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CLYSTER

(n.)
Grammar
CLYSTER, gen. clystres; pl. nom. acc. clystru; gen. clystra; dat. clystrum;

A CLUSTERbunchbranchbotrusβότρυςracemuspropago

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Clystru botros Mone B. 2548. Clystrum racemis 3835. Ic geseah wíneard, on ðam wǽron þreó clystru videbam vitem in qua erant tres propagines Gen. 40, 10, 12

Linked entry: cluster

COCCEL

(n.)
Grammar
COCCEL, es; m.

COCKLEdarneltares; zizania

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Coccela zizaniorum Mone B. 2332

smúgan

(v.)
Grammar
smúgan, p. smeág, pl. smugon; pp. smogen

To creep, crawl, move gradually

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To creep, crawl, move gradually Ic smúge serpo Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 170, 15: crepo (serpo?) Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 84. Smúgaþ serpunt Wülck, Gl. 248, 19. Smúgen(-an?) serpere Hpt. Gl. 527, 49.

Linked entries: in-smoh smygel

beorg

(n.)
Grammar
beorg, beorh, biorg, biorh; gen. beorges; dat. beorge; pl. nom. acc. beorgas; gen. beorga; dat. beorgum; m.

a hillmountaincollismonsa heapBURROW or barrowa heap of stonesplace of burialtumulus

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Ǽlc múnt and beorh byþ genyðerod omnis mons et collis humiliabitur Lk. Bos. 3, 5.

Linked entries: beorh berg biorg

heófian

(v.)
Grammar
heófian, p. ode

To lamentmournwailbewail

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To lament, mourn, wail, bewail Ic heófige lugeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 28, 63. Gé heófiaþ and wépaþ plorabitis et flebitis vos, Jn. Skt. 16, 20.

ést-full

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Enoch wæs éstful on móde, Hml. S. 16, 17. Martirius wæs swíðe éstfull þeów Gode devotus valde Dei famulus, Gr. D. 86, 27. Éstfulre bróðerrǽdene devotae germanitatis, Hpt. Gl. 403, 4. Ꝥ ic þé mid éstfullum móde sylle ea ego tibi devotus dabo, Gr.

Linked entry: ést-georn

hen

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Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna. His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna on hire húses cafortúne, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær án fox . . . Cóm se fox, swá his gewuna wæs, and gelæhte áne henne (hæn, v. l.), Gr. D. 69, 22-70, 2.

yrre

(adj.)
Grammar
yrre, adj.
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Erre móde git mé gedydon, Bl. H. 189, 25. Wǽron hié swíþe erre on heora móde, 149, 28: 223, 6. (1 a) angry with, with dative (i) preceding Him wearð ierre (irre, ii. l. ) se góda wyrhta, Past. 337, 7 : 381, 23 : Gen. 342 : 742.

Linked entries: eorre eorre

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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Hú wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to Fæder fæðmum freoðo wilnian it shall be well to him who may seek the Lord, and desire peace in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 379; B. 188: Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 3; Hö. 98.

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558. Hreówum tornost most grievous of sorrows, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129.

(v.)
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Ðæt ðæt betst sý, ðæt mon seó foremǽre. Bt. 34, 2; Fox 82, 10. Gif heó leng sý ðonne hé if she live longer than he, L. Edm. B. 3; Th. i. 254, 13. Ðeáh ðe heora hundred seó. Ps. Th. 89, 10. Hé cwyð ðæt ic seó teónum georn, Cd.

un-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Ðý læs mon unmihtigne man tó feor for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 3. Ongit hú unmihtige ða yfelan men beóþ vide quanta vitiosorum hominum pateat infirmitas, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 2: 29, 1; Fox 104, 12: 36, 2; Fox 174, 27.

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Seó wicce ðe áwent þurh wiccecræft manna mód, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 210. Eówer nán ne áxie þurh ǽnigne wiccecræft be ǽnigum ðinge, 17, 26. Ne gýman gé galdra ne ídelra hwata ne wígelunga ne wiccecræfta, Wulfst. 40, 14. Be wiccecræftum.

weorold-þing

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þing, es; n.
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Sió úterre ábisgung ðissa woroldðinga ðæs monnes mód gedréfð cor externis occupationum tumultibus impulsum, 22; Swt. 169, 13. Woruldðinga, pref. ; Swt. 5, 3.

yppan

(v.)
Grammar
yppan, p. te.
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Ðæt wé hit for ðý yppen ðæt mon God herige ed ostendenda sunt, ut laudem coelestis Patris augeamus, Past. 59; Swt. 451, 4. Ic ne dear yppan ( pandere ) ðé dígla úre, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 13. Ypped oriundus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 65.

Linked entry: uppe

drý-cræft

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Ágróf se mon on ǽrenum brede drýcræftæs word, Shrn. 141, 16. ' Miht þú ádwǽscan þǽra crístenra drýcræft?' ... 'Beó ic scyldig gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwǽscan mid mínum drýcræfte,' Hml. S. 14, 54-58.

fore-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-weard, adj.
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Mid þrím fingrum foreweardum geniman to take with the tips of three fingers, Lch. ii. 180, 21. temporal Ne sceal mon þisne drincan sellan on foreweardne þone ece and þá ádle, ac ymb fela nihta, Lch. ii. 256, 18.

ge-lendan

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Ðæt scip . . . búton ðá rówend hit teón, sceal fleótan mid ðý streáme: ne mæg hit nó stille gestandan, búton . . . mon mid róðrum ongeán tió; elles hit gelent mid ðý streáme, Past. 445, 13. non-material Ic wolde witan hwæðer ( = hwider?)

ge-nyhtsum

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Is þín milde mód genihtsum tu copiosus misericordia, Ps. Th. 85, 4. Þæt hé dó his ðeówan ríce for worulde, genihtsume on welan, Hml. Th. i. 64, 17. Mid þǽm genihtsumestan opimis, Wrt.