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wǽg-þreá

(n.)
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the chastisement by the waters (the deluge), Cd. Th. 90, 5; Gen. 1490

Linked entry: þreá

bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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Th. i. 42, 24. to flll with air, inflate Þá bleówan wé þá kylla, Hml. A. 205, 347

ge-sécan

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Hé férde mid swá mycclan here swá nǽfre ǽr þis land ne gesóhte, Chr. 1085; P. 215, 37. Þæt wǽron þá ǽrestan scipu Deniscra monna þe Angelcynnes lond gesóhton, 787 ; P. 54, 7. Nis ꝥ nǽnig mán ꝥ þurfe þone deópan grund þæs hátan léges gesécean, Bl.

fléwsa

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þæs blódes fléusa twelf geár eglode, Hml. A. 189, 228. Fram þæs blódes fléusan gehǽled, 187, 178. Þá þe on hyra líchaman witan fléwsan (fluxa) gálnysse wealdan, Scint. 121, 19. Add

hamele

(n.)
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hamele, hamule, an; f.
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Then they decided that sixty-two ships should be paid, to each man eight marks. William of Malmesbury says twenty marks were paidto the soldiers of each vessel, ii. 12.

Linked entry: hamule

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedyrecipemedicine

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Ðes lǽcecræft ys áfandud this remedy is a proved one, Herb. 183, 1; Lchdm. i. 320, 9. Brúce ðysses lǽcecræft[es] use this remedy, Lchdm. iii. 126, 20. Ðis sceal ðan manna tó lǽcecræfte this shall be a remedy for the men, 22.

ge-syfl-melu

(n.)
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ge-syfl-melu, n.
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Dough Ðæt folc nam gesyflmelu [gesyft melu, Thw.] ǽr ðam hit gebyrmed wǽre the people took their dough before it was leavened, Exod. 12, 34

Linked entry: ge-syft

clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
clyccan, p. clyhte; pp. clyht
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.), to bend, incurve the fingers Clyce þíne fingras swilc þú blæchorn niman wille, Tech. ii. 128, 19

Linked entry: ge-clyccan

reccing

(n.)
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reccing, e; f.
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Narration, tale, story Hí sylfe nyston ꝥ hí wǽron gebróþra búton þurh þá reccinge þe se yldra bróþor rehte þám gingran, Hml. S. 30, 375

timbran

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Þá fór Cradoc tó ... and ꝥ folc eall mǽst ofslóh þe þǽr timbrode, Chr. 1065; P. 191, 27

hordere

(n.)
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hordere, es; m.
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Se hordere cwæþ him tó andsware gif hé ðam biddendum sealde ðæt hé nán þing næfde his gebróðrum tó syllenne then he bade his steward give the glass vessel to the requesting subdeacon.

ge-fylce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylce, -filce, es; n.

A collection of peoplearmytroopdivision

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Hí férdon mid miclum gefilce they marched with a great army, Thw. Hept. 162, 38. Send ðǽrto gefylcio send troops against it, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 6; Hatt. MS. Hie wǽrun on twǽm gefylcum they were in two divisions.

Linked entry: ge-filce

á-niman

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Add: to take, accept, retain Gif ic þá word ániman wolde si ipsa verba tenere voluissem, Gr. D. 9, 15. to take away, remove Þá ánam hé þæt fúr fram manna bearnum, Wlfst. 213, 10: 221, 32. Ánimað, ánimað hraðe þá réþan wiccan, Hml. S. 7, 209.

ge-drípan

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., and add: to cause to fall in drops Þæt Lazarus mid hys fingre hym gedrípte weteris on þá tungan, Solil. H. 67, 29.

hádung-dæg

(n.)
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hádung-dæg, es; m.
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The anniversary of a person's ordination Þá gelamp hit embe geáres ryne ꝥ hit wæs þæs abbodes hádingdæg. Þá sende ánne brððor tó Pafnuntie and laþode hine tó þǽre symbelnesse, Hml. S. 33, 59. Hádungdæg, 91

ealdor

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<b></b> a primitive, that from which something is derived :-- Rex cyning is frumcenned nama, and regalis cymð of þám and hæfð ealle þá ðing þe his ealdor hæfð, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 245, 4

hand-seten

(n.)
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hand-seten, e: f.
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The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual Ðas trymeþ se forespecena kyng mid Cristes róde tácne and his weotena hondsetena his geofa thus the aforesaid king confirms his gifts with the sign of Christ's cross and the signature

GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fightbellum

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Ðe ðé æsca tír æt gúþe forgeaf who gave thee martial glory in fight, Cd. 97; Th. 127, 11; Gen. 2109: Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15; Jud. 123: Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 17; Cri. 674; Beo. Th. 3074; B. 1535; Byrht.

GILP

(n.)
Grammar
GILP, gelp, gielp, gylp, es; m.

Gloryostentationprideboastingarrogancevain-gloryhaughtinessgloriaostentatio

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Gilpes ðú girnest thou desirest glory, Bt. 32; Fox 114, 18. Hú Orosius spræc ymb Rómána gylp hú hí manega folc oferwunnan how Orosius spoke of the glory of the Romans, how they overcame many peoples, Ors. Bos. 12, 42.

Englan

(n.)
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Englan, gen. ena; dat. um; acc. an; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, 2: 3; Th. i. 354, 10