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lof-sang

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sang, es; m.

hymnpsalm

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forlǽte wé ðás lofsangas, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 3. Ic sang úhtsang æfter ðá wé sungon dægrédlíce lofsangas cantavi nocturnam, deinde cantavimus matutinales laudes, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 27; Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 5

mircels

(n.)
Grammar
mircels, es; m.: e; f.

a signmarktokena mark to aim ata signetsealan ensigna trophya marked spot

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a sign, mark, token Ðú ásettest ðínes wuldres myrecels on worlde, sette ðín wuldres tácn in helle, Blickl. Homl. 87, 16. a mark to aim at Hé miste mercelses, and his mǽg ofscét, Beo. Th. 4869; B. 2439.

mis-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-, misse-líc; adj.

wanting in likeness or unityunlikediversevariousdiverging from the usual courseerratic

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ne sǽdon wé ðæt ðis andweaede líf nǽre ðæt héhste gód, forðam hit wǽre mistlíc (MS. Cott. mislíc), Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 17. Mistlíc promiscuum, mixtum, Hpt. Gl. 497, 5. Mistlíc bleó discolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 35.

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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Gif hé ðone ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men and begéte ðara syxa ǽnne æt ánum hrýðere, i.e. if he could bring those to swear with him, that the claimant was satisfied with, there was no need to nominate persons from whom he was to choose; if he

Linked entry: ge-coren

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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Is þearf micel, ðæt wé wísfæstra wordum hýran, 2335; An. 1169. of things Ðæt heó his wísfæst word efnan ut faciant mandata ejus, Ps. Th. 102, 17. wise, having knowledge or skill. learned Esaias, wísfæst wítga, Exon. Th. 19, 25; Cri. 306.

ge-manian

(v.)
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Ne þurfon wé þæs wénan, þæt úre Drihten ús nelle þára leána gemanian, þe hé ús hér on eorðan forgyfen hafað, Wlfst. 148, 16: 261, 18. <b>IV a.

ge-recedness

Grammar
ge-recedness, ge-reccedness.
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We ne wrítað mare buton þá nacedan gerecednisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 23, 4. Swá swá gé rǽdað on eowrumgerecednyssum, Hml. S. 5, 177.

grénnes

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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe

ídel-ness

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R. 7, 7. idleness, lack of energy Nys eác mid ídelnysse tó forelǽtanne þæt wundor non me quoddam spiritale praesagium narrare piget, Guth. Gr. 159, l

ge-þreán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreán, p. þreáde; pp. -þreád

To reproverebukeafflictvexconstraincompelcorripereincreparearguerecogereaffligerecoartareurgerevexare

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He náhte his líchoman geweald ac he wæs mid godcundum mægene geþreád he had no power over his body, but was afflicted by the divine might, Blickl. Homl. 223, 12

Linked entry: þreágan

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signifysibi velle, significareto communicate, announce, pronounce, uttercommunicare, pronuntiareto MOAN, to groaningemiscere, plangereto considercolloqui, considerareto make common, contaminate, defile, violatecommunicare, coinquinare, violarecommunicare alicuito make knowndicere, monstrare, judicare

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[mǽne vilis, scelestus] to make common, contaminate, defile, violate; communicare, coinquinare, violare Ðæt ðǽr ǽnig mon wordum ne worcum wǽre ne brǽce, ne þurh inwit-searo ǽfre gemǽnden that there not any man by words or works should break the compact

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

regn

(n.)
Grammar
regn, rén,es;m.

Rain

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Nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 33. Hé áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22;Sat. 11. Þurh dropunge deáwes and rénes, Ps. Th. 64, 11. Líget hé tó regne wyrceþ fulgura in pluviam fecit, 134, 7.

Linked entry: rén

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðæt ús God ne þurfa oncunnan for ðæræ waniungæ nec nobis Deus debeat imputare hanc imminutionem, Chart. Th. 163, 25. Oncunnen notatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 81. Hé wæs oncunnen accusatus fram ðam ylcan cyninge, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 9.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Heora ǽlces naman áwrít (superscribes) on his girde, Num. 17, 2. Áwrítt, eádgo deádo scribe, beati mortui, Rtl. 48, 5. Wé ne magon swáþeáh ealle naman áwrítan, ne furþon geþencan, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 74.

Linked entry: wrítan

grówan

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Þeós wyrt byð seldon funden, ne hý man gecnáwan ne mæg búton ðonne heó gréwð and bléwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. Swá lencten and hærfest, on lencten hit gréwþ, and on hærfest hit fealwaþ, Bt. 21; F. 74, 22. Greów fronduerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 23.

hrǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽw, hráw, hreáw, hrá, es; n. m.

a corpsecarcasetrunkcarrion

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Ðú earma ðú byst geworden ðæt fúleste hreáw and wyrma mete thou miserable thing, now art thou become a very foul corpse and food for worms, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 398, 16. Hrá wundum wérig the body weary with wounds, Andr.

Linked entries: hráw hreáw hrá

clepung

(n.)
Grammar
clepung, e; f.

A callingvocatio, clamor

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A calling; vocatio, clamor Se nán clepunge ðǽrto hafde máre he had not any more calling thereto, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 9. Clepung mín on ansýne oððe on gesihþe his ineóde to his eárum clamor meus in conspectu ejus introivit in aures ejus, Ps.

fór-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; subj. pres. -grípe, pl. -grípen; pp. -gripen

To take beforecarry off prematurelypre-occupyprærĭpĕrepræ-occŭpāre

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Ðý-læs hit sí mid deáþe fórgripen ne morte præ-occŭpētur, 1, 27; S. 492, 30, note

gærsama

(n.)
Grammar
gærsama, gersuma, an; m.

Treasureŏpes

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Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7

ildend

(n.)
Grammar
ildend, es; m.
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5