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un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamended ⬩ uncorrected ⬩ not amended through the penance prescribed by the church ⬩ unatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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Ealle scylda, ðe wið God beóð ungebétta, beóð unforgifne on dómes dæge, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 17. of persons, unatoned because 'bót' has not been made Ðá wæs hé ðisse spǽce, ǽgðer ge on lífe and æfter, ungeládod ge ungebétt he was, both when alive and

fadian

(v.)
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Ox. 56, 326. absolute Seofon þing gedafenað rihtwísum cyninge . . . seofoðe, ꝥ hé be freóndan and be fremdan fadige gelíce on rihtlican dóme (that in the matter of just judgement his ordering be the same for friends and for strangers), Ll.

beór-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
beór-þegu, e; f.

A beer-receiving ⬩ beer-serving ⬩ beer-drinking ⬩ cerevisiæ acceptio vel ministratio ⬩ cerevisiæ potatio

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A beer-receiving, beer-serving, beer-drinking; cerevisiæ acceptio vel ministratio, cerevisiæ potatio Ðæt wæs biter beórþegu that was a bitter beer-serving Andr. Grm. 1533; An. 1535. Æfter beórþege after the beer-drinking Beo.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Ðæt úre nán be him sylfum tó dyrstelíce ne trúwige that none of us be overconfident about himself, 82, 26. Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum oððe on gebedum, bútan ðære foresǽdan lufe, i. 54, 11.

Linked entry: trúgian

sunor

(n.)
Grammar
sunor, (-er), e; f. A herd of swine, a sounder ('That men calleth a trip of a tame swyn is called of wylde swyn a soundre; that is to say, ȝif ther be passyd v. or vi. togedres.'—Halliwell's Dict.)
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Ða deóful bédun hinae: 'send úsic in ðás sunrae (suner, Lind. gregem ) swína.' . . . Eode all siu suner niþerweardes in sae, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 30-32. Sunor . . . ðæt sunor, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 32, 33

Linked entry: suner

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fry ⬩ roast

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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan and brǽdan and swá hine mon má hirste swá wæs hé fægera on ondwlitan he ordered him to be stretched on an iron bed and roasted alive; and the more he was roasted the fairer was his face, Shrn

gnorn

(n.)
Grammar
gnorn, es; m.

Sorrow ⬩ sadness ⬩ affliction ⬩ mæstitia

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Sorrow, sadness, affliction; mæstitia Ne biþ ðǽr ǽngum gódum gnorn ætýwed no sorrow shall there be shewn to any good man, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 19; Cri. 1576. Gnorn þrowian to suffer sadness, Beo. Th. 5310; B. 2658

brǽding

(n.)

a spreading ⬩ a couch ⬩ bed

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a spreading.what is spread, a couch, bed Gif ic ástígo on legir brǽdinges mínes (stratus mei), Rtl. 181, 7. Add:

rysce

(n.)
Grammar
rysce, an; f.
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A bed of rushes (?) Of bæccæ funtan on ðá riscæan; of ðǽre riscæan on sagelmære, C. D. iv. 27, 15

fore-cnyll

(n.)
Grammar
fore-cnyll, es; m.
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The first signal given by a bell Gewordenum forecnyll þǽre nóntíde facto primo signo hore none, R. Ben. I. 82, 12

Linked entry: cnyll

serc

(n.)
Grammar
serc, syrc, syric, es; m.: serce, syrce, an; f.
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Swátfáh syrce, Beo. Th. 2226; B. 1111. Ðæt hé hæbbe syric ( tunicam ), R. Ben. 89, 10. Genóh is munuce ðæt hé hæbbe twegen syricas ( tunicas ), for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, 91, 3. Syrcan, gúþgewǽdo shirts of mail , Beo.

Linked entry: syrc

sigle

(n.)
Grammar
sigle, es ; n.
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Hí on beorg dydon bég and siglu . . . hyrsta, 6308 ; B. 3164

Linked entries: sigel sigele

hlenca

(n.)
Grammar
hlenca, or hlence, an; m. or f.

A link, ⬩ a chain of links, ⬩ a coat of mail formed with links or rings

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M. 3, 55; Lchdm. ii. 342, 4; gif men sió heáfodpanne beó gehlenced if a man's skull seem to be iron-bound

glengista

Grammar
glengista, The translator seems to have misunderstood the passage to mean: 'In order that thy diligence and genius may add somewhat to the knowledge of these things of mine.' In some way ingenium is represented by glengista. Could this word be the superlative of an adjective, glenge well-ordered, and the passage be completed ?þín] glengista [orþanc?]
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; cf. glengan; III

ed-wenden

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wenden, e; f.

A reverse, alteration, end ⬩ mūtātio, āversio, cessātio

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A reverse, alteration, end; mūtātio, āversio, cessātio Edwenden cwom a reverse came, Beo. Th. 4383, note; B. 2188. Ǽr ðon edwenden worulde geweorþe ere that an end shall be to the world, Exon. 56 b; Th. 200, 14; Ph. 40

Linked entry: -wenden

slápol

(adj.)
Grammar
slápol, adj.
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Addicted to sleep, somnolent Ne sceal mon beón tó slápol (somnolentus), R. Ben. 17, 16. Se ðe wǽre slápol, weorðe se ful wacor, Wulfst. 72, 13. Ne beón gé tó slápole ne ealles tó sleace, 40, 21.

hefe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefe-líc, adj.

Weighty ⬩ heavy ⬩ grievous ⬩ serious ⬩ grave ⬩ tedious ⬩ wearisome

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Nú bidde ic ða ðe hit cunnon and ðis rǽdon ðæt hit him hefelíc ne beó now I beg that my explanation may not be tedious to those who know the subject and read this, Lchdm. iii. 280, l0

eáþe-lic

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Bring ús bet be hláf . . . for þon þe þá hláfas wǽron swíðe eáðellice þe ús gyrstanǽfen cómon, 469. of an abstract object, slight, trifling Mód ástyred þeáh hit for gehwǽdum and eáþelicum þincge sié animum commotum quamvis modice, R. Ben. 131, 4

Linked entry: íþe-lic

rúm-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-heort, adj.

liberal, munificent ⬩ untroubled

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Ben. 5, 22. Similar entries v. rúme III

HEG

(n.)
Grammar
HEG, hig, es; n.

Hay ⬩ grass ⬩ fœnum

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Dó hig on ðín beð put hay on your bed, Lchdm. iii. 178, 6. Wé gesáwon oft in cyrcean ǽgðer ge corn ge hig beón gehealdene we have often seen both corn and hay kept in the church, L. E. I. 8; Th. ii. 406, 30

Linked entries: hig hoeg

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