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smíc

(n.)
Grammar
smíc, sméc, smýc, es; m.

Smoke, vapour, steam

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Genim spices snǽd, lege on hátne stán, drince ðonne smíc Lchdm. ii. 58, 17. Ðonne hé (the root) tóbrocen byþ, hé rýcþ eal swylce hé smíc of him ásænde i. 260, 9. Ðæs drinces smýc heora eágan onfón 348, 22. Sméc vaporem Ps. Surt. ii. p. 202, 15.

Linked entries: sméc smoca

þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel, adj.

Perforatedhaving a hole or holespierced through

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Se ðe médsceattas gaderaþ, hé legeþ hié on ðyrelne pohchan ( in sacculum pertusum ), Past. 45; Swt. 343, 20. Gif ðegna hwelc ðyrelne kylle bróhte tó ðýs burnan, béte hine georne, 65; Swt. 469, 10. Heáfodwunde tó bóte.

DOLH

(n.)
Grammar
DOLH, dolg,es ; n.

A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus

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A wound, scar of a wound, cut, gash, sore; vulnus, cicatrix, ulcus Cnua gréne betonican and lege on ðæt dolh gelóme, óþ-ðæt ðæt dolh [sý] gebátod pound green betony and lay it on the wound frequently, until the wound is bettered, L.

Linked entry: dolg

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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Ne ðú ne gebúh fram ðære ǽ on ða swíðran healfe ne on ða wynstran ne declīnes ab lēge ad dextĕram vel ad sinistram, 1, 7. Ðæt ðú to sǽmran gebuge that thou should bow to worse, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 9; Jul. 361.

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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Rihte út þurh ðone sceagan óþ ða lége, 406, 27. Of ðære byrig þwyres ofer ðane sceagan, 460, 2. Þurh Beaddes scagan, v. 166, 10. At a schaȝe syde, Gaw. 2161.

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Th. 120, 4. tó slǽpe ; wulfes heáfod lege under pyle; se unhála slǽpeþ, Lchdm. i. 360, 18. Gif gé slǽpaþ (slépaþ, Ps. Surt. ), Ps. Th. 67, 13. Slépes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 46. Hé æt ðæm stáne slǽpte, Past. 16; Swt. 101, 18.

Linked entry: slépan

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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To GATHER, gather together, collect, store up; lĕgere, collĭgĕre, congrĕgāre Næs nán heáfodman ðæt fyrde gaderian wolde there was not a chief man who would gather together a force, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 10.

teáh

(n.)
Grammar
teáh, tǽh, téh, tíh (-g); gen. teáge; f.

a tie, banda case, coffer, casket, boxan enclosure, a close (cf. Icel. teigr (teygr?) a close, paddock)

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Lege ðé his teáge an sweoran. Lchdm. iii. 42, 13. Hé cyning gebond fýrnum teágum, Exon. Th. 46, 7; Cri. 733. Liðewácum tagum (teágum?, tánum?, or tógum? as an alternative gloss to lentis. v.

Linked entries: tǽg tágum teág tége

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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Ðone deópan grund ðæs hátan léges and ðæs heardan léges the deep abyss of hot and cruel flame, Blick. Homl. 103, 15.

Wéland

(n.)
Grammar
Wéland, es; m.
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.), and a trace of the legend is preserved in the name Wayland Smith's Cave, in Berkshire (v. infra). Perhaps, too, the same may be said of the river-name Welland (but see Weolud), which occurs in Latin charters as aqua de Uueeland, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: Weolud

ge-hwæþer

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Dó þonne gehwæþer, ge on ðá wunde lege, and eác drinc swýþe þearle, Lch. i. 78, 9. governing a genitive An wíg gearwe ge æt hám ge on herge, ge gehwæðer þára efne swylce mǽla swylce hira mandryhtne þearf gesǽlde, B. 1248.

Linked entry: hwæþer

be-þurfan

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Lege to ðám sáre þe man beþurfe apply it to the wound for which it is needed. Lch. 322, 4.

sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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Lege ðǽrtó, ðonne biþ hit sóna gebét Lchdm. i. 116, 13: 118, 11. Ǽlc cræft biþ sóna forealdod Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10. And sóna (statim) gást hine on wésten genýdde Mk. Skt. 1, 12, 10. Hí ðá sóna forléton hyra nett Mt. Kmbl. 4, 22.

Linked entry: be-sóne

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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Lege on ða wunde gyf heó tósomne hleápan wolde lay on the wound if it be ready to close up [cf.Icel.sárið var hlaupit í sundr] Herb. 90, 13; Lchdm. i. 198, 2.

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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Gif mannes múð sár sié, genim betonican . . . lege on ða weolore Lchdm. ii. 48, 29

Linked entry: weoler

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Ðis synd ða bebodu and dómas and laga ðe drihten gesette hæc sunt judicia atque præcepta et leges quas dedit dominus, Lev. 26, 46.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

fleógan

to flyto fleeto avoid

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Flugon þá légetu swylce fýrene strǽlas, Bl. H. 203, 9. Gif mon óðrum þá hond útan forsleá . . . gif hió healf onweg fleóge, LI. Th. i. 98, 9. to flee. Similar entries [v. fleón.] lit.

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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A. 15, 58. customary rule or usage Landlaga sýn mistlice . . . laga sceal on leóde luflíce leornian sé þe on lande sylf nele leósan leges et consuetudines terrarum sunt varie . . . leges debet in populis libenter addiscere, qui non vult in patria solus

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Lége hátra, Rä. 41, 57. Bǽl, háttost heaðowelma, El. 579. of material affected by sun, fire, &amp;c. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre, tó ðon þonne hit hát wǽre . . . Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 24.

swǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr, swǽre, and swár; adj. [Halliwell gives sweer unwilling as a Northumbrian word, and swere dull, heavy, as a Durham one. In Jamieson's Dictionary the forms sweir, swere, sweer, swear are given with meanings lazy, indolent; unwilling; unwilling to give.]
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Swár leger, Exon. Th. 101, 21; Cri. 1662 : 201, 15; Ph. 56. Gebrec swár and swíðlíc a crash grievous and great 59, 19; Cri. 955. Ðæt hé swǽre áhweorfe hæftnéd hefige, Ps. Th. 125, 1. Ðú þolades swár gewin, Exon. Th. 86, 22 ; Cri. 1412.

Linked entry: swár