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of-drincan

(v.)
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to intoxicate Ǽlces cynnes drinc þe man mæg ofdruncen beón omnis generis potus quo quis inebriari possit, Ll. Th. ii. 134, 21 note

clǽn-georn

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Add: desirous of cleanliness Góde bæc-yrstran . . . to ǽlcum meteþingum clǽngeorne . . . and wé wyllað þæt þá cócas clǽngeorne beón, Chrd. 19, 19-21

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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Ǽlc ðara landa ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ænglaland hergie beó hit útlah wið ús and wið ealne here, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 18.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a personshew mercybe mercifulpity

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Miltsigende ðín miserens tui, miltsigende his miserens illius, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 63. with a preposition

ge-bod

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Ǽlc . . . þára þe þá gebodu gehýrde, Ll. Th. i. 232, 12. a command, an order of the Deity Gif ꝥ sóþ is . . . hit wæs unnet gebod . . . ꝥ God beád.

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinkingcrapula

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Ǽlc oferfyl fét unhǽlo, Prov. Kmbl. 61. Nǽfre oferfyl ne filige, forðí nis cristenum monnum nán þing swá wiðerweardlíc swá swá oferfyl, R. Ben. 63, 19-21. Seó oferfyll simle fét unþeáwas, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 27: Blickl. Homl. 37, 14.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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God sette ǽ ðam folce tó steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L. Eth. ix. 36; Th. i. 348, 14: L. Ælfc. P. 8; Th. ii. 366, 18: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 4. Gegrípaþ stýre adprehendite disciplinam, Ps.

wíte-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-fæst, adj.

In slavery as a punishment for crime.

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Ic gean ðæt man gefreóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man ðe ic on sprǽce áhte, 557, 21

Linked entry: wíte-þeów

CWECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWECCAN, part.cweccende ; ic cwecce, ðú cwecest, cwecst, he cweceþ, cwecþ. pl. cweccaþ ; p. cwehte, cweahte , pl. cwehton, cweahton ; pp. cweaht

To vibrate, movetorquēre, quatĕre, vibrāre, movēre

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Iohannes cwehte his heáfod John shook his head, Ælfc. T. 36, 9. Hí cwehton [MS. cwehtun] heora heáfod moverunt caput, Ps. Lamb. 21, 8. Ða wegférendan cwehton heora heáfod the passers-by shook their heads, Mt. Bos. 27, 39: Mk. Bos. 15, 29

dys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dys-líc, dyse-líc; def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, stupid stultus

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Foolish, stupid; stultus Hit biþ swíðe dyslíc ðæt se man beorce oððe blǽte it is very foolish that the man bark or bleat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 11: Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 11. Oft ge dyslíce dǽd gefremedon often ye have done a foolish deed, Elen.

for-speca

(n.)
Grammar
for-speca, fore-speca, -spreca, -spræca, an; m.

One who speaks for anothera defenderadvocateadvŏcātuspatrōnus

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One who speaks for another, a defender, advocate; advŏcātus, patrōnus Forspeca vel mundbora advŏcātus, patrōnus, vel interpellātor, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 62; Wrt. Voc. 57, 42.

Linked entry: for-spreca

heorr

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

A hingecardinal pointcardo

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A hinge, cardinal point; cardo Ðeós heorr hic cardo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 61. Seó hior ðe eall gód on hwearfaþ the hinge on which all good turns, Bt. 34, 7, Fox 142, 35.

Linked entries: heorra hearr hior

HYPE

(n.)
Grammar
HYPE, es; m.

The HIPhaunch

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Hypas clunes, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 70; Wrt. Voc. 44, 52

mynster-mann

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-mann, es; m.

A man who lives in a monasterya monk

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Th. ii. 342, 29 : Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. l, 38

páwa

(n.)
Grammar
páwa, peá, an; m. : páwe, an; f.
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Peacock, peahen Páwa pavo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3 ; Som. 8, 34, Pauua, Txts. 90, 826. Pawa, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 24. Páwe, pavo, pavus, 29, 4. Fuglas ða ðe heard flǽsc habbaþ, páwa, swan, æned, Lchdm. ii. 196, 19.

blǽ-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
blǽ-hǽwen, blǽ-hwen, blǽwen; adj.

Of a blue hue, bluish, violet or purple colourcæruleus, perseus

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Blǽwen perseus, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 94; Wrt. Voc. 46, 51

Linked entry: blǽwen

BOTM

(n.)
Grammar
BOTM, es; m.

A BOTTOMfundus

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A BOTTOM; fundus Scipes botm a ship's bottom, the keel; carina, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 64; Wrt. Voc. 48, 3: 103; Som. 77, 112; Wrt. Voc. 56, 32.

Linked entry: bodan

sealtere

(n.)
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sealtere, es; m.
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Sealtere, saltere, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 2. Sealtere, hwæt ús fremaþ cræft ðín ? . . . Nán eówer blisse brýcþ on gereorduncge oððe mete, búton cræft mín gistlíþe him beó, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 5-11.

fers

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mid gyldenum stafum áwritene on þám handum betǽhte . . . þǽra versa anginne þe benyðan þám forman verse stant, healfe þá vers gebyriað tó þám termene, Angl. viii. 325, 46-326, 10. sentence, verse of the Bible: Stynt on þǽre béc on þám forman ferse, Ælfc

heardness

hardnesscallosityobduracystrictnessseverityausterity

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Add Heardnissae rigore, Txts. 92, 871. hardness, callosity, hard material Wið ǽlce heardnysse, fearres smeru mylt . . . ealle þá sár and ꝥ hearde hyt gelíðigaþ and gehnesceaþ, Lch. i. 366, 26.