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húslian

(v.)
Grammar
húslian, p. ode

To housel

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Ælfc. C. 7; Th. ii. 346, 8. Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽlc preósta seóce men húslige ðonne heom þearf sí, L. Edg. C. 65; Th. ii. 258, 10. Diaconus mót ðæt folc húsligan, L. Ælfc. C. 16; Th. ii. 348, 14. [Cf. Diaconus mót hláf sillan, L. Ælfc.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Ex. 174. to appoint a person or thing to a course, &c. destine Wið þæs gecyndes þe hí Fæder æt frymðe fæste getióde (cf. þǽre gecynde ðe ǽlc gesceaft tó gesceapen wæs, Bt. 25; F. 88, 7), Met. 13, 13.

blǽc-pytt

(n.)
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On blǽcpit; of blǽcpytte (the æ is accented), C. D. v. 332, 14

secg-gescére

(n.)

sedge-shears

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, a name of the grasshopper Secg-gescére vel háman cicad[ae], Txts. 51, 464

Linked entries: ge-scére sceár

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ increase ⬩ thrive ⬩ flourish ⬩ prosper ⬩ crescĕre ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ vĭgēre

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Ælf. P. 40; Th. ii. 380, 27. Se ðe swá geþogenne forwyrhtan næfde he who had not so prosperous a vicegerent, L. R. 4; Th. i. 192, 5. Wæl geboren and yfele geþogen degĕner, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 6.

ed-cer

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cer, -cir, -cyr, -cerr, -cirr. -cyrr, es; m.

A return ⬩ reversio, rĕdĭtus

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A return; reversio, rĕdĭtus Ne hí edcerres ǽfre móton wénan they may never think of return, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 7; Sat. 451. Edcir ðære ádle a return of the disease, Past. 33, 7; Cot. MS. Edcyr of wræcsiþe [MS. spræc-siðe] postlīmĭnium, Ælfc.

Linked entries: ed-cyr wiþer-cirr

hræd-wilness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-wilness, e; f.

Precipitancy ⬩ haste

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Precipitancy, haste Sió hátheortness and sió hrædwilnes ðæt mód gebringþ on ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 9.

lyffetere

(n.)
Grammar
lyffetere, es; m.

A flatterer

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Faraþ tó ðám lyffeterum ðe eów ǽr leáslíce ólæhton go to the flatterers that before fawned on you falsely, 570, 23: i. 494, 10

Linked entry: lystere

þurh-wund

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wund, adj.

Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through

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Wounded by a weapon which has passed quite through Gif mon biþ on hrif wund, geselle him mon .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múðe .xx. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96, 11. [Cf.

wundor-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-weorc, es; n.

A wondrous work ⬩ a miracle

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Manige wítgan ǽr Sancte Ióhanne on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum ealra wundorweorcum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, Blickl. Homl. 161, 19. Ðæt cwyce secgeaþ his wundorweorc ofer ealle werþeóde annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus, Ps. Th. 104, 1

Linked entry: wundor-geweorc

eax

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Aex axis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 38. Eax, 7, 54: i. 284, 51. Swylce ex wendende quasi axis versatilis, Scint. 97, 4.

ofer-drync

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Add Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa geswícan nellað, ac þurhwuniað on ðám oferdrincum æt heora ende, Hml. A. 145, 35

ærning

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And ic nóht ðon ǽr ðǽre ærninge blon 'quam magnum vae facis mihi sic equitando.' Et ego nihilominus coeptis institi vetitis, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 576, 19. Mid swíðe geswenctan horse for ærninge vehementer equo in cursu fatigato, Gr. D. 38, 30. Add

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt hé spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521.

frosc

(n.)
Grammar
frosc, forsc, frox (q. v. in Dict.), frocx, es; m.

A frog

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Æt Froxafelda, 127, 33

Linked entries: forsc frocx frox

wíg-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-steall, es; n.

The part of a church where the altar stands

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta oþþe mynsterpreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weohstealle (weófodstealle, v. l. ) búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode, ðæt hé ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9

be-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
be-gýman, be-gíman; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To take care of ⬩ to keep ⬩ govern ⬩ regard ⬩ serve ⬩ attend ⬩ custodire ⬩ curare ⬩ servare ⬩ observare ⬩ attendere

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Ælf. C. 24; Th. ii. 352, 11 : Ps. Spl. 77, 63 : Lk. Bos. 10, 35 : Mt. Bos. 6, 1 : Ps. Spl. 5, 2

Linked entries: be-gíman be-gíman

fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHER ⬩ nurse ⬩ altrix ⬩ nutrix

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Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the land at Weston, Th. Diplm. 560, 25

palm-twig

(n.)
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Heó álegde ðæt palmtwig ðe heó ǽr onféng, 139, 4. Se gewuna stent ðæt gehwǽr on Godes gelaþunge se sacerd bletsian sceole palmtwigu on ðisum dæge ( Palm Sunday ), Homl. Th. i. 218, 3

ge-gearcian

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

To prepare

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To prepare Ðá hét se cyngc scipa gegearcian and him æfter faran, ac hit wæs lang ǽr ðam þe ða scipa gegearcode wǽron then the king bade prepare ships and go after him, but it was long before the ships were ready, Th. Ap. 7, 16-7 : Homl.