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smeaþancollíce

(adv.)
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Hé him swýðe smeáþancollíce getǽhte þá syndrigan stówa loca singula subtiliter designavit, Gr. D. 148, 15. Hé smeáþancollíce áxiende oncneów requirens subtiliter agnovit, 172, 14. Hí embe þæt heofonlice líf geornlíce smeádon swýðe smeáþancollíce, Hml.

tínan

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In l. 2 for tale l. tále, and add: to insult, abuse, revile Hét se árleása hine útan belúcan ... and týnde þone hálgan, Hml. S. 31, 658. Þá sǽde hé him hospword and mid manegum tálum hine týnde, 724

wægn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-treów, es; n.

A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon

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A perquisite of a log of wood from each load to the labourer loading and leading the waggon (? cf. wægn-scilling) On sumere þeóde gebyreþ ... æt wuduláde wǽntreów, æt cornláde hreáccopp, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 27

cniht-cild

(n.)
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cniht-cild, es; n.

A male childboypuer

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A male child, boy; puer Wæs on ðam ylcan mynstre cnihtcild sum, ne wæs yldre ðonne þrý-wintre there was in the same monastery a boy, he was not older than three years Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 27

hreów-líce

(adv.)
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hreów-líce, adv.

Miserablycruellygrievously

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Miserably, cruelly, grievously Ða ðe swá hreówlíce ácwealde wǽron crudeliter interemptos, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 3: Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 35. Blǽdran swíðe hreówlíce berstende blisters bursting very painfully, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 7. Mágon hie swá hreówlíce

leornung-mann

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-mann, es; m.

A learnerpupilscholarstudentdisciple

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A learner, pupil, scholar, student, disciple Sum leorningman well gelǽred on gewritum scholasticus quidam doctus studio literarum, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 18. Ǽrest discipula and leorningmon reogollíces lífes primo discipula regularis vitæ, 3, 24; S. 557,

niht-líc

(adj.)
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niht-líc, adj.

Nightlyof the nightnocturnal

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Nightly, of the night, nocturnal Fram ege nihtlícum a timore nocturno, Ps. Spl. 90, 5. For nihtlecum ege, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 11. Hí swuncon on nihtlícum réwette, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 24. Ða steorran sint mannum tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, i. 110

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á-fæstnian

(v.)
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Ic geséþe vel áfæstnie confirmo, i. astruo , Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 29. Áfestnað affirmat , Kent. Gl. 805. Áfestniað defigunt , 847. Ic áfæstnode fixi. Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 3. Ic on gewryte áfæstnode ꝥ ic wǽre þæs deófles, Hml. S. 3, 415. Ðú áfesnadest definisti

be-nǽman

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Add ꝥ hé wǽre benǽmed infiscaretur, fraudaretur, An. Ox. 3157: 23, 60. with acc. of person, gen. of thing God þé benǽmð þínra góda, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 22. God þe benǽmde wurðmintes privavit te honore. Num. 24, II. Þeáh hé ús feores be-nǽme, Hml. Th.

cwealm

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Cwealm nex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 21. Þæt fífte ( the fifth plague in Egypt) wæs hyra nýtena cwealm (pecorum et jumentorum strages ), Ors. 1, 7; S. 38, 6. Æfter þǽra cilda cwealme ( the murder of the Innocents ), Mart. H. 10, 10. Mid hungre oþþe mid cwealme

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
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for-hwǽga, for-hwega (-hwæga); adv.

somewhere

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Where position is only vaguely determined, somewhere Him geþúht ꝥ hí behýddon ꝥ heáfod on þám holte forhwega (-hwæga, v. l.) it seemed to hiim that they hid the head in the wood somewhere, Hml. S. 32, 141. Syle mé ðínne wíngeard, and ic þé óðerne finde

for-scyldigian

(v.)

to condemn

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Add: To make or become scyldig. Similar entries v. scyldig; I. Þá þe wǽron forscyldegode oþþe þurh manslihte oððe þurh morðdǽda, Hml. S. 37, 113. Sume weorðað swicole ... forscyldgode (-scildeg-, v. l.) on synnan, Wlfst. 82, 3. to condemn, Similar entries

ge-lífed

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Take here <b>ge-lýfed</b> in Dict., and add: endowed with belief, believing Se gelýfeda ætwint ðám frecednyssum ðǽra deóflicra costnunga, Hml. Th. i. 368, 32. Hwónlíce gelýfede menn men of little faith, 566, 28. ¶ believing on, with acc.,

heáh-geréfa

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Add: as an English title Ósulf ad bebƀ héhgr [ = ad Bebbanburh héhgeréfa], C. D. ii. 292, 34. rendering foreign titles Olibrius se heáhgeréfa ( praefectus, 209, 41), Hml. A. 171, 51. Ǽghwilc heáhgeréfa on Iúdéum, Bl. H. 177, 14. Ðæs cáseres heáhgeréfa

raþe

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Ðæt geðreátade mód bið suíðe raðe (hræðe, v. l.) gehwierfed tó fióunga, Past. 167, 17. Raþe æfter þǽm, Ors. 3, 2; S. 100, 30. Ic wundrige hwý þú hæbbe swá ræðe forgitan, Solil. H. 52, 5. Se óðer leorningcniht cóm raðor tó ðǽre byrgenne alius discipulus

tó-twǽman

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add: local, not to allow to remain together Gelície þé on úrum líchaman ꝥ hí ne beón tótwǽmede, ac lǽt hí beón hér ætgædere geléde, Hml. S. 30, 443. not to allow companionship Oda arcebiscop tótwǽmde Eádwí cyning and Ælgyfe, for þǽm þe hí wǽron tó gesybbe

sǽta

(n.)

a resident, inhabitant.

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a resident, inhabitant. The form occurs only in compounds, and these are for the most part in the plural. There is also beside the weak -sǽtan a strong -sǽte. Similar entries v. Dorn- (Dor-), Dún-, Peác-, Sumor-, Wil-sǽte (-sǽtan). Other instances of

Linked entry: séta

ǽren

brazensounding as brass, tinkling(?)

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Add: brazen Ǽren ceác, Past. 105, 2. Ǽrenu elebyt lenticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 75. Ǽren byt, i. 25, 17. Aeren screop strigillus, ii. 121, 41. Ásleah .iiii. scearpan mid ǽcenan (ǽrenan?) brande, Lch. iii. 52, 2. Ǽrenne bogan arcum aeneum, Ps. Th. 17,

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
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on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Terrible, dreadful Ús is tó geþencanne hú onþrislíc (-dryslíc : egeslíc, other MS.) hit on bócum gecweden is, L. Ath. i. prm. ; Th. i. 196, 4. Cwæð ðæt se mon wǽre ondrysenlíc (onderslíc, MS. T. : ondrislíc, MS. B.) on tó seónne ( terribilis aspectu

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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Counsel, consultation, deliberation, agreement; consilium, consultātio, consultum, consensus Ic Ælfréd cingc mid geþeahtunge Æþerédes ercebisceopes I, king Alfred, with the counsel of archbishop Athered, Th. Ch. 484, 11. Hú egesfullíc he is in geþeahtingum