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Cartaine

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaine, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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The Carthaginians; Carthaginienses Wilnedon Cartaine friðes to Rómánum the Carthaginians sued for peace to the Romans, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 87, 12. Terrentius, se mǽra Cartaina sceóp, bær hætt on his heáfde Terence, the great poet of the Carthaginians, wore

ed-wít

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wít, æd-wít, es; n.

A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio

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A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn; opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio Wæs him on gemynde yfel and edwít the evil and contumely was in his mind. Bt. Met. Fox l, 109; Met. 1. 55. Ealle beóþ aweaxen of edwíttes ýða heáfdum all shall

Linked entries: æd-wít -wít

forþ-gang

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gang, es; m.

a going forthprogressadvanceprocessusprogressusa passagedrainprivymeātussecessuslatrīna

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[gang a going] a going forth, progress, advance; processus, progressus Ðæs cyninges ríce ge fóreweard ge forþgang cūjus rēgis regni et princĭpia et processus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 3. Se hæfþ forþgang fór Góde and fór worulde he shall have progress before

Linked entry: forþ-geong

for-wúndian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wúndian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To wound badlyulcerategrăvĭter vulnĕrāre

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To wound badly, ulcerate; grăvĭter vulnĕrāre Gif mon óðrum ða geweald uppe on ðam sweoran forwúndie [-wúndige MS. H.] if a man wound the tendons on another's neck, L. Alf. pol. 77; Th. i. 100, 11. Eall ic wæs mid strǽlum forwúndod I was all wounded with

hwearftlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwearftlian, p. ode

To turn roundroll roundrevolvemove aboutrove

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To turn round, roll round, revolve, move about, rove Ic hwearftlige verso, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 15. Ða eágan ðe nú þurh unálýfedlíce gewilnunga hwearftliaþ the eyes that now rove through unallowed desires, Homl. Th. i. 530, 31. Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ

Linked entry: hwyrftlian

nest

(n.)
Grammar
nest, es; n.

provisionsvictualsprovisions served out at fixed timesrations

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provisions, victuals Se him his nest áspringeþ he whose provisions fail him, Exon. Th. 335, 23; Gn. Ex. 38. Sum sceal on feorwegas gongan, and his nest beran, 329, 3; Vy. 28. On ðæm fætelse ðe hyre foregenga hyra begea nest þyder lǽdde, Judth. Thw. 23

niht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-líc, adj.

Nightlyof the nightnocturnal

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Nightly, of the night, nocturnal Fram ege nihtlícum a timore nocturno, Ps. Spl. 90, 5. For nihtlecum ege, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 11. Hí swuncon on nihtlícum réwette, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 24. Ða steorran sint mannum tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, i. 110

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ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treatexplainexpoundconsidertractāreexpōnĕre

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To treat, explain, expound, consider; tractāre, expōnĕre, consīdĕrāre Sume ðas race we habbaþ getrahtnod on óðre stówe some of this narrative we have expounded in another place, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 23. Ðá cwæþ Pilatus Hú clypedon hig and hú byþ hit getrahtnod

Linked entry: trahtian

ge-treówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówian, -triówian; p. -ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trustconfidehopeto make a treatybe confederateto clear one's self

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to trust, confide, hope Nelle gé on ealdurmenn getreówian nolite confide in principibus, Ps. Th. 145, 2. Ic on ðín sóþfæst word getreówige I will trust to thy true word, Ps. Th. 118, 80, 43, 48: 130, 5. Ic me on mínne Drihten getreówige ego in te sperabo

GNÆT

(n.)
Grammar
GNÆT, gnætt; gen. gnættes; m.

GNATculex

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GNAT; culex Gedrehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain out the gnat, Mt. Bos. 23, 24. Com hundes fleógan and gnættas venit cænomyia et cinipes, Ps. Spl. 104, 29. Aaron slóh mid ðære girde on ða eorþan, and gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe; and

sifeþa

(n.)
Grammar
sifeþa, seofoþa ; pl. f. : but also sifeþa, an ; m.
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siftings, bran, chaff Sifeþa furfur, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 49 : acus, 83, 19. Sifiþan, siuida furfures, Txts. 65, 940. Syfeþa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 75. Swá swá mon melo sift ; ðæt melo þurhcrýpþ ǽlc þyrel and ða siofoþa (syfeþa, Cott. MS.) weorþaþ ásyndred.

Linked entries: sifþa siofoþa syfeþa

teónlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teónlíce, adv.
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in a manner that causes harm or trouble, grievously, miserably Hí gedréfde deópe weorðaþ . . . swylce teónlíce geteoriaþ, Ps. Th. 103, 27: Exon. Th. 226, 17; Ph. 407. in a way that brings shame or affront, with insult or ignominy Man sceal ða geóguðe

wyrm-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-cyn, wyrm-cynn, es; n.

the genus reptilereptilesserpentsa species of reptileserpent

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the genus reptile, reptiles, serpents Hí gesáwon æfter wætere wyrmcynnes fela, sellíce sǽdracan, sund cunnian, Beo. Th. 2855; B. 1425. Betwux dracum and aspidum and eallum wyrmcynne, Homl. Th. i. 488, 1. Betwux eallum deórcynne and wurmcynne, 102, 6.

blǽd

Grammar
blǽd, (properly bléd, v. blówan)

fruit.

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fruit. Blǽd coma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 41. Hé ábreác þæs forbodenan treówes æpples . . . hié þá blǽde þigdon, Angl. xi. 1, 19. Ábiteriað ðá bléda fructus amarescit, Past. 341, 24. Ácuciað ealle eorðlice blǽdu (-e, -a, v. ll.) and blðwað (printed bláwað)

bledu

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Bledu patera, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 44: fiola, 290, 79 : ii. 36, 63. Blede tácen is þæt þú árǽre úp þíne swýþran hand, Tech. ii. 125, 9. Man bær þám cásere wín on ánre blede. Hml. S. 31, 631. Hrer on blede, Lch. ii. 314, 3 : 308, 29. Drince hé góde blede fulle

bin

(n.)
Grammar
bin, binn.

a basketcofinusa cribmangera stall

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Add: a receptacle for food, a basket; cofinus In binne in cofino, Ps. Srt. 80, 7. Þára hláfgebroca wæs tó láfe twelf binna fulle, Shrn. 48, 32. a crib, manger Ne untígð eówer ǽlc his oxan fram þǽre binne (praesepio) ?, Lk. 13, 15. 'Se assa oncneów his

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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in Dict., and add Gange ǽgðer ge cyricsceat ge teóðunge intó þám hálgan mynstre, Cht. E. 236, 2. Freoh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreóm þingum, án is circsceat, C. D. ii. 400, 29. On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras

eald-lic

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Add: proper for mature years, of the character that should belong to age Cildlic on geárum and ealdlic on móde. Hml. S. 7, 9. Sé of þǽre tíde his cnihthádes wæs berende ealdlice heortan ( cor gerens senile ), Gr. D. 95, 1. Biscopum gebirað ealdlice wísan

Eáster-lic

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Add: v. Eáster, Ymbe þæne eásterlican dæg wé eów wyllað gecýðan ꝥ hé wæs on þǽre ealdan ǽ tribus argumentorum indiciis preceptum, Angl. viii. 330, 4. v. Eáster, Þis eástorlice gerýno, Bl. H. 83, 7. Þæs eásterlican mónðes angin the beginning of the lunar

edisc

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>edisc,</b> es; m. An enclosed pasture, a park Edisc, deórtuun broel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 20. Broel, hortus cervorum deórtún vel edisc, 127, 23. Ad illum agellum qui dicitur Tatan edisc, C. D. iii. 383, 11. Greótan edesces lond