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morþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-dǽd, e; f.

A deed which causes destructiondeadly sinevil deed

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[Þonne scalt þu (the body), erming, up arisen imete þine morþdeden, Fragm. Phlps. 7, 37.]

ribb

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Gif mon óðrum rib forsleá binnan gehálre hýde, geselle .x. sciłł. tó bóte; gif sió hýd sié tóbrocen, and mon bán of ádó, geselle .xv. sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 98, 11.

GE-RÉFA

(n.)
Grammar
GE-RÉFA, ge-reáfa, groefa, an; m.

A prefect, steward, fiscal officer of the shire or county, judge, reeve or sheriff, countpræpŏsĭtus, villĭcus, jūdex, præfectus, cŏmes

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Bos. 16, 3.

a-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Bos. 8, 23 : 9, 1.

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Bos. pp. 35-40See also Cluverii Introductionis in universam Geographiam, Libri vi. Amstelædami, 4to. 1729, Lib. iii. Cap. 1. De veteri Germania, pp. 183-186, and the map of Europe, p. 72. Also the very learned work, Cluverii Germania antiqua, Lugd.

a-wacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 11 ; Gen. 2615

Linked entry: a-wóc

eador-geard

(n.)
Grammar
eador-geard, es; m.

The inclosure of arteries, the bodydŏmus vēnārum, corpus; aula septa,

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The inclosure of arteries, the body; dŏmus vēnārum, corpus; aula septa, Grm. Andr. Elen. 129, 4. Lǽtaþ spor adorgeard [ealdorgeard, Kmbl.] sceoran, fǽges feorhhord let the spur raze the dwelling [of arteries? or of life?]

lyffetere

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Cf. instinctu strophosi hostis, 37, 3, in both passages the devil is meant), An. Ox. 4674. Lyffeterum parasitis, An. Ox. 11. 183. Add: —

holc

(n.)
Grammar
holc, es; n. [?]

A hollow, cavity

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A hollow, cavity: Weaxeþ ðæt yfele blód on ðám holcum ðæs líchoman the evil blood increases in the hollow parts of the body, L. M. 1, 72; Lchdm. ii. 148, 7. On ðám holcum ðære lifre in the hollows of the liver, Lchdm. ii. 160, 26

Linked entry: healoc

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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Seó ylce bóc idem libellus, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 16. Hé weorþan sceolde eft ðæt ilce ðæt hé ǽrðon wæs it should become again the same, that it was before, Exon. 61 a ; Th. 224, 21 ; Ph. 379.

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Þurh líchaman leðre geþohtas through the wicked thoughts of the body, Ps. C. 50, 41; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 41

óþ

(prep.)
Grammar
óþ, prep. l. oþ.
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Th. i. 146, 32. with a pronoun Hé wæs winnende oð ðe him se mǽsta dǽl wearð underþeóded, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 14. Gýt oð ðis on wundrum scínende, Hml. Th. ii. 188, 13.

wín

(n.)
Grammar
wín, es; n.

Wine

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Hwæt drincst ðú (boy)? Ealu, gif ic hæbbe, oþþe wæter, gif ic næbbe ealu. Ne drincst ðú wín? Ic ne eom swá spédig ðæt ic mæge bicgean mé wín; and wín nys drenc cilda, ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, 35, 9-22.

on-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hagian, p. ode; v. impers. with dat. or acc. of pers.

To be within a person's power or means, to be in accordance with a person's will or convenience

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Mé ne onhagaþ nú ða bóc ealle tó asmæáganne, Shrn. 200, 22. Ðonne hit (the mind) onhagaþ tó ðǽm úteran si facultas exterior suppetat, Past. 53, 6; Swt. 17, 13. Ne anhagode heora cyninge ðæt hé wið hió mehte búton fæstenne gefeohtan.

tíþian

(v.)
Grammar
tíþian, tigþian; p. ode

To grant,concede,of that which is granted

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Leafdi, tuðe me mine bone, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 31. God haueð herd þine bede and tiðed te bene exaudita est oratio tua, ii. 135, 7. Drightin has þe tid (tidd, MS. G.) þi bon, C. M. 10966. All þatt ned uss iss Godess Gast uss tiþeþþ, Orm. 5365.

Linked entry: tigþian

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Ðí lǽs seó bóc ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 5. Wearð ástyred mycel éhtnys, Hml. S. II, 5. Ástyrod, Ll. Th. ii. 342, 19.

Linked entry: á-styrung

BEARD

(n.)
Grammar
BEARD, es; m.

a BEARDbarba

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Gif he hine gebinde, and ðonne to preoste bescire, mid LX scillinga gebéte if a man shave off the beard, let him make amends [boot] with xx shillings. If he bind him, and then shave him like a priest, let him make amends [boot] with lx shillings, L.

dryht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]

Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity domĭnātus, dignĭtas

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Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda dreámas and drihtscipes age must take from him the joys of bold deeds and of rulership, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 14; Gen. 485.

Linked entry: driht-scipe

þúma

(n.)
Grammar
þúma, an; m.

The thumb

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Gif se þúma biþ of áslægen, ðam sceal .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte. Gif se nægl biþ of áslegen, ðam sculon .v. sciłł. tó bóte, L. Alf. pol. 56; Th. i. 94, 28. Gif man þúman of áslæhþ, .xx. sciłł. Gif þúman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. sciłł. gebéte, L.

wacan

(v.)
Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen

To waketo come into beingbe bornspring

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To wake; but occurring mostly in the sense to come into being, be born, spring Sió mǽgburg ðe ic æfter wóc the family from which I sprang, Exon. Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21. Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd.

Linked entries: on-wacan on-wacan