dǽl-mǽlum
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Sticmǽlum, dǽlmǽlum frustratim, i. parliculatim, minutatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 37. Dǽlmǽlum parliculatim, per partes, An. Ox. 3587; partim, Angl. xiii. 375, 141. Of wæterum úpásprungen cynn dǽlmǽlum ( partim ) þú ongeánsændst wǽle, dǽlmǽlum þú úp áhefst
efen-wiht
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Substitute: One of equal condition (?), fellow, associate Sceóte man ælmessan . . . hwílum be mannes efenwihte, hwílum be freótmen, hwílum be healffreón sometimes in the case of a man's equal (?), sometimes in that of the freedman or the half-free, Wlfst
feórþan-dǽl
a fourth
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A fourth part, a fourth Ðes feórðling oððe feórðandǽl ðinges hic quadrans, Ælf. Gr. Z. 61, 6. Quadrans ys fýrðling oððe feórðandǽl; ǽlc þǽra þinga þe man mæg tódǽlan on feówer on emne se feórðandǽl byð quadrans gecíged, Angl. viii. 306, 28-30. Ǽr þon
fiþer-scíte
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Fiþerscýte triquadra (mundi latitude), An. Ox. 1295. Án fæt fýðerscýte and brád, Hml. S. 10, 85. Gefégde feoþersctte quadratur (durus scopulus calcis compage), Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 68. Fiþerscýtes quadrati, An. Ox. 1702. On fiþerscítum dǽle in quadratapagina
ge-méde
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Add: of persons Hí óðer twéga oððe wíf habbað him gemæc, oððe him geméde nabbað, Bt. II l ; S. 24, 9. of things, that satisfies requirements, adequate, suitable Heó hit Ósulfe on ǽht gesealde wið gemédan feó ( the land was sold for a fair price, or
ge-bryttan
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To break to pieces, crumble up Gebrytte frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 75. Gif þá finde fisc on óþrum fisce innan, genim þone and gebrǽd swíþe, and gebryte on drincan and sele þám seócan drincan, Lch. ii. 90, 10. Heorotes lungena ... þonne hié ful wel ádrúgode
Linked entries: bryttan ge-brittan
ge-efenlǽcung
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Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his geefenlǽcunge ( according to whom he imitates ); gif hé geeuenlǽcð Gode on gódum weorcum hé bið Godes bearn gecíged; gif hé geeuenlǽcð deófle ... hé bíð deófles bearn, Hml. Th. ii
gistian
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To be a guest, be lodged in another's house On wrigylse fiðra þínra ic gystige ( I will lodge? The Latin is exultabo ), Ps. Cam. 62, 8. Líf mánfull tó gystigenne of húse on hús uita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum (it is a miserable life to go from
gild-scipe
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On Wudeburge lande is eác án óðer gildscipe ge-gaderod Críste and S Petre . . . And þis sind þára manna nama[n], Cht. Th. 609, 24. Gif hwilc gilda forþfære, gebrynge hine eal se gildscipe þǽr hé tó; wilnie . . . Wrece eal gildscipe þone gildan, 611, 2
hærfest-lic
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Add: autumnal, v. hærfest; Hærfestlicere autumnali (tempore), An. Ox. 3838. On hærfæstlice (árfæstlice, MS. ) tíde (in autumnali tempore, i. e. August 20), fíf dagum ǽr Sc̃e Bartholomeus mæssan (August 25), Guth. Gr. 157, 59. of harvest, v. hærfest;
ígeoþ
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Add: ígeþ, ígþ Tó ðon crundele ðe se ígð on stent, C. D. v. 193, 33. Út ongeán streám tó snítan-íge, on norðhealfe þæs ígeðes,C. D. B. ii. 374, 15. Ofer ðonæ ígað, C. D. v. 173, 23. Andlang eaxan oþ focgan ígeþas, of focgan ígeþum, Cht. Crw. 3, 3; C.
prician
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Add: trans. Pricigende eáge út gelǽt teáras and sé þe pricaþ heortan forþbringð andgyt punguens oculum deducit lacrimas, et qui pungit cor profert sensum (Ecclus. 22, 19), Scint. 188, 13. intrans. To produce a pricking sensation [used impersonally Hyt
ufan
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add: literal Sleá man of þá hand þe hé ꝥ fúl mid worhte, and sette ufan on (uppon, v.l. ) þá mynetsmiððan. Ll. Th. i. 206, 21. figurative Þ hine man forgulde mid healfan punde; gif wé þonne gyld árǽrdon, ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe
gærs-tún
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Gærstún crovitorium (cf. croutura locus septus, sepimentum, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 14. Pratum quod juxtacivitatem habetur, quod Saxonice Garstone appellatur ... This sunðe the gemeare thes gerstunlandes, and thære mede, C. D. B. ii. 349, 32-39. Forð
hǽðen-styrc
A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites
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A heathen stirk, calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites Hí on Choreb swylce cealf ongunnon him tó godegylde georne wyrcean; onwendan heora wuldor on ðæne wyrsan hád hǽðenstyrces hig etendes fecerunt vitulum in Choreb, et
winter-tíd
Winter-time ⬩ winter
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Winter-time, winter Hit is wintertíd nú, and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbrǽð þus wynsumlíce stéme, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 35. Swá gelíc swá ðú æt swǽsendum sette mid ðínum ðegnum on wintertíde (brumali tempore), and sý fýr onǽled, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516,
smæl-þearmas
The small guts, intestines ⬩ the small gut ⬩ the lower abdomen
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The small guts, intestines Smæl-þearmas intestina Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 44: inguina ii. 44, 4: jejuna 49, 51. Wið smælþearma sáre Lchdm. ii. 236, 18. Smælþearmum ilibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 1. Be wambe coþum and tácnum on roppe and on smæl-þearmum Lchdm. ii.
hird-ness
Guard, ⬩ keeping, ⬩ custody
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Guard, keeping, custody Hé betǽhte hig ða þrí dagas tó hirdnysse tradidit ergo illos custodiæ tribus diebus, Gen. 42, 17. Gif hwá befæst his feoh tó hyrdnysse si quis commendaverit pecuniam in custodiam, Ex. 22, 7. Swá hí on niht hyrdnesse begangaþ sicut
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hleów-leás
Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, ⬩ cheerless
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Not having or not affording shelter, protection, comfort, cheerless Ða ðe hleóleásan wíc wunedon those who had occupied a cheerless dwelling, Andr. Kmbl. 261: An. 131. Ne mótun hí on eorþan eardes brúcan ac hy hleoleáse háma þohaþ they may not enjoy
hóp-gehnást
The dashing together of waves in a bay [?]
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The dashing together of waves in a bay [?] Bídaþ stille stealc stánhleoþu streámgewinnes hópgehnástes ðonne heáh geþring on cleofu crýdeþ the steep rocks await quietly the strife of the sea, the dash of the waves, when the press of waters towering up