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swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.
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Twá swalewan heora sang up áhófon and hí setton on ða sculdra ðæs hálgan weres Gúðláces, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 3-10. For instances of the word in local names, see Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 338

Linked entry: swalewe

smearcian

(v.)
Grammar
smearcian, smercian; p. ode

To smirk, smile

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Gúþlác tó smerciende féng Guthlac received it smiling Guthl. ii; Gdwin. 56, 6. Mid smercigendum múþe Homl. Th. i. 430, 34

Linked entry: smercian

on-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bítan, p. -bát; pp. -biten (with gen.)

To taste of, partake of

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Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 24

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Hé þá tóweardan mannum cydde swá cúðlíce (cf. 62, 17) swá þá andweardan, Guth. 60, 21: Bl. H. 127, 28. Cúðlíce gewissian, Hml. Th. i. 440, 1. Bí ðǽm spræc Dauid swíðe cúðlíce on psalmum, swá hé hit oft ácunnad hæfde, Past. 375, 1.

clipung

(n.)
Grammar
clipung, e; f.
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Cleopodon þá gástas midmycelre cleopunge and þus cwǽdon, Guth. 38, 16. an appellation, name Gecíednysse, clipunge vocabulo, i. nomine, An. Ox. 1503. Clypunge, naman vocabulo, 4847: 4737.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

ge-hirtan

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Mid þan heó eft hig gehyrte, Guth. 88, 25. to restore the mental power of Gewitleáse gehyrtende inerguminos, i. amentes refocilando, i. confor-tando An.

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fultum

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Se getreówa fultum him tó cóm, Scs Bartholomeus, Guth. 28, 25. of troops Hé férde mid fultume . . . þe lǽs þe hí secgon þæt hí mid hira folce hig sylfe álýsdon and mid heora fultume him gefuhton sige ne glorietur Israel et dicat: Meis viribus liberatus

in-tinga

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Guth.

be-clýsan

to closeshut what is open to closeput an end toto shut up in a place

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. ¶ mid inseglum beclýsan to seal up, Guth. 8, 15: Wlfst. 259, 20. to shut out Þá com Martinus tó þám cásere, ac man hine beclýsde wiðútan, Hml. S. 31, 660

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash outto washcleansebaptizeanointabluerelucrelavarebaptizareunguere

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To wash out, to wash, cleanse, baptize, anoint; abluere, lucre, lavare, baptizare, unguere Gif ðú aþweán wylt if thou wilt wash out, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 32, 8. Aþweah me lava me, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Ðú aþweahst me lavabis me, 50, 8.

rysel

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Add: fat Hrisel cada, lytel hrisel cadula (cada arvina; cadula guttae quae cadunt ex pingui carne, cum assatur; frusta ex adipe, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 1. Hrysel arvina vel adeps vel axungia vel abdomen, 20.

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.

Roman

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Gúþlác ys on Rómánisc belli munus, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 10, 24. Ða yfel ðe Þeódríc wið ðam Rómániscum witum dyde, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 15. Him leofre wæs ðæt hié Rómánisce cyningas hæfden ðonne of heora ágnum cynne, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 25.

of-lysted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
of-lysted, -lyst; part.

Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for

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Ðá wæs hé swýðe oflysted ðæt hé ðæs eádigan weres blód águte he was possessed with a very strong desire to shed the holy man's blood Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 44, 22. Ða ðe sind oflyste rihtwísnysse, Homl. Th. i. 204, 1: Exon. Th. 464, 3; Hö. 81

ge-segen

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Mid gesegenum þára fremdra tǽlnesse, Guth. Gr. 102, 32. Ne gelýfde ic ǽniges monnes gesegenum swá fela wundorlicra þinga non crediderim cuiquam esse tot prodigia, Nar. 2, 10

magister

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magister, l. mágister, and
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Mid þám láreówdóme þæs heán mágistres Godes hé wæs on godcundlican þeódscipe getýd and gelæred summis providentibus magistris monasticis disciplinis erudiebatur, Guth. Gr. 112, 96.

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Hé hwæthwego fram ðam wage ða limu áhóf, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 27; Homl. Th. ii. 90, 29. Hwæthwega ufor gán, 32, 22. Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14. Hwæthwiga aliquantulum, Ps. Th. 89, 15. Hwæthwygu, 93, 8.

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot, Guthl

weþer

(n.)
Grammar
weþer, es; m.
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[Goth. wiþrus (Guþs) agnus (Dei): O. L. Ger. wither aries: O. H. Ger. widar aries, vervex, multo: Icel. veðr.]

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, an; m.

A companioncomradesŏdāliscontŭbernālis

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He gesomnode wered his geþoftena he collected a band of his companions, Guthl. 2; Gdwn. 14, 2: Shrn. 196, 20. Geþofta cliens, Wrt. Voc. 291, 33

Linked entry: þyften

ge-týan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-týan, p. de; pp. -týd

To instructteachimbueinstruereimbueredocere

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Th. ii. 118, 17: Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 10: Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 11: Nar. 1, 14. On snytrum sýn swýðe getýde eruditos corde in sapientia, Ps. Th. 89, 14: Elen. Kmbl. 2034; El. 1018

Linked entry: ge-týd