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heofon-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-steorra, an; m.

A star of heaven

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A star of heaven Seó mænigeo mǽre wǽre swá heofonsteorran the multitude should be great as the stars of heaven, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 15; Dan. 321: 192; Th. 239, 17; Dan. 371. Hreósaþ heofonsteorran the stars of heaven shall fall, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 27;

ge-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ládian, p. ode; pp. od

To clear ⬩ vindicate ⬩ excuse ⬩ purgare ⬩ exculpare ⬩ excusare

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To clear, vindicate, excuse; purgare, exculpare, excusare Geládige hine let him clear himself, L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 5 : 29; Th. i. 392, 16. Ðonne biþ he self geládod wiþ hine selfne then shall he himself be acquitted towards himself, Past. 21; Swt

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
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To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl. Th. i. 432, 33. figurative Nú ðú miht gehýran, hú ðes dǽl ( the conjunction ) tígþ ða word tógædere

un-áræfnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfnendlíc, adj.

Intolerable

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Intolerable Unáræfnendlíc intolerabile, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 38. Unáræfnendlíce fúlnes foetor incomparabilis, S. 628, 25. Weter unárefnendlíc aquam intolerabilem, Ps. Surt. 123, 5. Be ðám tintregum unáræfnendlícum ( intolerabilibus ), Bd. 5, 12; S. 628

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wering

(n.)
Grammar
wering, e; f.
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, oððe sió wering wirð tóbrocen, ðonne tófléwð hit eall, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 8. v. werian, <b>I a</b>; be-werung

Linked entry: werung

á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

ge-sceatwyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceatwyrpan, p. te
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To betroth Gesceatwyrpe despondi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 72. [ The O.H.Ger. scaz-wurf (v. Grmn. R. A. 332) manumissio seems to shew that the word is connected with sceatt not sceát, though the phrase in sceát álecgan (v. sceát; ) desponsare might seem to

Linked entry: be-sceatwyrpan

ge-wyrdelíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: Historically, as if recording events Gewyrdelíce historialiter (sententia historialiter quadrare videatur, quam-vis secundum anagogen vaticinata credatur, Ald. 59, 29), An. Ox. 4261. Isaias wítegode be Críste swíðe gewislíce, swilce hé godspellere

hám-weardes

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Add: cf. hám-weard; Fór Swegen eorl in tó Wealan, and him man gíslode. Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps. Th. 22, arg

mǽg-rǽdenn

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Gesibbre mǽgrǽdene propinquę necessitudinis An. Ox. 2810. Hé cwæð tó his hláforde þe him wæs þurh his dohtor on mǽgrædenne accersito ejus domino sibi per f iliam propinquo Gr. D. 181, 19. Be his freóndum þe him gesibbeste synt and þurh mǽgrǽdenne nébste

nume-stán

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Add: Cf. Calc calculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 39: calculus, ratio, vel sententia, vel numerus teblstán, 43. The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl

óþer-hwílen

(adj.)
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occasional (?) Cuflan and tonican beón óðerhwilen (-hwíle ?) synd gewunede sunt habban æthwigan beteran cuculle et tonice sint aliquanto solitis quas habent modice meliores, R. Ben. I. 92, 16. The passage seems imperfect, and perhaps aliquando has been

scip-líþend

Grammar
scip-líþend, scip-líþende.
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On sǽ bið þæt sciplíðendra cwalm swá mycel, ꝥ nænig man ne wát tó secganne ne nǽnigum eorðcyninge be ðám sciplíðendum illo tempore navium adcessio erit in pelago, ut nemo nemini novum referrat regi terrę, Verc. Först. 119, 15. Hí sóhton betwux sciplíþende

Linked entry: líþend

sǽ-rima

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rima, an; m.

The sea-shore, coast

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The sea-shore, coast Hí mycel yfel gedydon ǽgðer ge on Defenum ge wel hwǽr be ðæm sǽriman, [Bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande in littore marino alicubi in Anglia,Chart. Th. 422, 2.] Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 20: 994; Erl. 133, 19. [Bi þisse særirne, Laym. 6216

þiclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þiclíce, adv.

Thickly, ⬩ in great numbers, ⬩ in quick succession

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Thickly, in great numbers, in quick succession Ðá hié gesáwan ða deádan men swá þiclíce tó eorþan beran, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 138, 25. Steorran of heofenan feóllan, náht be ánan oððe twám, ac swá þiclíce ðæt hit nán mane áteallan ne mihte, Chr. 1095; Erl

Linked entry: þicce

CALAN

(v.)
Grammar
CALAN, ic cále, ðú calest, cælst, he caleþ, cælþ, pl. calaþ; p. cól, pl. cólon; pp. calen; v. intrans.

To be or become cool or cold ⬩ algere, frigescere

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To be or become cool or cold; algere, frigescere Ðonne him cælþ, he cépþ him hlywþe when he is cold, he betakes himself to shelter, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22. Hwæðer ða wélgan ne ne cale do the rich never become cold? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 34

and-git

(n.)
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Add: understanding, intellect Swǽ ðurhfærð his andgiet (-git, Hatt. MS.) ðæt mód his hiéremonna, Past. 154, 11. Se geleáfa ne bið on geárum, ac bið on glǽwum andgitum, Hml. S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception Hé læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml

Linked entry: on-gitenness

byrgen

(n.)
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Add: es; n. a burial-place Byrgen murilium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 43. Byrigen monumentum vel sepulchrum, i. 85, 77. Seó hefige byrþen þǽre byrgenne, Bl. H. 75, 8. Tó þǽre hálgan byrigene, Hml. S. 7, 291. Nyman of þám byrgene þone arceƀ, Chr. 1023; P. 156

gim

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Add: a precious stone Gim þe bið on coches micga flestria Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 32. Gim gemma Kent. Gl. 597. Se giem (gim, v. l. ) jacintus, Past. 85, 5. Ne mæg hit steorra ne stán ne se steápa gim be-swícan, Sal. 284, Is seó eággebyrd híwe gelícast gladum

a-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þindan, p. þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To puff up ⬩ swell ⬩ inflate ⬩ intumescere

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To puff up, swell, inflate; intumescere He ðá ðone aþundenan sǽ gesmylte tumida æquora placavit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 8. Gif he aþunden sý if he be swollen, Herb. 1, 21 : Lchdm. i. 76, 27. Aþindaþ occurs in Ps. Th. 106, 25 as a translation of tabescebat

Linked entries: a-þindung a-þunden