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bútan

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Add: with nom. Eall úre folc mid fleáme astwand búton wé feówertig Þe on ðám feohte stódon, Hml. S. 11, 74. <b>C. II 1.</b> :-- Hý man gecnáwan ne mæg, búton -tonne heo gréwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. <b>III 2.</b> :-- Ne can ic nǽnigne

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, fulligan, fulwian, to fullianne; part. fulligende; ic fullige, ðú fullast, he fullaþ, pl. fulliaþ; p. fullode, ede; pp. fullod, ed; v. trans.

To FULL or make white as a fullerto baptizealbārecandĭdum făcĕrebaptīzāreβαπτίζειν

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To FULL or make white as a fuller [fullere, q.v.], to baptize; albāre, candĭdum făcĕre, baptīzāre = βαπτίζειν. A word of doubtful origin. It is by some connected with the verb which appears in Gothic as weihan to sanctify, Ongunnon hí men lǽran and fullian

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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A disease, pain, a languishing sickness, consumption; morbus, languor Wæs seó ádl þearl, hát and heorogrim the disease was sharp, hot and very fierce, Exon. 47a; Th. 160, 30; Gú. 951. Seó mycle ádl the great disease, leprosy; elephantiasis, Som. Ne hine

Linked entries: ádel ádle

ceorlisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorlisc, ciorlisc, cierlisc, cirlisc, cyrlisc; adj. [ceorl, -isc, q. v.]

CHURLISH, rustic, commonrusticus, vulgaris

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CHURLISH, rustic, common; rusticus, vulgaris Ceorlisc rusticus, Cot. 188. Ceorlisc hláf common bread; cibarius [panis], Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 61; Wrt. Voc. 41, 17. Ceorlisc folc common people, plebs; vulgus vel 87; Som. 74, 45; Wrt. Voc. 50, 27. Gif

emne

(adv.)
Grammar
emne, comp. emnor, emnar; adv.

Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just æquālĭter, æque, omnīno

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Equally, even, exactly, precisely, just; æquālĭter, æque, omnīno Sió sunne and se móna habbaþ todǽled betwuht him ðone dæg and ða niht swíðe emne the sun and the moon have divided the day and the night very equally between them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234,

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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The Angles; Angli The inhabitants of Anglen in Denmark. Anglen was the province from which the English derived their being and name. Anglen [v. Engel] lies on the south-east part of the Duchy of Sleswick, in Denmark. The majority of settlers in Britainwere

for-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beornan, -byrnan; p. -bearn, -barn, -born, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, -burnen; v. n.

To burn upbe destroyed by firebe consumedcombūriignĭbus consūmi

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To burn up, be destroyed by fire, be consumed; combūri, ignĭbus consūmi On ðære Sodomitiscra gewítnunge forbearn seó eorþe in the punishment of the Sodomites the earth was burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33. Forbarn broden mǽl the drawn brand was burnt, Beo.

Linked entry: for-byrnan

GEÁC

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁC, es; m.

A cuckoogawkcŭcūlus

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A cuckoo, gawk; cŭcūlus Geác cŭcūlus, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 16; Wrt. Voc. 29, 38 : 63, 3 : 281, 31. Geác monaþ geómran reorde, singeþ sumeres weard the cuckoo exhorts with mournful voice, summer's warden sings, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 6; Seef. 53. Siððan

Linked entries: gǽc iáces súre

ge-flít

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flít, -flýt, es; n.

Contentionstrifecontestdisputediscussioncontentioliscertāmenconcertātiorixa

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Contention, strife, contest, dispute, discussion; contentio, lis, certāmen, concertātio, rixa Agoten is geflít ofer ealderas effūsa est contentio sŭper princĭpes, Ps. Lamb. 107, 40 : Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 30. Ðis geflít hæc lis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 29; Som. 11,

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earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune; diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium God ealle þing gediht búton earfoþnysse God regulates all things without difficulty, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 19, 5; Lchdm. iii

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leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
leahtrian, p. ode.

impeachaccuseblamerevilereproachto corruptvitiate

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to charge with crime, impeach, accuse, blame, revile, reproach Ic leahtrige criminor; ic leahtrode criminatus sum, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 61. Man godfyrhte lehtreþ ealles tó swíðe godfearing men are reviled far too much, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 163. Ða

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.
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Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinking Gýfernys vel oferfil gastrimargia, Wrt. Voc.i. 27, 21. Oferfyl aplestia, ii. 10, 12. Ǽlc oferfyl fét unhǽlo, Prov. Kmbl. 61. Nǽfre oferfyl ne filige, forðí nis cristenum monnum nán þing

pæll

(n.)
Grammar
pæll, pellt, es ; m.
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a pall, covering, cloak, costly robe Pæl (pell) pallium, mid pælle (pelle) gescrýd palliatus, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 257, 3-4. Pæl pallium, Blickl. Gl. Weofod mid reádum pælle gescrýd ( the altar was in the church dedicated to St. Michael. v. next passage),

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stalian

(v.)
Grammar
stalian, p. ode
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to steal Se ðe stalaþ on Sunnanniht, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 22. Ðæra þeófa ðe staledon, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 24. Ne stala ðú, L. Alf. 7; Th. i. 44, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 208, 24. Be stale. Gif hwá stalie (stalige) ... Gif hé stalie (stalige) on

Linked entry: stal-gang

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, e; f.
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A pillar, column Sc̃s Arculfus sagaþ ðæt hé gesáwe on Hierusalem áne sýle . . . ðonne seó sunne byþ on ðæs heofones mydle ðonne nafaþ seó sýl nǽnige sceade . . . and swá ða dagas forð on sceortiaþ, swá byþ ðære sýle sceade lengra. Ðeós sýl cýþeþ ðæt

under-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
under-cyning, es; m.

A dependent, tributary kingone who rules under another

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A dependent, tributary king, one who rules under another. Cyning rex, lytel cyning oððe undercyning regulus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 19. Kyning basileus, undercyning regillus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 47. Sum undercyning wæs erat quidam regulus, Jn. Skt. 4, 46

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, es; n.

a vain thingvanityfrivolityan evil thinginiquity

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a vain thing, vanity, frivolity Ne geríseþ ǽnig unnytt mid bisceopum, ne doll ne dysig, L. I. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 30. Ðú hátodest ða ðe beeodon ídelnesse and ða ðe unnyt worhton odisti observantes vanitatem supervacue, Ps. Th. 30, 6. Wé lǽraþ ðæt man

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, <b>.
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III 1 b.</b> add: Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 20. <b>III 2 a.</b> add Hí swídost ǽlces gedweldes tiledon. Hml. S. 23, 364. Ðæt hé hine selfne ne forlǽte, ðǽr hé óðerra freónda tilige ne proximos juvando se deserat, Past. 463, 4. add: to strive

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Add: moral evil Hé cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta, Past. 300, 4. Gemyne hé ðæs yfles (yfeles, v. l. ) þe hé worhte, 24, 3. Ðæt hé tó yfle gedyde, 35, 9. Ðý lǽs hié hit mid ðǽm óðrum yfle (yfele, v. l. ) geiéce, 312, 11. Mid ðǽm ánum yfle,

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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a man; vir Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte the man found a ship on the strand Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602. Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4. Beornes