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áwðer

(adj.)
Grammar
áwðer, = á-hwæðer; adj. pron.

Eithereachone or otheralteralteruter

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Ða tungl áwðer [MS. auðer] óðres rene á ne gehríneþ, ǽr ðam ðæt óðer of gewíteþ the stars never touch each other's course, before the other goes away, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 19 : Met. 29, 10 : 20, 84; Met. 20, 42 : Bt. 6; Fox 16, 3

eal-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-swá, eall-swá; adv.

ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so simĭlĭter, sīcut

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Ðá cwæþ he ealswá to ðám óðrum dixit simĭlĭter ad altĕrum, Mt. Bos. 21, 30. Gewurþe ðé, ealswá ðu wylle fiat tībi sīcut vis, Mt. Bos. 15, 28

Linked entries: swá al-swá eall-swá

CRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
CRUMA, an; m.

A CRUMBfragment mica

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We hédaþ ðæra crumena ðæs hláfes we take care of the crumbs of the bread Homl. Th. ii. 114, 33. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumum catelli edunt de micis Mt. Bos. 15, 27; Lk. Bos. 16, 21.

Linked entry: croma

on-grislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-grislíc, adj.

Horrible, dreadful

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Horrible, dreadful Ða becwom sum ongrislíc wíse (horrenda res) on hié, Nar. 10, 32. Ðæt ongris. íce gemót the last day, Wulfst. 186, 15. Angryslíc, Dóm. L. 14, 225.

ge-sóm

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sóm, adj.

Unanimousunitedpeaceableconcorspācĭfĭcus

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Gesóme and to ðam geþwǽre ðæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid æalle fordón in union and in such accord that none can entirely destroy another, Shrn. 165, 33

basing

A mantle

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Þá hlógon ðá cempan ðæs basinges . . . mid ðám basinge gescrýdne, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25-32: Hml. S. 31, 69-72. Basincge melote, An. Ox. 1471: clamidem, i. vestem, 2117. Mid twifealdum basinge diploide, Ps. L. 108, 29.

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé tó lande cymþ, ðonne forlǽt hé ðæt scyp standan; for ðam him þincþ syððan ðæt hé mǽge ǽð bútan faran ðonne mid.

hlyst

(n.)
Grammar
hlyst, es; m: e; f.

The sense of hearing, hearing, listening

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Ðá wearþ hæleþa hlyst then was there listening of men, Cd. 181; Th. 226, 28; Dan. 178: Exon. 55 b; Th. 196. 5; Az. 169. On ðæs folces hlyste in aures plebis, Lk. Skt. 7, 1. On hlyste auditione, Ps. Th. 111, 6: Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 29.

wág

(n.)
Grammar
wág, (-h),wǽg, es; m.

A wall, mostly of a building

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Ǽlc wág( paries) bið gebiéged twiefeald on ðæm heale, Past. 35;Swt. 245, 13. 'Ðurhðyrela ðone wág (wáh, MSS.) Ðá ic ðá ðone wáh ðurhðyreludne hæide ... Ealle ða hearga wǽron átiéfrede on ðæm wǽge' . . . Hwæt is sió ðyrelung ðæs wáges?

Linked entries: wǽg wáh

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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Ðá forlét hé ðæt setl ab obsidione discessit, 3, 11; Swt. 146, 20

sunn-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-beám, es; m.
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Se rénboga cymþ of ðam sunbeáme and of wǽtum wolcne, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 26

Linked entries: sunne-beám beám

þrútian

(v.)
Grammar
þrútian, p. ode

To swell with pride or anger

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Ðá gesæt Benedictus forn ongeán ðam Riggon, ðe mid ðam leáslícum getote inn eode ðearle ðrútigende ( he entered in a very pompous manner ), Homl. Th. ii. 168, 16. Hé cwæþ hire þus tó mid þrútigendum móde ( angrily, passionately ), Homl.

Linked entry: á-þrúten

páp-seld

(n.)
Grammar
páp-seld, es; n.
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The papal see Hé hié lǽrede ðæt hié raðost tó Róme sendon tó ðæm pápan, and ðone pápan and ðæt pápseld ðæt hié beáhsodan hwæt him ðæs tó rǽde þúhte, Blickl. Homl. 205, 20

bealcan

(v.)

to emitutterpour outeructare

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to emit, utter, pour out; eructare Dæg ðam dæge bealceþ word dies diei eructat verbum, Ps. Spl. 18, 2

Linked entry: bælcan

pillan

(v.)
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to peel (of skin) Ðis lácecræft sceal tó ðan handan ðe ðæt fell of pyleþ, Lchdm. iii. 114, 13. (?)

wirman

(v.)
Grammar
wirman, p. de

To warm make warm

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For ðý hé cwæð be ðam cólan wætere, ðæt nán man ne ðorfte hine beládian, ðæt hé fæt næfde, on hwý hé hit wyrman mihte, Homl. Ass. 141, 84. Tó wyrmanne ðone cealdan magan, Lchdm. ii. 188, 22.

Linked entry: wyrman

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Eówer blód ic ofgange (requiram) æt eallum wilddeorum and eác æt ðam men; of ðæs weres handa ic ofgange ðæs mannes líf. Gen. 9, 5. to extort, exact what is not due:- Ofgang ða mádmas extort (from St.

hefig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hefig-líce, adv.

Heavilygrievouslygraviter

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Ða weras mon sceal hefiglecor and stíðlecor lǽran and ða wíf leóhtlecor illis [viri] graviora, istis [feminæ] injungenda sunt leviora, Past. 24; Swt. 179, 16

Linked entry: hefelíce

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

á-cumendlic

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Ealle þing synd ðám geleáffullan ácumendlice omnia possibilia credenti, Angl. vii. 30, 280