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frécenlíc

(adj.)
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frécenlíc, frécendlíc; adj.

Dangerousperilousperīcŭlōsus

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Dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Ðæt ðære tíde blódlæswu wǽre frécenlíc quia perīcŭlōsa sit illīus tempŏris phlebŏtŏmia, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 16. Ðæt is hefig dysig, and frécenlíc fira gehwilcum that is a grievous folly, and dangerous to every man, Bt.

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hundredes ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
hundredes ealdor, es; m.

a centurion

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a centurion Ðá geneáhlǽhte hym án hundredes ealdor accessit ad eum Centurio, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 5. the presiding officer of the court of the hundred Gif se hundrodes ealdor ðæt geáscoþ, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 8. Cýðan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre

hús-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hús-brice, es; m.

Housebreakingburglary

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Housebreaking, burglary Húsbrice [-brec, MS. A.] and bærnet æfter woruldlage is bótleás housebreaking and arson are according to the secular law inexpiable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 5. Cf. quedam non possunt emendari, que sunt husbreche, et bernet, L

medum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
medum-líc, adj.

middlingmoderatesmallworthyhonourable

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middling, moderate, small Gehwǽdum ł medemlícum mediocri, Hpt. Gl. 505, 55. Hé hæfþ medemlíce nosu (cf. medmicle neosu þynne naso pertenui, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34) he has a slender nose, Homl. Th. i. 456, 18. worthy, honourable Medomlícan dignitosam,

níþ-hycgende

(adj.)

having hatredmalice in the heart

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having hatred or malice in the heart Slógon eornoste Assiria oretmæcgas níþhycgende nánne ne sparedon with hate in their hearts Assyria 's warriors they (the Hebrews) hewed, not one did they spare, Judth. Thw. 24, 40; Jud. 233. Him ( Christ ) mid næglum

ge-met

Grammar
ge-met, <b>;
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III.</b> add Unrihte gemeta and wóge gewihta, Wlfst. 70, 3. Add Hé þone regol þe hé mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett, Hml. S. 6, 68. <b>VII ¶.</b> add: Solil. H.

blíðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blíðe-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrilylæte, hilariter

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Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrily; læte, hilariter He hine blíðelíce onféng he received him joyfully, Lk. Bos. 19, 6: Gen. 46, 30. Ge mágon blíðelíce hlihhan potestis hilariter ridere, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 28. Ðæt he ðý blíðelícor þrówode that he the

ge-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorg, -beorh, -berg; gen. -beorges, -beorhges; n. [ge-, and beorg a protection, refuge]

A defenceprotectionsafetyrefugepræsĭdiumrefŭgiumtutāmentuĭtio

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A defence, protection, safety, refuge; præsĭdium, refŭgium, tutāmen, tuĭtio Leófsunu ahóf bord to gebeorge Leofsunu raised up his buckler for defence, Byrht. Th. 138, 64; By. 245 : 135, 40; By. 131. Britwalum to gebeorge for the protection of the Brito-Welsh

ár

Grammar
ár, ore.
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Ár aes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 53 : eramentum, An. Ox. 1371. Groeni ár aurocalcum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 36: 7, 49 : i. 286, 65. Sí þé heofene swilce ár sit tibi coelum aeneum, Deut. 28, 23. Hé geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre taurum aeneum fecit, Ors

be-hamelian

(v.)
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be-hamelian, p. ode
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To mutilate Þá hét hé his leásere hig be-hamelian, Shrn. 154, 6. Hí áxodon hwæðer hé etan wolde ǽr ðan þe hé behamelod wurde they asked him, will thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body? (2 Maccabees 7, 7), Hml. S. 25, 127

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beór-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scipe, es; m.

A feast

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A feast Beárscip convivium, Mt. p. 16, I. Æfter þæs beórscipes geendunge, Ap. Th. 17, 19. Gelaðod tó lustfullum beórscype, Hml. S. 8, 98. Hig wrohton him beórscipe (cenam), Jn. 12, 2. Hé ðone beórscipe mid blóde gemencgde, Hml. Th. i. 484, 2. Gé eówerne

bréman

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Brémþ concelebrat, An. Ox. 2612. Brémaþ cele-brant, 4812. Weorþodan wé and brémdon þone myclan symbeldæg, Bl. H. 131, 9. Eall cynn lofu bréme (celebret). Hy. S. 48, 9. Bletsien þec fiscas and fuglas, ealle þá þe onhrérað hreó wǽgas brémen Dryhten, Az.

bolt

A bolt an arrow

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A bolt, an arrow þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt there is every free as straight as a bolt (cf. bolt-upright), E. S. viii. 477, 13. Speru, boltas catapultas (cf. An. Ox. 4238 (where the same passage is glossed)arewan, gauelucas) Wrt. Voc. ii. 85,

cuppe

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Gif wé þám þearfan gerǽcað cuppan fulle cóles wæteres, Hml. A. 141, 82. Hé genam áne cuppan mid cwealmbǽrum drence . . . and begól þone drenc, Hml. S. 14, 73. Ne mage gé samod drincan úses Drihtnes calic and ðæs deófles cuppan, 17, 218. Man sceal habban

dreórignys

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Jóhannes ofhreów þǽre méder dreórignysse, Hml. Th. i. 66, 21. Mid micelre dreórignysse, ii. 174, 25. Þonne weópon and geómredon hí and on ðǽre mǽstan dreórignysse wunedon, ꝥ hí swilce yrmða geseón sceoldon, Hml. S. 23, 41. Þæs cildes dreórignysse gefréfrian

eám

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Wæs sum æðele cyning Óswold . . . wearð ofslagen Eádwine his eám (cf. erat Osuald nepos Aeduini regis ex sorore Acha, Bd. 3, 6), Hml. S. 26, 7. Ródbert þæs cynges sunu Willelmes hleóp fram his fæder tó his eáme Rótbryhte ( this Robert was brother of Matilda

elcung

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Substitute Hýrsumnes bútan elcunge obedientia sine mora, R. Ben. 19, 14, 19: 47, 12. Bútan ǽlcere elcunge, 131, 5. Hát mé nú fullian bútan elcunge, Hml. S. 3, 607. Þú ús mid elcunge geswænc*-*test, Ap. Th. 19, 26. Hé wiðcwæð mid langsumere elcunge diu

fæstlic

firmsolidresolutevigorous

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Add: lit. firm, solid Geseah ic wíngeard trumlicne and fæstlicne vineam solidam miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28. resolute, vigorous Fæstlic on færelde, Rún. 27. Suelce hé fæsðlicu and stranglecu weorc wyrce quaedam robusta exerceat, Past. 235, 18. Þæt hé þý

firlen

distance

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distance. Þá gebróðra þe feorr beóð on geswince and hig ne magon for ðám fyrlene heora cyrcan gesécan, R. Ben. 78, 5. Þeáh þe hé on fyrlene wǽre, Hml. S. 6, no: 18, 174. Sum dǽl þæs folces on fyrlene wæs fram Mathathiam, 25, 237. Take here fyrlen in

ge-sméþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sméþian, p. ode
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To make smooth, remove inequalities from a surface (lit. or fig. ), level an inequality Þonne ic fram fyrde gecyrre ic tówurpe ðás burh and hí gesméðige. Hml. Th. i. 450, 10. Clincig gesméþiende síþfæt asperum planes iter, Hy. S. 104, 35. Wóhnyssa beóð

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