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mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Ealle þás dǽda and mǽrsunga [ caelebrationes (Sabbati observatio, circumcisio, &amp;c. )] wé oncnáwaþ wesan gefyllede, An. Ox. 40, 10. Add Heora fixnoðe gelamp micel earfoðnys, þæt Crístes tácne gelumpe micel mærsung, Hml. Th. ii. 290, 6.

tilung

Grammar
tilung, <b>.
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Lǽcedóm is álýfed fram líchamena týddernysse, and hálige gebedu mid Godes bletsunge, and ealle ódre tilunga syndon andsǽte Gode, Hml. S. 17, 215. add: the getting of something Wulfas and león habbað ... máran tuxas tó heora metes tilunge, Hex. 16, 7

un-bindan

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Add: I. to free from a bond (lit. or fig. ) Frameallum bende unrihtwísnesse þú unbinst ( absolvis ) mægen þín, Angl. xi. 116, 5, Hé hí mid bendum fæste hét gewríðan . . . hé hét hí eft ealle unbindan, Hml.

sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorfan, scearf, scurfon; scorfen

To gnawbitescarify

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Gærstapan frǽton ealle ða gærscíðas ðe bufan ðære eorþan wǽron ge furðon ða wyrttruman sceorfende wǽron locustarum nubes, exhaustis omnibus, ipsas quoque radices seminum persequentes Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 12

Linked entries: ge-sceorpan scearfian

tó-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew to pieces,cut to pieces

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Wé synd ealle beléwde tó úre lífleáste, ðæt wé beón tóheáwene mid heardum swurdum, Homl. Ass. 99, 255. Turnus feol mid mechen toheawen, Laym. 178. The helmes thei tohewen and toschrede, Chauc. Kn. T. 1751.

CÍÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÍÞ, cýþ, es; m.

a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, motegermen, festucaseedcrementum

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On eallum cedrum cíþ alǽded [MS. cuþ, ciiþ = cíþ alædeð] the germ formed on all cedar trees, Ps. Th. 148, 9. Eall eorþan cíþ every shoot of the earth, 103, 12. Se snáw bewríhþ wyrta cíþ the snow covers the germ of herbs, Salm. Kmbl. 605; Sal. 302.

Linked entries: cýþ corcíþ

mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽte, adj.

Moderatemeansmallpoorbadinferior

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Unrím ealra cwycra, mycelra and mǽtra (pusilla et magna), Ps. Th. 103, 24: 113, 21: Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 16; Gú. 24.

Linked entries: mæctor ge-mǽte

mǽrþu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽrþu, mǽrþo; indecl.: mǽrþ, e; f.

greatnesshonourgloryfamea greathonourableglorious actiona wonderful thingmighty work

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Ðú hit worhtes eall . . ðeáh ðé nǽnegu nédþearf wǽre ealra ðara mǽrþa thou didst make it all . . though thou didst not need all those mighty works. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 51; Met. 20, 26. Mǽrþa fruma God, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 15; Edg. 41.

ge-freógan

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Se pápa Marinus gefreóde Ongelcynnes scóle be Ælfrédes béne, Chr. 885; P. 80, 5. (4 a) to free land from taxes or services :-- Eall ðæt land sý écelíce gefreód ealra þeówdóma, C. D. vi. 202, 18.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Hé wolde þrowian for ealra manna hǽle and ús gefreólsian from deófles þeówdóme, 65, 33 : 73, 7 : 129, 14. Þæt þú hire cn hǽle gestóde that you would be her salvation, Ps. Ben. 34, 3. Þæt mín mód næbbe náne hǽle æt his Gode, Ps.

efen-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-weorþ, <b>efen-weorþ,</b> -wirþe; adj.
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Substitute: of equal worth or dignity Heó efenwyrþe hí on eallum þingum þám bysceope gegearwade, Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 384, 3. Ꝥ preóstas beón efenweorþe on eallum ciricþénungum, Ll.

for-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tyhtan, p. te; pp. ed

To draw awaylead astrayseducesedūcĕre

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To draw away, lead astray, seduce; sedūcĕre Se ealda feónd forlǽrde lygesearwum, leóde fortyhte the old fiend mistaught with lying snares, led astray the people, Elen. Kmbl. 416; El. 208

ymb-sceáwiendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ymb-sceáwiendlíce, adv.
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Circumspectly Mid ðý hé swá gemetfæstlíce and swá ymbsceáwiendlíce hine sylfne on eallum ðingum beheóld cum ita se modeste et circumspecte in omnibus gereret Bd. 5, 19; S. 937, 5

æfter-fylgend

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Him sylfum and his æfterfiligendum eallan, Chr. 995; P. 128, 39. Add

Linked entry: fylgend

riht-gelífende

(adj.)

having a true belief faithful

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Ic beó lífes gást on eallum rihtgelýfendum on mé, 185, 34

Linked entry: ge-lífende

earme

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Judas wæs on ðǽra twelf apostola rím geteald ǽr hé hine sylfne swíðe earme and unlǽdlíce of ðǽre gemánan ealra Godes gecorenra ádwǽscte and ádílgode, Hml. A. 153, 48. Add

ofer-geswincfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-geswincfull, adj.
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Excessively laborious or troublesome Þis wæs on eallon þingan swíðe hefigtýme geár, and ofergeswincfull on ungewederan, þá man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1098 ; P. 234, 2

Linked entry: ge-swincfull

út-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
út-lagu, (?), e; f.

Outlawry

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Æt eallan utlaga (-an? út-lah, III) þingan de omnibus utlarie rebus, W. ii. 3; Th. i. 489, 20

ofer-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-micel, adj.

Over-much, excessivenimius

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Over-much, excessive: On ðære tíde wæs sió ofer-mycelo hǽlo on ealre worulde, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 3. Bútan hý ouer-micel geswinc habben, R. Ben. 65, 17

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
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Kmbl. 12, 45. without a following noun Ðá nam se þridda hig, and swá ealle seofone (-ene, MS. A.: seofono, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 20, 31. Ealle seofon (-en, MS. A.: -an, MS. B.: ða seofona, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.) hí hæfdon, Mk.

Linked entries: seofan sibun