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CRABBA

(n.)
Grammar
CRABBA, an; m.

A CRAB, crayfish cancera sign of the zodiaccancer signum zodiacicancer

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Feórþa ðæra tácna ys geháten cancer, ðæt is crabba the fourth of the signs is called cancer, that is, a crab Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 5; Lchdm. iii. 244, 25

hrine-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hrine-ness, e; f.

Touchingcontact

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Mid ða ylcan hrinenesse eodem tactu, 31; S. 610, 34

ceápung

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tácnað ceápunge and hwearfunge, Lch. iii. 156, 5. Ceápunge negotia, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 35: commercia, ii. 82, 61: 18, 38. Add

ge-cígung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cígung, e; f.
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A calling, invocation Bletsien hí hí selfe mid Crístes róde tácene þurh gecíginge þǽre hálgan þrynnysse, Nap. 28. Giceigingcum úsum invocationibus nostris, Rtl. 97, 37

bícnung

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Gif hwilc neód beoð, mid býcnunge sumes tácnes sí gebeden si quid opus fuerit, sonitu cujtiscumque signi petatur, R. Ben. I. 69, 16. Add:

ge-þunrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þunrian, p. ode
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Gif on Sæternesdæg geðunrað, ꝥ tácnað démena cwealm, Archiv cxx. 46, 9-11

Linked entry: þunrian

un-treów

(n.)
Grammar
un-treów, e; f.

Bad faithfaithlessnessperfidyfraud

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Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan, ðæt hé hire þurh untreówa tácen iéwde, Cd. Th. 48, 10; Gen. 773

drencan

(v.)
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Swelcum mannum deáh ꝥ hié hié selfe drencen, Lch. ii. 224, 1. to plunge into water Heó þǽre róde tácn on þá wætru drencte, Hml. S. 23 b, 684. <b>II a.</b> to plunge, sink :-- Þæt hý wið deáða duru drencyde wǽran, Ps.

beór

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Beóres tácen is þæt þú gníde þíne hand on þá óþre, Tech. ii. 125, 21. Ne dranc hé beór ne ealu ne nán ðǽra wǽtan ðe menn of druncniað, Hml. Th. ii. 38, 6. Biór siceram, Knt. Gl. 1128. Beár, Lk. L. R. i. 15

crismal

(n.)
Grammar
crismal, (e?), es; m. or n.
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A chrisum-cloth Mid þám crismale þe man him on utan þæt heáfod déð, man tácnað þæne cristenan cynehelm þe hé on heofenum áh, Wlfst. 36, 17

micel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
micel-ness, e; f.

greatnessbignesssizegreatnessmultitudeabundancegreatnessmagnificence

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Sancte Johannes mycelnesse se Hǽlend sylfa tácn sægde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 17

mearc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc, e; f.

a marksigna markensign

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a mark, sign made upon a thing Tácon ł merca titulus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 26. Cf. onmerca inscribtio, 12, 16. Merce ł stæfes heafud apicem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 17.

Linked entries: mærc merc on-mearc

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.
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Ox. 1180. add: free from occupation Ðisra stafa tácna wé wyllað on rúmran fæce geswutelian, Angl. viii. 328, 11. Add Fultum and wyrðmynt rúmran (ampliorem), Lch. ii. 204, 9. <b>VI a.

segnian

(v.)
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'Segna þé, and sete þé on ꝥ tácen ðǽre hálgan róde.' Hé cwæd, 'Ic wille mé segnian, ac ic ne mæg' ' Signum tibi sanctae crucis imprime'. Respondebat dicens, 'Volo me signare, sed non possum,' Gr. D. 325, 3-4.

scóh

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Þára sceóna tácen is þæt þú sette þínne scetefinger uppon þíune fót, Tech. ii. 126, 13. Þá þwangas þára scóna ongunnon heom sylfe tóslupan . . se deófol him hýrde þá scós of tó dónne, Gr. D. 221, 22-25.

þracu

(n.)
Grammar
þracu, gen. þræce; f.
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Sigores tácn wið þeóda þræce a token of victory against the power of nations, Elen. Kmbl. 369; El. 185.

Linked entries: ge-þracen þrece

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, 5, 449. to entreaty or command Swuga, lá, swuga tace, obsecro, tace, Solil. H. 48, 7.

mǽrsung

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mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Heora fixnoðe gelamp micel earfoðnys, þæt Crístes tácne gelumpe micel mærsung, Hml. Th. ii. 290, 6. Wé on lofsangum hyre mǽrða cýðað, ꝥ heó ús þingige tó hyre suna, ꝥ hé ús miltsige for ðǽre mǽrsunge þe wé hyre gedóó, Hml.

oþ-íwan

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Wearð Rómánum an yfelum tácne oþiéwed . . . þæt þæs folces sceolde micel hryre beón, Ors. 4, 1; S. 156, 33. Alexandre wearð an swefne án wyrt oðéwed, 3, 9; S. 134, 35.

blód-gyte

bloodshed

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Tácnað ꝥ micelne blódgyte on sumre þeóde, Lch. iii. 180, 12. Wer þe is blódgita ł wer blóda vir sanguinum, Ps. L. 5, 8. On blódgytum in sanguinibus, 105, 38. Tácnað ꝥ gewinn and blódgytas, Lch. iii. 182, 3. Add

Linked entries: gyte blód-gíta