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þrág-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
þrág-mǽlum, adv.

From time to timeat timesat intervals

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From time to time, at times, at intervals Ic wæs nýde gebǽded, þrágmǽlum geþreád, ðæt ic ðé sóhte, Exon. Th. 263, 3; Jul. 344. Ne meahton hió word forðbringan, ac hió þrágmǽlum þióton ongunnon, Met. 26, 80. Hit on wolcnum oft þearle þunraþ, þrágmǽlum

gengan

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Novƀ and Decƀ mid seofon rihtingum glædlíce gengað, Angl. viii. 302, 8. Man gengde geond eall ábútan þone portweall, Hml. S. 23, 267. For him Jordanen gengde on hinder Jordanis conversus est retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 3. Fengel geatolic gen[g]de, B. 1401

racent-teáh

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Hé geband him sylfum þone fót mid íserne racenteáge and ðá racenteáge hé gefæstnode . . . tó ðon ꝥ him nǽre ná álýfed furður tó gánne þonne swá swá þǽre racenteáge længe áþened wæs . . . 'Gif þú sý Godes þeówa, ne binde þé seó ísene racetæáh (racenteág

cwiddung

(n.)
Grammar
cwiddung, cwyddung ,e; f.

A saying, tale, report, speechdictum, sermunculus

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A saying, tale, report, speech; dictum, sermunculus Manegra manna cwyddung is it is a saying of many men, Bd. de nat. rernm; Wrt. popl. science 10, 28; Lchdm. iii. 256, 4. Æt fræmdra monna cwiddunge from the report of strangers, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 25

Linked entry: cwyddung

GÁD

(n.)
Grammar
GÁD, e; f.

A point of a weaponspear or arrow-headstingprickGOADcuspisacŭleusstĭmŭlus

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A point of a weapon, spear or arrow-head, sting, prick, GOAD; cuspis, acŭleus, stĭmŭlus Gád cuspis, Wrt. Voc. 288, 23. Gád stĭmŭlus, Wrt. Voc. 75; 1. Se yrþling ná gáde hæfþ, búton of cræfte mínum ărātor nec stĭmŭlum hăbet, nĭsi ex arte mea, Coll. Monast

Linked entries: gaad gǽd

pistol-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-bóc, f.
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A book containing the Epistles Hé ( the priest ) sceal habban ða wǽpna tó ðam gástlícum weorce ... ðæt synd ða hálgan béc, saltere and pistolbóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, L. Ælfc. C. 21 ; Th. ii. 350, 11-13. Hé ( bishop Leofric) hæfþ ðiderynn (St. Peter's

un-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

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Not dear, cheap, common Undeór hit is vile valet, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 61. Ðæt hié mon ná undeórran weorðe móste lésan ðonne hié mon be ðam were geeahtige, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1. Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe and ðeáh swíðe

un-deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deóre, adv.

Cheaplyat a small cost

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Cheaply, at a small cost Undeóre hé bohte vile vendidit, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 63. Gá seó wǽge wulle tó .cxx. p. and nán man hig ná undeóror ne sylle, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 4. Ðæt sý undeóror geseald ðonne hit woroldmannum gewunelíc sý vilius detur quam

wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
wistfullian, p. ode

To feast

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To feast Ic wistfullige epulor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 146, 1. Tíma is ðæt ðú mid ðínum gebróðrum wistfullige on mínum gebeórscipe, Homl. Th. i. 74, 15. Utan wistfullian epulemur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 62. Se apostol tǽhte ðæt wé sceoldon wistfullian ná on

Linked entry: wist

íþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-hilde, adj.
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Easily held, content (cf. ge-healdan; <b>XI a.</b>). Take here examples given under éþ-hylde in Dict., and add Éþhelde vel fulhealden contentus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 1. Ná his éðhylde weldǽde non suo contentus officio, Scint. 133, 3. Hæbbende

Linked entry: eáþ-hylde

ymb-gang

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Add Gif hí embegang ná dón si processionem non egerunt , Angl. xiii. 404, 554. Add Hiere ymbegong wæs xxx míla, and eall heó wæs mid sǽ útan befangen bútan þrím mílum viginti millia passuum muro amplexa, iota pene mari cingebatur, absgue faucibus,

wærness

(n.)
Grammar
wærness, e; f.

Prudence, circumspection, caution

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Prudence, circumspection, caution Mid wærnyssa ( cautela ) in gangende, ðæt óþre gebiddende hé ná gelette, Anglia xiii. 378, 188. Hæfde hé miccle lufan and ealle wærnesse tó ælcum men ( he was very considerate to everybody), . . . and ðeáh ðe hé on lǽwedum

be-tweohsn

(prep.)
Grammar
be-tweohsn, -tweoxn; prep.

amongAmong

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with dat. among Ne sié hit ná suá betweoxn eów . . . ond suá hwelc suá wule betweoxn eów mǽst beón, Past. 121, 4-6. Betweohxn (-tweoxn, v. l.) eów . . . betweohxn (-twuxn, v. l.) hǽðnum, 210, 7-8. Betwuxn óðrum sprǽcum, 461, 10. of mutual relation ¨

Linked entry: tweohsn

neádung

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Add: of pressure due to persons or circumstances Hé him ásǽde hwylc neádung þæs gafoles hine áþreátode quae eum urgeret debiti necessitas, indicavit, Gr. D. 157, 28. Heó wolde lybban hyre líf on mægðháde sylfwilles for Gode, ná for neádunge, Hml. A.

helian

(v.)
Grammar
helian, p. ode, ede

To hideconcealcover

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To hide, conceal, cover Mín unriht ic ná ne helede wið ðé injustitias meas non operui, Ps. Th. 31, 5. Heó helode hire nebb ðæt hé hig ne mihte gecnáwan she had covered her face that he might not know her, Gen. 38, 15. Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig gehádod man his

Linked entry: eorþ-hele

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and hé weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe hé ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 18-21: Blickl

Linked entry: slege

niht-sang

(n.)
Grammar
niht-sang, es; m.

the service at the seventh of the canonical hourscomplinea copy of the service

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the service at the seventh of the canonical hours, compline Nú gebyraþ mæssepreóstum ðæt hí ða seofon tídsangas gesyngon . . . nihtsang seofoþan, L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 3-7 : R. Ben. 40, 7. Hwænne wylle gé singan nihtsangc ( completorium ), Coll

ge-dríme

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ge-dríme, musical, melodious, harmonious.
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Take here <b>ge-dréme, ge-drýme</b> in Dict., and add Stefn gedrýme (-dréme, v.l.) vox canora, Hy. S. 2, 28. Mid gedrémum swége eque sonore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 68. Mid gedrémre swinsunge, [gedrê]mum sange consona melodia. An. Ox. 4911. Gedrémere

ofer-prút

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd; adj.
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Excessively proud, puffed up Ne bisceop . . . bisceophádes intingan regules beboda oferprút þrístlíce betwyxsende nec episcopus episcopatus occasione regulę beboda tumidus temere intermittat, Angl. xiii. 373, 104. Ys uppáhafennyss þearfena, þá ne welan

on-winnan

(v.)
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to attack, assail Sum hǽðen mann þe him swýðost onwann áwédde ðǽrríhte, Hml. S. 22, 131. Þæt gé eówerne eard bewerian mid wǽpnum wið onwinnendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 18: Hml. S. 25, 818. Hí weredon hí cénlíce wið þone onwinnendan here, 589: 719. Hé