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seófung

(n.)
Grammar
seófung, e; f.
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Ne beó dó tó ceástful; of irsunge wyxt seófung. Prov. Kmbl. 23. Ic ne mæg ádreohan ðíne seófunga for ðam lytlan ðe ðú forlure. Bt. 11. 1; Fox 30, 20. Forlǽtan ða seófunga his eormþa miseras fugare querelas, 29, 3; Fox 106, 20: Met. 16, 7

dys-lic

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Dyslic bið þæt hwá woruldlice spéda forhogige for manna herunge and beó on Godes dóme geniðerod, Hml. Th. i. 60, 32: Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 28. Dys(e)lic dyrstignes. v. dyrstignes. Hit ðincð ungelǽredum mannum dyselig tó gehýrenne, Hml. Th. i. 94, 35.

ge-metan

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I a. with dimensions as object Beó þǽr gemeten nygon fét, Ll. Th. i. 226, 12. to apportion by measure Gemet ꝥte metende gié biðon eft gemeten iúh bið, Lk. L. 6, 38. (Goth, ga-mitan: O. H. Ger. ge-mazzon.)

óleccung

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'Nú is mín mód áwend mycclum tó ðé, ꝥ þú hláford beó þǽra ǽhta and mín. Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162.

esne

Grammar
esne, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Mon on ealdum bigspellum cwyð, ðæt hwílum beó esnes tíd, hwílum óðres, Prov. K. 31. <b>IV a.</b> add: The word occurs as a proper name, as well as the patronymic Esning. v. Txts. 543

sac-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-full, adj.

contentious, quarrelsome

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Homl. i. 109, 1.] given to accusation Ne beó ðú sacfull non eris criminator, Lev. 19,16 . Similar entries (v. sacan, IV)

on-médla

(n.)
Grammar
on-médla, (-medla, Grimm, Grein), an; m.

pride, glory, magnificencepride, arrogance, presumptioncourage, boldness

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Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces, 310, 27; Seef. 81. pride, arrogance, presumption For onmédlan, Beo. Th. 5844; B. 2926. Him for onmǽdlan eorre geworden, Cd.

Linked entries: on-mǽdla on-médan

torn

(adj.)
Grammar
torn, adj.

Causing violent emotions of griefanger, grievous, distressing, bitter

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Ðæt wæs Hróðgáre hreówa tornost it was to Hrothgar the bitterest grief, Beo. Th. 4265; B. 2129

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Á = ǽfre: Nú, sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2. Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod now, there shall ever [always] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 32, 11; 33, 4, col. 1.

Linked entry: ÁWA

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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Se ðæs orleges or onstealde, Beo. Th. 4805; B. 2407. Ðonne wé on orlege hafelan weredon, ðonne hniton féþan, 2657; B. 1326. Nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend tó ðam orlege, Andr. Kmbl. 94; An. 47: 2411; An. 1207.

Linked entry: or-læg

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Hringas dǽlan, Beo. Th. 3944; B. 1970: 6061; B. 3034.

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, wellcŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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He sóhte georne æfter grunde he sought diligently along the ground, Beo. Th. 4577; B. 2294: Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 11; Gú, 777: 57 a; Th. 204, 4; Ph. 92.

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Beo. Th. 4381; B. 2187. Ðæt ðæm sleacan preóste ne þince tó mycel geswinc, ðæt hé undó his eágan, Anglia viii. 317, 4. Tó swilcum sleacum cweð se hírédes ealdor: ' Tó hwí stande gé hér ealne dæg ýdele?' Homl.

Linked entry: sleac

BREGO

(n.)
Grammar
BREGO, bregu, brega, breogo; indecl. m.

A leader, governor, ruler, prince, king, Lord; imperator, princeps, rex, Dominus

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Beorna breogo the king of men. Andr. Kmbl. 609; An. 305

Linked entries: brega bregu breogo

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.
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Ðǽr beóþ ða swiftan hors ungefóge dýre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 34-21, 6

Linked entry: swyft

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Oftost on treówcynne beóð ða treówa getealde feminini generis,and se wæstm neutri generis, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Zup. 20, 15. Beó ðínes landes wæstm ( fructus ) gebletsod, Deut. 28, 4, 18. Se ðæs wæstmes ( the fruit of the tree of knowledge)onbát, Cd.

mónaþ-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-ádl, e; f.

A disease that occurs at intervals of a month

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A disease that occurs at intervals of a month Ða ðe ðonne on gewunon mónaþádle numene beóþ ... Ðæt wíf mid ðý heó ðone gewunan þrowaþ mónaþádle cum in suetis menstruis detinentur ...

sin-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
sin-rǽden, [<b>n</b>], e ; f.
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Ða ðe beóþ gebundne mid synrǽdenne conjugati, Swt. 393, 21. Cf. sin-híwan, -híwscipe, -scipe

súr-milisc

(adj.)
Grammar
súr-milisc, -melsc; adj.
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Ða mettas ðe strangunge mægen hæbben swá swá beóþ æppla nales tó swéte ac súrmelsce, Lchdm. ii. 176, 18

Linked entry: milisc

be-leógan

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Wé, ðe men syndon, beóþ ful oft belogene fram óþrum mannum fallimur qui homines sumus, Gr. 0. 40, 23. ¶ used impersonally, to be mistaken :-- Gif þú wilt geþencean hú mycel hine beleáh (hole much he was mistaken ), Bl. H. 189, 24. Add