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cniht-cild

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-cild, es; n.

A male childboypuer

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A male child, boy; puer Wæs on ðam ylcan mynstre cnihtcild sum, ne wæs yldre ðonne þrý-wintre there was in the same monastery a boy, he was not older than three years Bd. 4, 8; S. 575, 27

ge-stíran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíran, p. de; pp. ed

To correctrestraincorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbēre

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Cot.] óðrum ðæt hí swá dón ne dorsten in order that the punishments might restrain others from daring to do so, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 7

Linked entry: ge-stýran

HREÓH

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÓH, adj.

ROUGHfiercesavageroughstormytempestuousdisturbed

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Ne wedra gebregd hreóh under heofonum non ibi tempestas nec vis furit horrida venti, Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 18: Ph. 58. Brond hreóh onetteþ the flame hurries fierce, 59 a; Th. 212, 19; Ph. 217.

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16

Linked entry: ceoler

dóm-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-bóc, f. [bóc a book, q. v.]

DOOM-BOOK, a book of decrees or laws lĭber judĭciālis

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Ne þearf he nánra dómbóca óðerra cépan he need not heed any other doom books, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 30.

Linked entry: bóc-tǽcing

wíde-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíde-ferhþ, -ferþ, long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative, alone or with eall, with adverbial force,
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Hié ne wéndon ðæt hié wídeferhð landgeweorc beweredon, 1879 ; B. 937. Ðú scealt wídeferhð ðínum breóstum bern tredan eorðan ( super pectum tuum gradieris cunctis diebus vitae tuae, Gen. 3, 14), Cd. Th. 56, 2 ; Gen. 906.

bin

(n.)
Grammar
bin, binn.

a basketcofinusa cribmangera stall

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M. 19, 35. a stall Ne bið nýten on binnum non erit armentum in praesepibus. Cant. Ab. 17

raþe

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Ne cwǽde ic þeáh ná ðe raðor 'Genóh', Solil. H. 17, 5. Ne dó ic hí ná ðe raðor gelíce, 12. Hé oft wýscte þæt ealle Rómáne hæfden ǽnne sweóran, þæt hé hiene raþost forceorfan mehte, Ors. 6, 3; S. 256, 27. Add

steóran

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add: to prohibit. with acc. of person Sóna swá ꝥ gehýrde Nonnosus, hé stýrde hí, ꝥ. ꝥ swá beón ne mihte quod Nonnosus fieri prohibuit, Gr.

ofer-féran

(v.)

to pass over or through, to cross, traverseto come upon or across, meet with

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Ðet hí ne oferférdan ne transirent, Kent. Gl. 275.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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To dispose, order, determine; dispōnĕre, appōnĕre Sunu unrihtwísnesse ne geýcþ oððe ne gestihteþ derian hine fīlius inīquitātis non appōnet nŏcēre eum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 23. Ic gestihtode dispŏsui, Ps. Vos. 72, 25.

Linked entry: ge-stitian

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often see

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

DRECCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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Ne wendaþ hine wyrda, ne hine wiht dreceþ fates change him not, nor doth aught afflict him, Exon. 88 b; Th. 334, 1; Gn. Ex. 9: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 50, Met. 7, 25. Ðonne míne fýnd me drecceaþ dum afflīgit me inimīcus, Ps. Th. 42, 2.

tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detractionevil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemyscorn, mock, derision, reproachblame, censure, reproof

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Ne tále ne dóþ neque calumniam faciatis, Lk. Skt. 3, 14, Ðurh ðis beóþ áwecte saca and tála hinc suscitantur rixe, detractiones, R. Ben. 124, 18, Módignys ácenþ yfelsacunge, ceorunge, and gelómlíce tála, Homl.

Linked entry: tǽl

wórian

(v.)
Grammar
wórian, p. ode

To wander aboutto wander aboutramblebe a vagabond

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Seó rípung ðæs geatweardes gestæþþignesse sý swylc dæt hine ne wórian ne scríðan ne lyste (eitin non sinat uagari), R. Ben. 126, 17. Ðú færsð wórigende (vagus), Gen. 4, 12: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 43: 19, 2.

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sowto sowimplant

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lit. to sow (seed in a field) Túncersan ðe mon ne sǽwþ, Lchdm. ii. 22, 13. Weard sáweþ on swæð mín, Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Hig ne sáwaþ non seminant, Lk. Skt. 12, 24. Hláford hú ne seów (seówe, MS.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed,to wonder at, be amazed at

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Hwá is ðæt ne wafige ðæt . . . Met. 28, 18. Hwá is ðæt ne wafige (cf. hwá ne wundraþ ðæs, ðæt . . . Bt. 39, 3;Fox 214, 25)hú . . . 28, 31

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

ofer-méttu (o)

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-méttu (o), indecl. in sing. ; but declined in pl. , where it is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méde : perhaps all the instances which follow may belong to the plural, since eáþmétto takes a verb in the plural; f.

Pride, arrogance, haughtiness

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Ne gerísaþ heom príta, ne micele ofermétta, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 32. Heora eáþmétto ne mihton náuht forstandan, ne húru heora ofermétta, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 1.

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Hé ðone ymbhogan ne forlét ðæs flǽsclícan beddgemánan nec stratum carnalium sollicitudine deserit, Past. 16 ; Swt. 99, 24. Ðonne hié ágiémeleásiaþ ðone ymbhogan woruldcundra ðinga cum curare corporalia negligunt, 18 ; Swt. 137, 2.

Linked entries: hoga hoga

heals

(n.)
Grammar
heals, hals, es; m.

The neck, the prow of a shipcollum, amplexatoriumneck, part of the bow of a ship

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The neck, the prow of a ship Se hals the neck, Exon. 60 a; Th, 218, 22; Ph. 298. Gehæfted be ðdam healse fastened by the neck, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 29; Gen. 385. Heals ealne ymbeféng he clasped all the neck, Beo. Th. 5376; B. 2691.

Linked entry: hals