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þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
þancol, adj.
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Th. 382, 17; Rä. 3, 12. v. deóp-, fore-, ge-, gearo-, hete-, hyge-, scearp-, searuþancol; þancol-mód

þeówet-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeówet-líc, adj.
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Þeówtlícne líchoman servile corpus, Hymn. Surt. 50, 12. Gif wé ðeówtlícera weorca, ðæt sind synna, geswícaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 6. Ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram þeówetlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7

burg-geréfa

Grammar
burg-geréfa, (burh-).
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Rómeburge geréfa, 28) hyne, Shrn. 96, 30. Se burhgeréfa (cf. ðǽre burge geréfa, 12), 120, 14. Ðæs burhgeréfan (cf. Rómeburge geréfa, 6) sunu ( praefecti filius, Ald. 60, 5), 56, 10: Hml. S. 23, 770. Ðá cwæþ Neron tó his burhgeréfan, Bl. H. 189, 28.

cyll

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Wit geworhton þá hýde tó twám kyllum . . . and wit dydon þæs flǽsces hwylcnehwugu dǽl in þá kylla . . . þá bleówan wit þá kylla and ástigon þǽron, Hml. A. 205, 342-348. Add

leód-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
leód-rǽden, <b>, leód-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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A population; people, the country of a people Hwylc wundor is, þeáh þe wé þis be mannum secgan, nú seó úplice leódrǽden þǽre ængellican gecynde of sumum dǽle æfwerdlan áræfnede of hyra efenceasterwarum quid mirum quod hoc de homine dicitur, quando illa

stilness

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Add Se tíma hyra reste and stillnysse hora quietis, Gr.

weg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-leás, adj.

without a road, impassable out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable

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Gedwelde mid wegleásum errore devio, Hymn. Surt. 24, 13

on-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
on-rǽs, es; m.

On-rush, attack, assault, violent motion

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Hyne þurhþýdde mid egeslícum onhrǽse, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 274. Onrǽs irruptionem, Hpt. Gl. 464, 66. Ðone onrǽs his hátheortnesse fervoris sui impetu, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 297, 20

Linked entry: on-hrǽs

þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
þyncan, p. þúhte.

to seemappearto seem fit

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Ðý ðe him sylfum séllan þúhten, Exon. Th. 455, 24; Hy. 4, 54. Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse welhwam þince unforcúþ, 315, 13; Mód. 30. Þeáh hit lang þince, Met. 10, 66. Hwæt eów sélest þynce, Elen. Kmbl. 1062.

Linked entries: þincan ge-þyncan

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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Ðǽr wé sib and lufu samod gemétaþ, Hy. 7, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 30. Lufena tó leáne, Exon. 119 b; Th. 459, 11; Hy. 4, 115. Ðeáh monn good onginne for sumes wítes ege, hit mon sceal ðeáh geendigean for sumes gódes lufum, Past. 37, 1; Swt. 265, 7.

Linked entry: lufe

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
    Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7).
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</b> the root of a tooth :-- [Ða grindigtéþ ðe álc mid feówer wyrtrume gefæstned byð, and ðanne hero wurtruma forleátaþ, ðanne sweartigeþ , and fealleþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 15.] <b>I b.

Linked entry: -truma

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, disig, dysi, es; n.

An error, ignorance, folly, foolishnesserror, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia

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We sinna fela didon for úre disige we committed many sins through our foolishness, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107

DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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Ic mána fela æfter dógrum dyde I did many evils during my days, Hy. 4, 51; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 51. Þrió dógor for the space of three days; triduo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 32. Uferan dógrum in later days, Beo. Th. 4407; B. 2200

Linked entry: dóger

eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed habĭtāre To inhabit inhabĭtāre

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Ðú eardast, Hy. 5, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, l. Ðǽr his híréd eardaþ where his flock feeds, Cd. 226 ; Th. 302, 2; Sat. 592. Æt helle dúru dracan eardigaþ dragons dwell at the gate of hell, 215; Th. 270, 30; Sat. 98. On earda eorðan dwell on earth, Ps.

Linked entries: ærdian eordian

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Lightinconsiderablequickreadynimblefickleeasy

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habbaþ ðæs ðe leóhtran gang they shall walk the easier for it, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 12. Se hæfde moncynnes leóhteste hond he had of all men the readiest hand, Exon. 85 b; Th. 323, 1; Wíd. 72

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be gladrejoiceexultlætaridelectarigaudereexultare

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Gefeoh rejoice, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1. Gefeóþ mid me rejoice with me, Blickl. Homl. 191, 22. Gefeaþ gaudete, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 12.

be-þurfan

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mishýrdan Gode swýþor þonne beþorftan (ought), Wlfst. 13, 14. Ne wé ælmessan dǽlað swá swá wé beðorftan, 92, 10. impersonal Ðonne þé salteres beþurfe, Techn. ii. 121, 7. Gyf þé disces beþurfe, 122, 25: 128, 1. [O. Sax. O. L.

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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swá díhlíce wuniende fram manna gesyhðe áscyriaþ, 134, 18. so as to confine an action to one's self Ðá scylda ðe hié diógollíce (diégollíce, v. l.) on him selfum forberað culpas quas in se tacite tolerari considerant, Past. 151, 15.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Sóna swá geedwyrpte beóð, þám flǽscǽte forhæbben (-habban v. l.) a carnibus abstineant, R. Ben. 61, 3. with prep. From giriordum forhabba, Rtl. 16, 25. Scolde heó forhabban fram ingange Godes húses, Hml. Th. i. 134, 19.

manig-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
manig-feald, adj.

Manifoldmultifariousof many kindsvariousconsisting of many partscomplexManifoldnumerousabundantplural

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Ða manigfealdan míne geþohtas, Exon. 18a; Th. 453, 1; Hy. 4, 8. Þurh monigfealdra mǽgna gerýno, 16b; Th. 38, 7; Cri. 603: 42a; Th. 140, 26; Gú. 616. For ðǽm mistlícum and manigfealdum weoruldbisgum, Bt. prooem; Fox viii, 5.