CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Nílus seó eá, hyre ǽwylme, is neáh ðæm clife ðære Reádan Sǽs the spring of the river Nile is near the promontory of the Red Sea, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 17, 19, 29
bealo-leás
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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh hé wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add
ed-wenden
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for me of that happiness an end there came, mourning after mirth, B. 1774. v. previous word
teón-full
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Hí ðurh*-*wunedon on heora teónfullum wordum they persisted in their insolent language, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 14
hlyt
A lot, ⬩ portion
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Hlyt wísode ðǽr hie dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon the lot appointed where they should judge the Lord's law, Apstls. Kmbl. 18; Ap. 9. On hlyte sorti, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 18. Ðú hit tódǽlst mid hlyte tu eam sorte divides, Deut. 31, 7.
stricel
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Lorgaulté the strickle used in the measuring of corne' Cotgrave. ' When wee goe to take up come for the mill, the first thinge wee doe is to looke out poakes, then the bushel and strickle.' Farming Books of H.
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sárigness
Sadness
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Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E. Homl. i. 103, 22. Þer wes sarinesse (wowe, 2nd MS.), sorreȝen inoȝe, Laym. 27560. In eche sorinesse, O. E. Misc. 76, 125. [Wiþ muchel sorinesse, Horn. 922]
slídan
To slide, slip, fall ⬩ to slide, glide ⬩ to make a mistake, to fail, err ⬩ to fall into an unhappy condition ⬩ to pass away, be transitory or perishable
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Huanne þe on uot slyt, þe oþer him helpþAyenb. 149, 2
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CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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Gif ðú bearn hæbbe, lǽr ða cræftas, ðæt hí mǽgen be ðám libban if thou have children, teach them trades, that they may live by them Prov. Kmbl. 20: 57.
féðe
The power of going on foot ⬩ walking ⬩ going ⬩ motion ⬩ pace ⬩ făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi ⬩ ambŭlātio ⬩ gressus ⬩ passus
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The power of going on foot, walking, going, motion, pace; făcultas pĕdĭbus eundi, ambŭlātio, gressus, passus Ðæra hǽðenra anlícnyssa habbaþ fét bútan féðe the idols of the heathen have feet without the power of going, Homl. Th. i. 366, 27.
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for-wyrcan
to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre
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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16.
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cyssan
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Ǽlc þára manna þe óðerne swíðe lufað, hine lyst bet cyssan ðonne óðerne on bær líc, þonne þér þǽr cláðas betweóna beóð, Shrn. 185, 31. Sylle heom eallum cyssan bóc, Ll. Th. i. 226, 25. Cyssende handa osculans manus, Angl. xiii. 416, 730. Add
fiscoþ
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Add: the action or practice of catching fish. Similar entries v. fiscnoþ; I Lǽrde hé þæt hí on fisceoðe (fiscaðe, v.l.) him andlyfne sóhton . . . Seó þeód þone cræft þæs fiscaðes ne cúðe, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 420, 5-10. a place for fishing.
a-slúpan
To slip away ⬩ elabi
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Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9
hýpe
A heap
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Hí beóþ gegaderode tó micelre hýpan gif wé hí weaxan lǽtaþ they will be gathered together into a great heap, if we let them grow, Homl. Th. ii. 466, 7. Goldes and seolfres ungeríme hýpan, i. 450, 21
gegnum
Forward ⬩ obviam
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Forward; obviam For hwam ne móton we ðonne gegnum gangan why then may we not go forward? Salm. Kmbl. 705; Sal. 352. Eódon ðú gegnum ðanonne they thence went on forward, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 21; Jud. 132 : Beo. Th. 633; B. 314 : 2813; B. 1404
eafoþ
Strength, violence, might ⬩ vis
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Hie unlǽdra eafoðum gelýfdon they believed in the might, of savage spirits, Andr. Kmbl. 284; An. 142. Unlǽdra eafoþ the violence of the wretched men, 59; An. 30
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feówer-féte
Four-footed ⬩ quadrŭpes
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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Se ælmihtiga God eallum mancinne forgeaf ða feówerfétan deór the almighty God gave to all mankind the four-footed beasts, Ælfc. T. 8, 26.
Linked entries: feðer-fóte fiér-féte fiówer-féte fiðer-féte fyðer-féte
ge-beót
a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ boast ⬩ commĭnātio ⬩ mĭnæ ⬩ a promise ⬩ promissum
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of Noah, before they parted, Ælfc.
tán
Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf. The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family
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Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf.