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líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
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líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasantacceptableagreeableestimablesterling

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Suǽ wæs lícewyrþe before ðec sic fuit placitum ante te, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 26. Ðé micle lícwerþe se gehnysta gást much more pleasing to thee is the contrite spirit, Ps. C. 50, 126; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 126.

middel

(n.)
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middel, es; middela(?), an; m.

The middlecentre

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Lamb. midle) innoþes mín in medio ventris mei, Ps. Spl. 21, 13, 21. Hé ánne cnapan gesette on hyra middele ( in medio eorum ), Mk. 9, 36. Se ðe álǽdde Israhel of middele heora ... þurh middele his, Ps. Spl. 135, 11, 14. Of midle ex centro, Wrt.

Linked entry: midlest

on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Wærc in gewód líchord onleác pain hath invaded me, hath opened to itself a way within my body, 163, 31; Gú. 1002: 170, 26; Gú. 1117. Ðæt mon onlúce ða heardan heortan duritiam cordis aperire, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 2. Onlúcan gástes cǽgon, Cd.

ge-séman

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Th. 288, 30. to settle the doubts of fyrwet bræc . . . ǽr þon geunne éce dryhten þæt geséme snoterra mon. Sal. 251. the object a thing, to settle a dispute, make up a quarrel Þéh heora gewinn þá gesémed wǽre, Ors. l, 12 ; S. 52, 25.

a-bítan

(v.)
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a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To biteeatconsumedevourmorderearroderemordendo necarecomederedevorare

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Ðæt se wód-freca were-wulf tó fela ne abíte of godcundre heorde that the ferocious man-wolf devour not too many of the spiritual flock, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 31. Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10.

Linked entry: a-bát

fromlíce

(adv.)
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fromlíce, framlíce; adv.

Stronglystoutlyboldlystrenuouslypromptlyspeedilyaudācĭterstrēnueprŏpĕre

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Strongly, stoutly, boldly, strenuously, promptly, speedily; audācĭter, strēnue, prŏpĕre Gáþ fromlíce ðæt gé guþfreán gylp forbégan go boldly that ye may bow the warrior's pride! Andr.

FÚL

(n.)
Grammar
FÚL, es; n.

Foulnessimpurityguiltoffencefaultillŭviesimpūrĭtasculpa

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Sleá man of ða hand ðe he ðæt fúl mid worhte let the hand be struck off with which he wrought that offence, i. 14; Th. i. 206, 21

here-teám

(n.)
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here-teám, es; m.

plunderingspoilingdevastationtaking part in a 'here,'what is got by an armyplunderbootyspoil

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Gewát hám síþian mid ðý hereteáme ðe him se hálga forgeaf departed home with the spoil that the holy man gave him, 98; Th. 130, 19; Gen. 2162

in-lendisc

(adj.)
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in-lendisc, adj.

Nativeindigenous

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Sí hé gemang eów swá inlendisc sit inter vos quasi indigena, Lev. 19, 34, Ðǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie where a foreigner injures a native, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 29.

láð-wende

(adj.)
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láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Láðwende men evil men, Exon. 35 a; Th. 97, 24; Cri. 1595

mageþe

(n.)
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mageþe, an; f.

maythechamomileox-eye

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Plant-names under mathes and May-weed.]

Linked entries: mægeþe mægþa

mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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[Mine songe þah he beó god me hine mai misfonge (mis-apply, take wrongly ), O. and N. 1374:

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

bold-getæl

(n.)
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bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS.

ge-leccan

(v.)
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ge-leccan, part. -leccende; ic -lecce, ðú -lecest, -lecst, he -leceþ, -lecþ, pl. -leccaþ; p. -lehte; pp. -leht

To moistenwethŭmectārerĭgāre

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MS. 27 a, 12. For ðam sýpe heó biþ geleht by the moistening it becomes wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6. Ðá sóna mínne ðurst gelehte I then at once slaked my thirst, Nar. 12, 11

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ge-metan

(v.)
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ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or againmetiri, remetirito measure by traversing or going overmetiri transeundo

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And. 47, 2. to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall], Beo. Th. 1852; B. 924

egl

(n.)
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Egle (-a, MS.) arista, 38, 48. Eára scale (hule, egle) spicarum glumula, An. Ox. 1412. Eglan fistucam (v. Mt. 6, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 25: 36, 69. Elgum aristis, 96, 50.

ge-styrian

(v.)
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Mið ðý gestyred bið ꝥ wæter cum turbata fuerit aqua, Jn. L. R. 5, 7. to disturb the mind of a person Gaast gestyrede ł gedroefde (conturbauit) hine, Mk. L. 9, 20. Gestyred wæs (commota est) all ðiú ceaster, Mt. L. 21, 10.

ge-wítigian

(v.)
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Add: to declare, make known Ðerh ðǽra táceno ædeáwnise mið ðý genítgade Críst per signorum experimenta promens Christum, Jn. p. 2, 1. Án gedæfneð ꝥte sié deád for ðǽm folce gewítgade unum debere mori pro populo prophetizat, 6, 11.

ge-týn

(v.)
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Wæs se blaca Heáwold on wísdóme háligra gewrita getýd Niger Heauald magis sacrarum litterarum erat scientia institutus, Bd. S. 10; Sch. 600, 3. Galdre getýdum necromantia freto, An. Ox. 4133.

holm

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holm- wudu ; and for the later use of the word in this sense cf. þe vox ulih to þam holme (cleoue, 2nd MS.), Laym. 20861.] sea Brym vel holm cataclismus, diluvium Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 42.