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ǽ-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-firmþa, f.

Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse

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Offscourings, sweepings, dregs, refuse Æfyrm[þa] purgamenta (spurca latrinarum) An. Ox. 3918. Add:the quotation in Dict. under æ-fyrrnþa. Cf. á-feormian

for-ðon

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðon, = for-ðam; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ therefore ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ ĭdeo

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For that cause, consequently, therefore; proptĕrea, ĭdeo Forðon ne arísaþ ða árlease on dóme ĭdeo non resurgunt impii in jūdĭcio. Ps. Spl. 1. 6

DARU

(n.)
Grammar
DARU, daro, e; f.

Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa

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Hurt, harm, damage; damnum, noxa Hwelc is máre daru what is a greater hurt? Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 14. Gemétte he his earm and his hand swá hále and swá gesúnde swá him nǽfre bryce ne daro gedón wǽre he found his arm and his hand so hale and so sound, as

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproach ⬩ to punish one who deserves punishment ⬩ to chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amend ⬩ to chasten ⬩ correct ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict ⬩ distress ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress

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Ne þreá ðú mé ne arguas me, Ps. Th. 6, 1: 37, 1. Þreá hine openlíce publice argue eum, Lev. 19, 17: R. Ben. 13, 9. Mé sóðfæst gerecce (ðreáð, Surt.) and þreáge (ðreáð, Surt.) corripiet me justus et increpabit me, Ps. Th. 140, 7.

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

mis-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
mis-þeón, p. -þáh

To succeed badly ⬩ to fail to improve ⬩ to degenerate

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To succeed badly, to fail to improve, to degenerate Ic misþeó degenero, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 29. Misþíhþ degenerat, ii. 138, 36. Misthágch degeneraverat, 106, 30. Misþáh, 25, 36: Exon. 95 a; Th. 354. 39; Reim. 58

þéfan-

(prefix)
Grammar
þéfan-, þéfe-þorn.

disc-þegn

Grammar
disc-þegn, -þegen, -þén.
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Discþegn discifer, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 23. An ic ǽlcan gesettan discðegne hundeahtatig mancusa goldes, C. D. B. iii. 75, 30. Ic geann Ælmǽre mínon discþéne þára ehta hída æt Cateringa*-*túne, Cht. Th. 560, 36. Add

horh

Grammar
horh, [The hor(g)-, hor(e)w- forms seem to belong to the same original nominative, but they are so far differentiated in meaning that they are taken separately.]
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Horh flegma, i. saliva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 38: flegma 35, 65. Nytta þára lǽcedóma þe þone horh of þám heáfde teó, Lch. ii. 282, 25. Þú forléte on þínne ondwlitan þá earman heora horh (spátl) spíwan, Angl. xii. 505, 13. Horh flegmata Wrt. Voc. ii. 108,

be-þwyr

(adj.)
Grammar
be-þwyr, adj. [be, þwir wicked]

Perverse, depraved ⬩ depravatus

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Perverse, depraved; depravatus,Cot. 63

cweðs ðú lá

(v.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweðs ðú lá, = cwýst ðú'lá

O! sayest thou? numquid?

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O! sayest thou? numquid? Ps. Lamb. 7, 12

ge-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þræc, -þrec, es; n.

Press ⬩ crowd ⬩ crush ⬩ tumult

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Press, crowd, crush, tumult Ac wæs flód to deóp atol ýða geþræc but too deep was the flood, the fierce press of the waves, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 13; Rä. 23, 7: 101 a; Th. 381, 26; Rä. 3, 2. Þurh þreáta geþræcu[?], 109 a; Th. 417, 17; Rä. 36, 6. Beorna

Linked entries: searu-geþræc ge-þrec

-feald

(suffix)
Grammar
-feald, the termination of numerals, as án-feald one-fold, single; twí-feald or twý-feald two-fold, double; þreó-feald or þrý-feald three-fold, treble; seofon-feald seven-fold; manig-feald

manifold

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manifold

næs-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
næs-þyrel, -þyrl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Næsþyrel pennula, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 66 : nares, ii. 62, 5. Dó on ðæt næsþyrl, Lchdm. i. 352, 4. On næsþyrl bestungen, 348, 4. His ( the dead man ) næsþyrlo beóþ belocene, Blickl. Homl. 59, 14, Wið næsþyrla (næsþurla, 14, 11) sáre, Lchdm. i.

Linked entry: nos-þyrel

cól-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cól-þrǽd, -þréd, es; m.

A coal or blackened thread ⬩ plumb-line ⬩ perpendiculum

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A coal or blackened thread, plumb-line; perpendiculum Cólþréd perpendiculum Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 73

ge-þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicgan, -þicgean; p. -þah

To take ⬩ accept ⬩ receive ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere

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To take, accept, receive; sumere, accipere Waldon ða swángeréfan ða læswe forður gedrífan and ðone wudu geþicgan ðonne hit aldgeryhto wéron the swainreeves wanted to push the pasturage and take the wood further than the old rights extended, Th. Ch. 70

Linked entry: þicgan

be-cwilman

(v.)

to torment

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to torment Ne bið þǽr ansýn gesewen ǽnigre wihte bútan þára cwelra becwylmað (þe cwylmað?) ðá earman (cf. Wlfst. 139, 5: Búton þǽra deófla þe cwylmað þá earman), Dóm. L. 203

heáfod-stocc

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stocc, es; m. This word, which occurs several times in charters that describe the boundaries of land, seems from the following passage to mean
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A stock or post on which the head of a criminal was fixed after beheading Heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum . . . and ðá heáfodleásan man héngc on ðá portweallas, and man sette heora heáfda swilce óþra ðeófa búton ðám portweallon on ðám heáfodstoccum

þáriht

(adv.)
Grammar
þáriht, þár-riht, -rihte.

Similar entry: þǽr-rihte

deóp

(n.)
Grammar
deóp, the deep.
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Þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe dá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, Chr. 897; P. 91, 3. Deóp (trans) fretum (Mt. 8, 18), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 30: 36, 71. Cf. dípe. Add

þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
þyrne, an; f.

A thorn-bush

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A thorn-bush Þyrne, thyrnae dumus, Txts. 57, 710. Þorn oþþe þynne dumus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 70. Þyrne frutices, ramos, 151, 44; dumus, i. spina, spineta, Wülck. Gl. 225, 23. Hé geseah ðæt seóþyrne ( rubus ) ... næs forburnen, Ex. 3, 2, 3. On ða þyrnan

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