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EORNOST

(n.)
Grammar
EORNOST, eornust, eornest, e; f.

EARNEST, earnestness, zeal sērium, stŭdium

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On eornost, eornust or eornoste in earnest, earnestly, Ælfc. T. 12, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 250, 30: Mt. Bos. 5, 18 : 13, 17: Gen. 14, 15. Þurh eorneste in earnest, sternly, Exon. 24a; Th. 68, 9; Cri. 1101

éðung

(n.)
Grammar
éðung, éðgung, e; f.

Breath, a breathing, inspirationhālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio

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Éðung spīrātio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 63; Wrt. Voc. 46, 21. Of éðunge gástes graman ðínes ab inspīrātiōne spīrĭtus iræ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 18

Linked entry: éðgung

for-gǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gǽgan, p. de; pp. ed

To transgressprevaricatetransgrĕdiprætĕrīreprævārĭcāre

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To transgress, prevaricate; transgrĕdi, prætĕrīre, prævārĭcāre Ic forgǽge prætĕreo, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 2. Hí Godes bebod forgǽgdon they transgressed God's command. Homl. Th. i. 112, 14.

Linked entry: ofer-gǽgan

FYRST

(n.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fierst, es; m.

the first entrancea thresholddoorlimenthe first in heightthe topridgethe inward roofceiling of a chamberculmenlăquear

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the first entrance, a threshold, door; limen, Cot. 118. the first in height, the top, ridge, the inward roof, ceiling of a chamber; culmen, lăquear Fyrst lăquear, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 43; Wrt. Voc. 26, 42: 82, 15.

húf

(n.)
Grammar
húf, es; m.
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Part of the mouth or upper part of the throat, a tumour affecting that part Húf sublinguium, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 98; Wrt. Voc. 43, 28. Ad ufam. Des lǽcecræft deáh wyð ðone húf ad uvam.

Linked entries: úf úf

hund-eahtatig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-eahtatig, num.

Eighty

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Eighty Hundeahtatig octoginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 44. Heó wæs wudewe óþ feówer and hundeahtatig geára hæc vidua usque annos octoginta quatuor, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. Mid hundehtatigum scipum, Chr. Erl. 5, 2.

Linked entry: eahtatig

lád-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
lád-leás, adj.

Innocentharmless

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H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. 1, 220, 24-222, 1. Láðleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68

láwerce

(n.)
Grammar
láwerce, an; f.

A larklaverock

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A lark, laverock Láuerce alauda, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 127; Wrt. Voc. 29, 22. Láwerce tilaris, Wrt. Voc. 62, 42: laude, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 49. Lǽwerce caradrion, 13, 46. Láuricae allauda, 100, 9. Láurice laudæ, 112, 26.

Linked entry: lǽwerce

pistol

(n.)
Grammar
pistol, es; m.
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Iacob se rihtwísa áwrát ánne pistol, Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 9, 13. Petrus áwrát twegen pistolas, 14, 7, 12, 16, 19

Linked entries: epistol epistol

plantung

(n.)
Grammar
plantung, e; f.
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Voc. i. 39, 5. what is planted, a plant Ǽlc plantung ( plantatio ) ðe mín heofenlíca fæder ne plantode byþ áwurtwalod, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 13. Plontung rósæs plantatio rosae, Rtl. 65, 35. Ðara bearn swá swá æðele plantunga, Ps. Spl. 143, 14 : Blickl. G1.

GÓS

(n.)
Grammar
GÓS, gen. góse; dat. gés; acc. gós; pl. nom. acc. gés, gees; gen. gósa; dat. gósum; f.
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A GOOSE; anser Gós auca, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 92, 119; Wrt. Voc. 29, 15: 77, 32. Grǽg gós a grey goose, Cot. 99, Lye. Hwílum ic grǽde swá gós sometimes I cry as a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; Rä. 25, 3. Gees [gés, MS. H.] geese, L.

Linked entry: gees

ge-bered

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bered, part.

Vexedoppressedcrushedvexātusmăcĕrātuselīsus

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Beren gebered corn tipsane [ = ptĭsăna = πτισάνη barley, crushed and cleaned from the hulls ], Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 86; Wrt. Voc. 20, 27

Linked entry: berian

ge-gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idlewantonscoffing speech

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Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357 note, 3

Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc

ge-rif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rif, es; n.

A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caughtraptura, captura

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Voc. 64, 9: Ælfc. Gl. 98; Wrt. Voc. 54, 40

Linked entry: -rif

siltan

(v.)
Grammar
siltan, p. te
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To salt, season Ic sylte condio, Ælfc. Gr. 30 ; Zup. 192, 13. Selt condit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 55. On ðæm ðe gé hit syltaþ ( condistis ), Mk. Skt. 9, 50. Selte mon hiora mettas, Lchdm. ii. 234, 14.

Linked entries: seltan syltan

tweó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweó-líc, adj.
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Dubii generis, ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17. Ðǽr beóþ kende homodubii, ðæt beóþ twílíce, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá and*-*wyrde hire se hálga mid twýlícere sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 14

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

twi-snæcce

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-snæcce, -snæce, -snece; adj.
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Double-pointed, cloven Twysnæcce bisulcus, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Zup. 288, 11. (Cf. Snek pessulum. Wrt. Voc. i. 237, col. 2. Snekke or latche clitorium, pessulum, Prompt. Parv. 461. Snekk obex, obecula, Cath. Ang. 346 and see note.

Linked entry: þri-snæcce

þrim-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrim-feald, adj.

Threefold

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Be ánfealdum simplum, be twyfealdum duplum, be þrimfealdum triplum, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 286, 18

un-álífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífedlíc, adj.

Not allowableunlawfulillicit

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Not allowable, unlawful, illicit Unálýfedlíc þing hoc nefas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 51, 2. Swýnen flǽsc Iudéum unálýfedlíc ys tó etanne, Ps. Th. 16, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. Hí ne móstan for him náht unálýfedlíces begangan, Shrn. 65, 11.

un-geþwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrian, p. ode

To disagreebe at variancediffer

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To disagree, be at variance, differ Ic ungeðwǽrige dissentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 190, 13. Anda fram gódan willan ungeþwǽregaþ invidia a bona voluntate discordat, Scint. 143, 3.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrian