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lytel

(n.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
lytel, neut. of adj, used as subst. or adv.

A little

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Mycel multum, lytel parum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34. Ymbe lytel post pusillum, Mk. Skt. 14, 70. Ymbe án lytel gé mé ne geseóþ and eft ymbe lytel gé mé geseóþ modicum non videbitis me et iterum modicum et videbitis me, Jn. Skt. 16, 16

maga

(n.)
Grammar
maga, an; m.

The MAWstomach

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The MAW, stomach Maga stomachus, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 114; Wrt. Voc. 45, 19: 65, 54: Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 40. Fleumon, magan untrymness, 39, 12. Magan masdi, 56, 9. Gif se maga áþened síe, L. M. 2, 2; Lchdm. ii. 158, 4.

Linked entries: ælmes-hand mage

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a marksigna markensign

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Nimaþ ða sigefæstan mearca victricia tollite signa, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 66

Linked entries: mærc merc on-mearc

merece

(n.)
Grammar
merece, merce, es; m.

Marchesmallageapium graveolens

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Merce merculiaris, 59, 45: apiaster, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 16. Merces sǽd, Herb. 97, 1; Lchdm. i. 210, 8. Grénes merces leáf, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98, 23. Genim merce nioðoweardne, 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 134, 3. Merece (meric, Lind.) mentam, Lk. Skt.

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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A pear-tree Ðeós pirige haec pirus, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 59 : Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 51 : 80, 9. Pirge, ii. 117, 35. On gerihte tó ðære pirigan, Chart. Th. 148, 28.

Linked entry: pyrige

ge-menged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-menged, -mencged; part. p.

Mixed, mingled, confusedmixtus, commistus, confusus

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Gemenged stemn is, ðe biþ bútan andgite, swylc swá is hryþera gehlów, hunda gebeorc, treówa brastlung confused voice is what is without understanding, such as lowing of oxen, barking of dogs, rustling of trees, etc, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 34, 3

styria

(n.)
Grammar
styria, styriga, styrga, styra, an; m.
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Ǽlc seldsýnde fisc ðe weorðlíc byþ, styria and mereswýn, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 27. Andlang strǽte út on styrian pól, vi. 9, 6. Mereswýn and stirian delphinos et sturias, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9

Linked entry: stiria

warenung

(n.)
Grammar
warenung, warnung, wearnung, e; f.
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Wísdómes bigspell and warnung wið disig, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. Hér is rihtlíc warnung and sóðlíc myngung ðeóde tó ðearfe, gýme se ðe wille. Wulfst. 167, 26. Ðæt mæg wítes tó wearninga, ðam ðe hafaþ wísne geþóht, Exon. Th. 57, 21; Cri. 922

Linked entries: warnung wearnung

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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To talk low, whisper, mutter Ic rúnige susuro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 53. Tógeánes mé rúnedon ( susurrabant ) ealle fýnd míne, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Ðeáh ðé mon hwylces hlihge, and ðú ðé unscyldigne wite, ne réhst ðú hwæt hý rǽdon oððe rúnion, Prov.

Linked entries: rún rúnere

scegð-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scegð-mann, es; m.

A member of the crew of a scegð, a Dane, a pirate

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Wícing oððe scegðman (scægð-, scǽð-, sceigð-) pirata, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 24, 9. Gif man secge on landes mann ðæt hé orf stǽle oððon man slóge, and hit secge án sceiðman and án landes mann ( a Dane and a native Englishman ), L.

wǽpned

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpned, adj.

Malea malea man

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Male; used substantively, a male, a man Ǽlc wǽpned gecyndlim ontýnende omne masculinum adaperiens uuluam, Lk. Skt. 2, 23. Micel gedál is on wǽpnedes and wífes líchoman, Lchdm ii. 84, 16. Se ðe mid wǽpnedum men hǽme qui cum viro coiverit, L. Ecg.

or-hlyte

(adj.)
Grammar
or-hlyte, adj.

Having no share of, not participating in, free from, without

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Having no share of, not participating in, free from, without Orhlyte oððe bedǽled expers, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 43; Som. 13, I: 47; Som. 48, 44. Orhlita exsors, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 48. Wá ðære sáwle ðe orhlyte hyre lîf ádríhþ ðæra háligra mihta. Homl.

hlís-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-ful, adj.

Famous, of good repute, renown

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Famous, of good repute, renown Hlísful famosus vel opinosus, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71.

á-teorigendlic

getting exhaustedweariedfailingtransitoryperishabledefective

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A. 46, 536. in grammar, defective þæt is áteorigendlic, Reor is defectivum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 161, 20. Sume word syndon gehátene þæt synd áteorigendlice, defectiva, 203, 2

ge-dréfednes

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Forlǽtan ǽlce þára gedréfednessa perturbatione depulsa, 36, I ; F. 172, 34. tribulation, trouble, anxiety, distress Gedréfednesse tribulationum, Wülck. Gl. 251, 40. Be gedréfednysse de tribulatione, Scint. 160, 13.

Linked entry: ge-dréfnis

óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatmentflattery, fawning, adulationcharm, allurement

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Forsió hé ǽlce ólicunge (óliccunge, Cott. MSS.) ðisses middangeardes blandimenta mundi despiciat, 14, 2; Swt. 83, 6.

óþ

(prep.; con.)
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prep, with dat. local, marking a point reached, to, unto, as far as Fram eástdǽle óþ westdǽle, and fram súþdǽle óþ norþdǽle, Gen. 28, 14. referring to time, until Fram Davide óþ Daniele ðam wítegan, Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: ót-

énetere

(adj.)
Grammar
énetere, énitre; adj.

Of a year old anniculus

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Of a year old; anniculus Ðú dést ǽlce dæg on ðaet weofod twá énetere lamb făcies in altāri agnos annĭcŭlos duos per singŭlos dies, Ex. 29, 38

Linked entry: énitre

ælmes-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-hláf, es; m.

Bread given as alms

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Bread given as alms Willa ic gesellan of ðém ærfe ðe mé God forgef ǽlce gére CL. hláfa, L. hwítehláfa, CXX. elmes-hláfes, Cht. Th. 474, 26

Linked entry: hláf

ge-dafenlicness

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Gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe, Hml. S. 13, 103. Add