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ge-saca

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(praesentibus accusatoribus) . . . wæs cýðed þæt hys wrégend and his gesacan (accusatores eius) lease wið hine syredon, Bd. 5, 19 ; Sch. 668, 1-2

horh

Grammar
horh, [The hor(g)-, hor(e)w- forms seem to belong to the same original nominative, but they are so far differentiated in meaning that they are taken separately.]
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Swiling wið hórum (hrum, MS.) and gillistrum tó heáfdes hǽlo, Lch. ii. 2, 3. [H]óras, i. 358, 13. Dracontjan wiþ fúle hóras on men, ii. 174, 5. Add

munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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He garte close all þe entreeȝ wit stane and lyme and sand. Prose Life of Alexander, p. 104, E. E. T. S., no. 143. v. mann-cynn ; II.2.] —

Linked entry: clýse

Rómáne

(n.)
Grammar
Rómáne, (Rómane?), an; pl.

The Romans

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Ealra ðara Rómána wíf, Swt. 66, 29. Wǽron ealle Italie Rómánum on fultume, 4, 11; Swt. 208, 7

on-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
on-scyte, es; m.

an attack, assaultan attack in words, a calumny, backbiting

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an attack, assault Salomon ðæt mǽre hús Godu betǽhte, him and his folce tó gescyldnysse wið ǽlces yfeles onscyte as a protection against the assault of every evil, Homl.

torne

(adv.)
Grammar
torne, adv.

In a way that causes grief or distress,grievously,distressingly

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In a way that causes grief or distress, grievously, distressingly Hé wíse dómas déþ (ðám) ðe hér deorce ǽr teónan manigetorne geþoledan facit judicium injuriam patientibus, Ps. Th. 145, 6.

Linked entry: torn

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Ða truman (cf. hálan, 1. 3) . . . ða untruman incolumes . . . aegri, Past. 36; Swt. 247, 5. strong, able to resist, fortified against Wið eallum nǽdrum he biþ trum, Lchdm. i. 92, 4. Wið eall næddercyn hé biþ trum, 244, 3.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Penda teáh here and fyrde wið Eástengle, Bd. 3, 18; Sch. 274, 9.

síde

(adv.)
Grammar
síde, adv.
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. ¶ The word generally occurs along with wíde, far and wide :-- *-*Síde and wíde longe lateque, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 59: Cd. Th. 8, 3; Gen. 118: El. 554; El. 277. Hé Godes lof rǽrde wíde and síde, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 26: Cd. Th. 1, 20: Gen. 101.

eástan

(adj.)
Grammar
eástan, eásten; adj.

East orientālis

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East; orientālis Eástan súþan wind south-east wind; vulturnus, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 86; Wrt. Voc. 36, 12. Norþan eástan wind eurus, euroauster, 54; Som. 66, 87; Wrt. Voc. 36, 13. Eásten wind subsōlānus, 54; Som. 66, 82; Wrt. Voc. 36, 8

á-biddan

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Ðá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum, Chr. P. p. 3, 15. with gen. of thing Sé ðe sum wundorlíc ðing on Godes naman dón wile, oððe sé ðe sumes wundres dyslíce æt Gode ábiddan wile, Hml.

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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Hwæþer álýfð ( licet ) ǽnegum men his wíf forlǽtan, 10, 2. Þá heofon*-*lican gerýno þá nánegum men ne álýfað tó secganne, Guth. 86, 6 Álýfende licens, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 264, 11

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

scencan

(v.)
Grammar
scencan, te

To skink

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And tu . . . ne shennkesst nohht tatt wise, ne birrlesst tu þin hird, Orm. 15403. Þe drynke for to schenche, R. Glouc. 118, 12. Schenkyn drynke propino Prompt. Parv. 445 (v. note)

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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will against my nature, Exon. 126 b; Th. 486, 2; Rä. 72, 6.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

blód-gýte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gýte, es; m. [blód, gýte a flowing, from gýt flows out, pres. of geótan].

a flowing or running of bloodsanguinis profluviuma blood-shedding, bloodshedsanguinis effusio

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him to drink fiveleaf in wine, and smear the head with it; then the blood-running will soon staunch, Herb. 3, 5; Lchdm. i. 88, 8-10. a blood-shedding, bloodshed; sanguinis effusio Ðǽr wæs se mǽsta blódgýte there was the greatest bloodshed, Ors. 4, 2;

Linked entry: blód-geóte

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Clǽnumstefnum with pure voices, Elen. Kmbl. 1496; El. 750.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

arce-

(prefix)
Grammar
arce-, a prefix; v. arce-bisceop

chiefἀρχιἀρχός

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. = Wið ðan ðe he scolde gifan heom ðone arce [MS. erce] on condition that he should give them the arch-pallium, 996; Th. 244, 42, note. = Forðí ðæt he scolde heom ðone pallium gifan on condition that he should give them the pallium, 996; Th. 245, 11,

Linked entries: stól árod ærce

Cerdices ford

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices ford, es; m.

Cerdic's fordCerdĭci vadum

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Cerdic's ford, the ford of a little river in the south of Dorsetshire on Cerdices óra, q. v; Cerdĭci vadum Hér Cerdic and Cynríc West-Sexena ríce onféngun; and ðý ilcan geáre hie fuhton wið Brettas, ðær mon nú nemneþ Cerdices ford in this year Cerdic

Linked entries: Cerdic Cerdices óra

for-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weaxan, p. -weóx, pl. -weóxon; pp. -weaxen, -wexen

To overgrowgrow immoderatelyswellexcrescĕreturgescĕre

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Wið ðon ðe man on wambe forweaxen sý in case that a man be overgrown in the belly. Herb. 2, 4; Lchdm. i. 80, 22. Forwexen overgrown, 40, 1; Lchdm. i. 140, 16: 53, i; Lchdm. i. 156, 9: 69, 1; Lchdm. i. 172, 7

Linked entry: for-grówan

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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Ic cýðe on ðissan gewrte eallum leáffullum mannum hwet ic gerédd habbe wið míne arcebiscópes, Chart. Th. 347, 26.