fyrmest
excellent
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Seó bóc ys geháten Genesis, . . . for þám þe heó ys firmest bóca, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 34. marking order in rank, importance. of persons Maurus wæs fyrmest muneca tó ðám mǽran Benedicte, Hml. S. 6, 51.
spǽtan
to spit ⬩ to syringe ⬩ squirt
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Ic hrǽce oððe spǽte screo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Zup. 158, 6. Ic spǽte spuo, 28, 3; Zup. 167, 10. Hé spǽtte on his eágan expuens in oculos ejus, Mk. Skt. 8, 23: Jn. Skt. 9, 6. Hí spǽtton on hine, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 30: 26, 67.
ge-sinhíwan
Married persons; ⬩ conjuges ⬩ conjugati ⬩ conjugia
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Gesinhíwan conjuges vel conjugales, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 25; Wrt. Voc. 50, 7. Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena oferstígþ ðaet líf ðæs mægþhádes the life of the married surpasses the life of virginity, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 29; Hat. MS.
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baþian
to immerse in a liquid by way of torment,
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S. 20, 48. to immerse in a liquid by way of torment, Similar entries v. bæþ On weallendum ele hé hét hine baðian, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 17
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íðan
To lay waste ⬩ desolate ⬩ destroy
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Ýðde ðisne eardgeard ælda scyppend the creator of men laid waste this world, Exon. 77 b ; Th. 291, 20; Wand. 85. Ýðan, 126 a; Th. 484, 13; Rä. 70, 7. Íðende depopulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 27
sweord-fetels
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Se cásere heora ǽlces sweordfætelsas hét forceorfan the emperor ordered the sword-belts of each of them to be cut, Ðat swerd on hundtwelftian mancusas and fóur pund silueres on þan fetelse, Chart. Th. 505, 32.
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un-gewítendlíce
Without passing away ⬩ permanently
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Without passing away, permanently Gehiéren hí ðæt ðás andweardan gód bióð from ǽlcre lustfulnesse swíðe hrædlíce gewítende and swá ðeáh sió scyld ðe hí ðurh ða lustfullnesse ðurhtióð ungewítendlíce bið ðurhwuniende mid wræce audiant quod bona praesentia
weorf
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Be ǽlces nýtenes weorðe gif hí losiaþ. Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł. . . . wilde weof mid . xii. Sciłł., oxan mid .xxx. p̃, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 4. Ungewylde weorf, nýten ł hors indomitos subjugales, Hpt. Gl. 458, 1. v. next word
cóþu
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Ǽlcne man warnian wið þás deófollican coðe, þæt is wið þás hellican unþeáwas, Wlfst. 245, 21: Angl. viii. 337, 7
ge-hala
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Sege ús nú ꝥ sóðe búton ǽlcon leáse, and wé beóð þíne gehalan and þíne midspecan, ne wé nellað þé ámeldian, ac hit eall stille lǽtan, ꝥ hit nán man ne þearf geáxian búton ús sylfum, Hml. S. 23, 590
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hécen
A kid
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A kid: Nime ǽghwylc híwrǽden of ǽlcum húse án lamb . . . æfter þám ylcan gewunan nymað ꝥ hécyn, Angl. viii. 322, 10.
hlutor-ness
Clearness, ⬩ purity
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Clearness, purity Hú heora gecynd bútan ǽlcre besmitennysse on écere hluttornysse þurhwunaþ how their nature continues without any pollution in eternal purity, Homl. Th. i. 538, 29.
CÁF
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Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift; acer, celer, præceps Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth very cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17: R. Ben. 7: Fulg. 9.
CLÁ
A nail, CLAW, hoof ⬩ unguis, ungula
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Nægl oððe clawu unguis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 46. Wurdon forþaborene ísene clawa iron claws were brought forth, Homl. Th. i. 424, 19. Sume wǽron mid ísenum clawum totorene some were torn with iron claws, Homl. Th. i. 542, 30.
CÍDAN
To CHIDE, rebuke, blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complain ⬩ increpare, rixari, altercari, queri
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Ic cíde altercor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12. Ic cíde oððe ceorige queror, 29; Som. 33, 53
for-hæfednes
Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstinence ⬩ contĭnentia ⬩ abstĭnentia
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-hefednyss] abstĭnentia, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 7. He hæfde swýðe mycle geornnysse sibbe and sóþre lufan and forhæfdnesse and eádmódnysse stŭdium vĭdēlĭcet pācis et cārĭtātis, contĭnentiæ et hŭmĭlĭtātis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 7.
GÆRS
GRASS ⬩ a blade of grass ⬩ herb ⬩ hay ⬩ grāmen ⬩ herba ⬩ fænum
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GRASS, a blade of grass, herb, hay; grāmen, herba, fænum Gærs vel wyrt herba, Ælfc Gr. 4; Som. 3, 20 : Jn. Bos. 6, 10. Híg and gærs hay and grass, Andr. Kmbl. 76; An. 38 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 196; Met. 20. 98.
hete-líce
Fiercely ⬩ violently ⬩ vehemently
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Fiercely, violently, vehemently Hetelíce mordicus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 5. Hine hetelíce swung [cf. Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 13 mid grimmum swingum swong] scourged him vehemently, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 3.
hyll
A hill
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A hill Hyll collis, Ælfc. Gl. 97; Som. 76, 62; Wrt. Voc. 54, 6. Þurþ hylles hróf through the top of the hill, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 29; Rä. 16, 27. Stondende on lytlum hylle, Shrn. 70, 14.
medumian
to fix the measure of anything ⬩ to deem worthy ⬩ respect ⬩ esteem
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.), respect, esteem Ic gemedemige (other MSS. medemige) ðe tó ðam þinge dignor te illa re, and medemigende ðé tó ðam þinge dignans te illa re, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Zup. 250, 9-10. Weofodþéna mǽðe medemige man, L. Eth. ix. 18; Th. i. 344, 9
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