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on-þwægenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-þwægenness, e; f.
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Þá gástlican onþwægennysse, . . ꝥ is ꝥ hálige fulwihtes bæð and synna forlǽtennysse, 158, 154

Linked entry: -þwægenness

stǽr

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Add: :-- Ꝥ swíðe wel in þám hálgan and sóðan stǽre ( in sacra veracique historia) is áwriten, Gr. D. 245, 14

úp-áhafenness

Grammar
úp-áhafenness, <b>. I.</b>
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II (a). add :-- For þí þe [Dryhtnes] is úre úpáhafennys quia domini est assumptio nostra, Ps. L. 88, 19. Add

wæl-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-spere, es; n.

A battle-spearspear with which slaughter is to be wrought

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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31

ge-sweorcnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sweorcnes, -ness, e; f.

Cloudinessgloomhorrorafflictionobscūrĭtushorrorafflictio

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Cloudiness, gloom, horror, affliction; obscūrĭtus, horror, afflictio Ne ðǽr nǽfre biþ biternes, ne gesweorcnesse stów geméted nor is bitterness ever there, nor a place found for gloom, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 400, 9

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Riht is ðæt mynecena mynsterlíce macian it is right that nuns that should practise the rules of their monasteries, L. I. P. 15; Th. ii. 322, 32.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Hit is earfoð tó witane, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25. Þæt gástlice angyt is earfoþe tó understandende, R. Ben. 66, 19. Ðú mé áhsast micles and earfoþes tó ongitanne, Bt. 42; F. 256, 11. Ðis fers is swíðe deóplic eów tó understandenne . . .

Linked entry: earfeðe

ænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ænge, def. se ænga; adj.

Narrowtroubledanxiousangustusanxius

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Is me ænge [MS. ænige] gást innan hreðres anxiatus est in me spiritus meus, Ps. Th. 142, 4

angel

(n.)
Grammar
angel, g. angles; m.

A hooka fishing-hookhamus

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Swá swá mid angle fisc gefangen biþ as a fish is caught by a hook, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 11

Linked entries: angil Engel Ongel

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16

frǽcenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcenful, adj.

Dangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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Dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Móna se þreótteóða frǽcenful ys to angennene þing the thirteenth moon is perilous for beginning things, Obs. Lun. § 13; Lchdm. iii; 190, 11: 15; Lchdm. iii. 190, 30: 17; Lchdm. iii. 192, 14

in-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
in-weard, adv.

Within

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Within Ðætte inweard is quod intus est, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 39. Ðá hig inweard fóron ðá gemytton hig twegen ealde weras when they went in, they met two old men, Nicod. 31; Thw. 18, 3

mis-rǽcan

(v.)

to reach or touch wronglyto apply abusive language to a person

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to reach or touch wrongly, metaph. to apply abusive language to a person Ðæt man biddendne þearfan misrǽce to abuse a needy person who begs (is one of the lighter offences), Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25

Raculf

(n.)
Grammar
Raculf, Ræculf, Reaculf, Reculf, Raculf-ceaster
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Reculver in Kent; Regulbium In ðam mynstre ðe is Reaculf nemned, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 33. Abbot on Raculfe, Chr. 692; Erl. 43, 13. Reculf, 669; Erl. 34, 26. See Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 324

rǽd-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-geþeaht, es; n.
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Counsel Consilium, ðæt is rǽdgeþeht on Englisc, Wulfst. 51, 6. Elene héht Eusebium on rǽdgeþeaht gefetian, Elen. Kmbl. 2101; El. 1052. Héht gefetigean tó rúne ðone ðe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe miht georne cúðe, 2322; El. 1162

wiþ-eástan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-eástan, prep. adv.
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Wyðeástan Constantinopolim Créca byrig is se sǽ Proponditis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 2. Grammar wiþ-eástan, adv. Seó eá wiðeástan út on ða sǽ flóweþ, Swt. 8, 20

wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
wlátian, p. ode

To gazelook

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Ðæt is gefylled, ðæt se fróda mid eágum on wlátade, Exon. Th. 20, 34; Cri. 327

á-deorcian

(v.)
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Hwý is ðis gold ádeorcad ( obscuratum )? Past. 133, 10

Linked entry: deorcian

gímeleáslic

(adj.)
Grammar
gímeleáslic, adj.
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That is done without care, careless, thoughtless Unwærlicu and giémeleáslicu sprǽc menn dweleð incauta locutio in errorem pertrahit Past. 89, 8. In manegum gýmeleáslicum wordum þe steór-leáslicu cildru gewuniað tó sprecanne. Gr. D. 289, 9

ham-land

(n.)
Grammar
ham-land, es; n.
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Enclosed pasture land Is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme tó bóclonde swá hé hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde ǽgðær ge on earðlonde ge on homlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11