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ofer-drincere

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-drincere, es; m.
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One who drinks to excess, a drunkard Þa þe óeth;re men mid mánáðum beswícað beóð ealswá miceles wítes scyldige swá ðá manslagan and ðá unrihhǽmeras and ðá oferdrinceras, Hml. A. 147, 95: 148, 124: Nap. 66, 4: 71, 7

Linked entry: drincere

weorc-stán

Grammar
weorc-stán, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hí ðǽr swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon . . . hí fundon ǽcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. Th. i. 23, 423. Add Hét hé niman Claudium and lǽdan tó sǽ and wurpan hine út mid ánum weorcstáne, Hml. S. 35, 226

æstel

Grammar
æstel, For the first 14 lines in Dict. substitute: This word is of uncertain meaning. In the two instances of its use in which from the context the character of the object denoted by the word may be to some extent inferred, the meanings seem different. In Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 23 it occurs in a list of words connected with the fabric and furniture of a church, chorus chor, gradus stæpe, indicatorium æstel, scabellum sceamul; in Past. 9, 1-3 it is associated with a book. As the word seems adapted from Low Latin aslella, a chip, plank, board, in each case some kind of board may be intended; in the former a notice-board (?), in the latter a board used in the binding of a book, on which the title of the book was inscribed (cf. Latin index = title of a book). For a description of binding see Rá. 27 and Jn. L. p. 48. From the latter, as throwing light on the value of Alfred's
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æstel, may be quoted the following: 'Hé gesmioðade ðá gehríno ðá ðe útan on sint, and hit gehrínade mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded fáconleás feh.' See a paper by E. J. Thomas in Camb. Philol. Trans. 1916

heáh-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-tíd, e; f.

A high time, high day, festival, solemnity ⬩ a high day, festival

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A high time, high day, festival, solemnity Tó ǽghwilces apostoles heáhtíde fæste man and freólsige at every apostle's festival let there be fasting and feasting, L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 15. Héhtíde solemnia, Rtl. 8, 23: 9, 27

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-leóþ, es; n.

A sorrowful song, lamentation

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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

Gallisc

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ꝥ hié sceolden mid monnum heora godum blótan, and ꝥ sceolde beón án Gallisc wǽpnedmon and án Gallisc wífmon, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 184, 6. Hiora anlícnessa ne mehton from Galliscum fýre for-bærnede weorþan, 2, 8 ; S. 94, 14. Add

horu-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
horu-seáþ, es; m.

A foul pit, sink

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A foul pit, sink Gesihst ðú nú on hú miclum and on hú diópum and on hú þióstrum horaseáþe [MS. Cote. horoseáþa] ðara unþeáwa ða yfelwillendan sticiaþ videsne igitur quanto in cœno probra volvantur, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1

Linked entry: hora-seáþ

spendung

(n.)
Grammar
spendung, e; f.

Spending ⬩ dispensatio, impensa

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Spending Sum underféhþ eorðlíce ǽhta and se sceal ðæs pundes spendunge Gode ágifan of his ǽhtum one receives earthly possessions, and he must repay the spending of the pound to God out of his possessions, Homl. Th. ii. 556, 29

ge-þoftian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þoftian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To associate ⬩ join ⬩ to enter into an agreement ⬩ assŏciāre ⬩ societātem inīre

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To associate, join, to enter into an agreement; assŏciāre, societātem inīre Geþoftade he wið Ptholomeus he joined with Ptolemy, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 26. Seleucus and Demetrias him togædere geþoftedan Seleucus and Demetrius joined together, 3, 11; Bos

Linked entry: -þoftian

traht-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
traht-bóc, f.

A book of exposition ⬩ a treatise ⬩ commentary

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A book of exposition, a treatise, commentary Gregorius gedihte manega hálige trahtbéc, Homl. Th. ii. 132, 15 : i. 436, 10. Twá and hundseofontig bóca ðære ealdan ǽ and ðære níwan hé áwende . . . búton óðrum menigfealdum trahtbócum ðe hé deópðancollíce

þǽr-tóeácan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tóeácan, adv.

Besides ⬩ moreover

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Besides, moreover Hé úrum gyltum miltsaþ, and ðǽrtóeácan ðæt heofenlíce ríce behǽt, Homl. Th. ii. 84, 8. On ðæt gerád ðæt se eorl him tó handan lét Uescam, and þǽrtóeácan ðes cynges men sacleás beón móston, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 9

Linked entry: tó-eácan

be-búgan

(v.)

to avoid.

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to avoid. Hé bebeáh hí and warnode hine wiþ hí swá swá wið þone ealdan feónd eam quasi hostem cavens, Gr. D. 276, 2. Ongan hé his freónd and his geféran bebúgan amicos coepit et familiares deserere, 181, 1. Add

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Add Ánfeald simplex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 50. Ánfald simpla, 120, 55. as numeral, single, sole Anfealdre simplo (volumine), An. Ox. 2376. Tó ánfealdan gewinne ad singularem pugnam, R. Ben. l. 10, 2. Náht elles búton his ánfealdne gegyrelan, Bl. H. 215

rihtung

(n.)
Grammar
rihtung, e; f.

direction ⬩ guidance ⬩ correction ⬩ setting right ⬩ correction ⬩ reproof ⬩ a direction ⬩ rule ⬩ regularis

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direction guidance Bisceope gebyreþ ǽlc rihting ... Hé sceall gehádode men gewissian, ðæt heora ǽlc wite hwæt him gebyrige tó dónne, L. I. P. 7 ; Th. ii. 312, 9. Gyrd rihtingce virga directionis, Ps. Spl. 44, 8. Him God hálige ǽ sette tó heora lífes

Linked entry: rihting

ænde

(con.)

and

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and, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

cwuncon

(v.)
Grammar
cwuncon, pp. cwuncen

disappeared, vanished

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disappeared, vanished; p. pl. and pp. of cwincan

cwǽde

(v.)
Grammar
cwǽde, pl. cwǽdon said , Ps. Th. 89, 3: Cd. 191; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361;
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2nd sing. p. and p. pl. of cweðan

gníst

(v.)
Grammar
gníst, he gnít

rubbest ⬩ rubs

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rubbest, rubs; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. ofgnídan

cwidele

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For examples see cwydele in Dict., and add:

dæg-hwam

Grammar
dæg-hwam, l. -hwám,
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and add Dæghuǽm cotidie, Mt. L. 26, 55

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