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wág-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
wág-hrægel, es; n.

A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)

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Lind. 15, 38, Wághrǽl(-hrægl, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 45. Wághruhel, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 51. Bitwih wághrǽle (wǽghrægle, Rush.),Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 51

ge-ebolsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ebolsian, -eofulsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blaspheme

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Lind. and Rush. 15, 29; Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27. 39

hlæder

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder, e; f.: hlæddre, an (?). l. hlǽder; e: hlǽdre, an; f.

a ladderflight of stepsstairs

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a ladder, set of moveable steps (lit. or fig.) Seó hlǽdder (hlǽddra, R. Ben. I. 28, 7) (scala) tácnað úre líf ... þǽre hlǽdre sídan tácniað líchoman and sáule; on ðǽm twám sídum missenlice stæpas eáðmódnesse sió gelaðung gefæstnode, R.

mór-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
mór-sceaþa, an; m.

A bandita robber who lakes refuge in the moors

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Lind. 23, 33

celeþonie

(n.)
Grammar
celeþonie, an; f.

The herb celandine or swallow-wortchelidonium = χελιδόνιον , chelidonium majus, Lin

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The herb celandine or swallow-wort; chelidonium = χελιδόνιον chelidonium majus, Lin Celeþonie celandine, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 21.

Linked entry: cyleþenie

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, gearuwe, gearewe, gæruwe, garuwe, an; f.

YARROWmillefŏliumachillæa millefŏlium

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YARROW; millefŏlium, achillæa millefŏlium, Lin Ðas wyrte man millefŏlium and on úre geþeóde gearwe nemneþ this plant is named millefŏlium and in our language yarrow, Herb. 90, 1; Lchdm. i. 194, 6 : Wrt. Voc. 79, 23.

blǽ-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
blǽ-hǽwen, blǽ-hwen, blǽwen; adj.

Of a blue hue, bluish, violet or purple colourcæruleus, perseus

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bisceop [Aaron] mid línenum reáfe, and girde hine, and dyde ymbe hine blǽhwene tunecan, and léde eaxlcláþ ofer hine Moses clothed the bishop [Aaron] with a linen garment, and girded him [with a girdle], and put around him a blue tunic, and laid a cope [lit

Linked entry: blǽwen

ge-blódegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blódegian, -blódgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, blódegian to make bloody]

To make bloodycover with bloodcruentāre

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To make bloody, cover with blood; cruentāre He ge-blódegod wearþ sáwuldrióre he was made bloody with life-gore, Beo. Th. 5378; B. 2692.

sealtere

(n.)
Grammar
sealtere, es; m.
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Kmbl. lii. 206, 28-32. Sealtera cumb, 412, 24. In saltera weg; of sealtera wege, 80, 16

twengan

(v.)
Grammar
twengan, p. de
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Cyrsena tác[n] is ðæt ðú sette ðínne winstran þúman on ðínes lytlan fingres lið and twenge hine siððan mid ðara swíþran hande, 124, 23. Twenge ðú mid ðínre swíðran neoþe*-*wearde þíne wynstran, 125, 1

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þurh-wadan

(v.)

to pass throughto pierce throughpenetrate

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Th. 245, 16; Dan. 464. of a weapon (lit. or fig.), to pierce through, penetrate Ðæt swurd þurhwód wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstód, Beo. Th. 1785; B. 890: 3139; B. 1567: Byrht. Th. 140, 31; By. 296.

be-wépan

Grammar
be-wépan, bewopen

woe-begone

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Hé beweóp ungemet*-*godra manna líf, 604, 27. þæt se Hǽlend beweópe ðǽre ceastre tó-worpennysse, 402, 6.

bismer-nes

disgracepollutionreproachinsultcontemptiblenesspitifulness

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Similar entries v. bismer-lic, Hé forseah þá deófollican láre, for þám þe hé ealle þá ýdele ongeat ... hé þá bysmornysse forhogode heora lára and heora costunga, Guth. 34, 4-12

for-pǽran

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Hé ne mæg ús ætbrédan úrne geleáfan ne þæt éce líf, gif wé ús sylfe mid ágenum willan ne forpǽrað, Hml. Th. i. 576, 12. Hí mid swicdómum hí sylfe and óðre forpǽrað, 514, 33. Sume swefna beóð of deófle tó sumum swicdóme, hú hé ðá sáwle forpǽre, Hml.

ge-blódegian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 137, 19. þeáh hit beó geblódegod on sumum lime, E. S. viii. 62, 41 : Hml. S. 31, 779. Hí woldon habban þone hálgan Eásterdæg geblódegodne mid þæs Hǽlendes blóde, Hml. A. 68, 62. þá hors mid þám spurum geblódgode wǽron, Gr. D. 15, 4. Add: —

notu

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Hit mínra þegna . lii. tó loman gerénode þæt hié mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton (inutiles fecit), Nar. 15, 27. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte, Angl. ix. 265, 7: 260, 14

crucet-hús

(n.)
Grammar
crucet-hús, es; n.

A torment house afflictionis domus

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is into a chest that was short, and narrow, and undeep, and put sharp stones therein, and pressed the man therein, so that they brake all his limbs Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 28

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave offcessare, desinere

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T.] se bysceophád eall geár and ðæs óðres syx mónaþ the bishopric was vacant [lit. rested] all one year and six months of the next, 3, 20; S. 550, 28.

Linked entry: blin

cewl

(n.)

a basket

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Lind. 16, 9: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 8

ge-sæltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sæltan, pp. -sælted, -sælt

To salt

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Lind. 5, 13: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 49