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lár-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
lár-bóc, f.
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A book which conveys instruction: Swá swá Beda áwrát, Engla þeóde láreów, on his lárbócum, Chart. Th. 241, 20

Fariséisc

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Hú ne eom ic Fariséisc swá same swá gé?, Past. 363, 3. Þǽre fariséiscre farisaicę, An. Ox. 1259. Add

samnian

(v.)
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Add Swá hwǽr swá bið líc, þider somnigaþ earnes ubicumque fuerit corpus, illuc congregabuntur aquilae, Mt. R. 24, 28

wealh-land

Grammar
wealh-land, I.
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add: cf. the prose version of this passage Swá oft swá wyt férdon tó fyrlenum eardurn, Gen. 20, 13

ge-sworc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sworc, es; n.

A cloudmistnĕbŭla

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A cloud, mist; nĕbŭla Gesworc swá swá ahsan he tostredeþ nĕbŭlam sīcut cĭnĕrem spargit, Ps. Spl. C.147, 5

Linked entry: -swore

óþ-healdan

(v.)
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to withhold, keep back Gif hwelc folc biþ mid hungre geswenced, and hwá his hwiǽte gehýt and óþhielt hú ne wilt hé ðonne hiera deáþes si populos fames atlereret, et occulta frumenta ipsi servarent, auctores proculdubio mortis existerent, Past. 49, 1;

sele-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
sele-rǽdend, es ; m.
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One who takes part in the councils held in a hall, a counsellor of a prince Manige cómon snottere selerǽdend, symble gefégon beornas burhweardes cyme, Andr. Kmbl. 1317 ; An. 659. Men ne cunnon secgan tó sóðe, selerǽdende (-rǽdenne, MS.), hæleþ under

un-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fáh, adj.

Not regarded as a foe

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Not regarded as a foe, used of the kinsmen of a criminal when not involved in the feud which their kinsman's guilt occasioned Gif hwá heonanforð ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt hé wege sylf ða fǽhðe ... Gif hine seó mǽgð forlǽte ... ðonne wille ic ðæt eall seó

Linked entries: un-fǽhð fáh

á-ríman

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Ðis ðæt wé nú feám wordum árímdon haec quae breviter enumerando perstrinximus, Past. 75, 16. Árím letanias, Lch. i. 400, 10. Hwá is þætte áríman mæge hwæt þǽr moncynnes forwearð, Ors. 1, 11; S. 50, 13: Bl. H. 59, 33: 63, 1. Manige óþre þe is lang tó

bisceop-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-sunu, a; m.
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A spiritual son at confirmation (v. bisceopian) Gif hwá óðres godsunu sleá ... Gif hit biscepsunu sié, Ll. Th. i. 150, 20 (cf. In baptismate et confirmatione unus potest esse pater, ii. 58, § 22). Hé (pope Leo) hiene (Alfred) him tó biscepsuna nam (cf

ofer-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, es; n.

pride, arrogance, over-confidencea high stylesuperbia

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pride, arrogance, over-confidence: — Feala worda gespæc se engel ofermódes Cd. Th. 18, 12; Gen. 272. Ðá se eorl ongan for his ofermóde álýfan landes tó fela láðere þeóde, Byrht. Th. 134,25; By. 89. [Gif hwa nulle for his ouermoð, oðer for his prude .

Linked entries: mód ofer-méde

heá-líce

(adv.)

on highgreatlyextremelynoblyelaborately

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Add: in a local sense, on high Pilatus ásette ðis gewrit to ðǽre róde bufon Crístes heáfde heálíce, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 27. Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr hé heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372. Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna

Linked entry: heá-lic

fald-gang

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The pasture land grazed by the animals belonging to a fold (?). (Cf. fold-course a sheep-walk, N. E. D.) Sceóte man ælmessan, swá æt heáfde peninc, swá æt sulhgange peninc, swá æt faldgange pening, Wlfst. 170, 37. Substitute:

Linked entry: fald-gang-penig

un-wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wlitigness, e; f.

Uglinessdisfigurement

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Ugliness, disfigurement Semninga gehrán hé his eágan; ðá gemétte hé hit swá hál swá swá him nǽfre nǽnig swyle oððe unwlitignes on ætýwde (ac si nil unquam in eo deformitatis ac tumoris apparuisset), Bd. 4, 32; S. 612, 7

Linked entry: wlitigness

ofer-wlenced

(adj.; part.)

possessed of superabundant means, very opulent

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possessed of superabundant means, very opulent Hié andwyrdon ðæt hit gemálíc wǽre ðæt swá oferwlenced cyning sceolde winnan on swá earm folc swá hié wǽron responderunt, stolide opulentissimum regem adversus inopes sumsisse bellum, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44

hnæppan

(v.)

to strike [?]

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to strike [?] Swá swá sió nafu simle biþ swá gesund hnæppen ða felga on ðæt ðe hí hnæppen if the nave is always quite safe the fellies may strike against what they will, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 26

ge-winfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-winfullíc, -winnfullíc;

Laborioustoilsomelaboriōsus

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adj, Laborious, toilsome; laboriōsus Ðæt hí ne þorftan in swá frǽcne síþfætt, and on swá gewinfullícne, and on swá uncúþe ællþeódignysse féran ne tam periculōsam, tam incertam peregrinātiōnem adīre debērent, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 37. Ðæt hí nó má ne mihton

un-gebunden

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Hé tóbræc þone fótcops, and swá þéh æfter þan hé ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe . . . ac hine sylfne beeóde . . . bútan racenteáge in swá mycclun landsticce ungebunden swá hé ǽr gebunden on wunode, Gr. D. 214, 16. Add

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leaprushfly off

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To leap, rush, fly off Se þorn, efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá hé of þám man áfleáh, Guth. 68, 22. Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

ele-berge

(n.)
Grammar
ele-berge, an; f. [ele oil; berge = berie a berry]

An olive, the fruit of an olive-tree ŏlīva

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An olive, the fruit of an olive-tree; ŏlīva Swá swá eleberge wæstmbǽra sīcut ŏlīva fructĭfĕra, Ps. Spl. 51, 8. Syndon bearn ðíne swá swá nywlícra elebergena oððe guógaþ elebeáma sunt fīlii tui sīcut nŏvellæ ŏlīvārum, Ps. Lamb. 127, 3.He úteóde on ðæne