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mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a marksigna markensign

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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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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. Rush. 11, 42

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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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. Ðis sindon ða londgemǽra ... ǽrest of Piriforda on ða díc; andlang díc on ða pyrigan ; of ðære pyrigan ... Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: pyrige

ge-menged

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

Mixed, mingled, confusedmixtus, commistus, confusus

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Gr. 1; Som. 2, 34, 3

wiþ-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-gínan, p. de

To replyto repelreject

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Skt. ii. 25, 636) Ðá cwæð hé eft tó him sylfum: 'Tó sóðan ne þincð mé nǽfre ðæt hit sóð sý ðæt ðys sý Efesa byrig . . .'

Linked entry: gínan

eft-sóna

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Ne þincð mé nǽfre ꝥ hit sóð sý ꝥ þis sý Efesa byrig . . . ac ic nát eftsóna, ne ic nǽfre git nyste ꝥ ǽnig óþer byrig ús wǽre gehende búton Ephese ánre methinks it cannot be true that this is Ephesus, but again I do not know, nor ever yet did I know, that

rúnian

(v.)
Grammar
rúnian, ode

To talk low, whisper, mutter

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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. Kmbl. 12. Ða rúniendan musitantes, Wrt.

Linked entries: rún rúnere

ge-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon; pp. -sigen [sígan to sink]

To sinkfallset as the suncaderelabioccĭdĕre ut sol

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To sink, fall, set as the sun; cadere, labi, occĭdĕre ut sol Ǽr heó [sunne] fullíce gesígan onginne before it [the sun] begin fully to sink, Herb. 19, 5; Lchdm. i. 112, 21.

hlís-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-ful, adj.

Famous, of good repute, renown

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Gl. 82; Som. 73, 35; Wrt. Voc. 47, 39: famosus, Wrt. Voc. 75, 71. Ðý læs ðe hé wurde tó hlísful on worulde and ðæs heofenlícan lofes fremde wǽre lest he should become too famous in this world and be a stranger to the praise of heaven, Homl.

hálian

(v.)
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Smyre Þá sáran góman mid oþ ꝥ hý háligen, 348, 17. the subject a wound, sore, &c. Lege on þá wunde; þonne hálað heó sóna, Lch. i. 88, 23.

lafor

(n.)
Grammar
lafor, es; m.

A leopard

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A leopard [so Cockayne, but ought not the word in the following passage to be eoforas?]

ge-deorfleás

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-deorfleás, adj.

nil prosperumwithout labour, troublewithout effortwithout result, success

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Leo 230, 38, to connect the two, suggests the meaning without effort, so without result, success

hád-notu

(n.)
Grammar
hád-notu, e; f.

The employment, ministry, office belonging to holy orders

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The employment, ministry, office belonging to holy orders Búton hé forworhte ðæt hé ðære hádnote notian ne móste unless he should do amiss so that he might not exercise the office which belongs to his orders, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 16

tó-dreósan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dreósan, p. -dreás; pl. -druron; pp. -droren

To fall to pieces, fall away, decay

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He schal todreosen so lef on bouh, Misc. 94, 48. Alle þe bones beoþ todrore, 152, 182

Linked entries: dreósan tó-feallan

dreórig-ferþ

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-ferþ, adj.

Sad in soul tristis anĭmo

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Sad in soul; tristis anĭmo Dreórig-ferþe sad in soul, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 26; Cri. 1109

sceáwend-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwend-wíse, an; f.

A jesting song, song of a jester

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A jesting song, song of a jester Ic sceáwendwísan hlúde onhyrge, Exon. Th. 391, l; Rä. 9, 9

wyn-sang

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-sang, es; m.

A joyous songjubilant song

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A joyous song, jubilant song Ðǽr is wynsang, Wulfst. 265, 31

hilde-leoþ

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-leoþ, es; n.

battle-song, war-song

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battle-song, war-song, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 28; Jud. 211

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 9. Lóc hwæt hæbbe týn fét decempes, 49; Som. 50, 49. Bide mé lóce hwæs ðú wille ask me for whatever you will, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 10. Lóc hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban wherever I will have it protected, L. C.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

for-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceorfan, part, -ceorfende; ic -ceorfe, ðú -ceorfest, -cirfst, -cyrfst, he -ceorfeþ, -cyrfþ, pl. -ceorfaþ; p. ic, he -cearf, ðú -curfe, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To cut or carve outcut downcut off or awaycut throughdivideexcīdĕreconcīdĕresuccīdĕreincīdĕreintercīdĕre

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 34. Ðú forcirfst heora horsa hóhsina ĕquos eōrum subnervābis, Jos. II, 6. Ðú forcyrfst hit thou wilt cut it down, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 8.