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ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Martinus nú iu gecrístnod ǽr his fulwihte hé mid þysse hrægle mé gegyrede Martinus adhuc catechumenus hac me ueste contexit, Bl. N. 3, 14.

Linked entry: crístnian

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Tó scearanne (beard) ad tondendum, Rtl. 97, 16. to cut the hair of the head Heó scear hyre feax swá swá weras, and gegyrede hý mid weres hrægle, Shrn. 133, 13. to shear sheep Hí sculan waxan sceáp and sciran on hiora ágenre hwíle they shall wash and

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Gif mon næbbe búton ánfeald hrægl, Ll.

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Hrægl tó werianne, L. Alf. 36; Th. i. 52, 25. <b>II a.</b> in reference to the hair, to wear a beard, etc. :-- Leófgár . . . Haroldes eorles mæssepreóst werede his kenepas on his preóstháde óð ðæt hé wæs biscop.

á-lecgan

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Heó álegde ꝥ pælmtwig þe heó ǽr onféng . . . and heó eác álegde hire hrægl, Bl. H. 139, 4-6. Hé his beard áléde, Hml. S. 6, 228. Álege þíne woruldlican gegyrlan, 33, 81. Deóplic dǽdbót bið ꝥ lǽwede man his wǽpna álecgan, Ll. Th. ii. 280, 17.

Linked entry: á-licgan

ge-wǽde

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D. 248, 24. v. breóst-gewǽde, cyne-gewǽde, eorl-gewǽde, fót-gewǽde, gúþ-gewǽde, heáfod-gewǽde, hrægel-gewǽde, wægn-gewǽde, winter-gewǽde

BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexioncolor, species

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Seolocenra hrægla mid mistlícum bleowum hí ne gímdon they cared not for silken garments of various colours, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 11. Mónan bleoh habban hýnþe getácnaþ for the moon to have colours betokens humility, Lchdm. iii. 206, 27.

Linked entries: bleó blió

gleng

(n.)
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gleng, e; f.
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Ǽresð alra glengea scolde scínan gold on his hrægle . . . Tóeácan ðǽm golde ealra glenga fyrmesð . . . se giem iacintus, Past. 85, 1-5. Cume manna gehwilc tó circan búton golde and glæncgum, Wlfst. 181, 2.

brúcan

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Brúccendurn utentibus, Rtl. 98, 12. (1 a) to use clothes, wear :-- Hé wyllenia hrægla breác, Shrn. 93, 7: 94, 28. Gesáwon wé men deóra hýdum gegyrede, and nánes óðres brucon, Nar. 26, 15.

wǽt

(adj.)
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wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisturewet, moist, having moisturewet, rainy

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Nǽfre hé his ða wǽtan hrægel and ða cealdan ásettan wolde nunquam ipsa vestimenta uda atque algida deponere curabat, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 24.

med-micel

(adj.)
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med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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geþohte gesyngode quæ tenuissima cogitatione peccavi, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 10. not great, lowly, mean, poor On medmyclum hrægle gehealdene content with mean apparel, Blickl. Homl. 185, 17.

rúh

(adj.)
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rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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Rúh hrægel amphibalum, 25, 65. Óxn vel rúh óxn ascella vel subhircos, 43, 65. Rúh scó pero, ii.68, 6. Se wæs reód and eall rúh totus in morem pellis hirsutus, Gen. 25, 25. Min bróðer ys rúh and ic eom sméðe, 27, 11.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

wynsumness

(n.)
Grammar
wynsumness, e; f.

pleasantnessagreeablenessdelightpleasantnessfairnessbeautypleasantnessjoyousnessexultationdevotion

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Geseón ealles ðysses middangeardes wynsumnessa, ge on golde, ge on deórwyrþum hræglum, Blickl. Homl. 31, 3. pleasantness which affects the eye, fairness, beauty Wynsum[nysse] venustate, Hpt. Gl. 526, 22. pleasantness of behaviour.

þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
þeccan, p. þeahte, þehte; pp. þeaht
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Hine mid hrægle wryón and sceome þeccan, Cd. Th. 95, 3; Gen. 1573: 58, 7; Gen. 942. Wæstmum þeaht, 115, 20; Gen. 1922. Hleówfeðrum þeaht, 165, 31; Gen. 2740. Ýþum þeaht, Exon. Th. 392, 7; Rä. 11, 4. Helmum þeahte, Cd.

Linked entry: þacian

wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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He ne nrihte hine handum self mid hrægle wryón, Cd. Th. 95, 2 ; Gen. 1572. to cover a book, to bind a book Mec (a book) wráh hælet hleóbordum. Exon.

Linked entry: wríga

earm

(adj.)
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Gé seóþ hú blíþe þá earman beóþ, þonne hí mon mid mete and mid hrægle réteþ, 41, 24-29. Swá feala earmra manna swá on þæs rícan neáweste and þæs welegan sweltaþ, 53, 5. Sýn wé earmum ælmesgeorne, 109, 14. Eallum gemǽne, earmum and eádigum, Hml.

wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd, e; f.: wǽde, es; n.

a weedan article of dressa garmentclothingdress

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Heó wæsceþ his warig hrægl and him syleþ wǽde níwe, Exon. Th. 339, 25; Gn. Ex. 99. of other covering, equipment, or dressing. Similar entries v. ge-wǽdian Wǽde mataxa (cf. strǽl vel bedding mataxa vel corductum vel stramentum, i. 59, 29), Wrt.

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Næscum hræglum gegearwæd, Mt. R. 11, 8. Ꝥ wæter and sió lyft bióþ hwéne hnescran gecynde; hí bióþ swíþe eáþe tó tódǽlenne, 34, 11; F. 150, 27. Eóde heó onuppan þá hnescan ýþa, Hml.

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Voc. ii. 25, 73. literal, to uncover, open, remove a covering Hé his hrægl onwrág retecto vestimento, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 23. Ðá onwrigon hí hire ondwliton discooperto vultus indumento, 4, 19; S. 589, 16. Onwreóh (-wríh, Ps. Surt.) eágan mine, Ps.

god-webb

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Hæfð hé ánforlǽten ðæt twégea bleó godwebb ðæt hé habban sceolde on ðǽm hálgan hrægle ... For ðon is tóeácan ðǽm twiblión godwebbe ðæt scyle beón twiðrǽwen twín on ðǽm mæssegierelan in superhumeralis ornamento habere coccum bis tinctum nescit ...

Linked entry: gode-webb