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dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, an; f.

A valley vallis

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Seó dene wæs afylled mid manna sáwlum the valley was filled with men's souls, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 9. Seó micele byrnende dene the great burning valley, ii. 352, 20

Linked entries: Dæne Dena lagu

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearkenlisten

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Ypolitus mid geþylde heora wordum heorcnode Hippolytus listened to their words with patience, Homl. Th. i. 442, 2. Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16.

Linked entry: hyrcnian

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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to bear off Ic unsófte ðonan feorh ðþferede næs ic fǽge ðágyt not easily thence (the conflict with Grende's mother) did I bring away life, but not then had my hour come (cf. last passage under óþ*-*lǽdan), Beo. Th. 4288; B. 2141.

be-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-swápan, p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon; pp. -swápen; [be, swápan to sweep]

To clear up, persuade, cover over, clothe, protectsuadere, cooperire, amicire, munire

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Hí hí mid scýtan besweóp she covered herself over with a sheet, 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Beswápen [beswapyn MS.] leóhte swá swá of rægle amictus lumine sicut vestimento, Ps. Spl. C. 103, 2.

Linked entry: be-sweóp

ánfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Thw. 3, 17. simply, without reference to or connexion with anything else Gif hi náne æhta tó sellenne næbben, offrigen hyra bearn ánfealdlíce (simpliciter), R. Ben. 105, 9.

fǽhþ

feud

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Samson hæfde fǽhðe tó ðám folce Samson was at feud with the folk (the Philistines ), Hml. Th. i. 226, 23. as a law term Be fǽhðum, Ll. Th. i. 90, 1

ge-hrepod

(v.)
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Z. 255, 3. to touch with the hand Gehrepa hire byrigene, and þú bist sóna hál, Hml.

ge-metan

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I a. with dimensions as object Beó þǽr gemeten nygon fét, Ll. Th. i. 226, 12. to apportion by measure Gemet ꝥte metende gié biðon eft gemeten iúh bið, Lk. L. 6, 38. (Goth, ga-mitan: O. H. Ger. ge-mazzon.)

ge-þyldigian

(v.)
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To bear with patience, tolerate, endure Wé magon ongietan mid hú micle irre Dryhten geðyldegað ðá ælmessan ðe him man of reáfláce bringþ hoc sacrificium quanta ira aspiciatur, Past. 343, 13.

ge-wefe

(n.)
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Sé þe wylle ymbe þæs gerímes deópnyssa spyrian, þonne mæg hé gemétan þisra þreóra cynna rake on þám gewefe ꝥ wé willað ꝥ se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde þe þis gewrit áspyrað ꝥ on þám bóccræfte fela híw synt ámearcode, Angl. viii. 330, 35-331, 2

Linked entry: ge-wef

haca

Grammar
haca, 'For Gl. Mett. 658
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Here there might be reference to the enclosures being bolted, or to their construction with hurdles, cf. hæc, and see hake in N. E. D

hland

urine

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Hrýþeres geallan wiþ gǽten hland gemenged, 40, 20. Hlond lotia Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 9. Substitute:

hweorfa

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Add: a joint, vertebra, v. hweorf-bán Þá hweorfan and ðá cneó popliies et genua, Lch. i. lxxiv, 20. the whorl of a spindle, v. hweorf Hwyorfa vertigo (among words connected with spinning). Wrt.

Linked entry: wendend

mis-lic

Grammar
mis-lic, <b>. I.</b>
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add: with a singular noun, where different instances of that which is denoted by the noun occur, not uniform, different forms of Hû mislic bið mægen þára cynna, Rä. 81, 8. Þá ic þurh mislic cwealm slóg, Jul. 493.

wearg-brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wearg-brǽde, (wearge- [wearg-ge- (?)], wearh-), an; f.

Some form of disease;impetigo, ulcus, carcinoma

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Gif nægl sié of handa and wiþ wearhbrǽdan ( probably πτερύγιον, Cockayne), nim hwǽtecorn, meng wið hunig, lege on þone finger, ii. 80, 20, 24

Linked entries: werh-brǽde brǽde

wíf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-lác, es ; n.

Intercourse with women

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Intercourse with women Gif hwá openlíce Lengcten*-*bryce gewyrce . . . þurh wíflác (concubitum, Lat. vers. Cf. qui in Quadrigesima ante Pascha nupserit, .i. annum peniteat, L. Ecg. E. 108; Th. ii. 113, 3.

wíf-þing

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-þing, pl. n.

Matters connected with womenmarriageintercourse

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Matters connected with women, marriage, intercourse Tó wífþingum foxes tægles se ýtemæsta dǽl on earm áhangen; ðú gelýfest ðæt ðis sý tó wífþingum on bysmær ( irritamentum ad coitum ) gedón, Lchdm. i. 340, 22 ; 368, 16.

ofer-þeccan

(v.)

to cover

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Mid forste oferþeaht covered with ice, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 143. Þicce vel oferþeaht condensa, i. spissa, secreta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 65. He onwreáh ða eorþan ðe ǽr wæs oferþeaht mid feóndum revelabit condensa, Ps. 28, 7. Mid þeóstrum oferþeht. Homl.

on-fangenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fangenness, e ; f.

Receiving, reception, acceptance

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God is no respecter of persons, but he that worketh righteousness is accepted with him, Acts 10, 34-35), R. Ben. 13, 4. Seó onfangenes ðaes rices is of Godes gódnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 23.

Linked entry: and-fengnes

Finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Finnas, gen. a; pl. m.
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Ic wæs mid Finnum I was with the Fins, Scóp. Th. 153; Wld. 76