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a-célan

(v.)
Grammar
a-célan, p. de; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgerefrigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere Ðæs þearfan ne biþ þurst acéled the thirst of this desire is not become cold, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 34; Met. 7, 17

Linked entry: æ-céled

a-wundrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wundrian, p. ade; pp. ad

To make a wonder ofvertere quasi miraculi ad modum

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To make a wonder of; vertere quasi miraculi ad modum Eów sceal ðæt leás awundrad weorþan the falsehood shall be made a wonder of for you, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1161

em-sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-sárig, adj.

Equally sorry æque tristis

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Equally sorry; æque tristis Hí woldon ðæt ða óðre wíf wǽran emsárige heom they wished the other women to be equally sorry with themselves. Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 1

Linked entry: emn-sárig

ferþ-friðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ferþ-friðende, part. [friðian to protect]

Life-savingvītam servans

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Life-saving; vītam servans Forlét ferþfriðende wellan on gesceap þeótan he let his life-saving fountains be poured into a vessel, Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 25; Rä. 39, 3

Linked entry: ferhþ-friðende

óþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
óþ-hilde, adj.
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Content Ánum were óþhylde heó ne biþ she will not be content with one man, Lchdm. iii. 188, 6. Óþhelde (cf. éþhylde, l. 1), 194, 14. v. eáb-, éþ-hylde

bindele

(n.)
Grammar
bindele, byndele, byndelle, an; f.

A binding, tyingvinculis constrictio

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A binding, tying, fastening with bands; vinculis constrictio Be mannes bindelan concerning [the] binding [putting in bands] of a man. L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 1, note 2

Linked entry: byndele

Scrob-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Scrob-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.
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The men of Shropshire; also used where now the name of their district would be used, Shropshire Dá fyrdedon hí intó Stæffordscíre and meó Scrobsǽton, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 22

seolfor-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
seolfor-gewiht, es; m.
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14

six-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
six-gilde, adj.
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Requiring six-fold payment or fine. Diácones feoh . vi. gylde a deacon's property (when stolen) shall be paid for with a sixfold fine, L. Ethb. I; Th. i. 2, 5

twi-sehtan

(v.)
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to disagree, be at variance Úðwitan gesihþ twy-sehtan (? Cockayne prints twyselican) hénðe getácnaþ if in a dream a man sees philosophers disagree, it betokens humiliation, Lchdm. iii. 204, 24. (?)

Linked entry: sehtan

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, es; m.
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A throw, cast, the distance which a thing may be thrown Swá mycel swá is ánes stánes wyrp (weorp ł wyrp, Lind.) quantum jactus est lapidis, Lk. Skt. 22, 41

Linked entry: wirp

ciric-stede

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-stede, es; m.
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Church-stead, site of a church Ðonon on clǽgweg be ciricstede, C. D. iii. 81, 10. Ǽrest on ðone chiricstede; ðonne of ðám chiricstede . . . on ðone chiricstede, 85, 7, 22

for-drǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-drǽfan, p. de

To drivecompel

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To drive, compel to do or undergo Be ðon ðe mon tó ceápe fordrǽfe. Ðonne mon bið tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 140, 15

Linked entries: drǽfan for-drífan

hálig-portic

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-portic, es; n.
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A sanctuary Ic ingá on Godes háligportic (sanctuarium), Ps. Vos. 72, 17: 73, 7 : 82, 13. (Perhaps hálig portic should be taken; portic seems neuter, Hml. Th. i. 508, 10)

mónaþ-ádl

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Be mónaðádles hǽmede de coitu in menstruali tempore Ll. Th. ii. 128, 26. Swá hwilc ceorl swá mid his wífe hǽme on mónaðádlie ( in consuetudine ejus menstrua ), 144, 3. Add

on-beran

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Add:(?) : to be situated (?), lie(?) Seó stów onbyrð (-bireð, v. l.) on feówertigum míla of þissere Rómániscan byrig locus ab Romana urbe quadraginta fere millibus distans, Gr. D. 98, 14

súþ

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Add: cpve. sýþera On ðone sýðeran steð; ðonne andlang steðes . . . on ðone norðere steð, C. D. v. 148, 20. ¶ :-- Ósréd wærð ofslagen be-súðan gemǽre, Chr. 716; P. 43, 8

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, a weir. v. mylen-waru.
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Perhaps the word might be taken under wara protection: <b>-waru.</b> Add: v. Cant-, ciric-waru: <b>waru</b> wear. Add:

heáh-geþungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-geþungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished

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Of high rank, distinguished Ic lǽrde heáhgeþungene men ðæt hí ne ástigan on ofermédu I taught men of high rank not to be exalted in pride, Blickl. Homl. 185, 13

æmta

(n.)
Grammar
æmta, emta, æmetta, an; m.

Quietleisurerestquies

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Quiet, leisure, rest; quies Ic ne æmtan nabbe I have no leisure, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 218, 9. Be his æmettan by his leisure, Bt. procem; Fox viii. 13

Linked entries: æmetta emta