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þrym-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-sittende, adj.

Dwelling in gloryinhabiting heaven

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Dwelling in glory, inhabiting heaven Seó þrynis þrymsittende, Exon. Th. 286, 3; Jul. 726. Þegn þrym-sittendes wuldorcyninges, Andr. Kmbl. 834; An. 417: 1056; An. 528. Sié ðé þrymsittendum þanc, Elen. Kmbl. 1618; El. 811: Exon. Th. 239, 19; Ph. 623.

bisceop-híred

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-híred, es; m.
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The clergy subject to a bishop Biscophírede cleri (ad calumniam pontificis et infamiam cleri, Ald. 41, 2: cf. gloss on the passage. An. Ox. 3006 :-- Cleri, i. familię, i. populi preósthíredes), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 28: 18, 28.

Linked entries: bisceop-hyrde híréd

nume-stán

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The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

FRÁSIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRÁSIAN, freásian; p. ade; pp. ad

To askinquiretemptinterrŏgāreconquīrĕresciscĭtāritentāre

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Wæs mǽst Babilón burga, óþ-ðæt Baldazar, þurh gylp, grome Godes freásade [MS. frea sæde] Babylon was greatest of cities, until Belshazzar, through vain glory, fiercely tempted God, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 22; Dan. 695

hóp

(n.)
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Could the gloss belong to stagnosa paludis, the Latin words being understood as describing parts of the marsh? In another gloss, Wrt.

hyse-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-wíse, an; f.
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This gloss is sufficiently explained by the following quotation from Paulus' epitome of Festus, ed. Müller, p. 101 :-- Hirquitalli pueri primum ad virilitatem accedentes, a libidine scilicet hircorum dicti.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Ne týtaþ hér tungul ac biþ týr scæcen stars shall not shine forth, but glory shall have departed, Exon. Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45. [Cf. (?)

ge-regnong

(n.)
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[The gloss to this passage in Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 45 is gereohnung (l. geregnung? or geréonung? v. gereónian)], Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 12

hornnaap

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Could naap (= náp) be p. t. of nípan, used here figuratively of mental gloom? Further could horn = orn (ran) ? ; and could two quite different glosses have been suggested for the same Latin word, because the glosser was uncertain whether to connectt]

be-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
be-nǽman, be-néman; p. -nǽmde, -némde; pp. -nǽmed, -némed [be, niman to take]

To deprivetake awayauferreprivare

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Wuldre benémed deprived of glory Cd. 215; Th. 272, 18; Sat. 121

Linked entry: be-néman

éc-nes

(n.)
Grammar
éc-nes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Eternity, everlasting æternĭtas

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Eternity, everlasting; æternĭtas Ðæt we wuldres eard in écnesse ágan mósten that we for ever might possess the abode in glory, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 9; Cri. 1204: Ps. Th. 118, 152. On écnisse for ever, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 18; Gen. 469.

swin

(n.)
Grammar
swin, swinn, es; m.
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Sound, melody Swin, sang melodia (Wright gives swinsang melodio ; perhaps swinsung should be read, but see the following gloss), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 28. Swinne ł sangge melodia, Hpt. Gl. 467, 41. Swinn, dreám melodiam, 515, 42.

Linked entry: ge-swin

tiér

(n.)
Grammar
tiér, distillation (? cf. teár); ornament, splendour (? cf.
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Icel. taurar; pl. treasures); glory (? v. tír) Nis nán wundor ðæt sió lyft sié wearm and ceald wǽt wolcnes tiér winde geblonden (cf. sió lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm; nis hit nán wunder, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35), Met. 20, 81

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp, ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.
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Cáf præceps, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 143, 32. Hét ðá hǽleða hleó healdan ða bricge wígan wígheardne cáfne then the defence [the chief] of the soldiers commanded a warrior, hardy in battle and nimble, to defend the bridge, Byrht. Th. 133, 66; By. 76.

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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Gl. 13 f, 4 as the gloss of lurdus which Ducange explains as foul, cf. Ital. lordo, or stupid, cf. Fr. lourde, lourdand. Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could the word mean 'unable to bend, stiff, awkward?'

ge-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To drinkbibere

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To drink; bibere Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and ǽhta gedrinceþ to dryggum dreósendne wélan the bottomless avarice of glory and possessions drinks to the dregs perishable wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 31; Met. 7, 16. Ðæt wín is gedruncen bibitur vinum, Ælf.

Linked entry: ge-druncen

sturtan

(v.)
Grammar
sturtan, (? vowel as in murnan?); steart
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Glouc. 212, 1.]

Linked entry: styrtan

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfreysymphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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Galloc galla, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 46; Wrt. Voc. 67, 61. Gallac symphy̆tum, 42, 14; Wrt. Voc. 68, 29

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock arctium lappa

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River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10.

geanðe

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Has the glosser taken deorsum = de adversum and glossed it by from geán, and written both word, ðe = or, and symbol, ł, to connect this gloss with an alternative one, which, however, seems to render seorsum (cf. sundrig seorsum 6, 31) ?), Mk.