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wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

The part of a church where the altar stands

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The part of a church where the altar stands Weocsteall absida Engl. Stud. xi. 64, 6.

ofer-druncenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-druncenness, e; f.

Drunkenness, intoxication, rioting

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Ne gewunigen gé tó oferdruncennisse non in ebrietatibus Past. 43, 9; Swt. 317, 18. Ða ofordruncennessa ðe hé lufode, Blickl. Homl. 195, 15

Linked entry: druncennes

á-stýfecigan

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Hí sint tó manienne ðonne hí lícettað ðæt hí willen ástýfecean ðæt yfel on him selfum, ðæt hí hit ðonne ne dyrren sǽwan on óðrum. monnum admonendi sunt, ut si eradicare mala dissimulant saltem seminare perlimescant, Past. 427, 18.

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Past. 190, 18. Ðonne hig bysega nabbon and ǽmtige synd, R. Ben. 84, 19. Swá hié ǽmettegran (ǽmetegran, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðonne óðre men, Past. 190, 14. with gen. :-- Hié ǽmettige (ǽmtige, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðǽre scíre, Past. 126, 23.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
twǽman, p. de
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To divide, separate, part, to prevent the joining of objevte Dyple (diple signum in libris praesertim ecclesiasticis ad distinctionem oppositum, Migne) . . .

æx

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Sió æcs áwient of ðǽm hielfe, Past. 165, 25 : 167, 7, 9. Sió æx (æxs, Hatt. MS.), 338, 14. Ex securis. Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 61. Treów wyrðe scearpre æxe, Hml. Th. ii. 408, 16. Slóh hine án heora mid ánre æxe ýre, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 24.

á-fýlan

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Ðæt ðæt hé mid hreówsunga geclǽnsode hé eft áfýlde, Past. 421, 9. Þæt ǽnig ne áfýle mid fúlan forligere hine sylfne, Wlfst. 69, 14. Áfýlan polluere , Germ. 401, 35. On gefeohte handa áfýlan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 7: Hml. S. 25, 858: 32, 86.

and-weorc

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Ár bið hlúdre ðonne ǽnig óðer andweorc (ond-, v. l.) aes amplius metallis ceteris sonitum reddit, Past. 266, 24. Anweorces (-wurces, Hpt. Gl. 441, 21) materiae, An. Ox. 1484.

efen-þeówa

Grammar
efen-þeówa, -þeów.
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Ðǽm hláforde is tó cýðanne ðæt hé ongiete ðæt hé is efnðeów his ðeówe ut cognoscant se conservos esse servorum, Past. 301, 20. Uncer efen*-*þeów wæs forworden, Hml. A. 207, 393. Ǽnne æfnþára his . . . se his efnþeúw . . .

sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
sǽtian, sǽtan; ode

To lie in wait for, waylay

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To lie in wait for, waylay (with gen. ) Forðam hé hine ne meahte mid openlícum gefeohte ofersuíðan sǽtaþ ðonne diógollíce and sécþ hú hé hine mǽge gefón quia enim publico bello perdidit, ad exercendas occulte insidias exardescit, Past. 33, 7; Swt. 227

Linked entries: sǽt sǽtan sǽtnian

ACAN

(v.)
Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.

To AKEpaindolere

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To AKE, pain; dolere Gif mannes midrif [MS. midrife] ace if a man's midriff ake, Herb. 3,6; Lchdm. i. 88, 11: Herb. Cont. 3, 6 ; Lchdm. i. 6; 3, 6. Acaþ míne eágan my eyes ake, Ælfc. Gr. 36, MS.

a-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dǽlan, p. ede; pp. ed,

To partdivideseparatepartiridividereseparare

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To part, divide, separate; partiri, dividere, separare He sceal wesan of eorþan feor adǽled he shall be far parted from the earth, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 4; Gen. 2322.

ÁR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÁR, ǽr, es; n.

OREbrasscopperæs

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Israhéla folc is geworden nú me to áre on mínum ofne versa est mihi domus Israel in æs in medio fornacis, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 6. Gréne ár green copper, brass; orichalcum, Cot. 14

býtl

(n.)
Grammar
býtl, bítl, es; n. m? [být, pres. of beátan to beat, strike]
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Nán mon ne gehiérde bítles swég no man heard the sound of hammer, Past. 36, 5; Cott. MS

Linked entries: bítel biótul bítl

freó-nama

(n.)
Grammar
freó-nama, -noma, an; m.

A surnamecognōmen

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Se pápa hine nemde freónaman Clemens the pope named him by surname Clement, 5, 11; S. 626, 23

Linked entry: freó-noma

glig

(n.)
Grammar
glig, gligg, es; n.

Gleemusicminstrelsyjestingsportgaudiummusicafacetiæludibrium

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Cot. ðam gligge] with the music, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 25; Hat. MS. 35 b; 8. Hí hæfdon him to glige his hálwende mynegunge habebant inter se ludibrio salutarem ejus admonitionem, Basil. admn. 9; Norm. 54, 20

ge-beterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beterian, -betrian; p. ode; pp. od [ge-, beterian to make better, betera better]

To bettermake bettermeliōrāreemendāre

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Past. 31, 1; Swt. 205, 23; Hat. MS. 39 b, 5

Linked entry: beterian

ge-híwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-híwian, -hiewian; p. ode; pp. od

To marry

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To marry Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS

þǽr-big

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-big, adv.
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., by the wife ) gestriéne, ðonne cenne hé ðæt ðam gefarenan bréðer ðe hié ǽr ǽhte, Past. 5; Swt. 43, 14

Linked entry: be

un-áberendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áberendlíce, adv.

Unbearablyintolerably

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Unbearably, intolerably Ðæt hé ðæt ryht tó suíðe and tó ungemetlíce and tó unáberendlíce ne bodige ne recta nimie et inordinate proferantur, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 18. Ðæt hí tó unáberendlíce ne beóden ne plus justo jubeant, 28; Swt. 189, 19.