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mis-limpan

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Ic swíðor ceorude þonne mín sáwul behófode þá ðá ic ǽhte forleás . . . oððe mé hwæt mislamp ( any misfortune befell me) on þises lîfes ryne, Angl. xi. 113, 41. Add

heofon-candel

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-candel, -condel, e; f.

A heavenly candle or light [the sun]the fiery pillarsun and moonthe stars

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A heavenly candle or light [the sun], Andr. Kmbl. 486; An. 243: [the fiery pillar] Cd. 148; Th. 184, 31; Exod. 115: [sun and moon] Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 17; Cri. 608: [the stars] 93 a; Th. 349, 30; Sch. 54

Linked entry: weder-candel

hlynsian

(v.)
Grammar
hlynsian, hlinsian; p. ode

To sound, resound

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Hófan and hlynsadan hlúdan reorde elevaverunt flumina voces suas, Ps. Th. 92, 4. Hlynsodon, Andr. Kmbl. 3089; An. 1547

of-weorpan

(v.)

to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile

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to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile David nam fíf stánas and ðeáhhweðere mid ánum hé ðone gigant ofwearp. Blickl. Homl. 31, 18. David mid his liðeran ofwearp ðone geleáfleásan ent, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 18 : Homl.

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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Some abstract nouns, and words denoting inanimate things, end in -a; and these words, having the same declension as those which signify Persons or actors, are masculine; as Hlísa, an; m. fame: Tíma, an; m. fame: Líchama, an; m. a body: Steorra, an; m.

tír-eádíg

(adj.)
Grammar
tír-eádíg, adj.

Glorious

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Torhte and tíreádige (the twelve apostles), Apstls. Kmbl. 7; Ap. 4: Andr. Kmbl. 4; An. 2; 1329; An. 665. Tíreádige, hæleþ heaðurófe on Brytene, Menol. Fox 26; Men. 13. Tíreádge, Exon. Th. 366, 10; Reb. 10.

Cilt-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Cilt-ern, es; n. [ceald cold, ærn place]

The CHILTERN

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an upward course out through Chiltern, and so to Oxford, and burned that town, Chr. 1009; Th. 262, 21, col. 1

west-lang

(adv.)
Grammar
west-lang, adv.
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Se þridda sceáta is án hund and syfan and hundsyfantig míla westlang, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 9. v. preceding word

cym-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cym-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

Conveniently, fitly, beautifully, splendidly commode, apte, splendide

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Kmbl. 721; An. 361: Beo. Th. 75; B. 38

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166

wiþer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-méde, adj.

contrary-mindedcontraryadversehostileopposedopposedperversedepraved

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contrary-minded, contrary, adverse, hostile, opposed Se wiðerméda (the devil), Andr. Kmbl. 2391; An. 1197.

Linked entry: wiþer-mód

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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An Ember-day Wé forbeódaþ ordál and áðas freólsdagum and ymbrendagum, L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 3: Wulfst. 117, 15.

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

flicce

(n.)
Grammar
flicce, es; n.
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Flicci feusa (perna, quod rusticae fiosa dicunt), An. Ox. 53, 44 (and note). Mon selle .IIII. scép and tuá flicca, C. D. i. 293, 9. Feówer swín and feór fliccu, 164, 31. Add

á-hwár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwár, adv.

somewhereanywherealicubiin any wisequoquo modo

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G. 11; Th. i. 172, 21. in any wise; quoquo modo And se man, ðe wiðcwiþ ðínum bebodum [Grn. wordum] áhwár, beo he deáþes scildig and the man, who shall in any wise contradict [speak against] thy commands [Grn. words], he shall be guilty of death, Jos.

griþian

(v.)
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Deóres fnæstum griþode ( plebem) bestię flatibus eripuit (i. liberauit ), An. Ox. 2473. Godes cyrican wé sculan griðian and healdan unwemme, Wlfst. 67, 17. Griðian and friðian, 143, 9. Add

gorian

(v.)
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to look, gaze Swylce eác be ðám micelum muntum and dúnum þá þe hýhst standaþ and goriaþ ofer ealne middangeard, An. Ox. 5, 3 note. Goriende passiuos, 7, 6

Linked entry: gorettan

Egipte

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(e)na Egiptena land, Angl. viii. 322, 3. Egiptna, Nar. 34, 34: 35, 20. Geseah ic miccle meniu Affricána and Egypta, Hml. S. 23 b, 346

samlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
samlíce, adv.
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In unison, all together Ðeáh ðe ealle eorðan wæter sýn gemenged wið ðám heofonlicum wætrum uppe on áne ǽdran, and hit samlíce rínan onginne, Sal. K. 148, 18

á-pinsian

(v.)
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Dryhten heorte and ná spéde ápinsað (pensat), Scint. 60, 6. Bóceras ǽrest ápinsiað wærlicum mode þá naman and heora declínunga, and gýmað hwylce naman geendað on a. Angl. viii. 313, 4.

Linked entry: pinsian

leád

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Add: lead Hét se cásere his cwelleras feccan ǽnne ǽrenne hwer and hine áfyllan mid weallendum leáde . . . Hé ( St. George ) bletsode ꝥ leád and læg him onuppan, and ꝥ leád wearð ácolod, Hml. S. 14, 104-115. Leádes clynum mastigiis Wrt.