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osogen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
osogen, Cf.
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Mid deórenum ceáflum wǽre forsocen ł forgnegen ferinis rictibus suggillaretur, i. rapietur (Ald. 45, 34, the passage glossed at Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 23), An. Ox. 3344. The meaning of á-sogen in Nar. 16, 26 (v. á-súgan)

bósum

wombuter

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Th. i. 84, 9. personification: [Tó móder]licum bósme ad maternum (sanctae ecclesiae) gremium. An. Ox. 4162. of things Seó sǽ wunað on ðǽre eorðan bósme, Hex. 10, 31. Tunnena bósmum cuparum gremiis, An.

BÓT

(n.)
Grammar
BÓT, e; f.

help, assistance, remedy, cureauxilium, remedium, emendatio, sanatioa BOOT, compensation due to an injured person as damages for the wrong sustained, redressing, recompense, an amends, a satisfaction, correction, reparation, restoring, renewing, repentance, an offeringcompensatio, emendatio, reparatio, oblatioto-boot, with advantage, moreover, besides

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Findest ðú ðǽr æt bóte and ælteowe hǽlo thou shalt find therein a remedy and perfect healing, Herb. 1, 29; Lchdm. i. 80, 6.

þroht-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
þroht-heard, adj.

strong under afflictionshaving fortitude or endurance in troublegrievously hard

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Blíðheort wunode eorl unforcúð elnes gemyndig, þríst and þrohtheard in þreánédum, Andr. Kmbl. 2529; An. 1266. Héton lǽdan út þrohtheardne þegn, woldon ellenrófes mód gemiltan; hit ne mihte swá, 2781; An. 1393.

un-gesib

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesib, un-gesibb; adj.

not relatedstrangenot at peace at variance

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Th. 391, 20; Rä. l0, 8. not at peace at variance Ða twá mǽgþa ða ðe betwih him ungeþwǽre and ungesibbe wǽron provinciae quae ab invicem discordabant, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 32: Blickl. Homl. 225, 6

ed-wenden

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Add: :-- Hwæt mé þæs edwendan (-en?) cwóm, gyrn æfter gomene ah! for me of that happiness an end there came, mourning after mirth, B. 1774. v. previous word

ge-sibling

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Æt hwám nimað eorðlice cynegas gafol, æt heora gesiblingum oþþe æt ælfremedum (a filiis suis an ab alienis, Mt. 17, 25), Hml. Th. i. 510, 33. Gesiblingum contribulium, amicorum, An. Ox. 3, 3.

hwaþerian

(v.)
Grammar
hwaþerian, hwoþerian; p. ode
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Drihten cóm gangende on ðǽre sǽ; þá ýða árison, ac hé hí oftræd; se brym hwoðerode under his fótswaðum ( the sea roared beneath his footsteps ) ac swá ðeáh hé hine bær, wolde hé nolde hé, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 19. See next word

Linked entry: hwoþerian

friþ-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gewrit, es; n.

Peace-writingan article of peacepācis scriptumartĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti

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Peace-writing, an article of peace; pācis scriptum, artĭcŭlus pācis vel fœdĕris scripto consignāti Béte be ðam ðe ða friþgewritu sæcgan let him make amends according as the articles of peace say, L. Ed. 8; Th. i. 164, 8

Linked entry: ge-writ

ge-tión

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tión, p. -tióde; pp. -tiód

To appointdetermineordainstătuĕredecernĕre

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To appoint, determine, ordain; stătuĕre, decernĕre Swá him æt frymþe Fæder getióde as the Father appointed to it at the beginning, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 28; Met. 24, 14; 13, 26; Met. 13, 13: 11, 76; Met.11, 38

Ter-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Ter-finnas, pl.
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Ac ðara Terfinna land wæs eal wéste ... Finnas, him þúhte, and ða Beormas sprǽcon neáh án geþeóde, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29

fót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-lic, adj.
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on foot, that is done on foot Folga mé ná þæt án on fótlicum gange, ac eác swilce on gódra ðeáwa geefenlǽcunge. Hml. Th. ii. 468, 21. fig. pedestrian, low in style Fótlic pedestre, i. uile. Germ. 403, 12

rǽd-bora

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Manega gesibsume synd þé, rǽdbora (consiliarius) sí þé án of þúsendum, Scint. 200, 2. Ne nimð se hláford his ðeówan him tó rǽdboran, ac nimð his holdan frýnd, and him geopenað his willan, Hml. Th. ii. 522, 32. Add

waroþ

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Tó warode ad litus, An. Ox. 8, 420. Be sǽs wároðe (waroðum, v.l.) sicut arenam quae est in littore maris, Gr. D. 55, 12. Lócian égðer ge ofer þone warað ge ofer þá sǽ, Solil. H. 45, 20. Add

rówend

(n.)
Grammar
rówend, es; m.

A rower, sailor

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A rower, sailor Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte ... rówend (rórend, MS.)rófran, Andr. Kmbl. 945 ; An. 473 . Ðæt scip wile hwílum stígan ongeán ðone streám, ac hit ne mæg, búton ða rówend hit teón, Past, 58; Swt. 445, 11

Linked entry: rórend

apostol-hád

(n.)
Grammar
apostol-hád, es; m.

The apostolic officeapostolatus

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Kmbl. 28; Ap. 14. Gesette bisceop ðám leódum and gehálgode þurh apostolhád set a bishop over the people and hallowed him through the apostolic office, Andr. Kmbl. 3300; An. 1653

ceáp-scip

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-scip, es; n.

A merchant ship, trading shipnavis mercatoria

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A merchant ship, trading ship; navis mercatoria Hí wícingas wurdon, and æt ánum cyrre án c and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon they became pirates, and took, at one time, one hundred and eighty trading ships, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 2

land-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
land-sceap, es; n.

A districtland

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A district, tract of country, land Swá hé on landsceape stille stande ðǽr hine storm ne mæg wind áwecgan as if it [the vessel] stand still on land, where storm or wind cannot move it, Andr. Kmbl. 1002; An. 501

mis-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mis-boren, pp.

mis-bornmis-shapen at birthabortivedegenerate

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mis-born, mis-shapen at birth, abortive Gif cild misboren sý, Herb. 115, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 10. (Cf. H. M. 33, 34: ȝif hit (the child) is mis-born, as hit ilome limpeð.) degenerate Misboren degener, Germ. 393, 130

tigel-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-geweorc, es; n.
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brickmaking Ne sylle gé nán cef tó tigelgeweorce ( ad conficiendos lateres ), Ex. 5, 7. work at making bricks Ásettaþ him ðæt ilce tigelgeweorc ðe hig ǽr worhton mensuram laterum, quam prius faciebant, imponetis super eos, Ex. 5, 8.