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gader-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-tang, gæder-teng; adj.

Continuousconnected withunitedcontĭnuusassŏciusconsŏcius

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connected with, united; contĭnuus, assŏcius, consŏcius Biþ sum corn sǽdes gehealden symle on ðære sáule sóþfæstnysse, þenden gadertang wunaþ gást on líce some grain of the seed of truth will be always retained in the soul, while the spirit dwells in the body

glenge

(n.)
Grammar
glenge, es; m.

An ornament

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An ornament Hwǽr beóþ ðonne ða glengeas and ða mycclan gegyrelan ðe he ðone líchoman ǽr mid frætwode where shall then be the ornaments and the grand apparel with which he before decked his body? Blickl. Homl. 111, 35. Glengas, 99, 24, 19: 115, 2.

Linked entry: glenc

ge-dæftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dæftlíce, -dæftelíce, -deftlíce; adv.

Fitlyseasonablyopportūnecommŏde

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Fitly, seasonably; opportūne, commŏde Ic ðé beóde ðæt ðú stande on ðissum wordum, and hie lǽre ǽgðer ge gedæftlíce ge ungedæftlíce I charge thee to abide by these words, and teach them both seasonably and unseasonably, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 96, 15; Hat.

Linked entry: ge-deftlice

twi-dǽl

(n.)
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Genim heorotcrop and saluian, bewyl twydǽl on wætre boil away two parts out of three 50, 12. Cf. twǽde

un-gewítendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gewítendlíce, adv.

Without passing awaypermanently

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Without passing away, permanently Gehiéren hí ðæt ðás andweardan gód bióð from ǽlcre lustfulnesse swíðe hrædlíce gewítende and swá ðeáh sió scyld ðe hí ðurh ða lustfullnesse ðurhtióð ungewítendlíce bið ðurhwuniende mid wræce audiant quod bona praesentia

druh

Grammar
druh, dust.
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Th. 368, 5) ... eorðan fúlnes eal forwisnad, lámes gelícnes' fiercely the spirit speaks to the dust of the body, 'Ah! wretched quintessence of dryness, earth's mud with the moisture dried out of it, clay's very image, Seel. 17

ge-tawa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tawa, pl. f.
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Ðis syndon þá wǽpena þe deófol mid oferswíðed bið; ꝥ is ofthrædlice rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu. Ðis syndan þá getawa þe mon mæg heofona ríce mid begytan, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 3

geanðe

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Has the glosser taken deorsum = de adversum and glossed it by from geán, and written both word, ðe = or, and symbol, ł, to connect this gloss with an alternative one, which, however, seems to render seorsum (cf. sundrig seorsum 6, 31) ?), Mk.

sceamleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceamleáslíce, adv.

Shamelessly, impudently

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Shamelessly, impudently Be ðám Sodomitiscum þe ongeán gecynd sceamleáslíce syngodon, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 38. Hí swíðe grǽdilíce eorþcundum lustum filigaþ and oft swíðesceamleáslíce on manna gesyhþe, R. Ben. 139, 28.

weg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-leás, adj.

without a road, impassable out of the way, erroneous, unreasonable

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cf. wig =weg, and wí-férend = weg-férend, both in the same glossary) devium, Kent. Gl. 432. Gedwelde mid wegleásum errore devio, Hymn. Surt. 24, 13

be-niman

(v.)
Grammar
be-niman, bi-niman; p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen [be, niman to take]

To deprivebereaveprivare

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To deprive, bereave; privare Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellen-ðǽða age should deprive him of bold deeds Cd. 24; Th. 31, 12; Gen. 484. He hine his ríces benam eum regno privavit Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 31.

Linked entries: bi-niman bi-nom

eorþ-nafela

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-nafela, -nafola, -nafala, -nafla, an; m.

Earth-navel, asparagus aspărăgus officinālis

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Wyll miclan eorþnafolan boil the great asparagus, Lchdm. iii. 18, 7. Eorþnafala asparagus, iii. 6, 15. Genim eorþnaflan [MS. B. -nafelan] take asparagus, Herb. 97, 1; Lchdm. i. 210, 8

Linked entry: nafela

ferhþ-loca

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ-loca, ferþ-loca, fyrhþ-loca, an; m.

Soul-inclosurebosombodymentis clausūrapectuscorpus

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Soul-inclosure, bosom, body; mentis clausūra, pectus, corpus Ðæt ðín nama, Crist, in úrum ferhþlocan sí feste gestaðelod that thy name, O Christ, be firmly established in our soul's inclosure, Hy. 6, 5, 32; Hy. Grn. ii. p. 286, 5, 32.

Linked entries: ferþ-loca fyrhþ-loca

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sinpeccāreto revilecălumniāri

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to sin; peccāre Firenaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus will the body sin, Exon. 99b; Th. 373, 3; Seel. 103.

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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Legal right Ǽghwylc lahriht ge burhriht ge landriht every legal right, both of town and country, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19.

láðian

(v.)
Grammar
láðian, p. ode

hatefulloathed

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To be hateful or loathed Heora fela wǽron mid olfendes hǽrum tó líce gescrýdde and ðǽr láðode sóftnys many of them were clad with camel's hair next to the body, and there softness was hateful, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 24.

méle

(n.)
Grammar
méle, mǽle, es; m.

A cupbowlbasin

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A cup, bowl, basin Meeli aluium, Ep. Gl. 26, 38: Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 72. Méli avum ( = alvium? ), 101, 31. Méle albium, 8, 27: i. 285, 9: patera, 24, 39. Mélas karchesia, 24, 42: ciatos, ii. 22, 44. Dó méle fulne buteran on, L.

nihterne

(adv.)
Grammar
nihterne, neahterne, nihternum; adv.

For a night

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For a night Ðæs gást wæs neahterne of líchoman álǽded his (Fursey) spirit was for a night taken from his body, Shrn. 51, 30. Lǽt standan neahterne, Lchdm. ii. 24, 21 : 32, 25. Lǽt licgean neahterne, 66, 12. Bind on ða eágan nihterne, 34. 23.

pistol

(n.)
Grammar
pistol, es; m.
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Se apostol Iacob áwrít on his pistole, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 47. Iacob se rihtwísa áwrát ánne pistol, Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 9, 13. Petrus áwrát twegen pistolas, 14, 7, 12, 16, 19

Linked entries: epistol epistol

un-tímende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tímende, adj.

Not productivebarren

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Not productive, barren Sarai wæs untýmende ( sterilis ); næfde heó nán bearn, Gen. 11, 30: Jud. 13, 2: Boutr. Scrd. 22, 22.