fel
human skin
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Add: human skin Fel ufan eágan praefolium, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 3. Fel sceal for felle pellem pro pelle (Job 2, 4), Hml. Th. ii. 452, 17. Eft ic beó mid mínum felle befangen rursum circumdabor pelle mea (Job 19, 26), i. 532, 13: ii. 270, 19. a beast's skin
freóls
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Add: free. of persons, not in bondage Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, Cht. Th. 628, 23. Ǽlc hláford his nýdþeówum byrge ... for ðám hí sýn Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse. Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. of places, exempt from
fót-welm
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Add: e; f. (? v. Kent. Gl. 165 below; or has the glosser taken plantae to be dative?): -welma, an; m. Fótwelma, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 46. Fótwylm planta, Germ. 396, 151. His fótwelme (ut non comburantur) plantae ejus, Kent. Gl. 165. Heó (Jezabel) wæs eall
ge-sceádwíslic
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Substitute Discretum, detractum vel gesceádwíslic, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 12. endowed with reason, rational Þǽre sáwle gecynd is ðryfeald . . . þridde dǽl is gesceádwíslic, Hml. S. 1, 97. On eówerre sáule is andgit and gemynd and se gesceádwíslica willa
ge-segnian
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Add: to make the sign of the cross upon anything in token of blessing or consecration, cross Hé him gebæd and hine gesegnode (-sénode, v.l.) mid Crístes róde tácne signans se signo sanctae crucis. Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 491, 3. Gisægna hine consigna eum, Rtl
ge-clifian
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Take here ge-cleofian in Dict., and add: to stick to (tó or dat.) Gecleofige tunge mín gómum mínum adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis, Ps. L. 136, 6. Ðeós wyrt wyle hrædlíce tó ðám men geclyfian. Lch. i. 306, 4. Mín tunge ys gecleofod (adhaesit) tó mínum
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hyge-leás
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Add: of persons, (i) senseless, Gen. 51 (in Dict.). spiritless (f), without courage Be milte wærce . . . tácn ðǽre ádle hú higeleáse hí beóð (cf. the section to which this heading refers: Tácn þǽre ádle hú híwleáse hié beóð . . . þá men beóð mægre and
þolian
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Add Gyf hé hys sáwle forwyrd þolað si animae suae detrimentum patiatur, Mt. 16, 26. Eádige synt þá ðe éhtnysse þoliað, 5, 10. Án wíf þe þolode twelf geár, 9, 20. <b>I c.</b> </b> add: <b>III a.</b> to be without what is
sceabb
Scab, a scab
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Scab, a scab Scaed (scaeb?) scara (scara vulneris crusta, Du Cange. Cf. Span. escara the scurf or scar of a sore ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 8. Ðone leahtor ðe Grécas achoras (ἀχῶρας) nernnaþ, ðæt ys sceb (scæb,MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 322, 17. Wið sceb (scæb, MSS
CROCCA
A CROCK ⬩ pitcher ⬩ earthenware pot or pan ⬩ vas fictile ⬩ testa ⬩ olla
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A CROCK, pitcher, earthenware pot or pan; vas fictile, testa, olla Mín mægen ys forseárod, swá swá lǽmen crocca exaruit velut testa virtus mea Ps. Th. 21, 13. Crocca olla Ps. Lamb. 59, 10; Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 53; Wrt. Voc. 82, 56 Wyl wæter on croccan
hnescian
To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften
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To make, or to become, soft, to soften Ic hnexige mollio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 53. Lege ðonne on ðǽr hit heardige hnescaþ hyt sóna apply where it is hard, it will at once soften, Herb. 2, ii; Lchdm. i. 84, 4. Ðonne hnescáþ se swile sóna then the swelling
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tó-hweorfan
To go in different directions, ⬩ to part, ⬩ separate ⬩ to disperse
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To go in different directions, to part, separate. of two persons or parties Ða cyningas cómon tógædere and heora freóndscipe gefæstnodon ... And hí tóhwurfon ðá mid ðisum sehte, Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 5: 1091; Erl. 228, 8: 1093; Erl. 228, 39. of many persons
macian
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to bring into existence by construction or elaboration. to construct, frame, fashion Wurdon tóbrocene þǽra hǽþenra godahús and anlícnyssa þurh þǽra manna handa þe hí macodon and guton, Hml. S. 29, 181. Me mæig in Maio and Iunio . . . fiscwer and mylne
lah-slit
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According to its component parts the word means a breach or violation of the law; in the Laws however it is applied to the fuse payable for the breach, and is used only with reference to the Danes, the corresponding term among the English being wíte
muud-bora
one who can give protection (mund) ⬩ protector ⬩ patron ⬩ guardian ⬩ advocate ⬩ a guardian
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one who can give protection (mund), a protector, patron, guardian, advocate Forspeca vel mundbora advocatus, patronus vel interpellator, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 42. Mundbora patronus, ii. 67, 24: subfragator, 121, 55; Ep. Gl. 24 b, 31: advocatas, Hpt. Gl. 466
swápan
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To sweep, trans, To sweep with a brush (lit. or metaph.) Ic swápe uerro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Zup. 169, 14. Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps. Spl. 76, 6. to sweep, move (something) with the action of one sweeping Swápeþ sigeméce mid ðære swíðran
á-bǽdan
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Substitute the following: to force, wring Ele ábǽdan and áwringan of þám bergum ab olivis exigere oleum torquendo, Gr. D. 250, 22. to compel Gif ðæt nýd ábǽdeþ cum exhiberi mysterium ipsa necessitas compellit, Bd. l, 27; S. 497, 1. Ne hé on horses hrycg
ge-licgan
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Add: of living creatures. to be in a prostrate or recumbent position Hé gelæg ( jacebat ) tó dura his, Lk. L. 16, 20. In ðǽm gelæg menigo micelo, Jn. L. R. 5, 3. to assume a prostrate or recumbent position Benedictus eóde tó ðæs cnapan líce, and ðǽr
gár
a weapon with a pointed head ⬩ an arrow ⬩ the head ⬩ a wedge-shaped piece of land.
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Add: a weapon with a pointed head. where the use is uncertain Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús, By. 296. Þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan (cf. gripon under sceát werum scearpe gáras, Gen. 2064), An. 187. Gáras spicula, i sagitte, An. Ox. 2098. a weapon that
tó-glídan
To glide in different directions, ⬩ glide away ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ dispersed, ⬩ dispelled, ⬩ to disappear, ⬩ vanish, ⬩ pass away ⬩ to fall to pieces, ⬩ collapse ⬩ to slip away
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To glide in different directions, glide away. of a fluid Synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, swá lagu tóglídæþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2536; El. 1269. of smoke, cloud, or the like, to be dissipated, dispersed, dispelled, to disappear, vanish, pass away