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líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to shine.
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Take here leóhtan in Dict. and add: to be light Þá sceán leóht inn, swylce níwe móna árise, swá hit líhte under þǽre róde swýðran earme . . . hit líhte geond ealle þá cyrcan, Vis. Lfc. 51-56.

of-dúne

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Add: of direction of movement Úp yrnan and ofdúne, Lch. ii. 116, 24. of attitude or posture, to lie, bow down Eaðmódlíce ofdúne anlútan, Past. 467, 7. Ic ofdúne on ðá eorðan læg, Hml.

sceanca

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Add Gyf þú hosa habban wylle, þonne stríc þú uppweard on þinum sceancum mid þínum twám handum, Tech. ii. 127, 13. add: a leg His scanca (þeóh, v. l. coxa) wæs tóbrocen, bán wæs tódǽled on twá stycca, Gr. D. 81, 26.

stalu

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Add Gehwylce wyrte, þe ǽr mid stale (furto) gewilnode, him sealde, Gr. D. 25, 16. <b>I a.</b> a particular instance of theft :-- Gyf ðú ǽnig ðing ðisse stale wite oððe gewita wǽre, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 24.

stíþlíce

(adv.)
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Add Hefelícor steóre ł stýðlícor stíre underþeód districtiori discipline subdatur, R. Ben. I. 65, 4. Búton hit hér ǽr his ænde ðe stíðelícor gebéte, C. D. iv. 248, 30

þerscan

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Add slóh þá beran and þærsc mid telgan ursos ferula caedebat, Gr. D. 229, 21. ealle ongunnon heora hors mid heora sceftum þerscan ( tundere ) 14, 28.

wegan

Grammar
wegan, <b>. A I.</b>
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Perhaps in Exod. 180 wǽpn might be inserted before wǽgon, aud the passage be removed to &lt;b&gt; A. III&lt;/b&gt; 1

weorpan

Grammar
weorpan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>Ib.</b> where the implement used in throwing is given
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Þá hét mid þǽm palistas . . . þæt hiere mon mid þǽm þwyres on wurpe, Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 174, 10. 2. add Þá forceáw his ágene tungan, and wearp hine þǽr mid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 52, 25.

wlite-weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-weorþ, es; n.
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D. 179, 21

scearn

(n.)
Grammar
scearn, es; n.

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Sharn (v. E. D. S. Pub. Gloss. B. 17), dung, filth Scearn, scern fimus, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 83, 13. Gor, scear[n] letamen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38. Swé swé scearn ( stercus ) eorþan, Ps. Surt. 82, 11. Góse scearn, ðonne hió ne ete, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15.

Linked entry: scern

á-sprungennes

Grammar
á-sprungennes, -sprungnes.

failuredeceaseeclipseExlypsis,

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Ðý geáre ðǽre foresprecenan sunnan ásprungennysse, Bd. . 4, 1;S. 563, 10. Be þǽre ásprungnisse sunnan and mónan, Nar. 3, 13. Similar entries v. up-ásprungennes

FREÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓSAN, hit freóseþ, frýsþ, frýst; p. freás, pl. fruron; pp. froren

To FREEZEgĕlāre

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Blick. 93, 20. Hit frýst [frýsþ MS. D.] gĕlat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8

Linked entry: ge-froren

næder-wyrt

Grammar
næder-wyrt, nædre-wyrt, e; f.

Adder-wortpolygonum bistortaadderwort

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Gl. 300, 23. Nædrewyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man uiperinam and óðrum naman nædderwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 96, 11. Nædderwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man basilisca and óðrun naman nædder- (næddre-, MS. O) wyrt nemneþ, 242, 7 : iii. 8, 24. Genim næderwyrte, ii. 110, 25.

palent

(n.)
Grammar
palent, es ; m. : palente, palendse, an ; f.
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A palace On ðam mǽran palente ðǽr ðǽr se cyning was oftost wunigende, Anglia ix. 28, 31. Ðæt seó cwén ne cume nǽfre heononforþ intó ðínum pallente, 29, 64. On stréte oððe on palentan, Lchdm. iii. 206, 6.

under-wed

(n.)
Grammar
under-wed, under-wedd, es; n.

A pledgesecurity

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Gylde ðæt yrfe oþþe uuderwed lecge, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 8: 8; Th. i. 356, 10

wang-tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wang-tóþ, es; m.
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A wang-tooth (in northern dialects, v.e.g. Lancashire Gloss. in E. E. D. S. Pub.), molar tooth Gif mon óðrum tóð of ásleá, gif hit sié se wongtóð geselle . iiii. Sciłł. bóte, L. Alf. pol. 49 ; Th. i. 94, II. Wangtéð molares vel gemini, Wrt.

á-ríman

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Ðis ðæt feám wordum árímdon haec quae breviter enumerando perstrinximus, Past. 75, 16. Árím letanias, Lch. i. 400, 10. Hwá is þætte áríman mæge hwæt þǽr moncynnes forwearð, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 13: Bl. H. 59, 33: 63, 1.

bord-rima

(n.)
Grammar
bord-rima, an; m.
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The edge of a plank Bordremum rimis (the passage to which the gloss belongs is: 'Rimis patentibus intravit mare,' which is translated: 'Geoniendum þám ceólum se sǽ eode inn, Gr.

Linked entry: rima

bisceop-hám

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-hám, es; m.
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An episcopal estate Ic gean þes landes æt Hedhám ... intó Paulusbyrig æt Lundænæ bisceophámæ, Cht. Th. 520, 14. biscopháme, 523, 23. On ǽlcon bisceopháme ǽlcon men freót þe wíteþeów wǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 28.

Linked entry: hám

cnotta

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Add: a knot, fastening Hét þone wer gebindan and ǽnne mæssepreóst . . . mid heardum cnottum samod, Hml. S. 29, 214. Unbindan þá fæstan cnottan synna, 10, 47. unhand þá rápas and þá cnottan þára bænda, Gr.