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ge-treówleás

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Add: perfidious Hé wæs getreówleáses módes wer perfidae mentis fuit, Gr. D. 130, 27. Mid þám getreówleásan deófle þe hí tihte tó ðám swicdóme, Hml.

gyrdels

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Hyt byð tósliten, swá wæs Abdias gyrdels þæs wítegan (cf. ? com-putruerat lumbare, Jer. 13, 7), Lch. i. 328, 3. Tó gyrdylse ad cingulum, An. Ox. 3767.

Iclingas

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Icel is mentioned in Mercian royal genealogies Cnebba wæs Iceling, Icel Eámǽring, Chr. 626; P. 24, 11 : 755; P. 50. 6.Cnebba Icling, [Ic]il Eámǽring,Txts. 170, 93.See Chadwick's Origin of the English Nation s. v.

nearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nearulíce, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Heó nearolíce (angsumlíce, v.l.) geþreád wæs mid feferádle anxietate febrium urgetur. Gr. D. 29, 21.

on-girwan

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Wæs hé hine sylfne ongyrwendne, Gr. D. 68, 11

wác-lic

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Add: poor with regard to physical properties Hé wæs swíðe wáclic on his gewǽdum erat valde vilis in vestibus, Gr. D. 34, I. with regard to mental or spiritual properties Ic sylf, án wáclic man ( homuncio ), Gr. D. 7, 22.

rudu

(n.)
Grammar
rudu, e; f.

Red, redness, redness of the cheeks, the countenance

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Ðá geseah se cyngc ðæt Apollonius mid rósan rude wæs eal oferbrǽded, Ap. Th. 22, 4. Gezabel gehiwode hire eágan and hire neb mid rude, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 342. The rude of monnes nebbe þet seið ariht his sunnen, A. R. 330, 29.

ǽfen-tíd

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Hér wæs Eádweard cyng ofslagen on ǽfentíde, Chr. 979; P. 123, 6. On ǽfentíd. Shrn. 116, 8. On ðá ǽfentíd. Nar. 29, 21. In éferntíd vespere Mt. L. 8, 16. On éfnitíd (éfern-, R.) sero Mk. L. 13, 35. Oþ ǽfentíd ad vesperum Bd. l, 27; S. 496, 34. Add

breóst-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-cófa, an; m. [breóst
the breast, the heart, mind,
cófa
a cave,
chamber
]

the breast, the heart, mind, ⬩ a cave ⬩ chamber ⬩ The breast-chamber, breast, heart, mind; ⬩ pectoris cubile, pectus, uber, cor, animus

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He wæs ðe blíðra on breóstcófan > he was the blither in his heart, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 64; Met. 9, 32: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 19; Gen. 574: Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 22; Wand. 18

Linked entry: in-cofa

of-scotian

(v.)

to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc.

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Hé hét hine mid strǽlum ofscotian, ðæt hé wæs ðara swá full swá igl biþ byrsta, Shrn. 55, 8.

Linked entry: scotian

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone Stephanus for Godes geleáfan wæs gestǽned Stephen was stoned for belief in God, Homl. Th. ii. 82, 21. In ǽ Moises bebeád us ðuslíc gestǽna in lege Moses mandavit nobis hujusmodi lapidare, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 5.

ge-tímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tímian, -týmian; p. ode; pp. od [tíma time]

To happen ⬩ befall ⬩ accĭdĕre

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Getímode hit ðæt he becom to heora byrig ðe wæs Gaza geháten it befell that he came to their city which was called Gaza, Homl. Th. i. 226, 24: 318, 15. Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce it happened very justly to them, 88, 29: ii. 160, 14; 304, 24.

Linked entries: ge-tíman tímian

þæran

(v.)
Grammar
þæran, (? þærran)

to dry ⬩ wipe

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The word intended seems to be one corresponding to Icelandic þerra, which, as well as the form mundlaug, the equivalent of the rather uncommon mundleów, the modern version in that language uses in this passage) mid ðý líne, ðe hé wæs begyrded, Homl.

Linked entries: þerran þirran

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
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seld-, sel-cúþ; adj.

Little known ⬩ strange ⬩ wonderful ⬩ unfamiliar

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Hé wæs oflyst ðæs seldcúþan sónes (the sound of Orpheus' harp), Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 23. Hí willaþ simle hwæthwegu níwes and seldcúþes eówian, 34, 4; Fox 138, 29. Ðú hwerfest ymbúton sume wunderlíce and seldcúþe sprǽce, 35, 5; Fox 164, 17.

Linked entry: -síne

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f.

Paper, a piece of paper, a deed ⬩ charta

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[Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης Híg hym tosendon áne cartan, seó wæs ðus awriten [MS. awryten] they sent a paper to him, which was thus inscribed, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 5.

Linked entry: caerte

streccan

(v.)
Grammar
streccan, p. strehte, streahte; pp. streht, streaht, streced (v. strecedness)

To stretch ⬩ to hold out, extend ⬩ to spread out ⬩ to prostrate

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Skt. 19, 36. to prostrate He hine wæs on gebed streccende æt líchoman ðæs Codes weres prosternens se ad corpus viri Dei pia intentione, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 29

Linked entries: ge-streccan C

full

(adv.)

having no space empty ⬩ containing abundance of. ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundantly characterized by ⬩ full of food ⬩ complete ⬩ perfect ⬩ whole ⬩ entitled to all the privileges implied by a designation ⬩ complete ⬩ whole ⬩ entire ⬩ completed

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Wæs án gér full þæt seó eorþe wæs cwaciende per totum fere annum terraemotus fuerunt, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 10. Heó þrím wucum fullum ( tribus septimanis ) ne mihte úte cuman, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 15.

Linked entry: ful-lic

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Þǽre gecynde ðe heó tó gesceapen wæs, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 7.

ge-mearr

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mearr, adj.

Wicked, fraudulent

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Wicked, fraudulent Gif hwá gemearra manna wǽre if there were any wicked man, L. Edw. 1; Th. i. 160, note 2

in-hǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
in-hǽtan, p. te
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To inflame Ꝥ seó nunne wǽre inhǽted mid un-mǽtum feferádlum quod sanctimonialis illa immensis febribus aestuaret, Gr. D. 29, 10