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curmealle

(n.)
Grammar
curmealle, curmelle, curmille,an; f. Centaury; centaurēurn = κενταύρειον

the greater centaury chlora perfoliata, Lin the lesser centaury erythræa centaurium, Lin

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Wring curmeallan seáw wring juice of centaury, 3, 3; Lchdm. ii. 310, 9: Lchdm. iii. 38, 26: 58, 10 . Genim gréne curmeallan take green centaury, 10, 19: 18, 23: 28, 28: L. M. 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 322, 21: 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 324, 21 .

Linked entry: culmille

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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; p. þáh and þeáh, pl. þigon and þugon; p. pr. þíende and þeónde; pp. þigen and þogen To thrive, grow, flourish, prosper Þíhþ cluit, pollet, viget, nobilitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 75. Þáh pubesceret, 66, 22. Þeó vigeat, Wülck. Gl. 257, 17. of persons in

ge-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wita, an; m.

One who is cognisant of anythinga witnessan accessorytestisconscius

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Wildeóra gewita one who has the same knowledge [wit] as the beasts [Grein and Bouterwek write gewíta = socius], Cd. 206; Th. 255, 14; Dan. 624

tang

(n.)
Grammar
tang, e; tange, an; f.

A pair of tongs

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Gl. 241, 35 (omitted by Wright). Hí woldon mé glæccan mid heora byrnendum tangum, Homl. Th. ii. 352, 1, 5. Hí fýrene tangan him on handa hæfdon, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 42

Linked entry: ísen-tanga

un-seht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seht, adj.

Not in agreementin hostilityat variance

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The same writer, under the year 1070, notes that Edric was reconciled with William) and fought with the garrison at Hereford, Chr. 1067; Erl. 203, 40.

á-mearcian

(v.)
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Add: to give the form or limits of, write out, to describe, define Þá Homérus on hys bócum ámearcode Homer gives these particulars in his books, Lch. i. 168, 17. Wé wyllað þás þing preóstum ámearkian, Angl. viii. 304, 37.

Linked entry: mearcian

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Ðonne ðú græf habban wille, ðonne sete ðú ðíne þrí fingras tósomne, swilce ðú græf hæbbe, and styra ðíne fingras swilce ðú wríte.

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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Wright prints forgend, Wülcker forgle[ndrian] lurcare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 72. Se líchoma byð from wyrmum freten and forglendred, Bl. H. 99, 9. Ealle heora snytru beóð yfele forgledred omnis sapientia eorum devorata est, Ps. Th. 106, 26.

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

ge-wesan

(v.)

to be togetherconversediscuss

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Grein writes 'gewésan; p. -weós,' and compares 'ymbweoson' in the Northumbrian Gospels. But this word is wrongly written by Bouterwek, it should be 'ymbwoeson,' see Mk. Skt. p. 1.

wealh-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-wyrt, e; f.

Wall-wort dwarf elderthe word glosses ebulum and intula

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Gl. 299, 8 ( this gloss is omitted by Wright): Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1. Wealwyrt, ii. 64, 27: 70, 2. Wælwyrt, iii. 30, 13. Wealwyrte wyrttruman, ii. 108, 7. Wealwyrte moran, 264, 20. Wælwyrte, i. 354, 13. Genim wealwyrt, 66, 14.

Linked entries: weale-wyrt weal-wyrt

geáp

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geáp, glosses cornas, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 39 : ii. 16, 76. [Sievers, Angl. xiii. 325, would read coruas=curuas; but the list of words in which the first example occurs contains no other instance of an adjective, and the second example occurs among a group of words very similar to that in which the first is found: so that cornas seems meant for a noun. Perhaps geáp might be the same form as in earn-geáp; or could it be connected with Icel. gaupa a lynx ?]

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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Onwreóh (-wríh, Ps. Surt.) Gode ðíne wegas, Ps. Th. 36, 5. Gif his sáule gyltas óðerum monnum dígle beóþ and him sylfum cúðe, mid his andetnesse onwreó ða his abbode, R.

ge-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sirwan, -serwan, -syrwan; p. ede; pp. ed.

to plotcontriveconspiredeliberateto furnish with armsequip

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Ðý ne wricþ Dryhten nó gelíce ða gesiredan synne and fǽrlíce þurhtogenan forðæm sió gesirede syn biþ ungelíc eallum óðrum synnum so the Lord does not punish equally the deliberate sin and the suddenly perpetrated, for the deliberate sin is unlike all

Linked entries: ge-syrwan ge-serwan

fíftig

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Wrít fíftig (fíftih, L.), 16, 6. with other numerals, and the number treated as singular Þǽra wæs hundteóntig and ðreó and fíftig, Jn. 21, 11. as plural Wǽron gesomnode hundteóntig and fíftig bisceopa, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 433, 14.

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turnwendhiegomove

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Swá déþ ǽlc gesceaft, wrigaþ wiþ his gecyndes, and gefagen biþ gif hit ǽfre tó cuman mæge validis quondam viribus acta fronam flectet virga cacumen; hanc si curvans dextra remisit, recto special writes coelum . . .

ge-þwǽre

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A. 40, 404. peaceable, peaceably disposed, gentle. of living things Oft wíf hine ( a dog ) wríð; hé him wel héreð, þeówað him geþwǽre, Rä. 51, 6. Ðætte on óðre wísan sine tó manianne ðá geðwǽran ( pacati; cf. gesibsuman, 6), Past. 345, 4.

þanécan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
þanécan, þe
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Þeáh hí nú eall hiora líf áwriten hæfdon, hú ne forealldodon ða gewritu þeáh and losodon ðonécan þe hit wǽre swá some swá ða wríteras dydon and eác ða þe hí ymbe writon though they indeed had written all their life, yet would not the writings have become

á-ginnan

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Add: to begin to do (infin, or gerund) Marcus áginþ wrítan ꝥ godspell, Chr. 47 ; P. 7, 31. Ágann Landfranc atýwian, 1070; P. 206, 12. Ágan se cyng tó smtágenne, 1006; P. 137, 19. to attempt Gif man beforan æðelinge gefeoht áginneð, Ll.

ge-þafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þafian, -þafigan, -þafigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [þafian to permit, allow, consent]

To favoursupportpermitallowadmitassentconsentagreeapproveobeysubmit tofăvēresustĭnēresĭnĕreadmittĕrepermittĕreassentīreconsentīreobēdīreconcēdĕre

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Beágmund geþafie and mid wríte I, Beagmund, approve and consign, Th. Ch. 475, 16

Linked entry: þafian