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staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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Álege ðone man upweard, dríf .ii. stacan æt ðám eaxlum, Lchdm. ii. 342, 5.

Linked entry: stacung

wác

(adj.)
Grammar
wác, adj.

yieldingnot rigidpliantfluidweakfeeblewanting mental or moral strengthwanting couragepoormeannot of great value or in high esteemvilis

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Wác hreód ðe ǽlc hwiða windes mæg áwecggan, Past. 42; Swt. 306, 6. Gerd wácc ł bifiende (hreád ðæt wagende, Rush.) harundinem quassatam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 20. Byrhtnóð wand wácne æsc (the pliant ash-shaft), Byrht. Th. 132, 68; By. 43.

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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Ælf. P. 37; Th. ii. 378, 28.

be-hleápan

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Ic on behleápe insilio, Ælf. Gr. Z. 191, 4. Add

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld hí tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add

æsc

Grammar
æsc, <b>. I.</b>
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Onefen ðone greátan æsc, C. D. ii. 172, 24. Add

æftan

From behind

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Add: From behind Ǽlc óþerne æftan heáweð, Wlfst. 160, 4

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Nolde ða béc ágifan ǽr heó wyste hú getríwlíce hé hi [hine?] æt landum healdan wolde she would not give up the charters before she knew with what faith he would conduct himself [or treat her?] as regarded the lands, Chart. Th. 202, 27.

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád tó hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

Linked entries: hreófl hreófl

ge-healdan

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Þæt hí Godes ǽwe on riht geheóldan, 45, 26. Ǽgðer ge tó gehérenne ge tó gehealdanne, Bt. 22, 1; F. 76, 21. Æt fruman wæs gehealden seó gecyndelice ǽ in hominibus primus lex bonae naturae servabatur, Angl. vii. 8, 69.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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Þá hié besǽtan þá burg Mæsiane, and áðas geswóran ꝥ hié nǽfre noldon æt hám cuman ǽr hié þæt gewrecen hæfden cum se sacramentis obstrinxissent, domum, nisi Messena expugnata, nunquam esse redituros, Ors. 1, 14; S. 56, 20. to wreak, give effect to anger

of

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Swilce hé ǽte of þám spice, Hml. S. 25, 92. Hé Pehta þeóde of þám mǽstan dǽle (maxima ex parte) Ongelcynnes ríce underþeódde, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 313, 19. Add Godes gást him wæs on wunigende ǽfre of ðám dæge, Hml.

ge-dwolsum

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Substitute: Misleading Æfre sé þe áwent of Ledene on Englisc, ǽfre hé sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥ ꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan; elles hit biþ swíþe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne þám þe þæs Ledenes wísan ne can, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 10

a-lénian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lénian, [a, lǽnian to be lean]

To make leanto soakmacerare

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To make lean, to soak; macerare, Ælf. pref. Hom. p. 4

be-sæncan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sæncan, p. -sæncte; pp. -sænct

to sinkmergere

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Ælf. P. 13; Th. ii. 368, 27

fór-wernedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-wernedlíce, adv.

Against one's willvery grievouslyhardlyægreanguste

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Against one's will, very grievously, hardly; ægre, anguste, Som. Ben. Lye

faran

Grammar
faran, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Ǽlc mann þe on módignysse færd, Hml. S. 34, 315. Add

clǽn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.

Purely, cleanlypuré

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Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25

beggen

(pronoun.)
Grammar
beggen, nom. m.= begen.

both

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Ælf. P. 35; Th. ii. 378, 13, 15, 16

full-sóþ

(adv.)

full soothmost truly

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Ælf. C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29