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ge-leáfleást

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Ádrǽfde þín lár þá geleáfleáste from mé, Hml. S. 5, 110. Láriówas út gewitun of Angla lande for þǽre geleáfléste þe him þá onsǽge gewearþ, Cht. Crw. 19, 7.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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Þis wæs ús gedón tó lífes bysene (as a type of life), Bl. H. 73. 23: 75, 27. Þis eástorlíce gerýno ús æteówed þæs écean lífes sweotole bysene, 83, 8. Óðero biseno aliam parabolam, Mt. L. 13, 31. Óðer bisen, 33. Bisin, p. 19, 1.

húðe

Grammar
húðe, l. húþ, dele [v. herehúðe], and add: — Húþa praeda (ineffa*-*bilt), An. Ox. 219. Húðe praedam, Kent. Gl. 1137. þá ýþwórigendan húþa fluctivagam praedam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 72. Ungeríme húþe
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numerosas predas, An. Ox. 5084

Brent-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brent-ford, Bregent-ford, Brægent-ford; gen. -fordes; dat. -forde, -forda; m. [Brent
the river Brent
, ford
a ford, Brenford,
:
  • Sim. Dun
:
Brendeford
,
  • Hunt.
Hunt]

the river Brenta ford, Brenford,Brendeford BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius

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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford

Linked entry: Brægent-ford

rignan

Grammar
rignan, <b>I a.</b> add: (a α)
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Þí geáre manig seah meoloc rínan of heofonum, Shrn. 30, 10

læfer

(n.)
Grammar
læfer, e; f.

a rush

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Genim læfre neoðowearde take the lower part of a bulrush, Lchdm. i. 382, 21. a thin plate of metal Gylden læfr bractea, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 111; Wrt. Voc. 38, 34.

Linked entries: leber lifer

hand-gang

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[In the Ormulum hand-gang is used of the laying on of hands by the Apostles (All þiss gæfenn forþ þe posstless þurrh hanndganng upponn alle þa þatt fulluhht unnderrfengenn, 15992), or in confirmation (þurrh fulluht ga þurrh hanndgang att hadedd mannes

hearmian

(v.)

to da harm to

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Hearmað þé þin gewinn tógeánes mé, Hml. Th. i. 390, 11. Ǽlc man þe yfel déþ . . . þeáh þe hit sumum fremige, and ǽlc man þe gód déð . . . þeáh þe hit hearmige sumum, Hml. S. 27, 173. Hé him hearmian nolde, 23, 311.

embe-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
embe-þencan, part. -þencende; p. -þohte; pp. -þoht

To think about, to be anxious for, careful sollĭcĭtus esse

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To think about, to be anxious for, careful; sollĭcĭtus esse Ne beó ge embeþencende hú oððe hwæt ge sprecon, oððe andswarion nōlīte sollĭcĭti esse quālĭter aut quid respondeātis, aut quid dīcātis, Lk. Bos. 12, 11

Linked entry: ymb-þencan

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

meahte-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
meahte-líc, <b>meaht-líc;</b> adj.

Possible

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Ealle þing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce (MS. A. myhtelíce), Mk. Skt. 9, 23

ge-rýnelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rýnelíc, adj.

Mysticalmysticus

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Ðás gerýnelícan þing hæc mystica, 94, 17: Blickl. Homl. 165, 35

Linked entry: rýne-líc

þornig

(adj.)
Grammar
þornig, adj. Thorny, full of thorns. v. þorn
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Gehega þíne eáran mid þornigum hege, Wulfst. 246, 9

líhting

Grammar
líhting, shining.
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Ealle þás þing þurh lífes líht-incge gefyllan haec omnia per hanc lucis viam (has vitani been read?), 5, 8. Add

mis-fadian

(v.)
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Se abbod nán þing ne misfadige (miss-, v.l.) ne unrihtlíce ne geendebyrde, swylce hé freólíce dón móte þæt, þæt him lícige nic abbas quasi libera utens potestate injuste disponat aliquid, R. Ben. 113, 25. Add

cote

(n.)
Grammar
cote, an; f.

A cotcottagehouse casadomus

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A cot, cottage, house; casa, domus Gif hwilc man forstolen þingc hám to his cotan bringe if any man bring a stolen thing home to his house L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 418, 18

Linked entry: cete

burhrest

(n.)
Grammar
burhrest, = (?) búr-rest
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Cf. búr(I) Ðonne þú burhreste haban wille, þonne wege þú þíne fýst swilce þú wyrta cnocian wille, and lege þínne scytefinger tó þínum welerum. Tech. ii. 125, 23

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, adv.
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Add Him bið swíðe sófte things will go very easily for him, Hml. Th. i. 164, 2. Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe hé sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23

bydel

Grammar
bydel, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> a
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</b> of things :-- Gedreccednyssa . . . synd ðá bydelas (heralds) þæs écan forwyrdes, Hml. Th. i. 4, 12

an-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
an-sýn, -sin, -sién, -sión; on-, e; f. [an, sýn sight, vision] .

a facecountenancefaciesvultusa viewaspectsightformfigureaspectusconspectusvisusvisiospeciesformafiguraa thing to be looked upona sightspectaculuma view or sight producing desire or longinga desire of anythingwant or lack of anythingdesideriumdefectus

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Ansién ðyses middan-geardes figura hujus mundi, Past. 51, 2. a thing to be looked upon, a sight; spectaculum Ðisse ansýne Alwealdan þanc gelimpe for this sight may thanks to the Almighty take place, Beo. Th. 1860; B. 928.