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munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 33. An munuccild wunode on Mauricius mynstre... hæfde ðæt munuccild swíðe mǽrlíce stemne, Wulfst. 152, 7-11 : 22

un-gemódness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemódness, e; f.

Contentiousness ⬩ indisposition to agree

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Contentiousness, indisposition to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié nó on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and on góde

á-habban

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Add: to restrain ꝥ hí hí from wífum áhæfden, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 5. ꝥ hí í Heó sceolde hí áhabban fram Godes húses ingange, 493, 15: 489, 17. Fram ingange is tó áhabbanne ab ingressu abstinendum est , 495, 20. Hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml.

Linked entry: on-habban

andetere

Grammar
andetere, andettere.
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On ðone .V. an dæg þæs móndes biþ ðæs Godes andetteres tíd Sc̃í Quinti, Shrn. 126, 11. Ondetteres, Rtl. 65, 6. Ondeteres, 49, 4: 88, 40. On ðǽra hálgena mæssedagum þe wé hátað confessores, þæt sind andeteras.

beód-fers

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fers, es; n. (not m.)
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Hé tó Furtunates mýsan becom, ǽr þám þe hé his beódfers sunge (Gode þone lofsang ásægde, swá swá sume men gewuniaþ, ꝥ hí singað. . . ǽr hí etan, v. l. ), Gr. D. 62, 9

bogung

(n.)
Grammar
bogung, bógung, bðung, e; f.

Ostentation ⬩ arrogance ⬩ boasting

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D. 77, 4. þæt Iudéisce folc wæs up áhafen and hi sylfe herodon . . . þæt ludéisce folc gewát fram Gode forsewen þurh heora upáhefednysse and ágenre bógunge (praise of themselves). Hml. Th. ii. 428, 17. Substitute:

cyne-wíse

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Ðeós cwén on þám lande manege nytwyrðe dǽda gefremede Gode tó lofe, and eác on þá kynewísan wel geþéh ( she proved too of great advantage to the state ), Chr. 1067; P. 202, 17

efen-gemæcca

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Gif hié ne ongietað ðæt ðá beóð hira gelícan and hira efngemæccan on hira gecynde, ðá ðe him under*-*ðiédde beóð ðurh Godes gesceafte si eos, quos per conditionem tenent subditos, aequales sibi per naturae consortium non agnoscunt, Past. 201, 17

ge-hendnys

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Add: in a local sense. nearness, neighbourhood Gif hwá feorran cóme and wolde his lác Gode offrian, dæt hé on gehendnysse ( at hand ) tó bicgenne gearu hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 23.

ge-stæððignes

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Gehwylc tó ðám Godes weorce efste — þæt þonne sý mid mycelre gestæþðignesse, 47, 14: 67, 15. Mid gestæþignesse and nó mid higeleáste, 68, 2

racent-teáh

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'Gif þú sý Godes þeówa, ne binde þé seó ísene racetæáh (racenteág, v. l. ), ac þé nime Crístes racenteáh,' Gr. D. 214, 5-12. Hraccentégum gebinda catenis ligare, Mk. L. 5, 3. Mið hracentégum gebunden catenis uinctus, 4. Add

hǽst

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hést, e; f.

Violence, fury

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Grein compares with Goth. haifsts

ofer-gyldan

(v.)

to cover or ornament with gold

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to cover or ornament with gold Ic ofergylde auro Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39. Ealle ða græftas gé ofergyldaþ mid cræfte. Homl. Skt. i. 8, 61. On ofergildum hrægle in vestitu deaurato Ps. Lamb. 44, 10: Homl.

tóm

(adj.)
Grammar
tóm, adj.

Empty; ⬩ figuratively, ⬩ free from.

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Cf. leás Ðæt hý móstun mánweorca tóme lifgan and tíres blǽd écne ágan (cf. the man farid imu an giwald Godes tionono tómig, Hél. 2490), Exon. Th. 74, 26; Cri. 1212. Tome saule (animam inanem) he filled with fode, Ps. 106, 9.

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.

Carthage ⬩ Carthago

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Scipia hæfde gefaren to ðære niwan byrig Cartaina Scipio had gone to the new city Carthage, 4, 10; Bos. 93, 41: 4, 13; Bos. 99, 27. Ðæt mon ealle Cartaina towurpe that one would overthrow all Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 99, 25.

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es; n. (?)

strictness, rigour ⬩ violence, force

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Ben. 61, 15. violence, force Hú mæg beón bútan strece and neádunge ðæt gehwá mid clǽnnysse ðæt gále gecynd þurh Godes gife gewylde? Homl. Th. i. 360, 1, 10.

bealcettan

to belch ⬩ to come forth ⬩ to utter

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Ox. 1884. to utter Mín heorte bealcet good word, Ps. Th. 44, 1. Bylcetteþ eructuat, i. a corde emittit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 12. Ðá láre hé mid hunigswéttre þrotan bealcette, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 22

ceren

(n.)
Grammar
ceren, cæren, cyren, es; n?

sweet wine ⬩ carenum

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Cærenes gódne bollan fulne meng togædere mingle together a good bowl full of boiled wine, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19. Cyren vel awilled wín dulcisapa, Cot. 62

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSE ⬩ cadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.

hwón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón-líc, adj.

Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small

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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.