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leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Þá cóm óeth;er dæg, leóht æfter þeóstrum, Gen. 144. Leóht eástan cóm, B. 569: An. 124. On leóhtes deorcunge in lucis crepusculo, Angl. xiii. 398, 475. Æfter leóhtes cyme, Jul. 161. Ǽr leóhte ante lucem, Ps. Vos., Rdr. 77, 34.

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre Ne meahte hie gewurþan they might not agree, Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen. 1691

trimes

(n.)
Grammar
trimes, trimis, es; trimessa, an; m. : trimesf[s], e; trimes[s]e, an; f. : þrimes;
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Voc. ii. 7, 18. in England, a coin of the value of three pence. The gen. pl. þrimsa, aymsa, occurs several times in the section headed Norðleóda laga. Th. i. pp, 186, 188

æ-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æ-scære, adj. [æ = a, scær, p. of sceran to shear, cut]

Without tonsureuncutuntrimmedneglectedintonsusincultusneglectus

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Without tonsure, uncut, untrimmed, neglected; intonsus, incultus, neglectus Deóplíc dǽd-bót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed that scissors [iron] come not

Linked entries: a-scære -scǽre

pliht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
pliht-líc, adj.
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Dangerous Plyhtlíc þingc hit ys gefón hwæl periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 21.

un-gedéfelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedéfelíce, adv.

Unfitlyin a way that ill suits the conditions of a case

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Hǽðcyn his mǽg ofscét, bróðor óðerne for the eldest unfitly, by a kinsman's deeds, was the death-couch spread ... Hæthcyn with his arrow slew his kinsman, brother slew brother, Beo. Th. 4862; B. 2435

Linked entry: ge-défelíce

célan

(v.)
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To make cool, slake thirst Se úplica sǽ céleð ðǽra tungla hǽto, Shrn. 63, 7. Wæter célde þá ísena, Hml. S. 36, 392. Wolde ic mínne þurst célan, Nar. 8, 28.

a-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaxan, p. -weóx, -wóx; pp. -weaxen; v. intrans.

To waxgrowarisecome forthcrescereoririprovenire

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To wax, grow, arise, come forth; crescere, oriri, provenire Him aweaxeþ wynsum gefeá to them shall grow winsome delight, Exon. 26 a ; Th. 77, 7 ; Cri. 1253: Ps. Th. 128, 4: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 24; Rä. 10, 10 : 103 b; Th. 392, 6; Rä. 11, 3: Elen.

Linked entries: a-weóx a-wóx

calend

(n.)
Grammar
calend, es; m.
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Fox 62; Men. 31. the appointed time or day of life; dies, terminus vitæe Ǽr se dæg cyme, ðæt sý his calend arunnen ere the day come, when his appointed time be run out, Salm. Kmbl. 959; Sal. 479

lopystre

(n.)
Grammar
lopystre, an; f.

A lobstera locust

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Cancros et polypodes, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 13. Lopestro (loppestra, Rush.) lucustas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 6

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To paint

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Métton ofergeweorke depicto mausoleo, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 35. [Þeȝȝ haffdenn liccness metedd, Orm. 1047

weorold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-scipe, es; m.
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A worldly affair, an affair of this life Ne scyle nán Godes ðeów hine selfne tó ungemetlíce bindan on woruldscipum (world-, Cott.

ge-líþan

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Add: of journeying (by water), to come to land, arrive, reach port Geláþ adtigisset (portum attigit, Aid. 80, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 23. Gelidun adplicuerunt (v. Mk. 6, 53), 73, 34. Hý tó lande geliden hæfdon.

wæter-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-egesa, an; m.

Terror caused by water

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Grendles módor wæteregesan wunian sceolde, cealde streámas Grendel's mother must live among the dreadful waters, the cold streams. Beo. Th. 2524; B. 1260. Cf. wæter-bróga

Linked entry: wæter-bróga

hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc, hafuc, heafoc, es; m.

A hawkaccipiter

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Mid hafoce accipitre, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15, 17, 31, 37. Gód hafoc a good hawk, Beo. Th. 4519; .B. 2263. Sum sceal wildne fugol átemian heafoc one shall tame the wild bird, the hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 16; Vy. 86

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hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
hlyta, hlytta, an; m.

A diviner, one who divines by casting lots

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A diviner, one who divines by casting lots Flaminius forseah ða sægene ðe ða hlyttan him sǽdon ðæt hé æt ðæm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallíe Flaminius contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 26.

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVEquinque

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Swed. fem: Icel. fimm: Corn. pemp: Lat. quinque: Grk. πέντε ; Æolic πέμπε: Sansk. panćan.]

Linked entry: fífe

siððan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
siððan, siððon, syððan, seoððan. [From síþ ðam ; cf. Ger. seit*-*dem.]
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Syððan Iohannes geseald wæs, com se Hǽland, Mk. Skt. 1, 14. Hwæt biþ hit búton flǽsc, seoððan se écea dǽl of biþ ? Blickl. Homl. iii. 31 : Cd. Th. 309, 7 ; Sat. 706

Linked entries: seoððan syððan

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Ðá ic hér ǽrest com when I first came here, 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711: Beo. Th. 1236; B. 616

ENDE

(n.)
Grammar
ENDE, es; m. I.

END fīnis, termĭnus

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water that they washed the bones with, they poured into one corner of the church [in angŭlo sacrārii], Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 33, Harold of-slóh ðǽr mycelne ende ðæs folces Harold slew there a great part of the people, Chr. 1052 ; Gib. 166, 22; Th. 319, 14, col

Linked entry: eonde