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a-rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽcan, p. -rǽhte, -rǽcte; pp. -rǽht.

to reachget atprehendereattingereto hold forthreach outhandporrigere

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to reach, get at; prehendere, attingere Ðæt man arǽcan mihte that one could reach, Chr. 1014; Ing. 193, 19. to hold forth, reach out, hand; porrigere Arǽce me ða bóc porrige mihi librum, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 47

cenning-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
cenning-tíd, e;f.

eThe time of bringing forth, birth-timepariendi tempus, puerperii hora

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The time of bringing forth, birth-time; pariendi tempus, puerperii hora Ðá wæs gefylled Elizabethe cenningtíd, and heó sunu cende Elisabeth autem impletum est tempus pariendi, et peperit filium, Lk. Bos. 1, 57.

cwyde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cwyde-leás, adj.

Speechless, intestate mutus, intestatus

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Speechless, intestate ; mutus, intestatus He læg cwydeleás, bútan andgite he lay speechless, without sense, Homl. Th. i. 86, 26. Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte if any one depart this life intestate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 27

Linked entry: cwide-leás

égh-þyrl

(n.)
Grammar
égh-þyrl, es; n.

An eye hole, a window fenestra

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An eye hole, a window; fenestra Ðæs leóhtes scíma þurh ða cýnan ðære dúra and þurh ða éghþyrla ineóde the glare of the light entered through the chinks of the door and through the windows, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 20

feorh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-loca, an; m.

Life's inclosurethe breastănĭmæ claustrumpectus

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Life's inclosure, the breast; ănĭmæ claustrum, pectus Eom ic, in mínum feorhlocan, breóstum, inbryrded to ðam betran hám I am, in my life's inclosure, in my breast, impelled to the better home, Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 11; Gú. 625

fox

(n.)
Grammar
fox, es; m.

A FOXvulpes

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Foxas habbaþ holu vulpes fŏveas hăbent, 9, 58. Foxes dǽlas vulþis partes, Ps. Th. 62, 8

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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Homl. 25, 12

mægden-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mægden-líc, adj.

Maidenlygirlishvirginvirginal

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Godes sunu þurh mǽdenlícne innoþ ácenned wearþ, Homl. Th. i. 458, 33

reádness

(n.)
Grammar
reádness, e; f.
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Homl. 7, 29. Seó reádnes ðæs swyles rubor tumoris, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Reádnysse ostro, purpura, vermiculo, Hpt. Gl. 503, 49 : 522, 6

ge-wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wistfullian, p. ode; pp. od

To feast

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Et drinc and gewistfulla eat, drink, and feast, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 21. Gewistfullien epulentur, Blickl. Gl. Ðæt ic mid mínum freóndum gewistfullode ut cum amicis meis epularer, Lk. Bos. 15, 29

Linked entry: wistfullian

ge-fóg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fóg, es; n.

A joiningjoint

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Homl. 101, 4

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mette; pp. -mett, -met

To paintpingere, depingere

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Gé sind gelíce gemettum ofer-geweorcum ye are like painted sepulchres, Homl. Th. ii. 404, 17

staflan

(v.)
Grammar
staflan, p. ode
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Abraham ðurh wítegunge stafode ðone að, Homl. Th. ii. 234, 34

þǽr-tóeácan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tóeácan, adv.
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Besides, moreover Hé úrum gyltum miltsaþ, and ðǽrtóeácan ðæt heofenlíce ríce behǽt, Homl. Th. ii. 84, 8. On ðæt gerád ðæt se eorl him tó handan lét Uescam, and þǽrtóeácan ðes cynges men sacleás beón móston, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 9

Linked entry: tó-eácan

þearf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-leás, adj. Without having need or reason to do something. v. þearf, II, þurfan, II. 4
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Þearflǽs hé syrwde ymbe Crist he plotted against Christ, but he had no need to do it, Homl. Th. i. 82, 20. Ic ðearfleás (þearfleáse, Job. Thw. 166, 22) hine geswencte without having cause I afflicted him, ii. 452, 16

Linked entry: un-þearfes

þegen-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-rǽden, þegen-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Homl. 173, 17. Cf. þegen-scipe

tún-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tún-mann, es; m.
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Furseus oncneów ða sáwle; se wæs his túnman ǽr on lífe ( he had lived on the estate (tún) belonging to Fursey's monastery ), Homl. Th. ii. 344, 18

Linked entry: túnes-mann

under-creópan

(v.)

to enter surreptitiouslysurrepere

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to enter surreptitiously; surrepere Ða wæs ðæs wítegan cnapa mid gítsunge undercropen avarice crept into the heart of the prophet's servant, Homl. Th. i. 400, 16. Ðæt ne feónd ús undercreópe ( but the Latin is subripiat), Hymn. Surt. 12, 28

under-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
under-ginnan, p. -gann; pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen

To beginattempt

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To begin, attempt Ic gedyrstlǽhte ðæt ic ðás gesetnysse undergann I ventured to attempt this work(the translation of a Latin work), Homl. Th. i. 2, 27.

Linked entry: under-beginnan

un-beceás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-beceás, adj.

Not giving occasion to litigationindisputableincontestable

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Not giving occasion to litigation, indisputable, incontestable Bidde hé ða hond ðe ðæt ierfe hafaþ, ðæt hé him gedó ðone ceáp unbeceásne ( that he shew the chattel to be his by incontestable right ), L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7

Linked entry: be-ceás