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un-hlíseádig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hlíseádig, adj.

Disreputable

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Disreputable Ðæs unhlíseádgan infamis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 49

Linked entry: hlís-eádig

wyrmsig

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrmsig, adj.
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Purulent Ðǽm wyrmsigum purulentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 56

Linked entries: ge-wurms wurmsig

á-hréran

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Ðæt áhrérede mód commotae mentes, Past. 297, 16. Add

Linked entry: hréran

blind-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
blind-boren, adj.
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Born blind Égo ðæs blindborenes, Jn. L. 9, 32

eást

(adj.)
Grammar
eást, adj.
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On ðæt eástre síc, C.D. iii. 438, 28. Add

sárung

(n.)
Grammar
sárung, e; f.

Mourning, lamentation

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Mourning, lamentation Ðǽr is sorgung andsárgung (sáruncg, MS. K.) )

Carendre

(n.)
Grammar
Carendre, an; f, A province of Germany, now the duchy of
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Carinthia or Kärnthen, a crown land of the Austrian empire On óðre healfe Donua ðære eá is ðæt land Carendre, súþ óþ ða beorgas ðe man hǽt Alpis on the other side of the river Danube is the country Carinthia, [lying] south to the mountains which are

lígen

(adj.)
Grammar
lígen, adj.

Flamingfiery

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Lígen ðære sunnan hweogul flammeam solis rotam, Hymn. Surt. 22, 23. Se ealda deófol hine æteówode mid byrnendum múþe and lígenum eágum, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 23

ge-efenlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efenlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht, -lǽced; v. trans.

To be likeequalto imitateæquāreassĭmĭlāriimĭtāri

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Ongann Augustinus mid his munecum to geefenlǽcenne ðæra apostola líf Augustine with his monks began to imitate the life of the apostles, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 32. Ðæt hí ðám flæsclícum geefenlǽcon that they imitate the fleshly, 82, 15

swícung

(n.)
Grammar
swícung, e; f.
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Neód hit ys ðæt cuman swícunga (scandala), swá þeáh wá ðam menn þurh ðæne swícung (scandalum) cymþ, 134, 2-3

þrotu

(n.)
Grammar
þrotu, an; f.

The throat

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On ðære ðrotan, Lchdm. ii. 2, 18. On ða þrotan, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 30. Hé ( Judas ) gewráð ða forwyrhtan ðrotan, seó ðe lytle ǽr belǽwde Drihten, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 16. Woruldcara forsmoriaþ ðæs módes ðrotan, 92, 11. Þrotan gurguliones, Wrt.

dwellan

(v.)
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Ðæt hí mid ðǽre lícettunga óðre men ne dwellen, 449, 24. intrans. To go astray, wander Dwelet obambulat, An. Ox. 47, 1. Álýse mé of ðám gedwolan þe ic on oð þisum dwealde, Shrn. 170, 17. Hí dweldon on wéstene erraverunt in solitudine, Ps.

gǽlan

to delayto dupe

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Add: to delay For ðǽm gif ús ne lyst ðǽra ǽrrena yfela ðe wé ǽr worhton, ðonne ne gǽlð ús nán ðing te fullfremmanne ðá gódan weorc ðe wé nú wyrceað nisi enim retro aspicerent, erga coeptum studium nullo torpore languerent, Past. 445, 29.

cneów

(n.)
Grammar
cneów, es; n.

a kneegenua generation; generatio

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Bos. 27, 29. a generation; generatio In ðære þeóde awóc his ðæt þridde cneów in that nation rose the third generation from him Cd. 209; Th. 258, 16; Dan. 676

Linked entry: cneó

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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Ðæt folc gaderode mid micle menio ðæra fugela the people gathered together a great number of the birds, Num. 11, 32 : Chr. 1015; Th. 277, 16, col. 1 : Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 1, 2; Lchdm. iii. 232, 4.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll,tax,custom,duty,duethat which is paid to the state. that which is paid to individualstaking toll

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The following passages give instances of the payment of toll Hér kýd on ðissere béc ðæt Leówine and his wíf gebohton Ælfilde tó feówer and sixtuge penegon and Ælfríc Hals nam ðæt toll for ðæs kynges hand, Chart.

fæder-éðel

(n.)
Grammar
fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]

Father-land, paternal home păterna rĕgio, patria

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Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land, Ors. 4, 9 ; Bos. 91, 20.

morgen-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gifu, e; f.

The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage

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Ic cýðe hwæt ic mínum wífe tó morgengife sealde, ðæt is Beadewan and Burgestede and Strátford and ða þreó hýda æt Heánhealan, Chart. Th. 596, 31. Hig ðone cincg bǽdon ðæt heó móste gesyllan hire morgengife intó Cristes cyrcean, 540, 18.

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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Gif ðæt líc heard sí útan lege on ðane lǽcedom ðe ðæt heard forði hwelige and ðæt yfel út teó if the body be hard on the outside apply such leechdom as the hard part may turn to matter thereby, and may draw out the mischief, L.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

preóst

(n.)
Grammar
preóst, es; m.
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Riht is ðæt preóstas regollíce libban, L. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 324, 2. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóstas geóguþe geornlíce lǽran, L. Edg. C. 51; Th. ii. 254, 25. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc, tóeácan láre, leornige handcræft georne, 11 ; Th. ii. 246, 16