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tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ðá ðæt land ða getawod wæs and hé on gerisne tíd mid hwǽte hit seów ferramenta sibi ruralia cum frumento adferri rogavit, quod dum praeparata terra tempore congruo seminaret, Bd. 4, 28; M. 366, 24.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

post

(n.)
Grammar
post, es; m.
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Hé áhéng ðæt dust on ǽnne heáhne post ... Ðæt hús wearð ðá forburnen búton ðam ánum poste, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 186-191

ge-myltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myltan, -miltan, -mieltan; pp. ed

To cause to melt, soften

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To cause to melt, soften Gold ðæt biþ ðurh ofnes fýr gemylted gold that is melted by the fire of the furnace, Elen. Kmbl. 2621; El. 1312. Gemyltyd is eórðe liquefacta est terra, Ps. Spl. C. 74, 3.

Linked entries: ge-mieltan ge-miltan

DWǼS

(adj.)
Grammar
DWǼS, adj.

Dull, foolish, stupid hĕbes, stultus, fătuus

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Dull, foolish, stupid; hĕbes, stultus, fătuus Dwǽs vel sott hĕbes, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 79; Wrt. Voc. 50, 59: 74, 35: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 5. Abroten vel dwǽs văfer vel fătuus vel sōcors, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 115; Wrt. Voc. 18, 62.

Linked entries: dwés ge-dwǽs

wyrm-melu

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-melu, (-o), wes; n.
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Dust of dried worms powdered (cf. 'Dry fair large earthworms before the fire, or in an oven, which when thorough dry, beat into powder,' Salmon's English Physician, quoted by Cockayne.

eahtung

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Ðurh ðá eahtunge ðe hié mon eahtige suae aestimationis dulcedine, Past. 147, 8. Add

hwega

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S. 23 b, 150. as adverb, about, v. hwæt-hwega; Neáh (hugu, húhugn, v. ll.) on twégra míla fæce duum ferme milium spatio separata, Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 567, 11

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele '(?)' after 'remove', see á-settan.]
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Ille regina dedit duas steápas in twaem pundum, C. D. ii. 8, 9. Add

ǽ-mód

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Man sceal lǽwedum mannum secgan be heora andgites mǽðe, swá ðæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá deópnysse ǽmóde, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8. Add

fæger

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]

FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis

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Wíte ðú ðæt ðú ánforléte Dryhtnes ðone fægran gefeán know thou that thou didst lose the Lord's fair joy, Elen. Kmbl. 1894; El. 949: Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 6; Gú. 19.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Se is lybbende God ðe hæfð líf and wununge ðurh hine sylfne, 366, 33. Gesceafta nabbaþ náne wununge þurh hí sylfe, ac ðurh God, se ðe ána is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 17.

Linked entry: wunian

cear-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
cear-ful, car-ful; adj.

Careful, full of care, sadsollicitus

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Careful, full of care, sad; sollicitus Cleopaþ swá cearful se gǽst to ðam duste the spirit so sad shall call to the dust, Exon. 983; Th. 368, 1; Seel. 15.

Linked entries: car-ful car-ful

heofon-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of heaven

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Heofenríces duru the door of the kingdom of heaven, Blickl. Homl. 9, 1. Heofonríces weard auctorem regni cælestis, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 20: Cd. 69; Th. 82, 17; Gen. 1363

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
namcúþlíce, adv.

By name

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[Þurh him and ðurh ealle his freónd namcúðlíce, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 12.]

þæt

(adv.)
Grammar
þæt, adv.
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Ǽrest on Ucingford ... þæt tó brocenan beorge; swá tó Wuduforda; þæt tó Luttes beorge; ... þæt ðurh ðone mór, Chart. Th. 186, 3-12. This use is very common in charters

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to othersfaithfulloyal

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Not failing in duty to others, faithful, loyal Ic ( Cnut ) cýðe wów ðæt ic wylle beón hold hláford and unswícende tó Godes gerihtum and tó rihtre woroldlage, Chart. Erl. 229, 22.

Linked entry: swícan

ymb-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-sprǽc, e; f.
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Ne beó gé áfyrhte ðurh geswince ðæs langsuman færeldes, oððe þurh yfelra manna ymbesprǽce nec labor vos itineris, nec maledicorum hominum linguae deterreant (Bd. 1, 23), Homl. Th. ii. 128, 2

be-heáfdung

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Lǽded tó þǽre beheáf-dunge, 72, 34. Ðá áræfnode hé þá beheáfdunge, 129, II. Underfón hé beheáfdunge, Hml. Th. i. 420, 7. Beheáfdunge underhnígan capitalem sententiam subire, An. Ox. 3042

langsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
langsumlíce, adv.
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Hé tó þǽre dura cóm and þǽr langsumlíce swýðe cnucede ( he knocked long and loudly ), Vis. Lfc. 29. patiently, with long-suffering Hé nele þæs synfullan deáð, ac langsumlíce his gehwyrfednesse bíð (anbít, v. l. ), Hml. S. 23 b, 391

deópe

(adv.)
Grammar
deópe, diópe; comp. -or; sup.-ost ; adv.

Deeply, profoundly, thoroughly, entirely, earnestlyprŏfunde, gravĭter, subtīlĭter, penĭtus, solemnĭter

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Ðæt ðú deópost cunne what thou most thoroughly knowest, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 10; Gn. Ex. 2. Nis mín bán wið ðé deópe behýded non est [pĕnĭtus] occultātum os meum abs te, Ps. Th. 138, 13.

Linked entry: diópe