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hwamm

(n.)
Grammar
hwamm, hwomm, es; m.

A corner

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A corner Heáfod hwommys caput anguli, Ps. Spl. C. 117, 21. Huommes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 10: Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 17. Ðá eode út of ðæs karcernes hwomme swíðe egeslíc draca then came a very horrible dragon out of a corner of the prison, Nar. 43, 13. Hwommona

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in-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
in-cuman, p. -com

To come inenter

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To come in, enter Ðonne gé incumaþ on ðæt lond ðe ic eów sille cum ingressi fueritis terram; quam ego dabo vobis, Lev. 23, 10. On swá hwilcum húse swá gé incumaþ whatever house you enter, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 8. Gá hé út mid swilcum reáfe swilce hé incom

mése

(n.)
Grammar
mése, meóse, míse, mýse, an; f.

A tablewhat is on a table

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A table; also what is on a table Míse (MS. T. mése) mensa, Ps. Spl. 68, 27. Meóse mensorium (mensoriumquod est in mensa, ut mantile, et vas escarium), Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 61. Mýse ł beód mensa, 82, 21. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumon ðe feallaþ of heora hláfordes

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of-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
of-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To kill by beatingto beat to deathto beat to pieces

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To kill by beating, to beat to death, to beat to pieces Wé hit uneáþe mid ísernum hamerum ofbeóton quam ferreis vix comminuimus malleis, Nar. 21, 6. Claudium mid saglum ofbeótan they beat Claudius to death with clubs, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26. Ðæt hí ofbeátun

ge-wǽgan

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Add Gewǽged confectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 50. Hié sint tó manienne ðæt hí baldlíce getrúwien ðæt hí ðá forgiefnesse habbað for ðǽre hreówsunga ðe hí wilniað, ðý lǽs hí tó ungemetlíce sién gewǽgde mid ðǽre hreówsunga admonendi sunt, ut de misericordia,

gorettan

(v.)
Grammar
gorettan, p. te.
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intrans. To stare about. of persons, to let the eyes rove Ðæt hine lǽrð se deófol, þæt hé stande and gorette and lócige underbæc út; þæt bið gymeleás gebed, Wlfst. 234, 18. of the eyes or looking, to rove Þǽr ( in hell ) wépað ðá eágan þe nú ðurh unálýfedlice

Linked entry: gorian

rǽding

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Add Hé hine gemétte æt his rǽdinge sittan . . . Hé náteshwón from his rǽdinge ne árás, Hml. Th. ii. 180, 24-34. add Man rǽdde þá nigoðan rǽdinge on Crístes godspelle, Shrn. 126, 26. Wé rǽdaþ ðǽs rǽdinge æt þǽra hálgena mæssan þe wé hátaþ Confessores

scín-cræft

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Add Hú hé (the devil) sceolde þisne mid his scín-cræfte of þám scræfe ádrífan hunc usitata arte pellere ex eo specu, Gr. D. 211, 13. add Gyf ðú ǽnig ðing ðisse stale wite . . . ðé nán scíncræft ne gehelppe tógeánes disum Godes dóme, Ll. Lbmn. 415, 26

tó-brecan

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add: <b>I a.</b> to spread in patches Swá ꝥ seó fáguncg wæs þǽre hýde tóbrocen geond eallne his líchaman swylce hé hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 158, 33. <b>II c.</b>

weallan

Grammar
weallan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mycel wynsumnesse stenc þǽr upp weóll of þǽre byrgene de sepulcro fragrantia suavitatis emanavit, Gr. D. 338, 18. I. Add Binnan Róme weóll án wille ele ealne dæg fons olei per totum diem fluxit, Ors. 5, 14 ; S. 248, 10. 2. Add Þá líc weóllon

hneáw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hneáw-ness, e; f.

Stinginess, parsimony, niggardliness

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Stinginess, parsimony, niggardliness Monig mon déþ micel fæsten, and hæfþ ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse and déþ hit ðeáh for hneáwnesse and for feohgítsunge many a man fasts much, and has the reputation of doing it for abstinence, and yet

meornan

(v.)
Grammar
meornan, p. mearn, pl. murnon; pp. mornen

To carefeel anxietytrouble one's self about anythingreck

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To care, feel anxiety, trouble one's self about anything, reck Nalles for ealdre mearn he recked not of life, Beo. Th. 2889; B. 1442. Nalas for fǽhþe mearn for fear of the feud was not troubled, 3079; B. 1537. Nó mearn fore fyrene he cared not for the

scorf

(n.)
Grammar
scorf, sceorf, scurf, scruf, es ; m. (?)
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Scurf Hyt áfeormaþ ðone leahtor ðe Grécas hostopyturas hátaþ, ðæt ys scurf ðæs heáfdes, Lchdm. i. 322, 16. Wið scurfe and nebcorne, 68, 10. Wið heáfodsár, ðæt ys wið scurf, 116, 23. Wið scruf (scurf. MSS. H. B.) and wið sceb, 316, 22. Wið scurfum, 356

ge-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fylgan, p. -fylgde; pp. -fylged

To followattend uponreach by following

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To follow, attend upon, reach by following Ðæt him gefylgan ne mæg drýmendra gedryht so that the flock of rejoicing ones cannot follow him, Exon. 60 b; Th. 222, 12; Ph. 347. Gif gé ðisum leáse leng gefylgaþ if ye pursue this falsehood longer, Elen. Kmbl

ge-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

To run, run together, congeal, joincoagulare, coagularito run togethercoagulare

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To run, run together, congeal, join; coagulare, coagulari Nis ná gerunnen togædere seó Godcundnys and seó menniscnys the divinity and the humanity are not mingled together, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 5. Gerunnen is swá swá meolc heorte heora coagulatum est sicut

Linked entries: ge-irnan heofon-setl

ge-nihtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsum, -nyhtsum; adj.

abundant, abounding, copious, rich, plentiful, fruitfulabundans, ūber, cōpiōsus, affluus, profluussatisfiedsătiābĭlisabundans

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abundant, abounding, copious, rich, plentiful, fruitful; abundans, ūber, cōpiōsus, affluus, profluus Genihtsum ūber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 7. Genihtsum wæter forþflóweþ plentiful water flows forth, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 24: Ps. Th. 85, 4: 143, 17. On

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Temes

(n.)
Grammar
Temes, Temese the Thames. In the declension both weak and strong forms are found. [In Latin, nom. Temis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 30, 12, Temes, ii. 23, 12: gen. Tamisae, i. 98, 1: dat. Taemise, 216, 25: acc. Tamesim Bd. 1, 2; S. 42, 34 may be cited]
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Neáh ðære ié ðe mon hǽt Temes (Temese, MS. C.) ad flumen Tamesim, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 238, 22. Sý eá hátte Temese, Chr. Erl. 5, 11. Ymbe heora landgemǽra: andlang Temese (on Temese, 8), L. A. G. 1; Th. i. 152, 18. Út on Temese; ðonne ondlong Temese, Cod.

weorold-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ǽht, e; f.
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Worldly property, worldly possession or good Is nýd ðæt sume mid wonunge heora woruldǽhta synd gerihte necesse est ut quidam damnis corrigantur, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 490, 10. Ðone teódan dǽl his woruldǽhta gesyllan, Wulfst. 283, 26: Bt. 13; Fox 38, 2. Ðæt

á-niman

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Add: to take, accept, retain Gif ic þá word ániman wolde si ipsa verba tenere voluissem, Gr. D. 9, 15. to take away, remove Þá ánam hé þæt fúr fram manna bearnum, Wlfst. 213, 10: 221, 32. Ánimað, ánimað hraðe þá réþan wiccan, Hml. S. 7, 209. Ic wille

dolg

(n.)
Grammar
dolg, n. and m. (Hml. S. 20, 67).
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Add:to instances given under dolh: a wound Wiþ hundes dolge for a wound made by a dog, Lch. ii. 144, 11. Þú ætýwest þínra honda dolh and þínre sídan and þínra fóta, Angl. xii. 510, 14. a boil, tumour Se lǽce sceolde ásceótan ꝥ geswell . . . heó gewát