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on-sting

Grammar
on-sting, Add: the right to intervene, or thrust oneself into, the affairs of another. Cf. stingan; <b>Ia</b>
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Icc nelle nâteswhôn geþafian ꝥ þaer æ̂nig man æ̂nigne onstyng habbe on æ̂nigum þingum, Cht. E. 303, 10

sǽdian

(v.)
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Geeáde sé ðe sáwes séde ł gesáwe ł sédege exiit qui seminat seminare, Mt. L. 13, 3. Add

Sunnan-dœ́g

(n.)
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Sunday, the Sabbath Sunnadoeg, Mk. L. 6, 2: 16, 9. In sunnedoeg in sabbato, Jn. p. 4, 9

un-gewítendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewítendlic, adj.
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That does not pass away, imperishable Swylce man sylle gewítendlic hús, and ungewítendlic underfó, Hml. S. 34 298

Linked entry: ge-wítendlic

wæfþ

Grammar
wæfþ, wæfþu.
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Hí ne wundriað mæniges þinges þe monnum nú wæfðo (wærþo, MS.) and wunder þynceð, Met. 28, 82. Add

sæccing

(n.)
Grammar
sæccing, es; m.

Sacking, a bed made of sacking

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Sacking, a bed made of sacking Hí on sæccingum (in grabatis ) bǽron ða untruman, Mk. Skt. 6, 55

wæter-will

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-will, es; m.

A spring of water

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A spring of water Ðæt man weorðige wæterwyllas oþþe stánas, L. C. S. 5;Th. i. 378, 20

heáh-gesamnung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gesamnung, e; f.

A chief assembly, synagogue

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A chief assembly, synagogue Ðá com sum of heáhgesamnungum et venit quidam de archesynagogis, Mk. Skt. 5, 22

Linked entry: heáh-samnung

brytnere

(n.)
Grammar
brytnere, es; m.

A distributor, stewarddispensator

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A distributor, steward; dispensator Hwá sí [MS. sie] wís brytnere who can be a wise steward? Past. 63

Linked entries: brettnere brittnere

of-leógan

(v.)

to lie, be false

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to lie, be false Ða ælþeódgan bearn oflugon filii alieni mentiti sunt mihi Ps. Th. 17, 43

ge-sníðan

(v.)

to lie down

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to lie down Ðætte gesniða [Rush. gesnide] gedydon alle ut accumbere facerent omnes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 39. [?]

barc

(n.)

bark

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bark Nim horsellenes róta and eftgewæxen barc and drý swýðe and mac tó duste, Lch. i. 378, 15

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Ne þincþ ðæt wundur wuhte ðe læsse, Met. 20, 117. Ac nis ná wunder sed quid mirum? Hpt. Gl. 473, 44. Nis ðæt nán wundor, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 110, 9: Met. 17, 7.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDREDcentum

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Mið penningum twǽm hundum denariis ducentis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 37. Ðǽr wǽron twá hund and eahta and feówertig wera, Blickl. Homl. 239, 14. Mid ccl hunde [þridde healf hund, MS. E.] scipa, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 25.

Linked entry: hundes beó

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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reaping, harvest Ðæt ríp ( messis ) is worulde endung, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 39. Micel ríp ( messis ) ys, and feáwa wyrhtyna. Biddaþ ðæs rýpes Hláford ðæt hé sende wyrhtan tó his rípe, 9, 37-38 : Lk. Skt. 10, 2. Ðæt ríp (rípes tíd, Lind.), Mk. Skt. 4, 29.

Linked entry: ripa

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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On strǽta hyrnum, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 5. On strǽton in plateis, Mk. Skt. 6, 56. Hí synd stǽnene mid ðám ðe man strǽta wyrcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 134. Ðá arn se ceorl geond ealle ða strǽt, Homl. Th. ii. 302, 8

Linked entry: strét

æt-íwness

(n.)
Grammar
æt-íwness, e; f.
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Mk. p. 3, 4. <b>III a.</b> shewing by orderly arrangement, argument of a book :-- Æteáuunis argumentum, Jn. p. I.

Linked entries: æt-íwedness -íwness

leóran

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Hwylce men sceoldon beón sweltende and leóriende (leórende, v. l.) qui morituri sunt, 300. 11. <b>II a.</b> of things, to pass away, come to nothing :-- Word mín nǽfre ne leóraþ verba mea non praeteribunt, Mt. R. 24, 35

and-lícnis

(n.)
Grammar
and-lícnis, -niss, e; f.

A likenesssimilitudeimago

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A likeness, similitude; imago God gesceóp man to his andlícnisse creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam, Gen. 1, 27

bed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-clýfa, bedd-clýfa, bed-cleófa, bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed-chamberclosetcubile hominiscubiculum

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A bed-chamber, closet; cubile hominis, cubiculum Gang into ðínum bedclýfan infra in cubiculum tuum, Mt. Bos. 6, 6