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godcund

(adj.)
Grammar
godcund, adj.

Of the nature of Goddivinereligioussacred

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Of the nature of God, divine, religious, sacred Seó godcunde ǽ lex divina, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 2. Wiotan ǽgðer ge godcundra háda ge woruldcundra wise men both of religious and secular orders, Past. Pref; Swt. 3, 3, 8; Hat. MS. Hér sende Gregorius pápa

Tír

(n.)
Grammar
Tír, es; n.
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One form of the name of the Runic T; it is also the name of the god corresponding to the Latin Mars, and apparently used also of the planet bearing his name; as Grimm notices, the Runic symbol ᛏ resembles that used for the planet ♂ Tír byþ tácna sum,

Linked entries: T Tíw

tóh

(adj.)
Grammar
tóh, adj.

Tough,tenacious,holding fast togetherlentustough,plianttough,sticky,glutinous,clammy

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Tough, tenacious, holding fast together; lentus Tóh, tóch, thóch lenta, Txts. 73, 1198. Tóh, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 64. Ðæm tón lento, 62. Ðǽm tón ab lentis, 3, 48. tough, pliant Tóh (tóch, thóh) gerd lentum vimen, Txts. 75, 1207: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 74. tough

Linked entries: teáh tóan

CAT

(n.)
Grammar
CAT, catt, es; m.
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A CAT; cătus, murĭceps Cat cattus vel murilĕgus aut murĭceps, Wrt. Voc. 78, 20. Catt murĭceps vel musio, murilĕgus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 71; Wrt. Voc. 23, 30. [Piers P. Chauc. cat: Plat. katte, f: O. Frs. katte, f: Dut. kat, f: Kil. katte: Ger. M.

Linked entry: catte

nyt-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nyt-líc, adj.

Usefulprofitablebeneficial

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Useful, profitable, beneficial Ǽghwæðer ( the male and female pennyroyal ) ys nytlíc (MS. H. netlíc) . . . and hí on him habbaþ wundorlíce mihte, Lchdm. i. 204, 11. Móna se feórþæ wercu onginnan nytlíc ys the fourth day of the moon is advantageous for

ge-lystan

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Add: with acc. of person, and gen. of thing desired Hý gelyst ǽlces ýdeles, R. Ben. 136, 22. Þa mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre; seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr. D. 3, 10. Geseah heó ǽnne

hearmian

(v.)

to da harm to

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to da harm to (dot.) Se synfulla man hearmað him sylfum egeslíce swýðe, Wlfst. 34, 13. Hearmað þé þin gewinn tógeánes mé, Hml. Th. i. 390, 11. Ǽlc man þe yfel déþ . . . þeáh þe hit sumum fremige, and ǽlc man þe gód déð . . . þeáh þe hit hearmige sumum

sǽl

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Add Genim þysse wyrte croppas, ǽrest þrý, æt óþrum sǽle fíf, æt þám þryddan sǽle seofone, æt þám feórþan cyrre nigon, . . . æt þám nigoþan cyrre nigontýne, æt þám teóþan sǽle án and twéntig, Lch. i. 214, 3-9. Gelamp on sumne sǽl ( alio tempore), Guth

heáh-burh

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation

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A chief town, large town; also a town having an elevated situation Ðǽr is Créca heáhburg there is the chief town of the Greeks, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 21: Beo. Th. 2258; B. 1127. Tó ðære heáhbyrig to the chief town [Babylon], Cd. 209; Th. 259, 30; Dan. 699. Se

ge-smyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyrian, -smirian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [smyrian to smear]

To smearanointungĕre

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To smear, anoint; ungĕre Hí word hira wel gesmyredon, ele anlícast molliērunt sermōnes suos sŭper ŏleum, Ps. Th. 54, 21. Forðon gesmiride mec propter quod unxit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 18. Ðætte gesmiredon hire ut ungerent eum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 1. Ðæt

Linked entry: ge-smirian

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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to make clear or manifest, to shew, declare Ǽlc gesceaft ðæt sweotolaþ, ðæt God éce is Deum aeternum esse cunctorum degentium commune judicium est, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 7. Hér swutelaþ on ðison cwyde hú Ædelréd geúðe ðæt Æðeríces cwyde standan móste, Chart

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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A light, swift vessel Scægð trieris, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 1. Sceið, 56, 13. Litel scip vel sceigð scapha vel trieris, 47, 61. Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé tó lande

offrian

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

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another Ic offrige onsægednyssa immolavi hostiam, Ps. Spl. 26, 10. Onsegdnisse ic offriu ðé holocausta offeram tibi. Ps. Surt. 65, 15. Ðú offrast án celf, Ex. 29, 10, 18, 20. Offrede litarat, sacrificabat

ge-belgan

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Add: with reflex, acc. Ne gebelg þú þé wið mé . . . Ne gebelge ic mé náwiht wið þé, ac fagnige þæs þú cwyst, Solil. H. 35, 6-10. Ðá sǽde heó ꝥ heó nán land hæfde þe him áht tó gebyrede, and gebealh heó (acc, or nom. ? Cf. III in Dict.)swíðe eorlíce wið

deór-ling

(n.)
Grammar
deór-ling, diór-ling, dýr-ling,es; m.

A dearling, DARLING, minion, favourite unĭce dīlectus, dēlĭciæ

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A dearling, DARLING, minion, favourite; unĭce dīlectus, dēlĭciæ Gif ðé lícode his dysig, swá wel swá his dysegum deórlingum dyde if his folly had pleased thee, as well as it did his foolish favourites, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 23: Wanl. Catal. 127, 49, col

húslian

(v.)
Grammar
húslian, p. ode

To housel

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To housel, to administer the sacrament Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðam dagum forðan ðe hý nǽfre ne mæssodon ne menn ne húslodon they might well have wives in those days for they never celebrated mass nor administered the Eucharist to men, L. Ælfc. C.

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.
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Add Sume adverbia syndon frumcennede . . . prope gehende is frumcenned, and propius gehendor cymð of ðám, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 232, II. local Hai þe þǽr gehende wæs, Jos. 7, 2. temporal Ne bið seó geendung þyssere worulde ná gyt, ðeáh ðe heó gehende sý, Hml

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Add Hié þæt dydon for þǽm swíþost þe hié þóhtan þæt hié siþþan hiora underþeówas wǽren, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 22; 3, 9; S. 132, 13. add Wé ne mihton secgan swá swíðe embe þæt swá swá wé woldon, Hex. 2, 4. Gemetegung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing

þeón

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On p. 1052,; l. 33, for 20 l. 16. 1. add Hí forð fremedon and þungon ( profecerunt ) þurh þá wununge heora geférscipes. Gr. D. 205, 5. Þonon hé forð þeón sceolde unde proficsre debuit, 200, 11. (l a) in greeting :-- Fæder mín leófa, þeóh þú an Críste

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-freoþian</b> in Dict. and add: to protect, shelter. to defend from harm, guard from injury Þú gehǽlst ús and gefreoðast (custodies ) fram heora yfle, Ps. Th. ii. 8. Gif hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum

Linked entry: ge-freoþian