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gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-man ⬩ the ocean ⬩ hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus ⬩ oceănus ⬩ a sea ⬩ măre

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Be norþan ðæm beorgum, andlang ðæs gársecges, óþ ðone norþ-eást ende ðyses middangeardes, ðǽr Bore seó eá scýt út on ðone gársecg to the north of the mountains, along the ocean to the north-east end of this mid-earth, there the river Bore shoots out into

Linked entry: secg

clǽnsnian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsnian, clǽnsnigan; ode; od

To cleanse, clear oneself ⬩ se purgare

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To cleanse, clear oneself; se purgare Clǽnsnaþ [MS. clænsnoþ] he ðone he clears him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 20. Clǽnsnige hine sylfne let him clear himself, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 11.

doppettan

(v.)
Grammar
doppettan, p. te; pp.ed

To dip often, dip in, immerse ⬩ mersāre

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To dip often, dip in, immerse; mersāre Geseah he swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan adúne to grunde, éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa he saw gulls swimming on the water, and frequently dipping down to the bottom, eagerly pursuing the fishes

fóre-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gangan, part. -gangende; p. -geóng, -géng, pl. -geóngon, -géngon; pp. -gangen

To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Hí wǽron fóregaugende in ðone leg they were going before into the flame, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 31. Hine sóþfæstnes fóregangeþ justĭtia ante eum ambŭlābit. Ps. Th. 84, 12.

Linked entry: fóre-gán

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens

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Ðæt hit þurh ðone fultum síe forþgenge that it become effective through help, Past. 14, 1; Hat. MS. 17 b, 2

Frencisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Frencisc, def. se Frencisca; adj.

Belonging to France ⬩ Francus

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Belonging to France; Francus þurh ðone Frenciscan ceorl Hugon through the French churl Hugo, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 1. Mid mycclum werode Frenciscra manna with a great multitude of Frenchmen, Chr. 1052; Erl. 181, 30.

Sunnan-ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-ǽfen, es; m.
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Hí lǽddon hine tó hiora hústinge on ðone Sunnan-ǽfen, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 34. [Giester sunneue, Chart. Th. 437, 18.]

Wódnes-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Wódnes-dæg, es; m.

Wednesday

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On ðone óðerne Wódnesdæg ofer Pentecosten, Mt. Kmbl. Rubric 5, 17. . iiii. Wodnesdagas on .iiii. Ymbrenwican, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 8

Linked entry: Wóden

án-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
án-gilde, adj.
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To be compensated for, for which ángilde (q.v.) is to be paid Búton hiora hwæðer ǽr þingode ꝥ hé hit ángylde healdan ne þorfte unless either of them previously made the condition that he was not to be liable to make compensation for damage done to the

ang-ness

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Add: of physical pain Hwílum wyrmas geséceð þá uferan dǽlas and heortcoþe wyrceað and angnessa and geswówunga, Lch. ii. 176, 13. in a more general sense Ne bið þǽr a[n]gnes ne nǽnigu gnornung non angor, moeror, Dóm. L. 266.

Linked entry: agnes

cígan

(v.)
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Hé drihten ðone ceigeð ( uocat ), Lk. L. 20, 44. Ic ceigde sona mín, Mt. L. 2, 15: Mk. L. 3, 13. Stefn hine céde, Shrn. 88, 30. Cégdun uocauerunt, Jn. R. 9, 18. absolute Hig micelre stefne cíað, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 8.

sceóness

(n.)
Grammar
sceóness, sciéness, scinness, scýness, scynness, e ; f.

Suggestion , persuasion, incitement

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Deófol mid hire (the serpent's) ðære yfelan sceónesse and fácne beswác ðone ǽrestan wífmon. Blickl. Homl. 5, 1. Sió scyld ðe hiene þurh sciénesse (scinnesse, Cott. MSS.) costaþ

Linked entries: sciéness scýan

wamm-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-dǽd, e; f.

An evil deed, a misdeed, trespass, crime

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Him (David) sáwla Neriend secgan hét ymb his womdǽda Waldendes dóm, Ps. C. 19 : Exon. Th. 270, 18;Jul. 467

wéde-hund

(n.)
Grammar
wéde-hund, es; m.

A mad dog

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A mad dog Gif wédehund man tóslíte, Lchdm. i. 86, 13. Wið wédehundes (cf. wódes [printed woden] hundes, 4, 8) slite, 78, 17 : 92, 12 : 138, 13: 198, 8: 370, 12, 15 : ii. 144, 9.

breóst-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-wylm, es; m.

The fountain of the breast, a breast, teat, emotion of the breast, grief; ⬩ pectoris fons, uber, pectoris æstuatio, ærumna

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He ðone breóstwylm forberan ne mihte he could not restrain the emotion of his breast, Beo. Th. 3758; B. 1877

hráca

(n.)
Grammar
hráca, an; m.

Expectoration, spittle, matter brought up when clearing the throat ⬩ spittle

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Hyt gelíðigaþ ðone hrácan, Herb. 55, 2; Lchdm. i. 158, 10. Wið swíðlícne hrácan, 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 2. Mycelne hrácan, 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 23

Linked entry: hrǽcan

croft

(n.)
Grammar
croft, es; m.

A CROFT ⬩ a small inclosed field ⬩ prædiolum ⬩ agellulus septus

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In ðone croft, of ðæm crofte to the croft, from the croft 681; A. D. 972; Kmbl. iii. 261, 11: 679; A. D. 972-992; Kmbl. iii. 258, 27, 28

Linked entries: bere-croft hwǽte-croft

on-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
on-rǽs, es; m.

On-rush, attack, assault, violent motion

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Ðone onrǽs his hátheortnesse fervoris sui impetu, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 297, 20

Linked entry: on-hrǽs

smæl-þearmas

(n.)
Grammar
smæl-þearmas, -þyrmas; pl. m.

The small guts, intestines ⬩ the small gut ⬩ the lower abdomen

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Hé clǽnsaþ ðone magan and ða smælþyrmas i. 80, 21

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separate ⬩ to distinguish

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Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198, 6: Hy. 7, 65; Dom. L. 44, 65. Gescádene ł tósendrede discretas, segregatasHpt. Gl. 411, 21

Linked entry: tó-sundrian