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un-onwendendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-onwendendlíce, adv.

Unchangeablyimmutablywithout variableness

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Se wísa mon eall his líf lǽt on gefeán unonwendendlíce, 12; Fox 36, 24

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bróc

(n.)

a brook

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On cocbróc . . . on mylenbróc . . . on beánbróc . . . on ðan lace ðǽr ðá brócas twisliað, C. D. v. 198, 34. Add

cild-geong

Grammar
cild-geong, infant.
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Læg ic ( the infant Jesus ) cildgeong in crybbe, Cri. 1426. Mon cildgeong, Gn. Ex. 49: Lch. iii. 438, 5. Cildiung wíf puerpera (cf. puerpera, puella, Corp. Gl. H. 855), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 17.

ge-clystre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clystre, es; n.
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Srt. ii. 193, 1. ꝥ tó láfe wunodon swýþe feáwa geclystru þára wínbyrgena ut rari racemi remanerent, Gr. D. 57, 9.

glæs

(n.)
Grammar
glæs, es; m.
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Lǽt him blód þus; sete glæs on oððe horn, and teó ꝥ blód út, 232, 25: 206, 23

Grammar
ná, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Hé hiene geniédde ꝥ hé sealde Rómánum þreó hund gísla; and hé þéh siþþan ná þý lǽs ne hergeade on Rómáne ad deditionem coactus, trecentos obsides dedit. Enim cum inprobos non cohiberet excursus Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 31. Add

setlung

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Ne lǽt ðú ðæt yrre licgean on ðínre heortan ofer sunnan setlunge (cf. sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram, Eph. 4, 26), Hex. 46, 14

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, famous, renowned

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Seó gítsung gedéþ heore gítseras láðe and ða cysta gedóþ ða hlíseádige hæc effundendo magis quam coacervando melius nitent: avaritia odiosos, claros largitas facit, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 11-17. Gif hé nǽre hlíseádig egere claritudine, 33, 1; Fox 120, 35

splott

(n.)
Grammar
splott, es; m.

a plot of land a spot

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a plot of land Mann ðe áhte geweald ealles ðæs splottes æt Celian dúne, ðár ðæt scræf wæs tómiddes, ðe ða seofon hálgan lágon inne slápan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 415. On clǽnan splott súðe-weardne, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: ge-splottod

þreágan

Grammar
þreágan, I.
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Miehtig tó ðreánne ( arguere ), 91, 15. the object a thing (fault, sin, &amp;c. ) Mon hiera scylda ne ðreáð, Past. 129, 12. la. to threaten, cf. þreágung; II :-- For ðæm ryhtan edleáne Dryhten ðreáde ðurh ðone wítgan quod videlicet ex ira justae

ǽfen-steorra

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-steorra, an; m.

The evening starHesperus

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The evening star; Hesperus; the Grk. ἕσπερος [Lat. vesper], the evening star, is called by Hesiod a son of and Eos, and was regarded by the ancients the same as the morning star, whence both Homer and Hesiod call him the bringer of light, ἑωσ-φόροας,

Linked entry: morgen-steorra

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Lamb. 29, 6: Gen. 32, 22. Ðæt leóht, ðe we hátaþ dægréd, cymþ of ðære sunnan the light, which we call dawn, cometh from the sun, Bd. de nat. retum; Wrt. popl. science 2, 29; Lchdm. iii. 234, 29. Ic gá út on dægrǽd exeo dilūcŭlo, Coll. Monast.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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Fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémelíce drohtnodon many prophets under the old law passed their days acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii, 78, 34. Ðæt mid Suna Meotudes drohtigen dæghwamlíce that ye converse daily with the Son of God, Andr.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Lamb. 63, 6: Wé mid strǽlum hié scotodon , Nar. 22, 18. Ðæt hý scotien rihtheortan, Ps. Spl. 10, 2. Hí unscyldige mid bogan scotian þenceaþ ut sagittent immaculatum, Ps. Th. 63, 3.

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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And he fel dun in dedes bond, Gen. and Ex. 2715.] with prep, hentan æfter to try to get Nime hé leáfe ꝥ hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan (licentiam accipiat ut suum audeat perquirere, Lat. vers.), Ll. Th. i. 386, 17

snell

(adj.)
Grammar
snell, snel; adj.

Quick, active, strongof rapid movement, quick, rapid, swiftactive, prompt, ready, quick in action, bold keen, severe; sharp acute firm, determined bold, active alacer, acer, agilis, strenuus, robustus, pernix valiant, brave; ready of speech, eloquent

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[Snel (strong, 2nd MS.) cniht wes Carric Laym. 28860.]

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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Gen. 19, 21. with reference to non-material objects, to destroy by changing, to repeal a law, abrogate, abolish, overthrow, destroy Crist tówyrpþ ðás stówe and tówent ða gesetnysse ðe ús Moyses tǽhte, Homl. Th. i. 46, 3.

gifu

(n.)
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, Bt. 7, 3 ; F. 20, 12-15. a spiritual benefit Þes dæg is geweorþod mid manegum godcundum geofum, næs þǽra gifena lǽs þonne Drihtnes ǽrist, and eác þonne seó gifu þæs Hálgan Gástes, Bl. H. 133, 2-4. Þurh gife ðæs Hálgan Gástes.

mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
mǽran, máran; p. de

To make knowncelebratedeclareproclaim

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Hit nǽnig mon út cýðan ne móste, ðý læs ða elreordigan kyningas on ðæt fǽgon, ðæt ic swá lytle hwíle lifgean móste. Ne hit ǽnig mon ðære ferde ðon má út máran móste, ðý læs hié for ðon ormóde wǽron, Nar. 32, 22

Linked entry: máran

íwan

(v.)
Grammar
íwan, p. de

To show bring before the eyesdisplayreveal

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Ðæt land ðe ic ðé ýwan wille the land that I will show thee, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 11 ; Gen. 1751. Ord and ende ðæs ðe him ýwed wæs the beginning and end of what was revealed to him, 180; Th. 225, 31; Dan. 162

Linked entry: éwan