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clauster

(n.)
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Ben. 19, 9. [Icel. kláustr; n. From Latin.] Add

ge-mǽnsumung

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Ben. 1. 69, 6

galdere

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Ben. Lye ' substitute Wyrincgalere ł galdre Marsum Hpt. Gl. 519, 46. Galdras marsi An. Ox. 8, 245. Galdra aruspicum, i. magoram 4068. Galdrum aruspicibus 4193. ꝥ eówer nan galdras ne sece, Hml. S. 17, 78

ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe, f. n. (? v. Hml. Th. ii. 322, 33 infra.)
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Be ðám men þe his ǽwe ( uxorem) forlǽt and be þám wífe (muliere ) þe hire wer forlǽt, ii. 180, 13, 15. Healde gehwá his ǽwe þá hwíle þe heó libbe, 300, 26

ciric-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, service]

Church-duty or service ⬩ ecclesiæ ministerium

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space of a year, be like worthy in all church-duties, L.

Linked entries: cyrc-þénung cyric-þénung

lof-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
lof-georn, adj.
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Manna lofgeornost of all men most desirous to deserve praise (Beowulf), Beo. Th. 6347; B. 3183

cnotta

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D. 165, 4. a knotty point, difficulty Hé hine befrán be gehwylcum cnottum þe hé sylf ne cúþe on þǽre hálgan béc, Angl. vii. 2, 13

sám-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-lǽred, adj.

Imperfectly taught

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Imperfectly taught Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gelǽred preóst ne scænde ðone sámlǽredan, ac gebéte hine gif hé bet cunne, L. Edg. C. 12; Th. ii. 246, 19. Hieronimus ádwæscte ða dwollícan gesetnysse ðe sámlǽrede men sǽdon be hire forþsíðe. Homl.

útan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
útan-weard, adj.

Outside ⬩ exterior ⬩ the outside of

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Outside, exterior; may be translated, the outside of the noun with which it agrees Útanweard þeóh femur, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 62. Fram ðæm múþan útanweardum, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 32. Hlǽw ymbehwearf útanweardne, Beo. Th. 4583; B. 2297.

Linked entry: úte-weard

hát

(n.)
Grammar
hát, es; n.

Heat ⬩ fervor, æstus

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Hát þrowian to suffer heat, Beo. Th. 5204; B. 2605

brýd-lác

(n.)
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brýd-lác, es; n.

A marriage gift or feast, the celebration of a marriage ⬩ nuptiale offertorium, nuptiarum celebritates

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A marriage gift or feast, the celebration of a marriage; nuptiale offertorium, nuptiarum celebritates Ne nán preóst mót beón æt ðam brýdlácum áhwǽr ðǽr man eft wífaþ, oððe wíf eft ceorlaþ nor may any priest be at the celebration of a marriage anywhere

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To give ⬩ assign ⬩ call ⬩ carry out ⬩ exalt ⬩ tribuĕre ⬩ attribuĕre ⬩ efferre

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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3;Hat. MS. 22b, 3

Linked entries: ge-cnoden cneódan

seonu-wealt

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seonu-wealt, [In the gloss at Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 54 perhaps torosa denotes the roundness or plumpness of a muscular object. Could it be a gloss on a passage from Ovid, torosa colla boum?]
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Add Sinewealtre trendla tyrnincge tereti circulorum rotunditate, An. Ox. 522. Add Of sinewealtum þrǽda cliwene ex tereti filorum glomere, An. Ox. 3734. Sinewealte popelstánas rotundas lapillulos, 1813

díglian

(v.)
Grammar
díglian, díglan.
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Ben. 28, 13. Dígelde abscondit, Mt. L. 13, 33. to lie hid: — Ðégla latere, Jn. p. 8, 5. Déglendes fióndes latentis inimici. Rtl. 121, 40

ge-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeód, e; f.
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Ben. 109, 17

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Wé cwǽdon be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum . . . gif man ðǽr ácweald wǽre, and hé his ætsacan ne mihte, ðǽt hé beó his feores scyldig, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 9-12. Wiccecræftas prestigias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 25

BIDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIDDAN, ic bidde, ðú biddest, bidst bitst, he biddeþ, bit, byt, bitt, pl. biddaþ; impert. bide, pl. biddaþ; p. ic, he bæd, ðú bǽde, pl. bǽdon; pp. beden : followed by an acc. of the person, or by the prep. to, and a gen. of the thing; v. trans.

To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, require ⬩ petere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere

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Andreas ongann merelíðendum miltsa biddan Andrew began to ask mercy for the sea faring men, Andr. Kmbl. 706; An. 353.

Linked entries: a-biddan bæd be-biddan BÉD bedd beden biddende biddere bide

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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Be munuca cynne. Feówer synt muneca cyn, R. Ben. 9, 2-3. Syx synt muneca cynerena, 134, 3. Hé beád, ðæt nán his bearna ðæt menster leng mid preóstan gesette, ac ðæt hit éfre mid munecan stóde, Chart. Th. 227, 17.

Linked entry: munec

un-ácnycendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácnycendlíc, adj.

Not to be knocked off ⬩ indissoluble

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Not to be knocked off (of bonds), indissoluble Unácnycendlícre sibbes bende insolubili pacis vinculo, Rtl. 108, 21

heofon-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-fýr, es; n.

Lightning

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Lightning, Be ðám muntum . . . þá ðe heáh standað . . . heó beóð genehhe mid heofenfýre geþreáde, Wlfst. 262. 15

Linked entry: fýr

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