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leðeren

(adj.)
Grammar
leðeren, liðeren, leðern, leðren; adj.

Leathernleather

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Leathern, of leather Leðern scorteus, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 126; Wrt. Voc. 54, 66. Leðren fæt scortia, 16; Som. 60, 75; Wrt. Voc. 25, 15. Liðerene trymsas asses corteas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 18. Lidrinae scorteas, Ep. Gl. 2 b, 10

Linked entry: liðeren

mán-deorf

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-deorf, adj.

Labouring to do evilwicked

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Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 12

ge-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyssan, -cnysan; p. ede, de; pp. ed [cnyssan to press, trouble]

To presstroublestrikebeatovercomeprĕmĕretrībŭlārepulsāreīcĕre

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Gecnyssed ictus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 55. Wurdon Rómáne gecnysede the Romans were overcome, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 71, 19

Linked entry: ge-cnos

ge-helmian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helmian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To cover with a helmetcrowngăleārecŏrōnāre

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Gehelmod găleātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11

Linked entry: helmian

þiccian

(v.)
Grammar
þiccian, p. ode
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.), to make or to become thick, of persons, to throng Ic ðiccige denso and denseo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 8. Þiccaþ densescit, spissat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 94. Ðá þiccodan þider semninga þa Ismahéli, Shrn. 38, 4

un-þwagen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þwagen, -þwægen, -þwegen, -þwogen; adj.

Unwashed

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Ælf. E.; Th. ii. 392, 14. Unþwogenum (-þwagenum, MS. A.: -ðwægnum, Rush.: -ðuegenum, Lind.) handum manibus non lotis, Mk. Skt, 7, 2. Unþwogenum (-ðuénum, Lind.: -ðwegenum, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 15, 20. Unðweánum, p. 17, 11

waniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
waniend-líc, wanigend-líc; adj.
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Diminutive (as a grammatical term), expressing diminution Sume naman synd diminutiva, ðæt synd waniendlíce, ða geswuteliaþ wanunge, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 17. Diminutiva syndon wanigendlíce.

angel-twicce

(n.)
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Angeltwicca (-twicce, -twiccæ, [-twæcche], v. ll. ), Ælfc. Gl. Z. 309. Angeltwecca lacontrapis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 44. Genim angeltwæccean gehálne, Lch. ii. 44, 14. v. angol-twæcce (l. -a) in Dict

ge-dwolsum

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Substitute: Misleading Æfre sé þe áwent of Ledene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥ ꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan; elles hit biþ swíþe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne þám þe þæs Ledenes wísan ne can, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 10

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction guidancecorrection setting right correction reproof a direction rule regularis

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direction guidance Bisceope gebyreþ ǽlc rihting ... Hé sceall gehádode men gewissian, ðæt heora ǽlc wite hwæt him gebyrige tó dónne, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 9. Gyrd rihtingce virga directionis, Ps. Spl. 44, 8.

Linked entry: rihting

synderlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
synderlíce, adv.

apart, away from all others, in privateseparately, severally, apartspecially, in particularonly, exclusively, solely, to or by one's selfspecially, exceedingly, to a greater extent than in any other case, singularly

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Ieremias ys úre wítega synderlíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 35

Linked entry: sundorlíce

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Ic forceorfe succīdo, incīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 34. Ðú forcirfst heora horsa hóhsina ĕquos eōrum subnervābis, Jos. II, 6. Ðú forcyrfst hit thou wilt cut it down, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 8.

gelimplic

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</b> in grammar translating accidens. v. ge-limp; Sume naman synd accidentia, þæt synd gelimplice, þe gelimpað ánum gehwylcum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 12, 13.

þeówet

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet, (-ot, -ut), þeówt, [t]es; m.
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Of þeówte gelǽdan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 19. Of þeówte álísan, 2, 11. On þeówote gebringan to enslave, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 29. Ðeówte, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 90. Tó ðeówte gelǽdan, 66, 34.

Linked entries: þeówot þeówt

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Þæt hé wolde ǽlc þǽra þinga bétan þe hí ealle áscunedon, Chr. 1014; 145, 7.

be-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen, -hweorfen.

to turnspread aboutvertereconvertereto turn or put in orderarrangedisponereparare

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Ðæt ǽlc preost hæbbe eal mæsse-reáf wurþlíce behworfen that every priest have all his mass-vestments worthily arranged L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28

Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan

hentan

(v.)
Grammar
hentan, p. te

To pursuefollow afterseize[?]

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Gif hé man tó deáþe gefylle beó he ðonne útlah and his hente mid hearme ǽlc ðara ðe riht wille if he fell a man to death, let him then be an outlaw, and let every one that desires right pursue him with hue and cry [?], L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 10: L.

wer-fǽhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wer-fǽhþ, e; f.
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Ǽlc mon mót onsacan werfǽhðe gif hé mæg oþþe dear, 46; Th. i. 132, 1

eald-wita

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Substitute: An elder, senior, principal person. v. wita, Presbiter is mæssepreóst oððe ealdwita; ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý presbiter is priest or senior; not that each is old in years, Ll. Th. ii. 348, 20.

ge-þwǽrnes

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Add concord, peace Ǽlc ðára ðe hine áscádan wille from ðǽre geðwǽrnesse, hé wile forlǽtan ðǽre lufan grénnisse and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse omnes, qui per discordiam separantur a viriditate dilectionis, arefiunt, Past. 359, 14.