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wiþ-weorpan

(v.)
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See Beiblatt 21, 174

mealm-stán

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Wrít þysne circul mid þínes cnífes orde on ánum mealmstáne (printed mealan stáne; but see Archiv cxxix. 48, n. l), Lch. i. 395, 4. Add

Sceaftes-burh

(n.)

Shaftesbury

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See also Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 329, col. 1

wær

(n.)

the sea

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the sea Wé ðissa leóda land gesóhton wære bewrecene, Andr. Kmbl. 537; An. 269. Hú ðú wǽgflotan, wære bestémdan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, 974; An. 487

heá-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
heá-lícness, e; f.

Loftiness, sublimity, greatness

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Seó heofenlíce heálícnyss wearþ geopenod the greatness of heaven was revealed, Homl. Th. i. 106, 31

ofer-mæcga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mæcga, an; m.

A man superior to others, an illustrious persona mighty champion

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A man superior to others, an illustrious person Ofermæcga spræc dýre Dryhtnes þegn the angel sent to save Guthlac Exon. Th. 143, 21; Gu. 664

cræftig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræftig-líce, adv.

WorkmanlikeCRAFTILY fabreartificiose

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Seó heáfodstów cræftiglíce geworht ætýwde locus capitis fabrefactus apparuit Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 1

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niþer-stige

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Se nyðerstige and se úpstige descensus et ascensus, R. Ben. I. 28, 3. Add

wítiend-lic

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Se wítiendlica and se apostolica cwyde prophetica apostolicaqae scententia, Gr. D. 138, 16. Add

diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levitediācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

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Se mót fulligan cild, and ðæt folc húsligan [i.e. he mót eác hláf sillan, gif þearf biþ he may also give the bread, if need be, L. Ælf.

Linked entry: deácon

sin-gal

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-gal, adj.
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</b> of an unbroken series, in succession, continuous :-- Þurh syx singal geár per sex continuos annos, Bd. 4, 23 ; S. 595, 17 : 5, 9 ; S. 623, 27. of long continuance, lasting Wæs seó éhtnys[se] singalre ( diuturnior ) eallum ðám ǽrgedónum, 1

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waroþ

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ, (-uþ, -aþ, -eþ), wearoþ, weroþ, warþ, es; m.
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Nǽnig cépa ne seah ellendne wearoð (-od, MS.) nec nova littora viderat hospes, 8, 30. Weroþ, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 13. Ðǽr ( at the Red Sea ) wǽron ða wareðas dríge, Ps. Th. 105, 9. Ofer waroða geweorp, Andr. Kmbl. 611 ; An. 306.

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wiþ-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp.-cweden.

to replyto gainsaycontradict maintain an opposite opinionto contradictopposeresistto refuserejectnot to allow

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Ða mágas setton ðam cilde naman Zacharias, ac seó módor him wiðcwæð mid wordum, and se dumba fæder mid gewrite, Homl. Th. i. 354, 25. Drihtne ðrowende him cuoeðende wiðcuoeð Domino passurum se dicenti contradicit, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 2.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Biþ hlíseádigra ðe hit selþ ðonne þe hit gaderaþ . . . ge eác þá welan beóþ hlíseádigran þonne þonne hié mon selþ þonne hié beón þonne hié mon gadraþ and healt, 13; F. 38, 11-15.

swán

(n.)
Grammar
swán, es; m.
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Icel. sveinn) Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor æt wera hilde sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, ne nǽfre swánas swétne medu (swa noc hwitne, Hickes) sél forgyldan, Fins. Th. 78; Fin. 39

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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Manige bearn beóþ gestrýned tó heora eldrena forwyrde, Bt. 31, l ; F. 112, 9. in pl. more or less distant kinsfolk of a person in direct ascent Se mon þe bócland hæbbe and him his yldran (mǽgas, v. l. ) lǽfdon, Ll. Th. i. 88, 16.

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Th. ii. 90, 18. to incite (cf. þurh þes (Ranulf's) macunge and tóspryttinge se eorl pis land mid unfriðe gesóhte,) (Chr. 1101; Erl. 238, 1) Sprytte instigavit, Anglia xiii. 36, 245. Ðá sprytte se deófol ðæt folc tó his (Christ's) siege, Homl.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

dynge

(n.)
Grammar
dynge, dinge, dynige, es; m?

A noise, dashing, storm sonus, strepĭtus, procella

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A noise, dashing, storm; sonus, strepĭtus, procella On dynges mere on the sea of noise, Gst. Rthm. ii. 66, 20; Chr. 937; Th. 206, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: dincge dinne

fífel

(n.)
Grammar
fífel, es; n? m?

A sea-monstermonstergiantmonstrum mărīnumgĭgas

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A sea-monster, monster, giant; monstrum mărīnum, gĭgas Þurh fífela gefeald forþ onette through the field of the monsters he hastened forth, Wald. 76; Vald. 2, 10

firen-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
firen-bealu, gen. -bealuwes; n.

A sinful evilpeccātum scĕlestum

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A sinful evil; peccātum scĕlestum On him Dryhten gesihþ firenbealu láþlíc in them the Lord shall see loathly sinful evil, Exon. 26b; Th. 78, 19; Cri. 1276