tó-cnáwenness
Knowledge, ⬩ discernment, ⬩ understanding, ⬩ knowledge which appreciates the difference between things
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Knowledge, discernment, understanding, knowledge which appreciates the difference between things Ne sind hí ðrý Godas . . . ac seó Ðrynnys is án sóð God . . . Ðeós tócnáwennys is éce líf, Homl. Th. ii. 362, 32
mægen-strang
Strong in power
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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.
be-clyppan
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Ic eom beclypt mid his earmum, 7, 46. Add
be-sittan
to sit round, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumdare, cingere, obsidere ⬩ to be in session, to hold sessions ⬩ to posess ⬩ considere, ⬩ possidere
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it is a woful thing, that the prince of darkness should own and possess [have influence over by sitting or being near, hold, be in possession of] men of so bright a countenance; heu, proh dolor!
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ECED
ACID, vinegar ⬩ acētum
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Wyl niðewearde netelan on ecede, dó oxan geallan on ðæt eced boil the netherward [part] of nettle in vinegar, add ox gall to the vinegar, L. M. 3, 7; Lchdm. ii. 312, 8, 9. Lege hit in ðone eced lay it in the vinegar, Lchdm. iii. 18, 2
un-gelífedlíc
Incredible ⬩ marvellous
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 39. Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.
un-sýferness
Impurity ⬩ uncleanness
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P. iv. 44; Th. ii. 216, 18. Ðǽr unsýfernes on ne sý ne unclǽnnes, L. E. I. 5; Th. ii. 406, 1. Fulle bána deádra and ǽghwilcre unsýfernissæ ( omni spurcitia ), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 27.
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inn
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Nán mann ne mihte ne inn (ing, v. l. ) ne út, Chr. 1016; P. 149, 6. Se ingang is eástan in, Shrn. 69, 3. Be cumbe ing on holan bróc; ꝥ andlang streámes ing on hlósmoc, C. D. iii. 412, 24. Ing tó ealdan mynstre, Che. E. 185, 7.
solor
An upper chamber, a soler ⬩ flat roof of a house ⬩ an upper room ⬩ solarium, coenaculum
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Se fugel ofer heánne beám hús getimbreþ, and gewícaþ ðǽr sylf in ðam solere in that upper chamber (its nest) Exon. Th. 212, 2; Ph. 204. [ Soler solarium Wrt. Voc. i. 178, 12. Solere 273, col. 2. Solere or lofte solarium, hectheca Prompt.
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be-dǽlan
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Nis nán man swá swíþe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ꝥ hé nán ryht andwyrde nyte, 35, 1; F. 156, 7. where what is possessed is taken away Bescyrede vel bedǽlde fraudaverat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 46.
a-teorigendlíc
Failing ⬩ fleeting ⬩ perishable ⬩ caducus ⬩ fugax
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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6
clúdig
Stony, rocky ⬩ saxeus
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Stony, rocky; saxeus Ðæt Norþ-manna land is on sumum stówum swýðe clúdig the country of the Northmen is in some places very rocky, Ors. I, I; Bos. 20, 42
masc
A mesh ⬩ a net ⬩ toil
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A mesh, a net, toil Ic wyrpe max míne on eá pono retia mea in amne, Coll. Monast, Th. 23, 9: 21, 13. On ðám maxum in retibus, 21, 19
Týle
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Thule Án íglond ... ðæt is Tíle háten (þe isle þat hyȝe tile, Chauc. Boet. 3, 5. This form is used also in Trevisa, i. 325) ultima Thule, Met. 16, 15
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on-rád
Riding on horseback
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Riding on horseback Sécen hié him broc on onráde and on wǽne let them seek for themselves fatigue in riding on horseback and in a carriage, Lchdm. ii. 184, 13
ge-sendan
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In cummenum foreonfoeng, in gesendena embichta in venientibus praesumtio, in missis obsequium, p. 8, 2. with a sense of compulsion or violence, to send to prison, into exile, &c. Mæht gesenda ł tó gesendanne in tintergo, Lk. L. 12, 5.
metgung
moderation ⬩ temperance ⬩ meditation
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moderation, temperance Wísdóm is se héhsta cræft, and se hæfþ on him feówer óðre cræftas, ðara is án wærscipe, óðer metgung, þridde is ellen, feórþe rihtwísnes, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 34. meditation Mé is metegung hú ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde lex tua meditatio
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be-þurfan
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Lege to ðám sáre þe man beþurfe apply it to the wound for which it is needed. Lch. 322, 4.
lyðre
Evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ base ⬩ mean ⬩ poor ⬩ sordid ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ depraved
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P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 182, 32: L. M. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 268, 11. Se ðe Crist belǽwde for lyðrum sceatte who betrayed Christ for filthy lucre, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 26: Wulfst. 297, 26.
a-freoðan
To froth ⬩ spumare
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To froth; spumare Lǽt afreoðan let it froth, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 118, 27