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for-heard

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Þú mé forhæardne lǽrst thou dost teach me a very hard doctrine, Solil. H. 42, 18. Add

tyge

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
tyge, tige (v. double forms togen, tigen, pp. of teon), es; m.
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a pull, tug Gange him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan up, and gif seó hringe him folgaþ æt ðam forman tige, ðonne wát hé ðæt ic ðé sende tó him. Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, ðonne ne sceall hé ðínre sage gelýfan. Homl. Skt. i. 21,

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be-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten

To slit, tearfindere, lacerare

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To slit, tear; findere, lacerare Ðec sculon moldwyrmas monige seonowum beslítan many mould-worms shall tear thee from thy sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 9; Seel. 73.

spanu

(n.)
Grammar
spanu, e, an; f.

A teata cow's papthe teats of a cowa teat, dug

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A teat Tittas mammille, spana ubera, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 30. Tittas oððe sponan mammillas, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 24

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balsam

(n.)
Grammar
balsam, es; n. [balsamum, baldsamum, i; n.]

Balsambalmbalsamum

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Balsames teár the tear or juice of the balsam-tree; opobalsamum, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 55; Wrt. Voc. 33, 51. Héddern ða balsamum on wǽre a store-house in which was balm, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 19, note

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cyll

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teáh forð ðá cyllan (cillan, v. l.) utrem protulit, Gr. D. 250, 18. Wit geworhton þá hýde tó twám kyllum . . . and wit dydon þæs flǽsces hwylcnehwugu dǽl in þá kylla . . . þá bleówan wit þá kylla and ástigon þǽron, Hml. A. 205, 342-348. Add

a-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽran, p. ede; pp. ed

To teachdocereedocere

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To teach; docere, edocere Me ðíne dómas alǽr judicia tua doce me, Ps. Th. 118, 108

ge-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-slítan, p. -slát; pp. -sliten

To tearrendbreak

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To tear, rend, break Midðý geslitten wéron ða bendo ruptis vinculis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 29

pól

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D. vi. 220, 15. v. mǽr-, teám-, wíþig-pól. Add

sicetung

(n.)
Grammar
sicetung, sicettung, siccetung, siccettung, e; f.
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Hé angsumlíce siccetunga teáh swá ðæt hé ear*-*foþlíce orðian mihte he drew his breath painfully and heavily, so that he could hardly breathe, Homl. Th. i. 86, 8.

wóp-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear Hwæt is ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld styrnenga gǽð, áweccaþ wópdropan ? Salm. Kmbl. 567 ; Sal. 283

wǽg-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-dropa, an; m.

A wave-dropa salt tear

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A wave-drop, a salt tear (?) Hé háte lét teáras geótan, weallan wǽgdropan, Exon. Th. 165, 17; Gú. 1030

geong-ling

(n.)
Grammar
geong-ling, es; m.

A youngling, youthjŭvĕnis

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A youngling, youth; jŭvĕnis Ðæt hí tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum that they teach some prudence to their younglings, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 30

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a-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tellan, p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon ; pp. -teald ; v. trans. [a, tellan]

To tell outenumeratereckonexplaininterpretdinumerarenumerareinterpretari

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To tell out, enumerate, reckon, explain, interpret; dinumerare, numerare, interpretari Hwylc wát ánweald yrres ðínes, and for ege ðínum graman ðínum atellan quis novit potestatem iræ tuæ, et pro timore tuo iram tuam dinumerare? Ps. Spl. C. 89, 13. Gif

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fæs

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Þone munuc sum sweart cniht teáh út be þám fæsce (per fimbriam) his hrægles, Gr. D. 111, 28. Gihrán fæste tetigit fimbriam, Lk. R. 8, 44. Heó gehrán ꝥ fes (fæs, v. l.) his hrægles, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 82, 3. Feasum fimbriis, Ps. Srt. 44, 15. Add

delu

(n.)
Grammar
delu, e; f: pl. nom. gen. acc.dela ; dat. delum

A teat, nipple mamma

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A teat, nipple; mamma Wǽron forbrocene ða dela hiora mǽgdenhádes ... bióþ forbrocene ða wæstmas ðæra dela fractæ sunt mammæ pubertātis eārum ... pubertātis mammæ franguntur, Past. 52; Hat. MS

mis-tǽcan

(v.)

to teach wrongly

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to teach wrongly Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ, ðonne beóþ hí gehealdene; gif hí mistǽcaþ, hí forpǽraþ hí sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 4

hwósan

(v.)
Grammar
hwósan, p. hweós
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Hé egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, swá þæt hé earfoðlíce orðian mihte, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7

oroþ

(n.)
Grammar
oroþ, orþ, es; n.

Breath, breathing

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Hé oroþ stundum teáh . . . swá wæs óþ ǽfen oroþ up hlæden, Exon. Th. 178, 17-30; Gú. 1245-1252. Heora oruþ biþ swylce líg ignem et flammam flantes, Nar. 34, 32; Beo. Th. 5107; B. 2557.

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ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, <b>; I a.</b>
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Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hé hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add