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égh-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
égh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye hole, a window fenestra

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An eye hole, a window; fenestra Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dúra and þurh ða éghþyrla ineóde the glare of the light entered through the chinks of the door and through the windows, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 20

reádness

(n.)
Grammar
reádness, e; f.
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Seó reádnes ðære rósan, Blickl. Homl. 7, 29. Seó reádnes ðæs swyles rubor tumoris, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Reádnysse ostro, purpura, vermiculo, Hpt. Gl. 503, 49 : 522, 6

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, manna.
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On ðǽre earce ðá stǽnenan bredu . . . and se swéta mete ðe hié héton moinnaa . . . sceal bión on ðǽmbreóstum ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 125, 23. Hét hé hider rignan mannum tó móse manna cynne, Ps. Th. 77, 25

sǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽdian, ode

To sow,

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To sow, provide seed for land Folgere gebyreþ ðæt hé on twelf mónþum .ii. æceras geearnige, óðerne gesáwene and óðerne unsáwene; sǽdige sylf ðæne he must provide the seed for the latter himself, L. R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 5

Linked entries: séde sǽdere

un-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
un-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden

To unbinduntie

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Swá hwæt swá ðú unbindst ( solveres) ofer eorðan, ðæt byð unbunden (solutum) on heofonum, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 19: 18, 18. Ðæs fæder tungan his nama unband, Homl. Th. i. 352, 31. Álésde ł unband soluit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 20. Unband dissoluit, Cant. Abac. 6.

Linked entry: on-bindan

smítan

(v.)
Grammar
smítan, p. smát, pl. smiton; pp. smiten

to daub, smear, smudgeto defile, pollute to smear, anoint to cast linerestrike

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Genim ðæs hornes melo, meng wið wætere, smít on 72, 14. Mid feðere smít on 102, 8. Smíte mon ða sealfe ǽrest on ðæt heáfod iii. 14, 29. Smíte of ðam sylfan blóde on ðæs weofodes hyrnan Lev. 4, 18.

sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
sweorcan, p. swearc, pl. swurcon; pp. sworcen.
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Th. 178, 33; Gú. 1253. figuratively of mental gloom, of that which feels sadness, to become troubled, gloomy, sad Siteþ sorgcearig, on sefan sweorceþ, sylfum þinceþ, ðæt sý endeleás earfoða dǽl, Exon. Th. 379, 6; Deór. 29.

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Com se biscop tó ðære mynstre (Peterborough) . . . ne fand ðǽr nán þing búton ealde weallas and wilde wuda, 963; Erl. 121, 28. of fire, wild, that spreads over a country (like a prairie fire) [cf.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

þrí

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrí, þrý, þrié, þreó; m.: þreó, þrió, þré; f. n. (ðreá, ðriá, ðreó, ðrió in North.); gen. þreóra, þrióra (and ðreána in North.); dat. þrim (þrím? ðriim in North., but cf. Goth. þrim), later þreom.

Three

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Ða þreó clystru ðæt sind þrí dagas, Gen. 40, 12. Ða þrí windlas ðæt sind þrí dagas, 18. Ða bróðor þrý, Cd. Th. 122, 28; Gen. 2033. Þreó godas, Hy. 10, 44. Ða þré fǽmnan, Blickl. Homl. 145, 31. Nú synt þreó (ðrió, Lind., Rush.) gér, Lk, Skt. 13, 7.

Linked entries: þreó þrió þrý

bonde-land

(n.)
Grammar
bonde-land, es; n.

Bond or leased land, land held under restrictions, or on conditions expressed in writingtributaria terra

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ðǽrto læi, and swá ðæt Cúþbriht geaf ðam abbote l punde ðǽrfore, and ilca geár ánes nihtes feorme, ouðer xxx scyllinge penega; swá eác ðæt eafter his dæi scolde ðæt land ongeán into ðam mynstre an abbot, called Beonna, let to the alderman Cuthbriht ten

ýþian

(v.)
Grammar
ýþian, ýþgian; p. ode.
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Ðæt ýðigende flód, ðe ða synfullan ádylegode, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 4.

Linked entries: ýþan ýþgian

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteousunjustwickedwrongful

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Unrighteous, unjust, wicked, wrongful Unryhtlícu iersung, ðæt is ðæt mon iersige on óðerne for his góde ( on account of his prosperity ), Past. 27; Swt. 189, 8.

rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
rǽding, e; f.
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Seó rǽding cwyþ ðæt ðǽr ys gyt on ǽlcum tácne healftíd, 298, 31 : 300, 32 : 309, 1. Sý án rǽdincg gerǽd of ðære ealdan cýðnesse let one lesson from the Old Testament be read, R. Ben. 34, 12.

Linked entry: bóc-rǽding

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Ne déþ nán man nán þing on díglum ac sécþ ðæt hit open sý (in palam esse), Jn. Skt. 7, 4. Ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4.

un-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gleáw, adj.

without understandingwithout skillnot sagaciousignorantblinddullnot apt for service

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Ne ongyte gé ðæt...? are ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that...? Mk. Skt. 7, 18. Ungleáwe inertes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 32. Hit ne biþ seó ylce ádl, þeáh ðe ungleáwe lǽcas wénan ðæt ðæt seó ylce healfdeáde ádl sí, Lchdm. ii. 284, 24.

rím-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
rím-cræft, es; m.

The science of numbers arithmetic

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Uton witan hwæt saltus lunae sý tó sóðe ... oððe hwá hine ðæs wurðscipes cúðe ðæt hé sceolde gestandan on ðam rímcræfte that he should have a place in the science of computation, Anglia viii. 308, 22.

ǽ-fæst

Grammar
ǽ-fæst, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest).

religiousmarried

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Se weorðscipe ðisse worolde is gecierred tó weorðscipe ðǽm ǽwfæstum, ðæt ðá sindon nú weorðoste ðe ǽwfæstoste sindon; for ðon lícet monig ðæt hé ǽwfæsð láreów sié, Past. 27, 2-5. Ǽfeste (eáwfæste, v. 1.) men R.

ád

(n.)
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Hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes, Hml. S. 9, 117. Ád incendia, An. Ox. 3951. Áda flammarum, i. rogorum, 3554. Ontendnessum, ádum incendiis, 1432. Ádum torribus, i. caminis, 4025

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Ne mihte heora wlite gewemman wylm ðæs wæfran líges. Cd. Th. 231, 2; Dan. 241. Ðæs unmǽtan wylmes ðære sunnan hǽto, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 573. Wilme and bryne fervore. Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 42. Flór is on welme, Cd. Th. 267, 17; Sat. 39.

Linked entries: wielm wælm welm

mundian

(v.)
Grammar
mundian, p. ode.

to protectshelterguardTo act as guardian

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Baldwine geaf Ælfgife wununge on Bricge and hé hí mundode and heóld da hwíle ðe heó ðǽr wæs, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 4. Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt hé Godes áre mundie, Wulfst. 266, 17. in a technical sense, To act as guardian

Linked entry: a-mundian