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ge-sýnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sýnelíce, adv.

Visibly

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Visibly Ðæt tácen gesýnelíce bær bore that token visibly, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 15

eorþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-fæt, es; n.

An earthen vessel, the body vas terrâ factum, corpus

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An earthen vessel, the body; vas terrâ factum, corpus Se gǽst nimeþ swá wíte swá wuldor, swá him in worulde ðæt eorþfæt ǽr geworhte the spirit receives either punishment or glory, as the body has worked for him before in the world, Exon. 98 a; Th. 367

eofor-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eofor-líc, es; n.

A boar-likenessapri sĭmŭlacrum

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A boar-likeness; apri sĭmŭlacrum Eoforlíc scionon ioar's likenesses shone, Beo. Th. 612 ; B. 303

þegnung-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-weorod, es; n.
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A body of attendants or serving-men Manege of ðæs ealdormannes þénungwerode, Shrn. 154, 26

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem noctes transierunt, Deut. 9, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 293; An. 147: Elen. Kmbl. 2452; El. 1227.

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak outdeclareexpresstellsayrelateexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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Ðá asǽdon his geféran then said his companions, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33. Óþ ðæt ic asecge donec annunciem, Ps. Th. 70, 17

ceác

(n.)
Grammar
ceác, es; m. A pitcher, jug, basin, laver; urceus, caucus = καῦκος , luter = λουτήρ
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Bos. 7, 4, 8. Ðæt he hét ðǽr ǽrene ceácas onhón ut ibi æreos caucos suspendi juberet, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6. Befóran ðæm temple stód ǽren ceác, onuppan twelf ǽrenum oxum. . .

Linked entries: céc ceác ful

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or nearpossessobserveconsiderbewareregardmindtake heedbehaveto meansignifytenereinhabitareservarecuraregerereto BEHOLDseelook onobservareaspicerevidere

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to hold by or near, possess, observe, consider, beware, regard, mind, take heed, behave, to mean, signify; tenere, inhabitare, servare, curare, gerere Heora ǽ to behealdenne to observe their laws Ors. 3, 5 ; Bos. 57, 21.

Linked entries: be-held bi-healdan

EAXEL

(n.)
Grammar
EAXEL, eaxl, exl, e; f: eaxle, an; f.

The shoulder hŭmĕrus

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Bos. 15, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3148; An. 1577

Linked entries: eaxle esl exl

GEALLA

(n.)
Grammar
GEALLA, ealla, an; m.

GALLbilefelbīlisa gallfretted place on the skinintertrīgo

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Bos. 27, 34 : Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 13; Cri. 1439. Wið seóndum geallan for straining out bile, L. M. 3, 11; Lchdm. ii. 314, 7. a gall, fretted place on the skin; intertrīgo Wið horses geallan for a horse's gall, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 156, 21.

Linked entry: ealla

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Mid mycelre gnornunge ymbe ðæs cyninges slege with great grief for the king's death, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 24: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 13; Edg. 39.

ge-lufian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lufian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To love, esteemămāre, dilĭgĕre

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Bos. 1, 11. Hí wǽron gelufode ămāti sunt, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 8, 11, 13, 16

Linked entry: lufian

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf and ða sceafþan dyde on wæter rasa folia codicum, et ipsam rasuram aquae immissam, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 37. Monige men sprytlan ácurfon and on wæter scófan, 3, 17; S. 544, 45, col. 1. Sceaf (scaf, MS.

EARFE

(n.)
Grammar
EARFE, earbe, an; f? A tare; ervurn, orŏbus=ὄροβος
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Earfan wyl on wætere boil tares in water, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 16

Linked entry: earbe

ilf

Grammar
ilf, [The gender of ælf, ilf seems nowhere decisively fixed, but the forms dún-ylfa, -ælfa seem to show that at any rate sometimes it is feminine.]
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Sý ꝥ ylfa þe him sié, þis him mæg tó bóte, Lch. ii. 290, 29. Add

út-fór

(n.)
Grammar
út-fór, e; f.

A going out from the bodyan evacuation

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A going out from the body, an evacuation Be drencum and útfórum, Lchdm. ii. 14, 30

ge-andwlatod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-andwlatod, adj.

Bold-faced

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Bold-faced Geandwlatade sceamleáste fron-tosam inpudentiam An. Ox. 8, 365. Geandwlatude, Angl. xiii. 37, 277

Linked entry: -andwlatod

níd-þeówetling

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þeówetling, es; m.

One who is forced into slavery

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Bora received sixty pence for his mediation ), Chart.

Linked entry: þeówetling

a-driógan

Grammar
a-driógan, -drióhan

to bear

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The Bodl. MS. has a-drióhan

bǽm

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
bǽm, for bám; dat. of begen

both

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both, Bt. 38, 5, MS. Cott; Fox 206, 15: Th. Diplm. A.D. 804-829; 463, 3