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stǽnan

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Nú ðonne gif Maria unbeweddod wǽre and cild hæfde, þonne wolde þæt Iúdéisce folc mid stánum hí oftorfian, Hml. Th. i. 196, 10. Add

wælgrimness

(n.)
Grammar
wælgrimness, e; f.
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Cruelty Hé gelýfde ꝥ fram þám tintregiendan sume þráge wolde seó wællgrimnes (crudelitas) geyldan, Gr. D. 163, Ii. For þæs cyninges wælhreównysse (wællgrimnesse, v.l. ), 196, 25.

wil-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gesteald, es; n.

A desirable possession

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. ; but cf. the pairs of words (as here) ǽht-gesteald, ǽht-gestreón; feoh-gesteald, feoh-gestreón eádig on eorðan ǽrgestreónum ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram Gen. 14, 23, Cd. Th. 129, 20; Gen. 2146

of-clipian

(v.)
Grammar
of-clipian, p. ode

To obtain by calling

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To obtain by calling Ðá wolde se hálga habban gewitan ðære wunderlícan gesihþe and ofclypode his diácon him hrædlíce tó the deacon was called and came Homl. Th. ii. 184, 33.

Pante

(n.)
Grammar
Pante, an; f.
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Wódon wælwulfas ofer Pantan, 134. 41 ; By. 97. Seó ǽreste stów is on Pante staþe ðære eá prior locus est in ripa Pentae amnis, Bd. 3, 22 ; S. 553, 8

god-spell

(n.)
Grammar
god-spell, es; n.
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Matheus ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan Matthew began first to write the gospel in words, Andr. Kmbl. 24; An. 12

tillan

(v.)
Grammar
tillan, p. tilde
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In compounds á-, ge-tillan; instances omitted under those words are given here Ðeáh ðe hé stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ ( adtingit ), Scint. 100, 15. Getilþ contingat, getilde contigit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 9-13.

þrýþ-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þrýþ-swíþ, adj.

Exceedingly powerful

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Þrýðswýð beheóld, mǽg Higeláces, hú se mánscaða gefaran wolde, 1477; B. 736. [Cf. the proper names Æþel-swíþ, Beorht-swíþ.]

Linked entry: swíþ

wudu-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-treów, es; n.

A tree of the woodsa forest tree

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A tree of the woods, a forest tree Nán man ne mót bis ælmessan behátan tó wylle ne to wydetreówe, Wulfst. 303, 18. Wrǽtlíc wudutreów, Exon. Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20.

Linked entry: wyde-treów

hring-seta

(n.)
Grammar
hring-seta, hring-sete.
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See next two words

be-ceorfan

to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting

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Add: to deprive a person (acc.) of something (dat.) by cutting Ic wolde ꝥ ðú mé feaxe becurfe, Hml. S. 33, 123. Hát mé heáfde beceorfan . . . hé þá sceolde beón heáfde becorfen, Bl. H. 183, 16-20. Hé wæs heáfde becorfen, 173, 5: Shrn. 123, 6: Hml.

CLÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁTE, an; f.

CLOT-burburdock, goose-grass, cliversphilanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine

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Genim doccan oððe clátan, ða ðe swimman wolde take dock or clote, such as would swim, 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 22

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he tó ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;

rǽswan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽswan, rǽswian, rǽsian, résian; p. ede, ode
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Surt. 118, 39. v. next word

Linked entry: résian

swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.
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Swǽslíce swicole deceiving with fair words 79, 4: 82, 2

á-belgan

(v.)
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Forbe;ád se biscop ðæt hí ne weópon, ðý lǽs [hí] ðá hálgan treów þurh heora wóp and teáras ábulgen monuit sacerdos ut pergeremus fletum ululatumque nostrum sacras arbores dicens offendisse, Nar. 32, 14.

Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan

á-geótan

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. ¶ figuratively :-- Hí him betwýnon gemǽnelíce him on águton þá swétan lífes word, 170, 3. <b>I a.</b> to shed tears, blood :-- Swá hwá swá ágít mannes blód, his blód bið ágoten, Gen. 9, 6. Ic ágeát míne teáras, Hml. Th. i. 66, 29.

cípe-mann

(n.)
Grammar
cípe-mann, (cíp-), es; m.
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. ¶ The word occurs in local names, Cýpmanna del, Chýpmanna ford, C. D. vi. 269. v. cép-, cépe-, cýp-, cýp-, cýpe-mann in Dict

Linked entry: ciépe-mon

ge-maca

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Wosað gié gimaco Godes estote imitatores Dei, Rtl. 12, ll. of things Ic gean þes beáhges gemacan þe man sealde mínum hláforde, Cht.

hearpe

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Hearpan cymbalo (but the word in Prov. 23, 21 is symbola), Kent. Gl. 891. Hearpas citharas, Mt. p. 10, 2. Add: