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seldor

(adv.)
Grammar
seldor, cpve. : seldost ; spve. (the positive seems expressed by seldan, which however has a comparative seldnor) ; adv.
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H.) rarissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Zup. 240, 13. Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðæt wé God herian ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Bæþ ðám untrumum, swá oft swá hit framige, sý geboden ; hálum sý seldor getíðod, R. Ben. 61, 1.

twi-bill

(n.)
Grammar
twi-bill, es; n.: twi-bile, es; m.
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W.) bipennis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 56, 9. Twibille bipinnae ( = bipenne ), Ps. Surt. 73, 6. Hé nam sum twibil and mid ðan þrý men tó deáðe ofslóh, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 56, 23. Æcsa, twibilles (-as?) bipennes ł secures, Hpt. Gl. 459, 2

þrot-bolla

(n.)
Grammar
þrot-bolla, an; m.

The gulletwindpipe

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The gullet, windpipe Ðrotbolla gurgulio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 35, 7: Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 15. Þrotbolla, i. 43, 41: 64, 62: 282, 82: ceutrum, ii. 131, 1. Eal þrotbolla chautrum, i. 43, 42: ii. 22, 59.

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, -gefulwad; adj.

Unbaptized

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Ælfc. C. 26; Th. ii. 352, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 50, 20. Ðeáh ðe hé ungefullod gyt farende sý, 500, 35. Hine swá fǽrlíce deáð fornam, ðæt hé ungefullad forðférde.

Linked entries: ge-fullian ge-fullian

wíþig

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig, wíþing (?), es; m.

A withywillow

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A withy, willow Ðes wíþig salix, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 63; Zup. 70, 10: Lchdm. ii. 86, 6: Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 53. Wíðig, 80, 28. Wíþies rinde, Lchdm. ii. 150, 2. On ðone háran wíðig . . .; of ðam wíþige, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: wíþing

blóstma

(n.)
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Wín*-*treówa blóstman beóð gimmum gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 12. Blóstman ligustra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 5. Sixte wæs blóstmena pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald, Sal. K. 180, 13.

eaxel

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His ealdor*-*dóm ys on eaxle ( super humerum ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 14.Þú mid þínre brádre hand þá nunnan ofer hire eaxle þaccodest, Gr. D. 190, 14. Hine þonne ofer eaxle besihð se déma tó þám forwyrhtum, Wlfst. 256, 8. Eaxla humeri, Wrt.

endleofan

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Add Endleofan (-leofon, -lufan, -lufon, v. ll.) undecim, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 281, 10. adjectival Ðá férdon þá endlufun (-leofen, v. l.; ællefno,L., þá enleftan his, R.) leorningcnihtas, Mt. 28, 16. Endleofon daga færeld, Deut. 1, 2.

hama

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Seó nǽddre áwurpð ǽlce geáre hire ealdan haman, and bið ðonne befangen mid eallníwum felle, Nap, 35. Hér cóm in gangan in spíder (inspíder?) wiht hæfde him his haman on handa, Lch. iii. 42, 12

hund-feald

Grammar
hund-feald, [In the first passage perhaps hundfealdgetel should be read. v. þúsendfeald-getel.]
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Hundfealde centeni, Ælf. Gr. Z. 13, 16. be hundfealdum a hundredfold: — -Be hundfealdum hé onfghð leán centuplum accipiet. Mt. 19, 29. ꝥ hí be hundfealdum m

ne

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Add Ðonne ne léten hié nó hié eallinga on ǽlce healfe gebígean, ne furðum nó áwecggan, Past. 306, 4

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Útfæreld exitum, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 8. Ne fare hé út tó gefeohte ne him nán man útfæreld beóde (he is not to be called upon to leave home), Deut. 24, 5

Linked entry: ex-odus

wæter-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-seóc, adj.

Dropsical

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Ydropicus byð se wæterseóca, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56;Zup. 68, 3. Wæterseóces mannes þurst gecélan, Lchdm, i. 146, 13. Hit fremaþ ðam wæterseócan 204, 2, Wæterseóce hydropicorum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 3. Heó gehnǽceþ ða anginnu ðám wæterseócum, i. 272, 15.

hæftling

(n.)
Grammar
hæftling, es; m.

A captive

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A captive Hæftling captivus, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 32, 41. Ðá áxode se ealdorman ðone hæftling hwæðer hé þurh drýcræft his bendas tóbrǽce then the alderman asked the captive whether he broke his bonds by witchcraft, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 10.

gát

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Add Sume bróhton gáte hǽr . . . þæt gáte hǽr getácnode þá stíþan dǽdbóte, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 31-36. Gáta hús caprile Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 12. Gáta loc titule, 122, 41, Mid gǽtena (gǽtenum, v. l., with a later gloss gotene) smerwe, Lch. i. 178, 18.

ge-swefian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swefian, ic -swefige; p. ode; pp. od [swefan to sleep]

To cause to sleepcast asleeplullappeasesōpīresŏpōrāre

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To cause to sleep, cast asleep, lull, appease; sōpīre, sŏpōrāre Ic geswefige sōpio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 57, MS. D. God geswefode ðone Adam God caused Adam to sleep, Homl. Th. i. 14, 20.

Linked entry: swefian

a-fligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fligan, p. de; pp. ed [a, fligan]

To drive awayput to flightfugarearcere

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Ic aflige míne fýnd arcesso inimicos meos, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 2 ; Som. 30, 43. Afliged beón to be driven away, R. Ben. cap. 48. Afliged mon an apostate, Prov. 6

Linked entry: a-flian

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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Ælf. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 10: Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 b, 4

eáwunga

(adv.)
Grammar
eáwunga, eáwunge; adv. [eáwan to shew, manifest]

Openly, publicly mănīfeste, pălam, cōram

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Eáwunge cōram, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 55

fæderen-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-mǽg, fædern-mǽg, fædren-mǽg, -mág, es; m. [mǽg a relation]

A relation on the father's side, paternal relative a patre cognātus, agnātus

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Fædernmágas agnāti, Ælfc. Gl. 92; Som. 75. 37; Wrt. Voc. 51, 79