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bóc-lic

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Se cræft (grammar) is ealra bóclicra cræfta (liberal arts) ordfruma and grundweall, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 289, 13. Bóclicum láreów-dómum liberalibus studiis, An. Ox. 3099: 4141.

ge-bod

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Drihten, eall ic hit áræfnie for þínum gebode, 241, 33

medumlíce

(adv.)
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Wurdon eorðwæstmas eall tó medemlíce gewende, Chr. 1095; H. 232, 13. Add Ðá ðe medomlíce lǽran magon qui praedicare digne valent, Past. 375, 18. Manige wé sceáwiað nú, and swá þeáh nú gýt wé hí ná full medomlíce (perfecte) oncnáwaþ, Gr. D. 331, 13.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teohhian, -teohian, -tiohhian, -tihhian; p. ode, ade; pp. od,ad

To appointdeterminedecreeassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Eall ðæt yfel, ðæt hí him geteohod hæfdon all the evil that they had determined against him, Ps. Th. 9, argument: 14: 16, 13. Ðæt hí toweorpen ðæt God geteohhad hæfþ to wyrcanne to destroy what God had determined to do, 10, 3

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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God bebéad Moyse ðæt hé and eall Israhéla folc sceoldon offrian æt ǽlcum híwisce Gode án lamb ánes geáres God commanded Moses that he and all the people of Israel should offer a lamb of the first year to God from every family [a lamb for an house, Ex.

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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D. 281, 18. to remain sitting; of a ship, to be aground Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon eác swíðe unéðelíce áseten, þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, and þá óðru eall on óþre healfe, Chr. 897; P. 90, 20-91, 4.

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Eálá hwæt ðú mé mycel yfel and láð dést mid ðínre ærninge O quam magnum væ facis mihi sic equitando, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 14: Cd. 21; Th. 25, 11; Gen. 392.

FLEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f.

a place where vessels floata baygulfan arm of the seaestuarythe mouth of a rivera riverstreamsĭnusæstuāriumrīvusa raftshipvesselrătisnāvis

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Ispánia land is eall mid fleóte ymbhæfd the country of Spain is all encompassed with water, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 3. Fleótas æstuāria, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 154, 46: Wrt.

ge-reord

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reord, -reorde, es; n.

Language, speech, tongue, voice

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Language, speech, tongue, voice Hí cunnon eall mennisc gereord nationum linguis loquentes, Nar. 37, 4: Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 2: Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 19: 293, 43. Ðæt ys on úrum gereorde that is in our language, Thw. Hept. 155, 37: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97, 55.

Linked entries: reord reord

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Eall ðæt geár wæs swíðe hefigtýme on unwæderum, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 9

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

for-berstan

exhaustedto failbreak down

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Add: of material, to burst asunder, be lorn asunder Godwebba cyst (the veil of the temple) ufan eall forbærst, þæt hit on eorðan læg on twám styccum, Cri. 1138.

cyn-ren

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Eówre wíto and eówres cinrenes ( seminis tui ) wíto, Deut. 28, 59. a nation Dryhten rínað ofer eall cynrynu ( gentes ), Ps. Th. 46, 8. a kind, species Synderlicere cynrene singulari (tincturae) genere, An. Ox. 1057. Syx synt muneca cynerena, R.

ge-risenlic

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Add: meet, fitting, proper as a matter of duty Ꝥ þes móte beón eall swá rihta wyrðe, ꝥ inc byð bám þearflic for Gode and eác gerysenlic for worolde, Cht. E. 232, 23.

ge-þofta

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Manege geþoftan ic hæbbe, gyf hí mé hwæt secgað þæt hí selfe geséwen oððe gehýrdon, ic hys gelýfe eall swá wel swá ic hit self geséwe oððe gehýrde, Solil. H. 60, 33

ge-eácnung

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Sóna swá eall seó geeácnung gedón beó, Lch. i. 218, 23. Geeácnungum partubus, An. Ox. 3136. what is born Þú Alýsend . . . geeácnung mǽdenes Redemptor . . . partus virginis, Hy. S. 41, 34

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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Hér bebeád se cyng ðæt man sceolde ofer eall Angelcynn scipu wircean; ðæt is ðonne of þrým hund hídum and of x hídon ǽnne scegð (scægð, MS. D.), Chr. 1008 ; Erl. 141, 18. See note. Scéthas curuanas (?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 52

Úse

(n.)
Grammar
Úse, Wúse, an; Ús (or Úse; indecl.?), e; f.

Ouse

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Eall hira land betwuh dícum and Wúsan, Chr. 905; Erl. 98, 20. Betwyx Úsan and Tréntan, 1069; Erl. 207, 16. In Úsanmere Ousemere (in Warwickshire), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 375, 9. In provincia Usmerorum (some part of Worcestershire), i. 154, 20.

Linked entry: Wúse

orf

(n.)
Grammar
orf, es; n.

Cattle, live stock

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Hí námon eall ðet orf ðe hí mihton tó cuman, ðæt wæs fela þúsend, Chr. 1064; Erl. 196, 5. Drífaþ hider eówre orf adducite pecora vestra, Gen. 47, 16

snícan

(v.)
Grammar
snícan, p. snác, pl. snicon

To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptileof imperceptible movement to sneak to hanker after

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To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile [Sume wuhta] creópaþ and snícaþ, eall líchoma eorþan getenge (cf. sume licgaþ mid eallon líchaman on eorþan and snícende faraþ, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26) Met. 31, 6. Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21.

tó-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bláwan, p. -bleów; pp. -blawen.

to blow in different directions,scatter by blowing,blow awayto inflate,puff up,distend with wind,swell,to cause the breast to swell

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Tódrifen mid winde, swá weorþaþ axe giond eorþan eall tóbláwen, Met. 20, 106. On ðam (helle)fýre gé beóþ tóbláwene, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 139. to inflate, puff up, distend with wind, swell, lit. v. next word Gif se maga biþ tóbláwen. Lchdm. iii. 58, 13.

Linked entry: tó-blǽdan