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wiþ-metendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþ-metendlíc, adj.

Comparative

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Comparative Wiðmetendlíce naman comparativa nomina, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 45, 14

ymb-wlátian

(v.)
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to contemplate, observe Ic ymbwlátige contemplor Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 12

Linked entry: emb-wlátian

scegþ

Grammar
scegþ, The word seems to be used of a boat of considerable size
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Ǽnne scegð lxiiii-ǽre, Cht. Crw. 23, 7. See note p. 128

brym-flód

(n.)

a deluge

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a deluge, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 45; Wrt. Voc. 61, 23

ofer-hlýttrian

(v.)

to clarify, strain

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to clarify, strain Ic oferhlýttrige eliquo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 42

Linked entry: hlýttrian

ofer-sendan

(v.)

to transmit

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to transmit Ic ofersende transmitto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 40

hnǽgung

(n.)
Grammar
hnǽgung, e; f.

Neighing

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Neighing Horsa hnǽgung neighing of horses, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35

CÆPPE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆPPE, an; f.
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Cæppe planeta, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 114; Wrt. Voc. 25, 54: 81, 45, Gerénod cæppe an adorned hood; penula, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 115; Wrt. Voc. 25, 55

Linked entry: cappa

mǽg-slaga

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-slaga, an; m.

The slayer of a kinsman

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The slayer of a kinsman Mǽgslaga parricida, Ælfc. Gl. 85; Som. 73, 114; Wrt. Voc. 49, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 46. Se mǽgslaga Cain the fratricide Cain, Homl. Th. ii. 58, 28. Hér syndan mannslagan and mǽgslagan, Wulfst. 165, 27: 266, 26

BEÓR

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓR, es; m.

BEERnourishing or strong drinkcerevisiasiceraa beverage made of honey and watermeadmetheglinhydromeliĭtisydromellummulsum

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Grammar BEÓR, n. = a beverage made of honey and water, mead; metheglin, hydromeli, ĭtis, ύδρόμελι, ydromellum, mulsum Beór ydromellum Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 114; Wrt. Voc. 27, 43. Beór mulsum Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 118; Wrt. Voc. 27, 46

Linked entry: biór

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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to mete, measure Ic mete metior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 32. Ic meotu metibor, Ps. Surt. 59, 8: 107, 8. Ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe man met on fate everything that is measured in a vessel, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 8.

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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. , get exemption Gif hwylc man ðone ándagan forgémeleásige, æt forman cyrre . iii. messan, æt óðerum cyrre. v. , æt þriddan cyrre ne scíre his nán man ( no man shall be exempt from the obligation), bútun hit sié for mettrumnesse oððe for hláfordes

and-wlita

(n.)
Grammar
and-wlita, an-wlita, an; m: and-wlite, es; n.

The facecountenancepersonal appearanceforeheadformsurfacefaciesvultusaspectusfronsformasuperficies

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Ealle gesceafta onfóþ æt Gode andwlitan all creatures receive form from God, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 15. On andwlitan wídre eorþan on the face of the wide earth. Cd. 67; Th. 81, 21; Gen. 1348.

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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Æt ðam ǽrran færelte in the former expedition, 4, 10; Ors. 92, 31: 4, 10; Bos. 93, 37

forþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-fór, e; f. [fór a going]

A going forthdeparturedeathexĭtusŏbĭtusmors

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He laeg æt forþfóre incĭpiēbat mŏri, Jn. Bos. 4, 47: Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 28, 37: 5, 3; S. 616, 17. Be his forþfóre de ŏbĭtu ejus, 2, 3; S. 504, 13.

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-feallan. to fall away, fail, decay Gif hwam seó sprǽc óþfylþ if speech fail a man, Lchdm. ii. 288, 18. Æfter his fielle wearþ ðara cásera mǽgþ offeallen (óþ-, MS. C. ) Caesarum familia consumta est, Ors. 6, 5; Swt. 262, 6.

ge-bócian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bócian, p. ode; pp. od [ge-, bócian to give by charter] ,

to give or grant by book or charterto charterlibro vel charta dōnāreto furnish with bookslibris instruĕre

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Ælf. P. 44; Th. ii. 382, 36

þurh-scríþan

(v.)

to pass throughglide throughto go through a subjectexamineconsiderperlustrare

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of physical movement, to pass through, glide through Synd twelf tácna on ðam foresprecenan circule ðe seó sunne þurhscríð, Anglia viii. 298, 18. to go through a subject, examine, consider; perlustrare Ǽlc ðæra ðe wyle ða eásterlícan blisse mǽrsian,

un-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-dóm, es; m.

Unjust judgement

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Hí geútlageden ealle Frencisce men ðe ǽr unlage rǽrdon and undóm démdon and unrǽd rǽddon, Chr. 1052; Erl. 186, 2.

wíte-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-rǽden, wíte-rǽdenn, e; f.

punishmentfine

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punishment Ðes cyning bebeád ðæt feówertiglíce fæsten healden beón ǽr Eástrum be wíterǽdenne jejunium quadraginta dierum observari praecepit . . . in transgressores dignas et competentes punitiones proposuit, Bd. 3, 8 ; S. 531, 11. fine. v. wíte, I b

Linked entry: wíte