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fyrst-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrst-mearc, frist-mearc, e; f. [mearc a mark]

Marked or appointed time ⬩ a space of time ⬩ interval ⬩ tempus constĭtūtum ⬩ tempŏris spatium ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Marked or appointed time, a space of time, interval; tempus constĭtūtum, tempŏris spatium, intercăpēdo Sunne oncneów fyrstmearc his the sun knew his appointed time, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 20.

Linked entry: frist-mearc

rípung

(n.)
Grammar
rípung, e; f.
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ripening Seó sunne tempraþ ða eorþlícan wæstmas ǽgðer ge on wæstme ge on rípunge, Lchdm. iii. 250, 19. ripeness, maturity Tó ðæs mynstres geate sý geatweard geset, eald and wís ... seó rípung his gestæþþignesse sý swylc, ðæt hine ne worian ne scríðan

bissextus

(n.)
Grammar
bissextus, gen. bissexte

leap-year

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The intercalary day of leap-year; also leap-year Sume preóstas secgað ꝥ bissextus cume þurh ꝥ,ꝥ Iosue ábæd æt Gode ꝥ seó sunne stód stille . . . Nis nǽfre þurh ꝥ bissextus . . .

Linked entry: bises

nyttian

(v.)
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Sume beóð stæreblind and nyttiað þeáh þáre sunnan, Solil. H. 44, 23. Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt hé ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf hé énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

of-irnan

(v.)

to overtake ⬩ to tire with running

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to overtake (by running) Færþ hé (the evening star) æfter ðære sunnan, óþ hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. Ðæs wítegan cnapa, Gyezi, ofarn Naaman, Homl. Th. i. 400, 17.

ge-lútan

(v.)
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H. 112, 654; and :-- Þeáh seó sunne ofer midne dæg lúte tó þǽre eorþan, Bt. 25; F. 88, 25), Wrt. Voc. 53. 14

hádre

(adv.)
Grammar
hádre, hǽdre; adv.

Clearly

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Ðonne sió sunne sweotolost scíneþ hádrost of hefone when from heaven shines the sun most clearly and brightly, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 7; Met. 6, 4

Linked entry: hǽdre

up-sprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-sprungenness, e; f.

Defect ⬩ eclipse

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Defect; in reference to the sun, eclipse Eclypsis solis, ðæt is sunnan ásprungennysse (uppsprungennes, MS. B.), Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A month ⬩ lunar ⬩ calendar

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A month, lunar or calendar Ǽlce mónþe seó sunne yrnþ under án ðæra tácna ... Ǽlc ðæra twelf tácna hylt his mónaþ, and ðonne seó sunne hí hæfþ ealle underurnen, ðonne byþ án geár ágán. On ðam geáre synd getealde twelf mónþas ...

geánunga

(adv.)
Grammar
geánunga, adv.

Directly

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Directly Geánunga foron ða sunnan directly before the sun, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 5, 29; Lchdm. iii. 242, 12, note

ísiht

(adj.)
Grammar
ísiht, ísihte; adj.
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Icy Ic earfeðu dreáh, hwílum þǽre ísihtan ceald-nysse þæs wintres, hwílum þæs unmǽtan wylmes þǽre sunnan hǽto, Hml. S. 23 b, 572

eornostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eornostlíce, adv.

EARNESTLY, strictly, truly ⬩ sēdŭlo

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EARNESTLY, strictly, truly; sēdŭlo Sunnan dæges cýpingce we forbeódaþ eornostlíce we strictly forbid marketing on Sunday, L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 15

geond-wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wlítan, p. -wlát, pl. -wliton; pp. -wliten.

To look through, see through, look over ⬩ perspĭcĕre, ŏcŭlis lustrāre ⬩ To look about, look around ⬩ circumspectāre

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Sunne woruld geondwlíteþ the sun looks over the world, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 16; Ph. 211. Ðæt ic ingehygd eal geondwlíte that I can see through all his inward thoughts, 71 b; Th. 266, 17; Jul. 399. v. intrans.

of-dæle

(n.)
Grammar
of-dæle, an(?); n.

A downward slope, descent, incline ⬩ at ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montis ⬩ downwards.

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Sió sunne scýft on ofdæle the sun descends, Met. 13, 58

Linked entries: -dæle æf-dæl

ge-temprian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temprian, p. ode; pp. od

To temper ⬩ moderate ⬩ govern ⬩ cure ⬩ temperare

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To temper, moderate, govern, cure; temperare Seó sunne ða eorþan getempraþ the sun tempers the earth, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. Scienc. 9, 3; Lchdm. iii. 250, 14.

Linked entry: temprian

fyrrest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrrest, adv. [sup. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Farthest ⬩ longissĭme

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Farthest; longissĭme Se mona wæs ðære sunnan fyrrest the moon was farthest from the sun, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14: Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 21

ceáping

(n.)
Grammar
ceáping, e; f.

A buying, marketing ⬩ emptio

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A buying, marketing; emptio Ðæt nán ceáping ne sý Sunnan dagum that no marketing be on Sundays, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 15, note 31

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Se winterlica móna gǽð norþor þonne seó sunne gá on sumera, Lch. iii. 252, 12. v. eást-, west-norþ

middæg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
middæg-líc, adj.

Midday ⬩ meridian

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Midday, meridian Ðære middæglícan sunnan scíman beorhtre solis meridiani radiis præclarior, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 23. Fram deófle middæglícum ab daemonio meridiano, Ps. Spl. C. 90, 6

un-gewuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewuniendlíc, un-gewunigendlíc; adj.

Uninhabitable

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R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21

Linked entry: un-wuniendlíc