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ealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ealdian, p. ode; pp. od

To grow or wax oldb senescĕre, inveteras-cĕre

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To grow or wax oldb; senescĕre, inveteras-cĕre Syððan ic ealdode postquam consĕnui, Gen. 18, 12: Jn. Bos. 21, 18: Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 27; Gú. 14

frum

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Æt fruman cerre (frumcerre, v. l. ), Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 12. [The passage from Rtl. 35, 13 is Frúmes frúmcend primę originis, frúmes glosses originis, and primę is glossed by fruncend'.] Add

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble]

To become weakfeeblelangues-cere

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To become weak, feeble; langues-cere Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45

Linked entry: á-léfian

CEÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓWAN, to ceówenne, ic ceówe, ðú ceówest, cýwst, he ceóweþ, cýwþ, ceówaþ;ceáw, cuwon; cowen

To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consumeruminare, manducare

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To CHEW, gnaw, eat, consume; ruminare, manducare He hét hine ceówan mid tóþum his fingras he commanded him to gnaw his fingers with his teeth, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 34. Ongunnon ða næddran to ceówenne heora flǽsc and heora blód súcan the serpents began

Linked entry: cuwon

geare

(adv.)
Grammar
geare, gearwe, gearuwe, gearewe, gere; adv. [gearo? ready]

Entirelyclearlycertainlywellvery wellenoughpĕnĭtusprorsusplānecertebĕnevaldeoptĭmesătis

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Hí wiston geare certi sunt, Lk. Bos. 20, 6. Swíðe geare, Ps. Th. 101, 5. Gearor, comp. Ors. 5, 14; Bos. 114, 11

ge-meltan

(v.)
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Mín heorte is gemolten swá þæt weax factum est cor meum tamquam cera liquescens, Ps. Th. 21, 12. Gemolten liquefacta, Bl. Gl. to digest (intrans. ) Tácn ádeádodes magan, hú ꝥ ne gemylt ꝥ hé þigeþ, Lch. ii. 158, 15: 186, 21

hwǽte-god

(n.)

Ceres

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Ceres, Lye

Dorn-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Dorn-sǽte, Dor-sǽte; gen. -sǽta ; dat. > -sǽtum, -sǽton, -sǽtan; pl. m. [dor = Celt. dwr, dur water; -sǽte dwellers, inhabitants: dwellers by water]

Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIREDorsetenses, Dorsetia

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Inhabitants or men of Dorsetshire, people of Dorsetshire in a body, DORSETSHIRE; Dorsetenses, Dorsetia Ðý ilcan geáre gefeaht Æðelhelm wið Deniscne here mid Dornsǽtum [Dorsǽtan, Th. 118, 17, col. 2; Dorsǽton, 119, 17, col. 1; Dorsǽtum, 119, 16, col.

Linked entry: sǽta

bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
bæcling, adv. Only used with on,

On the backbackwardsbehindretrorsum

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Cer ðé on bæcling turn thee behind me, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698

Linked entry: ears-ling

eolh

(n.)
Grammar
eolh, eolh; gen. eóles; eóla, elha, an; m.

An elk

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An elk Elh, elch cer(u)us, Txts. 49, 443. Elch tragelafus vel platocerus, 100, 1001. Elha damma, 115, 139. Eóla damma, bestia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105. 73. On elchene seáð, C. D. iii. 440, 28. Substitute:

gim-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
gim-rodor, Dr. Bradley suggests that this form may have arisen a mistaken reading of a gloss to dracontia gemma ex cereb gim ro dr , or some such form.

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ge-witodlíce

(adv.)

trulycertesane

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truly; certe, sane, Ps. Spl. T. 57, 1

ge-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceósan, to geceósanne, geceósenne; ic -ceóse, ðú -ceósest, -cýst, -císt, he -ceóseþ, -cýsþ, -cýst, pl. -ceósaþ; p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To electchoosedecideproveapproveeligerepræeligereseligereasciscerepeterenancisci

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To elect, choose, decide, prove, approve; eligere, præeligere, seligere, asciscere, petere, nancisci Nú monna gehwylc geceósan mót swá helle hiénþu swá heofones mǽrþu now every man may choose either hell's humiliations or heaven's glories, Exon. 16 b

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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To cut or carve out, cut down, cut off or away, cut through, divide; excīdĕre, concīdĕre, succīdĕre, incīdĕre, intercīdĕre Ðí-!æs ðe se Hláford háte us mid deáþes æxe forceorfan lest the Lord command to cut us down with the axe of death, Homl. Th. ii

ed-cir

(n.)
Grammar
ed-cir, ed-cirr.
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Add:to ed-cer Gewiss edcyrr (-cyr, v. l.) (certus redditus ) þára beorhtra wera, Gr. D. 298, 14. Hé him ðǽre ádle edcier suíður ondrǽde ðonne ðone fruman languorem plus reserpentem timeat, Past. 229, 6.

Linked entry: ed-cer

un-tweógendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíc, adj.

Certain

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Certain Untuéndlíc sind certi sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 6

Linked entry: tweógend-líc

Gotonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gotonisc, adj.
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Of the Goths Gotonisce cerme Gothorum clangorem An. Ox. 4606

þunorrád-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þunorrád-líc, adj.

Thunderousof thunder

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Thunderous, of thunder Of þunerádlícan cerme tonitruali fragore, Hpt. Gl. 451, 46

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divinationheathen practice

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Divination, heathen practice Wíglum cere-monias (the passage is: Ad tortas simulacrorum ceremonias, Ald. 41), Anglia xiii. 33, 162. [Þurh Merlines wiȝel (craft, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19250.]

witod-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
witod-líc, adj.

Certain

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Certain Wutudlíce sindun wítga ðætte wére certi sunt prophetam esse, Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 6

Linked entry: wited-líc