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blót-mónaþ

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Se mónað þe wé nemnað blódmónað, 153, 20. ¶ In Bede's 'De temporum ratione' it is said: 'November dicitur blótmónath ... Blótmónath mensis immolationum, quod in eo pecora, quae occisuri erant, diis suis voverent.

cild-cradol

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Wé ðe fram cildcradole tó Godes geleáfan cómon, ii. 76, 11. Fram cyldcradole, Hml. S. 7, 188

ge-þwǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in agreement, with one accord. of persons Hí heom betweónan rǽddon and þus geþwǽrlíce cwǽdon: 'Betere wé áhreddon ús sylfé,' Hml.

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, n. (not m.).
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Wé gesáwon þá muntas ymbe ðǽre sealtan sǽ strande, Angl. viii. 299, 39. Stranda sablonum, An. Ox. 2, 286. Add

martyr

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Wé witon unrím ðára monna þe ðá écan gesǽlða sóhtun nallas ðurh ꝥ án þæt hí wilnodon ðæs líchomlican deáðes, ac eác manegra sárlicra wíta hié gewilnodon wið ðan écan lífe: ꝥ wǽron ealle þá háligan martyras, Bt. 11. 2; F. 36, 5. Add

cuman

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E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll. Th. i. 122, 6

rúm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-líc, adj.

gracious, liberal, benign ⬩ liberal, abundant, plentiful

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Rúmlícum helpe benign favore, 17, 35. liberal, abundant, plentiful Nú wille wé 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 shackle ⬩ plectrum

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

wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
wlanc, adj.

proud ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ bold ⬩ proud ⬩ bold ⬩ arrogant ⬩ haughty ⬩ insolent ⬩ proud ⬩ elate ⬩ exultant ⬩ splendid ⬩ great ⬩ high ⬩ august ⬩ magnificent ⬩ rich

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[He wes prud and wlonc, O. E. Homl. i. 35, 16. Neuer upen eorþe to wlonk þu ny uurþe, Misc. 112, 184. Godelike on horse, wlanc on werge, and unwurþ on wike, 121, 315. Þat child (Christ) þat is so milde and wlong, 197, 11.

Linked entry: wlencu

ést

favour ⬩ luxuries

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Eal þæt wé 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.

ge-heofegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heofegian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. trans.

To make heavy ⬩ load ⬩ weigh down ⬩ gravare

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To make heavy, load, weigh down; gravare, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 26, 43

wuldor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-spéd, e; f.

Glorious abundance

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Glorious abundance Setl wuldorspédum welig (heaven), Cd. Th. 6, 111; Gen. 87

eáster-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-wuce, eastor-wice, an; f.

Easter- week ⬩ paschalis 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

Linked entry: eástor-wice

ful-geare

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

Full well ⬩ very well ⬩ fully ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ sătis bĕne ⬩ plēne ⬩ pĕnĭtus

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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.

Linked entry: ful-gere

ge-stóp

(v.; part.)

stepped ⬩ went

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

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A painting ⬩ picture

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

teartlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teartlíce, adv.

Sharply, severely

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Wé 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

á-pinsian

(v.)
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Hit geríst ꝥ wé 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:

Linked entry: pinsian

be-hringed

(v.)
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Mid costungum wé 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 wé 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.