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mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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September, Winterfylliþ October, Blót-mónaþ November, se ǽrra Geóla December.

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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Æt ðæra apostola fótum at the apostles' feet, 488, 4. Ðá fleáh ðæt folc eal to dám apostolum the folk then all fled to the apostles, 492, 12.

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DRINC

(n.)
Grammar
DRINC, drync, es; m: drinca, an; m: drince, an; f.

DRINK, a drink, draught potus, haustus

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Hér gefór Harþacnut swá ðæt he æt his drince stód in this year [A. D. 1042] Harthacnut died as he stood at his drink, Chr. 1042; Erl. 166, 34. Ic mínne drinc mengde mid teárum potum meum cum fletu tempĕrābam, Ps. Th. 101, 7.

Linked entries: drænc drync dryngc

Hwiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Hwiccas, Hwicceas, and Hwiccan [?] or [?] Hwicce [cf. Seaxe]; pl.
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E.] ofer æt Cynemǽres forda. Ðá métte hine Weoxtan aldorman mid Wilsǽtum, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 5.

Linked entries: Hwinca Hwyccas Hiccas

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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Æt orwénum lífe when life is despaired of; in extremitate vitae, L. Ecg. P. i. tit. x; Th. ii. 170, 18. Wé ðá bútan orenum (orwénum ?) þingum mete þigdon ab securis nobis epule capiuntur, Nar. 24, 2. See preceding word

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bold

a dwellinga town

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Æt Nióweboldan Newbold, iii. 256, 11

háte

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Cf. hát; 1 Hí geheóldan hálge láre háte æt heortan hige weallende, Ph. 477.

hæslen

(adj.)
Grammar
hæslen, adj.

Of hazel

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Of hazel Genim æt fruman hæslenne sticcan oððe ellenne wrít ðínne naman on ásleah þrý scearpan on gefylle mid ðý blóde ðone naman weorp ofer eaxle on yrnende wæter and stand ofer ðone man ða scearpan ásleá ðæt eall swíginde gedó take, to begin with,

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make readyprovidefurnishexecutefindto find the way to any placereachpararepræparareexsequiinvenirepervenire aliquo

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Ðú eart cumen innon ða ceastre, ðe ðú ǽr ne mihtest arédian thou art come into the city, which thou couldest not reach before, 35, 3 ; Fox 158, 11

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
fricgan, fricgean, fricggan; part. fricgende; ic fricge, ðú frigest, frigst, frihst, he frigeþ, frigþ, frihþ, pl. fricgaþ; p. ic, he fræg, ðú frǽge, pl. frǽgon; impert. frige; subj. pres. fricge, pl. fricgen; pp. ge-frigen, -fregen, -frægen

To askinquirequestionfind outseek afterlearnget information ofinterrŏgāresciscĭtāripĕtĕrefando accĭpĕrecompĕrīre

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Sceal bearna gehwylc leánes fricgan, ealles ðæs ðe we on eorþan ǽr geworhton [MS. geweorhtan], gódes oððe yfles every child shall seek the reward of all that we ere did on earth, of good or evil, Exon. 116 b; Th. 447, 18; Dóm. 41.

nimþe

(con.)
Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.

Unlessexcept

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Ne sceal nǽfre his torn tó rycene beorn ácýðan, nemþe hé ǽr ða bóte cunne, Exon. Th. 293, 9; Wand. 113. Nymþe mé Drihten gefultumede, wénincga mín sáwl sóhte helle, Ps. Th. 93, 16 : Beo. Th. 3321; B. 1657.

Linked entry: nemþe

strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl, strél, streál, es ; m. : e ; f. : stræle, an ; f.
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Ðá sóna mid ðan ðe se strǽl on flyge wæs, ðá com swíðe mycel windes blǽd, ðæt seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and ðá ðone ilcan mon, ðe heó ǽr from sended wæs, hé sceát, Blickl. Homl. 199, 17-23.

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telga

(n.)
Grammar
telga, an; m.
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See iii. xxxix, and Leo, Place Names, p. 66. figurative Hé bær ða wǽtan ðære uncyste in ðæm telgan, ðone hé geteáh ǽr of ðan wyrtruman, Bd. 1, 27; M. 82, 14. Wr-ohtes telgan, Cd. Th. 61, 3; Gen. 991.

un-lust

(n.)
Grammar
un-lust, es; m.

absence of desiredisgustdisinclinationwant of appetitedisinclination to actionlistlessnesswant of pleasurejoylessnesswearinessan evil pleasurelust

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Icel. ú-lyst a bad appetite.] disinclination to action, listlessness Hé (the slothful servant) ðolaþ neádunge þeóstra ðurh wrace, se ðe ǽr lustlíce forbær his unlustes (or underIII? cf. 552, 12) þeóstra, Homl. Th. ii. 556, 22.

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Þá burgware þe þá burg ǽr búdon, Chr. 919; P. 100, 12. Þæt mennisc þone eard bógodan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 12. Býes ( fossidete ) ríc, Mt. L. 25, 34. Búian inhabitare, An. Ox. 11, 13. Godes templ búgian, Hml. S. 3, 353. Mæg ic býa possidebo, Lk.

ge-regnian

(v.)
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Hús mið bésmum geclǽnsad and gehrínæd domum scopis mundatam ef ornatam, 12, 44. to prepare, dress material, v. ge-regnung Gecnúwa þá wyrta, gemeng wið buteran and on þá ilcan wísan geréna þe ic ǽr cwæþ, Lch. ii. 94, 27.

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Martinus nú iu gecrístnod ǽr his fulwihte hé mid þysse hrægle mé gegyrede Martinus adhuc catechumenus hac me ueste contexit, Bl. N. 3, 14.

Linked entry: crístnian

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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</b> add :-- Genim þás wyrte sylfe gecnucude (cf. genim þás ylcan wyrte swá wé ǽr cwǽdon gecnucude, 5), Lch. i. 322, 2. <b>C.</b> translating solus :-- Willa on him sylf oferprút ys uoluntas in eis sola superba est, Scint. 183, 11.

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133 . a man, soldier, sailor Scealc (Beowulf ) hafaþ dǽde gefremede, ðe wé ealle ǽr ne meahton, Beo. Th. 1883; B. 939. Eode scealc monig swíð*-*nicgende tó sele searowundor seón, 1841 ; B. 918 .

Linked entry: scilcen

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood faber faber, cudo

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Gif smiþ monnes andweorc onfó, hé hit gesund ágife swá hé hit ǽr onfénge L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9. Módcræftig smiþ, ðonne hé gewyrceþ helm oððe hupseax Exon. Th. 297, 2; Cri. 62. Wǽpna smiþ Beo. Th. 2908; B. 1452.

Linked entry: helle-smiþ