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á-cwincan

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S. 23, 810. of other things Ic ácwince fatesco, Hpt. Gl. 501, 21. Ácwincað fatescunt, i. deficiunt (blandimenta ), An. Ox. 2384. Ácwanc fatescit (caligo ), 3298. Á-cwi(n)cende fatescens (umbra ), 4065

be-smiþian

(v.)
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Nim þás næglas and heó besmiþian hát on þínes sunu brídle take these nails and order them to be set in thy son's bridle (cf. þú þás næglas hát . . . on his brídels dón, El. 1175. The Emperour dyde doo sette the nayles in his brydel, H.

cwacian

(v.)
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Ðonne þú pipor habban wille, þonne cwoca þú mid þínum scytefinger ofer óþerne, Tech. ii. 123, 14. Gif sino clæppette and cwacige, Lch. ii. 6, 15. Eal hit bið bifiende and cwaeiende, Wlfst. 26, 1. Cwacende (cuaciende, L.) tremens, Lk. R. 8, 47.

dǽl-niman

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Þæt hié sýn dǽlnimende þínra geofena mid mé, Bl. H. 191, 25. Hé ús gedyde dǽlnimende þæs heofonlican ríces, 11, 2. Se Hǽlend his ðægnas ðæs godcundlican gereordes dǽlnimende dyde, Hml. S. 23 b, 632. Add

dyderung

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Manega drýmen maciað menigfealde dydrunga þurh deófles cræft, and bedydriað menn, swylce hí soðlice swylc þincg dón; ac hit is dydrung mid deófles cræfte, and gif hwá hit bletsað, þonne áblynð seó dydrung, Hml. S. 21, 464-9.

feórþan-dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
feórþan-dǽl, es; m.

a fourth

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Quadrans ys fýrðling oððe feórðandǽl; ǽlc þǽra þinga þe man mæg tódǽlan on feówer on emne se feórðandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, Angl. viii. 306, 28-30. Ǽr þon þú ágefe þone nǽhstu feórþandǽl (novissimum quadrantem), Mt. R. 5, 26

Linked entries: dǽl feórþa

ge-méde

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II l ; S. 24, 9. of things, that satisfies requirements, adequate, suitable Heó hit Ósulfe on ǽht gesealde wið gemédan feó ( the land was sold for a fair price, or (?) a price that had been agreed on ), Che. Th. 170, 21

gistian

(v.)
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gistian, p. ode
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To be a guest, be lodged in another's house On wrigylse fiðra þínra ic gystige ( I will lodge? The Latin is exultabo ), Ps. Cam. 62, 8.

wíde

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wíde, <b>.
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</b> add :-- Swá myccle má hit byþ beswicen in hwylcumhugu ánum þinge, swá myccle hit rúmor and wíddor byþ ábysgod on manegum wísum (quanto latius in miiltis occupatur), Gr. D. 41, 19

Wæwærðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
Wæwærðlíce, adv.

Well, successfully (?)

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þincð ðe wærra and micele ðe snotera, se ðe can mid leásungan wæwerdlíce (-werðlíce [e from æ], -wyrdlíce, v.ll.) werian, and mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, Wulfst. 169, 1

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trahtian

(v.)
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trahtian, p. ode.

to expoundexplainto discuss

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to expound, explain Ðegnum his he trahtade alle he expounded all things to his disciples. Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Se awergda gast ongan Godes béc trahtian, and ðá sóna leáh. Blickl.

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múþ

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Add: the external orifice in an animal body which serves for the ingestion of food, together with the cavity to which this leads Heó bróhte án twig on hire múðe (in ore suo ), Gen. 8, 11.

hwæt-hwega

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Hwothwoego (hwæthwugu, R, ǽnig þing, W. S.), Mt. L. 5, 23: (ówiht, R., ǽnig þing, W. S.), 24, 17. Huothuoego þ sum ðing, 21, 3: Lk. L. 7, 40. Huothuogu (hwæthwoegu) quid, Jn. L. 4, 33. Hwæthwogu aliquid, Jn. R. 13, 29. Huodhuoge quid, Mk.

cépa

(n.)
Grammar
cépa, an; m.

A chapman, merchantmercator

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Cépena þinga gewrixle the interchange of merchants' goods, commerce; commercuim, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41

cine-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cine-líc, adj. [cyn fit, suitable]

Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequatecongruus, cornpetens

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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a

cyric-neód

(n.)
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cyric-neód, e; f.

Church-need ecclesiæ necessitas

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Church-need; ecclesiæ necessitas Riht is ðæt man betǽce ǽnne dǽl preóstum, óðerne dǽl tocyricneóde þriddan dǽl ðám þearfum it is right that one part [of the alms] be delivered to the priests, a second part for the need of the church, a third part for

ge-dwol-godas

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-godas, pl. m.

False godsidolsfalsi deiīdōla

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Ne dear man gewanian on hǽðenum ǽnig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e păgānis eōrum quidquam commĭnuĕre quæ deōrum simulacris allāta fuĕrant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11

þiffe

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Defruto ł felde ł þiffe (þífe? Cf.(?) theve, brusch, Prompt. Parv. 490; or þífele(?). The passage glossed is lento careni defruto, in which the first word is glossed by of þiccum, but in the margin by of þiccum þéfele. Cf. too Wrt.

clúse

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Add: a bar, bolt Tóforan ásete tungan þínre clúsan swígean ( claustra silentii ), Scint. 214, 9. a place that may be locked up, closet; prison Clúsan (intra animi) conclave, An.

yfel-lic

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Hé wæs swíðe yfellic (wáclic, v. l. vilis ) on his gegerelan, 34, 1. of things Hé wæs swíðe yfellices híwes and forsewenlices ( exili forma et despecta ), Gr. D. 45, 30. On yfellicum (wácum, v. l.) wísum rebus vilibus , 70, 19