ), Cd. Th. 182, 11; Exod, 74
stocc
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Tó ðam wón stocce, ðanne fram ðam wón stocce, 73, 22. Tó paðe stocce to the sign-post (?), v. 401, 37. Hé gehæfte hí on ánum micclum stocce and mid ísenum pílum heora ílas gefæstnode . . . Hí stódon stille on ðam stocce gefæstnode, Homl.