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cild-cradol

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Add: a cradle Tó his cildcradele feallende ipsius ad cunabula cadentes, Hy. S. 48, 17. On cildcradelum ástreht in cunis supinus, An. Ox. 2156: Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 19. as symbol of infancy, the cradle Crísten fram cildcradole, Hml. Th. i. 428, 23.

and-cweþan

(v.)
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This form seems to be given as an alternative to wiðercweðan, as a gloss to frustrari, contra dicere, Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. (?)

ides

(n.)
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The word occurs as a gloss to virgo, Kent. Gl. 1196, and a weak form, idesan, glosses juvenculam (Ald. 29, 14), An. Ox. 2136. It is also found as a gloss to virgo in Aldhelm's poems (Ald. 191, 7), An. Ox. 15, 4; 17, 52: (Ald. 194, 14), An.

ilfette

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Æt ylfethamme, C.D. iii. 130, 34. Add

(prep.)
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bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, uponjuxta, prope, apud, inOf, aboutde, quoadBy, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison withper, secundum, pro, ex

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By, near to, at, in, upon; juxta, prope, apud, in Arás bí ronde oretta the champion arose by his shield, Beo. Th. 5069; B. 2538. He bí sesse geóng he went by the seat, 5506; B. 2756.

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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[Nabbich in me wisdom ... and am redleas ... Drihten ase þu ert redlease (gen. pl. ) red, red me þet am redles O. E. Homl, i. 211, 32 -213, 1. Nis nevre mon redles Ar his heorte beo witles, O. and N. 691.]

fæþm

a bosomlapthe fore-arma cubitarmsbosom a fathomfist

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Se arc wæs mid ánre fæþme ufewerd belocen, Scrd. 21, 5. Seó earc wæs .ccc. fæðmena lang and .1. fæðmena wíd and xxx fǽðmena heáh, Sal. K. 184, 29. an arm which embraces; in pl.

here-gang

(n.)
Grammar
here-gang, es; m.

An irruptionattack by an army

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An irruption, attack by an army Tó wiðscúfanne swá réþum heregange ad repellendas tam feras inruptiones, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 37, MS. B

weorold-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceaft, e ; f.
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A creature of this world, an earthly creature Wuldres Waldend and woruldsceafta, Exon. Th. 188, 20; Az. 48. Woruldsceafta wuldor, 190, 16; Az. 74

líge-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
líge-leóht, (?); adj.
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same kind, and an adjective lége-leóht seems to be implied as much as the adjectives hát and hwít).

beód-gæst

(n.)
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beód-gæst, es; m.

A guest at tablemensæ consorsconvictor

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A guest at table; mensæ consors, convictor, Andr. Kmbl. 2177; An. 1090

BRÆS

(n.)
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BRÆS, es; n.

BRASS;æs

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BRASS; æs Bræs oððe ár æs, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 59

Linked entry: ÁR

-wintre

(suffix)
Grammar
-wintre, The form is combined with the cardinals to make adjectives denoting the age of the object to which the adjective is applied. v. e.g. án-, fíf-, sixtíne-, sixtig-, hundseofontig-, hundtwégentig-wintre.

á-licgan

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Add: to be at an end, come to an end, be brought low Mín wynn álæg there was an end to my joy, Ps. Th. 119, 5. Nó hira þrym álæg, An. 3. Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5.

Linked entry: á-lecgan

wár

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wár, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Wárum algis, An. Ox. 23, 13. see note at An. Ox. 1818 on the forms and meaning of the instances given from Hpt. Gl

hindan-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hindan-weard, adv.

At the further end, hindwards

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At the further end, hindwards Sindon ða fiðru hwít hindanweard the wings are white at the tips, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 21; Ph. 298

ge-sibsumian

(v.)
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Add: to become gesibsum, come to an agreement, be reconciled Gang ǽr and gesybsuma wið þínne bróðer vade prius reconciliari fratri tuo, Mt. 5, 24.

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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And ðæs wealles mycelnyss and fæstnyss, is ungelýfedlíc to secgenne: ðæt he is l elna brád, and ii hund elna heáh, and his ymbgang is hund seofantig míla, and seofeþan dǽl ánre míle ...

fælniss

(n.)
Grammar
fælniss, e; f.

An offence scandălum

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An offence; scandălum From fælnissum ab scandălis, Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 7

meter-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
meter-cræft, es; m.

The art of versificationars metrica

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The art of versification; ars metrica, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 25