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ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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þám þe cyrican mid ídele sécað: þæt syndan þá ungesǽligan þe ðǽr fleardiað mid ídelre spǽce and hwílum mid ídelre ðǽde, Wlfst. 279, 5-8. Ðonne ongitt ðín sáwl ðæt ðú sylf lufodest ídel, Hex. 50, 22. ¶ on ídel.

scǽnan

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Gif þú ostran habban wylle, þonne clǽm þú þíne wynstran hand ðám gemete þe þú ostran on handa hæbbe, and dó mid sexe oððe mid fingre swylce þú ostran scénan wylle, Tech. ii. 124, 14. Add

an-gin

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down the wall.

god-fæder

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Ic eom þín godfæder and þú mín goddohtor, Hml. A. 178, 297. Ðá unsprecendan cild beóð gehealdene on ðam fulluhte ðurh geleáfan þæs fæder and þǽre móder and þæs foresprecendan godfæder, Hml. Th. ii. 116, 16; 52, 2.

healf

(n.; num.)
Grammar
healf, e; f.
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Gif ðú fǽrst tó ðære winstran hælfe ic healde ða swíðran healfe gif ðú ðonne ða swíðran healfe gecíst ic fare tó ðære winstran healfe if thou wilt take the left hand then I will go to the right hand; or if thou depart to the right hand then I will go

Linked entries: half healfe

cwic

(adj.)
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Take here the (accusative) forms given under cwicen and those under cwicu, and add Nát nǽnig man hwæþer se Jóhannes sí þe cwicu þe deád, Shrn. 32, 30. Cwucu vivus, Scint. 37, 16.

crístnung

(n.)
Grammar
crístnung, e; f.
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performing the ritual that precedes baptism. v. crístnian, baptizing Pápa gesette . . . ꝥ þæs Hálgan Gástes þénung wǽre in þǽre gife þæs fulluhtes, nalæs þæs mannes in crístnunge ( in baptizando ), Ll. Th. ii. 140, 17

ge-munan

(v.)
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Th. i. 326, 11. to remember (and pray for) the living Gemune þú mé earminge on þínum gebedum, Hml.

cyne-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-ríce, cyne-rýce, es; n.

A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm regnum

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A royal region or possession, a kingdom, realm; regnum Secg monig wyscte ðæt ðæs cyneríces ofercumen wǽre many a warrior wished that there was an end of that kingdom, Exon. 100b; Th. 378, 34; Deór. 26.

Linked entry: cyning-ríce

melcan

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Gif þé meolce lyste, þonne strocca þú þínne wynstran finger mid þínre swýþra[n] handa þám gelíce swylce þú melce, Tech. ii. 123, 25. Add

rówend

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Þá hwíle þe þá rówendas (nautae) þæs scipes him sóhton óþre geréðru, Gr. D. 306, 3. Add

ge-tǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽcan, -tǽcean, -técan; p. -tǽhte; pp. -tǽht [tǽcan to teach]
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Ðæt ðú me getǽhte that thou teach me, Andr. Kmbl. 969; An. 485. Ðæt he riht getǽhte that he should declare the truth, Elen. Kmbl. 1199; El. 601

Linked entry: ge-técan

a-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scínan, p. -scán, pl. -scinon; pp. -scinen

To shine forthto be clearevidentclarescereelucere

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Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú. 1282

ge-unnan

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Ic wille eówres geunnan eów, on þá gerád þe gé mé geunnan mínes, Ll. Th. i. 196, 18: 330, 12. (2 a) with gen. of pron. representing a clause. Cf. Crístes gespelian þe crístendóm and cynedóm healdaþ þá hwíle þe þæs God geann, Ll. Th. i. 350, 4.

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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Th, 104, 35. Dú gefyldest foldan and rodoras wuldres ðínes thou hast filled earth and skies with thy glory, Exon. 13 b; Th. 25, 29; Cri. 408. Óð ðæt ðú gefylle ðíne ðegnunge until thou fulfil thy business, Blickl.

festermann

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Þis synd þá festermenn þe Ósferð funde, C.D.B. iii. 369, 3, and often, v. Beiblatt 24, 281. Add

ge-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweorcan, he -swyrcþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen
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Th. 17, 9.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Mennen þe þú áhreddest herges cræftum, Gen. 2127. Títus cóm mid Rómána herige . . . þá leóde flugon þá hié þone here tóweardne wiston, Bl. H. 79, 11-13.

HORN

(n.)
Grammar
HORN, es; m.
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Th. 117, 25

Linked entry: hyrne

á-spanan

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Be þám men þe wífman fram his hláforde áspaneð (allicit) for unrihtum hǽmede, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 24. Sicilie healfe áspónan (-speónnon, v. l.)