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þearl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-líc, adj.
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Sceal se dæg weorþan, ðæt forð beraþ firena gehwylce; ðæt biþ þearlíc gemót ( a meeting that will be a severe ordeal for all ), Exon. Th. 447, 9; Dóm. 36. Deáþes cwealm, þearlíc wíte, 240, 25; Ph. 644. Þurh þearlíc þreá, 283, 20; Jul. 678

andetere

Grammar
andetere, andettere.
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On ðǽra hálgena mæssedagum þe hátað confessores, þæt sind andeteras. Ðá sind hálige andeteras þe Crístes naman mid sóðum geleáfan andetton bealdlíce betwux gedwolmannum, Hml. Th. ii. 558, 21-24.

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Gegafsprǽce and ídele word and þá word þe leahter ástyrien on eallum stówum forbeódaþ scurrilitales vel verba otiosa et risum moventia in omnibus locis dampnamus, R. Ben. 22, 4. Add

leornung-mann

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Ox. 2, 175- ¶ with reference to the teacher :-- 'Wénað hwæþer hé ǽnigne láreów hæfde?' 'Ne gehýrde ic nǽfre ꝥ hé ǽniges mannes leorningmann (discipulus) wǽre,' Gr. D. 12, 24. Ne mæg hé beón mín leorningman, Hml. S. 33, 114.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.
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witon ðæt hé nǽre eáðmód, gif hé underfénge ðone ealdordóm . . . búton ege; and eft hé wǽre ofermód, gif hé wiðcwǽde ðæt hé nǽre underðídd his Scippende, Past. 51, 12. Þæt mannum ofermód ys quod hominibus altum est, Scint. 82, 8.

rúm-mód

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sceoldan rúmóde beón rihtra gestreóna, Wlfst. 257, 2. <b>I b.</b> of things, liberal, abundant :-- Heó dǽlde þearfendum mannum manigfealde and rúmmóde gife ælmessan larga indigentibus eleemosynarum opera impendit, Gr. D. 279, 24

á-þeódan

Grammar
á-þeódan, Add:, á-þiédan-þiédan, á-þýdan-þýdan
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swá micle fier beóð ðǽm hiéhstan ryhte áðiédde, Past. 355, 8

Linked entry: á-þiédan

brúcan

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Brúccendurn utentibus, Rtl. 98, 12. (1 a) to use clothes, wear :-- Hé wyllenia hrægla breác, Shrn. 93, 7: 94, 28. Gesáwon men deóra hýdum gegyrede, and nánes óðres brucon, Nar. 26, 15.

stæpe

(n.)
Grammar
stæpe, stepe, es; pl. stæpas, stapas, stæpe; m.
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His weg and his stæpas tó sceáwianne, 18; Swt. 131, 21. Geriht míne stæpas on ðíne wegas,,Ps. Th. 16, 5. Stapas, Ps. Lamb. 84, 14: 118, 133: Wulfst. 247, 2.

dysg

(adj.)
Grammar
dysg, adj.

Foolish, weak, ignorant stultus, ignorans

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Foolish, weak, ignorant; stultus, ignorans Dysgum monnum by ignorant men, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 28

norþan-westan-wind

(n.)

a wind from the north-westcorusaquilo vel boreas

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a wind from the north-west; corus, aquilo vel boreas, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 16, 18

bóc-léden

(n.)

book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin

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book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin, Chr. Erl. 3, 3

ge-cýpe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cýpe, adj.

For sale

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For sale Ðǽr wǽron gecýpe hryðeru there were oxen for sale, Homl. Th. i. 402, 17

ge-egesian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-egesian, p. ode; pp. od

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Hí wurdon ge-egesode they were frightened, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 5

ge-cwémedlic

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Substitute: Well-pleasing, and add Hit bið swýðe rihtlic líf and Gode gecwémedlic. Wlfst. 304, 19

Linked entry: cwémedlic

weódian

(v.)
Grammar
weódian, p. ode

To weedclear the ground of weeds

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To weed, clear the ground of weeds Me mæig on sumera . . . weódian Anglia ix. 261, 12

gild

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Ne forlǽte hé þá ǽscan . . . oþ þæt tó þám gilde cuman, 234, 27.

weardian

(v.)
Grammar
weardian, p.ode.

to guard, keep, defendwith gen. (cf. O. Sax. wardón with gen. to have charge of something)to act as guardian to, to rule to keep, have charge ofto hold a country, to occupy a place, inhabit.in the phrases lást, swaðe weardian to keep a track,to followto remain behind

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Fífelcynnes eard wer weardode, Beo. Th. 211; B. 105. Reced weardode unrím eorla, 2479; B. 1237. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife; hálig gást hreðer weardode, Elen. Kmbl. 2288; El. 1145: Exon. Th. 169, 30; Gú. 1102. sele weardodon, Beo.

Linked entries: ge-weardian weardere

Gallias

(n.)
Grammar
Gallias, Gallie, Galleas; gen. Gallia; pl. m.

The Gaulsthe FranksGalliGalliæ

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Hú sceolan we dón mid Gallia and Brytta bisceopum quālĭter dēbēmus cum Galliārum Brittaniārumque episcŏpis ăgĕre? Bd. 1. 27; S. 492, 10. Biscop Gallia ríces bishop of the kingdom of the Gauls [Galliārum], Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 39.

un-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tela, adv. (but in some cases it seems a noun?)

Not wellillbadly

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Not well, ill, badly Ða scamleásan nyton ðæt hié untela dóð, búton hit mon him sæcge impudentes se delinquere nesciunt, nisi a pluribus increpentur, Past. 31; Swt. 206, 1.