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stǽr-wrítere

(n.)
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stǽr-wrítere, es; m.
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A writer of history, a historian Swá swá sóþsagol stǽrwrítete ( verax historicus ) ða þing ðe be him oþþe ðurh hine gewordene wǽron ic áwrát, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 5. Stæfwrítere (stǽr-?) historiographus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 45. Swá swá Trogus and Iustinianus

in-méde

(adj.)
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in-méde, adj.
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Of profound concern, of great solicitude Þonne ne sceal ús nán woruldgestreón swá inméde swá úres Drihtnes lufu, Nap. 40. Gode náne ǽhta ne synd swá inméde swá him synd tó ágenne úre sáwle clǽne, ib. Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne

Linked entry: -méde

ge-seáw

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Add: Full of moisture, soaked Nim þæs eceddrences swá mycel swá þé þince, dó rædic on ꝥ seáw þæs drinces, lǽt beón nihterne on, syle on morgenne . . . þæne rædic swá geseáwne tó þicganne, Lch. ii. 286, 12

tó-beran

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add: — Swá hwæt swá fugelas tóbǽron, Wlfst. 183, 14: Verc. Först. 88, 6: 134, 4. to be separate Swá micel tó-bireð eástdǽl fram westdǽle quantum distat oriens ab occasu, Ps. Vos. 102, 12. Cf. tó-berenness

heolca

(n.)
Grammar
heolca, an; m.

Hoar-frostrime

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[?] Hoar-frost, rime Swá swá bytte on heolcan sicut uter in pruina, Ps. Lamb. 118, 83

líget-ræsc

(n.)
Grammar
líget-ræsc, es; m.

Lightning

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Lightning Ic geseah Satanan swá swá lígetræsct of heofone feallende, Lk. Skt. 10, 18, MS. A

wág-þyrel

(n.)

a door-way

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a door-way Swá swá wáge l wágþeorles áhyldum tamquam parieti inclinato, Ps. Lamb. 61, 4. (?)

dǽma

(n.)
Grammar
dǽma, an; m.

A judge judex, arbiter

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A judge; judex, arbiter Béte swá mycel swá dǽman tǽcan subjacebit damno quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22

mealt-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of malt

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A contribution of malt Sceóte man swá hwæt swá witan gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, Wulfst. 171, 2

wóplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóplíce, adv.

Mournfullywith lamentations

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Mournfully, with lamentations Wé healdaþ heora gemynd, náteshwón wóplíce, swá swá man bewépð deádne, Homl. Ass. 77, 124

on-bærning

(n.)
Grammar
on-bærning, e ; f.
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Incense Swá swá onbærning sicut incensum, Ps. Vos. 140, 2. Mid onbærninge (incensu) ic offriu ðé, 65, 15

ge-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sícan, p. te; pp. ed [sícan to give suck]

To wean;ablactāre

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To wean; ablactāre Swá swá gesíced ofer módor his sīcut ablactalus sŭper matre sua, Ps. Spl, 130, 4

Linked entries: sícan ge-sýcan

æt-befón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-befón, ic -befó; subj. ic, he -befó [æt, be, fón]

To take toattachdeprehenderecapereinvenire

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To take to, attach; deprehendere, capere, invenire Gif hwá befó ðæt him losod wæs, cenne se ðe he hit ætbefó hwanon hit him cóme if any one attach that which he had lost, let him with whom he attaches it declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8;

wiþer-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-cwide, es; m.

Resistanceoppositioncontest

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Resistance, opposition, contest Ðæt twelf hída land butan ǽlcum wiðercwide seó ágefen tó Wigornacestre, Chart. Th. 131, 25: Chart. Erl. 162, 1. Gif hwá openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht gewyrce, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 8. Ðǽr hí wiðercwyde wæteres

corn

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Add: a grain Þǽre lenticula, ꝥ syndon pysan, heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 236, 716. Hwá gemenigfylt þæt gerip of feáwum cornum, Hml. Th. i. 184, 32. corn Beren gebered corn tipsana, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. Heó sealde þǽm munucum

land-stycce

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Hé hine sylfne beeóde swá him þearf wæs bútan racenteáge in swá mycclum landsticce ungebunden swá hé ǽr gebunden on wunode in tanto se spatio sine catena coercuit, in quanto antea ligatus mansit Gr. D. 214, 16. Add

níw-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-líc, adj.

Newfresh

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New, fresh Bearn ðíne swá swá nýwlícra elebergena filii tui sicut nouellae oliuarum, Ps. Lamb. 127, 3

ge-fealdan

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Add Heofon bið gefealden swá swá bóca leáf beóð caelum plicabitur ut liber, Verc. Först. 107, 1

fæderen-mǽg

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Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá þæt sió, ꝥ hine tó þan gehagige, Cht. Th. 481, 24. Add

ge-teórigendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-teórigendlic, adj.
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Defective, imperfect Swá hwylc swá tídlice and geteorigendlice fyligð quisquis temporalia ac defectiva sequitur, Scint. 181, 4