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sundor-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-folgoþ, es; m.
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An appointment, office Hé sǽde þæt nán crísten man ne móste habban nǽnne his sunderfolgeþa, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 5. Cf. sundor-notu, -nytt

ceáping

(n.)
Grammar
ceáping, e; f.

A buying, marketingemptio

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A buying, marketing; emptio Ðæt nán ceáping ne sý Sunnan dagum that no marketing be on Sundays, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 15, note 31

ofer-glenged

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-glenged, part.

Over-ornamented, too much adorned

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Over-ornamented, too much adorned Ne mót nán preóst beón on his girlum tó ranc, ne mid golde oferglæncged, L. Ælfc. P. 49; Th. ii. 386, 10

weorold-scír

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-scír, e; f.
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Worldly business, secular office On þám woruldscírum (negotiis secularibus) wé beóð full oft geneádode ꝥ we dód þá þing þe ús is genóh cúð ꝥ wé ná ne sceoldon, Gr. D. 3, 7

ómiht

(adj.)
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ómiht, adj.

Full of inflammation

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Full of inflammation Þis sint tácn ðæs hátan magan omihtan . . . Ðæs hátan magan tácn sindon ðonne hé biþ mid ómum geswenced, Lchdm. ii. 192, 24. Ða ómihtan. þing the inflammatory symptoms, 82, 21

or-dǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
or-dǽle, adj.

Not having or taking part in a thing, not participating

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Not having or taking part in a thing, not participating Ordǽle expers, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 48: 90, 67. Ordǽla expers, i. ignarus, alienus, sine parte, imperitus, inscius, privatus, Wülck. Gl. 232, 23

á-trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-trahtnian, p. ode

To treatdiscuss

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To treat, discuss Átrah[tnode] exposuit, i. tractavit, An. Ox. 2300. ꝥ wé rúmlícor þás gerénu átrahtnion Angl. viii. 324, 7. Wé habbað ymbe þǽre sunnan ryne manega þing gerádlíce átrahtnod, 308, 15

Linked entry: trahtnian

rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rúmlíce, adv.

largely, fully,liberallygraciously, kindly, benignly

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largely, fully, at large, at length Ðæt hí rúmlíce roccettaþ swíðe, Ps. Th. 143, 16. Ðás þing rúmlíce gecýðan, Anglia viii. 303, 48. Ymbe ðás þing rúmlícor sprecan, 321, 36. Tó-dǽledlícor vel rúm[licor ?] differentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 15. liberally

Linked entry: rúm-líc

ofer-teón

(v.)

to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over anotherto bring to an end, finish

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to draw one thing over another, to cover by drawing one thing over another Ðonne ic oferteó heofenan mid wolcnum cum obduxero nubibus coelum, Gen. 9, 14: Homl. Th. i. 22, 11. Woruld miste oferteáh, þýstrum biþeahte, Exon. Th. 178, 35; Gú. 1254. Hé nǽfre

Linked entry: ofer-togenness

hlís-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-ful, adj.

Famous, of good repute, renown

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Famous, of good repute, renown Hlísful famosus vel opinosus, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71. Ðý læs ðe hé wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this

beorþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorþ, berþ, byrþ, e; f : es; n? [beorþ bears, from beoran, as byrþ birþ from beran]

A BIRTHthe act of coming into lifethe thing bornnativitaspartusfetus

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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor

Linked entries: byrþ byrþ-ling

glædlic

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Add: kindly, gentle. v. glæd; 3 Tunge glætlic treów lífes lingua placabilis lignum uitae, Scint. 78, 10. of a thing, delightful. Cf. glæd; 2, 3 Glædlicne drenc delectabilem potum, Scint. 13, 12

dyrst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
dyrst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To dare audēre

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To dare; audēre Ðæt nán ne dyrstlǽce ceósan hláfordas of lǽwedan mannan that none dare to choose lords of laical men, Chr. 796; Ing. 82, 26

Linked entry: ge-dyrst-lǽcan

full-þungenness

(n.)
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perfection, completeness, full capacity Þurh yrre ne mæg nán mann habban fullþungennesse hys geþeahtes homo sui animi impotens erit, faciens quae non convenit, Verc. Först. 144

Linked entry: þungenness

un-þæslícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-þæslícness, e; f.

Unseemlinessimpropriety

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Unseemliness, impropriety Menn dæftaþ heora hús, gif hí sumne freónd onfón willaþ tó him, ðæt nán unðæslícnys him ne ðurfe derian, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 8

Linked entry: þæslícness

ge-þeódrǽden

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Add: a joining together Fingra geþeódrǽdene digitorum coniunctione, Scint. 69, 19. communion, fellowship, association, society, company Ne nán bróðor óðerne mid his geþeódrǽdenne ne lette, R. Ben. 74, 23. Hí manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan hominum consortia

un-gewuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewuniendlíc, un-gewunigendlíc; adj.

Uninhabitable

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Uninhabitable Án ðæra dǽla is ungewuniendlíc (-wunig-, MS. P.: unwuniendlíc, MSS. L. R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21

Linked entry: un-wuniendlíc

wicce-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-dóm, es; m.
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Witchcraft, sorcery, magic Nǽfre nán man ne geþrístlǽce ǽnigne deófles bigencg tó dónne, ne on wíglunge, ne on wiccedóme, ne on ǽnegum ídelum anginne, Homl. Ass. 143, 123

cote

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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add

molcen

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Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt swá hreáw, geþwere þonne and þicge, and gemenge ǽr wiþ flétan, and nán óþer molcen þicge, Lch. ii. 264, 26. Add