of-calen
very cold
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very cold Petrus stód ofcalen on ðam cauertúne, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 27
Linked entry: calan
cosp
A fetter ⬩ compes
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A fetter; compes On cospas into fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32
Linked entry: cops
slege-bítel
A beetle, hammer, mallet
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A beetle, hammer, mallet Sleah ðonne on mid slegebýtle Lchdm. ii. 342, 7
á-wæscan
to wash
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to wash Áwæsc ealle, Lch. ii. 38, 16. Áwæsc on háligwætre, 110, 14
á-wrigennes
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Swá hé geseah on ǽr þurh Godes áwrygennysse, Hml. S. 3, 102. Add
be-dígling
Concealment ⬩ secret place
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Concealment, secret place On bedíglingce hreóhnysse in abscondito tempestatis, Ps. Spl. 80, 7
Linked entry: -digling
be-fégan
To join
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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425
dýfan
To dip, immerse ⬩ immergĕre
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To dip, immerse; immergĕre Mec feónda sum dýfde on wætre some enemy dipped me in water, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 32; Rä. 27, 3. He hine on ðam streáme sencte and dýfde he sank and immersed himself in the stream, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22
éðm
Breath, steam, vapour ⬩ hālĭtus. spīrĭtus, văpor
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Breath, steam, vapour; hālĭtus. spīrĭtus, văpor Hú síd se swarta éðm seó how wide the black vapour is, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 4; Sat. 704. Ne lǽte on ðone éðm let him not allow the vapour on [it ], L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 24
ferend
A traveller ⬩ messenger ⬩ sailor ⬩ peregrīnātor ⬩ nuncius ⬩ nauta
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A traveller, messenger, sailor; peregrīnātor, nuncius, nauta He hét gefetigan ferend snelle he commanded swift messengers to be fetched, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 12; Jul. 60. Him ða ferend on fæste wuniaþ the sailors firmly rest on him, 97 a; Th. 361, 25
geatolíc
Ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ stately ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ ornātus
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Ready, prepared, equipped, stately; părātus, instructus, ornātus Ðǽr wæs on eorle geatolíc gúþscrúd there was on the man a prepared war-dress, Elen. Kmbl. 515; El. 258 : Beo. Th. 435; B. 215 : 4314; B. 2154. Wísa fengel geatolíc gengde the wise prince
ge-lócian
To look ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ respĭcĕre ⬩ aspĭcĕre
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To look, behold, see; respĭcĕre, aspĭcĕre Driht of heofonum on eorþan gelócaþ Dŏmĭnus de cœlo in terram aspexit, Ps. Spl. 101, 20. Eágan his ofer þeóda gelóciaþ ŏcŭli ejus sŭper gentes respĭciunt, 65, 6. Gelóca on cýðnysse ðíne respĭce in testāmentum
geóguþ-feorh
Youthful life, youth ⬩ juventus
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Youthful life, youth; juventus Sumum ðæt gegongeþ on geóguþfeore, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ it happens to one in youthful life that the end is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 1; Vy. 10: Beo. Th. 5321; B. 2664. On geógoþfeore in youthful life, 1078
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cumb
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and should be taken as separate words (but see N. E. D. coomb). Add:to cumb, On cumb middeweardne, C. D. iii. 411, 11. On wulfcumb ufeweardne, 403, 19: 446, 22. But also neuter (?); cf. Innan rigecumb norðewærd, 449, 27. Add:to cumb, Cumb dolium, An
eahtoþa
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Se eahteoða (-oþa, -eþa, eht-, v. ll.) octauus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 282, 18. On ðone sextan dæg þæs mónðes bið þára apostola eahtæþa dæg, Shrn. 100, 11. Þæt eahteoðe bebod, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 26. On ðám eahteoðan dæge, 68, 31: i. 554, 11, 17. Add
earfoþ-hylde
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Substitute: <b>earfoþ-hilde;</b> adj. Hard to incline, that does not readily relinquish old habits Sé ðe on muneclicere drohtnunge earfoðhylde bið, and gyrnð ðǽra ðinga ðe hé on woruldlicere drohtnunge næfde, him geneálǽhð se hreófla Giezi
heáh-seld
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Add: [seld = setl, Sievers, Gram. 196, 2] a throne Satanus wolde on heofonum héhseld wyrcan (cf. hú hé him stólgeworhte on heofonum, Gen. 273), Sat. 372. Stondað hæleð ymb héhseld, 47. an elevated platform For heáhseldum pro rostris, An. Ox. 2322. Héhseldum
nǽtan
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Add: to afflict Mínes módes nearunesse mé nǽtt angustia animi affligit me, Verc. Först. 137, ll. Hwí eom ic nǽted? cur affligor? 142, 2. Swá mycle swíðor swá wé nú beóð nǽtte on þyssum lífe, swá mycle má wé feógað on ðám tóweardan lífe, 141, 18
ofer-drenc
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Hit nis ná riht on Crístenum folce þæt sume scylon mid oferǽte and mid oferdrence beón oferléde and sume hungre cwylmede, Hml. A. 142, 98. Wá eów þé ǽr on morgen oferdrenc dreógað vae qui consurgitis mane ad ebrietatem sectandam (Is. 5, 11), Wlfst. 46
riht-weg
A right way
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A right way Se ðe secge ðæt hé on Crist gelýfe fare se ðæs riht-weges ðe Crist sylf férde qui se dicit in Cristum credere debet ambulare sicut et ipse ambulavit, Wulfst. 65, 25. Gebringan on rihtwege ða ðe ǽr dweledan, 75, 2 : 49, 19