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olfend

(n.)
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Lǽdaþ hý mid him olfenda myran . . þá men mid þám golde ofer þá eá farað, Nar. 35, 11.

wiþ

Grammar
wiþ, <b>. I</b> I a.
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Add Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine, Past. 357, 6. Add Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá feónd, Past. 357, 7. (10) add :-- Hé hit hæl swíþe fæste wið his bróðor.

ófer

(n.)
Grammar
ófer, ófor, es; m.

an edge, border, marginthe land bordering on water, a river-bank, sea-shore, over in local names,

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On ðære eá ófre, Nar. 10, 14: Byrht. Th. 132, 39; By. 28. On ófre ðæs foresprecenan streámes, Bd. 2, 3; S. 504, 18. Of sǽs ófre, 4, 13; S. 582, 32. On ðam sealtum ófre, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 6. On (meres) ófre, Beo. Th. 2746; B. 1371.

heall

(n.)
Grammar
heall, es; m.

A stonerock

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The word is used also as a proper name

be-gríwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gríwan, (only in) pp. be-griwen
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Sé is hýra and hyrde ðe bið begriwen (so in MS. printed -gripen) on woruldþingum, Hml, Th. i. 240, 16. For ðám mannum þe beóð begriwene on middan-eardlicum lustum, ii. 368, 2.

Linked entries: gríwan for-gríwan

cwealm

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Nelle wé ꝥ þú swelte þurh missenlice and mænigfealde cwealmas and tintergu nolumus te per varios cruciatus mori, Gr. D. 254, 6. v. beorþor-, mǽg-, mann-, slit-cwealm. Add

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.
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Z. 232, II. local Hai þe þǽr gehende wæs, Jos. 7, 2. temporal Ne bið seó geendung þyssere worulde gyt, ðeáh ðe heó gehende sý, Hml. Th. ii. 342, 21.

girning

(n.)
Grammar
girning, e; f.
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desire to possess. v. girnan; Sé wiðsæcð middanearde, þám eorðlicre ǽhte gegladað gyrnincg is non renuntiat mundo, cui terrenae possessionis delectat ambitio, Scint. 59, 12. Gyrnninge cupiditatis, An. Ox. 5289.

Linked entry: geornung

ge-wǽtan

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Streámas ... him gewǽttan fót þá hí on Iordane gengdan æfter abierunt in sicco flumina, Ps. Th. 104, 36. Strengas gurron, wǽdo gewǽtte, An. 375

stillíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stillíce, adv.
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Þe lǽs þe þænne hé on cyricean specan ongynð, stillíce gehwilc andswarige, 'Hwý þás sylf þú dést ?

tó-twǽman

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</b> add :-- Nú ne wandode ic mínum sceattum þá hwíle þe eów unfrið on handa stód; nú ic mid Godes fultume ꝥ tótwǽmde mid mínum scattum, Cht. E. 229, 29

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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Ordination On ðare smyrunge biþ lǽcedóm and ne biþ hádung in the unction is healing and there is not ordination, L. Ælfc. P. 48; Th. ii. 384, 33.

Ác-leá

(n.)
Grammar
Ác-leá, = Ác-leáh; g. -leáge;f. [ác an oak, leáh a lea, ley, meadow; acc. leá = leáh, q. v.]

The name of a place, as Oakley

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The name of a place, as Oakley Sinoþ wæs ge-gaderod æt Ácleá a synod was assembled at Acley or Oakley, Chr. 789; Ing. 79, 14. Ácleá, Chr. 782; Erl. 57, 6: 851; Erl. 67, 26; 68, 3

Linked entry: ÆT

ge-sǽli

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽli, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Happy; fēlix Hweðer micel feoh mǽge ǽnigne mon dón swá gesǽline, ðæt he nánes þinges máran ne þurfe can much money make any man so happy that he may need nothing more? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 13

ele-berge

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náht ne geháwedon flówan þæs eles of þám elebergum, 250, 13-26. Add

gloria

(n.)
Grammar
gloria, a, an; pl. glorian; m.
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A Gloria, a name for a liturgical formula Se gloria þæs forman sealmes, R. Ben. 69, 3: 68, 8. Under ánum gloria (glorian, R. Ben. I. 47, 6), 40, 22. Tódǽled on twégen glorian, 38, 3: 42, 13

hænep

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Ðeós wyrt þe man cannaue silfatica and óþrum naman hænep (henep, v. l. ) nenmeþ, Lch. i. 228, 15-17. Add

cniht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cniht-líc, adj.

Boyishchildish puerilis

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Boyish, childish; puerilis Ne he cnihtlíce gálnysse næs begangende nor was he [Guthlac] addicted to boyish levity Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 16. Swá oft swá cnihtlícu yldo begǽþ as childish age is often wont 2; Gdwin. 12, 19

or-sáwle

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sáwle, adj.

Without soul, lifeless

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Næs ðá deád ðá gyt, ealles orsáwle, Judth. Thw. 23, 6; Jud. 108. Saga ðæt heó láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan. Exon. Th. 173, 28; Gú. 1167

Linked entry: sáwel

Basing

(n.)
Grammar
Basing, es; m.

Basingold Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshirenomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi

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The name of a place, Basing, old Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshire; nomen oppidi ita hodie vocatum in agro Hantoniensi Wið ðone here æt Basingum with the army at Basing, Chr. 871; Th. 138, 28, col. 2; 139, 27, col. 1, 2