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flǽsc-hama

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Sáwle of flǽschoman scyndan, Jul. 489. corporeal state of man Biþ se flǽschoma áscýred swá glæs, ne mæg ðæs unrihtes beón áwiht bedígled, Bl. H. 109, 36. Þurh leáslice líces wynne, earges flǽschoman ídelne lust, Cri. 1298.

hád-bót

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Tó hád-bðte, gif líflyre wurþe . . . þone forman stæpe béte man mid áne punde, and mid gódre bóte þingige georne, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 6-13 : 14. Tó hád-bðte, gif fulbryce (plena infractio, 549, § 5) wyrðe, 20: 23.

gylden

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Man hit cleopede þá Gildene burh, Chr. 1052; P. 183, 20. Gyldenu fatu and silfrenu. Bt. 36, l; F. 172, 19. Twá hund gildenra pænega, Ap. Th. 27, 26. On gyldenan faton, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 33. Ne wyrc þú þé gyldne (gyldíne, v. l. ) godas, Ll.

neáhlíce

(adv.)
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D. 336, 23. hardly Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce (cf. earfoðlíce, Hml. Th. i. 508, 20: both passages refer to the same place) gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 22

scort

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Add Hé wénde ꝥ swá scort (sceort, v. l. ) man (cf. lytelne, 10) ne mihte ná habban swá ormǽtne hlísan þurh hálinesse, Gr. D. 46, 18. 2 b. Add Ðá wolde se cniht his wíte geendian mid scortum deáðe, Hml. S. 12, 190. 2 c.

wác

Grammar
wác, <b>; II.</b>
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Þá man talað wáce þe woldon for Godes ege georne riht lufian, Wlfst. 243, II. <b>II a.</b> of non-material things :--- III. add :-- Hé beleác hine on cwearterne and sende him bigleofan lytelne and wácne, 35, 38.

ríclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ríclíce, adv.

powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ as one possessing power ⬩ splendidly ⬩ sumptuously

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Lamb. 44, 4. splendidly, sumptuously Sum welig man dæghwamlíce ríclíce (splendide) gewistfullude, Lk. Skt. 16, 19

Linked entry: ríc-líc

ge-singan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-singan, p. -sang, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen

To sing; ⬩ cănĕre

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To sing; cănĕre Sceal mon leóþ gesingan a man shall sing songs, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 8; Gn. Ex. 140 : Menol. Fox 140; Men. 70. David þurh Godes gást Gode to lofe gesang David through God's spirit sang to the praise of God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 67, 332.

twin

(adj.)
Grammar
twin, adj.

Twin ⬩ double

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Iosep gaf ilc here twinne srud (to all of them he gave each man change of raiment, Gen. 45, 22), 2367. On twinne half, 3248

Linked entry: twinn

frec

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Gyf fríg man swá fræc sý þæt hé þæt fæsten ábrece. Wlfst. 172, 2. Frecces ambronis, An. Ox. 11, 106. Fræcum gulosa, 2445. Þý frettan (freccan?) gulosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 64.

baðian

(v.)
Grammar
baðian, beðian, beðigean, ic -ige, -yge; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

To wash ⬩ foment ⬩ cherish ⬩ lavare ⬩ fovere ⬩ To BATHE ⬩ lavari ⬩ balneare ⬩ aquis se immergere

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Baðiendra manna hús ðǽr hí hí unscrédaþ inne apodyterium, domus, qua vestimenta balneantium ponuntur, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 9

dwolian

(v.)
Grammar
dwolian, dwoligan; part. dwoliende, dwoligende ; p. ede; pp. ed

To wander out of the way, err ⬩ errāre

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To wander out of the way, err; errāre Þurh monige stówe dwoliende wandering through many places, Bd. 4, 3; S. 570, 11.

Linked entries: dwalian dwolung

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the foot ⬩ pĕdis planta

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He hæfde ðæs bróðor fótwolman on handa plantam fratris tĕnēbat mănu, Gen. 25, 25. Ðæt ðú næbbe nán þing háles fram ðám fótwolmum óþ ðone hneccan sanāri non possis a planta pĕdis usque ad vertĭcem tuum, Deut. 28, 35

ígeoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ígeoþ, ígoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ, es ; m.

An eyot ⬩ ait ⬩ islet

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Ðus feale synden ðere ýgetta ðe liggeþ intó Chertesége so many are the islets that belong to Chertsey, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 17, 30

Linked entry: ígoþ

ge-beót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beót, es; n. [ge-, beót a threatening] .

a threatening ⬩ threat ⬩ boast ⬩ commĭnātio ⬩ mĭnæ ⬩ a promise ⬩ promissum

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Swá fela þeóda wurdon todǽlede æt ðæle wundorlícan byrig ðe ða entas woldon wircean mid gebeóte æfter Noes flóde, ǽr ðan ðe hí toferdon so many [of] nations were divided at the wonderful city which the giants would build with boasting after the flood

geómrung

(n.)
Grammar
geómrung, geómerung, e; f.

A groaning, moaning, lamentation ⬩ gĕmĭtus, lāmentum

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Hí getácniaþ háligra manna geómerunge they betoken the groaning of holy men, Homl. Th. i. 142, 18. Deáþes geómerunga me beeódon the moanings of death surrounded me, ii. 86, 16. On geómrungum in gĕmĭtĭbus, Ps. Spl. 30, 12.

Linked entries: gémerung geómerung

tán

(adj.)
Grammar
tán, adj.

Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf. The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family

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The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family Ic Ismael wille bletsian, swá ðú béna eart, ðæt feorhdaga on woruldríce worn gebíde tánum túdre ( with a family that has many branches.

bonda

Grammar
bonda, l. bónda,
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Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes bundan húse, Chr. 1048 ; P. 172, 22. Swá þám bóndan sý sélost, Wlfst. 272, 1. ¶ A comparison of Wlfst. 172, 5: 181, 9 with L.

ceahhetung

Grammar
ceahhetung, ceahhettung.
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Forbeóde gé þá hǽðenan sangas þǽra lǽwedra manna and heora hlúdan cheahchetunga, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 3. and add :--

tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions, ⬩ go off separately ⬩ to disperse (intrans.)

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Hí tóférdon tó fyrlenum lande on swá manegum gereordnm swá ðæra manna wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 12. Ða apostoli er þon þet heo toferden, O. E. Homl. i. 93, 8

Linked entry: tó-faran