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scildan

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Á hé sceal scyldan crístenum mannum wið ǽlc þǽra þinga þe synlic bið, ii. 312, 23

smearcian

(v.)
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Swá se hálga wer þis gehýrde, þá smercode (hlóh, v. l.) hé swilce hé þæt spell forhogode quo audito vir sanctus dedignando subrisit, Gr. D. 29, 13. Ðá heó þis gehýrde, þá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Hml. S. 23 b, 590. Add

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, n.
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Add Micel strec bið þæt mennisce menn mid eádmódum geearnungum ðá heofenlican myrhðe begytan, Hml. Th. i. 360, 26

teosu-word

(n.)
Grammar
teosu-word, es; n.
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An injurious word Þá hé swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo, þá earnode hé mé þæs écan teónan, Nap. 62. Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gealpettunga, þá earnode hé mé þára mǽstan benda, 27, 39

á-stregdan

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á-stregdan, Add: also pp.-strogden
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L.) þis gehálgode wæter ofer þæs mannes líchaman, Gr. D. 82, 17. Ástregde (-stréde, v. 1.) man þone wǽtan mid háligwætere liquor aspergatur aqua benedicta, Ll. Th. ii. 214, 29. Ástrogden asparsus, Rtl. 118, 5 : 119, II: 122, 22

ge-cnǽwe

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þǽr wunedon, gecnǽwe heora synna, Hml. A. 102, 15. with clause Ic ne eom gecnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne ... gyf ǽnig mann secge ꝥ ic hig ǽr him geunnan sceolde ... C.D. iv. 222, 27. Hé oðsóc ꝥ hé hit wǽre.

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr hé heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372. Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna, Cri. 693. in or to a high position or rank Se fæder þóhte hwám hé hí (his daughter) mihte heálícost forgifan, Ap.

Linked entry: heá-lic

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

ge-sceþþan

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Þú þæt gehéte . . . þæt ús heterófra hild ne gesceóde, 1422. Ne biþ hire (the stomach) gesceóed fram cealdum mettum, Lch. ii. 220, 25. ¶ where the particular, in respect to which injury is done, is marked Hié fela folca feore gesceódon, Dan. 15.

Linked entries: sceþþan ge-sceaþan

on-þeón

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Wit þæ̂re beadwe bêgen ne onþungan, Rä. 85, 23. Add

gearolíce

(adv.)
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Add: <b>geare-líce, gear-líce</b> well. of sight, perception Þá mihte hé mid þan óþron geseón, and on þám inne hé gearlíce oncneów hwæt þǽr inne wæs, Guth. 98, 5. of knowledge, understanding Ic habbe gearolíce (cúðlíce, v. l. ) ongyten ꝥte

be-sárgian

(v.)
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Besárigende losian worulde condolens perire seculum, 34, 20. with idea of regret Hé besárgode ꝥ hé ne móste læncg brúcan þæs leóhtes, Hml. S. 21, 252. Hé behreówsode þ hé swá réðne dóm sette, and hit besár-gode ǽfre, 32, 227.

Linked entry: sárgian

lystan

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Swá hwelcne mon swá lyste þæt witan, Ors. 1. 11 ; S. 50, 17. with gen. and dat. infin. cf. (2 d) Fela mé lyste witan ðes þe ic nát.

heofone

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Þǽre heofenan wæterþeótan wǽron geopenode, Gen. 7, II: 8, 2. Hwí is ꝥ tácn (the rainbow) on þǽre lyftenan (-ran, MS.) heofonan (cf. arcum meum ponam in nubibus et erit signum, Gen. 9, 13) gesewen ?

eorþe

the groundsoillandearththe eartha landcountrysoilmoulddust

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Swá seó hefige byrþen siteþ on þǽm deádan líchoman þǽre byrgenne, and hié se stán and seó eorþe þrycce, Bl. H. 75, 9. Þú eart eorþe, and þú scealt eft tó eorðan weorðan, 123, 9. Se eorðan dǽl the body, Gú. 1340. Wyrcað weófod of eorðan, Ex. 20, 24.

Linked entry: eorþ-lic

ídel

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Wutun hí ídle gedón ( exinanite ) oð þæt hí heora eard geceósan, Ps.

witan

Grammar
witan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Mid þý þá heó þone munuc þǽr wiste, Hml. S. 33, 62. Ánne cniht þone þe heó getreówost wiste, 94. Se mon sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, Ll.

hínan

to humblehumiliatedegradeinsultto conquersubjecto oppressafflictto lay lowdestroyto lay wastedestroyto accuse

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Sum óðer hine wolde slán on his heáfde mid heardum ísene, ac ꝥ wǽpen wand áweg mid þám slege of þæs réðan handum þe hine hýnan wolde. Hml.

Linked entries: hýnan hénan hinend

eáster

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Þæt hié Eástron onryht heóldon, 716; P. 42, 15.

deriend-lic

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Þá deóflu æteówiað þǽre synfullan sáwle ðá derigendlican sprǽca and ðá mánfullan dǽda. Hml. Th. i. 410, 7. ¶ with. dat. of object exposed to hurt :-- Oðer deófolgild is derigendlic þǽre sáwle, Hml. S. 17, 49. Add