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palm-twig

(n.)
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Heó álegde ðæt palmtwig ðe heó ǽr onféng, 139, 4. Se gewuna stent ðæt gehwǽr on Godes gelaþunge se sacerd bletsian sceole palmtwigu on ðisum dæge ( Palm Sunday ), Homl. Th. i. 218, 3

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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fór scép tó sciranne ad tondendas oves, Gen. 38, 13

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determinenŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre

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He is wuldre gemearcad it is marked with glory, Exon. 60 b; Th. 220, 11; Ph. 318.

Linked entry: ge-mercian

hwilc-hwega

(pronoun.)
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hwilc-hwega, -hwugu, -hugu [in the Northern Gospels the whole form is declined, elsewhere only hwilc]; pron.

Someanysome one

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Swá síe mid hwilcre-hwega byrþenne gehefegod as if he is weighted with some burden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 212, 11. Gif man forleóse gehálgodne mete hwylcne-hwugu dǽl si quis perdiderit cibi consecrati aliquantulum, L. Ecg.

tin-tregian

(v.)
Grammar
tin-tregian, -tergian; p. ode
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To torment, torture, afflict Ða ðe ne mæg fram rihtan geleáfan tó him gebígan, ðonne tintregaþ ða on mænigfælde wísan, Wulfst. 197, 7: Blickl. Homl. 59, 31. Philippus hí miclum tintrade (tintergade, MS.

Linked entry: tregian

rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtwísness, e ; f.

righteousness justice rightness reasonablenessreason

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Hú mæg ǽnig man ryhtwíslíce and gesceádwíslíce ácsigan, gif nán grot rihtwísnesse on him næfþ? Nis nán swá swíðe bedǽled ryhtwísnesse, ðæt nán ryht andwyrde nyte, gif men ácsaþ.

and-wlata

(n.)
Grammar
and-wlata, an; m.

The faceforehead

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The face, forehead, Herb. 75, 6; Lchdm. i. 178, 16: 101, 2; Lchdm. i. 216, 9

fealvor

(n.)
Grammar
fealvor, es; m.

A species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen porphyrio = πoρφυρίων

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A species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen; porphyrio = πoρφυρίων Fealvor porphyrio, Wrt. Voc. 280, 17

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

féster-módor

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Lǽswede heó hire féstermódor sceápum, Shrn. 101, 15. Add

ge-birman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-birman, to ferment.
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Take here ge-byrman, and add: — Gebirm mid giste, Lch. ii. 96, 21. Cf. ge-beormad

Linked entries: ge-beormad ge-byrman

ge-stence

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Heó hafað trumne wyrtruman and swýþe ge-stencne (ge-stæncne, v.l. ), Lch. i. 284, 19. Add

ge-tíman

(v.)
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ge-tíman, to vouch to warranty.
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Take here <b>ge-téman</b> in Dict., and see tíman; II

hrǽcettan

(v.)
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Take here passage under <b>hrǽctan</b> in Dict., and cf. hrǽcetung

Linked entry: hrǽctan

nægled-cnearr

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Sie forlétun . . . nettiu and neglitskipu, Hél. 1186.] Add:

ofer-wígan

(v.)

to overcome in fight, conquer

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to overcome in fight, conquer Yldo oferwígeþ wulf, heó oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 598; Sal. 299

Linked entry: wígan

on-heáw

(n.)
Grammar
on-heáw, es; m.

A block to hew on

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A block to hew on Onheáwas codices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 38: 135, 60: 14, 62

warian

(v.)
Grammar
warian, p. ode
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Warige (warnige, v. l. ) ðæt hit ná forealdige, L. Edg. C. 38; Th. ii. 252, 6. trans. To make ware, to warn Mid ðǽm wordum ús warode and lǽrde quibus verbis pastoribus praecavetur, Past. 18; Swt. 137, 21.

Linked entries: werian be-warian

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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H. 54, 1. of a period considerable, in respect to a person's life wiste his geendunge gefyrn ǽr férde fram ðissum lífe, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 1. Hú gefyrn gelýfde, 310, 15. Gefirn ( quatuordecim fere anni ), Solil. H. 35, 12.

gyse

(adv.; int.)
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yes Hig cwǽdon, - Eówer láreów, ne gylt he gafol? Ðá cwæþ he, Gyse he déþ they said, - Your master, doth he not pay tribute? He said, Yes, he does; Dixerunt, - Magister vester, non solvit didrachma? Ait, Etiam. Vulg. Mt. Bos. 17, 25