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ídel-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ídel-georn, adj.

lazyinert

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Fond of idleness, lazy, inert Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor ne tó ídelgeorn forðan ðe slép and ðæt ýdel fét unþeáwas and unhǽlo ðæs líchoman be not too fond of sleep or idleness, for sleep and idleness nourish bad habits and bad health in the body, Prov.

lane

(n.)
Grammar
lane, an; f.

A lane

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Ðínne líchoman geond ðisse ceastre lanan hié tóstenceaþ thy body shall they scatter through the streets of this city, Blickl. Homl. 237, 5: 241, 21, 25

grindel

(n.)
Grammar
grindel, es; m.
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A bar, bolt; in pl. lattice-work, hurdle; crates Geslægene grindlas greáte forged large gratings, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 27; Gen. 384.

sele-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
sele-gescot, -gesceot, es ; n.
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Ðæt selegescot, hús tó wynne ( the body ), Exon. Th. 90, 28 ; Cri. 1481. Selegescotu tabernacula, Ps. Th. 77, 28. Selegesceotu, 82, 6 : 107, 6. On ðínum selegescotum, 146, 11

seonu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
seonu-bend, (?), e; f.
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A bond made of sinews (?) Siððan hine Níðhád on néde legde swoncre seonobende (Grein would read -benne, which is more in accordance with the story in the Edda, that Völund had the sinews of the knees cut: v.

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.
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Sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, swylce hí syflinge wǽron tó ðám fíf berenum hláfum, ðæt is tó ðám fíf ǽlícum bócum, i. 188, 19. v. sufel, and two preceding words

wuldor-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-gesteald, pl. n.

glorious possessionsglorious mansions

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Ða geréno and se reáda telg and ða wuldorgesteald (the binding of a book?), Exon. Th. 408, 22; Rä. 27, 16. glorious mansions Fæder and Sunu and frófre Gást on þrinnesse wealdeþ wuldorgestealda, Andr. Kmbl. 3369; An. 1688.

ge-éfstan

Grammar
ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90

níde

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Add Hé gebint hine selfne tó him mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne ymb ðone habban ðe hé ǽr ne ðorfte ... ðæt hé hine sceal níde tela lǽran apud curam, quae ante deerat, mens ligatur . . . commissis sibi cogitur bona dicere, Past. 193, 8-

ropp

(n.)
Grammar
ropp, es; m.

An intestinethe colon

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Roop colus (in a list of parts of the body), i. 45, 20. Hrop colum, 19, 55. Be wambe coþum and tácnum on roppe and on smælþearmum, Lchdm. ii. 230, 16-18. Tíhþ innan ðone rop and on ðæt smælþearme, 232, 15. Roppum extalibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 11

Linked entry: rop

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spaciousvallis, locus silvestrisBREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshiresilvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went over the Thames, and took, both

Linked entry: Brǽden

ofer-módig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-módig, adj.

Proud, arrogant, saucy, wantoncontumax

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Proud, arrogant, saucy, wanton:— Mǽden biþ ofer-módig a girl (born on the thirteenth day of the moon) will be saucy, Lchdm. iii. 190, 16. Ofermódige superbi, Ps. Th. 118, 51. Ofermódigra superborum, Ps. Spl. 118, 69. Ofermódigum superbis, 122, 5.

ofer-sleán

(v.)

to reduce, subdue

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subdue Ðæt ða munecas furþor restan ðonne healfe niht ðæt seó dæges þigen tófered sý on ðære nihtlícam reste and seó hǽte ðære þigene oferslegen that the monks may rest more than half the night, so that the food of tie day may be distributed through the body

stæf-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-cyst, e; f.

Excellence in letters or learningbook-learning

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Excellence in letters or learning, book-learning, 'Leornodest ðú ǽfre sealmas oþþe óþre hálige gewritu?' 'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?'

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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property, goods, wealth, treasure Scaet bona, Txts. 44, 157. Scet bona, scettas bon [i ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 22-23. Scættas bo[n]i, 126, 45. Hé cwæð ðæt ðé ǽniges sceatesþearf ne wurde on worulde, Cd. Th. 32, 15; Gen. 503.

Linked entry: sceat

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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To divide, part, impart, separate, distribute, share, partake Seoððan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ after the body and the spirit shall be separated, Blickl. Homl. 111, 30.

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strikebeathammerto fixerectferireicerecæderefigereponere

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Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34

Linked entries: a-slægen a-slóh

ge-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reáfian, p. ode; pp. od

To rob, steal, spoil

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Secgaþ ðæt his ðegnas gereáfodan his líc on us and forstǽlan say that his disciples robbed his body from us and stole it away, Blickl. Homl. 177, 29. Gereáfydon diripiebant, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 12.

Linked entries: -reáfian gereófage

syn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-leás, adj.

Sinless, without sin

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Biþ oft synleás yfel geðoht ðǽm gódum plerumque boni innoxie tentantur ad culpam, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 3. Úre Drihten gescóp Adam háligne and clǽnne and synleásne, Wulfst. 153, 13

þríst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
þríst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To become boldto darepresume

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To become bold, to dare, presume Wé þrístlǽcaþ biddan audemus rogare, Hymn. Surt. 111, 34. Hié sint tó manianne ðæt hié nó ðý swíður wið hié ne ðrístlǽcen (ðrisð-, Hatt. MS.) admonendi sunt, ne contra eos audaciores fiant, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 5.