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on-sundness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sundness, e; f.

Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw

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Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw Andsumnysse (ansundnysse?) integritatis, virginitatis, Hpt. Gl. 444, 53. Gefég ðás bricas tó ansundnysse join these broken gems together so that they may again be whole, Homl. Th. i. 62, 8

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swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.

Sound, melody

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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42

Linked entry: ge-swin

swétian

(v.)
Grammar
swétian, p. ede

To be sweet or pleasant

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To be sweet or pleasant Ðætte ús biterige sió hreówsung, swá swá ús ǽr swétedon ða synna that repentance may prove bitter to us, as before sins were sweet to us, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 425, 14

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate; ecclesiæ census. Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church. In a charter of Bishop Werfrith, those to whom it was granted, agreed, — Ðæt hí agefen élce gére þreó mittan hwǽtes to ciric-sceatte

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to ⬩ cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus ⬩ to bring before or refer to any one ⬩ referre ad aliquem

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to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to; cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus Draca hord eft gesceát, dryhtsele dyrne the dragon again

Linked entry: ge-stoten

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languish ⬩ to be or become weak ⬩ idle ⬩ slothful ⬩ remiss ⬩ languescere ⬩ remittere ⬩ desidiosum fieri

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To languish, to be or become weak, idle, slothful, remiss; languescere, remittere, desidiosum fieri Ne lǽt ðú ðe ðín mód asealcan wǽrfæst willan mínes let not thou thy mind languish [to be] observant of my will, Cd. 99; Th. 130, 30; Gen. 2167. Asolcen

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BELGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BELGAN, ic belge, ðu bilgst, bilhst, he bilgþ, bilhþ, bylgþ, pl. belgaþ; p. ic, he bealg, bealh, ðú bulge pl. bulgon; pp. bolgen.

To cause oneself to swell with anger ⬩ to make oneself angry ⬩ irritate oneself ⬩ enrage oneself ⬩ ira se tumefacere ⬩ se irritare ⬩ se exasperare ⬩ To swell with anger ⬩ to be angry ⬩ to be enraged ⬩ ira tumere ⬩ indignari ⬩ irasci

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Grammar BELGAN, v. reflex. acc. To cause oneself to swell with anger, to make oneself angry, irritate oneself, enrage oneself; ira se tumefacere, se irritare, se exasperare Nelle ðú on écnesse ðé áwa belgan non in æternum indignaberis Ps. Th. 102, 9.

níd-riht

(n.)
Grammar
níd-riht, es; n.

a duty that must be performed ⬩ service ⬩ office ⬩ officium ⬩ debitum ⬩ a due ⬩ what must be paid

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(v. níd, III). a duty that must be performed, service, office; officium, debitum Nédreht debitum, Rtl. 89, 26. God-cund þeówdóm is gesett on cyriclícum þénungum æfter canoneclícan gewunan tó niédrihte eallum gehádedum mannum. On ǽlcne tíman man sceal

ge-hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrtan, p. -hyrte; pp. -hyrted, -hyrt [hyrtan to hearten, encourage; heorte the heart]

To encourage ⬩ animate ⬩ refresh ⬩ confortare ⬩ animare ⬩ refrigerare

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To encourage, animate, refresh; confortare, animare, refrigerare Beó ðú húru gehyrt, and hicg þegenlíce be thou only encouraged, and strive nobly, Jos. 1, 18. Ðæt ðínre wylne sunu sý gehyrt that the son of thy slave may be refreshed; ut refrigeretur

Linked entry: hyrtan

ge-sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceamian, -sceomian, -scamian, -scomian; p. ode ; pp. od.

To blush, be ashamed, be confounded ⬩ erubescĕre, confundi ⬩ To shame, cause or bring shame to, confound ⬩ pūdēre, confundĕre ⬩ to be ashamed

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v. intrans. To blush, be ashamed, be confounded; erubescĕre, confundi Gesceamian [MS. gesceaman] oððe gescende sýn ða sécendan sáwle míne confundantur quærentes anĭmam meam, Ps. Spl. 34, 4. Gesceomadon alle fióndas his erubescebant omnes adversari ejus

Linked entries: ge-scamian ge-scomian

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lustfullian, p. ode; pp. od.

To be delighted, be pleased, rejoice ⬩ delectāri, lætāri ⬩ To delight, please ⬩ delectāre, jŭvāre

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v. intrans. To be delighted, be pleased, rejoice; delectāri, lætāri Hí gelustfulliaþ on mycelnysse sybbe delectābuntur in multĭtūdĭne pācis, Ps. Spl. 36, 11. Gelustfulla on Drihtne delectāre in Dŏmĭno, 36, 4. For ðysum gelustfullod is heorte mín propter

un-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
un-rótsian, p. ode.

to be sad ⬩ to be sorrowful ⬩ to make sad or sorrowful

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to be sad, to be sorrowful Hé unrótsade contristatus, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 5. Ðá unrótsodon helware, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 292. Ðæt gehwá for his synnum unrótsige mid sóðre dǽdbóte, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 20. Ðú lǽrdest ðæt wé ne unrótsodon, þeáh úre spéda

ceáp-gyld

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indemnity for stolen property.Add: Gecýðe hé ꝥ hit wǽre forstolen, and bidde syþþan his ceápgildes, Ll. Th. i. 238, 13. 8. Þingie hé on þám ceápgilde, náht on þám wíte, 210, 16. Þone þeóf út niman be his were and be fullan ceápgilde, 228, 28. ꝥ wé niman

on-þeón

(v.)

to prosper ⬩ to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable

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to prosper Se wæs wreccena wíde mǽrost ofer werþeóde wígendra hleó ellendǽdum; hé ðæs ǽr onþáh ( so at first he prospered ), Beo. Th. 1805; B. 900. to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable Gamele ne móston hilde onþeón the aged might not

on-týnness

(n.)
Grammar
on-týnness, e; f.

an opening, aperture ⬩ discovery

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an opening, aperture Se heofon tóbyrst and eall engla cynn lóciaþ þurh þa ontýnnesse on manna cynn, Blickl. Homl. 93, 24. discovery Be cierlisces monnes ontýnesse (betogenesse, MSS. B. H. Schmid takes ontýnesse = ontigenesse, and Thorpe translates '

Linked entry: týnness

hleór-beran

(n.; v.)
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Eofor lic scionon [o]fer hleor beran gehroden golde fat [and] fyr heard feth wearde heold. Beo. Th. 612-6; B. 303-5. Grein and Heyne take hleor beran as a compound, the former explaining 'was auf dem Gesicht getragen wird, Helmvisier? [oder faciei munimentum

Linked entry: hliét

friþ-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gewrit, es; n.

Peace-writing ⬩ an article of peace ⬩ pācis scriptum ⬩ artĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti

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Peace-writing, an article of peace; pācis scriptum, artĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti Béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make amends according as the articles of peace say, L. Ed. 8; Th. i. 164, 8

Linked entry: ge-writ

gæd

(n.)
Grammar
gæd, es; n.

A being together ⬩ fellowship ⬩ union ⬩ sŏciĕtas

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A being together, fellowship, union; sŏciĕtas Nolde gæd geador in Godes ríce, eádiges engles and ðæs ofermódan there would not [be] any fellowship in God's kingdom, of the blessed angel and the proud together, Salm. Kmbl. 899; Sal. 449

Linked entry: ge-gæde

ge-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fadung, e; f.

A disposing ⬩ arranging ⬩ dispŏsĭtio

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A disposing, arranging; dispŏsĭtio He nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre he would not be almighty if any arranging were difficult to him, Bd. de net. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 6; Lchdm. iii. 278, 14

ge-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screádian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To cut off trim, prune ⬩ sarpere

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To cut off trim, prune; sarpere Gif se wíngeard ne biþ onriht gescreádod if the vineyard be not rightly pruned, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 14. Gescreáded wíngeard sarpta vinea, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 125; Wrt. Voc. 54, 65