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min-dóm

(n.)
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But see min

Pentecosten

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Seó wæs gefulwad þý hálgan dæge æt Pentecosten, Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 148, 22. Add

sundor-boren

(adj.)
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sundor-boren, adj.
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Borne or born apart, not to be reckoned with others Su[n]derborene non . . . adnumerandas (sex alias nothas (the vowels ) non dicimus adnumerandas, i. e. the vowels are separated from the consonants, Ald. 257, 4), An. Ox. 26, 17

æf-gydel

(adj.)
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æf-gydel, (?); adj.

Idolatrous, superstitiousidolum

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Ox. 3933 (v. æf-gælþ), where the same passage is glossed, and see note there superstitiosa, Hpt. Gl. 498, 77

hand-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cláþ, es; n.

A hand-cloth, towela hand-towel

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A hand-cloth, towel Ic geseó Godes engel standende ætforan ðé mid, handcláþe, and wípaþ ðíne swátigan limu I see God's angel standing before thee with a handcloth, and he wipes thy sweaty limbs, Homl. Th. i. 426, 30

þeów-cnapa

(n.)
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þeów-cnapa, an; m.
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A servant-lad His ðeówcnapena án wearð þearle áwéd; ðá sette Martinus his handa him onuppon, and se feónd fleáh forht for ðam hálgan, and se ðeówa siððan gesundful leofode, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 27

wertacen

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Ióhannis sóðum wordum wíslíce and wærlíce swá se wertacen (a later rendering of the passage has swa se wyrhte cann, 476, 66, as if the word = werhta cann), Engl. Stud. viii. 478, 75

eorþ-ríce

the earth

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Add: the earth hæfde áre on eorþríce, þe ælmyssan dǽlde dómlíce, Lch. i. 400, 8. an earthly kingdom, earthly power Críst fleáh eorðríce tó underfónne regnum percipere vitavit in terris, Past. 33, 12

ofer-lyftlic

(adj.)
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ofer-lyftlic, adj.
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That is above the air (lyft) (applied to the second heaven) Siofon heofonas sindon in gewritum leornode, ꝥ is, se lyftlica heofon and se oferlyftlica . . . sió durn ðæs oferlyftlican heofones is nemned Elioth, Nap. 50

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DEÓRE

(adj.)
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DEÓRE, dióre; adj.

DEAR, belovedcārus, dilectus, familiāris dear of price, precious, of great value, desirable, excellent, glorious, magnificent, noble, illustrious pretiōsus, magni æstimandus, desiderabĭlis, exĭmius, gloriōsus, magnifĭcus, nobĭlis, illustris

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Sege me hwæðer se ðín wéla deóre seó ðé tell me whether thy wealth is precious to thee, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 6. Ðeáh gold gód seó and deóre [dióre MS. Cot.] though gold is good and precious, 13; Fox 38, 11. Deórum mádme for the precious treasure Beo.

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uppe

(adv.)
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uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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Næs se móna ðágyt uppe quum luna erat oritura, Nar. 29, 22. On winterlícre tíde hí (the Pleiades) beóð on niht uppe and on ðæg ádúne, Lchdm. iii. 272, 2. where there is motion from the sea up to the land.

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cépan

(v.)
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Th. i. 580, 28. with clause ðe his feóndum ofer sumne weall ætfleón wile, ðonne cépð hé hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Hml. Th. i. 484, 10. Þá hǽðenan cépton hwǽr se godspellere mæssode, Hml. S. 15, 49. <b>I a.

secgan

(v.)
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secgan, secgean, secggan, secggean, sæcgan ; p. sægde, sǽde; pp. sægd, sǽd. [Forms as from an infin. sagian—sagast, sagaþ ; p. sagode; imp. saga, are given here.]
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Swá se secg*-*hwata secggende wæs láðra spella, Beo. Th. 6049 ; B. 3028. where the object is a clause, to say, tell Ic secge ðé, ðæt ðú eart Petrus, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18. Nú segþ ús seó bóc, ðæt God áfédde ðone here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 32.

á-fandod

(adj.)
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Tried, experienced; approved, excellent. v. á-fandian, Se Hǽlend wæs áfandod (-on, MS.) wer ( vir approbatus a Deo ), Past. 443, 5. Hé wæs on forhæfednysse weorcum se áfandedesta geworden, Hml. S. 23b, 24

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heals-gund

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Læcedómas wið healsgunde, and þæs lácn hwæðer hé hit sié . . . wið healsgunde, þonne ǽrest onginne se healsgund wésan . . . Wiþ þone ilcan . . . dó on þone gund, Lch. ii. 44, 7-26. Gif se gund biþ onginnende, 46, 3. Add:

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módor

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Feówer and twéntig mónda gǽí seó módor mid folan, Hml. S. 25, 569. Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor brét þæt ǽig tó bridde. Hml.

hundseofontigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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seventieth Se hundseofontigoða septuagesimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 283, 12

weg-férende

(adj.)
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weg-férende, <b>. I a.</b>
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Þá cwæð se wegférenda, Gr. D. 128, 15. Add

á-swingan

(v.)

to scourge

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to scourge Ué ásnngeno flagellamur, Rtl. 42, II

nebbian

(v.)
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nebbian, p. ode

To turn the face towards anyoneto retort upon anyone

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Se ríca besihþ on his pællenum gyrlum, and cwyþ : 'Nis se loddere mid his tættecon mín gelica.'