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herung

(n.)
Grammar
herung, hering, e; f.

Praising, praise

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On ðære heringe ðæs eádgan weres in praise of the blessed man, Past. 56, 7; Swt. 435, 18: Bt. 27, 3; Fox 100, 4: 30, l; Fox 108, 22

mædere

(n.)
Grammar
mædere, an; f.

Madder

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man gryas and óðrum naman mædere nemneþ, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 12 : L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 15

Linked entry: medere

ge-sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádlíce, adv.

Reasonably, rationallyrationabiliter

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Man sceal gesceádlíce tosceádan ylde and geóguþe we must discreetly distinguish between age and youth, L. de Cf. 4; Th. ii. 262, 4. Gesceádlícor more rationally, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 214, 7

Linked entry: sceádlíce

sife

(n.)
Grammar
sife, es ; n.
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Man sceal habban . . . syfa . . . hérsyfe, Anglia ix. 264, 13

Linked entries: sibaed sibi syfe

un-fortredde

(n.)

not destroyed by treadingknot-grasspolygonum aviculare

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man proserpinacam and óðrum naman unfortredde nemneþ, heó bið cenned gehwǽr on begánum stówum, Lchdm. i. 112, 4-7

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard ofunusualextraordinary

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Unheard of, unusual, extraordinary Gyf hyra ( gallinarum ) hwylc man æthríneþ, ðonne forbærnaþ hí sóna eall his líc; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (unge frelicu, un ge fræ licu, MSS. v. Anglia i. 332) lyblác, Nar. 34, 3.

hádung

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Hine man hádode tó mæssepreóste. Þá sóna æfter his hádunga (ordinatione), Gr. D. 225, 23. Add

riht-ǽw

(n.)
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Add Wé lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce cifesgemánan and lufige rihtǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 18. Add Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe si concubinam habeat, et nullam legitimam uxorem, Ll. Th. ii. 186, 3.

þæder

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man þǽm túna teóðunga þæder (ibidem) þe tó mynstre hýrað. And ǽlc preóst ... þæder (ad ipsum hospitale ) his teóðunga dó, Chrd. 51, 12-15. to a matter ꝥ hé tó þám gódan gewilnungum cume, þe þæder þurh méda gelaðod næs, Chrd. 61, 28

ǽ-mód

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Man sceal lǽwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mǽðe, swá ðæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá deópnysse ǽmóde, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8. Add

bryðen

(n.)
Grammar
bryðen, es; n ?

A drink, brewingpotus

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Án bryðen mealtes one brewing of malt, Wulfgeat's Will

COC

(n.)
Grammar
COC, cocc, es; m.

A COCKa male fowl or bird; galluspullus

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A COCK, a male fowl or bird; gallus, pullus Coc gallus Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 47; Wrt. Voc. 30, 2; 63, 8; 77, 34. Creów se cocc gallus cantavit Mt. Bos. 26, 74, 34; Jn. Bos. 13, 38. Cocca pullorum Mone B. 4913.

hogu

(n.)
Grammar
hogu, e; f.

Care, anxiety, solicitude

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Care, anxiety, solicitude Habbon hí hoge ðæt hí sýn swilce ðæt hí wurþfullíce herigan mágon let them have a care that they be such that they may worthily praise, Homl. Th. i. 446, 32.

Linked entry: heort-hogu

helpan

(v.)
Grammar
helpan, p. healp, pl. hulpon; pp. holpen; v. trans.

To helpaidassistsuccour

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Amen may God help us. Amen, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 112, 225. Wé on ðisum lífe mágon helpan ðám forþfarenum ðe on wítnunge beóþ we in this life may help the departed that are being punished, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 11.

Linked entries: a-helpan ge-helpan

lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feignpretendsimulate

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Ðæt is wísdóm ðæt wís man lícette dysig it is wisdom for a wise man to feign folly, Prov. Kmbl. 37. Ðeáh hé líccete untrymnesse, Ps. Th. 40, 9. Nelle wé mid leásungum ðyllíc líccetan we will not feign such things with falsehoods, Homl.

Linked entry: líccettan

æt-sacan

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</b> </b> absolute Gif man ætsace, ládige hine mid þry-fealdre láde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 2 : ii. 298, 7, 10, 13. with gen.

hundred

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Icel. hundrað -= 120 yards of wadmal :-- Béte man ꝥ mid .vii. hundr. . béte man ꝥ mid .vi. hundr . . . béte man ꝥ mid hundr, Ll. Th. i. 292, 6-9. Lecge hé án . C. (unum hundretum) tó wedde . . . gilde án . C. 296, 7-11.

drífan

(v.)
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Álege þone man úpweard, dríf ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, ii. 342, 5. Gif hwá drífe stacan on ǽnigne man si quis acus in homine aliquo defixerit, Ll.

ge-sceád

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Þæt hý heora fulluhtes gescád witan . . . for ðám se man þe ne can þæs gescád . . ., Wlfst. 123, 9-11. Hér mæg geseón ǽlc man þe tel-cræftas ǽnig gesceád can . . . ꝥ hit is máre þonne 372 wintra syððan ðyllic feoh wæs farende on eorðan, Hml.

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Mín Drihten hine gedó glædne wiþ eów may my Lord make him kind towards you, Gen. 43. 14. Ðæt we ðone Hǽlend hæbben us glædne that we may have the Saviour propitious to us, Th. Chart. 240, 26: Exon. 12 b; Th. 20, 10; Cri. 315