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hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed, es; n.

A lying with, sexual intercourse, marriagecoitus

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Hǽmeda himeneas, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 2. Hǽmdo nubtiæ, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 1

Linked entry: dreám

hálga

(n.)
Grammar
hálga, an; m.

A sainta saint

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November se mónaþ onginþ on ealra hálgena mæssedæg the month of November begins on All Saints' day, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 55

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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to require:- Ic ofgange exigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 13. Eówer blód ic ofgange (requiram) æt eallum wilddeorum and eác æt ðam men; of ðæs weres handa ic ofgange ðæs mannes líf.

ge-swétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swétan, p. -swétte; pp. -swéted, -swét [swéte sweet]

To make sweetsweetenseasoncondīreindulcāreindulcōrāre

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Geswét wín mĕlicrātum = μελίκρατoν, Ælfc. Gl; 32; Som. 61, 113; Wrt. Voc. 27, 42. Geswét eced sweetened vinegar; oximellum, 32; Som. 61, 115; Wrt. Voc. 27, 44.

Linked entry: swétan

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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a stem of a tree Hwæt wénst ðú for hwí ǽlc sǽd grówe innon ða eorþan and tó wyrtrumum weorþe on ðære eorþan, búton for ðý ðe hí tiohhiaþ ðæt se stemn and se helm móte ðý fæstor standon ...

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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Bútan hláfe ǽlc mete tó wlǽttan byþ gehwyrfed, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 35. Seó ofering ðé wurþ oþþe tó sáre oððe tó wlǽttan, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 16. Wlǽttan sentina (ab omni spurcitiae sentina immunes, Ald. 10), Ánglia xiii. 28, 28.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

beód

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Bútan cræfte mínon ( the baker's ) ǽlc beód ǽmtig byþ gesewen, Coll. M. 28, 33. Be abbodes beódes gereorde de mensa abbatis, R. Ben. 93, 2. Críst gehál-gode on his beóde þá gerýnu úre sibbe, Hml.

efen

(n.)
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Ǽlc þǽra þinga þe man mæg tódǽlan on feówer on emne everything that can be divided into four exactly, Angl. viii. 306, 30

ge-cnǽwe

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S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.

ríht

(adj.)
Grammar
ríht, adj.
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Add Þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt, E. S. viii. 477, 13. Gif mon on his wege biþ gedwolod, sleá him ánne spearcan beforan, biþ hé sóna on rihtan ( in the right way ), Lch. ii. 290, 18.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origina creation, what is created, a creature

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Ac ǽlc mon ðe allunga underþeóded biþ unþeáwum forlǽt his Sceppend and his fruman sceaft si primordia vestra auctoremque Deum spectes, nullis degener exstat, ni vitiis pejora favens proprium deserat ortum, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 17-21. a creation, what is

tó-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen.

to lie or run in different directionsTo lie between,to lie and part,to divide,separate

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Ǽlc ðæra sprǽca is tódǽled on manega ðeóda, and ða sint tólegena and tódǽlda mid sǽ and mid wudum and mid muntum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 34

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Gif man óðres wudu heáweþ unáliéfedne, forgielde ǽlc greát treów mid .v. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 12; Th. i. 70. 5. Óftost beóþ ða treówa getealde feminini generis, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Zup. 20, 14: Ps. Spl. 95, 12. Treówu, Scint. 56, 17: Ps. Th. 57, 8.

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKEincreaseadd toaugment

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Hí sculon ǽlce dæg eácan [Cott. MS. ýcan] ðæt mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ, Bt. 26, 2 ; Fox 94, 1. Ýcan, Judth. 11 ; Thw. 24, 11; Jud. 183: Exon. l08 a; Th. 413, 3 ; Rä. 31, 9. Ýcean augmentare, Bd. 2, 4 ; S. 505, 16.

Linked entries: écan íht

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Efne oððe lóca nú hér hit is en, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 56 : Homl. Th. i. 358, 9. Hig cwǽdon Lóca nú hú hrædlíce þæt fictreów forscranc dicentes : quomodo continuo aruit ficulnea, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 20.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Hit biþ his pleoh ná mín, Ælfc. Gr. pref. ; Som. 2, 2. Wénaþ sume menn ðæt nán pleoh ne sý on deórwurðum gyrlum, Homl. Th. i. 328, 25. Hé búton pleó tó his fixnoþe gecyrde, ii. 288, 26. Pleó periculo, Hpt. Gl. 457, 40.

Linked entry: pleón

eácan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
eácan, eácen; adj.
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Hí sculon ǽlce dæg eácan (ýcan, v. l. ) ꝥ mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ, Bt. 26, 2; F. 94, 1. Nó þás bebodu tó brecanne, ac mid eallum gódum tó eácanne (ícanne, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 56, 2. ¶ eácen; ptcpl. (adj.). increased, augmented Eácne egesan, Sal. 473.

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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rightly, justly, with justice or quity Rihtlíce, rihtlícor, rihtlícost juste, justius, justissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 50. Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce ðæt hí mid hiora árleásan hláforde ealle forwurdon, Homl. Th. i. 88, 30.

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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a loan, grant, gift Lǽn commodum, Ælfc. Gl, 14; Som. 58, 5; Wrt. Voc. 21, 1. Lǽn commodum, lucrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 1 : depositum i. e. commendatum, 139, 1. Borg vel lǽn fenus i. e. lucrum, usura, 148, 24. Tó hwíle lǽn momentum, Ælfc.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land