sprǽc
Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus
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Ath. iv. i; Th. i. 222, 11. Ǽlcne wítefæstne man ðe ic on sprǽce áhte ( gained at law, as the result of a suit ), Chart. Th. 557, 22. Hé dráf his sprǽce he prosecuted his suit, 376, 11. Ic spǽce drífe mid fullan folcrihte, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 13.
Linked entries: spǽc spéc bysmor-spræc spréc sprecan
húsel-fæt
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A sacrificial vessel, [in Christian times] a sacramental vessel Húselfatu vasa sacra, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 9. Subdiaconus is underdiácon se ðe ða fatu byrþ forþ tó ðam diácone and þénaþ under ðam diácone æt ðam hálgan weófode mid ðam huselfatum, L.
mis-limpan
to turn out unfortunately
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Nis nán wundor ðeáh ús mislimpe it is no wonder, though we have ill success. Wulfst. 163, 16. Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh here oððon hunger, L. I. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 28
Linked entry: limpan
be-þringan
To throng or press around, encompass, surround ⬩ undique urgere, circumvenire, circumdare
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Fénix biþ on middum þreátum biþrungen the phœnix is in the midst surrounded by multitudes, 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341
Linked entries: be-þrungen bi-þringan
ge-cennan
to beget ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to clear ⬩ declare ⬩ prove ⬩ purgare ⬩ advocare ⬩ manifestare
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Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he gecenne if he prove, L. Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17. Ic ðé écne God ǽnne gecenne I confess thee the only everlasting God, Grn. Hy. 10, 4
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hleápere
a landleaper ⬩ vagrant ⬩ a horse-man
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.), vagrant Fífte cyn is wídscriþelra hleápera (circum-cellionum ), R. Ben. 135, 20. one who mounts a horse, a horse-man, Similar entries v. hleápan ; II a Hleáperas (-es, MS.), rǽdehere, cerethi An. Ox. 775.
slic
A hammer
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Voc. i. 218, 2. A slike-stone lucchier 172, 15. See also Prompt. Parv. 458, note 2.) Anglia ix. 263, 15
Linked entry: sliccan
sib-fæc
A degree of relationship
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A degree of relationship Æfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenum cynne, ðæt is þinnan ðam feórþan cneówe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 14: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22. Cf.
sund-mere
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-On sund mere in natatario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 50
tǽlwirðlíce
In a way that deserves censure, reprehensibly
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In a way that deserves censure, reprehensibly Tǽlwyrðlíce notabiliter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 16
þúfe
Tufted ⬩ having leaves in tufts(?) ⬩ bushy
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Tufted, having leaves in tufts(?), bushy Þúfe þistel sow thistle, Lchdm. ii, 312, 20
Linked entry: þífe-þorn
under-tódál
subdistinctio
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renders subdistinctio in: Subdistinctio, ðæt is undertódál, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 14; Zup. 291, 5
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weorc-sige
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Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15
Linked entry: sige
be-hogadnes
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For Cot. 114 read On behogadnesse in exercita-tione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 42
bere-tún
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Ic wille rýman mínne bertún, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 17 : Wlfst. 286, 16. Add
hláf-mæsse
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Blódlǽs is to forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláf-mæsse. Lch. ii. 146, 9. Add
wyn-bliss
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In Gr. D. 2, 4 wyn, blis should be read, the passage is alliterative
weg-fór
A wayfaring, going away
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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29
heáfod-wylm
Burning or heat in the head
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Burning or heat in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 26, 2
on-geótung
Pouring in
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Pouring in Clǽnsa ǽrest ða wambe mid drences ánfealddre ongeótunge, Lchmd. ii. 234, 26