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eóred-cist

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-cist, eórod-cist, -cyst, -cest, -ciest, e; f. [eóred a band, troop ; cist a company]

A company, troopturma, lĕgio

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A company, troop; turma, lĕgio Wesseaxe eórod-cistum [eoredcystum, Th. 202, 28, col. 2 ; 203, 28] on lást legdun láðum þeódum the West-Saxons in troops followed the footsteps of the hostile nations, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 28, col. I.

molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
molsnian, p. ode

To moulderbecome corruptdecay

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To moulder, become corrupt, decay Sóna hé molsnaþ and wyrþ tó ðære ilcan eorþan ðe hé ǽr of gesceapen wæs soon it (the body) suffers corruption, and turns to the same earth from which before it was made, Blickl. Homl. 21, 28.

Linked entries: a-molsnian ge-molsnian

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, f.
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Add Hit is micel sceand (scand, v. l.) nimis turpe est, Past. 233, 11. an infamous person (v. sceand; m. ) Eugenia cwæð tó ðære sceande (cf. seó myltestre, 169) ꝥ heó wǽre gálnysse ontendnyss, Hml. S. 2, 172.

heorr

(n.)
Grammar
heorr, hior; m. f.

A hingecardinal pointcardo

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Seó hior ðe eall gód on hwearfaþ the hinge on which all good turns, Bt. 34, 7, Fox 142, 35. Wæs ðæt beorhte bold tóbrocen swíðe heorras tóhlidene the splendid dwelling was sorely shattered, hinges were broken, Beo. Th. 2002; B. 999.

Linked entries: heorra hearr hior

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Búton hý to rihtre dǽdbóte gecyrran unless they turn to right repentance, L. Edm. E. 6; Th. i. 246, 16: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 15, 21. Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L.

ymb-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.
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Lind. 23, 15. fig. to go about a business, be occupied with, attend to, cultivate, v. ymb, 3 d ; ymb-hwyrft, Hé underféng ða hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne and tó ymbhweorfanne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 40 ; Swt. 293, 3. causative, to turn

á-bútan

(prep.; adv.)
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Com se here eft ábúton in tó Temese, 999; P. 131, 19. motion round an axis or centre Gif ðú sumne cláð sceáwast, ne miht ðú hine ealne tógædere geseón, ac wenst ábútan ( you turn it round ), ðæt ðú ealne hine geseó, Hml.

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

for-seárian

(v.)
Grammar
for-seárian, p. ode; pp. od [seárian to sear]

To dry upwitherarērearescĕre

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Se líchama gewyrþeþ to duste and forseáraþ the body turns to dust and withers, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 17: Homl. Th. ii. 92, 3. Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín āruit tamquam testa virtus mea, Ps. Lamb. 21, 16.

hweorfa

(n.)
Grammar
hweorfa, an; m.

a jointa whorl

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Something which turns, a joint, a whorl [of a spindle] Hweorfa vertuba, Wrt. Voc. 65, 16. Hwerfa vertigo, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71. 49; Wrt.

ge-dræg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dræg, ge-dreag, es; n.

A draggingbandmultitudetumulttractusturmatumultus

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A dragging, band, multitude, tumult; tractus, turma, tumultus He wolde sécan deófla gedræg he would seek the band of devils, Beo. Th. 1516; B. 756.

Linked entries: -dræg ge-dreag

ge-hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlýd, -hlýde, es; n.

A cryclamournoisetumultmurmuringclāmortumultusmurmur

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A cry, clamour, noise, tumult, murmuring; clāmor, tumultus, murmur Mycel gehlýd wæs on ðære menigeo be him murmur multum ĕrat in turbo de eo, Jn. Bos. 7, 12 : Mt. Bos. 27, 24 : Homl. Th. ii. 336, 18.

writ

(n.)
Grammar
writ, es; n.

a writingwritscripture

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Wrioto wítgana scrip-turae prophetarum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 56. Wriotto, 26, 54. Writto, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 49. Writta scripturarum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 1. Wriottana, Jn. Skt. p. 2, 4. Ða wrioto scribturas. Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 45

ge-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wirdan, to injure, spoil.
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., and add Eác hylpð gif mon mid eástánum onbærnedum þá meoluc gewyrð ( turns the milk ), Lch. ii. 218, 24.

Linked entries: ge-werdan ge-wyrdan

wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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To turn over in the mind,to revolve, consider Ða getýdde munuccild ðæt heom betweónan oft wealcaþ, Anglia viii. 314, 35. Hé hine beþóhte and ða hellícan pínunge on his mód weólc, Homl. Th. i. 448, 17.

Linked entry: wealcian

burh-waru

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waru, burg-waru; gen. dat. e; acc. e, u; f.
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Wæs mycel menegu ðære burhware mid hyre erat turba civitatis multa cum illa, Lk. Bos. 7, 12. Ic gefrægn leóde tosomne burgwaru bannan I learnt that the people, the body of citizens, were summoned together, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096

ge-mong

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mong, es; n.

A mixture, crowd, throng, companycommixtio, turba, cætus

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A mixture, crowd, throng, company; commixtio, turba, cætus Ðǽr is sib bútan níþe hálgum on gemonge there is amity without envy among the holy, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 19; Cri. 1661: 59 b; Th. 216, 9; Ph. 265. On gemonge in the throng, Beo.

toft

(n.)

a piece of ground, messuage, homesteada place marked out for a house or buildinga square piece of ground with walls but without roofan enclosed home-fieldcampusan elevated piece of grounda field where a house or building once stood.

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Nǽfre myntan ne plot ne plóh, ne turf ne toft, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7; Lchdm. iii. 286, 23. [Ic an] intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford .v.-acres and áne toft and .ii. acres médwe . . . And míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen aihte, Cod. Dip.

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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erras, 7, 2; Fox 16, 30. to change one thing for another, to exchange Heó wæs genumen of middanearde and eall ðæt sár and ðone deáþ mid écre hǽlo and lífe onwende, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 7. to turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn aside Nǽfre

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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that would turn man's hand from thy face, Exon. 39 a; Th. 129, 30; Gú. 429. a marked spot Hé hét ða gebróðru ádelfan ǽnne pytt, ðǽr ðǽr hé ǽr gemearcode ... Ða gebróðru ðá eodon tó ðam mercelse, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 1-6