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rúm-líc

(adj.)
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rúm-líc, adj.

gracious, liberal, benignliberal, abundant, plentiful

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Rúmlícum helpe benign favore, 17, 35. liberal, abundant, plentiful Nú wille ðis águnnene weorc mid rúmlícum wæstme begán, Anglia viii. 300, 6. Se ðe mid fódan ðære upplícan lufe biþ gefylled, hé biþ swilce hé sý mid rúmlícum mettum gemæst, Homl.

sceacel

(n.)
Grammar
sceacel, es; m.

a shackleplectrum

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Voc. i. 16, 44. the word also glosses plectrum Scecele oððe slegele scecen plectra plumemus, ii. 66, 78-80. Sceacelas plectra, 89,10 . schakkyl numella. Ancren schulen ine so wide scheakeles pleien ine hevuene . . .

eáster-wuce

(n.)
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eáster-wuce, eastor-wice, an; f.

Easter- weekpaschalis septimana

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Easter- week; paschalis septimana Ðys sceal on Sæternes dæg, on ðære eáster-wucan this [gospel] must be on Saturday in easter-week. Rubc. Jn. Bos. 20, I. Ii; Notes, p. 580, 20, 1a, ii a: 21, 1; Notes, p. 580, 21, 1 a

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ge-stóp

(v.; part.)

steppedwent

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stepped, went, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 22 p.of ge-stapan

bodung

annunciationdeclarationtestimonyinterpretationrecitingrehearsingpreaching

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Hí mid bysnungum wel ne lǽdað, ne mid bodungum wel ne lǽrað, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 2. Bodengum, Wlfst. 276, 24. Hé á his bodunga mid gebysnungum ástealde, Hml. Th. ii. 148, 26

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Swá hit secgan hiérdon, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 7: Chr. 851; P. 64, 23. þæt hýrdon bæleitum cýðan, El. 670. Ne hérdon . . . fira nán ymb gefeoht spreca. .

ful-geare

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-geare, -gearwe, -gere; adv.

Full wellvery wellfullythoroughlysătis bĕneplēnepĕnĭtus

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Full well, very well, fully, thoroughly; sătis bĕne, plēne, pĕnĭtus Ic nát fulgeare ymbe hwæt ðú gyt tweóst I know not full well about what thou still doublest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 12: Ps. Th. 117, 28.

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sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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Drihten swutelode him ðone weg on dæg þurh swert tácn on sweres gelícnysse, and on niht swilce án byrnende swer him fór beforan, Ex. 13, 21: Homl. Th. ii. 196, 8.

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heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Ic forþ heonun ðíne gewitnesse wel geheólde I should henceforth keep thy testimony well, Ps. Th. 118, 31, 24: Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 27; Cri. 582. Heonon forþ and óþ on woruld ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum, Blickl. Gloss: Gen. 8, 21.

ést

favourluxuries

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Eal þæt sceoldan on Godes ést gelǽstan all that according to the will of God we ought to do, 92, 12: 103, 5: 172, 7: 181, 11. Dunn hafað ðás bóc gesald his wífe an Godes ést, C.

westsúþ-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
westsúþ-ende, es; m.
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The south-west extremity Se westsúþende Európe, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 23

bisceop-wyrtel

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wyrtel, (?)
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bishop's weed Biscopwyrtil gerobotana vel verbena vel sagmen, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 14

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A paintingpicture

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On óðre wísan sceáwiaþ métinge, and on óðre wísan stafas. Ne gǽþ ná máre tó métinge búton ðæt ðú hit geseó and herige, 186, 5-7

grindel

(n.)
Grammar
grindel, es; m.
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Guest, English Rhythms, ii. 40, note 1, observes 'As far as we can judge from the drawing which accompanies the description, the grindel was a kind of heavy iron grating, which rather encumbered the prisoner by its weight, than fixed him in its grasp.

teartlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teartlíce, adv.

Sharply, severely

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beóþ forswǽlede teartlícor crememur acrius, Hymn. Surt. 5, 15: Homl. Th. i. 330, 34. Sý hé ealra teartlícost geþreád acrius coherceatur, R. Ben. 129, 10

þeáw-líc

(adj.)
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þeáw-líc, adj.
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willaþ secgan hú ðás lác tó ús belimpaþ æfter ðeáwlícum andgite, Homl. Th. i. 116, 33: ii. 110, 26: 210, 27: Wulfst. 234, 10

á-pinsian

(v.)
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Hit geríst ꝥ þisra epacta gerýnu ápinsiun, 300, 48: 305, 47: 322, 23. Ðæt getæl is tó ápinsianne, hwæt hit getácnað, Wlfst. 245, 9. Mid willan sýfernysse bót byð ápinsud (pensatur), Scint. 42, 17. Add:

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be-hringed

(v.)
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Mid costungum sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde (-hring-, v. l. ). Past. 163, 16. Ábútan beringede mid leahtrum circumdati vitiis, Scint. 103, II

dim-nes

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Utan geþencan dómes dæg and dimnessa helle grundes, Hml. A. 168, 113. a dark place On sweartum dimnessum latibulis carceralibus, An. Ox. 3144. dimness of sight Wiþ eágena dymnysse, Lch. i. 176, 16. darkness, evil Dimnesse gástas chao, Wrt.

eft-gemyndig

(adj.)
Grammar
eft-gemyndig, adj.
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Eftgemyndig aron, Mt. L. 27, 63. Eftgemyndigo (-myndge, R.), Lk. L. 24, 8: Jn. L. (R.) 2, 17. Eftgemyndgo (-e, R.), 22. Wosað gié eftgemyndgo reminiscamini, 16, 4

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