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a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forthstretch outstrainraise upextendereexpandereerigereto put forthrelaterecountspeak outexpressexplaininterprettranslateproponereexponereenarrareeloquiexprimeredisserereinterpretarireddereto set in orderadorndeckexpedireexpolirecomere

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He mæg of woruf-torde ðone þearfendan areccan de stercore erigens pauperem, Ps.

Eadulfes næs

(n.)
Grammar
Eadulfes næs, Ealdulfes næs, næss, es; m.

Eadulf's ness, Walton-on-the-Naze?Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi

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Ædulphi promontōrium in agro Essexiensi Ðá óðre fóron on Eást-Seaxon to Eadulfes næsse the others went on to Essex, to Eadulf's ness, Chr. 1049; Ing. 220, 24: 1051; Th. 319, 2, col. 2: 1052; Th. 321, 10

fealu

(n.)
Grammar
fealu, gen. fealuwes, fealwes; n.

Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a cropnŏvāle

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Fallow ground, ground ploughed lying fallow after a crop; nŏvāle Andlang weges óþ ðone bróc, ðe scýt to fealuwes leá along the way to the brook, which shoots to the field of fallow ground, Cod. Dipl. 399; A. D. 944; Kmbl. ii. 251, 1

friclan

(v.)
Grammar
friclan, p. ede; pp. ed; with the gen.

To desireseek forappĕtĕre

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To desire, seek for; appĕtĕre Ðæt we sceolden [MS. sceolde] fremena friclan that we might desire benefits, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 24; Gen. 1843. Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no time more to seek for friendship, Beo. Th. 5105; B. 2556

scyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
scyhtan, p. te
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To instigate, prompt, urge Mé nædre beswác and mé neódlíce forsceape scyhte and scyldfrece, Cd. Th. 55, 22; Gen. 808. Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98

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á-cwilmian

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwilmian, p. ode
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To suffer Ðá ðá helle becumaþ, ne cumaþ hig nǽfre reste, ah ðár ácwylmiaþ mid sáule on ðám líchaman ǽfter dómes dæge, Wlfst. 220, 5. Sý hé betáht ðám deófle intó helle grunde and ðǽr ácwylmie, búte geswíce, C. D. iv. 107, 17

for-sweltan

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Add: of persons, to die, perish. [He shal þe makie to forswelten, Jul. 19, 7.] of a (visible) thing, to die away, fade away, disappear Forswealt disparuit (omnis praestigiarum scaena ... ut fumus evanescens disparuit, Ald. 57, 13), Wrt.

ge-sǽliglíce

(adv.)
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Add: — Nǽron hi (the Innocents) gerípode slege, ac hí gesǽliglíce þeáh swulton lífe, Hml. Th. i. 84, 6 : Bl. H. 171, II. Þá þá hé þám biscope þá fremdan hǽlo forgeaf, þá becóm hé gesǽliglíce his ágenre hǽle, Gr. D. 190, 30

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ge-edfreólsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edfreólsian, p. ode
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To re-enfranchise, to restore to freedom Þis is ealra þára landa freóls þe Eadgár cyning geedfreólsade Wulfríce his þegene on éce yrfe (cf. ego, Eádgár, . . . cuidam ministro . . .

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winter-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
winter-lǽcan, p. lǽhte

To draw near to winter

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To draw near to winter Swá seó sunne súðor bið swá hit swíþor winterlǽcð the further south the sun is, the nearer are we to winter, Lchdm. iii. 252, 2. Ðá hit winterlǽhte, ða férde seó fyrd hám, Chr. 1006; Th. i. 256, 15

be-áscian

(v.)
Grammar
be-áscian, p. ode

To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )

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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs rǽde þúhte, 205, 20

Linked entry: be-áhsian

EÁCA

(n.)
Grammar
EÁCA, an; m.

An addition, EEKING, increase, usury, advantageadditāmentum

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To eácan himselfum besides himself: literally, in addition to, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 20. Óðer is to eácan andgete the second is moreover manifest, Exon. 26 a; Th. 76, 21; Cri. 1243

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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To give leave, allow, permit Ða feówer ic eów lýfe sǽde and mete quatuor reliquas permitto vobis in sementem et in cibum, Gen. 47, 24. Ic ðé selfes dóm lífe I allow you to decide, Cd. 91; Th. 115, 7; Gen. 1916.

mæst-lón

(n.)

pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn

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pulleys at the top of the mast over which the ropes are drawn Carceria, mæstlón, sunt in cacumine arboris trocliae, quasi flicteria, per quas funes trahuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 59. (?)

Cwichelmes hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Cwichelmes hlǽw, Cwicchelmes hlǽw , Cwicelmes hlǽw ,es; m. [hlǽw a heap, barrow, small hill: Flor. Cuiccelmeslawe: Hunt. Chichelmeslaue: Hovd. Cwichelmelow: Cwichelm's hill; Cwichelmi agger]

CUCKHAMSLEY hill or Cuchinslow, Berkshire, a large barrow on a wide plain overlooking White Horse Vale Cwichelmi agger in agro Berchensi

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On Cwicelmes hlǽw to Cuckhamsley hill, 291, 28

geóc

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Add: help in danger or difficulty Þæt ic þé geóce gárholt bere, B. 1834. Ne mæg þǽre sáwle þe bið synna ful gold geóce, Seef. 101. Ðé wearð máðma cyst ( a sword ) gifeðe eóce unc, Vald. 1, 25. Geóce gelýfde brega Beorhtdena, B. 608.

med-micel

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add: [The Latin to Guthl. 5 is: Adsumta hordeacei panis particula; the diminutive particula seems to show that medmicel refers to quantity, not to quality, which beren hláf suggests, cf.

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, es; n.

A hundred

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Fó se hláford healfan and healfan ðæt hundred let the lord take half, and the hundred half, L. Edg. 2, 7; Th. i. 268, 20. Gewitnys sý geset ǽlcere byrig and ǽlcum hundrode, L. Edg. S. 3; Th. i. 274, 8, 10.

leóht-gesceot

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-gesceot, -gescot, es; n.
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Leóhtgescot gelǽste man be wíte Cristes mæssan and Candelmæssan and Eástron; dó oftor se ðe wylle, 311, 9

Linked entry: leóht-sceot

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman lande and ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.

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