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ge-tawa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tawa, pl. f.

Instruments; ⬩ instrumenta

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Instruments; instrumenta Mannes getawa instrumenta genitalia, L. M. 1, 29; Lchdm. ii. 70, 7. Ðis syndon ða getawa these are the instruments, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 3

tó-dǽlendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlendlíce, adv.

Separably ⬩ distinctly

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Separably, distinctly Ealle tódǽlendlíce singende omnia dislincte psallendo, Anglia xiii. 371, 78. Seó fífte declinatio gebígþ hire genitivum on e and i tódǽlendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 21, 14 note

Linked entry: tó-dǽledlíce

ge-clofa

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

A duplicate charter

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A duplicate charter Þysses gewrites geclofan nam Ælfhere tó swytelunga, C.D.B. iii. 547, 12. [Þisses iwrites icloua (idoua, MS.) is on Cridiamtone mid hure elder boken, Cht. E. 422, 20.]

Linked entry: -clofa

un-geteoriendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geteoriendlíce, adv.

Indefatigably

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Indefatigably Ðis synt ða lára and ða tól gástlíces cræftes, gif hig from ús dæges oððe nyhtes ungeteoriendlíce begongenne beóð..., L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 18

cæfl

(n.)
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a bit, muzzle, gag Caefli capisto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 48. Cæfli, 14, 11[Cf. Icel. kefli a piece of wood, a gag. v. N. E. D. kevel.]

Egipte

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Add: gen. (e)na Egiptena land, Angl. viii. 322, 3. Egiptna, Nar. 34, 34: 35, 20. Geseah ic miccle meniu Affricána and Egypta, Hml. S. 23 b, 346

tweónian

(v.)
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Add: <b>I c.</b> and e Hine tweónað ymb ðæs untruman geðyld, hwæðer hé geðafian mæge ðæt hine mon sníde, Past. 187, 7

brád

(n.)
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the full breadth of the hand Swá mycel swá gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 73. [v. N. E. D. broad; <b> B.</b> 2.]

hór-cwene

(n.)
Grammar
hór-cwene, an; f.

An adulteress, whore ⬩ an adulteress

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An adulteress, whore Hórcwenan, L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 172, 21: L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 21: L. C. S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7

Linked entry: cwéne

deófol-seócnes

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-seócnes, deóful-seócnes, deófel-seócnes,deófol-seóc-ness , deófol-seóc-nyss, e; f.

Devil sickness, possession with the devil ⬩ dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν

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Devil sickness, possession with the devil; dæmŏnium = δαιμόκιoν Deófolseócnessa us synd on ðínum naman underþeódde dæmŏnia subjiciuntur nobis in nomĭne tuo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Sumne we gesáwo on ðínum naman deófolseócnessa útadrífende vidĭmus quemdam in

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ ruin ⬩ death ⬩ detrīmentum ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ intĕrĭtio ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ pernĭcies ⬩ internĕcio

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damage, destruction, perdition, ruin, death; detrīmentum, intĕrĭtus, intĕrĭtio, perdĭtio, pernĭcies, internĕcio Hér is geswutelod úre forwyrd here is made manifest our destruction, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 30; Jud. 285. He alýsde ðin líf of forwyrde qui redĭmit

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer. In 330 he removed the seat

big-wist

(n.)
Grammar
big-wist, bí-wist, e; f. [wist subsistence, victuals, food; wesan to be, exist]

Food, nourishment, provision ⬩ pabulum, alimentum, commeatus

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Food, nourishment, provision; pabulum, alimentum, commeatus Bigwist alimentum, pabulum, Abus. 4. We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum

Linked entry: bí-wist

þun-wang

(n.)
Grammar
þun-wang, e; -wange, -wenge, an; f. (and n.? Wange, wenge are both found neuter, though also the plurals wangas, wangan occur)

A temple

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A temple Þunwang timpus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 50. Þunwange tempus, 64, 32. Þunwencge (-wenge, -wange) timpus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 59, 5: 298, 2. Gif ic on þunwange gereste si dedero requiem temporibus meis, Ps. Th. 131, 4. Bufan his þunwengan supra tempus

Linked entry: wang

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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A world Ealra worulda scippend, Hy. 3, 23. the material world Ðeáh ðú ealle gesceafta áne naman genemde, ealle ðú nemdest tógædere and héte woruld, and þeáh ðone ánne noman ðú tódǽldest on feówer gesceafta; án ðæra is eorþe, óþer wæter, þridde lyft,

eorþ-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gráp, e; f.

Earth's grasp, the hold of the grave ⬩ terræ comprĕhensio

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Earth's grasp, the hold of the grave; terræ comprĕhensio Eorþgráp hataþ waldend wyrhtan earth's grasp [i. e. the grave holdeth its mighty workmen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 12; Ruin. 6

hæc-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hæc-geat, es; n.
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A hatch-gate (hatch-gate a wicket; a floodgate, N. E. D. : a gate at the junction of parishes or manors, D. D. ) On ðæt hæcget, C. D. v. 376, 14

Linked entries: geat hæc

sceard

(n.)
Grammar
sceard, a gap.
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On ðæt lytle sceard ðæt is on burhhlinceas, C. D. vi. 220, 17. [Anlang cinincces dich on ðe sherd; of ðane shearde, iii. 417, 22.] [v. N. E. D. shard.] Add

scrín

(n.)
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Add: e; f.: — Ðis mycel is gegolden of þǽre cyricean W. cyninge syððan hé þis land áhte . . . of þǽre hlangan scríne .viii. pund, Cht. Th. 439, 32. Hé forlét þá á

wer-bǽre

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bǽre, es; n.
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Substitute: <b>wer-bǽr, e;</b> f. Pasture-land adjacent to a weir. Cf. C. D. i. 64, 10: vi. 134, 31-34 given under wer; II