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tíd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-sang, es; m.
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A song used at a particular time, the service held at one of the canonical hours Seofon tídsangas hí gesetton ús tó singenne dæghwamlíce . . .

Linked entry: tíd-þegnung

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.
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Deófol tiht ús tó yfele, ac wé sceolon geniman náne lustfullunge tó ðære tihtinge ... Seó yfele tihting is of deófle, Homl. Th. i. 174, 30-35: ii. 226, 29. Crist mid ðyssere tihtinge Petrum gehyrte, 374, 17.

Linked entry: tihting

á-sceacan

(v.)
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Wé sceolon ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp ús fram, Hml. Th. i. 602, 15. His geoc of heora swuran ásceacan, 212, 10: R. Ben. 98, 14. Hé of þám slǽpe ásceacen wearð, Hml. 8. 31, 891. to shake (trans.)

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

feorran

(adv.)
Grammar
feorran, adv.
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Fearra, Rtl. 55, 28. at a distance Ús ðé feorran (longe) wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 106, 16. Ðá stód se mánfulla feorran (fearra, R., fearra tó, L.) publicanus a longe stans, Lk. 18, 13: 23, 49: 17, 12.

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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Be ús cwæð se ylca apostol, þæt wé wǽron forestihte, ðus wrítende, 'Quos autem predestinavit . . .'; þæt is, 'Ðá ðe hé forestihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 364, 25-366, 1. Hé ne forestihte nǽnne tó yfelnysse . . .

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Gregorius is rihtlíce Engliscre þeóde apostol, forðan ðe hé þurh his rǽd and sande ús fram deófles biggengum ætbrǽd, ii. 116, 28. Nú com ic tó eów þurh ðæs Almihtigan sande, 296, 20.

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Wé syndon fram ðé oferswýðde, ac wé ácsiaþ: Hwæt eart ðú swá wunderlíc on ánes mannes hiwe ús tó oferdrýfenne, Nicod. Thw. 16, 20.

bǽdan

to urgepresscompelimpelto requireexact

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Hió unc bǽddan tó gemangum they urged us to marry, Shrn. 40, 29. Stinge finger on múð, bǽde tó spíwanne (cf. néde hine tó spíwanne), l. 17, Lch. ii. 286, 20. Baeden(d)re, baedendræ, bédændræ inpulsore, Txts. 71, 1100. Bǽdendre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 79.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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Skt. ii. 23 b, 367. figurative, chastisement, affliction Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid suingellan . . . ðætte suá hwæt suá nú on ús unnytes sié ðætte ðæt áceorfe sió suingelle from ús nunc foris per flagella tundimur . . .

Linked entry: swincgel

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Se middangeard ús (devils) wæs lange ǽr underþeóded, and ús deáþ mycel gafol geald, Bl. H. 85, 12. payment exacted by the state, a tax Æt gæflæs monunge in teloneo, Mt. R. 9, 9.

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Seó lyft sycð ǽlcne wǽtan up tó hyre, . . . se wǽta gǽð up swylce mid miste, and gyf hit sealt byð . . . hit byð . . . tó ferscum wǽtan áwend, Lchdm. iii. 278, 7-12. Ðá forscranc ðæt sǽd, for ðan ðe hit næfde nǽnne wǽtan.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte

ceác

(n.)
Grammar
ceác, es; m. A pitcher, jug, basin, laver; urceus, caucus = καῦκος , luter = λουτήρ
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Se ceác wæs swá micel ðæt he oferhelede ða oxan ealle, búton ða heáfudu totodon út a brazen laver stood before the temple, upon twelve brazen oxen. . .

Linked entries: céc ceác ful

Fróm-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Fróm-múþa, Frómuþa, an; m.

The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole BayFromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat

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The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay; Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat Hér wende se here eft eástweard into Frómmúþan, and up

Linked entry: Fróm

ge-heápod

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 15, 12. to heap up material (used figuratively) Ðæt se gítsere him on geheápige ðá byrðenne eorðlicra ǽhta avaro . . . terrena lucra cum pondere peccati cumulare Past. 329, 20.

be-díglian

(v.)
Grammar
be-díglian, -díhlian, -deáglian; ic -díglige; p. -díglode; pp. -díglod, -díhlod; v. a.

To hidecoverconcealkeep close or secretoccultareabscondere

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To hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret; occultare, abscondere Né hire ðú him ðæt ðú hine bedíglige non audias eum ut occultes eum, Deut. 13, 8. On gríne ða ðe hí bedíglodon in laqueo quem absconderunt, Ps. Spl. 9, 16.

mann-silen

(n.)
Grammar
mann-silen, e; f.

The wrongful selling of men into slavery

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Cf. earme men wǽron út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde, 158, 13. And see L. Eth. v. 2; Th. i. 304, 14

screádian

(v.)
Grammar
screádian, p. ode
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To shred, cut up or off, pare, (of trees) to prune Búton ða láreówas screádian ða leahtras þurh heora láre áweg, ne biþ ðæt lǽwede folc wæstmbǽre, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 16.

þreápian

(v.)
Grammar
þreápian, p. ode

To rebukereprehend

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MSS.) wile his hiéremenn, ðæt his word beóþ gehwyrfedo tó unnyttre ofersprǽce plerumque contingit, ut, dum culpa subditorum cum magna invectione corripitur, magistri lingua usque ad excessus verba pertrahatur, Past. 21; Swt. 165, 17

Linked entry: þrípel

æt-samne

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Þæt hié fóron ealle út ætsomne, Chr. 905; P. 94, 4. Add:

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 20. Álífed*-*lícur expedius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 42