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smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Small ⬩ small, little, not great ⬩ narrow, not broad ⬩ slender, thin, not thick ⬩ fine ⬩ not coarse ⬩ not loud ⬩ gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus ⬩ a sheep, small cattle

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Smæl ǽl anguilla 281, 69. Se Smala ciið . . . se greáta beám Past. 33; Swt. 224, 3. Æt ǽlcon smalon orfe penig, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 22. Dó tó smale netelan Lchdm. ii. 68, 4. Smæle þearmas the small guts; ilia Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 46.

burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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Hé tówearp ðá burg æt Hierusalem destruxit muros Ierusalem, 311, 6. Byrgum tómiddes þǽr þá ǽrendracan synd Godes inter apostolicas arces, Dóm. L. 284. <b>I a.

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Nis nánum crístenum menn álýfed bæt hé his hǽle gefecce æt nánum stáne, Hml. Th. i. 474, 30. of a person's health Þǽre ǽran hǽle incolomitati pristine (ualetudinem reítitwit ), An.

lǽran

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Ǽr þám þe his Apostolas tófarene wǽron geond ealle eorðan tó lǽranne, Ll.

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád tó hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

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híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court

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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.

ge-swícan

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Ox. 4096. of things, to prove ineffective Gúðbill geswác æt níðe, B. 2584. to become feeble, faint, fail; deficere. of persons Giríseð symle gebidda and ne geswíca (deficere) Lk. R.

ungemet-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-wilnung, e; f.

Excessive desire

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Excessive desire Ungemetwilnung ǽtes and slǽpes, Dóm. L. 30, 44

be-hleápan

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Ic on behleápe insilio, Ælf. Gr. Z. 191, 4. Add

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld hí tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add

and-efn

(n.)
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Ǽlc hæfð beþám andefnum þe hé ǽr æfter eornað each will have according to the extent of his previous efforts, Shrn. 201, 2

fæst

constant ⬩ firm ⬩ steadfast ⬩ fixed ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ firm ⬩ secure ⬩ stubborn ⬩ unyielding ⬩ firm ⬩ solid ⬩ compact ⬩ strong ⬩ firm ⬩ strong ⬩ fortified ⬩ unbroken ⬩ undisturbed ⬩ standard

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Þá gód sindon fæste on þám héhstan góde; swá swá ǽlces húses wáh biþ fæst ǽgðer ge on ðǽre flóre ge on þǽm hrófe, swá biþ ǽlc gód on Gode fæst, 36, 7; F. 184, 10-13.

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, blyssian, blissigan, blissigean; part. blissiende, blissigende; ic blissie, blissige, ðú blissast, he blissaþ, pl. blissiaþ; p. ode, ede, ade; pp. od, ed, ad

To rejoice, exult, be glad or merry ⬩ lætari, gaudere, exultare, ovare ⬩ To make to rejoice, to gladden, delight, exhilarate ⬩ lætificare

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Ðæt hí blission mid Criste that they rejoice with Christ, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 17; Ælf. Tod. 9. v. trans. dat. or acc.

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ge-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeón, ic -þeó, pl. -þeóþ; p. -þeáh, pl. -þugon; pp. þogen

To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ increase ⬩ thrive ⬩ flourish ⬩ prosper ⬩ crescĕre ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ vĭgēre

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Ælf. P. 40; Th. ii. 380, 27. Se ðe swá geþogenne forwyrhtan næfde he who had not so prosperous a vicegerent, L. R. 4; Th. i. 192, 5. Wæl geboren and yfele geþogen degĕner, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 6.

sigor

(n.)
Grammar
sigor, es ; m.

Victory ⬩ triumph

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Sigor æt sæcce, Elen. Kmbl. 2363; B. 1183. Folc ðe hé on deóflum genom þurh his sylfes sygor, Exon. Th. 36, 24; Cri. 581. Sigera triumphorum, Hpt. Gl. 425, 33.

clǽn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.

Purely, cleanly ⬩ puré

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Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25

beggen

(pronoun.)
Grammar
beggen, nom. m.= begen.

both

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Ælf. P. 35; Th. ii. 378, 13, 15, 16

full-sóþ

(adv.)

full sooth ⬩ most truly

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Ælf. C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, es; m.
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A strong wind, storm Byre aestu (cf. ýst), Germ. 400, 496

þeorf-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
þeorf-hláf, es; m.

A loaf of unleavened bread

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A loaf of unleavened bread Hí ǽton þeorfhláfas, Jos. 5, 11