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cýþ-lǽcan

Grammar
cýþ-lǽcan, For 'Mone B. 4286' substitute An. Ox. 4284,
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beódendlíc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
beódendlíc gemet, the imperative mood.

Similar entry: be-beódendlíc gemet

full-mannod

(v.)
Grammar
full-mannod, -monnad; part.

Full manned ⬩ well peopled ⬩ vĭris instructus ⬩ pŏpŭlo frĕquens

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Full manned, well peopled; vĭris instructus, pŏpŭlo frĕquens Ðæt he hæbbe his land fullmannod [Cot. fullmonnad] that he have his land well peopled, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 32

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eáster

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster, eástor; adj.

Easter ⬩ paschālis

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Eáster-mónaþ easter-month, April, Menol. Fox 142; Men. 72

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joy ⬩ joyous life among men ⬩ joyous noise

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Lifde and lissa breác Malalehel mon-dreáma hér, Cd. 59; Th. 71, 26; Gen. 1176. Meodo heall monig ᛗ dreáma full, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 14; Ruin. 24. Hé ána hwearf mondreámum from, Beo. Th. 3435; B. 1715

cyric-ragu

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ragu, church-lichen or moss.

Similar entry: ciric-ragu

eáþ-módgian

(v.)
Grammar
eáþ-módgian, -módigian, -módi(g)an.
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to be humble, obey Uindas and saes éðmódas him ( obediunt ei ), Mt. L. 8, 27. Éðmódigað (édmódað, R.), Mk. L. 1, 27. Édmódað (éð-, R.), 4, 41. to make humble, to humble Swǽ hwælc éðmódiges hine quicumque humiliaverit se, Mt. L. 18, 4. Eáþmódgiaþ eów

Linked entry: ge-eáþmódgian

cwic-hrérende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwic-hrérende, part. [hréran to move]

Quick-moving? —Wilt ðú biddan ðé gesecge sídra gesceafta cræftas cwichrérende wilt thou desire that he tell thee the quick-moving powers of wide-spread creatures?

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Quick-moving? —Wilt ðú biddan ðé gesecge sídra gesceafta cræftas cwichrérende wilt thou desire that he tell thee the quick-moving powers of wide-spread creatures? Exon. 92b; Th. 346, 28; Sch. 5

manigfeald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
manigfeald-ness, e; f.

Multiplicity ⬩ complexity ⬩ abundance ⬩ great number

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Of monig-faldnise ex habundantia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 45. On mænigfealdnysse in multitudine. Ps. Spl. 65, 2: 68, 20: Cant. Moys. 7

æcer-man

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-man, æcer-mon; g. æcer-mannes; m.

A field-man ⬩ farmer ⬩ agricola

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A field-man, farmer; agricola, Ælfc. Gl. 5

snǽdel

(n.)
Grammar
snǽdel, (more generally) snǽdelþearm, es; m.
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The great gut Snaedil vel þearm, snaedilþearm, snédildaerm extale, Txts. 58, 381. Snǽdel, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 59. Snǽdel(-?) vel bæc-þearm extales, 44, 48. Snǽdelþearm extale, ii. 29, 74: 145, 29: fither, 149, I: fiber, 38, 54. Snǽdelþearm fithrem, Lchdm

Linked entry: bæc-þearm

brýd-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-leóþ, es; n. A marriage song; epithalamium = ἐπιθαλάμιον, Mone B. 3121: 3123.

Linked entry: brýd-sang

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirit ⬩ high-spirited ⬩ noble-minded ⬩ bold ⬩ brave ⬩ courageous ⬩ proud ⬩ arrogant ⬩ hearty ⬩ earnest ⬩ impetuous ⬩ bold ⬩ headstrong ⬩ stubborn ⬩ wilful

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Næs ǽnig ðæs módig mon ofer eorþan ... ðæt mec ðus bealdlíce bendum bilegde, Exon. 73a; Th. 273, 8; Jul. 513. Sió hand gebarn módiges mannes, Beo. Th. 5329; B. 2698. Beówulfes síþ, módges merefaran, 1008; B. 502.

dýrre

(adj.)
Grammar
dýrre, dearer, more precious; pretiōsior, carior,
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comparative of dýre II Forðonðe hí sint dýrran ðonne ǽnige óðre because they are dearer than any others, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 25

dafnaþ

Grammar
dafnaþ, becomes, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5;
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3rd pres. sing. of dafenian

eád-méd-

(prefix)
Grammar
eád-méd-, -mod-. v. eáþ-méd-, -mód-.

a-weged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-weged, pp. of a-wegan to move.

moved

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moved,Bt. 12; Fox 36, 18;

bell

Grammar
bell, (more usual form belle, q. v.).
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Add Þǽr nǽron ǽr búton upphangene bella, and nú þá sind upphangene, Cht. Th. 430, 4. v. hand-, mót-bell

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Gif mon óðres monnes munuce feoh óðfæste, bútan ðæs munuces hláfordes léfnesse, L. Alf. pol. 20; Th. i. 74, 13-16. Swá swá dafnaþ munuce, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5. Ic eom geanwyrde monuc professus sum monachum, 18, 28.

Linked entry: munec

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott.

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