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a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quench ⬩ extinguish ⬩ put out ⬩ extinguere

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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8. Fýr ne byþ acwenced ignis

distæf

(n.)
Grammar
distæf, es; m. [dis = Gael. dos a bush, tuft; stæf a staff]
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A DISTAFF; colus Distæf colus, Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 15; Wrt. Voc. 26, 14: 82, 9

sláh-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
sláh-þorn, es ; m.
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A sloe-thorn, blackthorn Slághþorn, sláchthorn, -dorn nigra spina, Txts. 81, 1380. Sláhþorn, slágh-, salach-thorn, 99, 1898. Sláhþorn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 39. Slágþorn, i. 285, 32. Ádelf niþeweardne sláhþorn, Lchdm. ii. 92, 30

Linked entry: slág-þorn

ge-ǽrendian

(v.)

to do an errand ⬩ a business ⬩ to obtain by negotiation ⬩ intercession ⬩ to go ⬩ and obtain ⬩ apply ⬩ and obtain

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Add: to do an errand or a business Se man þe bringð médsceat þám geréfan, sé geǽrendað bet (does his business better) þonne sé ðe nǽnne ne bringð, Wlfst. 238, 9. Se cing Gode þancode ꝥ hé swá geǽrndod swá ðan ealra leómste wes, Chr. 995 ; P. 131, 24.

riht-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
riht-gemǽre, es; n.
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A lawful boundary Andlang rihtgeméres. . . on þone ðorn . . . andlang Temese on ꝥ ealdgemǽre . . . andlang rihtgemǽres, C. D. B. iii. 546, 26-31. Ðurh þone mór be rihtgemǽre, C. D. iii. 412, 21

Linked entry: riht-landgemǽre

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOW ⬩ go behind ⬩ run after ⬩ pursue ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ to follow as a servant, attendant or disciple ⬩ cŏmĭtāri ⬩ adhærēre alicui ⬩ servīre ⬩ subdĭtus esse

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to FOLLOW, go behind, run after, pursue; sĕqui, insĕqui Míne sceáp gehýraþ míne stefne, and hig folgiaþ me ŏves meæ vócem meam audiunt, et sĕquuntur me, Jn. Bos. 10, 27. He folgode feorhgeníþlan he pursued his deadly foes, Beo. Th. 5858; B. 2933. Þegn

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

clynan

(v.)
Grammar
clynan, l. clynnan, clynian; p. ede.
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To cause to sound, knock at a door Clyniga ðæt dor pulsare ostium, Lk. R. 15, 25

gim-rodor

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Gimro[dor], 106, 68

wésan

(v.)
Grammar
wésan, p. de.
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to steep, soak; inficere, conficere Genim gréne rudan, cnuca smale and wés mid doran hunige, Lchdm. iii. 4, 24.

Linked entries: wésa wésing

ge-scénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scénan, p. de; pp. ed

To break, bruise, wound ⬩ contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre

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Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.
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Siþþan Scipia geáscade ꝥ þá foreweardas wǽron feor ð ǽm fæstenne gesette . . . hé diégellíce gelǽdde his fird betuh þǽm weardum, Ors. 4, 10; S. 200, 14. v. dor-, hláf-, hrægel-, líf-, ortgeard-, rǽpling-weard

enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxious ⬩ angustus, anxius

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Narrow, anxious; angustus, anxius Ufan hit is enge it is narrow above, Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 14; Dórn. 22: 47a; Th. 162, 3; Gú. 970. Of ðam engan hofe from that narrow house, 73b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: 8a; Th. 3, 6; Cri. 32.

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavour ⬩ displeasure ⬩ anger ⬩ ill-will ⬩ an unpleasing act ⬩ a displeasure ⬩ an offence ⬩ annoyance ⬩ not thanks ⬩ displeasure expressed in words ⬩ unwillingly ⬩ without consent ⬩ on compulsion ⬩ ingratis ⬩ without (a person's) consent ⬩ not of (one's own) accord ⬩ against (one's) will

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disfavour, displeasure, anger, ill-will Oft ða unwaran láreówas for ege ne durron cleopian, ondrǽdaþ him sumra monna unðonc saepe rectores improvidi humanam amittere gratiam formidantes loqui pertimescunt, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 12. Hine on unðanc R eorringa

Linked entry: un-þances

holding-stów

(n.)
Grammar
holding-stów, e; f.
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A place where slaughtered animals are dressed, a slaughter-house Súð dorian oð hit cymð tó ðǽre holdingstówe, C. D. v. 184, 23

Linked entry: holdigean

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

hrycg-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-hrægel, es; n.

A dorsal ⬩ mantle

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A dorsal, mantle Ic geann ánes hricghrægles ðæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe I give one dorsal the best that I have, Chart.

pricung

(n.)
Grammar
pricung, e; f.
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Pricking Ðornas priciaþ and ða welan gelustfulliaþ. Hí sind þornas ðonne hí ða sáwla tóteraþ mid pricungum mislícra geþohta, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 22

FOR

(prep.)
Grammar
FOR, prep. dot. acc. and inst.

FOR ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ with ⬩ by ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per ⬩ according to ⬩ pro ⬩ sĕcundum ⬩ juxta ⬩ For ⬩ instead of ⬩ pro ⬩ lŏco ⬩ vĭce ⬩ For ⬩ on account of ⬩ because of ⬩ through ⬩ pro ⬩ propter ⬩ per

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Grammar FOR, with the dative; cum dătīvo. FOR, on account of, because of, with, by; pro, propter, per Nys ðeós untrumnys ná for deáþe, ac for Godes wuldre infirmĭtas hæc non est ad mortem, sed pro glōria Dei, Jn. Bos. 11, 4. Ðæt he ðone dǽl Willferþe

Linked entries: for án fore forne fær fore

lemp-healt

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.), halting Laempihalt, lemphihalt, lemp-halt, lemphald lurdus (cf. lordicare dorso incurvato incedere, Migne), Txts. 74, 589. Lemphealt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 3: 51, 20

Linked entry: healt

helle-duru

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Tó þám sweartum tintrehstówum helleduru (tintreges gómum helledures (= -dores?), v.l.) hí hine gebróhton ad nefandas tartari fauces perducunt, Guth. Gr. 131, 185. Þonne wendeð Scs. Petrus fram þǽre helleduru, and hé belúceð þá helleduru, Verc.

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