stefn
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a voice, sound uttered by the mouth (lit. or fig.) Stemn is geslagen lyft gefrédendlíc on hlyste ... Ǽlc stemn byþ geworden of ðæs múðes clypunge and of ðære lyfte cnyssunge; se múð drífþ út ða clypungee, and seó lyft byþ geslagen mid ðære clypunge and
ǽwe
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A married woman; in pl. married people Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe . . . beó hit cyfes beó hit ǽwe ( uxor ), Ll. Th. ii. 186, 2-5: 270, 6. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe; náh hé mid rihte ǽnige óþre, 334, 24: 340, 5. Oð þæt hé on rihtre ǽwe gewífige
snícan
To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after
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To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile [Sume wuhta] creópaþ and snícaþ, eall líchoma eorþan getenge (cf. sume licgaþ mid eallon líchaman on eorþan and snícende faraþ, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26) Met. 31, 6. Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum
sýferness
Sobriety, moderation, temperance, abstinence, purity ⬩ purificatio, purgatio.
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Sobriety, moderation, temperance, abstinence, purity Sýfernys abstinentia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 7. Seó sýfernes þreáde ðæt werod cweðende ðæt hit ne fyligde ðære gálnesse sobrietas increpat acies dicens ne sequantur luxuriam, Prud. 46 a: 472-492. Seó sýfernes
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Beám-dún
BAMPTON, Devonshire ⬩ oppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton
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BAMPTON, Devonshire; oppidum situm esse arbitror in agro Devoniensi, qua Somersætensibus adjacet, et vocari hodie Bampton, Gibson Chr. Explicatio, p. 14, col. 1 Hér Cynegils and Cwichelm gefuhton on Beámdúne in this year Cynegils and Cwichelm fought
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CEAFER
A beetle,chafer; ⬩ brūchus = βροῦχος
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A beetle,chafer; brūchus = βροῦχος Ceafor bruchus, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 59, 118; Wrt. Voc. 23, 72: 77, 50: 281, 45.; He cwæþ and com gærshoppa, and ceaferas ðæs næs gerín oððe getel dixit et venit locusta, et bruchus cujus non erat numerus, Ps. Lamb. 104
cúslyppe
A COWSLIP ⬩ primula veris, Lin
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A COWSLIP ; primula veris, Lin Nim wudubindes leáf and cúslyppan take leaves of woodbine and cowslip, L. M. 3, 30 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 4: 3, 31 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 10: iii. 30, 8: 46, 22 . Cúsloppe britannica, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 30; Wrt. Voc. 31. 40
dæg-wóma
The rush of day, the dawn ⬩ diei apparitio, aurora
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The rush of day, the dawn; diei apparitio, aurora Dægwóma becwom, morgen mǽretorht the dawn came, the beautiful morning, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 26; Exod. 344. Dægwóman bitweon and ðære deorcan niht between dawn and the dark night, Exon. 50 b; Th. 175, 7;
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dǽd-bana
An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder ⬩ homicida
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An evil-doer, a perpetrator of murder; homicida Gif man gehádodne mid fǽhþe belecge, and secge ðæt he wǽre dǽdbana if any one charge one in holy orders with enmity, and say that he was a perpetrator of homicide, L. Eth. ix. 23; Th. i. 344, 26
dýfan
To dip, immerse ⬩ immergĕre
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To dip, immerse; immergĕre Mec feónda sum dýfde on wætre some enemy dipped me in water, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 32; Rä. 27, 3. He hine on ðam streáme sencte and dýfde he sank and immersed himself in the stream, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 22
foxes fót
Fox's foot ⬩ bur reed ⬩ a water plant ⬩ sparganum simplex ⬩ xiphion ⬩ ξιφίον
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Fox's foot, bur reed, a water plant; sparganum simplex, xiphion = ξιφίον Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man xiphion, and óðrum naman foxes fót, nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named xiphion, and by another name fox's foot, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm
leáfa
Belief ⬩ faith
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Belief, faith Hú mæg se leáfa [other MS. geleáfa] beón forþgenge gif seó lár and ða láreówas áteoriaþ how can belief be prosperous if teaching and teachers fail, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 37. Leáfa fides, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 10: 15, 28. Leáfo, 21, 21
middangeard-líc
Terrestrial ⬩ physical as opposed to spiritual
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Terrestrial, physical as opposed to spiritual Forðon hé oft stormas ðara werigra gásta fram his sylfes sceþenisse and his geférena mid bedum wiðsceáf, wæs ðæt ðæs wyrþe ðæt hé wið ðam middangeardlícum windum and lígum swíðian mihte ( ventus flammisque
ge-wundian
To wound
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To wound And eft he hym sende óðerne þeów and hí ðone on heáfde gewundodon, Mk. 12, 4. Hí hine mid spere gewundedon they wounded him with a spear, Homl. Th. i. 216, 23. Se swíðe gewundod wæs he was sore wounded, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8
un-áræfned
Intolerable ⬩ insupportable
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Intolerable, insupportable Ða unáræfnodan wurþaþ tóbrocenne quae non toleranda sunt, dirimautur, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 4. Þurh ða wædlan stówe wætres and þurh ða unárefndon lond wildeóra and wyrma per immania et egentia plerumque aquarum, per aliquot
un-fracodlíce
Not dishonourably ⬩ honourably ⬩ virtuously
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Not dishonourably, honourably, virtuously Ic wilnode andweorces tó ðam weorce ðe mé beboden wæs tó wyrcanne, ðæt wæs, ðæt is unfracoðlíce and gerisenlíce mihte steóran and reccan ðone anweald ðe mé befæst wæs materiam gerendis rebus optavimus, quo ne
un-þingod
Unatoned ⬩ unsettled
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Unatoned, unsettled Swá eác se ðe óðrum bismer cwið, oððe déð, ðeáh hé geswíce, and hit nǽfre eft ne dó, ðeáh hit bið gedón, ðæt hé dyde, and unðingad, gif hé hit ne bét neque qui contumelias irrogat, si solummodo tacuerit, satisfecit, Past. 54; Swt.
un-gilda
One who is not a full member of a guild
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One who is not a full member of a guild Æt ǽlcon rihtgegyldan áne byrðene wudes and twá æt ðam ungyldan (cf. (?)for a difference between those in the same gild, Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne, 613, 32), Chart. Th. 606, 16
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wiþerweardlíce
Detrimentally ⬩ against the interests
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Detrimentally, against the interests of any one Þurh ðæt ðe ðú ðysne wuldres cyning áhénge, ðú dydest wyþerwerdlíce ongeán ðé and eác ongeán mé (thou hast acted against thine own interests and against mine. v. Gospel of Nicodemus c. 18, v. 11), Nicod
writ-bred
A writing-tablet
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A writing-tablet Writbred (printed -brec ; but see gyrdel-bred, i. 288, 75, and weax-bred) pugillarem (Lk. 1, 63), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 36. Ðá álýfde se ðám cnihtum ðæt hí hyne ofslógen mid heora writbredum and hine ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn.