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mircels

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

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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Insegle, mercelse signaculo, 504, 37. an ensign, a trophy Ðá hét se hǽðena cyning his heáfod of ásleán and his swíðran earme, and settan tó myrcelse, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 99, 135.

ge-fetian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetian, -fetigan, -fetigean; p. -fetode, -fetede, -fette; pp. -fetod

To fetchbringaddūcĕreaccīreafferre

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Swá strang ðæt ǽs him gefetede so strong that it got prey for itself, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 29. He of helle húþe gefette sáwla manega he from hell fetched spoils, many souls, Hy. 10, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 30 : Gen. 24, 11.

un-lybba

(n.)
Grammar
un-lybba, (and un-lybbe, an; f., or un-lybb; dat. -lybbe ; n.?), an; m.

poisonpoison used for purposes of witchcraftwitchcraftsorcery

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rǽddon ðæt mid áttre hine ácwealdon; gemengdon ðá unlybban tó his drence, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 15. ðygde unlybban on his mete, 504, 14. ðone unlvbban hálsode, and hine ealne gedranc, i. 72, 24, 19: L.

Linked entry: ge-unlybba

wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wrixl, e; f.

changealterationvicissitudealternationexchangeinterchangeplacesteada loanwhat is given in returnreturnrequital

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Wrixle mutuum (Lk. 6, 34), 74, 43. what is given in return, return, requital forgeald wyrsan wrixle wælhlem ðone ; . . . him on heáfde helm gescær, Beo. Th. 5930; B. 2969

ge-fultuman

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heó him gefultumode tó his ágenum feore rogavit pro anima sua, Hml. A. 100, 273. bǽdon hine þæt him tó heora ealdrihtum gefaltumede, Bt. 1; F. 2, 24. Ealra þára þinga þe mé Críst tó gefultumian wyle, Cht.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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his ( Lucifer's ) unrǽde gefæstnod, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2. 44: 4, 10: Cd. Th. 43, 33; Gen. 700. intó Englelande mid máran unrǽde férde ðone him behófode, Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 3.

innan

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Ðæt innan ne áfeallen ðonon ðe wénað ðæt útan stonden ne, ubi se stare extrinsecus aestimant, ibi intrinsecus cadant, 439, 9. Ne þúhte him nó innon swá fæger swá útan þúhte, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 24.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Hæbbe hit ... bútan hit forwyrce, Cht. E. 238, 24. Hit wæs his lǽn ðæt on sæt, ne meahte ná his forwyrcan, C. D. ii. 134, 35. Heó hit náge mid nánon þinge tó forwyrcenne, ac hæbbe heó ðone bryce, vi. 147, 35.

ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To growgrow upincreasethriveflourishprospercrescĕreprofĭcĕrevĭgēre

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Se ðe for wísdóme wende to Scottum ðæt he ælþeódig on láre geþuge who for the sake of wisdom had gone to Scotland that in a foreign land he might increase in learning, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 19. Ðá ðá he geþogen wæs when he was grown up, 38, 9: L. Ælf.

nídan

(v.)
Grammar
nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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nýdde his leorningcnihtas on scyp stígan, Mk. Skt. 6, 45. Ne nýdde ná ðæt folc tó his cwale he did not force the people to kill him, Homl. Th. i. 216, 1. Ðá nýdde ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd.

murnan

(v.)
Grammar
murnan, p. de.

To mournbe sadbe anxiousTo mournlamentto care aboutregard

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Sélre biþ ǽghwæm ðæt his freónd wrece, ðonne fela murne, Beo. Th. 2775; B. 1385. Ðæt mín murnende mód. Bt. 3, l; Fox 4, 18: Beo. Th. 99; B. 50: Andr. Kmbl. 3332; An. 1669 : Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 28; Rä. l, 15.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Ac syððan þæne mann gebrocod hæfð, syðþan mæg dón swylce hine gehǽle . . . gebrocað mænigne man díhlíce, and gehǽlð eft ætforan mannum, Wlfst. 97, 10-18. Ic wát míne sáule synnum forwundod, gehǽl þú , Hy. 1, 4.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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., and add: to humble, humiliate Ðý lǽs his eáðmódnesse forleóse, geðence dæt bið self swíðe gelíc ðǽm ilcan monnum þe ǽr ðreátað and hiénð, Past. 116, 16. to treat with dishonour, degrade, insult hié for þǽre gewilnunga swíþe bismrade

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous

DEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
DEÓR, diór,es ; n.

An animal, any sort of wild animal, a wild beast, DEERfĕra, bestia

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Ohthere hæfde, ðá he ðone cyningc sóhte, tamra deóra unbebohtra syx hund. Ða deór hátaþ hránas Ohthere had, when he came to the king, six hundred of tame DEER unbought [non emptus untrafficked or traded in].

Linked entries: dýr diór

(v.)
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Him sió wuldor, Hy. 8, 4. Ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre. Bt. 34, 2; Fox 82, 10. Gif heó leng sý ðonne if she live longer than he, L. Edm. B. 3; Th. i. 254, 13. Ðeáh ðe heora hundred seó. Ps. Th. 89, 10.

ge-bletsian

(v.)
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</b> to make the sign of the cross upon an object :-- Eallum Cristenum mannum is beboden ꝥ ealne heora líchoman seofon síþum gebletsian mid Crístes róde tácne, Bl. H. 47, 15, 12. ne cunnon ðone geleáfan, ne eác gebletsian, Hml.

hleápan

to runrushto jumpspringto leapto mountjump about

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Similar entries v. hleápettan geféng his swíðran, árǽrde hine upp, and hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hweðer cúðe gán (apprehensa manu ejus dextera, allevavit eum . . . Et exsiliens stetit, et ambulabat Acts 3, 8), Hml.

clerc

(n.)
Grammar
clerc, cleric, clerec, es; m. [Lat. Clericus = κληρικός belonging to the clergy, clerical]

A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priestclericus

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He dráf út ða clerca of ðe biscopríce he drove the clergy out of the bishopric, 963; Erl. 121, 13. Preóst oððe cleric clericus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 77.

Linked entry: cliroc

eáwan

(v.)
Grammar
eáwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew, manifest ostendĕre, manifestāre

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To shew, manifest; ostendĕre, manifestāre Hi þenceaþ þreá þearle þeódum eáwan they intend to shew a severe chiding to the nations, Ps. Th. 149, 7. He eáweþ him egsan he shews them terror, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 11; Gú. 57: Beo. Th. 557; B. 276.