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spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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R. 86, 15.] trans, To put forth a shoot, bring forth fruit Seó eorðe spryt hyre wæstmas eów, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 159. Ðes wíngeard sprytte Godes gecorenan, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 4: i. 614, 10.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Ne wyrige nán man óðerne, ne yfeles ne wísce, Homl. Th. ii. 34, 27. with acc. Ic sceal his róde sigor swíðor wíscan ðonne ondrǽdan, Homl.

Linked entry: wíscan

sýferness

(n.)
Grammar
sýferness, e; f.
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Began ðá his geþanc tó sýfernysse ( opposed to lust, v. 197, 75) gehwyrfan, Homl. Ass. 198, 96

Linked entry: sýfer-ǽte

þing-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þing-rǽden, þing-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Þurh his moder ðingrǽdene, Homl. Th. i. 450, 26. Þa þingrǽdene for ðam folce, ii. 536, 11. Mid ðínum (St. Andrew's) þingrǽdenum tuis intercessionibus, Hymn. Surt. 126, 8. Þurh heora menigfealdan þingrǽdena, Homl. Th. i. 556, 19

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complainmurmurare, queri

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Híg ceorodon ongeán God and Moysen they murmured against God and Moses, Num. 21, 5: Homl. Th. i. 338, 11: ii. 472, 1. Ic ceorige oíðe cíde queror, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 52

tættec

(n.)
Grammar
tættec, (-a, -e?)

a rag, tatter

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a rag, tatter Dormitatio vestietur pannis seó slápolnys byþ gescrýdd mid wácum tætticum, Homl. Ass. 9, 238. Nis se loddere mid his tasttecon mín gelíca, Homl. Th. i. 256, 9.

þurh-gán

(v.)

to go over or throughto pass throughpierceto penetratepermeatepervade

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Ic wille ðurhgán orsorh ðone here, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 11. of a weapon, to pass through, pierce Hé sette his swurdes ord tógeánes his innoðe, and feól him on uppon, ðæt him ðurheode (or him ðurh eode, under þurh, B. I 1. ), Homl. Th. ii. 480, 15.

þrowing-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing-tíd, e; f.

the time at which a person suffered martyrdomthe anniversary of the time when some one suffered

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Homl. 171, 4. the anniversary of the time when some one suffered Ðeós tíd fram ðisum andwerdan dæge ( fifth Sunday in Lent ) óð ða hálgan Eástertíde is gecweden Cristes ðrowungtíd, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 19.

un-áblinnendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áblinnendlíce, adv.

Unceasinglyincessantlywithout ceasingwithout intermission

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Homl. 123, 16. Gnættas ǽgþær ge ða men ge ða nýtenu unáblinnendlíce píniende wǽron ciniphes nusquam evitabiles, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 36, 31

Linked entry: á-blinnendlíce

wiþ-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-gínan, p. de

To replyto repelreject

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v. gynde, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 636) Ðá cwæð hé eft tó him sylfum: 'Tó sóðan ne þincð mé nǽfre ðæt hit sóð sý ðæt ðys sý Efesa byrig . . .'

Linked entry: gínan

rodor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-líc, adj.

of the firmamentcelestialheavenly

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Hí faraþ tó heofonum and rodorlíce wununga underfóþ, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 83

up-ástigenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-ástigenness, and -ástígness, e; f.

An ascenta going upan ascensiona means of going up

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Homl. 117, 6. Æt ðære upástígnesse, 121, 13: 171, 9: Shrn. 78, 10: 79, 29: Nar. 39, 14.. Ða hálgan upástigenesse on heofonas, Blickl. Homl. 119, 36.

Linked entry: á-stigenness

on-wealhness

(n.)
Grammar
on-wealhness, e; f.

Wholeness, soundness, integritypurity, chastity, integrity

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Anwalhnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 564, 6. Andwælhnysse integritatem, pudicitiam, Hpt. Gl. 463, 57

Linked entry: an-wealgnes

carful-nys

(n.)
Grammar
carful-nys, -nyss, e; f.
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CAREFULNESS, curiosity; sollicitudo, curiositas Godes cwydas sind to smeágenne mid micelre carfulnysse the words of God are to be considered with great carefulness, Homl. Th. ii. 280, 18: Lchdm. iii. 210, 5

Linked entry: cearful-nes

Cealca ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cealca ceaster, ceastre; f.

The chalk city

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The chalk city Camden thinks it is Tadcaster, in Yorkshire idem, ut opinatur clarus Camdenus, quod hodie Tadcaster in agro Eboracensi, sic olim vocatum a ealce ibidem copiose effossa, Som. Ben. Lye

folc-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sceaða, an; m.

People's tyrantvillainpŏpŭti tyrannus

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People's tyrant, villain; pŏpŭti tyrannus Ðæs weorudes ða wyrrestan fá folcsceaðan feówertyne gewiton in forwyrd sceacan of the host the worst, hateful villains, fourteen departed into destruction, Andr. Kmbl. 3184; An. 1595

Linked entry: leód-sceaða

mæst-cist

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-cist, e; f.

The hole in which the mast is fixed

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The hole in which the mast is fixed Mest malus: mastcyst modius. Wrt. Voc. 63, 48, 49. Mæstcyst modius, ii. 59, 27. ['dicitur modius cavum illud in navi cui arbor institit', Forcellini.]

gim-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
gim-wyrhta, an; m.

A worker in gemsjeweller

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A worker in gems, jeweller Ðás gymwyrhtan secgaþ ðæt hí nǽfre swá deórwurþe gymstánas ne gemétton the jewellers say that they never met with such precious jewels, Homl. Th. i. 64, 9

scyttel

(n.)
Grammar
scyttel, scytel, es; m.
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Homl. 87, 5: 85, 7: Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 24. Scyttelas vectes, Ps. Spl. 106, 16. Scetelas, Kent. Gl. 658

Linked entry: scytel

searu-geþræc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-geþræc, es; n.
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A store of things in which art is displayed Seón and sécean searogeþræc (the dragon's hoard), wundur under wealle, Beo. Th. 6196; B. 3102 [cf. geþræce apparatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 72]

Linked entry: ge-þræc