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scín-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gelác, , es; n.
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A magical practice Hí ongunnon secgan ðæt hit drýcræftum gedón wǽre scíngelácum ðæt se stán mǽlde they said that it was done by the sorcerer's arts, by magical practices, that the stone spoke , Andr. Kmbl. 1531 ; An. 767

fíftigoþa

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On ðǽm fíftegoðan psalme, Past. 425, 25. Þysne fíftigoðan sealm, Ps. Th. 50, arg. with units On ðǽm feówer and fíftiogoðan psalme, Past. 429, 3

wætla

(n.)
Grammar
wætla, an; m.

A bandage

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A bandage Ðonne ðú hit sníþe, ðonne hafa ðé línenne wætlan gearone ðæt ðú ðæt dolh sóna mid forwríðe ; and ðonne ðú hit eft má lǽtan wille, teóh ðone wætlan of, Lchdm. ii. 208, 20-23. Cf. watel

wígbed-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-þegnung, e; f.

Service at the altar

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Service at the altar Wé forbeódaþ ðæt ǽnig preóst óðre[s] cirican náðer ne gebicgæ ne geþicgæ, búton hine hwá mid heáfodgylte forwyrce, ðæt hé weófodþénunge wyrðe ne sí, L. N. P. L. 2; Th. ii. 290, 8

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Hit wǽre geþuht ðæs ðé máre gemynd ðæs fæder, ðá ðá se sunu, his yrfenuma, wæs gecíged ðæs fæder naman, Homl. Th. i. 478, 11.

Linked entry: -numa

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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Ðá bleówan wit ða hylla and ástigon ðǽron and scufon hig út on ða eá and wit reówan sticcmǽlum mid uncrum fótum óð ðæt hig unc ásetton on óðre healfe ðære eá then we inflated the bags, and mounted on them, and pushed them out into the river, and little

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two,separate one thing from anotherto divide into partiescause divisiondissension amongto separate contending parties or claimsjudge,decide betweento make a distinction between thingsto distinguishtreat or regard differentlyto separate one thing from another with the mind,to discern,distinguish,discriminateto separate things from one another,to order,dispose,appointto separate the parts of a confused whole,to expound,interpret,render intelligibleto discussto send in different directions,to scatterdisperseTo be separated,to differ

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On ðæm dæge God tóscéd on twá eorðan and sǽ, Shrn. 63, 24: 62, 35. Ðæt Severus onféng micelne dǽl Breotone and ðone mid díce tósceádde fram óþrum þeódum ut Severus receptam Brittaniae partem vallo a caetera distinxerit, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 3.

sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
sibbian, p. ode
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Cyninge gebyreþ, ðæt hé eall cristen folc sibbie and sehte, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 304, 12. Sybbie, Wulfst. 266, 17. Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu, ðe betweox preóstan sí, ne beó gescoten tó worldmanna sóme, ac séman and sibbian heora ágene geféran, L. Edg.

under-delfan

(v.)

to dig underunderminedig outsuffocare

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Seáþ hé geopnode and hé underdealf ðæne lacum aperuit et effodit eum, 7, 16. Hé nolde geþafigan ðæt man hys hús underdulfe non sineret perfodi domum suam, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 43: Lk. 12, 39.

un-gesceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwís, adj.

not acting according to reasonun- reasonableirrationalunwisefoolishnot possessed of reasonirrational

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Ic wundrige hwí men sién swá ungesceádwíse ðæt hié wénan ðæt ðis andwearde líf mæge ðone monnan dón gesǽligne, 11, 2; Fox 34, 36: 39, 9; Fox 226, 9.

Linked entry: ge-sceádwís

ge-fandod

(v.)
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Ðá ðe gefandod habbað ðára flǽsclicra synna, ðá ðe ðæs nóht ne cunnon peccata carnis experta, eorum expertes, 403, 7. Þonne se án hafað þurh deáðes nýd dǽda gefondad, B. 2454

or-módness

(n.)
Grammar
or-módness, e; f.

Desperation, despair

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Hæfde hine seó deófollíce strǽl mid ormódnysse gewundodne: wæs se eádiga wer Gúðlác mid ðære ormódnysse þrí dagas gewundod, ðæt hé sylfa nyste hwider hé wolde mid his móde gecyrran, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 13-17.

smirwung

(n.)
Grammar
smirwung, smiring (-ung), e; f.

anointing, unctionan ointment

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anointing, unction Ðus cwæð se apostol be ðære smyrunge seócra manna L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 27.

Linked entries: smiring smyring

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately,distinguish by name into parts

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Swá þeáh is tó geþencenne ðæt ða fíf þing þeáh hí tónemde sién mid wordum ðæt hit is eall án þing ðonne hí gegaderode beóþ atqui necessarium est confiteri nomina quidem esse diversa, nullo vero modo discrepare substantiam, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 11

Linked entry: nemnan

nama

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Ðǽre wambe nama getácnað ðæt mód . . . Of Salomonnes cuidum wé námon ðætte ðǽre wambe nama scolde tácnian ðæt mód, Past. 259, 5-8. Ic him selle beteran noman ðonne óðrum mínum sunum oððe dohtrum dabo eis nomen melius a filiis et filiabus, 407, 36.

ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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, ðæt ic nát ná forgeare hú ic hit ðus macige,' Homl.

Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness

on-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprǽc, e; f.

A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge

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Bǽdon ðæt heó mósten gesyllan hire morgengyfe wið ðan ðe se cing ða egeslícan onspǽce áléte ( the charge is previously stated: ðæt hé wǽre on ðam unrǽde, ðæt man sceolde on Eást-Sexon Swegen underfón), Chart. Th. 540, 21

Linked entry: an-sprǽc

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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Swá ðú on ðisum andweardum lífe má earfoða drígast, swá myccle ðú eft on tóweardnysse geféhst, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13. a future coming Úre Drihten ðæt gefylde, ðæt hé þurh his ða hálgan tóweardnesse gehét, Blickl. Homl. 119, 28

efe-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
efe-lang, adj. [= efen even, lang long]

Even-long, equally long, oblongæque longus, oblongus

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Provncl. evelong = oblong ]; æque longus, oblongus Ðæt hol ðæt he efe-lang ǽr gefylde the oblong hole which he filled before, Exon. 112 b; Th. 431, 13; Rä. 45, 7

freóls-man

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-man, gen. -mannes; m.

A freemanlīber

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A freeman; līber Ic wylle, ðæt ða ðe to mínre áre fón ðæt hí fédon twentig freólsmanna I will, that those who succeed to my property feed twenty freemen, Cod. Dipl. 694; Kmbl. iii. 295, 6