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ge-dreccednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreccednys, se; f.

Tribulationaffliction

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Tribulation, affliction Ðonne beóþ swilce gedreccednyssa swilce nǽron ǽr then shall be such tribulations as were not before, Homl. Th. i. 4, 1. Líchamlíc gedreccednys bodily affliction, 454, 26

Linked entry: á-wirdness

géme-lést

(n.)
Grammar
géme-lést, e; f.
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Negligence, carelessness; neglĭgentia, incūria Þurh ðíne ágene gémeléste through thine own negligence, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 2. Þurh heora gémelést through their carelessness, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 34

migol

(adj.)
Grammar
migol, adj.

Diuretic

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Diuretic Ðám monnum synd tó sellanne migole drincan, L. M. 2, 22; Lchdm. ii. 206, 27: 208, 7. Mid wyrtdrencum útyrnendum oððe migolum, 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 206, 17

timber-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
timber-hrycg, es; m.
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A wooded ridge (?); as a local name Timber*-*ridge On timberhricges snád, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 71, 1. Ofer fild*-*burnan on timberhrycg, iii. 463, 31. Timberrycg, 393, 27

þeorfness

(n.)
Grammar
þeorfness, e; f.
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Unleavenedness; metaphorically, freedom from impurity, purity Ðonne wé búton yfelnysse beorman on ðeorfnysse sýfernysse and sóðfæstnysse faraþ, Homl. Th. ii. 212, 1. On ðeorfnyssum sýfernysse and sóðfæstnysse, 278, 25

wác-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wác-scipe, es; m.
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Remissness Ðæt hí stýran ǽlcum ðara ðe ðis ne gelǽste and mínra witena wed ábrecan mid ǽnigum wácscipe wille, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 7. Cf. wáce

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, a species of ( wild) beast.
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Add:after deórcynn (l. 4) and ealle nýtena þe on feówer fótum gáð (cf. God geworhte þǽre eorðan deór ( bestias) æfter hira híwum and þá nítena (jumenta ). Gen. 1. 25)

derung

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Swilce hé nǽfre náne derunge (-inge, v. l., laesionem) his líchaman ne þolode, Gr. D. 82, 33. Swylce hit fleónde wǽre þæs Godes weres deringe ( laesionem ), 214, 1. Add

frécnian

(v.)
Grammar
frécnian, p. ode
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To endanger, imperil On his heortan unhǽlo cymð, and hé bið frǽcnoð, E.S. 39, 328. Moni wíf sweltað and scíp beóð frécnode and ciningas forwearðað, Lch. iii. 164, 1

tó-sceádedness

(n.)
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tó-sceádedness, e; f.
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Separation Þæt wé sién gemyndige ... þǽre tósceádednesse úre sáwle, þonne hió of ðám líchoman gelǽdd bið (cf. þæs gedáles líchoman and sáule, Wlfst. 225, 15), Verc. Först. 101, 1

BÉN

(n.)
Grammar
BÉN, gen. dat. béne; acc. bén; pl. pl.nom. béna, béne; f.

A prayingprayerpetitionan entreatya deprecationsupplicationdemandboneBOONdeprecatiooratioprecespostulatio

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A praying, prayer, petition, an entreaty, a deprecation, supplication, demand. Hence in Chaucer bone and our BOON; precatio, deprecatio, oratio, preces, postulatio Ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne mid hine swíðode and genge wǽren [wæren, MS. T : wære, MSS.

Linked entry: ge-bén

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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The throat, JOWL; guttur, fauces Ðý-læs sió ceole síe aswollen lest the throat be swollen, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 26. Wið ceolan swile for swelling of throat, 1, 12; Lchdm. ii. 54, 23; 56, 2. Wið sweorcóðe, riges seofoþa seóþ on geswéttum wætere,

Linked entry: ceoler

DILE

(n.)
Grammar
DILE, dyle, es; m.
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DILL, anise; anēthum = άνηθoν, anēthum graveŏlens, Lin Genim diles blóstman take blossoms of dill, L. M. 1, 1: Lchdm, ii. 20, 7. Genim diles sǽdes áne yntsan take one ounce of seed of dill, L. M. 2, 12; Lchdm. ii. 190, 9: 2, 15; Lchdm. ii. 192, 14. Selle

Linked entry: dyle

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfreysymphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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The plant comfrey; symphy̆tum officĭnāle, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man confirmam, and óðrum naman galluc nemneþ, biþ cenned on mórum and on feldum, and eác on mǽdum this herb, which is called confirma, and by another name comfrey, is produced on moors and in

land-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
land-gemǽre, es; n.

A boundaryconfine

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A boundary, confine Ligeþ ðæt londgemǽre [of Asia and Africa] súþ ðonan ofer Nilus ða eá, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 29. Cirus fór ofer ðæt londgemǽre,ofer ða eá ðe hátte Araxis Cyrus passed the boundary, the river that was called Araxis, 2, 4; Swt. 76, 6. Ðis

Linked entry: land-mearc

þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Thitherward, in that direction, towards that place or point Iosue férde mid his fyrde þiderweard ascendit Iosue et omnis exercitus cum eo, Jos. 10, 7. Ðá hé þiderweard seglode as he sailed towards that port, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 24. Ealle þiderweard éfeston

untrymness

(n.)
Grammar
untrymness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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Weakness, sickness, illness, infirmity Hwaet is sáwla hǽlo, búte rihtwísnes? oððe hwæt is hiora untrymnes búte unþeáwas? quid vero aliud animorum salus videtur esse, quam probitas? quid aegritudo, quam vitia? Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 18. Ðé untrymnes ádle

ofer-stígan

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add: with the idea of mounting, lit. or fig. Hí becómon tó ðǽre stigole þǽr se þeóf oferstáh (got over ) in ðone wyrttún, Gr. D. 24, 8. Dó ealu ꝥ þá wyrta oferstíge ( rise above ), Lch. ii. 104, 17. Oferstigan praecellerent (ut pyrae cacumina obelisci

a-beþecian

(v.)
Grammar
a-beþecian, subj. ðú abeþecige; p. ode; pp. od [be, þeccan to cover]

To uncoverdetectfind hiddento discoverdisclosedetegere

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To uncover, detect, find hidden, to discover, disclose; detegere Búton ðú hit forstele oððe abeþecige unless thou steal it, or find (it) hid, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 9

æl-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-teaw, -teow

All goodsoundperfectomnino bonussanus

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All good, sound, perfect; omnino bonus, sanus Fíndest ðú ælteowe [æltæwe MS. B.] hǽlo thou shall find perfect healing, Herb. 1, 29 ; Lchdm, i. 80, 7: Hy. 2, 13