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hláford-swice

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swice, es; m.

Treachery to a lord, treason

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full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against one's lord is to betray his soul, and very great treachery also is it to deprive him of life, or to drive him from

-anne

(suffix)
Grammar
-anne, -enne, -ende the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, = Ondréd to faranne timuit ire, Mt. Jun. and Th. 2, 22, but the B. MS. of A. D. 995 has farende, also Foxe, Bos. and the Rl. MS. about A. D. 1145. The Lind., about A. D. 957, has farenne [MS. færenne]. Alýfe me to farenne permitte me ire, Mt. Bos. 8, 21, and B. MS. about A. D. 995. Sometimes -ende is found, because -enne = ende, as in the preceding example farende about A. D. 995. Themost usual form is -anne, from the infin. -an; g. -annes; dat. -anne.

Linked entries: -an -ende -enne

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Sum from ǽs wísistum quidam ex legis peritis, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 11. 45, 46. Hé sende tó Egipta wísustan witun, Gen. 41, 8. known Dó mé wegas ðíne wíse vias tuas notas fae mihi, Btwk. 208, 6; Ps. Ben. 24, 3; Ps. Th. 102, 7. [Goth. weis; O. Frs.

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a away, scúnian to shun] .

to avoidshunfly fromevitarereprobareto hatedetestodissedetestarito accusereproveconvictarguere

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to avoid, shun, fly from; evitare, reprobare He mót þyllíc ascúnian he must shun the like, L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 9: L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 6. to hate, detest; odisse, detestari Esau ascúnode Iacob oderat Esau Jacob, Gen. 27, 41.

enge

(adj.)
Grammar
enge, def. se enga; adj.

Narrow, anxiousangustus, anxius

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Of ðam engan hofe from that narrow house, 73b; Th. 274, 12; Jul. 532: 8a; Th. 3, 6; Cri. 32. Enge ánpaðas narrow passes, Cd. 145; Th. 181, 8; Exod. 58: Beo. Th. 2824; B. 1410.

FINOL

(n.)
Grammar
FINOL, finul, finel, fynel, fenol, es; m: finule, finugle, an; f.

The plant FENNELfēnĭcŭlum

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Of ðam finole from the fennel, 2, 14; Lchdm. ii. 190, 22. Seóþ on ðam ecede ðone finol seethe the fennel in the vinegar, 2, 16; Lchdm. ii. 194, 26

mid-hrif

(n.)
Grammar
mid-hrif, es; n. m. [mid middle, hrif ventus]

The mid-riffthe diaphragmseparating the heart from the stomachthe entrails

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The mid-riff; the diaphragm, separating the heart from the stomach, etc.; also the entrails Midrif disseptum, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 51: exta, 44, 49. Wið ðæt mannes midrif ace, Herb. cont. 3, 6; Lchdm. i. 6, 21. Midrife, Lchdm. i. 88, 11.

Linked entries: mid-rif hrif

nǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgan, négan; p. de

To addressaccostspeak to

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Hé ðone wísan wordum nǽgde (hnǽgde, MS.) freán Ingwina, Beo. Th. 2641; B. 1318. Ongan ðá wíf weras wordum négan, Elen. Kmbl. 574; El. 287 : 1115; El. 559

Linked entry: hnǽgan

pliht

(n.)
Grammar
pliht, es ; m.: e ; f.
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Gyf hit ( stolen property) on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón, forðam [hit] biþ on læsse plihte (with less danger than when taken from the thief ) begytan, L. Ath. iv. 6 ; Th. i. 226, 6. Plihtas pericula, Ps. Surt. 114, 3

Linked entry: pleoh

unfriþ-scip

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-scip, es; n.

a ship which is carrying on hostilitiesa ship belonging to a hostile country

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a ship which is carrying on hostilities Ðam cynge com word ðæt unnfriðscipa lǽgen be westan and hergodon, Chr. 1046; Erl. 173, 5. a ship belonging to a hostile country Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe ðe binnan múðan cuman(-e?)

á-flówan

Grammar
á-flówan, Add: pp. -flówen (-flógen?)
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-flogen from -fleón or -fleógan], Hatt. MS.) tó gæglbǽrnesse ad lasciviam defluens , Past. 72, 12. Genim eoferes blǽdran mid þám micgan, áhefe upp, and ábíd oþ ꝥ se wǽta of áflógen (-flówen, v. l. ) sý. Lch. i. 360, 6

circul

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Dele 'the zodiac,' and add: a cycle, circular arrangement for computing Sceal wintrum fród on circule cræfte findan hálige dagas, Men. 67.

ele-greófa

(n.)
Grammar
ele-greófa, an; m.
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The glosser may have thought of the fire as fed by oil from cans, or by tow soaked in oil), An. Ox. 7, 87: 8, 99

Linked entry: greofa

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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Voc. ii. 44, 73. to accuse a person Þá þe hé wæs gewroeged from aldursácerdum cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum, Mt. R. L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan crístendóme þe hé árǽrde, Hml.

Rómáne

(n.)
Grammar
Rómáne, (Rómane?), an; pl.

The Romans

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Hé onféng pallium from Rómána biscope, 736; Erl. 46, 21. Rómána burh, 409; Erl. 11, 10. Rómána ríce, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 66, 7. Ealra ðara Rómána wíf, Swt. 66, 29. Wǽron ealle Italie Rómánum on fultume, 4, 11; Swt. 208, 7

út-irnende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-irnende, adj.

Running out of the body.purgingpurgativediarrhoeicsuffering from diarrhoea or dysentery

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Mid swelcum útyrnendum drencum, 222, 25: 82, 17. of a disease, diarrhoeic Ðisse ádle fruman mon mæg gelácnian on ða ilcan wísan ðe ða útyrnendan, Lchdm. ii. 232, 17. of persons, suffering from diarrhoea or dysentery Hú mon ða útyrnendan men scyle lácnian

wed-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wed-loga, an ; m.

One who is false to a pledge or engagement

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[Þu (the body) were wedlowe and monsware, Fragm. Phlps. 7, 27.]

tó-worpenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-worpenness, -worpedness, e; f.

Desolationdestruction

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Ðeós tódrǽfednys (the driving the money-changers out from the temple) getácnode ða tóweardan tóworpennysse ðurh ðone Rómániscan here, Homl. Th. i. 406, 9. Ðæt se Hǽlend beweópe ðære ceastre tóworpennysse, ðe gelamp æfter his ðrowunge, 402, 7: Homl.

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Ðá sceóp freá ælmihtig fágum wyrme wíde síþas, Cd. Th. 55, 32; Gen. 903: 110, 21; Gen. 1841. Hú him weorðe geond woruld wídsíþ sceapen, Salm. Kmbl. 744; Sal. 371. Ðǽr eów is hám sceapen, Exon. Th. 142, 25; Cri. 649.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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From feówerum foldan sceátum ðám ýtemestum, Exon. Th. 55, 7; Cri. 880. Æt ðám ýtmestan eorþan gemǽrum usque ad ultimum terrae, Blickl. Homl. 119, 25: 133, 35.

Linked entry: ýtmest