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gyrdels

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In gyrdelsum in zonis (Mt. lo, 9), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 43. Add

hlútor-líce

(adv.)

clearly ⬩ plainly ⬩ simply

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Þǽr man cyrcean rǽre, Þǽr mon Gode árwurðlíce hlúttorlice (with reverence and sincerity) offrigean mæge, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 17

hyht-lic

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Add: feeling joyous, exultant Hergas wurdon on fleáme . . . him on láste stód hihtlic heorðweorod, Gen. 2076. causing joy or pleasure, pleasant Þæt is sió án rest eallra geswinca, hyhtlicu hýð heáum ceólum módes usses, Met. 21, ll.. nóht hyhtlic hám

Linked entry: hyht-ful

log

(n.)
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The alliterative phrase ' land and lögr' is common in Icelandic, so perhaps loge shows Scandinavian influence and is the same as English lage (< lagu, q. v. ), or it may be from a nominative log. v. N. E. D. lough.] —

méd-sceatt

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Add Seó anfengnes médsceata on dómum ys sóðfæstnesse forlǽtnes, Ll. Lbm. 476, 30. Sé þe þám scyldegan scyldeþ for métsceattum (pro pecunia), 475, 3.

neát

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Ll. Th. ii. 140, 33. Hé þás foldan gefylde swíðe mislicum neáta cynnum (cf. mid mistlicum cynrenum nétena, Bt.33, 4; F. 132, 26), Met. 249-.Men and neát (nýtenu, Ps. Th. Rdr.) homines et iumenta, Ps. Vos. Srt. Cam. 35, 7. Add

sceáda

(n.)
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sceáda, (sceáde; f. (?)), an; m.

The top of the head, parting of the hair

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Ful streyt and evene lay his joly schood. Miller's Tale, 130. The nayl y-dryven in the schode a-nyght. Knight's Tale, 1149. schodynge of the heede discrimen Prompt. Parv.:

Linked entry: horn-sceaða

ǽfen-gifl

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Gyf wé fæstað and ðæt underngereord tó ðám ǽfengifle healdað, ðonne ne bið ðæt nán fæsten, ac . . bið ðæt ǽfengyfel getwifealdad, Ll. Th. ii. 436, 30. Gif hý on twá mǽl etað, sý gehealden ðæs pundmǽtan hláfes se þridda dǽl tó ðám ǽfengifle, R.

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Ðæt folc all gestǽnaþ usig plebs universa lapidabit nos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 6. Óðer gestǽndon alium lapidaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 35

fréfran

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., froe-fredon, L., freófradun, R. ) consolabantur, Jn. 11. 31. ꝥ hí Godes þearfran fréfrian and fédan Ll. Th. i. 326, 34. Froefra consolari, Mt. L. 2, 18. Frófran, Ps. Srt. 76, 3.

scutel

(n.)
Grammar
scutel, and scytel, es; m.

a dart ⬩ missile ⬩ arrow ⬩ the tongue of a balance

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Lat. momentum languette de bilance. Cf. schytylle, schityl, onstabyl preceps, Prompt. Parv. 447.]

ge-ýcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ýcan, -ýcean; p. te

To increase ⬩ add ⬩ eke

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Ðá geýhte he sum bigspell he added a parable, Lk. Skt. 19, 11, MS. A

streccan

(v.)
Grammar
streccan, p. strehte, streahte; pp. streht, streaht, streced (v. strecedness)

To stretch ⬩ to hold out, extend ⬩ to spread out ⬩ to prostrate

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Skt. 11, 8: Lk. Skt. 19, 36. to prostrate He hine wæs on gebed streccende æt líchoman ðæs Codes weres prosternens se ad corpus viri Dei pia intentione, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 29

Linked entries: ge-streccan C

ge-hwilc

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Th. i. 494, 2. any. as noun Gifhrýðera gehwylc (hwelc, v. l. ) sié þe hegas brece, Ll. Th. i. 128, 12.

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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</b> to pay court to a person :-- Weorðiaþ colunt (multi colunt personam potentis. Prov. 19, 6), Kent. Gl. 671. <b>IV b.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

licgan

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S. 36. of sexual intercourse, to lie with a person Ne lige þú dearnenga non moechaberis, Ll. Th. i. 44, 18. Ne lig dernunga non adulterabis, Mt. L. 19, 18. Gif hé mid gehǽme . . . Gif óðer mon mid hire lǽge ǽr, Ll.

ge-wemman

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<b>I a.

lim

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<b>II a.</b> = gecynd-lim :-- Se wǽta ðára innoða ástígð tó ðǽm lime humor viscerum ad virilia labitur, Past. 73, 10. <b>II b.</b> the leg :-- Hé gebæd nine tó Gode gebígedum limum, Hml.

ge-feoht

fighting ⬩ in a military sense, war: — ⬩ fighting between two or more persons ⬩ a fight, combat, battle, war. ⬩ military, between opposing forces ⬩ a fight between two or more persons ⬩ figurative, conflict, struggle for victory

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Ll. Th. i. 74, 18. Be gefeohte. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse ... Gif hwá on mynstre gefeohte ...

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, m.
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ieldran þisne ymbhwyrft þises middangeardes on þreó tódǽldon majores nostri orbem totius terrae triquadrum statuere, Ors. l, l; S. 8, l.