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cwic

(adj.)
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Scealt þú eal ꝥ deáde of ásníþan oþ ꝥ cwice líc, Lch. ii. 82, 27. Þá Rómáne hié cuce bebyrgdan. Ac . . . hié mid hiera cucum onguldon þæt hié ungyltige cwealdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 6-10

dwolian

(v.)
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L. 118, 10. of inaccurate conception. to mistake, err Bið se here eal ídel, ðonne hé on óðer folc winnan sceal, gif se heretoga dwolað in exploratione hostium frustra exercitus velociter sequitur, si ab ipso duce itineris erratur, Past. 129, 9.

ge-swícan

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Hé underþiédde Rómánum eall þá folc þe him níwlíce geswicen hæfdon Germaniam in pristinum statum reduxit: trans Danubium multas gentes subegit, Ors. 6, 10; S. 264, 26.

Cnut

(n.)
Grammar
Cnut, es; m.

Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035

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And se flota ðá eal gecurón Cnut to cyninge here, in this year, A. D. 1014, Sweyn ended his days at Candlemas, on the 3rd of the Nones of February [Feb. 3rd]. And then all the fleet chose Cnut for king Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 20-22.

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the insidestomachwombbowelsthe breastheart

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Ealle ðás yfelu of ðam innoþe cumaþ omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, Mk. Skt. 7, 23.

leahter

(n.)
Grammar
leahter, es; m.

a crimefaultoffencesinvicedisgracefulreproachopprobriumblamedisgracediseasedisorderhurtmalady

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Hyt ealne ðone leahtor genimeþ it takes away all the malady, 13, 3; Lchdm. i. 106, 2. Heó ðone leahtor [cancer] gehǽlan mæg, 32, 3; Lchdm. 1. 130, 14. Leahtras noxas [cf. dare noxam, 64], Wrt. Voc, ii. 61, 41.

Linked entry: lehter

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.
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Ðonne ðære sóþfæstnysse gást cymþ hé lǽrþ eów ealle sóþfæstnysse; ne sprycþ hé of him sylfum, ac hé sprycþ ða þing ðe hé gehýrþ and cýð eów ða þing ðe tówearde synt, Jn. Skt. 16, 13

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Gyt mínne calic drincað, Mt. 20, 22, 23: Mk. 10, 38-39. to use as a beverage Ne drincþ hé wín ne ealu, Bl. H.165, 11. Se cyning and þá rícostan men drincað myran meolc, and þá unspédigan and þá þeówan drincað medo, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 16.

eádig

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Eallum gemǽne, earmum and eádigum, Hml. Th. i. 64, 33. On óðre wísan mon sceal manian earme, on óðre eádige (locupletes = ðá welegan divites, 181, 3), Past. 175, 14.

fíftig

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Hé wífa ánes wana ealra fíftig forhte gefreoðode, An. 1042. uncertain Hundteóntiges fótmǽla and fíftiges lange, Nar. 36, 12. a set of fifty psalms Ꝥ ǽlc gegilda gesinge án fíftig oþþe begite gesungen, Ll. Th. i. 236, 37: 222, 19.

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At leastat all eventsat any ratein any casehoweverevenyetonlyindeedcertainlyespecially

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Be emnihte oððe húru be ealra hálgena mæssan by the equinox or in any case by Allhallows' mass, L. Eth. ix. 9; Th. i. 342, 22. Eallum cristenum gebyreþ ðæt hí riht lufian and húru [ certainly ] gehádode men scylon á riht rǽran, L. I.

Linked entry: híru

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.
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Gif hwylc swíþe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne frýne molt on eallon his ríce, ac wǽron ealle þeówe ... Gif him sceoldan þeówe men þénigan, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 24-27. Ealla gesceafta hé hæfde getiohhod ðeówe (þeówu, Cott.

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.
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Gif hwá stalie on gewitnesse ealles his hírédes, gongen hié ealle on þeówot .x. wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe (þýfðe, MSS. B. H.) gewita (cf. wǽron cradolcild geþeówode þurh wælhreówe unlaga for lytelre þýfðe, Wulfst. 158, 15), L.

deófol-gild

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Þis tempel mid eallum þám deófolgyldum þe him on eardiað, Hml. Th. i. 72, 3. Deófulgildum, Lev. 26, 30

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

hleóþor

(adj.)

a soundnoisevoice

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Ðeáh ðe . . . ánra gehwylc . . . hæbbe gyldene býman on múðe, and ealra býmena gehwylc hæbbe .xii. hleóðor, and hleóðra gehwylc sý heofone heárre and helle deópre, ðonne géna ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ hé hý ealle ofer-hleóðeð, Sal.

niht

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Hié ealne ðone dæg wǽron ꝥ Þafiende oþ niht, 5, 7; S. 230, 18: Chr. 871; P. 70, 28. v. brýd-, foran-, freóls-, gistran-, midde-, midder-, þreó-niht; sin-nihte

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.
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Ofer ealne foldan sceát, 5, 21; Cri. 72.

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, -býrigan, -bírian; 3rd sing. ; p. ede; pp. ed; 3rd sing. ; p. ode; pp. od. [The cognate words point to a short vowel.]

To happento fall outto pertain tobelong toevenireacciderecontingerepertinere adIt pertains toit is fitting or suitableit becomesit behovespertinet adconvenitoportetdecet

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And feng to ealle ðam landum ðe ðǽr-to gebýredon and took to all the lands which thereto belonged, Chr. 910; Erl. 101, 6. v. impers.

Linked entries: ge-bíraþ býre

snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.
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Ealle heora snytru beóþ forglendred omnis sapientia eorum devorata est, Ps. Th. 106, 26. Spræc sunu Arones snytra gemyndig, Cd. Th. 148, 28; Gen. 2463. Snyttra, Exon. Th. 304, 30; Fä. 78. Þurh snyttra cræft, Andr. Kmbl. 1261; An. 631.

á-beran

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Ic gaderode mé . . . ðá wlitegostan treówo be ðám dǽle ðe ic áberan mihte; ne com ic mid ánre byrðene hám, ðe mé ne lyste ealne ðane wude hám brengan, gif ic hyne ealne áberan mihte.