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húsel

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Hé gehálgode húsel of hláfe and of wíne, Angl. vii. 44, 415. tó húsle (ge)hálgian to consecrate (bread and wine) for the Eucharist Hí hálgodon hláf and wín tó húsle, Hml.

Æsces dún

(n.)
Grammar
Æsces dún, e; f. [æsc ash-tree, dún a hill]

ASHDOWN

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Æsces dúne A.D. 871, here fought king Æthelred and Alfred, his brother, with all the army [of the Danes], on Ashdown, Chr. 871; Th. 139, 5, col. 1

Linked entry: Esces dún

áttor-láðe

Grammar
áttor-láðe, átter-, an; f.

The cock's spur grassatterlothe [venom-loather]panicum crus galli

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The cock's spur grass, atterlothe [venom-loather]; panicum crus galli Wið áttre, betonican and ða smalan áttorláðan dó on hálig wæter against poison, put betony and the small atterlothe into holy water, L.

Linked entry: átor-láðe

cedelc

(n.)
Grammar
cedelc, e; f.

The herb mercurymercurialis perennis, Lin

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Wið ðæs innoþes heardnysse genim ðás wyrte, ðe man mercurialis, and óðrum naman cedelc nemneþ for hardness of the inwards take this herb, which is called mercurialis, and by another name mercury, Herb. 84, 1; Lchdm. i. 186, 23

cicel

(n.)
Grammar
cicel, cicles; m.

A morsel, little mouthful, cakebuccella, placenta

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Gemenged wið meolowe and to cicle abacen mingled with meal and baked to a cake, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 17; Lchdm. i. 364, 14. Bac hym ánne cicel bake him a cake, Lchdm. iii. 134, 20: L. M. 1, 46; Lchdm. ii. 114, 25: Lchdm. iii. 30, 19, 26: 96, 17

Linked entry: cycel

for-trúwodnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-trúwodnes, -trúgadnes, -ness, e; f.

Over-confidenceprecipitancypresumptionarrogancepræcĭpĭtātiopræsumptioarrŏgantia

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Ða fortrúwodnesse and ða ánwilnesse an Corinctheum Paulus ongeat swíðe wiðerweardne wið hine the presumption and obstinacy of the Corinthians Paul saw [to be] greatly opposed to himself, 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a. 16.

Linked entry: for-trúgadnes

Fresan

(n.)
Grammar
Fresan, gen- Fresena, Fresna; pl. m.

The FrisiansFrisiiFresōnes

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Ðæt Swíþbyrht and Wilbrord biscopas wǽron Fresna þeóde gehálgode that Swithbyrht and Wilbrord were consecrated bishops of the Frisians' nation, Bd. 5, 11; S. 625, 28: Exon. 85 a; Th. 320, 11; Wíd. 27: Beo. Th. 5823; B. 2915

fyrn-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gewrit, -gewryt, es; pl. nom. acc. -gewritu, -gewrito; n.

An ancient writingold scripturevĕtus vel prisca scriptūra

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An ancient writing, old scripture; vĕtus vel prisca scriptūra Ðý-læs toworpen síen fród fyrngewritu lest the wise old scriptures should be overturned, Elen. Kmbl. 861; El. 431.

(adv.)
Grammar
iá, adv.

Yea

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Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer óþ ðæt hé cwæþ já wið the king pressed her brother eagerly until he said yes in reply, Chr. 1067 ; Erl. 204, 23

mægden-cild

(n.)
Grammar
mægden-cild, es; n.

A female childgirl

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Ðonne ða wíf heora bearn cendon, ðonne féddon hié ða mǽdencild and slógon ða hysecild, and ðǽm mǽdencildum hié fortendun ðæt swíðre breóst foran, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 46, 10-12. Tǽcende ðám mǽdencildum docendo puellas, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 28, 16

port-geat

(n.)
Grammar
port-geat, es; n.
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Fare ðæt wíf tó ðam portgate perget mulier ad portam civitatis, Deut. 25, 7, Ðá dá hé geneálǽhte ðam portgeate (cf. ðære ceastre gate, Lk. Skt. 7, 12), Homl. Th. i. 490, 30. Ðæt portgeat getácnaþ sum líchamlíc andgit ðe menn þurh syngiaþ, 492, 13.

weorold-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-snotor, adj.
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Wise in earthly matters Ægelwíg se woruldsnotra abbod on Eofeshamme, Chr. 1078; Erl. 215, 29. Woroldsnottre men ( naturalists ) secgaþ. ðæt ða ficsas sýn on sǽ hundteóntiges cynna and ðreó and fíftiges, Shrn. 65, 31.

bridel

Grammar
bridel, l. brídel (from brigdel),
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Þæt wíf sceolde him tógeánes gán and his brídel onfón, ii. 142, 18. Lupatis brídlum frænis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 61. Ísenum brídlum ferratis saliuaribus, An. Ox. 2188. substitute for first instance and add:

ceole

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Add: a throat Gif ðé þynce ðæt ðú tó wrǽne sý, wít ðaét ðínre ceolan for ðám unnyttum lustum, Prov. K. 54. Ceolan gurgustio (cf. gurgustio ceolor ( omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 34; v. Angl. viii. 451), Wrt.

eág-sealf

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Ðis is seó séleste eáhsalf wið éhwærce, Lch. i. 374, 1. Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon, iii. 292, 1: 4, 4. His man brúceþ on eágsealfe, i. 334, 4. Ðis mæg tó eáhsalfe, 374, 14. Nim þǽr góde eáhsealfe, iii. 292, 15, 18.

fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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One who fills a vessel, who pours wine into a cup Fætfellere abatis (cf. fert abatis orcam, 176, 41), Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 35.

Linked entry: fyllere

for-syngian

(v.)
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Substitute: To make sinful; reflex, to sin Gif hé hine sylfne wið God forsyngað, Wlfst, 280, 8. ¶ forsyngod burdened with sin, sinful :-- Swá se man sý swýðor forsingod, swá he geornor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8.

Linked entry: for-singian

ge-wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilwan, ge-wilwian, ge-wylian.
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D. 101, 13, 18. to roll together, band together Hí drífað þá dráfe crístenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ út ðurh þás þeóde gewylede (-wil-, -wel-, v. ll. ) tógædere, Wlfst. 163, 6. v. wilwan

gifol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gifol-ness, e; f.
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Liberality, munificence Sint tó manienne ðá ðe mildheortlíce sellað . . . ðý lǽs sió gídsung ðæs lǽnan lofes ádwǽsce ðæt leóht ðǽre giofolnesse, oððe eft sió giofolness sié gemenged wið unrót-nesse, oððe eft for dǽm giefum his mód fægnige ne dationis

Linked entry: gifelness

up-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weardes, adv.

Upwards

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Hé his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones manus ad coelum tendons, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 166, 19

Linked entry: uppe-weardes