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cristnian

(v.)
Grammar
cristnian, p. ode; pp. od

To christianize ⬩ catechize ⬩ catechizare

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To christianize, catechize; catechizare Ðæt Paulinus ðǽr ðæt folc cristnode and fullode [MS. cristnade RUNE fullade] that Paulinus might there christen and baptize the people, or as the original Latin of Bede has it, with greater precision, — ut Paulinus

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.

Food to be eaten with bread

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Food to be eaten with bread Syflyncge pulmentario (pulmentarium quilibet cibus extra panem, Migne), Hpt. Gl. 494, 57. Ðǽr feóll ádúne wearm hláf mid his syflinge, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 18.

Linked entry: syflige

glenge

(n.)
Grammar
glenge, es; m.

An ornament

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An ornament Hwǽr beóþ ðonne ða glengeas and ða mycclan gegyrelan ðe he ðone líchoman ǽr mid frætwode where shall then be the ornaments and the grand apparel with which he before decked his body? Blickl. Homl. 111, 35. Glengas, 99, 24, 19: 115, 2.

Linked entry: glenc

ymb-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scínan, p. scán

To shine round, surround with brightness

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To shine round, surround with brightness Ðæs Héhstan mægen ðé ymbscíneþ, Blickl. Homl. 7, 36. Seó sunne ymbscínð ðone blindan, and se blinda ne gesihð ðære sunnan leóman, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 32. Berhtnise Godes ymbsceán hiá (him ymbesceán, W.

spornan

(v.)
Grammar
spornan, spurnan; p. spearn, pl. spurnon ; pp. spornen.

to strike with the foot, spurn ⬩ to spurn, reject ⬩ stumble ⬩ to strike with the feet, tread

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to strike with the foot, spurn Ðe læs ðú on stán fóte spurne ne offendas ad lapidem pedem tuam Ps. Th. 90, 12. On spurnan inpingere Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 72.

Linked entry: spurnan

wenn

(n.)
Grammar
wenn, es; m.

A wen

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Wiþ sceótendum wenne 324, 25. Gif men synd wænnas gewunod on ðæt heáfod foran oððe on ða eágan iii. 46, 21. Sealf wið wennas 12, 22. Wið wennas æt mannes heortan 40, 4

Linked entry: wæn

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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</b> with dat. inst. of position or location, within any place or thing Gif in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 4, 4. In (on, v.l. ) cyninges healle, 66, 8: 82, 8. Sié þé in heáhnessum éce hǽlo and in eorðan lof, Cri. 411.

munt-clýse

(n.)
Grammar
munt-clýse, munt-clýsa ?, an; f. (m. ?).
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Efter this Alexander went and closed in a maner of folkes þat are called Gog and Magog wiþin þe hilles of Caspy. . . . He garte close all þe entreeȝ wit stane and lyme and sand. Prose Life of Alexander, p. 104, E. E. T.

Linked entry: clýse

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.

Of servile birth

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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20

eall

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See the compounds with eall

HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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Mid herige hrímes and snáwes with the legions of frost and snow, Menol. Fox 406; Men. 204. On hríme in pruina, Ps. Th. 118, 83. Hríme gehyrsted adorned with hoar-frost, Menol. Fox 70; Men. 35: Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77.

ge-regnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-regnian, -rénian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To put, dispose, adorn

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Ne ðæt ne beoþ on ðý fægerre ðæt mid elles hwam gerénod biþ ðeáh ða gerénu fægeru síen ðe hit mid gerénod biþ nor will that be the fairer which is adorned with something else though the ornaments be fair with which it is adorned, Bt. 74, 3; Fox 46, 14

ge-scildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scildan, -scyldan; p. de; pp. ed

To shield, cover, protect, defend ⬩ protegere, tueri

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He us gesceldeþ wiþ eallum feóndum he will shield us from all enemies, Blickl. Homl. 51, 14.

Linked entries: ge-scyldan scildan

carian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 322, 6. with ymbe: — Míne scép sint tóstencte ðurh eówre gýmeleáste . . . Gé cariað embe eówerne bigleofan, and ná embe þǽra sceápa, Hml. Th. i. 242, 2.

forane

(adv.)
Grammar
forane, forne; adv.

beforehand ⬩ Opposite ⬩ in front of ⬩ against

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E. 230, 33. with prep. Opposite, in front of, against. geán Ðǽre wyrte wyrtruman áhóh . . . swá ꝥ hé hangie forne geán ðá miltan. Lch. i. 110, 24. Forne geán Biccenclife, C. D. iii. 4, 12.

Linked entry: forene

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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V. to make mention of. with gen. Nú ic þyses Alexandras gemyndgade Alexandri istius mentione commonitus, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 110, 9. with acc. Ðió cuoen súðdǽles gemyndgade reginam austri commemorat, Lk. p. 7, 8. Ge-myndged is memoratur, p. 3, 13.

leán

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See examples in Dict. with dat. of person, to speak with disapproval of something to a person, with the idea of dissuading or prohibiting Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I do not tell you that loving both is a bad thing Solil. H. 61, 17.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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</b> of abstract things :-- Ðæt is ðonne suelc mon mid forewearde orde stinge, ðæt mon openlíce on óðerne rǽse mid tǽlinge to rush on another openly with blame is as much as to thrust with the point; ex mucrone quippe percutere est impetu apertae

ge-witnes

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R. 26, 28. with a personal sense, a witness; testis: or with collective force, witnesses; testes. one who is present at a transaction.

hand-cláþ

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Add: [Hire handcloðes and hire bordcloðes ben makede wite, O. E. Hml. ii. 163, 34. A A] Cf. hand-hrægl