ge-þrístian
To dare ⬩ presume ⬩ audēre ⬩ præsūmĕre
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To dare, presume; audēre, præsūmĕre Ic ne geþrístige ego non audeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 5. Forðam he geþrístade quod se præsumpsisset, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 15
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þyncan
to seem ⬩ appear ⬩ to seem fit
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Grammar þyncan, where the subject of the verb is expressed Ðynceþ him swíðe leoht sió byrðen ðæs láreówdómes pondus magisterii levius aestimant, Past. proem.; Swt. 24, 9. Mé ðeós (ród) heardra þynceþ, Exon.
fæsten-wicu
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A week of fasting, a week in Lent On þám drihtenlican dæge þǽre forman fæstenwucan on the Sunday of the first week in Lent, Hml. S. 23 b, 111
sand-seáþ
a sand-pit
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a sand-pit Ofer ðene hǽþ inn on ðam sandseáþe; of ðam sandseáþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 26. Of ðære ǽc on ða sandseáþas, 80, 2: 169, 4
anda
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Feóndum on ondan in detestation of the devils, Gú. 745. On ondan þám . . . . 317. Nihtscúa onsendeð hæglfare hæleðum on andan ( in ill-will to men), Wand. 105.
ge-bregdness
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Suddenness of movement or action (or terror) Þonne árísað ealle þá men, þá þe mid gebregdnessum on deáþe swulton ( those who died with suddenness (with terrifying circumstances ): the cases mentioned are deaths by burning, drowning, hanging, slaying,
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clǽg
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Add: ¶ as a component of words denoting places with a clayey soil, Clay- in local names Of clǽgbróce . . . on clǽgbróc, C. D. vi. 52, 25, 29. Cléigate, iv. 178, 2. On clǽghyrste, C. D. B. iii. 45, 7. On clǽgweg, andlang clǽgweges, 44, 25: C.
ellen-stybb
An elder-stump
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On þá ellenstybbas; þonne of þám ellenstybban, C. D. B. iii. 396, 30
lind-hrycg
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A ridge on which lime-trees are growing[?] On lindrycg; of lindrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 20
blanca
A white or grey horse ⬩ equus albus vel candidus ⬩ a horse, steed ⬩ equus
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A white or grey horse; equus albus vel candidus On blancan on a grey horse, Elen. Grm. 1185
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ir-furlang
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On irfurlanges díc; and of irfurlanges díc ðæt on mǽrdíc, C. D. Hi. 405, 32. Cf. (?) furlang; II. (?)
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MAGAN
- Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1 ;
- Ælfc. Gr. 41 ;
- Som. 44, 21.
to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may
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Th. 123, 2. of a verb to be inferred from the context (i) verbs of motion:-- Nó dý ǽr fram meahte (might escape ), Beo. Th. 1513; B. 754. Ic ne mæg of ðissum lioþobendum, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 22; Gen. 381. Ne mæg hé on ðæt non intrabit its illud, Mk.
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fléring
a flooring ⬩ a stratum ⬩ layer
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Th. i. 392, 13. a stratum, layer Dó on ǽnne pott án fléring of ðá hárhuna, and óðer of ysopo and ðridde of fersc buter, Lch. i. 378, 21.]
eáster-ǽfen
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On Sæternesdæge on þám hálgan Eásterǽfenne ipso sacratissimo vesperascente Sabbato Paschali, Gr. D. 83, 31. On Eásterǽfen Sancto Sabbato, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 12: Wlfst. 117, 2. On Ðunresdæg ǽr Eástrum and on Frigedæg and on Eástorǽfen, Ll.
ge-cwéman
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or = -cume ?) an feó oþþe an áðe let the one man do the other right, satisfy him by payment or by giving security on oath (or agree upon payment or security ), Ll. Th. i. 30, 20
ge-writ
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Gif ǽnig mon sié þe on gewritun findan mæge þæt Ianas dura belocen wurde, Ors. 3, 5; S. 106, 8. (3 a) of the books of the Bible; as in holy writ. of the canonical books, the Scriptures On hálgum gewrietum in sacra eloquio, Past. 385, 31.
hociht
Full of mallows
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Full of mallows Ǽrest onlong Foss on ða hocihtan díc of ðere hocihtan díc on ðone brádan þorn to the mallowy ditch, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 365, 25
mete-gafol
Tax or rent paid in food
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Tax or rent paid in food On sumen lande gebúr sceal syllan huniggafol, on suman metegafol, on suman ealugafol, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 32
norþ-sǽ
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Ðis synt ðára .xxx. hída landgemǽro tó Cawelburnan on Wiht. Ǽrest of sǽ . . . ðanon on súðsǽ . . . andlang Cawelburnan útt on norðsǽ, C. D. v. 82, 24. Add
biblio-þéce
a library ⬩ bibliotheca ⬩ The Bible ⬩ biblia
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Ben. 50. a collection of books in one volume, hence, - The Bible; biblia Hieronimus, se wurþfulla and se wísa bócere, úre Biblioþécan gebrohte to Lédene of Gréciscum bócum and of Ebréiscum Jerome, the worthy and wise author, translated our Bible out