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mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
mearcung, e; f.

a markingmarka marking outdescriptionarrangementdisposition

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a marking, mark Nota ðæt is mearcung Ðæra mearcunga sind manega, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 19. Mærcunge characteres, Hpt. Gl. 473, 13. a marking out, description, arrangement, disposition Mercung descriptio, Lk. Skt. Rush. 2, 2.

ge-neát-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-riht, es; n.

The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :'

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The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :' -Geneát-riht is mistlic be ðam ðe on lande stænt. On sumon he sceal land-gafol syllan ... villani rectum est varium et multiplex secundum quod in terra statutum est.

un-álífedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-álífedness, e; f.

What is not allowedlicencelicentiousness

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What is not allowed, licence, licentiousness Líchomlícre unáléfednesse corporalis inlecebre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 83. Úrum lícumlícum unálýfednessum ðeówigende carnis inlecebris servientes, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 37: 5, 6; S. 618, 39: 5, 14; S. 634, 5.

Linked entry: á-lífedness

bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
bisig, adj.

Busyoccupied

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Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5

for-screncan

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Add Iacób is gecweden forscrencend, and sé bið unleás forscrencend þe mid gleáwnysse his flǽsclican leahtras and deófles tihtinge forscrencð, Hml. Th. i. 586, 24. Wígstealla forscre[n]cen[n]e (ad) propugnacula subruenda, An.

ge-rádian

(v.)
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þé is behéfe þing Ꝥ þú gemete on getæl, ys swylce íc þus hyt gehrádige (?or gehradige do it quickly. v. ge-hradian), Angl. viii. 303, 27. to prepare Se mæssepreóst sceal cild fullian, swá raðe swá man raðost mæge hí gerádian tó fulluhte, Ll.

ge-dafen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dafen, es; n. (or ge-dafenu; f. ?)
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What is due or fitting Þá wæs þǽr ylding þǽre tíde þe man sceolde þá lícþegnunge and þá gedafenu þǽre byrgene gefyllan and gyldan cum mora esset temporis ad explendum debitum sepulturae, Gr. D. 84, 5.

hlacerung

(n.)
Grammar
hlacerung, e; f.

Scoffingmockeryscorn

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Hit is swíðe unþæslic ꝥ wé on Godes húse ídele spellunga and hlacerunga begán, Nap. 38

Linked entry: hlacerian

morþ

Grammar
morþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Heora yfel is egeslic and endeleáslic morð, Hml. S. 17, 154. add: a very evil deed, mortal wrong Heora nán ne mihte ꝥ morð gefremman, Hml. S. 32, 209.

on-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gelíc, adj.
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Like Óngelíc (the MS. has the accents) is ríc heofna strión simile est regnum coelorum thesauro, Mt. L. 13, 44. Ongelíc ( sic MS.), 47. Ongelíc, 45 : Lk. L. 13, 18: 19. Ongelíc sint cnæhtum similes sunt pueris, 7, 31: 12, 36.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

pistol-rǽding

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Hit is gereht on ðyssere pistolrǽdinge (Acts, c. 2) hú se Hálga Gást on ðisum dæge cóm tó ðám geleáffullan heápe Crístes hýredes, Hml. Th. i. 314, 1.

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (?); gen. ýfre.
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Þis syndon þá landgemǽru . . . þæt is ǽrest heáhýfre; of heáhýfre, C. D. B. i. 117, 26

roð-hund

(n.)
Grammar
roð-hund, es; m.

A large dog molossusblood-hound and band-dog

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[In later English vocabularies molossus is translated by blood-hound and band-dog. v. Wrt. Voc. i. 177, 15 :187, col. 2. ] Roðhund molosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 24 : 56, 41 : i. 288, 27. Rothundas molosos, ii.91, 9. Hroð-hund inutilis canis, i.23, 36

Linked entries: hroð-hund ryðða

sætilcas

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Grein suggests scealcas, cf. næs scealca nán in v. 21; the corresponding prose is :-- Ne gehérde nón mon ðá get nánne sciphere, ne furþon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 14-16

rihtere

(n.)
Grammar
rihtere, es; m.

A ruler, director

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A ruler, director Ic wát ðætte God rihtere is his ágnes weorces . . . Gesege mé nú ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ... operi suo conditorem praesidere Deum scio ...

Linked entry: rihtere

ofer-búgan

(v.)

to avoid, shun

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[Ofer is probably a mistake for fer. v. note on this passage, and for-búgan.]

Linked entry: búgan

ofer-médla

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-médla, an; m.

Pride

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Pride Eahta syndan heáfodlíce synna. . . eahtoþa is ofermédla, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 8. Sóna swá ic mínes ofermédlan geswíce, 36; Th. ii. 436, 1. Gif hé on ofermédlan and on óðrum un-þeáwum his líf lyfaþ, 32; Th. ii. 428, 33: Cd.

on-cýðig

(adj.)
Grammar
on-cýðig, adj.

Suffering from the want of something (?), not acquainted with, a stranger to anything (?)

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The term is used of Judas, to whom the previous lines 1392-3 refer :--Méðe and meteleás, mægen wæs geswiðrod

Linked entry: un-cýðig

orgel

(n.)

pride

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pride Hwǽr is heora prass and orgol búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. [Woreldes richeise wecheð orgel on mannes heorte, O. E. Homl. ii. 43, 17. The form orguil occurs, p. 63. Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS.

Linked entries: orgello orgol

spíca

(n.)
Grammar
spíca, an; m.

Spikenard

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Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum; ðǽr wǽron þreó ða betstan — ele, nardus, spíca (or is this merely the Latin word?), Blickl. Homl. 73, 21.