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rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Voc. ii. 111, 56. of actual movement Seó hǽtu rǽsde on ða ðe ðæt fýr ǽlde, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 9. Hé, getogene ðý wǽpne, rǽsde on ðone cyning, 2, 9; S. 511, 22. Hé út rǽsde on ðone æþeling, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

hǽðen-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-dóm, es; m.

Heathendom, paganism

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Heathendom, paganism Hí gecwǽdon ðæt hí ǽnne God lufian woldon and ǽlcne hǽðendóm georne áweorpan they agreed that they would love one God and zealously put away every kind of heathendom, L. E. G. pref; Th. i. 166, 12.

wiþer-médness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-médness, e; f.

adversityperversitydepravity

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adversity From ǽlcum wiðermoednise (adversitate) giscild ðú, Rtl. 89, 24. Nǽngum wiðirmoednisum (adversitatibus) áðryht, 106, 15. From allum uiðirmoednesum (adversis) áscildad, 75, 7. perversity, depravity Wiðirmoednise pravitate, Rtl. 34, 9

selen

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Se cásere began tó gifenne ǽlcum his cempum cynelice sylene (gifu, v. l. ), Hml. S. 31, 97

a-bacan

(v.)
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to bake Nim ælces cynnes melo and ábacæ man hláf, Lch. i. 404, 5. Þost tó cicle ábacen, 364, 15: Gr. D. 87, 21. Hláfas on beágwísan ábacene, 343, 15

HÝÐ

(n.)
Grammar
HÝÐ, e ; f.

a porthaven

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,a port, haven Hýð angiportus, i. refrigerium navium, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 32 : Wrt. Voc. 17, 36 : confugium, i. statium, portus, ii. 131, 5l. Hýð portus, Ælfc. Gr. 11 ; Som. 15, 8.

Linked entry: húðe

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the churchmassa festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated-mas

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Ælfc. P. 31; Th. 6, 13. Mæssan singan to celebrate mass, Bd. 1. 27; S. 496, 23: 4, 22; S. 592. 8. Mæssan dón, 4, 22; S. 591, 29 note.

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Amans lufigend cymþ of ðam worde amo, ic lufige; ðon nymþ hé of ðam naman him ealle ða six casus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 26-46. Sume synd ágene naman, swá swá is Eádgár, Dúnstán. Sume gemǽnelíce, kynincg, biscop, Som. 4, 10-11

nytan

(v.)
Grammar
nytan, = ne witan
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Nytendum weardmannum clam custodibus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 58

Linked entries: nást nát nitan

ge-endian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endian, -endigan, to -endianne; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

To endfinishcompleteaccomplishfīnīreconsummāreperfĭcĕreto come to an end

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Geendiaþ ealle on ans they all end in -ans, Ælfc. Gr. Som. 43, 46

Linked entry: endian

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Clypunga vocabulorum, i. nominum, 878. articulation Þás syndon healfclypiende gecígede, for ðan ðe hí nabbað fulle clypunge, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 6, 3.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

spinnan

(v.)
Grammar
spinnan, p. spann, pl. spunnon; pp. spunnen.

to spinto writhetwist

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Hig spinnaþ wulle illae nent lanam, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 97, 9. Nim ðone hweorfan ðe wíf mid spinnaþ, Lchdm. ii. 310, 22. Spunnun neverant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 10.

Linked entry: spornan

tó-cleófan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cleófan, p. -cleáf, pl. -clufon; pp. -clofen

To cleave asunder

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J.) findo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 178, 5. Ic tóclǽfe, Engl. Stud. xi. 65, 38. Gif ðú ǽnne stán tóclífst, ne wyrþ hé nǽfre gegaderod swá hé ǽr wæs, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 26. Tóclýfþ findit, i. rupit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 63.

heáp

(n.)
Grammar
heáp, es; m. [generally, but ðeós earme heáp occurs,
  • Cd. 215
  • ;
  • Th. 270, 9
  • ;
  • Sat. 87
  • .
]

A HEAP, pile, great number, host, multitude, crowd, band, troop, body of people, assembly, companya troop, flockstrues, acervus

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Ælfc. P. 21; Th. ii. 372, 3. Getalu vel heápas vel hundredu centurias, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Som. 76, 25; Wrt. Voc. 53, 34.

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Downbeneathbelow

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Ic nyþer álǽte submitto, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 41. Hé nyþer áléde deposuit, Lk. Skt. 23, 53. Nyþer ásceótan to cast down, Homl. Th. i. 170, 23. Hé niþer ásette ða mihtigan deposuit potentes, Cant. Mar. 52.

Linked entry: nieþer

ge-feoht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feoht, -fioht, -feht, es; n.

A fightbattlecontestwarpreparation for warpræliumpugnacongressiobellumprocinctus

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To gefeohte in procinctu, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 35; Wrt. Voc. 55, 40. Gé gehýraþ gefeoht and sace ye shall hear of battle and strife, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 2, 13 : Bt. 15; Fox 48, 15.

lætsum

(adj.)
Grammar
lætsum, adj.

Slowlate

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Slow, late Wæs swíðe lætsum geár on corne and on ǽlces cynnes wæstmum it was a very late year for corn and crops of every kind, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226, 18

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

mid-spreca

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Sege ús ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne geholan and ealne wæg þíne midsprecan. Hml. S. 23, 590. Leahtra anspecan and manna midspecan (liberatores), Chrd. 62, 26. Add

geán-fær

(n.)
Grammar
geán-fær, es; n.

A going againreturningreturnrĕdĭtus

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A going again, returning, return; rĕdĭtus Him wiðcwæþ se cyng ǽlces geánfæres [MS. geánfares] to Engla lande the king prohibited him from all return to England, Chr. 1119; Erl. 247, 34

Linked entry: fær