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witleás-ness

(n.)
Grammar
witleás-ness, e; f.
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Witlessness, stupidity, dullness Witleásnes socordia, torpor, dementia, An. Ox. 47, 3

át-leáh

(n.)
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an oat-field In átleahe geat, C. D. iii. 80, 10

Linked entry: leáh

ǽr-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-leóf, adj.
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Very dear [Æ]rl[e]óf gratus, An. Ox. 56, 296

fús-trendel

Grammar
fús-trendel, Substitute: fustran [ = ? fýr-stanes]
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Heofenlices fustran lígette coelestis foci (i. ignis) fulmine, An. Ox. 1428

hám-scir

(n.)
Grammar
hám-scir, e; f.

The office of an ædileædilitas, officium ædile

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The office of an ædile; ædilitas, officium ædile, Cot. 71, Lye

geal-ádl

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Ealládla melancolias An. Ox. 7, 223: Angl. xiii. 33, 166. Add

on-bryrding

(n.)
Grammar
on-bryrding, e; f.

An exciting, a stimulus

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An exciting, a stimulus Onbryrdinge instinctu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 34

Linked entry: bryrding

on-wacan

(n.)
Grammar
on-wacan, , -waccan, e; f.

An awakening, arousing, incentive

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An awakening, arousing, incentive Onwaccano mægna incitamenta virtutum, Rtl. 74, 24

tó-ætícness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-ætícness, e; f

An increase,augmentation

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An increase, augmentation Tóætýcnys augmentum. Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 14

á-slǽwan

(v.)

to make slow or dull

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to make slow or dull Áslǽwe obtundo, An. Ox. 18b, 65

á-þyddan

(v.)

to thrustpush

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to thrust, push Þuth áþidde transfigit, transfodit, An. Ox. 50, 3

Linked entry: þyddan

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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in Dict., and add: to fill a place, vessel, &c. Ic gefelle repleam (thesauros eorum ), Kent. Gl. 253. Mon þæt lámfæt leádes gefylde, Jul. 578. Bið eal þes ginna grund gléda gefylled, Dóm. 12. Oþ þæt se wída ceafl gefylled bið, Wal. 60. Gefellede

openlíce

(adv.)
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Add Openlíce ( as all might see ) Godes englas lǽddon hine tó heofonum, Shrn. 59, 15. Man cíde him openlíce publica obiurgatione corripietur, Chrd. 61, 16: Hml. S. 31, 187. Sé þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25. Add Twá cynn

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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To go, pass, proceed. of actual movement, absolute Wód wíges heard,... and wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Gesión wadan wǽgflotan

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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to overspread Seó lyft ofer*-*gǽþ ealne middaneard, Lchdm. iii. 272, 17. to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer Se here fór tó Sandwíc, and swá ðanon tó Gipeswíc, and ðæt eall ofereode, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 4. Wǽndon ðæt hé sceolde

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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to HEAR, hear of Morgensteorran ðe wé óðre naman ǽfensteorra nemnan héraþ the morning star which we hear called evening star by another name, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 29; Met. 4, 15. Nǽnigne ic sélran hýrde hordmádmum no better treasure did I ever hear of, Beo

abbod-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
abbod-ríce, abbot-ríce, es; n.

The rule of an abbotan abbacy abbatia

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The rule of an abbot, an abbacy; abbatia On his tíme wæx ðæt abbodríce swíðe ríce in his time the abbacy waxed very rich, Chr. 656; Ing. 41, 1. On ðis abbotríce in this abbacy, Chr. 675; Ing. 51, 12

Linked entries: abbad-ríce ríce

and-

(prefix)
Grammar
and-, [Goth, anda-: Icel. and-, önd-: Grk. ἀντι-]

Againstwithoutcontra

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in composition denotes opposition, — Against, without; contra And-bita, and-beorma without barm, what was unleavened; azymos = ἄζυμος, Cot. 17. And-saca an adversary, apostate, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. And-swaru an answer, Beo. Th. 5713; B. 2860

líðend

(n.)
Grammar
líðend, es; m.

A travellersailor

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A traveller, sailor Líðend brohte elebeámes twig án tó handa the traveller (the dove) brought home an olive-branch [Bouterwek takes líðend to be a dative; if it is, the word refers to Noah], Cd. 72; Th. 88, 29; Gen. 1472

self-ǽta

(n.)
Grammar
self-ǽta, an; m.
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An eater of those belonging to its own species, (applied to man) a cannibal, anthropophagus Ðú scealt féran . . . ðǽr sylfǽtan eard weardigaþ . . . swá is ðære menigo þeáw, ðæt hié uncúðra ængum ne willaþ feores geunnan, Andr. Kmbl. 350; An. 175