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a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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To cut from, separate, divide, part, sever; separare, sejungere, excommunicare, destinare He ascirede Adames bearn he separated Adam's sons, Deut. 32, 8. Ascyrud beón fram mannum moveri ab hominibus, Somn. 280.

drygan

(v.)
Grammar
drygan, p. de ; pp. ed

To dry, make dry, rub dry, wipe siccāre, tergĕre, extergĕre

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Hie beóþ oft drygde they are often dried, Past. 11, 4; Hat. MS. 15 a, 19

irfe-land

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-land, es; n.

heritable land

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Hie dydon mín land him selfum tó ierfelonde dederunt terram meam sibi in hereditatem, Past. 50, 2 ; Swt. 387, 30. Gebletsa ðín yrfeland benedic hæreditati tuæ, Ps. Th. 27, 10. Sealde heora eorþan on yrfeland dedit terram eorum hæreditatem, 135. 22

lícung

(n.)
Grammar
lícung, e; f.

Pleasingpleasuregratification

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Pleasing, pleasure, gratification Ðætte hié for ðære lícunga ðære heringe ðe hié lufigeaþ eác geþafigen ða tælinge ut dura admittunt favores, quos diligunt, eliam correptiones recipiant, Past. 41, 4; Swt. 303, 19.

Linked entry: ge-lícung

lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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Hwerhwette niþewearde án lytel the lower part of cucumber, a little, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii, 336, 4. Mycel multum, lytel parum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34. Ymbe lytel post pusillum, Mk. Skt. 14, 70.

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

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Murcaþ forðý ðæt hé Gode nolde þeówian gemunt homines quod Deo servire noluerunt Past. 36, 3; Swt. 250, 16. Ðæt hí him ondrǽden and murkien for hira unfullfremednesse ut imperfectionis suae taedio tabescant 65, 6; Swt. 467, 13.

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
pinsian, p. ode
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Hé sceáwode hine selfne and pinsode he observed and weighed himself, Past. 7, 2; Swt. 51, 15. Pinsige ǽlc mon hiene selfne georne, 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 18. Pinsiende inquirendo, scrutando, Hpt. Gl. 411, 26

Linked entry: pís

ge-gremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gremian, -gremman; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To irritateprovokeexciteincenseinflameexaspĕrāreprovŏcāreexăcerbāre

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Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2; Hat. MS. 32 a, 15. Gegremod wearþ se gúþrinc the chief was incensed, Byrht. Th. 135, 54; By. 138. Hí wǽron gúþe gegremede they were made fierce by battle, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 2; Jud. 306 : Cd. 4; Th. 4, 29; Gen. 61

Linked entry: gremian

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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to give a place to, set, place Hé óðrum yfele bisene stelep, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 12. Hwelce bisena hé ðǽr stellende wæs, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 24. to take a place(?)

stræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stræclíce, adv.
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MSS.) déman wile si districte judicentur, Past. 5, 3 ; Swt. 45, 20.

un-áblinnendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-áblinnendlíce, adv.

Unceasinglyincessantlywithout ceasingwithout intermission

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Unceasingly, incessantly, without ceasing, without intermission Unáblinnendlíce incessanter, Rtl. 3, 17: 23, 32: indesinenter, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 20.

Linked entry: á-blinnendlíce

Angel-cynn

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Geond Angelcynn (-kynn, v. l.). . . on Angelcynne (-kynne, v. l. ) . . . behionan Humbre . . .begiondan Humbre, Past. 3, 3-16. ¶ where the reference is to Northumbria :-- Ongan þæt mægen Angelcynnes ríces tóflówan. Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 28.

be-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
be-swíc, l. be-swic (big-, bí-, bi-); n.
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Tó biswice weorðan offendiculum fieri, Past. 451, 33. Him Arpellas tó beswice wearð Arpellas had played him false, Ors. 1. 12; S. 54, 10. Bútan ǽlcen brǽde oððe beswice, C. D. ii. 58, 27. Hé hié lǽrde ꝥ hie fram his big-swice cyrdon, Bl. H. 173, 31.

bísgian

(v.)
Grammar
bísgian, l. bisgian,

to occupyemployto harasstrouble

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and add: to occupy, employ Ðæt hé suá micle sorgfulra sié ymb hine selfne, suá hine lǽs óðerra monna giémen bisegað (bisgað, v. l.) tanto circa se sollicitius vivant, quanta eos aliena cura non implicat, Past. 191, 21.

cwellere

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Paul ) wæs crístenra manna éhtere ǽr and cwellere, Shrn. 58, 27. Ðǽs cwelres hand . . . ðǽm cwelre syllan, 129, 9-12. Cwelres lictoris, Germ. 393, 72. Tó ðám hǽðenan cwellere, Hml. Th. ii. 424, 13.

cyne-lic

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Gé sint kynelices preósthádes vos regale sacerdotium, Past. 85, 19. Cynelicere tyrannicae (potestatis), An. Ox. 673. Cynelicere gesettnesse augusto (i. regali) textu, 3447. Wið cynelice ádle, Lch. i. 370, 5. Þá cynelican puplica (strata), Wrt.

ened

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Fuglas þá þe heard flǽsc habbað, páwa, swan, æned, Lch. ii. 196, 20. On eneda wylle, C. D. B. iii. 203, 1. ¶ in local names: Tó ænedwille, C. D. v. 179, 36. Tó enedforda, 216, 35. Add

fefer

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.), Past. 229, 3. Mid þreóra daga fefre, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 31. Gedreht mid langsumum feofore, Hml. S. 2, 135. Þá hors þá þe sýn on feofre (fefore, v. l.) oþþe on ǽnigre ádle, Lch. i. 328, 9. Ðǽm febere febri, Lk. L. 4, 39.

féþe

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Se foreda fót á bið ǽlces féðes bedǽled, Past. 67, 12. Læg þǽr sum creópere lama fram cildháde . . . Petrus cwæð: 'Árís hál on þínum fótum' . . . and hé hleóp sóna cunnigende his féðes hwæðer hé cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33.

friþ-stów

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Past. 167, 2