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ge-impian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-impian, p. od
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Lóca nú hú se hálega wer sé ðe suá fæsðlíce geimpod wæs tó ðǽm hefenlicum diógolnessum ecce jam coelestibus secretis inseritur, 99, 18

Linked entry: impian

grǽdiglíce

(adv.)
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Gefrédde se deófol þone angel þe hé ǽr grǽdelíce forswealh, Hml. Th. i. 216, 32. with manifestation of strong desire, eagerly Grǽdelíce inhianter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 74. Hí swíþe grǽdilíce ( inhianter ) eorþcundum lustum filigaþ, R. Ben. 139, 27

riht-lic

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H. 33, 3

tó-geótan

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Add Seó fágung wæs tógoten (-brǽded, v.l.) geond eallne his líchaman diffusa in corpore ejus varietas, Gr. D. 158, 35. Se streám gewunode ꝥ hé tógoten wæs geond his æceras fluvius per agros diffundi consueverat, 192, 18.

wlencu

(n.)
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Add Hé an his ǽrend-gewryte wífum ne stýrde reáfa wlences ( a pretiosarum uestium apetitu), Chrd. 65, 6.

gilpan

(v.)
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Oððe hé for his góda mierringe gielpe ( glorietur ), Past. 149, 20. with clause giving the boast Þá wénde hé þæt hit Godes ágen wǽre; and se deófles man gealp þæt hé eác swá wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 18. Hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embrace ⬩ clasp ⬩ CLIP ⬩ cherish ⬩ complecti ⬩ amplexari

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To embrace clasp, CLIP, cherish; complecti, amplexari Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Bacon ⬩ lard ⬩ the fat flesh of swine ⬩ the mast on which the swine were fed ⬩ popa, ⬩ lardum ⬩ fat of seals, whales, etc., blubber ⬩ blubber, lard ⬩ lard

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Bacon, lard, the fat flesh of swine Hi lares ðás hús; ðanon ys gecweden lardum spic, forðan ðe hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 42, 17. Spic lardum, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 25: larda, 286, 52: ii. 52, 1: tanea, i. 26, 47.

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ge-cirran

(v.)
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Hé eft tó Cantwarebiri gecyrde, Chr. 995; P. 131, 25. Gecyrde hé ongeán, Hml. Th. i. 60, 6. Hí gecyrdon him hám, ii. 518, 30. Gecyrr hám, i. 60, 17. Gecyr tó Ezechian, Hml. S. 18, 423.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

forþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren

To go forth ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ discēdĕre ⬩ abīre ⬩ defungi

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To go forth, depart, die; discēdĕre, abīre, defungi Ðætte hi ǽgðer ge forþfaraþ ge eftcumaþ that they both depart and return, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 8. On ðam ilcan geáre he forþfór in the same year he died, Chr. 571; Erl. 19, 18.

purpure

(n.)
Grammar
purpure, an ; f.
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Hé gemétte his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne ( purpuratus ) ... hit næs þeáw ðæt ánig óðer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 30-35. Hiene hét iernan on his ágenum purpurum, 6, 30; Swt. 280, 12.

cunnung

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D. 319, 12. trial, proof, experiment, experience; experimentum For þǽre cunnunge ( experimento ) þǽra twégra geþeóda hí gelýfdon him, Gr. D. 300, 26.

lustfull-nes

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His lustfullnysse him ne belífð nán ðing, Hex. 50, 25. Sió gítsung ðæt mód ðæt hió gebindeð mid ðǽre lustfulnesse, hió hit gewundað avaritia capti animum, dum quasi delectat, exulcerat, Past. 71, 21.

tó-brecan

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</b> add: to put an end to :-- Hí wépende him tó fótum luton, and cwǽdon, 'Help úre, la Hǽlend ... ádwǽsc ðás gebeót and ðás wópas tóbrec,' Shrn. 68, 10. Add Micele sélre him wǽre þæt hé þone að tóbrǽce, Hml. Th. i. 484, 4

sǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtere, es; m.

a robber ⬩ latro ⬩ insidiator, seductor

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Ðonne cymþ se lytega sǽtere (seductor) tó ðæm sláwan móde, and áteleþ him eall ðæt hé ǽr tó góde gedyde, 65, 2; Swt. 463, 12. Hí sendon séteras (insidiatores) ðætte genómo hine on word, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 20

Linked entry: sétere

ǽfen-þénung

Grammar
ǽfen-þénung, -þegnung.

evening service of the Church ⬩ serving of food in the evening, supper

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Hý scylon embe ðá nigoðan tíde heora mæssan gestandan and æfter ðám heora ǽfenþénunga. Hml. A. 141, 74. serving of food in the evening, supper Ǽfenþénunge. cene, R. Ben. I. 71, I. Hí árísað fram ǽfenþénunge (cena), 74, 10.

Linked entry: þegnung

of-stician

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce, transfix

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Hé swealt ofsticod fram him sylfum. Chr. 2; Erl. 5, 19

Linked entry: of-stingan

tó-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon ; pp. -corfen.

to cut to pieces, ⬩ cut in two, ⬩ cut up ⬩ to cut off

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Þeáh ðe se beám beó tócoruen, H. R. 105, 15. to cut off Tócearf him ða eárelipprica amputavit illi auricula, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 47. Til he wyste who couþe uche kyndam tokerve, Allit. Pms. 88, 1700

forþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adv.

moving onwards ⬩ on ⬩ onwards ⬩ continuously ⬩ prospectively ⬩ looking to the future

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expressing motion, moving onwards Mid þí þe hig ongunnon rówan and hí forðwerd wǽron on heora weg ( they were making way ), Ap. Th. 10, 24. with a verb of motion, on, onwards Nathan wæs forðwerd farende tóweard Rómána ríce, Hml.

fóster-cild

a foster-child ⬩ of a disciple ⬩ scholar

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Martin ) sǽde his gyngrum þæt hé sceolde gewítan. Hí hine befrinon: 'Hwí forlǽtst þú, fæder, ðíne fóstercild?,' Hml. Th. ii. 516, 20. of a provincial in his relation to Rome Æfter menniscum gebyrde ic eom Hispanienscis, Rómánisc fóstorcild, Hml.