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tó-stician

(v.)
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Hét mé man ꝥ ic ðone swile tósticode jusserunt me incidere tumorem illum, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 447, 3. Add

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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Nú sende hundas tó mé forðan ðe næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

symbel

(n.)
Grammar
symbel, symel, es; n.

a feast, banquet, entertainmenta feast,

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Se becom tó Prisce, ðǽr deófolgeldum geald. Ðá gelaþode hine tó his symble. Ðá sǽde Marcellus him ðæt wǽre cristen, and him nǽre álýfed ðæt birgde ðara hǽþenra symbles, Shrn. 125, 28-31. Swefan æfter symble, Beo. Th. 238;B. 119.

wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend, es; m.

one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller masterone who exercises dominion a ruler governor sovereign applied to the Deity a possessor master lord

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one who exercises power over persons or things, a controller, master Ǽlc mon biþ wealdend ðæs ðe welt, næfþ nánne anweald ðæs ðe ne welt quod quisque potest, in eo validus: quod non potest, in hoc imbecillis esse censendus est, Bt. 36, 3; Fox

neáh-gebýren

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýren, e; f.

A neighbour

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A neighbour Heó clypaþ hyre frýnd and néhhebýryna (-byrna, MS. A.) convocans amicas et vicinas, Lk. Skt. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býren

scín-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, an; f.
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A woman who practises magic, a sorceress Ðá cwǽdon Rómware ðæt heó wǽre drýegge and scínlǽce, Shrn. 56, 13

sunne-beám

(n.)
Grammar
sunne-beám, es; m.
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A sun-beam Hér æteówede cometa se steorra, and scán iii móuðas swilce sunnebeám, Chr. 678; Erl. 41, 5

Linked entry: sunn-beám

weorold-prýt

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-prýt, -prýd, e; f.
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Worldly pride Næs heó, swá nú æðelborene men synt, mid oferméttum áfylled, ne mid woruldprýdum, Lchdm. iii. 428, 32

efen-apostol

(n.)
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Hér cumað míne efnapostolas . . . Mid mínum efuapostolum, Nap. 19. Efneapostolas, 16

leóþ-gidding

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Hér mæg findan foreþances gleáw, sé ðe hine lysteð leóðgiddunga, hwá þás fitte fégde, Hpt. 33, 72, 2. Add

mynster-bóc

(n.)
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a book belonging to a monastery Hér syndon xxx bóca ealre on Leófstánes abbodes hafona bútan mynsterbéc, Nap. 46

sǽ-ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-ǽl, es; m.

A sea-eel

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A sea-eel Sǽǽl murenula (cf. hec murenula a lamprun, i. 222, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 74

Linked entry: ǽl

ofer-brycgian

(v.)

to overbridge, make a bridge over

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to overbridge, make a bridge over Ðá hét Maxentius oferbrycgian ða eá mid scipum, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 22

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum heó is biter on þigene lettuce was the name of the herb that they were to eat with the unleavened loaves; it is bitter in the eating, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26.

glíw

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Ðe lǽs ðe ðú wegférendum wurðe eft tó glíge (cf. ne omnes qui vident incipiant inludere ei, Lk. 14, 29), Hex. 38, 11. any activity intended to amuse, a game, diversion, pastime, sport, play ( Herod) ðæs wítegan deáð þǽre lyðran hoppystran hire glíges

Linked entry: gleó

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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ðá yfele and earmlíce geendode, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 546. On ðære fare heom yfele gelamp, Chr. 1075; Erl. 212, 22. Sceolde unc Adame yfele gewurðan ymb ðæt heofonríce, Cd.

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Hæfde miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe on lǽwedum háde beón sceolde, hweðre tó ðon wærnesse hæfde on eallum ðingum (he was so circumspect in all things), ðæt munuclífe

ge-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sprec, es; n.

The power of speech

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The power of speech He him sealde monnes gesprec he should give him human speech, Shrn. 76, 23. Sealde he dumbum gesprec he gave speech to the dumb, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577

Linked entry: -sprec

wlítan

(v.)
Grammar
wlítan, p. wlát, pl. wliton

To lookgaze

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Wlát wítga geond þeódland, óþ ðæt gestarode, ðǽr gestaþelad wæs æþelíc ingong, 19, 25; Cri. 306. Hió wlát ofer ealle, Elen. Kmbl. 770; El. 385. tó heofenum wlát, Byrht. Th. 136, 56; By. 172. æfter recede wlát, Beo. Th. 3149; B. 1572.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stæfn, stemn, e; f.
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Seó stefen heom andswarode, Nicod. 24; Thw. 13, 5. Swá him seó stefen beád, Gl. Prud. 1 a. Sió býman stefen, Exon. Th. 65, 29; Cri. 1062. Heó clypode micelre stefne, Lk. Skt. 1, 42. cúþre stæfne wæs tó mé sprecende, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 43.