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útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 92, 15. Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta they forgot the foreign wars, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24. Wurpaþ hyne on ða úttran (útteran, MS. A. ðǽm útmestum, Lind.) þýstro mittite eum in tenebras exteriores, Mt.

Linked entry: ýtera

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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Ðá onbeád heó him ðæt hé hire tó onsænde all ða gesíðwíf, Shrn. 87, 21. Ðæt hé Angelþeóde onsende láreówas, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 29. Hwylcne Arcebiscop hé onsendan mihte on Angolþeódes cyricum, 4, 1; S. 563, 29.

Linked entry: an-sendan

-ing

(suffix)
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See also Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 23-38 where the suffix is used with the foreign names, e. g. Seth Adaming Seth son of Adam.

FÝST

(n.)
Grammar
FÝST, e; f.

A FISTpugnus

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On ðone eádgan andwlitan helfúse men hondum slógun, folmum areahtum, and fýstum eác wicked men struck on the blessed visage with their hands, with outstretched palms, and with fists also, Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 24; Cri. 1125; Blickl. Homl. 23, 33; Mk.

stig

(n.)
Grammar
stig, (?), es; n.
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A wooden enclosure, a sty; but also part of a house, a hall (?) cf. stig-weard Gif cniht binnan stig sitte if a servant sit within the hall (?), Chart. Th. 612, 32. Stigo vistrina (suestrina? the word occurs at the head of a list 'de suibus'), Wrt.

Linked entries: stigian stigo stigu

wederung

(n.)
Grammar
wederung, e; f.

Weather

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We shul preyen . . . for alle trewe shipmen, godd ȝeue hem wederyug . . . ; for þe fruyte of þe londe and þe wederyng, E. G. 23. 18, 20. Wederynge of þe eyre temperies, Prompt. Parv. 519.]

Linked entry: wederian

hæsel

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel, es; m.

The hazelcorulus, colurnuscorylus, amygdalus

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Cf. also the Icel. hasla völl to challenge to a duel on a field marked out by hazel poles

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriagewedlockmatrimonyin pl. Married peopleconnubium,

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Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n. : but síce, es; m.
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seems also to occur. A sike. 'Sike a watercourse; applied to a natural as well as to an artificial stream; the latter usually constructed to receive the contents of field gutters, for discharge into the river.' Mid-Yorks. Gloss. See also E. D. S.

BEÓN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÓN, [bión], to beónne; part. beónde; ic beó [beóm], ðú bist, byst, he biþ, byþ, pl. beóþ; impert. beó, pl. beóþ; subj. beó, pl. beón

To BEexistbecomeessefieri

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Ðú ána bist eallra déma thou alone art judge of all Hy. 8, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 38 : Bt. Met. Fox 24, 53; Met. 24, 27 : Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 24; Cri. 57 : Cd. 26; Th. 34, 16; Gen. 538 : Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 43 : Mk. Lind. War. 14, 70 : Lk. Lind. Rush.

DÉMA

(n.)
Grammar
DÉMA, an; m. [déman to deem, judge, think] .

a deemer, thinker, judge, an umpire censor, consul, jūdex, arbĭter the judge, who gave a wrong judgment, was subject to a fine of one hundred and twenty shillings; and if a man could not obtain justice, the judge to whom he applied was fined thirty shillings. As the judge represented the king, he was at the king's disposal

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Ealra démena ðam gedéfestan to the most benevolent of all judges, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 3; Sch. 58. Ǽrmorgenes gancg wið ǽfentíd ealle ða déman Drihten healdeþ exĭtus matutīni et vespĕre delectabĕris, Ps.

Linked entries: dǽma doema

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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Tó ðǽm landum eallum ðe ðǽrtó hiérdon to all the lands that thereto belonged, Chr. 912; Erl. 100, 32. Filgan hí ðam láfordscipe ðe ðæt land tó hýre let them follow the lordship that the land belongs to, Chart. Th. 549, 33.

swá

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On ðǽm tweón þe hié swá ungeorne his willan fulleódon qui fastidiose ducem in disponendo bello audientes, Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 24. (4 a) with an adjective, as epithet of an object, all the adjective as the object was (is) :-- Hé hí swá unróte (her all

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 22. Hit næs ná gesǽd hwæt Pirruses folces gefeallen wǽre, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 77, 30. [Ðæt is ungeliéfedlíc tó gesecganne] hwæt ðæs ealles wæs what there was of it all, 5, 12; Swt. 240, 16: Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 3.

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Heofon is betera, and heálícra, andfægerra ðonne eall his innung, búton monnum ánum the heaven is better, and higher, and fairer than all which it includes, except men alone, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 10: Exon. 43 b ; Th. 147, 2; Gú. 720 .

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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[Wið þene sele brudgume þat siheð alle selhðe of from whom proceeds all happiness, H. M. 47, 35.] to ooze, run as matter, v. seón Gif ðæt brægen út síge if the brain protrude, Lchdm. ii. 22, 19.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

FLOCC

(n.)
Grammar
FLOCC, es; m.

A FLOCKbandcompanydivisiongrexcătervaturma

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A FLOCK, band, company, division; grex, căterva, turma Gif Esau cymþ to ánum flocce and ðone ofslihþ, se óðer flocc byþ gehealden si vēnĕrit Esau ad ūnam turmam et percussĕrit eam, ălia turma servābĭtur, Gen. 32, 8.

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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Also, too, even, indeed, further, at first; etiam, quĭdem, prīmo Ic secge eów sóþlíce, ðæt furþon Salomon on eallum hys wuldre næs oferwrigen swá swá án of ðyson dico autem vobis, quoniam nec Salomon in omni gloria sua coopertus est sicut unum ex istis

Linked entry: furþum

miscian

(v.)
Grammar
miscian, p. ode

To mixto mix in due proportion

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To mix, to mix in due proportion Hé of ðæm heán hrófe hit eall gesihþ and ðonan miscaþ and metgaþ ǽlcum be his gewyrhtum qui, cum ex alta providentiae specula respicit, quid unicuique conveniat, agnoscit, et, quod convenire novit, accommodat, Bt. 39,

stigel

(n.)
Grammar
stigel, e ; f.
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The word occurs also in compounds Ðanon on ðone bóchagan wið ðere bócstigele, v. 70, 27

Linked entry: bóc-stigel