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ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Cf. míl-gemearc Þæt þanon wǽre tó helle duru hund þúsenda míla gemearcodes, Sae. 724. to make a mark on Hú Martirius gemearcode þone hláf, Gr. D. 86, 12.

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Ic wolde helpan þæs þe ðǽr unscyldig wǽre and hénan þone þe hine yfelode, Bt. 38, 6; F. 208, 17. Is se dæg comen ꝥ úre mandryhten mægenes behófað gódra manna; wutun gangan tó helpan hildfruman, B 2649: 2879.

smæl

(adj.)
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smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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hé cwæð, ðǽr hit smalost wǽre, ðæt hit mihte beón þreora míla brád tó ðæm móre Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 24-33.

hǽþen

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Þén hié ( the Goths ) hǽþene wǽre, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 9. Heora fæder and módor [wǽron] hǽþena þá gýt, Hml. S: 5, 36. Hǽdne, Bl. H. 211, 20. Þǽr hǽþene men deóflum onguldon, 221, 3. Manige hǽþne men ungeleáfsume, 129, 24.

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Ðá wæs ǽlc ðæs wordes, ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hé land foreode, ðonne hé ðæne hád underfénge, Chart. Th. 167, 32.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.

midd

(adj.)
Grammar
midd, adj. with superl. midemest, midmest

Midmiddle

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Swá hé in swoloþan middes sumeres wǽre quasi in mediae aestatis caumate, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 30. Sunnon upgong æt middan sumere ortum solis solstitialem, 5, 12; S. 627, 35.

rím

(adj.)
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Wǽron gefylde dagas on ríme, An. 1698. On ríme forborn fíf and hundseofontig there were burnt seventy-five in number, Jul. 587: Gú. 1108: El. 284. Wæs þæt mǽre cynn mycel on ríme (numerically great), Ps. Th. 104, 11.

nytan

(v.)
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nytan, = ne witan
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Ic wiste ðæt ðú út áfaren wǽre, ac ic nyste hú feor, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. Ðæt ðæt ic ǽr sǽde ðæt ic nyste (Cott. MS. nesse) ... Ðú sǽdest ðæt ðú nystest (Cott. MS. nesse), 34, 12; Fox 154, 12-13. Ðú nysstest (Cott. MS. nesse) . . . ic nyste (Cott.

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

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Swylce man bycnige him, ꝥ him sélre wǽre ꝥ hý wunodon on clǽnnysse as if to signify to them, that it were better for them to live in chastity, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 20. Bécnende portendentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 11. Bécnendo significantia, Rtl. 103, 28

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be-tellan

exculpateexcuse

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Se Hǽlend nolde hine betellan, ðeáh ðe hé unscyldig wǽre, Hml.

crísten-dóm

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Th. ii. 350, 32. time when or place where Christianity prevails Þá þe secgað þæt þeós world sý nú wyrse on ðysan crístendóme þonne hió ǽr on þǽm hǽþenscype wǽre . . . Hwǽr is nú on ǽnigan crístendóme betuh him sylfum ꝥ mon him þurfe swilc ondrǽdan?

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Þá áhsode hé hwæt seó cleopung wǽre, Bl. H. 219, 10. Manegum stefnum and cleopungum (hreámum, v. l.) vocibus clamoribusque, Gr. D. 74, 4. a cry, call, words of address, appeal, &c. Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

eáþ-mód

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Wel gerás ꝥ heó wǽre eáðmód þá heó þone eáþmódan cyning bær, sé be him sylfum cwæþ, 'Ic eom mildheort and eáþmód,' Bl. H. 13, 16-19: 129, 12: Cri. 255. Wearð Óswold eádmód on þeáwum, Hml. S. 26, 84. Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps.

hǽþen-scipe

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Wlfst. 73, 17. a time when (or place where) heathendom prevails Þá þe secgaþ þæt þeós world sý nú wyrse on ðysan crístendóme þonne hió ǽr on þǽm hǽþenscype wǽre, Ors. 1, 8; S. 40, 25

ilca

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D. 260, 20. as substantive Se ilca sé ðe wénde ðæt hé wǽre ofer ealle, Past. 39, 24. Þis is se ilca þe þú for his deáþe plegodest, Bl. H. 85, 18. Ne sý him nánre óðere þigene getíðod búton þæs ilican (ilecan, ilcan, v. ll. ) þe hé ǽr forsóc, R.

sum

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Nam hé mid him sumne dǽl feós, swá micel swá hit mihte beón, ðeáh swilce hit wǽre sum twá and sixtig penega, Hml. S. 23, 474. (4 a) add :-- Wurdon ofslagene sume þreó þúsend, Hml. S. 25, 357. Add Sume (-ae) daeli (dǽli) partim, Txts. 84, 731.

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Ðá áhsode heó hine georne mid hire ólæcunge, on hwam his miht wǽre, Jud. 16, 6. Olæcunga blanditiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17. flattery, fawning, adulation Olæcung adulatio, Hpt. Gl. 527, 40.

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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Entas wǽron ofer eorþan on ðám dagum gĭgantes ĕrant sŭper terram in diēbus illis. Gen. 6, 4 : Homl. Th. i. 318, 15. He seah on enta geweorc he looked on the work of giants, Beo. Th. 5428; B. 2717: Exon. 77b; Th. 291, 24; Wand. 87: Andr.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitfulguilefulmaliciousevil

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Ðá geseah sigora waldend hwæt wæs monna mánes and ðæt hí wǽron inwitfulle then saw the Lord of victories what the wickedness of men was, and that they were full of deceit, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 10; Gen. 1273.