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LIFER

(n.)
Grammar
LIFER, e; f.

The LIVER

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Gl. 76; Som. 71, 110; Wrt. Voc. 45, 16. Ðære lifre nett reticulum jecoris, Ex. 29, 13. Ealle ða þing ðe tó ðære lifre clifiaþ cuncta, quæ adhærent jecori, Lev. 1, 8.

lyffettan

(v.)
Grammar
lyffettan, p. te

To flatter

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Gr. 25; Som. 26, 63. Ða byrþeras ðe hine tó byrgenne feredon synd ólæcunga lyffetyndra geférena the bearers who carried him to the grave are the blandishments of flattering companions, Homl. Th. i. 492, 28.

Linked entry: liffettan

mæsse-lác

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-lác, es; n.

The mass-offering ⬩ the host

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Gl. 34; Som. 62, 61; Wrt. Voc. 28, 41. [v. Ducange: 'fertum genus panis, in Glossis MSS. Isidoro et Papiæ dicitur oblatio, quæ ad altare fertur et sacrificatur a Pontificibus, a quo offertorium nominatur.

méting

(n.)
Grammar
méting, e; f.

A painting ⬩ picture

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Gr. 28, 5; Sow. 31, 61. Métingc, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 73: 75, 19. Swá swá on métinge biþ forsewen seó blace anlícnys, ðæt seó hwíte sý beorhtre gesewen, Homl. Th. i. 334, 12. On óðre wísan wé sceáwiaþ métinge, and on óðre wísan stafas.

mid-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mid-dæg, es; m.

Mid-day

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Gr. 12; Som. 15, 46: Hymn. Surt. 16, 29. Ðæs middæges gereord, R. Ben. 65, 20 Tó middæges, 65, 18. Tó middæge at midday, Lchdm. iii. 218, 4, 6, 9, etc. On ðæm sumerlícan sunnstede on middæge (MS. R. middan dæge), 258, 15

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode; pp. od;

to please ⬩ delight ⬩ placere ⬩ acquiescere ⬩ delectare ⬩ it pleases ⬩ placet

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Gr. 3, 3; Som. 37. 17

un-gerǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdness, e; f.

Discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance

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Sóna swá hié him betweónum ungerǽdnesse up áhófon swá forwurdon hié ealle discordia exitio fuit, 5, 3; Swt. 222, 19: 6, 6; Swt. 262, 14. For his feóndum gebidde hé, mid ðám ðe wið hyne ungerǽdnysse hæbben, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 15

weorold-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-ríca, an; m.
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A man of great worldly power or wealth Gif him ǽnig heáfodman hwilces þinges forwyrnde . . . him sóna getíðode his Scyppendes árfæstnys ðæs ðe se woruldríca him forwyrnde on ǽr, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 17. Ne cyning ne woruldríca, Lchdm. iii. 442, 36.

heáfod-bend

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bend, es; m.
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crown ꝥ bið cyninga þeáw and cásera ꝥ hí oft habbað gyldenne heáfodbænd ymb heora heáfod, Nap. 15, 20. a band put round the head as punishment Sum mann wæs gebunden onbútan ꝥ heáfod for his hefigum gylte; sé cóm tó þám hálgan and his swára heáfodbend sóna

swinge

Grammar
swinge, <b>. I.</b>
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and eall seó sárnis him sóna fram gewát ... þurh Martines hrepunge, Hml. S. 31, 589.

þǽr-rihte

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Add: of an event which immediately succeeds another ꝥ cild þe bið ácænned, sóna hit cýð mid wópe and þǽrrihte wítegað þissere worulde geswinc, Hml.

wite-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wite-lic, wítig-lic; adj.
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Se hunger sóna ácwelleð and álýseð of dám wítelican lífe, Verc. Först. 178. Tó þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondrǽdon þone wítelican dóm heora deáðes, Gr. D. 277, II. Hí þá englas getellað tó þám wítelicum stówum, 316, 10. Wítelicum (wítiglicum, v.l. ), 332, 9

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom, hamm, e; f.

The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee ⬩ with bent knees ⬩ the ham or haunch of a horse ⬩ poples, suffrago

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Gl. 75; Som. 71, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 44, 66, 65. Ham poples, 71, 50. Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... gebeðe ða hamma with many a man the feet shrink up to the ham ... warm the hams, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 3-5

ge-wenge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wenge, es; n.

The cheek ⬩ maxilla

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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 80; Wrt. Voc. 43, 13

buteruc

(n.)
Grammar
buteruc, buteric, buturuc, butruc, es; m.

A leathern bottle ⬩ flasco, uter

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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 76; Wrt. Voc. 25, 16. Ic bicge hýda and fell, and wyrce of him butericas ego emo cutes et pelles, et facio ex iis utres, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35.

Linked entries: buteric butruc buturuc

CÆRSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆRSE, cerse, an; f.

CRESS, watercress ⬩ nasturtium, cardămum ⬩ κάρδαμον

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Ðeós wyrt, cærse, ne biþ sáwen, ac heó of hyre sylfne cenned biþ on wyllon and on brócen this herb, cress, is not sown, but it is propagated of itself in wells and in brooks, i. 116, 15

Linked entries: cesena cerse cresse

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, es; m. [camb joined; p. of
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cimban
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joined ⬩ a comb for cleaning hair, wool, flax, etc ⬩ pecten ⬩ the crest of a cock, the crest or top of a helmet, etc ⬩ crista

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Gl. 53; Som. 66, 75; Wrt. Voc. 36, 2. Camb on hætte, vel on helme a crest on the hat or helmet; crista, Cot. 46

Linked entry: cambiht

rǽd-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
rǽd-líce, adv.

wisely, skilfully, cleverly ⬩ advisedly, deliberately, designedly, on purpose

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 35. On ðám gemótan ðeáh rǽdlíce wurðan on namcúðan stówan, L. Eth. ix. 37; Th. i. 348, 17

fyren-earfeðe

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-earfeðe, es; n.

A sinful woe ⬩ scĕlestum mălum

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A sinful woe; scĕlestum mălum Heó nyste ðæt swá fela fyrenearfeða fylgean sceolde she knew not that so many sinful woes must follow, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 14; Gen. 709

Linked entry: firen-earfeðe

sceáden-mǽl

(adj.)
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with divided marks, damascened; a sword with blade so marked Hraþe seoþdan wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceádenmǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1939