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nearwe

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nearwe, <b>. I.</b>
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Án clíwen suíðe nearwe and suíðe smeálíce gefealden, Past. 241, 24. Ne ǽnig man óðerne to nearwe ne hæfte, Wlfst. 70, 5. Add

rustig

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and rustig) Rústi[ges anfiltes] scabrae (incudis) (cf. ómiges anfiltes, 478), An. Ox. 7, 34

síde

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Wíde and síde geondsprang (cujus Gloria) longe lateque percrebruit, An. Ox. 2839. Oþ þá ancleów síde (mafortes) talo tenus prolixius (dependunt), 5336. Add

sméþian

(v.)
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Add Se cræftga sceáwað and sméðað artifex considerat et limat, Gr. D. 283, 26. Wóge sméþiende hylcas salebrosos conplanans anfractus, An. Ox. 1771

spranca

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Sprancena sarmentorum, i, uiminum, An. Ox. 2640. (This and Hpt. Gl. 468, 22 are glosses to the same passage, Ald. 36, 5). Add

út-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
út-gemǽre, es; n.

An extreme boundary

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An extreme boundary Of eorðan útgemǽrum a finibus terrae, Ps. Th. 60, 1. Óþ ðysse eorðan útgemǽru ad terminos orbis terrae, 71, 8

æfter-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-ryne, es; m.

An encountering ⬩ meeting ⬩ running against one ⬩ occursus

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An encountering, meeting, running against one; occursus Æfterryne his óþ to heáhnesse his occursws ejus usque ad summum ejus, Ps. Spl. 18, 7

ealdur-man

(n.)
Grammar
ealdur-man, -mann, es; m.

An elderman, alderman, nobleman ⬩ mājor nātu, princeps

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An elderman, alderman, nobleman; mājor nātu, princeps Nelle ge on ealdurmenn áne getreówian nōlīte confīdere in princĭpĭbus, Ps. Th. 145, 2: 118, 161

þurh-fleón

(v.)

to fly through

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to fly through Cume án spearwa and hrædlíce ðæt hús þurhfleó adveniens unus passerum domum citissime pervolaverit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 18

nǽder-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
nǽder-fáh, adj.
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Spotted like a snake Inn eóde án grislic deófol. Hé wæs on dracan heówe and eall hé wæs nǽdderfáh, Hml. A. 175, 183

níþig

(adj.)
Grammar
níþig, adj.
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Envious [Ní]þig inuidus, An. Ox. 56, 99. Næs hé ofermód ne níþig . . . Þá níðigan and þá æfstigan (given in note to preceding)

siru-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
siru-wrenc, es; m.

An artifice ⬩ crafty trick ⬩ wile

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An artifice, crafty trick, wile Hí ymbsǽton Cantwareburuh and hí in tó cóman þuruh syruwrencas (syre-, MS. E.) Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 29

Linked entries: syre-wrenc searu-wrenc

wiþ-habban

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Add: to restrain Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege, Hml. S. 31, 154.

ísern-gelóman

(n.)
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Substitute: ísern-gelóma, an; m. An iron tool íserngelóman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas. Gr. D. 201, 19. p him mon íserngelðman (issern-, v. l. ) bróhte, Bd. 4, 28; S. 520, 20.

ge-þrístian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þrístian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [þríst, þríste bold]

To dare ⬩ presume ⬩ audēre ⬩ præsūmĕre

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To dare, presume; audēre, præsūmĕre Ic ne geþrístige ego non audeo, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 5. Forðam he geþrístade quod se præsumpsisset, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 15

Linked entry: -þrístian

in-segel

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Add: a seal attached to a document as evidence of authenticity, Shrn. 176, 10 (in Dict.). Seó sprǽc wearð ðám cynge cúð.

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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One who takes an inheritance, an heir Ðes and ðeós yrfenuma hic et hæc heres, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 33. Mín inbyrdling biþ mín yrfenuma ...

Linked entry: -numa

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m.

an assemblage ⬩ the assemblage of workers on an estate ⬩ the estate on which they worked ⬩ hamlet ⬩ village

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Ic Ædgar gife freodom Sce Petres mynstre Medeshamstede of kyng and of biscop, and ealle þa þorpes þe ðærto lin: ðæt is, Æstfeld and Dodesthorp and Ege and Pastun, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 40. He com to Bethfage, swo hatte þe prop, O. E. Homl. ii. 89, 13.

Linked entry: þrop

geómor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geómor, geómur, giómor; adj.

Sad, sorrowful, mournful, murmuring, miserable, wretched ⬩ tristis, mæstus, quĕrŭlus, mĭser ⬩ doleful, miserable ⬩ depressed, sad, sorrowful ⬩ misery ⬩ misery ⬩ pity ⬩ mĭsĕria

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He ðǽr ána sæt, geoðum geómor he sat there alone, sad of mind, Andr. Kmbl. 2015; An. 1010. Ic of grundum to ðé geómur cleopode de profundis clāmāvi ad te, Ps. Th. 129, 1. Ðæt wæs geómuru ides that was a mournful woman, Beo. Th. 2155; B. 1075.

ge-cneordnes

desire, eagerness ⬩ diligence, earnest endeavour ⬩ study, careful examination ⬩ study of a scholar ⬩ a study, a subject studied, an art practised

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Ox. 3224. a study, a subject studied, an art practised :-- Mé áwehton þá gecneordnessa þe ic girstandæg gehýrde. Ap. Th. 19, 6. Bóclicum láreówdómum, gecneordnessum liberalibus studiis, i. exercitiis, An. Ox. 3100