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bisceop-wyrtel

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wyrtel, (?)
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bishop's weed Biscopwyrtil gerobotana vel verbena vel sagmen, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 14

un-getímu

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Hit for sumum ungetýmum ( casu accidente ) wearð tóbrocen, Gr. D. 97, 6. Add

Spéne

(n.)
Grammar
Spéne, (Spene?); pl.

The Spaniards

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The Spaniards Amilcor wearð from Spénum ofslagen, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 31

Linked entry: Spáneas

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.) ⬩ construct ⬩ to instruct, ⬩ edify ⬩ to cut timber

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Wé ceorfaþ treówu on holte, ðæt wé hí eft up árǽren on ðæm botle, ðǽr ðǽr wé timbran willen, Swt. 445, 1: Cd. Th. 64, 29; Gen. 1057. Weall stǽnenne timbran, 101, 34; Gen. 1692. On ðám telgum timbran nest, Exon. Th. 210, 20; Ph. 188.

Linked entries: timber-geweorc timbrian tymbran

un-trumian

(v.)
Grammar
un-trumian, p. ode.

to make weak ⬩ weaken ⬩ to be or to become weak

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to make weak, weaken Ic untrumige infirmo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 7. to be or to become weak Ná ic untrumge non infirmabor, Ps. Spl. 25, 1. Ðæs bróðer untrumade cujus frater infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 2

Linked entry: trumian

georn

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under 1 b) georn, Gú. 1051. with clause, eager to do Sceolan wé beón geornran ꝥ wé Godes bebodu healdan, þonne wé úrne teónan gewrecan, Bl. H. 33, 23. diligent, zealous Mé míne ágen word sócon, and wiðer mé wǽran georne, Ps. Th. 55, 5.

ge-singan

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Add: to make a sound. of persons, to play an instrument Wé gesungun iúh mið hwistlum cantauimus nobis tibiis, Lk. L. 7, 32. of a bird (cock), to crow Gisingeð ðe hona cantabit gallus, Jn. R. L. 13, 38. Ðe hona gisang, 18, 27 : Mk. R.

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, e; f.

a foot-print ⬩ a step ⬩ the sole of the foot ⬩ the foot

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Ǽlc þǽra stæpa and fótlǽsta þe wé tó cyricean weard gestæppað, Wlfst. 302, 26. the sole of the foot, the foot Sóna swá hí gesetton heora fótlǽst on þǽre eá ófre as soon as they set foot on the bank of the river; ingressis sacerdotibus Jordanen etpedibus

fón

(v.)

to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with

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I should like us to take up the subject again at the point we were at before, Solil.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHE ⬩ lætus, hilaris ⬩ gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet ⬩ mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis ⬩ quiet, calm, peaceful ⬩ tranquillus, placidus ⬩ joy

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Híg blíðost [blíðust MS.] wǽron they were most merry, Jud. 16, 25. gentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweet; mansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavis Him biþ engla Weard milde and blíðe the Lord of angels will be mild and gentle to them

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.

An out-shoot ⬩ outlet ⬩ place where a stream or road runs into another

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'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

weorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-líc, adj.
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Gebeorh Godes bringeþ tó genihte wæstme weorðlíce and wel þicce montem Dei, montem uberem; mons coagulatus, mons pinguis, Ps. Th. 67, 15. Wundor ðín weorðlíc mirabilia tua, 70, 16. His weorðlícu weorc opera Dei, 77, 9.

ge-sleán

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Þ te wére geslægen occidi, Lk. L. R. 22, 7. Geslaegen, Mt. p. 17, 8. to gain by striking (fighting) Hí týr geslógon æt sæcce, Æðelst. 4. <b>V a.

in-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gangan, p. -géng

To enter ⬩ go in

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Ðonne is óðer ingangendum ðam mónþe ðe wé agustus hátaþ se ǽresta mónan dæg the second day is at the beginning of the month that we call August, the first Monday, Lchdm. iii. 76, 16. Ðæt ða ingangendan leóht geseón ut intrantes videant lumen, Lk.

micelian

(v.)
Grammar
micelian, miclian, micclian; p. ode.

to become great ⬩ to increase in size or in quantity ⬩ to make great ⬩ to increase the size or quantity of a thing ⬩ to extol ⬩ magnify

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Wé micliaþ magnificabimus, 11, 5. Eal ðæt folc his noman myccledon, Blickl. Homl. 15, 29. Mycclian wé his noman, 13, 7

gebringan

(v.)
Grammar
gebringan, he -bringeþ, -brincþ; p. -brang, -brong; pp. brungen [ge-, bringan to bring]

To bring ⬩ lead ⬩ adduce ⬩ produce ⬩ bear ⬩ ferre ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ offerre

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Ðæt we ðone gebringen [MS. gebringan] on ádfære that we bring him on the way to the pile, Beo. Th. 6010; B. 3009: Homl. Th. i. 164, 11

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnest ⬩ seriously ⬩ indeed

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Ús eallum tó woruldscame, gyf wé on eornost ǽnige cúðan to the shame of'us all, if we really could feel any, Wlfst. 163, 8. with weakened force, indeed.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ge-deorf

(n.)
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Epactas . . . bútan gedeorfe wé magon gecýðan heora úpspring, Lch. iii. 282, 3. trouble, tribulation, affliction On gedeorfe in tribulatione, Ps. L. 4, 2. Gedeorf mín laborem meum, 24, 18. Gedeorfu heortan mínre tribulationes cordis mei, Ps.

ǽg-hwanan

from all sides ⬩ on all sides ⬩ on all sides, in every respect, utterly

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Wé beóðǽghwanum cumene, Dóm. L. 120. where action proceeds from all sides and its operation is felt on all sides, on all sides Mid costungum wé sint ǽghwonon útan behrincgde, Past. 163, 16. Éghwanon gecnissed, Hml. S. 30, 192.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwonene

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