hoh-full
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Cuth. c. 28), Hml. Th. ii. 152, 10. Nelle þú leng beón hohful be þínre déhter. Hml.
ǽ-sceap
What is cut off, a remnant, patch ⬩ a patch
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What is cut off, a remnant, patch Ðæt ésceapa commissura, Lk. L. 5, 36. Ǽscapo subsiciva, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 34
Linked entry: ǽ-scapo
ge-wǽgan
to affect ⬩ weigh down ⬩ oppress ⬩ afficere ⬩ deprimere ⬩ vexare ⬩ to frustrate ⬩ frustrari ⬩ irritum facere
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Mid meteliéste gewǽgde oppressed with lack of food, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 27. to frustrate; frustrari, irritum facere Cúþ sceal geweorþan ðæt ic gewǽgan ne mæg that which I may not frustrate shall become manifest, Exon. 117 b; Th. 452, 3; Dóm. 115
Linked entries: ge-wǽgnian wǽgan
tó-hrician
To divide, ⬩ separate, ⬩ cut up
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To divide, separate, cut up Tóhricod secta, Germ. 398, 183: dissipatum, 399, 303. Tóhricedum resectis, 398, 100. Cf. Hrycigende resulcans, 398, 144
gymmian
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Substitute: gymian, gymman, gymmian to cut, pierce the flesh Gesyrewede [heápas] hí sylfe tó gymmienne armatas catervas (jam jamque strictis mucronibus allernatim) se jugulaturas (i. perfossuras), An. Ox. 3799
ceorfan
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Add: to cut, cut off, &c Cearf cederet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 5. Cearf hine abscide eum, Mt. L. 18, 3: 5, 30: amputa ilium, Mk. L. 9, 44. Man ceorfe him þá handa of, Ll. Th. i. 394, 10. Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas jubeo cedi nemus, Nar. 12, 18.
ceorf-æx
A cutting axe, executioner's axe ⬩ securis
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A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7
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bóc-stæf
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Ne cúþe hé nǽnige bócstafas (nequaquam litteras noverat), ac swáþeáh hé gebohte him sylfum þá béc þæs hálgan gewrites, and bæd ꝥ man rǽdde þá béc beforan him. Gr. D. 281, 22. Add:
of-cyrf
a cutting off, amputation ⬩ that which is cut off
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Heó (the cross) is wíde tódǽled mid gelómlícum ofcyrfum (by the bits often cut off it), H. R. 105, 14
CÉN
a torch ⬩ piuus ⬩ bold
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the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter c, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is céna torch; piuus, tæda; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter c, but for cén a torch, as,— RUNE byþ cwicera gehwám cúþ on fýre torch on fire is well known
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a-ceorfan
To cut off ⬩ abscidere ⬩ succidere ⬩ concidere
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To cut off; abscidere, succidere, concidere Of his ansýne ealle ic aceorfe, ða ðe him feóndas syndon concidam inimicos ejus a facie ipsius. Ps. Th. 88, 20
sníðan
to cut, make an incision in anything ⬩ to cut as a surgeon does, to lance ⬩ to amputate ⬩ to cut up or to pieces ⬩ to cut so as to kill, to slay an animal ⬩ to cut stone, to hew ⬩ to cut hair ⬩ to cut corn, to reap ⬩ to reap ⬩ to cut ⬩ secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere ⬩ to cut, prune
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to cut, make an incision in anything Snáð ðæt ís ðara háligra líchoman Shrn. 62, 1. Mec snáð seaxes ecg Exon.
cyrf
A cutting off, an instrument to cut with ⬩ abscissio, ferrum abscissionis
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A cutting off, an instrument to cut with; abscissio, ferrum abscissionis Cyrf abscissio, R. Ben. 28. Be ðisum cyrfe of this cutting, Homl. Th. ii. 406. 33. Cyrf ferrum abscissionis, C. R. Ben. 40
bealu
Baleful ⬩ pernicious ⬩ wicked ⬩ malicious ⬩ dirus ⬩ perniciosus ⬩ pravus ⬩ malus ⬩ malitiosus
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Baleful, pernicious, wicked, malicious; dirus, perniciosus, pravus, malus, malitiosus Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne bealwe bócstafas they cut baleful letters upon his weapon, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162
timber-geweorc
Timber-work, ⬩ preparation or cutting of timber for building (?)
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In bócholte timbergeweorc and widigunge in beechholt the right to get timber for building and to cut wood for fuel, Cod. Dip. B. i. 344, 12
seolh
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Cuth. c. x.), Hml. Th. ii. 138, 11. Seólas simones, An. Ox. 41, 2. .vii. fiscas sélaes fyllu, sifu sélas hronaes fyllu, 54, 1. Add
blód-dolg
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A cut from which blood flows Gif monnes blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 4) yfelige . . . Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh (-dolg, 16, 6) áwríþan . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh, Lch. ii. 148, 7-15
þwítan
To thwite ⬩ to cut ⬩ cut off
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Lancashire), to cut, cut off Þwíteþ, Exon. Th. 354, 50; Reim. 63. Monige of åam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ (spónas ðwítaþ, MS. B.) multi de ipso ligno sacrosanctae crucis astulas excidere solent, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 31.
á-ceorfan
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Add: To cut away, cut down a tree Ic of áceorfe abscido, Ælfc. Gr. 172, 2: amputo 277, 7. Wé scylda mid láre anweg áceorfað, Past. 167, 7. Ácearf abscindet Ps. Spl. C. 76, 8. Hé his eáre of ácearf ( amputavit ), Mk. 14, 47.
mis-efesian
to cut the hair improperly
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to cut the hair improperly (of the tonsure) Wé lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his sceare ne helige, ne hine misefesian ne lǽte, L. Edg. C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 13