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hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
hrópan, p. hreóp

To cry outclamourmake a noiseshoutscream

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Hrefnes briddum ðonne heó hrópende him cígeaþ tó pullis corvorum invocantibus eum, Ps. Th. 146, 10

middaneard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middaneard-líc, adj.

Earthlyworldlymundaneearthly

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Earthly. in a physical sense Ðæt heó mid hyre hǽtan middaneardes (other MSS. middaneardlíce) wæstmas, ne forbærne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 17. as distinguished from spiritual or heavenly, worldly, mundane, earthly Godes sunu becom tó ðissum middanearde tó

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scíte

(n.)
Grammar
scíte, scéte, scýte, an; f.
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Heó hire feax gerǽdde and hí mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone). Mt. Skt. 14, 51, 52.

Linked entries: scéte scýte

ge-dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dúfan, he -dýfþ; p. -deáf, we -dufon; pp. -dofen; v. intrans.

To plungeto ducksinkdivebe drownedmergi

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To plunge, to duck, sink, dive, be drowned; mergi Heó gedúfan sceolun in ðone deópan wælm they must dive into the deep fire, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 30; Sat. 30 : Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 6; Gú. 555. Gedeáf sank, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 38.

ge-leornian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leornian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To learninquirediscĕredisquīrĕre

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To learn, inquire; discĕre, disquīrĕre Swá swá heó æt gelǽredum wǽpnedmonnum geleornian mihte prout a doctis vĭris discĕre pŏtĕrat, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 28 : 4, 18; S. 587, 1.

Linked entry: leornian

ge-sceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwís, adj.

Reasonable, rational, discriminating, intelligent, prudent, cautiousrationalis

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Ǽlce dǽde sceal gesceádwís déma wíslíce tosceádan hú heó gedón sí and hwǽr and hwænne in each deed an intelligent judge must distinguish how it be done, and where and when, L. de Cf; Th. ii. 260, 27: Past. 21; Swt. 151, 6: Bt. Met.

un-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tǽle, adj.

Blamelesswithout reproach

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Heó hæfð twá ðing untǽle for Gode, sinscipe and eádmódnysse, Homl. Ass. 40, 399

un-þinged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þinged, adj.

Uninvitedsuddenunexpected

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Hí ofer cume unþinged deáð, ástígon heó on belle lifigende veniat mors super eos, et descendant in infernum viventes, Ps. Th. 54, 14. Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ; cymeþ him se deáð un-þinged, Exon. 312, 8; Seef. 106: 335, 18; Gn. Ex. 35

Linked entry: un-geþinged

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Gif wíf be óðrum were forlicge, and hit open weorðe, geweorðe heó tó woruldsceame hire sylfre, L. C. S. 54; Th. i. 406, 7. Tó woroldscame, Wulfst. 168, 14

wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Heó wolde ðone sunu ðe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 6. Tǽlincga oððe wærginga hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 214, 16

Linked entry: wergung

wudu-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rǽden, wudu-rǽdenn, e; f.

Woodcuttingright of cutting timber in a wood

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Heó hæbbe ða wudurǽddenne in ðæm wuda ðe ða ceorlas brúcaþ, and éc ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf, ii. 100, 14

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, a corslet.
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Gegyrede heó hý mid hǽrenre tunecan and mid byrnan, ꝥ is mid lytelre hacelan, Shrn. 140, 30. Hé geann his áðume twégra byrnena, Cht. Crw. 23, 16. Add

cemban

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Add: to comb hair Genim þone camb þe heó ána hyre heáfod mid cemde (cæmde, v. l.), and nǽnig man ǽr mid cemde ne æfter cembe. Under ðám treówe cembe hyre feax ... ꝥ bið lǽcedóm þǽre ðe hyre heáfod þǽr cembeþ (cæmbeð, v. l. ), Lch. i. 332, 11-18.

dolg

(n.)
Grammar
dolg, n. and m. (Hml. S. 20, 67).
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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 of worulde on þám þriddan dæge syððan se dolh wæs geopenod, Hml. S. 20, 67.

ge-týd

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Heó wæs getyddre on þǽre Godes ǽ, Hml. A. 127, 359. On Godes ǽ seó getýdeste fǽmne, 135, 655. Béda, gumena se getyddusta, Angl. viii. 301, 47: 319, 46. Getiddusta, 308, 37. Getyddestum peritissimo, doctissimo, Hpt. Gl. 405, 2

greátnes

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</b> great bulk, swollen form :-- Swilce man siwige áne bytte and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þyrl, þonne heó tóþunden bið, on hire greátnysse, Hml. S. 34, 319

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.
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. :-- Heó ne murnð leóflic leóð tó drýmanne, Angl. viii. 324, 16. <b>III b.</b> Cf. Bt. S. 111, 18, where myrnð is the reading

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, e; f.

The share pubes

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Heo þuruh stihten Isboset adun into schere. Her seið seint Gregorie: 'In inguinem ferire est etc.' Þe ueond þuruh stihð þet scher, A. R. 272, 12-14. Schare pubes, Wrt. Voc. i. 183, 29. The shore le penul, 148, 17. Schere pubes, 246, col. 2.

be-fleón

to fleeto flee fromto flee from

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Heó befleáh þám gesettan gyfte tó Godes cyrican, Gr. D. 199, 15. with prep. Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 39 (in Dict.)

níd-nǽm

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nǽm, e; f.

A taking by forcerapine

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A taking by force, rapine Nǽnigum biscope álýfed sí ówiht of heora ǽhtum þurh nýdnǽme him on geniman ( violenter abstrahere ), Bd. 4. 5; S. 572. 36. Gif hwá binnan ðám gemǽrum úres ríces reáflác and niédnǽme dó, L. In. 10; Th. i. 108, 9

Linked entry: níd-nimu