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med-micel

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add: [The Latin to Guthl. 5 is: Adsumta hordeacei panis particula; the diminutive particula seems to show that medmicel refers to quantity, not to quality, which beren hláf suggests, cf. Bd. 5, 12, infra. ] add: with reference to quality, degree, &

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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A hundred, a territorial division, the assembly of the men in such a division Hú mon ðæt hundred haldan sceal. Ǽrest ðæt hí heó gegaderian á ymb feówer wucan and wyrce ǽlc man óðrum riht how the [assembly of the] hundred is to be held. First, they [the

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Contribution made to furnish the church with lights. The various regulations respecting it may be seen in the following passages Gif hwá leóhtgesceot ne gelǽste, gylde lahslit mid Denum, wíte mid Englum, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 4. Gelǽste man leóhtgescot

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sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman tó lande and tó ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex. A

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tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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To press, hasten, hurry, proceed with haste or violence Ðá tengde se Pharao æfter mid mycelre fyrde then Pharaoh hastened after with a great army, Homl. Th. i. 312, 3: ii. 194, 16. Hé ðá þearle áblicged áweg tengde, 182, 2. Hé ontende ða burh and tencgde

Linked entry: sam-tinges

gladian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to be bright, shine, gleam (of polished metal) On him gladiað gomelra láfe, B. 2036. to be glad, rejoice Hwílon heó besárgað hyre líchoman sárnissa, hwílon heó gladað on gódum gelimpum, Hml. S. 1, 221. (2 a) to rejoice in something possessed

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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and add: absolute, to wait Ic geanbidode oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, Bt. 22, I; F. 7625. ꝥ folc stód geanbidiende, Lk. 23, 35. to wait for. to wait for the coming or return of a person (gen. ) Ðá bed heó þá cwelleras ðæt hí hire geanbidedan medmicle

freá-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-mǽre, frǽ-mǽre; adj.

Very renownedceleberrĭmus

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Very renowned; celeberrĭmus Firum freámǽrne eard weardian to inhabit a country very renowned to men, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 11; Pa. 10

Linked entry: frǽ-mǽre

mirgan

(v.)
Grammar
mirgan, p. de

To be merryto rejoicebe glad

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To be merry, to rejoice, be glad Fægniaþ and myrgaþ Gode mid wynsumre stemne jubilate Deo in voce exultationis, Ps. Th. 46, 1

óþ-swígan

(v.)
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to stop speaking, become silent Hé spræc tó his liornæra sumum, and ðá fǽringa óþswígde hé suǽ hé hwæshwegu hercnade, Shrn. 72, 24

síþ-boda

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-boda, an ; m.
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One who announces that a journey or march is to begin, applied to the pillar of cloud, Cd. Th. 193, 21 ; Exod. 250

þǽr-néhst

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-néhst, adv.
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Next to that Godes grið is ealra griða geornost tó healdanne, and þǽrnéhst þæs cynges, L. Eth. vii. 1; Th. i. 330, 3

á-bǽran

(v.)
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to bring out, bring to light Ðæt ðæt díhle wæs openum wordum sý eall ábǽred omnia luci verbis reddantur apertis, Dóm. L. 41

Linked entry: ǽ-bær

æt-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-strengan, p. de
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To deforce, withhold wrongfully Gif hláford gelómlíce his gafoles myngað, and geneátman áheardað and hit þencð tó ætstrengenne, Ll. Th. i. 270, 21

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ge-scencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scencan, p. te
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To give to drink Þú gescænctest mid wíneonbryrdnesse potasti nos uino compunctionis, Ps. L. 59, 5. Wín gescenct uinum potatum, Scint. 105, 16

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langsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
langsum-lic, adj.
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Too long, tedious Langsumlic bið ús tó gereccenne and eów tó gehýrenne ealle ðá deópnyssa ðæs Fulluhteres bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 362, 32

regnian

(v.)
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to rain, cause rain to fall Hé hregnað (regneð, R.) ofer sóðfæsta and unsóðfæste pluit super justos et injustos, Mt. L. 5, 45

út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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Hí him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída tó inware and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

salor

(n.)

a hall, palace

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a hall, palace Eów ðeós cwén laðaþ tó salore (cf. tó hofe, 1111; El. 557), Elen. Kmbl. 1100; El. 552 : 764; El. 382

sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorpan, scearp

To scrape, to irritate

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To scrape, to irritate Gif man [hwæt ?] sceorpe on ðone innaþ if anything irritate a man in the insides, Lchdm. iii. 44, 27

Linked entry: ge-sceorpan