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blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, bléd, e; f.

A flower, blossom, fruitflos, olus, fructus

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What is produced,- A flower, blossom, fruit; flos, olus, fructus His leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ its leaves and its flowers shall not fall; folium ejus non decidet, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Wudu sceal blǽdum blówan a wood shall blow with flowers, Menol.

un-tweógendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíce, adv.

without feeling doubtcertainlyunhesitatinglyso as not to cause doubtunequivocallyindubitably

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.), ðonne ða heora segene eft gelýfdon, ðe æfter heom ácende wǽron, Wulfst. 2, 12. so as not to cause doubt, unequivocally, indubitably Hé his ǽrendracan ásende tó ðære ðeóde, and him untweógendlíce secgan (say in a way that should leave no room for

un-myndlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-myndlinga, adv.

undesignedlywithout meaning to do somethingunexpectedly

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where an act is not intended or expected by the doer of it, undesignedly, without meaning to do something Nis hit nán wundor ðeáh hwá wéne ðæt swylces hwæt unmyndlinga gebyrige, þonne hé ne can ongitan for hwí God swylc geþafaþ nec mirum, si quid ordinis

Linked entry: myndlinga

wác-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
wác-mód, adj.

of weak dispositionmorally weakfaintheartedpusillanimous

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Secgaþ ðám wácmódum, ðæt hí beón gehyrte, and nánðing ofdrǽdde say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not (Is. 35, 6), Homl. Th. ii. 16, 15

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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Ðá cuǽdon hié ðæt hié hié ðæs ne onmunden ðon má ðe eówre geféran then they said, that they did not consider themselves entitled to accept the offer, any more than your comrades did, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 24.

smale

(adv.)
Grammar
smale, smæle; adv.

finely not loudly

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Gegníd tó duste swá ðú smalost mǽge 108, 15. of the voice, not loudly Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singþ on úhtan ðonne on dægréd ac ðonne hit neálǽcþ dæge ðonne singþ hé smælor and smicror gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus

Linked entries: smæl smæle

bæftan

(prep.; adv.)

behind,after

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Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle let not any man backbite other, Wlfst. 70, 14. Ælc óðerne bæftan werige, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 19. Hé wearð gebunden bæftan tó his bæce, Hml.

Linked entry: bæfta

DOCCE

(n.)
Grammar
DOCCE, an; f.
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wyrt ðe man lăpăthum, and óðrum naman docce nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum stówum, and on ealdum myxenum this herb which is called lăpăthum, and by another name dock, is produced in sandy places, and on old dunghills, Herb. 14, 1; Lchdm. i. 106, 10-12, note

fóre-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽre, def. se fóre-mǽra; sup. -mǽrost, -mǽrest; adj.

Fore-greatvery honourableillustriouseminentfamouscelebratedpræclārusillustrisexcellensfāmōsusceleberrĭmus

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Se wer se foremǽresta the most eminent man, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, note 37

ge-feoht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feoht, -fioht, -feht, es; n.

A fightbattlecontestwarpreparation for warpræliumpugnacongressiobellumprocinctus

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In. 6; Th. i. 106, i, note 1. Gefehto and woeno gefehtana prælia et opiniones præliorum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 6

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Lii hit oftræd and hie to loman gerénode ðæt hie mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton 52 it trode down and made them cripples so that they could be of no use to me; calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26.

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to uncloseopento discloselay opensolvereinhiare

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Alf. 22; Th. i. 50, 6, note. Untýne insigloe aperire signaculum, Rtl. 29, 17. Gié geseáð ðæt heofun untýned ( apertum ), Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 51. Hát ða duru beón untýnede, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 448. Untúned bóc aperto codice, Mt. Kmbl. p. 4, 1.

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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L. 10, 14 note. Gesceáwiað eów selfe considerans te ipsum, Past. 159, Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, gesceáwige mon, ágife ealle if he have to pay all in fodder, let the matter be looked into, let him pay all. Ll. Th. i. 140, 9.

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru,e ; f.

a cutting, shavinga shearing of sheepthe ecclesiastical tonsurea share

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Tó scare, 5, 22; S. 643, 38, note. Hér Eádberht Norþhymbra cining féng tó scære Chr. 757; Erl. 53, 6. Ðæt hié heóldon ða ciriclecan scare, 716; Erl. 44, 19. Hé sceare onféng, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 10: 5, 19; S. 636, 26.

Linked entry: scyru

spring

(n.)
Grammar
spring, spryng, es; m. (but eá-spring; n. )

a source of waterscaturigo, scatebrafonsfonsa springing, rising, spring in day- spring,what springs up or from.an ulcer, a sore, pustulea fluxa squirting, sprinkling

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Similar entries v. fǽr-, wen-, wund-spring. a flux Wið ðæs magan springe, ii. 190, 16 (where see note): 192, 12. a squirting, sprinkling Mon sceal ǽr mid wearmum springum and háte wætre beþian and þweán ða stówe, 202, 21.

Linked entries: ge-spring sprengan

lǽce-finger

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-finger, es; m.

The leech-finger

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P. 291 note the reason for the name is given differently.

Linked entry: gold-finger

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the churchmassa festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated-mas

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Mæssan dón, 4, 22; S. 591, 29 note. Se biscop and se mæssepreóst sceolan húru embe seofon niht mæssan gesingan for eal cristen folc ðe ǽfre ácenned wæs, Blickl. Homl. 45, 31.

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Him ꝥ ha treoweð on, Kath. 1327, note.] þeo luue . . . þu treowest hire, Misc. 94, 42. Putifar trewið his wiwes tale, Gen. and Ex. 2037

Linked entry: trýwian

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 25: Wulfst. 117, 15 note

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

alor

(n.)
Grammar
alor, aler, alr, es; m.

An ALDER- treealnusalnus glutihosa

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The alder alnus glutinosa must not be confused with the elder sambucus nigra the elder-tree, Bútan alore except alder, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm, ii. 86, 9. On ðone [MS. ðane] alr to the alder, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 376; A. D. 939; Kmbl. iii. 413, 5.

Linked entries: aler aler-holt alr