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óþ-cirran

(v.)
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to turn away, be perverted Gif sóðfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óþcyrreþ (neod cyrreþ, MS. ) if by seduction the mind the mind of the righteous is not perverted Exon. Th. 262, 26; Jul. 338. Cf. on-cirran; intrans

ge-sécan

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ge-sécan, <b>; II c.</b>
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add: (c α) where the subject is a thing Bið him leófre ꝥ hine geséce ǽlc þǽra yfela þe ǽfre on helle sý, and hine ǽlc ýð geséce ... and hine ǽlc tor geséce ... Verc. Först. 94, 3-13

un-sláwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sláwlíce, adv.

Not slowlynot sluggishlyactively

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Not slowly, not sluggishly, actively Hié sculon gehiéran ðætte is geháten ðǽm monnum ðe lustlíce and unsláwlíce lǽraþ ðæt ðæt hié ðonne cunnon ( qui in hoc, quod jam obtinuit, corporis vitio non tenetur ), Past. 49; Swt. 381, 1

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weorold-deád

(adj.)
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weorold-deád, adj.
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4

bróþor-licness

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Is hé tó onbærnanne mid ðínre bróþorlicnysse lufan . . . Ealle Brytta biscopas wé bebeódaþ ðínre bróþorlycnysse, 492, 19, 24

ciric-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-ǽ, ciric-ǽw
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Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 14, 23

deáþ-bǽre

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deáþ-bǽre, (deád-).
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Ðæt on ús deádbǽres is ðurh synna, 445, 25. Deáðbǽre (deád-, An. Ox. 2020) letiferas, mortiferas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 17. Add

dwǽs-nys

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Insipientia, þæt is dysig oððe dwǽsnyss, Wlfst. 58, 15: Angl. xi. 109, 37. Ic wénde ꝥ þú sceoldest ðín mód fram dwǽsnysse áwendan ... Dyslic bið þæt man hine sylfne tó tintregum ásende, Hml. Th. i. 592, 25. Add

cýp

(n.)
Grammar
cýp, a tub.
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Gl. 492, 32 the same form occurs, but in another gloss of the same passage the form is cýue, An. Ox. 2, 236), An. Ox. 3657, where see note

forligerlíce

(adv.)
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forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

hlædel

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Wæterseáþes wǽg, þaenne wé mid hlædele, [ꝥ is mid] hlædtrendle úp hladan cisternę limpham, quam anthlia, hoc est rota hauritoria exanthlamus, i. haurimus, An. Ox. 501. Man sceal habban ... cytel, hlædel, pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 9. Add

hun

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The passage is glossed: Hreófligum wyrmse áwlǽtende, An. Ox. 3585), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 55

wind

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The word is a gloss on a passage in Bd. I. 19 : Incendium ad habitaculum . .. flabris stimulantibus ferebatur, Txts. 181, 72

reóst

(n.)
Grammar
reóst, ;a rest;

rest; the wood on which the coulter of a plough is fixed

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; rest; the wood on which the coulter of a plough is fixed,; Halliw. Dict.) Sules reóst dentale, s. est aratri pars prima in qua vomer inducitur quasi dens,; :Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 72 ;dentalia,; 106, 20 : 25, 28

cniht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cniht-líc, adj.

Boyishchildish puerilis

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Swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽþ as childish age is often wont 2; Gdwin. 12, 19

snytrian

(v.)
Grammar
snytrian, p. ode

To be or to become wise

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To be or to become wise Hwæt is se dumba, se ðe swíðe snyttraþ, hafaþ seofon tungan, hafaþ tungena gehwylc .xx. orda, hafaþ orda gehwylc engles snytro Salm. Kmbl. 459; Sal. 230. Snytrian philosophari Hpt. Gl. 527, 63

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Wih. 12 ; Th. i. 40, 4. wisdom, knowledge, learning, philosophy Swilc is se wísdóm ðæt hine ne mæg nán mon ongitan swilcne swilce hé is . . . Ac se wísdóm mæg ús ongitan swilce swilce wé sind . . . for ðæm se wísdóm is God.

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Án is mid ðæs kynges háligdóme, óðer is mid Leófríce eorle and ðæt þridde is mid ðam bisceop one [of the writings] is in the king's sanctuary, a second is with earl Leofric, and the third is with the bishop, Th. Chart. 372, 29: 541, 25: 571, 20

céping

(n.)
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céping, e; f.

Traffic, merchandisenegotiatio

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Betre is tosocnung his cépinge seolferes and goldes melior est acguisitio ejus negotiatione argenti et auri, 81, 14

endlyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
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endlyfta, ændlyfta, ællyfta; seó, ðæt, -e; adj.

The eleventh undĕcĭmus

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Endlyfta ðæra tăcna ys geháten áquārius the eleventh of the signs is called ăquārius, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 9; Lchdm. iii. 246, 3

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