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ge-feohtsumness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feohtsumness, e; f.
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Joyousness, gladsomeness God ús lǽrað líþnesse and gefeohtsumnesse, diófol ús lǽrað yrre and unrótnesse, Nap. 30, 1

Linked entry: -feoht

here-spel

(n.)
Grammar
here-spel, here-spell, es; n.

panegyriceulogy

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A story of praise, panegyric, eulogy Gehýr þis herespel (the story of creation), Sch. 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: hér

heofon-steorra

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Heofonsteorran (cf. steorran, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 22) ealle efenbeorhte ne scínað, Met. 20, 232. Add

mód-lufu

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Hé hine mid bám handum beclypte and mid eallre módlufan sette tó his breóstum, Nap. 45. Add

scyttels

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ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan, Hml. S. 31, 863. Add

Sunnan-niht

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Þá cildra þe beóð begiten on Sunnanniht . . . hí sceolan beón geborene bútan eágan, Nap. 26, 5. Add

þeófung

(n.)
Grammar
þeófung, e; f.
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Thieving Sumu ( one of the devil's arrows is made ) of reáfláce ... sumu of þeófunga, Nap. 46, 22

un-gelǽredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlic, adj.
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D. no, 21

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Þe lǽs þú weorðe . . . tó úpáhafen . . . ne eft tó wáclice geortreówe ǽniges gódes. Met. 5, 34. Add

wamb

Grammar
wamb, I.
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Wé þis ne róhton; ac wé lufedon micle swíðor úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 123, 14. Add

wóger-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wóger-lic, adj.
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Wooerlike, amorous Mæssepreóstas ne beón an þám geférscypum þǽr man wógerlíce (amatoria) leóð singe, Chrd. 78, 34

feónd

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Add:fýnd Ne blissaþ fýnd ( inimicus ) mín ofor mé, Ps. L. 40, 12. On handum fýndes, 77, 61

cunnan

Grammar
cunnan, <b>. I 4.</b>
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add: of sexual intercourse Ic secge þæt ic ne conn þurh gemæc-scipe monnes ǽnges, Cri. 198

ofer-mæstan

(v.)

to over-fatten

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to over-fatten Swá ðæt úre líchama ne wurþe ofermæst tó ídelum lustum, Bd. Whelc. 228, 25

Linked entry: mæstan

of-gerád

(adj.)
Grammar
of-gerád, adj.

Appropriate

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Appropriate Ðeáh ic hwílum gecoplíce funde, ic wépende ofgeradra worda misfó, Bt. 2; Fox 2, 9

Linked entry: ge-rád

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Earme ne tyrewiaþ vex not the poor, Wulfst. 50, 2. Ǽnig man óðerne ne tyrie ne ne týne, 70, 8. Ðæt hí elðeódige menn ne tyrian ne ne týnan, 309, 4.

blæst

(n.)
Grammar
blæst, es; m.

A burning, blaze, flameardor, flamma

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[blæse I. a blaze, flame] A burning, blaze, flame; ardor, flamma Ne mæg ðǽr, rén ne snáw, ne fýres blæst, wihte gewyrdan there rain nor snow, nor flame of fire can aught injure, Exon. 56 a; Th. 198, 25; Ph. 15: Andr. Kmbl. 1674; An. 839.

ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Room, space; spătium Hí náuðer ne gestillan ne móton, ne eác swíðor styrian, ðonne he him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres toforlǽt they neither can be still, nor yet move farther, than he allows to them the space of his rein, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8.

Linked entry: rúm

sinnan

(v.)
Grammar
sinnan, p. sann, pl. sunnon ; pp. sunnen ;
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To care for, mind, heed Ne ic mé eorþwelan ówiht sinne, ne mé mid móde micles gyrne, Exon. Th. 121, 18 ; Gú. 290. Hé wæs swungen sárslegum . . . hrá weorces ne sann ( the body cared not for pain ), Andr. Kmbl. 2556 ; An. 1279.

sigle

(n.)
Grammar
sigle, es ; n.
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A necklace, collar, band for the neck Ne beóþ ðǽr forþ borene sigele ne beágas ne heora heáfodgold, Wulfst. 253, 23. Ðá gemétte heó under hrægele gylden sigele ( monile ), Bd. 4, 23 ; S. 595, 5. Háma ætwæg Brósinga mene, sigle and sincfæt, Beo.

Linked entries: sigel sigele