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sige-beác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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Ðǽr ðæt heofonlíce sigebeácen ( trophaeum ) árǽred beón sceolde, Bd. 3, 2 ; S. 524, 35. Æþelinges ( Christ ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen. Kmbl. 1772 ; El. 888. Be ðam sigebeácne ( the cross ), 336 ; El. 168.

ǽ-swícung

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ǽ-swícung, l. -swicung,
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On ðám upplican ríce is heálic sib, and ðǽr ne bið nán ǽswicung gemét, Hml. Th. ii. 562, 24. Wá middangearde for ǽswicungum . . Neód is ðæt ǽswicunga cumon, i. 514, 33: 516, 1. Intinga ǽswicunga ( scandalorum ), R. Ben. I. 115, 4.

irfe-weard

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Éghwylc ðára erfewearda ðe æfter him tó ðǽm londe fóe . . . Ðás gewriotu sión getrymed mé and mínum ærfeweardum. Gif. . . gesibbra ærfeweard forð cymeð wépnedhádes, C. D. ii. 121, 12-27.

secgan

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Add Ðǽm welwillendum is tó sæcganne, ðæt . . . Past. 230, 10. Add Hér sægað ymb ðás mǽran gewyrd, Verc. Först. 96, 3. Add Secge him mon swíðe gedæftelíce for his ágnum scyldum modis congruentibus de proprio reatu feriendus est, Past. 185, 12.

Tír

(n.)
Grammar
Tír, es; n.
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Dan. Tirs-dag), Týr; gen. Týs

Linked entries: T Tíw

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shadeshadow (cast by an object) darknessshadow, protectiona shady place, shade, arbouran obscure image

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Ðis andwearde líf is swíðe anlíc sceade, and on ðære sceade nán mon ne mæg begitan ða sóðan gesǽlþa, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 19. On midde ða sceade deáþes, Ps. Th. 22, 4. Ðá gesundrode sigora Waldend leóht wið þeóstrum, sceade wið scíman, Cd.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

sib-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
sib-fæc, es; n.
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A degree of relationship Æfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenum cynne, ðæt is þinnan ðam feórþan cneówe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 14: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22. Cf.

sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
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Wacige and swince ðár ongeán ðæt hé oft ǽr beslép and sláwode, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 3. Slágige (slacige?) ł sláwige pigeat, Hpt. Gl. 479, 5

Linked entry: slágian

sticung

(n.)
Grammar
sticung, e; f.
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a pricking, piercing Hié ( the elephants ) fóran wédende ǽgðer ge for ðæs flexes bryne ge for ðara nægla sticunge, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 8. sticking (pigs), killing; cf. stician, <b>I a </b>On manegum stent ðæt se gafolswán sylle ǽlce geáre

reáf-lác

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Add Ðæt hé for ðý reáfige ðý hé tiohchie ðæt hé eft scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean, Past. 341, 22: 343, 13. Reáflácas (rapinas) nylle gé gewilnian, Ps. L. 61, 11

ge-stíran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíran, p. de; pp. ed

To correctrestraincorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbēre

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To correct, restrain; corrĭgĕre, cŏhĭbēre :Forðæm ðæt ða wítu gestírdon [gestírden, MS. Cot.] óðrum ðæt hí swá dón ne dorsten in order that the punishments might restrain others from daring to do so, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 7

Linked entry: ge-stýran

tó-endebyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-endebyrdness, e; f.

Order,series,succession

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And tóendebyrdnesse his gesihþa ðám mannum ánum hit cýþan wolde, ðam ðe hine ácsodon for ðam luste inbryrdnesse omnibus opus virtutum praedicabat sermonibus.

æt-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-berstan, ic -berste, he -birsteþ, -byrst; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To break out or looseto escapeget awayerumpereevadere

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To break out or loose, to escape, get away; erumpere, evadere Ða ælbærst him sum man evosit homo quidam, Gen. 14, 13. Ða fíf cyningas ætburstop fugerunt enim quinque reges, Jos. 10, 16. Ðæt he ðanon ætberste that he escape thence, L. C.

Linked entries: æt-byrst at-berstan

dylsta

(n.)
Grammar
dylsta, pl. dylstan

Matter, corruption, mucustabum, mucus

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Matter, corruption, mucus; tabum, mucus Fleó ða mettas ða ðe him dylsta on innan wyrcen let him avoid the meats which may work mucus in his inside, L. M. 2, 29; Lchdm. ii. 226, 10. Ðǽr dylstan on synd whereon the mucus is, 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 20

rihtlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rihtlǽcan, p.-lǽhte

To make right, rectify, correct, amend

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To make right, rectify, correct, amend Gif hé ðonne swá ne béte and rihtlǽce, hé sý of ðam ealdorscype áworpen, after punishment R. Ben. 46, 19. Se ðe ǽr ðysum misdyde, ðæt hé hit georne gebéte and rihtlǽce hine sylfne, Wulfst. 277, 2.

clíða

(n.)
Grammar
clíða, clýða, an; m.

A plaster, salve, poulticeemplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα

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Swylce ðǽr clýða togelǽd wǽre as if a poultice were laid there, Herb. 51, 2; Lchdm. i. 154, 18.

Linked entries: cleóða clýða

sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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add: a visible display Twégen munecas bǽdon æt Gode sume swutelunge be ðám hálgan húsle ... Ðá gesáwon hí licgan án cild on ðám weófode ... hí þæt húsl ðygedon Gode ðancigende þsére swutelunge, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 14-22.

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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Ðæt is cynelíc þing that is a royal thing, Exon. 124b; Th. 478, 26; Ruin. 48. Wæs ðæs ylcan mynstres abbudisse on ða tíd seó cynellíce fǽmne Ælflǽd præerat quidem tunc eidem monasterio regia virgo Ælbflæd, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 3.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

mid-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wunung, e; f.

Dwelling with others

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Ðæt wé on ðam tóweardan lífe diófla midwununga forbúgan mágon, H. R. 17, 29

seohtre

(n.)
Grammar
seohtre, sihtre, an ; f.
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ðare reádan sihtran, 296, 28. In wǽtan sihtran (cf. síce, 382, 7); of ðam wǽtan síce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10. Ad locum qui dicitur hylsan seohtra, 373, 12

Linked entry: sihtre