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copor

(n.)
Grammar
copor, es; n?

Copper cuprum

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Copper; cuprum Nim hwetstán brádne and gníd ða buteran on ðæm hwetstáne mid copore take a large whetstone and rub butter on the whetstone with copper Lchdm. iii. 16, 22

on-þweán

(v.)

to wash, cleanse by washing

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to wash, cleanse by washing Wé nǽron mid fulwihte hér on eorþan onþwægen, Shrn. 53, 21. Gif gé willaþ onþwegene beón si vultis ablui, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 16

Linked entry: þweán

hleápere

(n.)
Grammar
hleápere, es; m.

A leaper, dancer, runner, courier

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Tuegen hleáperas Ælfréd cyning sende mid gewritum king Alfred sent two couriers with letters, Chr. 889; Erl. 86, 23

Linked entry: hleápan

Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Dene, nom. acc; gen.a ; dat.um; pl. m.

The DanesDāni

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Sunnan dæges cýpinge gif hwá agynne þolie ðæs ceápes, and twelf órena mid Denum, and xxx scillingas mid Englum if any one engage in Sunday marketing, let him forfeit the chattel, and twelve ores among the Danes, and thirty shillings among the English,

pæll

(n.)
Grammar
pæll, pellt, es ; m.
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a pall, covering, cloak, costly robe Pæl (pell) pallium, mid pælle (pelle) gescrýd palliatus, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 257, 3-4. Pæl pallium, Blickl. Gl. Weofod mid reádum pælle gescrýd ( the altar was in the church dedicated to St.

Linked entry: pell

ece

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mid sáre geswenced bið, mid mislicum ecum, Bl. H. 59, 8. v. bán-, eág-, fót-, síd-, tóþ-, þeóh-ece. Add

gyte

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Bóte dón mid teára gytum and mid gebedum, Wlfst. 264, 13. a flux of blood Blódes gytt sanguinis projiuvium, Mk. p. 3, 7. Sum earm wíf wæs geswenct þurh blódes gyte, Hml.

a-wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecgan, -wegan ; p. -wegde, -wegede ; pp. -weged ; v. trans.

To moveremoveshakemovereamoverecommovereagitare

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To move, remove, shake; movere, amovere, commovere, agitare Ne mihton awecgan Iob of his módes ánrǽdnysse might not move Job from his constancy of mind, Job Thw. 167, 33 : Andr. Kmbl. 1005; An. 503.

Linked entries: a-wegan a-wegyd

CEALC

(n.)
Grammar
CEALC, es; m.

Plaster, cement, chalk;calx arenata, calx

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Ðá ongan se cealc mid ungemete stincan, ðá wearþ Iuuinianus mid ðam brǽþe ofsmorod Jovian was one night in a newly-plastered house: then he ordered a great fire to be lighted therein, because it was cold weather.

Linked entry: calc

gristbitian

(v.)
Grammar
gristbitian, p. ode, ede
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Gristbitedon mid heora tóþum ongeán me striderunt in me dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 34, 16. He ongan mid his tóþum gristbitian cæpit dentibus frendere, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 14: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 21; Jud. 271

Linked entry: gristbátian

scyte-finger

(n.)
Grammar
scyte-finger, es; m.
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Euenmicel swá ðú mǽge mid ðínan scitefingre tó ðínum þuman befón, Lchdm. iii. 6, 21. Mid scetefingre ðú gebécnest indice prodis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 5

swíðian

(v.)
Grammar
swíðian, p. ode.
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Ne wæs ðæt tó wundrianne ðeáh ðe ðæs cyninges béne ðá hé mid Drihtne rícsade mid hine swíþode and genge wǽre nec mirandum preces regis illius iam cum Domino regnantis, multum valere apud eum, Bd. 3, 12; 8. 537, ig. to make firm, to fix Suíðigaþ figite

un-nídige

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nídige, adv.

Without compulsionwillingly

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Without compulsion, willingly Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, and unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum óðerra byrðenna tóeácan hiera ágnum qui ad casum valde urgetur

Linked entries: nídige un-nédige

belg

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Ðeáh man þone gársecg embsette mid byligeon . . and tó ǽghwylcum þǽra byligea wǽre man geset. . . ond man bleówe mid þám byligeon. Wlfst. 146, 27-147, 6. Belgum folliginis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 15. Bylgum, 97, 23; 36, I: follibus, 89, 12.

fǽhþ

feud

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Add: in a general sense Themistocles gemyndgade Iónas þǽre ealdan fǽhþe þe Xersis him tó geworht hæfde, hú hé hié mid forhergiunge and mid heora mǽga slihtum on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 16.

ge-fréfran

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Hé þone nacodan mid náhte ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25. Ðá earman men gefréfra mid þínum gódum, i. 180, 6. Gifroefrað gié bituién consolamini invicem, Rtl. 28, 41. Þæs cildes dreórignysse gefrefrian, ii. 134, 19 : i. 338, I.

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, wella, wylla, an. ; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit. and fig.)

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Mid ðam willan fulluhte bæþes fonte baptismatis 5, 7; S. 620, 33. Ðiosne pytt ł uælla puteum Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 12. [Heo ȝeoten i þan welle (wille, 2nd MS.); þa wes þa welle mid attre bigon. Laym. 19771.]

on-fangenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fangenness, e ; f.

Receiving, reception, acceptance

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Mid onfangennesse ( perceptione ) ðæs Drihtenlícan líchoman, Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 568, 39. For onfangenysse ( susceptionem ) gesta, 1, 27 ; S. 489, 8

Linked entry: and-fengnes

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Ðá behét he mid áþe pollicitus est cum juramento, 14, 7. 9. He áþ swereþ þurh his selfes líf he sweareth an oath by his own life, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 5 ; Exod. 431 : Ps. Th. 131, 11.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

bysmer-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bysmer-leás, adj. [bismer, bysmer pollution, abomination, disgrace; -leás -less]
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Without pollution, spotless, blameless; sine pollutione, immaculatus, irreprehensus Ðæt he mǽge éðles mid monnum brúcan bysmerleás that he may enjoy the world blameless with men, Exon. 27a; Th. 81, 19; Cri. 1326

Linked entry: bismer-leás