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ádlig

Grammar
ádlig, (dele ádlíc and addle).
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Hé ðonehis ádligum mǽge on ðone múð begeát, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 10. Gesáwon hí hine ádligne, 24, 28. Middaneard ádligne mundum languidum, Hy. S. 34, 24. Lifre ádlige jecur morbidum, 29, 23. Wǽron gehǽlede fela ádlige menn, Hml. S. 20, 114.

gástlíce

(adv.)

spiritually ⬩ spiritually

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Þǽr ðu gemunan woldest hwylcra gebyrda þú wǽre and hwylcra burgwara for worulde, oþþe eft gástlíce hwilces geférscipes ðú wǽre on ðínum móde, Bt. 5, 1 ; F. 10, 4. spiritually opposed to carnally Ðone monn ðe gǽstlíce (gást-, v. l.) liofað qui spiritaliter

of-tredan

(v.)

to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading

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to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading:— - Ða ýða árison ac Drihten hí oftræd . . . Ðeáh ðe árleáse woruldmenn áríson ongeán ús swá ðeáh Crist oftret heora heáfod, Homl.

Linked entry: of-steppan

CROCCA

(n.)
Grammar
CROCCA, an; m.

A CROCK ⬩ pitcher ⬩ earthenware pot or pan ⬩ vas fictile ⬩ testa ⬩ olla

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On ǽnne croccan ðone ðe sie gepicod útan in a crock that is pitched on the outside 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 26, 23 Ic gedó ðæt ðú hí miht swá eáðe abrecan, swá se croccwyrhta mæg ǽnne croccan tamquam vas figuli confringes eos Ps.

Linked entries: chroa crohh cryccen

snód

(n.)
Grammar
snód, e; f.

A snood, fillet, head-dress

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Ðá geseah heó licgan ðone hring on ðam wege mid snóde mid ealle . . . Ðá wénde heó ðæt se hring tóburste, oððe seó snód tóslupe, ac ðá ðá heó áfunde . . . ða snóde mid eallum cnottum fæste gewriðen . . . Homl. Th. ii. 28, 16-26. Snóda vittarum Hpt.

tíþ

(n.)
Grammar
tíþ, e; f.

Grant ⬩ cession ⬩ concession

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Ne hæfde wit monig óðer hors ðæt wé mihton ðearfum tó týþe syllan numquid non habuimus equos plurimos quae ad pauperum dona sufficerent? Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 27. Mid týþe and mid geþafunge Eádgáres cynenges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 400, 23.

Linked entry: tygþ

swefel

(n.)
Grammar
swefel, swefl, es; m.

Sulphur, brimstone ⬩ sulphur

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Se byrnenda swefl ðone munt ( Etna ) bærnþ, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 4. Swefles sulphuris, Hpt. Gl. 489, 1. Níwes swefles fíf cuclermǽl, Lchdm. ii. 252, 21. Eallbyrnende rénscúr mid swefle gemencged, Gen. 19, 24: Met. 8, 50. Swæfle, Boutr.

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.

The Scythians ⬩ Scythia

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Uesoges wolde him tó geteón . . . ðone norþdǽl, ðæt sint Sciþþie; and hú ii ædelingas wurdon áfliémed of Sciððium, Ors. 1, 10, tit.; Swt. 1, 25. He wonn on Sciððie . . . His heres wæs seofon hund þúsenda, ðá hé on Sciððie fór.

Linked entry: Sciððia

sige-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
sige-dryhten, es; m.

A victorious lord

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Ðonc secgan sigedryhtne, ðæs ðe hé hine sylfne ús sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 9, 1; Cri. 128: Andr. Kmbl. 1753; An. 879. Sigedrihten, mihtigne God, Cd. Th. 33, 21; Gen. 523: 48, 20; Gen. 778

ge-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weaxan, p. -weóx; pp. -weaxen

To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ crescere

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Ðǽm landbúendum is beboden, ðæt ealles ðæs ðe him on heora ceápe geweaxe, hig Gode ðone teóðan dǽl agyfen to farmers it is commanded that of all which increases to them of their cattle, they give the tenth part to God, L. E. I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 29.

Linked entry: ge-wæxen

griðian

(v.)
Grammar
griðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.
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to make peace Lundene waru griðede wið ðone here the people of London made peace with the army, Chr. 1016; Erl. 559, 9. Griðode, 1046; Erl. 172, 6: 1070; Erl. 207, 19. Griðedon, 1068; Erl. 207, 2.

ymb-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-cirran, p. de

To turn about ⬩ to revolve round ⬩ to turn one's self round ⬩ to turn away, avert ⬩ to turn over, move, stir, overturn ⬩ to change

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To turn about to revolve round Hí ðære eaxe útan ymbhwerfaþ (-eþ, MS.) ðone norðende, neáh ymbcerraþ (-eþ, MS.), Met. 28, 14.

Linked entry: ymb-cirr

á-delfan

to dig, dig out a pit ⬩ to dig up the ground ⬩ to dig up a plant ⬩ to dig out, pick out

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Gr. 179, 11. to dig, dig out a pit Hé ádylfð ðone pytt lacum effodit, Ps. Th. 7, 15. Also v.

Linked entry: a-dylf

ofer-hírness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hírness, e; f.

Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience

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Gif hit hwá dó, béte míne oferhýrnesse, 10; Th. i. 164, 18. Gif hwá gemót forsitte þríwa, gilde ðæs cynges oferhýrnesse . . . Gif hé nylle ða oferhýrnesse syllan, ðonne rídan ða yldestan men . . .

gifu

(n.)
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Gife dote 71. Brýdlicere gyfe nuptiali dote An. Ox. 4552. what is given to obtain favour or to avoid injury, in a bad sense, a bribe Gefe tóbrét donum (hominis) dilatat (viam ejus ) Kent. Gl. 647.

blæc-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-horn, es; n.

An ink-horn

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An ink-horn Ðónne þú blechorn habban wille, Tech, ii. 128, 18

on-cnáwenness

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Þá dóms þú behýdst úrum oncnáwennyssum (cognitionibus), Gr. D. 139, 15. Add

swirman

(v.)
Grammar
swirman, p. de

To swarm (of bees)

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To swarm (of bees) Ðonne hí ( bees ) swirman, Lchdm. i. 384, 23

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus

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Þurh gedéfne dóm with fitting judgment, Exon. 41 b; Th. 138, 26; Gú. 582 : Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 4. Dó gedéfe mid me Drihten, tácen fac mecum, Dŏmĭne, signum in bŏno, Ps. Th. 85, 16. Ða synd líðe and gedéfe they are meek and gentle, Homl.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

for-seón

to despise ⬩ hold in contempt ⬩ to reject ⬩ to reject ⬩ to refuse

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Sume fæston swá ꝥ hí forsáwon tó etanne búton on ðone óðerne dæg, Hml. S. 13, 96