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mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, es; n.

Menpeople

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Ðæt ðú ne nyme wíf mínum suna of ðisum menisce ( de filiabus Chananæorum ), Gen. 24, 3. Josue ofslóh eall ðæt mennisc ðe on muntum wunode ( omnem terram montanam ), Jos. 10, 40: Thw. 161, 37. Ácwealde ðæt earme mennisc, Homl. Th. ii. 474, 7

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f: es; n.
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Geheald me wið ðare gryne custodi me a laqueo, 140, 11. On grine in laqueum, 68, 23. Gryne, 65, 10. Ic fó mid grine laqueo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 29, 17.

Linked entries: giren ge-grin

ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deemjudgedetermineordaindecreedoomcondemnjūdĭcāredecernĕresancīrecondenmāre

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To deem, judge, determine, ordain, decree, doom, condemn; jūdĭcāre, decernĕre, sancīre, condenmāre He wile gedéman dǽda gehwylce he will judge each deed, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 13; Cri. 525.

ge-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séðan, p. de; pp. ed [séðan to affirm]

To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirmeffāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre

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To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirm; effāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre Nis ǽnig ðæs horsc, ðe ðín fromcyn mǽge fira bearnum sweotule geséðan none is so wise who may manifestly declare thy origin to the children of men, Exon

templ

(n.)
Grammar
templ, tempel, es; n.
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Wé wunedon wið Phogores templ mansimus contra fanum Phogor. Deut. 3, 29. Ðes tówyrpþ Godes templ, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 40. On ðæt hálige Salemannes templ, Blickl. Homl. 71, 18. Ic lǽre ðæt ðæt tempel wé forleósan, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 33.

þeód-wita

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wita, an; m.
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Cf. leód-wita

un-trumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-trumness, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessillnessinfirmity

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Ðá gestód his wíf untrumnes on hire eágan ingruente oculis coligine subita, 4, 10; S. 578, 18. Líchomlícre untrumnesse ðrycced corporea infirmitate pressus, 4, 24; S. 598, 25. Of untrumnysse ( infirmitate ) ðæs gecyndes, 1, 27; S. 494. 13.

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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Similar entries twi-feald, IV), simple, sincere, honest, pure Nis nán scild trumra wið ðæt tuiefalde gesuinc ðonne mon sié untwiefeald (-twy-, Cott. MSS.) nil est ad defendendum puritate tutius, Past. 35; Swt. 239, 10.

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anda

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Onǽled mid ryhtwíslicum andan wið his hiéremonna scylda, Past. 163, 20. For ryhtwísnesse hé sceal habban andan tó hira yfele contra delinquentium vitia per zelum justitiae erectus, 75, 13.

cyre

(n.)
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Th. i. 212, 7. free will in a theological sense Hwí wolde se Scyppend þone mannan tó his ágenum cyre lǽtan cur homo factus est in liberum arbitrium?, Angl. vii. 24, 232: An. Ox. 1315: 2682. Hé ús forgeaf ágenne cyre.

eardung

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Wið nǽddrena eardunge and áflygennysse to prevent snakes living in a place, and to drive them away, Lch. i. 366, 8. concrete, a dwelling-place, an abode. of men (or spirits) Þú, mínes wuldres eardung, Bl. H. 157, 12.

eglan

Grammar
eglan, eglian.
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Wið untrumnysse ðe eágan eigliað, 16, 28. Wiþ þám wyrmum þe innan eglað monnum, ii. 12, 4: 120, 18. For eówre forhtnysse and yrhðe þe eów eglað propter cordis tui formidinem qua terreberis, Deut. 28, 67.

ge-liger

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ge-liger, l. ge-ligere (ge-ligre),
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Ealra þára Rómána wíf þe hé mehte, hé tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 29.

ge-rímcræft

(n.)
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Wise Rómáne gesetton on gerímcraefte þæt nǽfre ǽr xi. kl. Aprelis Eástortíd gewurðan sceal, 226, 8 : Hex. 8, 5. Swá swá láreówas secgað on gerýmcræfte, 12, 23.

Linked entry: rím-cræft

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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Þá ꝥ win geteórode defciente uino, Jn. 2, 3. non-material Him nǽfre seó langung ne geteórode, Bl. H. 113, 14. Án weorc hé hsæfde . . . nǽfre geteórod one work he had that never failed, Hml. S. . . 23 b, 35

hú-lic

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Gif hé wiste húlic wíf ( qualis mulier ) wére, Lk. L. 7, 39. Sceáwa húlice (húlco, L.) stánas and húlic (huulig, L.) timber aspice quales lapides et quales structurae, Mk.

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moistureliquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14.

tó-sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽdan, p. de

To spread outextendexpandspread in different directions

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With open hede . . . her hair tosprad, Gow. ii. 260, 4

spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
spíwan, p. spáw, pl.spiwon.

to spew, vomit, spit upto spitto spit

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Ðonne is cynn, ðæt him spíwe ðæt wíf on ðæt nebb, Past. 5; Swt. 45, 2

Linked entry: spiwian

beór-hyrde

(n.)
Grammar
beór-hyrde, es; m.

A beer-keeperbutlercerevisiæ custospincerna

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A beer-keeper, butler; cerevisiæ custos, pincerna Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege, beórhyrde gód one is witty at wine-bibbing, a good beer-keeper Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 28; Crä. 75