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spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Eal ðæt God spilde God destroyed it all, Cd. Th. 154, 22; Gen. 2559. Sumne man tó Lundene lǽdde, and ðǽr spilde, Chr. 1096; Erl. 233, 9. Ðætte ne ic losige ł ic ne spillo ut non perdam, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 39. Ðætte ðú spilla ut dissipes, Rtl. 55, 22.

be-witan

watch over

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S. 22, 99: 3, 61. ꝥá góde mæn þe þis land bewiston, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 27. property ꝥá (the senators) wæron simbel binnan Rómebyrg wuniende, tó þon ꝥ hié bewisten eal ꝥ licgende feoh, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 4.

Linked entry: be-witian

fæstnung

stabilityfixityfortifyinga fasteningbinding an exhortationconfirmationratificationa covenantassurance

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Wel bið þám þe him frófre tó fæder on heofonum séceð, þǽr ús eal seó fæstnung stondeð, Wand. 115. confirmation, ratification. Similar entries v. fæstnian, 4 Fæstnung confirmatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 6.

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Seó sáwul ealle líchamlicra þinga híw mæg on hyre sylfre gehíwian, and swá gehíwode on hyre móde gehealdan, I. 225. Blódig wolcen on mistlíce beámas wæs gehíwod, Chr. 979 ; P. 122, 26.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisturewet, moist, having moisturewet, rainy

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Eal ða wǽtan þing and ða smerewigan sint tó forbeódanne, 10, 27: 246, 3. of weather, wet, rainy Lengtentíma ys wǽt, Anglia viii. 299, 27. Of untídlícan gewideran, ðæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 5

georne

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For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4. Hé má cégde and geornor bæd, Bl.

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, adv.

from abovedownaboveat the top

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Godwebba cyst ufan eall forbærst, Exon. Th. 70, 13; Cri. 1138. marking position, above, at the top Synd ðǽr þrý porticas ... fægere ufan oferworhte and oferhrýfde.

Linked entries: ufan ufon on-ufan

Æðelflǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelflǽd, e; f. [æðele, flǽd]

ÆthelfledÆthelfleda

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Ðá gerád he ða burg æt Tameworþige; and him cierde to eall se þeódscype on Myrcna lande, ðe Æðelflǽde ǽr underþeóded wæs then, while king Edward was tarrying there [at Stamford], Æthelfled his sister died at Tamworth, twelve nights before midsummer.

Linked entry: Æðelrǽd

milts

(n.)
Grammar
milts, milds, e; f.

mildnesskindnessfavourmercymeeknesshumilityjoy

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Ðonne wurþe ús eallum Godes milts ðé gearuwre, L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 372, 5: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 23: Past. 44; Swt. 325, 13. Biþ ðǽr seó miccle milts áfyrred ... ðæs Ælmihtigan, Exon. 28 a; Th. 84, 10; Cri. 1371.

Linked entry: milds

tíderness

(n.)
Grammar
tíderness, e; f.
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Lǽcedómas wið eallum tiédernessum eágena, 2, 6. Mid sáre geswenced, mid mislícum ecum and tyddernessum, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8. spiritual infirmity, sinfulness Ǽgylt, mislimp vel tyddernes excessus, i. culpa, delicta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 68.

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, an; m.
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Hit nan mon ne mæg eall habban, ðæt him ne sié sumes þinges wana, Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 19. Ðu mǽnst gif ðé ǽnies willan wana biþ, II, I ; Fox 30, 22: 26, 1; Fox 90, 22 : 29, I; Fox 102, 18.

Linked entries: ge-wana wan wan

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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Hí wrohten ǽlc þǽra harme and bismere þæs cynges, mannan ... hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 1-8. Hé sǽde þá sár and ðá bysmra þe hé ádreógan wolde, Bl.

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

settan

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Add Se cásere sette gebann, þæt wǽre on gewritum ásett eall ymbhwyrft, Hml. Th. i. 30, 1. Þá sette Boia þás spéce wið Ælfríce; ꝥ wes ꝥ Putrael sealde Ælfríce viii oxa, Cht. E. 274, 4. Hé sætte mycel deórfrið . . .

láð

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
láð, es; n.

harmevilinjuryhurttroublegriefpainannoyanceenmity

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Eálá hwæt ðú mé mycel yfel and láð dést mid ðínre ærninge O quam magnum væ facis mihi sic equitando, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 14: Cd. 21; Th. 25, 11; Gen. 392.

heofone

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Th. ii. 586, 29. as the expanse in which the stars are fixed: Seó heofene and ealla tungla heore rina behealdað Solil. H. 9, 14.

for-wyrcan

(v.)
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Sí forworht eal þe hé age, Ll. Th. i. 330, 23.

BYT

(n.)
Grammar
BYT, bytt, e; f: pl. bytta
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Ne híg ne dóþ niwe wín on ealde bytta; gyf hí dóþ, ða bytta beóþ tobrocene, and ðæt wín agoten, and ða bytta forwurðaþ.

Linked entries: ele-byt bitt

mangian

(v.)
Grammar
mangian, p. ode

To tradetrafficact as a monger

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Hwæt forstent ǽnigum menn ðæt ðeáh hé mangige ðæt hé ealne ðisne middangeard áge gif hé his sáule forspildt what does it benefit any man, though he come to own all this world by his trading, if he destroys his soul, Past. 44, 10; Swt. 333, 9

Linked entry: ge-mang

mis-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
mis-micel, adj.

Wanting in greatness or quantity(?)few

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, few On feorhgebeorh hæfde eallum eorþcynne éce láfe frumcneów gehwæs fæder and móder tuddorteóndra geteled ríme mismicelra (misselícra or missenlícra?)

ge-nihtsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumian, -nyhtsumian; part. -nihtsumigende; p. ode; pp. od

To abound, sufficeabundāre, suffĭcĕre

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Ánes engles geearnung ne genihtsumode to alýsednysse ealles mancynnes the merit of an angel was not sufficient for the redemption of all mankind, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 37

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumian