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weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
weaxan, weacsan, weahsan, weahxan, wexan, wehsan; ic weaxe; ðú wyxt; hé weaxeþ, weaxþ, weaxt, waexit, weaxst, wexeþ, wexþ, wixt, wihst, wihxþ, wyxþ, wyxt, wyxst, wycxþ; p. weóx, weócs, weóhs, pl. weóxon, weóhson, weóxson ; pp. weaxen

To wax, grow. ⬩ to grow, be produced, ⬩ to grow, grow up ⬩ to grow, increase, wax ⬩ to grow in honour, grow great, flourish, prosper ⬩ to be productive ⬩ to grow, take shape

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Sumu hé cearf ðonne him ðúhte ðæt hié tó swíðe weóxen (weóxsen, Hatt. MS.) ... Sumu hé leahte mid wætre, ðonne hié tó hwón weóxon (weóxson, Hatt. MS.), Past. 40; Swt. 292, 5-8. Ða þornas weóxon (wóxon, Lind.: wéxon, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 7.

BEÁTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEÁTAN, part. beátende ; ic beáte, ðú beátest, býtst, he beáteþ, být, pl. beátaþ ; p. beót, pl. beóton ; pp. beáten.

to BEAT ⬩ strike ⬩ lash ⬩ dash ⬩ hurt ⬩ percutere ⬩ tundere ⬩ verberare ⬩ cædere ⬩ pulsare ⬩ quatere ⬩ lædere ⬩ to tread ⬩ trample ⬩ tramp ⬩ calcare ⬩ proculcare

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Ðá Balaam beót ðone assan cum Balaam verberaret asinam, Num. 22, 23. Streámas staðu beátaþ streams beat the shores, Exon. 101 a ; Th. 382, 4; Rä. 3, 6. Sǽ on staðu beáteþ the sea lashes against the shore, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 30; Met. 6, 15.

Linked entries: a-beátan býtl

hús-ting

(n.)
Grammar
hús-ting, es; n.

a meeting ⬩ court ⬩ tribunal

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Hí [the Danes] leaddon ðone biscop tó heora hústinga, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 17

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te.

to alleviate ⬩ relieve ⬩ assuage ⬩ to light ⬩ alight

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to make light or easy, to alleviate, relieve, assuage Líht ðæt ðone swencendan magan that relieves the labouring stomach, L.

pæll

(n.)
Grammar
pæll, pellt, es ; m.
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Volosianus ðone pæll ástrehte ðe Dryhtnes andwlytan on wæs befealden, St. And. 46, 13. iiii. pellas, and iiii. cuppan, Chart. Th. 519, 23.

Linked entry: pell

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebrate ⬩ magnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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On ðam dæge gemǽrsode se mihtiga Drihten Iosue ðone æðelan ætfóran Israhéla folce in die illo magnĭfĭcāvit Dŏmĭnus Josue coram omni Israel, Jos. 4, 14. Is ðín nama miltsum gemǽrsod thy name is magnified with mercies, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-mérsian

starian

(v.)
Grammar
starian, p. ode
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To stare, look fixedly, gaze (with on, tó) Ðæt ic on ðone hafelan eágum starige, Beo. Th. 3567; B. 1781. Starie, 5585; B. 2796. Secga gehwylcum ðara ðe on swylc staraþ, 1997; B. 996: 2975; B. 1485. Wé on ðæt bearn foran breóstum stariaþ, Exon.

stricel

(n.)
Grammar
stricel, es; m.
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Lorgaulté the strickle used in the measuring of corne' Cotgrave. ' When wee goe to take up come for the mill, the first thinge wee doe is to looke out poakes, then the bushel and strickle.' Farming Books of H.

Linked entries: strycel tit-stricel

under-cyning

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

A dependent, tributary king ⬩ one who rules under another

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Ðe Hǽlend stód befar ðone undercynige ( praesidem), and gefrægn hine ðe undercynig (praeses ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 11, 21. Tó undercyningum ad praesides, 10, 18: Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9.

un-nyt

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

a vain thing ⬩ vanity ⬩ frivolity ⬩ an evil thing ⬩ iniquity

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Ðonne mæg hé ongitan ðæt yfel and ðæt unnet, ðæt hé ǽr on his móde hæfde, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 26. Hwý gé ymb ðæt unnet swincen? Met. 10, 21. Hwí smeágaþ hí unnytt quare meditati sunt inania, Ps. Th. 2, 1.

West-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
West-mynster, es; n. Westminster
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Hér man wrǽgde ðone biscop Ægelríc and sende hine tó Westmynstre, 1069; Erl. 207, 7. Icc habbe gifen Sainte Petre intó Westminstre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 190, 12, 26. Ða gebróðere on Westminstre, 192, 5.

beorþor

child-bearing ⬩ partus ⬩ gestation ⬩ partus ⬩ foetus

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S. 23 b, 46 gestation Þá ácende heó ðæt bearn on ðone seofoðan mónað þæs beorðres, Shrn. 61, 2. what is born partus, foetus Þæs byrþres líc on hire innoþe, Lch. iii. 146, 14. Mid beorþre foetu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 34.

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

poverty ⬩ indigence ⬩ want ⬩ begging

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Hine (Lazarus) geswencte seó wǽdlung, and áfeormode; ðone óðerne (Dives) gewelgode his genihtsumnys, and bepǽhte, Homl. Th. i. 332, 9. Of wǽdlunga de inopia, Ps. Spl. 106, 41. On wǽdlunga in mendicitate, 106, 10.

ofer-fyll

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fyll, e; -fyllu(o); indecl. f.

Overfulness, repletion, surfeit, excess in eating or in drinking ⬩ crapula

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Ðú scealt druncen fleón, and ða oferfylle ealle forlǽtan, Dóm. L. 32, 75. Níwes wínes oferfelle musti crapulam, Hymn. Surt. 97, 18. Þurh oferfylla and mænigfealde synna heora eard hý forworhton, Wulfst. 166, 29

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat, ⬩ pap, ⬩ Brest

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Lege ofer ðone wynstran tit, Lchdm. i. 192, 17. Tittas mamillas, lxxiv, 24: Wrt. Voc i. 65, 7: 283, 29: ii. 56, 28. Wið tittia sár wífa, Lchdm. i. 112, 16. Titto(tito, Rush.) ł breósto ubera, Lk. Skt. 11, 27: Rtl. 4, 17.

tún-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-geréfa, an; m.

a reeve ⬩ steward ⬩ bailiff ⬩ a praetor

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Hé hét betǽcan ðone diácon ðam túngeréfan Ypolite, 426, 35

forþ-genge

going forwards ⬩ progressing ⬩ having success ⬩ going on to completion ⬩ carried into effect ⬩ going on continuously ⬩ in full operation ⬩ flourishing

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Similar entries v. forþ, 2 b Ðæt hé sprecende bebiét, hé ðæt wyrcende oðiéwe, ðæt hit ðurh ðone fultum sié forðgenge quod loquendo imperat, ostendo adjuvat, ut fiat, Past. 81, 11.

fox

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Ðone leásan lytegan þú scealt hátan fox, næs mann, Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 17. Hú Bonefatius ádýdde þone fox þe bát his módor henna ... His módor gewunode tó fédenne henna, ac hig gelómlíce áweg bær and ábát án fox cumende of þám neáhlande ...

gold-hord

(n.)
Grammar
gold-hord, es; m. n.
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He gesette ðone gársecg on his goldhorde ponens in thesauris abyssos, Ps. Th. 32, 6. Ðe forþlǽdeþ fægere windas of his goldhordum qui producit ventos de thesauris suis, Ps. Th. 134, 8

an-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
an-forht, adj.

Fearful ⬩ timid ⬩ timidus

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Fearful, timid; timidus Ne þearf ðonne ǽnig anforht [MS. unforht] wesan no one then need be fearful, Rood Kmbl. 232; Kr. 117

Linked entry: on-forht