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hund-seofontig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-seofontig, num.

Seventy

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Ealles hundseofontig manna seventy men in all, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 30. His suna gestríndon twá and hundseofontig suna his sons begot seventy-two sons, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 61, 154.

Linked entry: -seofontig

mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-dæg, es; m.

A festival

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November onginþ on ealra hálgena mæssedæg, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 56. Uppon sc̃e Laurent mæssedæg. Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 5

preón

(n.)
Grammar
preón, es; m.
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Ic geann mínre yldran dehter ... ánes bendes and twegea preóna[s] and ánes wífscrúdes ealles, 530, 21. Menum ł preónum monilibus, Hpt. Gl. 434, 71. Mynas, preánas lunulas, 458, 30

syn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-leás, adj.

Sinless, without sin

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Ne biþ nǽfre nán man leahterleás ne synleás ealra þinga, 233, 24. Biþ oft synleás yfel geðoht ðǽm gódum plerumque boni innoxie tentantur ad culpam, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 3. Úre Drihten gescóp Adam háligne and clǽnne and synleásne, Wulfst. 153, 13

dæg-tíd

Grammar
dæg-tíd, day, time.
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For 'On dægtídum in the day-time' substitute: Dægtídum at times, some days; and add Ðonne beóð ealra gesweotol*-*ude dígle geþancas on þǽre dægtíde ( doomsday ), Dóm. L. 135. Unbecweden and unforboden wið ǽlcne man tó þǽre dægtíde, Cht. Th. 209, 2.

eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþe, adj.
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Add Eáðre facilior, ealra eáðost facillimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 16, 6. of action Ꝥ wæter and sió lyft bióþ swíþe eáþe tó tódǽlenne, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 28. Eáðre mé þincð on drígum lande tó farande, Solil.

efen-fela

(v.)
Grammar
efen-fela, (em-).
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Ealra emfela, 28, 14. adjective Mid efenfealum (-feol-, Hpt. Gl. 511, 4) reádum rosum cum purpureis totidem rosis, An. Ox. 4509

gilp-georn

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Cf. lof-georn Men beóð ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna and tó manege weorðaþ tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines cupidi, elati, superbi ; men shall be covetous, boasters, proud (2 Tim. 3, 2), Wlfst. 81, 15.

íg-land

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Oþ þæt íland þe wé hátað Thyle, 29, 3; F. 106, 23. lc íglanda eallra hæbbe bóca onbyrged, Sal. l

neósung

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Godes gást áfandað ealra manna heortan, and ðá ðe on hine gelýfað, þá hé gegladað mid his neósunge, Hml. Th. i. 288, 2-9. Nis nánra geongra manna neósung tó þǽm ad quas (nuns) juvenum nullus accessus est, R. Ben. 139, 8.

rád

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Hire hind hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs, Lch. iii. 426, 27. <b>I a.

talu

Grammar
talu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Ne móste hé beón þára þreóra nánes wyrðe ðe eallum leódscipe geseald wæs on wedde, tale ( he should not be entitled to bring an action ), ne teámes, ne áhnunga, Cht. Th. 266, 11. v. frum-, geán-talu

tó-foran

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add: marking relation Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne the pasture is open to all, C.D. iii. 419, 21. add Swá micele swá se heofenlica cyning is mǽrra and furðor tóforan ðám eorðlican cininge, swá micele mára bið ðín wurðmynt tóforan ðám woruldlican

of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19.

Linked entry: of-faran

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Eálá wífa wynn, fǽmne freólicast ah, pride of womankind, maiden most noble, 5, 18; Cri. 71.

Linked entry: mód-wén

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allowpermit

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God lýfde Adame, ðæt hé móste brúcan ealra wæstma, Wulfst. 9, 6: Blickl. Homl. 189, 22. Ðá bǽdon hý ðæt hé lýfde him on ða gán. Þá lýfde hé him, Lk. Skt. 8, 32.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Ðonnæ his ðæs londæs hundseofontig hída and is nú eall gewæred and ðá hit æst mín láford mæ to lǽt ðá wæs hit ierfelæás hujus terræ sunt lxx hidæ, et est modo tota bene procurata, quæ quando dominus meus michi eam tradidit omni peccunia caruit, Th.

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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Eall folc him to gebogen wæs all people submitted to him, Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 2, 21 : L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 250, 1. Ðe ǽr fram him gebogene wǽron who had formerly turned from them, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 45, 44. v. trans. acc.

be-þencan

consider

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Hit is earfoðe eall tó gesecganne þæt sé beðencan sceal ðe scíre healt, Angl. ix. 265, 5. Moniga tó biðencanne gehéht multa cavenda praecefit. Mt. p. 19, 15. reflexive: Be*-*þenc þé animadverte, An.

cirran

(v.)
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Him cierde tó eall se þeódscype, 922; P. 103, 28. Cantware him tó cirdon, 823; P. 60, 15. v. cerran, cyrran (where for bracket substitute, v. N. E. D. chare) in Dict., and from-, oþ-, under-cirran

Linked entries: cerran cyrran