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wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Lind. 14, 65. to cover with clothes, to clothe Ic wreó mé wǽda leásne, leáfum þecce, Cd. Th. 53, 26; Gen. 867. Ic wses nacod, and gé clǽððon ł wrigon (wriogan, Rush.) meh eram nudus, et operuistis me, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 36.

Linked entry: wríga

loxe

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
loxe, in loxanwudu,
  • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 345, 5. Cf. [?] Grff. ii. 163
luhsa,

Linsalynx-wood

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Linsa [sylvestris, Gottheit] or loxan wudu = lynx-wood

pundar

(n.)
Grammar
pundar, pundur
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a plumb-line Pundar perpendiculum, modica petra de plumbo, quam ligant in filo quando aedifeant parietes, Txts. 112, 36. [Cf. punder librilla, ' librilla est baculus cum corrigia plumbata, ad librandum carnes,' Prompt. Parv. 416.

Linked entry: wiht-mearc

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOWflavus

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Geolwe linde [acc. f.] yellow shield, 5213; B. 2610. Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419

foxes clife

(n.)
Grammar
foxes clife, an; f.

The greater burdockarctium lappa

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The greater burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eáwyrt take burdock, some men call it fox's cliver or the greater burdock, some riverwort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3: Lchdm. iii. 74, 10

stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription Hé þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá hé hí rǽdde, þá cóm hé tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr hé ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ hí fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml

lǽce-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-hús, es; n.

A hospital

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A hospital, a house where the sick are tended by a leech Hé hine gelǽdde on his lǽcehús [Lind. lécehús] and hine lácnude And brohte óðrum dæge twegen penegas and sealde ðam lǽce and ðus cwæþ Begým hys illum duxit in stabulum et curam ejus egit.

land-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
land-begenga, an; m.

husbandmanfarmera native

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Lind. 12, 1. an inhabitant of a country, a native Ðá sægdon mé ða londbigengan mihi locorum incole affirmabant, Nar. 20, 16. Ðám sylfan landbigengum ipsis indigenis, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 34.

Linked entry: land-begang

ge-wǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽde, -wéde, es; n.

A garmentclothingvestimentum

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Lind. 3, 4. Mið his gewédum vestimentis ejus, 27, 31. He onféng cynegewǽdum purpuram sumpsit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19. Ongon me gewédum þeccan he began to deck me with weeds, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 13; Rä. 10, 4

seowian

(v.)
Grammar
seowian, seówan, siwian; p. ode; pp. od, ed. id
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Siwaþ (siuieþ, Lind.: siowes, Rush.) assuit , Mk. Skt. 2, 21. Sum sútere siwode (seowode, MS. C.) ðæs hálgan weres sceós, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 23. Hig siwodon ficleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc. Gen. 3, 7. Seowa mid seolce fæste, Lchdm. ii. 56, 7.

Linked entries: siwian supe

ge-risene

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne; adj.

Fit, convenient, propercongruus, decens, conveniens

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Lind. 12, 48. Ðis þinceþ gerisne this seems fitting, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 17; Gen. 2476. Swá gerysne ne wæs as was not seemly, 76; Th. 94, 22; Gen. 1565: 9; Th. 11, 2; Gen. 169: Beo. Th. 5299; B. 2653.

Linked entries: -risene ge-rysene

ge-risenlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-risenlíc, comp. m. -lícra, f. n. -lícre; adj.

Convenient, suitable, befittingconvĕniens, aptus

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Lind. 2, 49. Ðé is gerisenlícre ðæt ðú sí mid rihte ofersteled, ðonne ðú oferstele óðerne man mid wóge it is more befitting thee to be overruled with right than to overrule another with wrong, Prov. Kmbl. 8: Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 23

snúde

(adv.)
Grammar
snúde, adv.

At once, quietly, directly to walk fast

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Lind. Rush. 3, 3. Gangaþ snúde go directly Elen. Kmbl. 625; El. 313: 307; El. 154. Hét hine snúde eft cuman bade him quickly return Beo. Th. 3743; B. 1869. Se wyrm gebeáh snúde tósomne 5129; B. 2568.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Ealle míne þing synt þíne (ðíno, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 15, 31. Hig wǽron þíne (ðíno, Lind.), Jn. Skt. 17, 6. used substantively, thine Nis sceat ðæs ic þínes áhredde not a penny of what I saved of thine, Cd. Th. 129, 16; Gen. 2144.

croh

(n.)
Grammar
croh, es; m?

Saffron crocuscrocus sativus, Lin

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Saffron; crocus = κροκόσ, crocus sativus, Lin Meng mid [MS. wið] croh mingle it with saffron L. M. 2, 37; Lchdm. ii. 244, 23; Herb. 118, 2; Lchdm. i. 232, 7; Med. ex Quadr. 5, 4; Lchdm. i. 348, 14

Linked entry: collon-cróh

worþ

(n.)
Grammar
worþ, weorþ, wurþ, wierþ, wyrþ, e; f; es; m. : wyrþe, wirþe
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(v. wyrþe-land, and first extract under I),
es; m.

a closean enclosed placean enclosed homesteada habitation with surrounding landlanda place enclosed by buildingsa courthalla placestreet

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Lind. 26, 69: Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 66, Óð tó on worðe usque in atrium, 14, 54: Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 18, 15. Bifora ðone (ꝥ, Lind. ) worð ante atrium, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 68. On word (atrium) ðæs dómernes, 15, 16.

Linked entries: ryge weorþ

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash outto washcleansebaptizeanointabluerelucrelavarebaptizareunguere

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Lind. War. 12, 3

be-hófian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hófian, bi-hófian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To have need ofto needrequireegereindigereImpersonallyit BEHOVETHit concernsit is needful or necessaryoportetinterest

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Lind. War. 3, 7

in-faran

(v.)
Grammar
in-faran, p. -fór

To go intoenter

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Lind. 10, 9. Infór se cingc on ða sǽ ingressus est pharao in mare, Cantic. Moys. 19. Ðis synd Israhéla naman ðe infóron on Egipta land hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel, qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum, Gen. 46, 8.

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

provisionsvictualsprovisions served out at fixed timesrations

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Ðá sǽde hé him : Beóþ éðhylde on eówrum andlyfenum (Lind. Rush. nestum = stipendiis ), Lk. Skt. 3, 14