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seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, (from síhan); p. sáh, pl. sigon; pp. sigen (cf. león), seowen (v. á-seowen,
    Lchdm. ii. 26, 11
), siwen (v. á-siwen, Lchdm. ii. 124, 14), seón (v. bi-seón. Exon. Th. 67, 13; Cri. 1088).
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Eal ðæt folc wæs on blǽdran and ða wǽron berstende and ða worms út siónde ( ulcera manantia ). Ors. 1, 7 ; Swt. 38, 7

hǽlend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlend, hélend, es; m.

A healer, Saviour, Jesus

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Hé sóþlíce hys folc hál gedéþ fram hyra synnum vocabis nomen ejus Iesum; ipse enim salvum faciet populum suum a peccatis eorum, 1, 16. Iesus is on Léden Saluator and on Englisc Hǽlend Jesus is in Latin Salvator and in English healer, Homl.

ge-swencednes

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swencednes, -swincednes, -swenctnes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f. [geswencan, pp. of geswencan to disturb, trouble, afflict]

Sorrow ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation ⬩ afflictio ⬩ tribŭlātio

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Nán ðyssera geswencednyssa ne becom on ðam ende ðæs eardes ðe ðæt godes folc on eardode none of these afflictions came into that part of the country in which the people of God dwelt, Homl. Th. ii. 192, 25

Linked entry: ge-swincednes

un-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
un-sǽlan, p. de

To untie ⬩ unbind ⬩ loose

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To untie, unbind, loose Git moeteþ æsul gesǽlde and folan mid hire, unsǽleþ ( solvite ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 2. Onlésed, unsǽled desolutus, i. liberatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 29. Unmidled vel unsǽled effrenus, 142, 60

CAWEL

(n.)
Grammar
CAWEL, cawl, caul, es; m. COLE, colewort, cabbage; caulis, magudăris = μαγύδαρις , brassica, Lin
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H.] leáf fold it in the leaf of a cabbage, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, 17. L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 22: 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 23. Sele him etan geso-denne cawel on gódum broþe give him colewort to eat sodden in good broth, L.

Linked entry: cál

clam

(n.)
Grammar
clam, clammes; m. n?

mud, clay ⬩ malagma, lutum ⬩ a bandage ⬩ chain, net, fold, prison ⬩ vinculum

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Mid heardum weorcum clames operibus duris luti, Ex. l, 14. a bandage, what holds or retains, as a chain, net, fold, prison; vinculum He ðé clamme belegde he loaded thee with a chain, Andr. Kmbl. 2386; An. 1194. Of ðǽm clammum with tnose chains, Bt.

Linked entries: CLOM helle-clam

húslian

(v.)
Grammar
húslian, p. ode

To housel

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Diaconus mót ðæt folc húsligan, L. Ælfc. C. 16; Th. ii. 348, 14. [Cf. Diaconus mót hláf sillan, L. Ælfc. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 12]. Gif man biþ tó húsligenne, 29; Th. ii. 352, 31

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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to stand about or around Ðis folc ðæt hér ymbstandeþ, Blickl. Homl. 143, 7: Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 42.

firdian

(v.)

march

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swá swá eall folc dyde, Hml. S. 28, ii. Geánlǽhte Lisias fíf and sixtig þ úsenda fyrdendra þegena, 25, 363

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian

neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh, adj.
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Þá gegaderode micel folc hit of þám niéhstum burgum, Chr. 921 ; P. 102, 4. marking relation, position, or order Cyninges þegenes (heregeata) þe him nýhste syndon, Ll.

sehtness

(n.)
Grammar
sehtness, e ; f.
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Agreement, accord, concord, peace Ðám dómbócum ðe se heofonlíca Wealdend his folce gesette tó sóme and tó sehtnesse, Homl. Th. ii. 198, 19. [Geaf ðone cyng .xl. marc goldes tó sahtnysse, Chr. 1066 ; Erl. 203, 29.]

á-hredding

(n.)
Grammar
á-hredding, e; f.
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Saving, rescue, deliverance Heó bæd God ꝥ hé hire gewissode his folce tó áhreddinge on þǽre frecednysse, Hml. A. 111, 281. Ús tó fullan fultume and tó áhreddingge gyf ús neód byð, Cht. E. 230, 11

Linked entry: hredding

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.
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The following explanation of the term was inserted by Alfred in his translation of Orosius Ðæt hié triumphan héton, ðæt wæs ðonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, ðonne wæs heora þeáw ðæt sceoldon ealle hiera senátus cuman ongeán heora consulas

bletsung

benediction

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Folc ðín bloetsung onfóe, Rtl. 79, 28. Bloedsung, 88, 14. Maria bróhte eallum geleáffullum bletsunga and éce hǽlo, Bl. H. 5, 30

niht-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
niht-feorm, the amount of provisions necessary for one night, entertainment due to the king. v. feorm; <b>I b.</b> &para;

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mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, es; n.

A LEAF

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Leáf folia, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 19: 24, 32: Mk. Skt. 13, 28: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 114; Met. 11, 57.

Linked entries: leáf-ness líf bóc-leáf ge-leáf

fleard

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Wicked folly, absurd error Unwemme flearde immunis (ab illecebrarum) colludio, An. Ox. 1517. Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande ábúton stán oððe treów oððe wille oððe swilces ǽnige fleard (any wicked follies of a like kind), Ll. Th. ii. 298, 17.

scildan

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Add: to provide protection for a person (dat. ) Móton þá hyrdas beón swíðe wacore . . . þe wið þone þeódsceaðan folce sceolon scyldan, Ll. Th. i. 374, 28. Á hé sceal scyldan crístenum mannum wið ǽlc þǽra þinga þe synlic bið, ii. 312, 23

dysig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
dysig-nes, dysi-nes, -ness, e; f.

Folly, DIZZINESS, blasphemy ⬩ stultĭtia, blasphēmia

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Folly, DIZZINESS, blasphemy; stultĭtia, blasphēmia Wǽron heó mid elreordredysignesse onbláwne inflāti erant barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 13.

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