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elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He genéþde under ánne elpend he went boldly under an elephant, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 20: 78, 9. He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

sype

(n.)
Grammar
sype, es; m.

Suction

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Suction Seó eorþe ðæt wæter helt and be sumum dǽle swilgþ, and for ðam sype heó biþ geleht, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6: Met. 20, 97. Similar entries v. Cf. súpan, and next word

clincig

(adj.)
Grammar
clincig, adj.
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Shrivelled with heat or cold, rough Clincig síþfæt asperum iter, Hy. S. 104, 35. [Cf. somer dryeth mareis and mores . . . and maketh hem rouȝe and harde and clynkery. v. N. E. D. clinkery.] Cf. clingan

ge-wirman

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Take here <b>ge-wyrman</b> in Dict., and add Seó bródige henn tósprǽt hyre fyðera and þá briddas gewyrmð, Angl. viii. 309, 26. Gewyrmede fotam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 46

Linked entry: wirman

ge-bringan

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Cuce orf on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe, 274, 26. hine sceal æt stæðe underfón, and eft þǽr gebringan, 354, 25. Hét hine gebringan on carcerne and þǽrinne belúcan, Bt. 1; F. 2, 25.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Ne blan (blonn; geswác, v. ll.) his geongran ne manode nec discipulos suos admonere cessabat, Gr. D. 27, 4. Blinn (blin, R.) ꝥ ðú gefoeda ðá suno sinite saturari filios, Mk. L. 7, 27. with prep.

clof-wurt

(n.)

buttercup

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the herb buttercup, Herb. 10; Lchdm. i. 100, 14, MS. B

treów-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrm, es; m.
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A caterpillar salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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Gif secge ðæt him mǽtte swefen, Deut. 13, 1. Ðære Perpetuan mǽtte ðæt heó wǽre on weres hiwe, Shrn. 60, 28

Linked entries: ge-mǽtan metod

ofer-hebban

(v.)
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Hit þencþ fela gódra weorca tó wyrcanne, gif worldáre hæbbe, and wile hit oferhebban, siððan hié hæfþ, Past. 9; Swt. 55, 16. [For ever hem ( the poor ) thou overhaf, Mapes 341, 1: O. H. Ger. ubar-hevan praeterire, transire.] Cf. ofer-healdan

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.
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Th. ii. 292, 4. besides, over and above hét ácwellan ða rícostan witan, and onuppan ágenne bróðor and his módor ofbeátan, Met. 9, 28

á-spanan

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Wæs ásponen (-sponnen, -spannen, v. ll.) of Kent fram Willferðe invitatus de Cantia a Wilfrido, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 346, 1. ¶ without object út gewende and him þá tó áspeón þet heafde .xx. scipa, Chr. 1009;P. 138, 18. Add

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, <b>. II a.</b>
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</b> add :-- tihhode (þóhte, v.l.) ꝥ sceolde ǽrest gelíðian heora réðnysse eorum prius studuit asperitatem placare, Gr. D. 80, 16. <b>II e.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.
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Syððan tó lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.

swígan

(v.)
Grammar
swígan, p. de.
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MS.) é stefne se dígla Déma gehírde, Past. 4; Swt. 38, 16-20: Blickl. Homl. 7, 16. Þú ána hí swígende tǽlst thou alone by thy silence dost blame her, Ap. Th. 16, 21.

geómor

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geómor wearð, sárig for his synnum, Dóm. 87. Ic þis giedd wrece bi mé ful geómorre, Kl. 1. <b>I a.</b> sad of soul, at heart :-- módes geómor meregrund gefeóll, B. 2100. <b>I b.

CEALC

(n.)
Grammar
CEALC, es; m.

Plaster, cement, chalk;calx arenata, calx

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Plaster, cement, chalk; calx arenata, calx Iuuinianus wæs sume niht on ánum niwcilctan húse: ðá hét he bétan ðǽr-inne mycel fýr, forðon hit wæs ceald weder.

Linked entry: calc

ge-fréfran

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wæs gefréfred solatur, An. Ox. 2279

cwic

(adj.)
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Ðeós wyrt is swylce heó symle cwicu (cwice, cuca, v. ll. ) sý, Lch. i. 270, 19. wunade on þám wundum cucu, Hml. S. 2, 306. Hié wéndon ꝥ heora hláford wǽre on heora feónda gewealde oððe cuca oððe deád, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 29.

dwolian

(v.)
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Wénde se cniht ꝥ dwolode ... cwæð: 'Wite þú ꝥ ic náht ne dwolige' cum hunc puer insanire crederet ... dicens: 'Non insanio,' Gr. D. 314, 7-10. of wrong conduct, to err Álýse mé of ðám gedwolan þe ic gyt on dwolige, Shrn. 170, 17.