licgan
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Þá þe on sáre seóce lágun, Cri. 1356. Suelce hié ǽr lǽgen on longre medtrymnesse, Past. 229, 2. Hé on ræste geseah Grendel licgan aldorleásne, B. 1586. Hé smyrode án licgende mǽden on langsumum sáre, Hml.
wíf
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Ðǽr se bónda sæt uncwyd and unbecrafod, sitte ðæt wíf and ða cild on ðam ylcan unbesacen, 73 ; Th. i. 44, 23. <b>IIIa.
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læssa
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Senepes sǽd . . . is ealra sǽda lǽst (lǽsest, L.), Mk. 4, 31. Se móna ealra tungla hǽfð lǽstne embegang, Angl. vii. 14, 134. of number, in the case of collective unities Þǽr máre folc sig . . . þǽr lǽsse folc síg Ll. Th. i. 232, 14.
æft
AFT ⬩ behind ⬩ Afterwards ⬩ again ⬩ postea ⬩ iterum
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AFT, behind, as go aft = go astern, Afterwards, again; postea, iterum Moises cwæþ æft to Israela folce Moses said afterwards to the people of Israel, Deut. 28, 15. Æft uferan dógum afterwards in later days, Beo. Th. 4406 note; B. 2200.
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hold-scipe
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Sægdon ðæt hí hit dyden for ðes mynstres holdscipe said that they did it on account of the loyalty of the monastery, 1070; Erl. 209, 15
missenlíc-ness
Variety ⬩ diversity
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Variety, diversity Ðanon him wæs eágena missenlícnes geseald thence was given him variety of eyes, Salm. Kmbl. 180, 14.
reówe
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Reówan and hwítlas wacsan lenas sive saga lavare, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, ii
sáwlung
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The giving up the ghost, expiring Cwæð sum hálig biscop ðá hé wæs on sáwlenga be ðeossum fæder: Arsenius ðú wǽre eádig forðon ðú hæfdest á ðás tíd beforan ðínum eágum a certain holy bishop, when he was expiring, said of this father: 'Arsenius, blessed
tó-rípan
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Ðá hé ætsacan wolde ðá sǽde him mon ðæt tó tácne when he fled, a bramble scratched him all over the face. When he wanted to deny (the charge brought against him), they told him this as a token, Chart. Th. 172, 27
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weaxness
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Ðonne ðæs sǽes flódes weaxnes biþ quando rheuma oceani in cremento est, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 16. Hé mycle wonunge and ǽwyrdlan wæs wyrcende ðære mærwan cyrican weaxnesse magno tenellis ecclesiae crementis detrimento fuit, 2, 5; S. 506, 38
wín-treów
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Wín*-*treów, Salm. Kmbl. p. 188, 10. Wæstma ðæs wíntreówes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 34. Of ðissum cynne wíntreós (-trées, Lind.) de hoc genimine vitis, 26, 29
ge-leáflic
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Augustinus sǽde þæt án þing wǽre ungeleáflic . . . For ðyssere twýnunge nolde wé hreppan his ðrowunge. Heó is swáðeáh eall full geleáflic, búton ðám ánum þe Augustinus wiðsæcd, ii. 520, 11-19. catholic Þæs geleáflican geleáfan catholice fidei, Wrt.
MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Ðæt ic up heonon mǽge, Cd. 222; Th. 291, 3; Sat. 425.
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hús-carl
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Man gerǽdde ðæt Ælfgifu Hardacnutes módor sǽte on Winceastre mid ðæs cynges húscarlum hyra suna, 1036; Erl. 165, 5
morgen-mete
A morning meal ⬩ breakfast
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A morning meal, breakfast On xii mónþum ðú scealt sillan ðínum þeówan men vii hund hláfa and xx hláfa, búton morgenmetum and nónmetum, Salm. Kmbl. p. 129, 19.
á-gíta
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MS.) his góda and wilnað mid ðý geearnian ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe se effusio sub appellatione largitatis occultat , Past. 148, 6.
blót-mónaþ
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. ¶ In Bede's 'De temporum ratione' it is said: 'November dicitur blótmónath ... Blótmónath mensis immolationum, quod in eo pecora, quae occisuri erant, diis suis voverent.
fore-steall
prevention ⬩ hindrance
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Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3
ge-siltan
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To salt. Take here <b>ge-sylt</b> in Dict., and add Fleót ꝥ fám of, geselt swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 9. Nim þreó snǽda buteran, gemenge wið hwǽten mela, and gesylte, 152, 18. Netle gesoden on wætre and geselt 228, 3.
here-gang
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capture and devastation made by an army: Hé ofslóh þone cing and þá mǽgðe mid grimmum wale and heregange ábrtæc interfecit regem, ac prouinciam illam saeua caede ac depopulatione attriuit, Bd. 4, 15; Sch. 423, 8.