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offrung

(n.)
Grammar
offrung, ofrung, e; f.

the offering of a sacrifice or giftan offering, sacrifice

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the offering of a sacrifice or gift Hit wæs gewunelíc on ealdum dagum, ðæt man Gode ðyllíce lác offrode on cucan orfe; ac seó offrung is nú unálýfedlíc. Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. an offering, sacrifice:- Ic áxige hwǽr seó offrung (victima) sig . . . God

of-hreówan

(v.)

to cause grief or pityto feel pity

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to cause grief or pity impers. with dat. of pers. and gen. of the cause Mé ofhríwþ me miseret, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 24. Ðæs sceápes untrumnesse him ofhreáw (-hreów, MS. F. ) R. Ben. 51, 20. Him of hreow ðæs mannes he was sorry for man, Homl. Th. i.

eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
eádig, eádeg; adj. [eád happiness, prosperity; ig]

Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves

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Happy, blessed, prosperous, fortunate, rich, perfect; beātus, fēlix, gaudii plēnus, faustus, abundans, opŭlentus, dīves Se eádega wer the happy man, Cd. 72; Th. 89, 6; Gen. 1476. Se eádga the blessed [man ], 90; Th. 113, 10; Gen. 1885. Seó eádige the

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hwanne

(adv.)
Grammar
hwanne, hwænne, hwonne; adv.

When

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When. in direct questions Quando venisti hwænne cóm ðú? is interrogativum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 64. Hwonne ǽr beó deád oððe hwænne his nama áspringe quando morietur, et peribit nomen ejus? Ps. Th. 40, 5. in dependent clauses Quando ero doctus hwænne

Linked entries: hwænne hwonne

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior partssinus, gremium, pectus, internasinus

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The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior parts; sinus, gremium, pectus, interna Ðæt ic híg bǽre on mínum bósume, swá fóstormódor déþ cyld ut portarem eos in sinu meo, sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum, Num.

un-lǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽd, -lǽde; adj.

poormiserableunhappyunfortunatepoormiserablewretched

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poor, miserable, unhappy, unfortunate Unlǽde bið and ormód se ðe á wile geómrian, Salm. Kmbl. 699; Sal. 349. Óðer bið unlǽde on eorðan, óðer bið eádig, 731; Sal. 365. Him mæg eádig eorl eáðe geceósan mildne hláford; ne mæg dón unlǽde swá, 784; Sal. 391

Linked entries: -lǽde lǽd

nán

Grammar
nán, <b>. I b.</b>
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Add Gif ic náne weorc ne worhte on him þe nán óðer ne worhte si opera non fecissem in eis quae nemo alias fecit, Jn. 15, 24. Næs nán rihtwís man ne nán hálig ǽr Abel, Hml. A. 129, 411. Flýhð se frófur áweg, ne byð þǽr fultum nán, Wlfst. 139, 14 : Dóm

ge-þingþu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingþu, -þingcþu, -þincþ, -þyncþ, e; f.

honourdignityrankhonordignitas

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honour, dignity, rank; honor, dignitas He becom to ðære cynelícan geþincþe he arrived at the royal dignity, Homl. Th. i. 82, 1. Eal folc ðone eádigan Gregorius to ðære geþincþe geceás all folk chose the blessed Gregory to that dignity, ii. 122, 22. Hú

Linked entries: þyncþ ge-þincð

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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to free, make free; manumittĕre, lībĕrāre Man sceal freógan aelig-acute;lcne þeówan one shall free every slave; revertētur hŏmo ad possessiōnem suam. Lev. 25, 10. Ic hit freó I free it. Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 2. He freóde ðæt mynster [MS. mynstre] he freed

leán

(v.)
Grammar
leán, p. lóg [a weak form also occurs (cf. Icel.) Se ðe wolde leógan oftost on his wordon, ealle hine leádan, ða ðe God lufedan,
  • Wulfst. 168, 17
  • .]

To blamereproachdisapprovescorn

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To blame, reproach, find fault with, disapprove, scorn Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I blame thee not for loving either, Shrn. 197, 2. Hý nǽfre man lyhþ se ðe secgan wile sóð æfter rihte a man that will rightly tell the truth will never blame them

á-leógan

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Add: to fail to perform a promise, pledge, &amp;c., to be false to one's promise Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áþas, Chr. 947; P. 112, 25. Gif hwá geniéd sié tó hláfordsearwe . . . ꝥ is ryhtre tó áleóganne þonne tó gelǽstanne. Gif hé þæs weddie

el-þeódig

foreignstrangerforeign

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Add Ælþeódig peregrinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 65. Ðá elðeódigan bargina (cf. bargine, peregrine; barrigenae, peregrinae, Angl. xiii. 332), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 29: 12, 13. of persons, expressing relation to one person of another, of another race, foreign, stranger

ge-dwellan

(v.)
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Add: Trans. To lead astray. in a physical sense (v. ge-dwelian ; II. 1), in a mental or moral sense, the object a person Ðæt hé gewundige ðá heortan ðára gehírendra . . ., ðæt is ðæt hé hié gedweleð ne erroris vulnere audientium corda feriantur, Past

ge-unrótsian

(v.)
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Add: trans. To trouble, grieve, disquiet Þú geunrótsast mé contristas me, Gr. D. 38, 19. Swá ðætte se ilca lust ðe hine geunrótsað hine eft gerótsat ut contristet quod libet, et libeat quod contristet, Past. 417, 8. Hé his gebróðru ne geunrótsige, R.

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brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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In line 5 after méce add helm, dele II. 2 and III. and add Brǽcan friabant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 2. Brecan proteri, 118, 12. trans. to separate into parts, to break a solid body into pieces Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 315, 13 : Bl. H. 37, 20

Linked entry: bracan

ge-cnáwan

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Add: to recognize, identify an object Mid ðám þe ꝥ mód wiþ his bewende, ðá gecneów hit swíþe sweotele his ágne módor, Bt. 3, 1; F. 4, 29. Eft hine gecneów óðer þínen, Mk. 14, 69. Beheóld hé hí and gecneów hí be hyre wlite, Hml. S. 30, 363. Hélias cóm

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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Peter's pence. [William of Malmesbury attributes to Ethelwulf the institution of this tax : 'Ethelwulf went to Rome (v. Chron. 855) and there offered to St. Peter that tribute which England pays to this day,' bk. 2, c. 2; but in the earlier and similar

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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A penny referring to other than English coinage Ðes peningc (pening, penig) hic as, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 14. Fals pening paracaraximus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 34. Penninge hymenis (?), ii. 96, 71. Peninge, 43, 27. Bringaþ mé ðone pening ( denarium ),

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BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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BLIND, deprived of sight; cæcus Ðá wæs him broht án deófolseóc man, se wæs blind and dumb tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus et mutus, Mt. Bos. 12, 22: Mk. Bos. 10, 46: Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491. Ðæt ðú grápie on midne dæg, swá se blinda

sulh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh, suluh, sul[l]; gen. sule, but also sules; dat. sylg, sylh, syl; acc. sulh, sul; n. pl. sylh, syll; gen. sula; dat. sulum: a weak genitive seems also to occur in sylan scear;
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generally feminine, but see the genitive. a plough Sulh aratrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 2: 289, 76. Sul, ii. 6, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 17; Zup. 109, 18. Swá seó sulh ðone teóðan æcer gegá, L. Eth. ix. 7; Th. i. 342, 11: L. Eiig. i. 1; Th. i. 262, 9: L. C. E. 8; Th.