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hæft-nídling

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-nídling, es; m.
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Hí lǽddon mid him micele herehúþe and manige hæftnýdlingas, Hml. S. 30. 391

Linked entry: níd-ling

tela

(adv.)
Grammar
tela, teala, teola, telo, tiolo; adv.

Well. ⬩ well, rightly, aright, correctly ⬩ well, perfectly, completely, thoroughly, certainly ⬩ well, prosperously, happily ⬩ well, in a beneficial or pleasant manner ⬩ marking degree, very, to a great extent ⬩ as an exclamation, well, good

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Skt. 6, 27. marking degree, very, to a great extent Ic þigde tela micelne mete, Nar. 30, 25. Drincan tela micel, Lchdm. ii. 290, 12. Tela micel steáp, 294, 19. Teala, i. 374, 9. Teala líciendlíc, Ps. Th. 68, 13. Teala wynsume, 125, 2.

á-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-berstan, p. -bærst
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Ðá ábærst micel ðunor and líget, Hml. Th. ii. 184, 4. Ðæt áborstene clif ( the detached crag ) hreás ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 12, 9

druncnian

(v.)
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Lof ys micel druncan and ná druncnian ( bibere et non inebriari ), 107, 1. Níwum wíne druncnian musto madere, Hy. S. 94, 13. Wín, ꝥ is ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg fore druncnigan vino, hoc est, omnis generis potu quo quis inebriari possit, Ll.

ge-bátad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bátad, <b>ge-batian;</b> pp. od
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Hire wæs micel wund open ðá heó mon on byrgenne dyde, and þá hí mon eft úp dyde of þǽre byrgenne ðá wæs hit gebatad, ꝥ þǽr næs bútan seó swaðu on (cf. Wæs seó wund fæstlíce gehálad (curatum), Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 3), Shrn. 95, 2. Substitute:

cneó-rím

(n.)
Grammar
cneó-rím, cneów-rím, es; n.

The number of kin ⬩ progeny ⬩ family ⬩ cognatorum numerus ⬩ progenies ⬩ familia

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The number of kin, progeny, family; cognatorum numerus, progenies, familia Of ðam wíd folc, cneórím micel, cenned wǽron from whom a wide-spread people, a great progeny, were born Cd. 79; Th. 98, 32; Gen. 1639.

Linked entries: rím cneów-rím

ge-sinscipe

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

Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,

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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

Linked entry: sinscipe

wíf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-lác, es ; n.

Intercourse with women

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Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf, ðæt hí hig on ðás hálgan tíd (Lent) clǽnlíce healdan, bútan ǽlces hǽmedes besmytennysse, L. E. I. 43; Th. ii. 440, 2), L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 402, 30. Ealle synoðas forbudon ǽfre ǽlc wíflác (v. wífung) weófodþénum, L. I.

æðel-cundnes

(n.)
Grammar
æðel-cundnes, -ness, e; f.

Nobleness ⬩ nobility ⬩ nobilitas

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Nobleness, nobility; nobilitas Mid micelre æðelcundnesse with great nobleness, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 31

wóþ-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-bora, an ; m.

A (good) speaker ⬩ orator ⬩ poet ⬩ prophet ⬩ philosopher

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Micel is tó hycgenne wísum wóðboran, hwæt sió wiht sié, 414, 22 ; Rä. 32, 24. Wilt ðú wísne wóðboran wordum grétan, biddan ðé gesecge gesceafta cræftas, 346, 21 ; Sch. 2. Cræftgleáwe men, wíse wóþboran, Chr. 975 ; Erl. 126, 27.

Linked entry: sóþ-bora

disc

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Þǽr stód micel sylfren disc ( discus ) on, Bd. 3, 6; Sch. 209, 14. Discas (-es?) ferculi, swǽsende fercula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 18.

murcnung

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Wearð ðá micel morcnung and ormǽte wóp, Ap. Th. 6, 9. Murcnunge yfel ná ætíwe ne murmurationis malum appareat R. Ben. I. 64, 17. Se fæder forwearð on móde and seó módor mid murcnunge wæs fornumen, Hml. S. 2, 105.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.
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</b> of degree :-- Micel rúmes fæces tódál larga spatiosę intercapedinis differentia, An. Ox. 1180. add: free from occupation Ðisra stafa tácna wé wyllað on rúmran fæce geswutelian, Angl. viii. 328, 11.

wǽpned

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpned, adj.

Male ⬩ a male ⬩ a man

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Micel gedál is on wǽpnedes and wífes líchoman, Lchdm ii. 84, 16. Se ðe mid wǽpnedum men hǽme qui cum viro coiverit, L. Ecg. C. 16; Th. ii. 144, 7. Wépned and wíf geworhte hiǽ God masculum et feminam fecit eos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 4.

ofer-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wist, e; f.

Excess in eating

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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi

ongeán-winnende

(adj.)
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resisting, struggling Hé þá ongeánwinnendan fǽmnan mid micelre strengðe earfoðlíce ofercóm, Ap. Th. 2, 4

frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
frætwung, frætewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.

beald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
beald-ness, e; f.

Boldness

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Boldness Hé mid micelre baldnesse cíðde ꝥ se Hǽlend wǽre sóð Godes sunu, Shrn. 31, 34

land-here

(n.)
Grammar
land-here, es; m.
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A military force which acts on land [opposed to sciphere], or which belongs to the land [opposed to a foreign force] Æfter ðam gegadorode micel here hine of EástEnglum ǽgðer ge ðæs landheres ge ðara wícinga ðe hié him tó fultume áspanen hæfdon after

ge-ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríp, es; n. [ríp harvest]

A reaping, harvest ⬩ messis

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A reaping, harvest; messis Ðæt geríp is micel the reaping is great, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 16. Geríp messis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som: 11, 56: Wrt. Voc. 74, 69: Gen. 8, 22.