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Numentisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Numentisc, adj.

Of Numantia

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Of Numantia Se wæs Numentisc, Ors. 5, 3; Swt. 222, 14

gram-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-bǽre, adj.
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Angry, passionate; iracundus, Past. 40, 1; Swt. 289, 5; Hat. MS

þeáter

(n.)
Grammar
þeáter, (with declension like winter?)
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a theatre Æt heora þeátra, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 154, 2

ge-swǽre

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In bracket l. ge-swár, and dele 'ge-swǽre, subst. ; and'

mearu

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu, <b>mæru, meru, myru;</b> adj.

Tendersoftdelicate

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Genim ðás wyrte swá mearwe take this plant as young and tender as possible, Herb. 89, 1; Lchdm. i. 192, 8, 12. Mearawa tenera, gracilia, Hpt. Gl. 457, 42. Ne gedafenaþ ús ðæt wé symle hnesce beón on úrum geleáfan swá swá ðás merwan cild, Homl.

Linked entry: myrwa

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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[ = blóstm a blossom] A BLOSSOM, bloom, flower; flos Swá swá blósma ǽceres swá he blóweþ tamquam flos agri sic efflorebit, Ps. Lamb. 102, 15. Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínra [minre MS.] sóþfæst blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps.

Linked entry: blóstm

ge-dígan

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hwylcum gefeohte swá ðú bist [ðú bist] sigefæst, and þú ꝥ gedigest, gif þú ðone fót mid þé hafast, Lch. i. 328, 7. to escape from danger, harm, &amp; c.

on-ginnan

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Nát ic hwæðer máre wundor wæs, þe þæt hé swá mid lytle fultume þone mǽstan dǽl þisses middangeardes gegán mehte, þe ꝥ hé mid swá lytle weorode swá micel anginnan dorste (adgredi ausus fuerit), Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 16. with infin.

nytweorð-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
nytweorð-líce, <b>(nytwirð-líce);</b> adv.

Usefully

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MS.) lǽran meahton ( qui praedicare utiliter possent ), Past. 49, 1; Swt. 374, 21. Nytwierðlecust (nyttwyrðlícost, Hatt. MS.), 15; Swt. 91, 22

un-þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þríste, adj.

Timiddiffidentfaint-hearted

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Ða lytelmódan and ða unðrístan, ðonne hió ongietaþ hiera unbældo and hiera unmiehte, hié weorðaþ oft ormóde, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 5-8. Ða unðriéstan (-ðrístan, Cott. MSS.), Swt. 211, 15

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ié, gen. dat.
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of eá, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 8, 10, 11, 14

laðung

(n.)
Grammar
laðung, e; f.

A callinginvitationvocatio

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A calling, invitation; vocatio, Past. 52, 4; Swt. 405, 23

Mæcedonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Mæcedonisc, adj.

Macedonian

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Macedonian Ðæt Mæcedonisce gewin, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 208, 5

norþan-westan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-westan, in be norþan-westan

to the north-west

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to the north-west, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 5

Norþ-hymbre

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbre, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Ða Northymbran leóde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 95, 9

Norþ-hymbrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbrisc, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97. 58

wíd-farende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-farende, adj. (ptcpl.) Wide-faring, wandering: — Ðone wíd-farendan lǽd on ðín hús
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vagos induc in domum tuam, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 14

Linked entry: wíd-férende

ofer-sprecolness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sprecolness, e; f.

Talkativeness, loquacitysuperfluitas locutionis

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Talkativeness, loquacity; superfluitas locutionis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 308, 16

Linked entry: sprecolness

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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the body of rules binding on the members of a state or community Hé hit béte swá swá lagu tǽce ( as the law directs ), Ll. Th. i. 418, 14. Swá man swýðor spæc embe rihte lage swá mann dyde máre unlaga, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 19.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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He nyðer astíhþ swá swá rén on flýs, and swá swá niðer astíhþ droppetung, droppende ofer eorþan he shall come down as rain on a fleece, and as falling [rain] comes down, dropping over the earth; descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidium