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neorxna wang

(n.)
Grammar
neorxna wang, es; m.

Paradise

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Lind. 23, 43. Neirxna wong, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 5 : Rtl. 124, 7. Nerxna wong, 124, 3

racent-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
racent-teáh, gen. -teáge ; f.
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Hé wæs mid racenteágum (raccentégum, Lind.) gebunden vinciebatur catenis, Lk. Skt. 8, 29. Hine nán man mid racenteágum (raceteágum, MS. A.: racantégum, Rush.) ne mihte gebindan.

Linked entry: raceteáh

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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Lind. 13, 17: 9, 26. v. trans. To shame, cause or bring shame to, confound; pūdēre, confundĕre Nú mæg ðám Cristenan gescomian now may the Christians blush, Ors. 4, 12; Bos. 99, 12. Ne gesceamaþ hý it shall not confound them; non confundentur, Ps.

Linked entries: ge-scamian ge-scomian

ge-scyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyrtan, p. -scyrte; pp. -scyrted, -scyrt; v.a. [scyrt short] .

to shorten, contract, lessen ⬩ abbreviare, minuere ⬩ to become short, be lessened, fail

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Skt. p. 3, 12: Lind. 2, 3

Linked entries: ge-scert scyrtan

un-eáðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíc, adj.

difficult to do ⬩ impossible ⬩ difficult to bear ⬩ grievous ⬩ troublesome

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Ðás onfóað unéðelíc (-éðlíc, Lind.) dóm hi accipient prolixius judicium, Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 40

un-gleáwness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwness, e; f.

Want of understanding ⬩ unskilfulness ⬩ foolishness ⬩ blindness

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Lind. Rush. 3, 5

Linked entry: un-glædnes

rust

(n.)
Grammar
rust, es; m. n. (?)

Rust

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Lind. 6, 19. Rost, Txts. 60, 397. Of ruste vel óme erugine .i. rubigine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 5. Ðǽr wæs suíðe suíðlíc gesuinc and ðeáh ne meahte moon him of ániman ðone miclan rust...

on-þeón

(v.)

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

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Th. 1805; B. 900. to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable Gamele ne móston hilde onþeón the aged might not be of service in battle (in the preceding lines it is mentioned that the very young were excluded from the army), Cd.

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an; m.

A species of money introduced by the Danes

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Lind. Rush. 19, 13: Rush. 19, 16

sweþel

(n.)
Grammar
sweþel, sweoþol,es; m.

A swathe, wrap, band, bandage; cf. swaddling band, clothes ⬩ of a funeral pile in whose fire the body is wrapped

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Lind. 11, 44. Suaeðila fasciarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 18. Sweþila, 34, 76. Sweþela, 82, 36. Sweþelum fasciarum, 34, 21. Suithelon institis, Txts. 113, 72. of a funeral pile in whose fire the body is wrapped (?)

gítsere

(n.)
Grammar
gítsere, es; m.

An avaricious, a covetous person ⬩ miser

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Lind. 16, 14. Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ the miserable covetous man wants to have more than suffices him, Homl. Th. i. 64, 33, 35: Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 16.

Linked entry: gýtsere

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, es; n.

A god

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Lind. 10, 34. God deos, Rush. 35. Godu, Ps. Th. 81, 6: 94, 3. Syndon ealle hǽðene godu hilde deóful omnes dii gentium dæmonia, 95, 5, 4: Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 16; Jul. 598.

þende

(adj.; con.)
Grammar
þende, conj.

While

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Ðende wæs hé sprecende ł ða hwíle hé spræc adhuc ipso loquente, Lind. 26, 47. Ðende ðonne (mid þý þonne þende, Rush.) wæs ðe Hǽlend in Bethania cum autem esset Jesus in Bethania, 26, 6.

Linked entry: þenden

Lindcylene

(n.)
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Lincoln Burga fífe, Ligoraceaster and Lin[d]cylene ( the d is erased; Lindcylne, -kylne, Lincolne, v. ll. ). Chr. 942 ; P. 110, 17. Lindeylene (-cylne, -colene, v. ll. ) ceastre geréfan praefectum Lindocolinae ciuilatis, Bd. 2, 16; Sch. 177, 20.

wíg-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bed, wí-bed, wió-bed, -bud, wié-bed, weó-bed, -bud, weófod (-ed, -ud), wéfod, es, also -beddes; n. (generally, but se weóbud, Past. 33; Swt. 217, 21, and pl. wíbedas, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 42)

An altar

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Tó weófode (wígbed, Lind.: weófud ł wíbede, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 5, 23. On wígbed ðín, Ps. C. 138. Tó wígbed (beforan ðæt weófud ł wíbed, Rush.) ad altare, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 24. Ic ymbgaa wíbed ðín, Ps. Surt. 25, 6: Cd.

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a back ⬩ dorsum ⬩ spina ⬩ a ridge ⬩ rigg

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Lind. 7, 16. Hrygas spinæ, 13, 7. a ridge, rigg [of barley, etc; see Halliw. Dict. rig], high line of continuous hills, an elevated surface Anlang hrycges tó ðære eorþburh along the ridge to the earthen fort, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 411, 21.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

ge-scerpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerpan, -scirpan, -scyrpan; p. te

To clothe, furnish, adorn, deck ⬩ vestire, ornare

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Lind. 11, 8

ge-miclian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miclian, -myclian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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Lind. 1, 58. Gemycla míne sáuwle magnify my soul, Blickl. Homl. 159, 2. Gemycclige mín sául Drihten my soul magnify the Lord, 13, 5. Gemicliaþ hine glorificate eum, Ps. Spl. 21, 22. Ðú gemiclast me honorificabis me, 49, 16

Linked entry: micelian

un-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wæstm, es, e; m. f. n.

an evil growth ⬩ a bad plant ⬩ a tare ⬩ weed ⬩ bad growth ⬩ failure of crops

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Lind. 13, 38. Huona hafes unwæstm (ðæt weód, Rush.) unde habet zizania? 13, 27. Gié geadrias ðæt unwæstm, 13, 28. Ða unwæstma zizania, 13, 30, 40.

wítegung

(n.)
Grammar
wítegung, e; f.

prophecy ⬩ divination

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Esaias wítegung (wítgiung prophetia,Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 14. Wítgiung, p. 16, 15. In stefne wítgeonges in uoce prophetiae, Mk. Skt. p. 1, 8. Swá swá Isaias se wítega hit on béc sette on his wítegunge, Ælfc. T.