cancettan
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To laugh aloud or in a cackling manner; cachinnare Mæssepreóst ne sceal lufigean micelne and ungemetlícne cancettende hleahtor nor shall a mass-priest love great and immoderate cackling laughter, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 36
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cíþ-fæst
Rooted, growing ⬩ radicatus, crescens
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Rooted, growing; radicatus, crescens Se man ðe plantaþ treówa oððe wyrta he hí wæteraþ óþ-ðæt hí beóþ cíþfæste the man who plants trees or herbs waters them until they are rooted, Homl. Th. i. 304, 26
ele-fæt
An oil-vat, cruise or pot ⬩ emĭcădium
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An oil-vat, cruise or pot; emĭcădium Elefæt emĭcŭdium [ = emĭcădium, v. Du Cange, vol. ii. 238], Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 79; Wrt. Voc. 25, 19. Stǽnen elefæt ălăbastrum, 24; Som. 60, 40; Wrt. Voc. 24, 40
el-þeódignes
A being or living abroad, pilgrimage ⬩ pĕregrīnātio
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A being or living abroad, pilgrimage; pĕregrīnātio Ferde on elþeódignysse pĕregre prŏfectus est, Mt. Bos. 21, 33. On elþeódinysse, 25, 14. Elþeódignys oððe eardbegengnes mín afeorrad oððe gelængd is incŏlātus meus prōlongātus est, Ps. Lamb. 119, 5
eorp-ifig
Earth or ground ivy ⬩ hĕdĕra nigra, hĕdĕra terrestris, glechoma hĕdĕrācea
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Earth or ground ivy; hĕdĕra nigra, hĕdĕra terrestris, glechoma hĕdĕrācea Genim hederan nigran, ðe man óðrum naman eorþifig nemneþ take hĕdĕra nigra, which one calleth by another name ground ivy, Herb. 100, 1; Lchdm. i. 212, 20
erming
A miserable or wretched being ⬩ mĭser
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A miserable or wretched being; mĭser Ðæt is sió án frófer erminga æfter ðám ermþum ðisses lífes that is the only comfort of the wretched after the calamities of this life, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 29
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feorh-góma
Fatal or deadly jaws ⬩ fatāles fauces
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Fatal or deadly jaws; fatāles fauces Se deópa seáþ mid wíta fela, frécnum feorhgómum, folcum scendeþ the deep pit [hell] afflicts people with many torments, with rugged fatal jaws, Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 32; Cri. 1549
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fífel-streám
The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus
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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26
ealdor-þegn
The principal thane or servant ⬩ princĭpālis minister
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The principal thane or servant; princĭpālis minister Ealdorþegnas principal servants, Menol. Fox 257; Men. 130. Hie ðæt ðám ealdorþegnum cýðan eódon they went to announce it to the principal thanes, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 4; Jud. 242
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hwíl-stycce
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A fragment or short portion of time Ǽghwæ ðæs ðe hie on ǽnegum hiora hwílsticcum geearnian mǽgen all that they can earn in any of their fragments of time, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 12
mis-tyhtan
to incite or persuade to what is wrong ⬩ dissuade
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to incite or persuade to what is wrong, dissuade Hig ðæt folc mistihton murmurare fecerant multitudinem, Num. 14, 36. Hé cwæþ tó ðám mágum ðe ða martyras mistihton ( urged them to renounce Christianity ), Homl. Skt. 5, 69
searu-wundor
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A wonderful thing in implements or engines (v. searu, , and cf. searu-píl. The term is applied to Grendel's arm, which had been torn away by Beowulf) Eode scealc monig searowundor seón, Beo. Th. 1844; B. 920
stapa
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One who steps. a name given to the grasshopper or locust Stapan locuste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 20: 71, 62. v. gærsstapa. [O. H. Ger. houui-staffo locusta.] in cpds. án-, eard-, hǽþ-, hild-, mearc-, mór-stapa
swétian
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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14
ge-frécnod
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Substitute: to endanger, imperil: — Gif hí on sǽ oððe on lande gefrécnode beón, Hml. S. 30, 436. to make or become fierce Hyra aldor máne gemenged, móde gefrécnod (cf. hé wæs réðe and rǽdleás, 177), Dan. 184
nytig
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profit (?) Fird, here, nitig (hereiung ? Cf. faerd expeditio, 107, 62; hergiung expeditio, 108, 8. Or could nitig (= nytig) be connected with the verb expedire. Cf. expedit ei, proderit ei, 72, 78?) expeditio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 69
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sæccan
to fight, contend
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(?) to fight, contend Oft ic sceal wið wǽge winnan and wið winde feohtan, somod wið ðámsæcce (? sæcce fremman or sécan,) Exon. 398, 3; Rä. 17, 2. Similar entries v. preceding word(sæc); but cf. also sacian, sacan
gader-wist
a being together, company
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a being together, company. Take here Similar entries gador-wist in Dict., and add Gaderwiste contubernium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 54. Gadorwiste contuberniam (-um? or -a? v. Mk. 6, 39, to which the gloss belongs), 73, 33
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orgel-líc
proud, arrogant, disdainful ⬩ deserving scorn or disdain
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proud, arrogant, disdainful (v. next word). deserving scorn or disdain Hwý sceal ǽnigum menn þyncean tó orgellíc ðæt hé onbúge tó óðres monnes willan qua conscientia dedignatur homo alienae voluntati acquiescere? Past. 42, 2 ; Swt. 307, 15
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slíw
a tench ⬩ a mullet ⬩ tinca, tincus ⬩ a tench
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The name of a fish, a tench or a mullet Slíw tinca Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 73: tinctus 281, 52. Sliú tincus 66, 1. Sleów mugilis ii. 57, 75. Slí tincti Txts. 101, 2020. Slii 116, 221