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be-twuh

(prep.)
Grammar
be-twuh, prep. dat. acc.

Between, amonginter

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Between, among; inter He gewícode betwuh ðǽm twám hergum he encamped between the two armies, Chr. 894; Th. 164, 23, col. 1. He betwuh him wunaþ he dwells among them, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 10: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 8; Met. 29, 4

weorodian

(v.)
Grammar
weorodian, p. ode
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To grow sweet is swíðe biter on múþe, and ðé tirþ on ða ðrotan, ðonne ðú his ǽrest fandast; ac werodaþ (-edaþ, v.l.) syðþan innaþ, and biþ swíþe líþe on ðam innoþe (interius recepta dulcescant ), Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 30

á-cýþan

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Þeáh ǽr yfel wolde, þonne nyste hit swá fullíce ácýðde, ǽr fullne anweald hæfde, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 23. Sý on þone synnigan bróðor seó sóðe lufu ácýd and gefæstnod confirmetur in eo karitas, R. Ben. 51, 7. Add

for-leorning

(n.)
Grammar
for-leorning, e; f.

error

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Learning wrongly, error Þæs leásung and forleornung cymþ tó him þe hine sylfne déþ tó þon þe nis therefore will falsehood and error come to him that he makes himself out to be that which he is not, Bl. H. 183, 34

Linked entry: leornung

ge-cneord

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Á swá gecneordra swá bið weorðra, Angl. ix. 260, 19. Add

ge-frignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frignan, -fringan; p. -frægn, -fregn, pl. -frugnon; pp. -frugnen.

to askinterrogareto learn by askinghear of

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Eác we ðæt gefrugnon also we have heard that, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 15; Cri. 301 : 100 a; Th. 378, 11; Deór. 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 343; El. 172. Swá guman gefrungon as men have heard, Beo. Th. 1337; B. 666.

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease, and ic agénlǽde híg to heora loca, and melke híg tweówa on dæg

hǽlu

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Eal þis þrowode for úre lufon and hǽlo, 61. H. 23, 35. For manna hǽlo, 79, 3. Fore uncerra sáula héla and uncerra bearna, C. D. i. 292, 26.

bricest

(v.)
Grammar
bricest, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of brecan.
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he briceþ breakest, he breaks, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 10; Ph. 504;

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Ðonne heó tó hyre hláforde on reste gá, ðonne cweþe heó: 'Up ic gange, ofer ðé stæppe,' Lchdm. iii. 66, 18-26. Ic steppe on grénne græs, Exon. Th. 396, 16; Rä. 16, 5.

hryre

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Hié náþer næfdon siþþan ne heora namon ne heora anweald.

efen-micel

(adj.)
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bið geniéd mid ðǽm folgoðe ðæt sceal heálíce sprecan . . . him is efnmicel niéd ðæt suá doo suá suá lǽrð qui loci sui necessitate exigitur summa dicere, hac eadem necessitate compellitur summa monstrare, Past. 81, 7.

efen-meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-meahtig, adj.
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Of equal might Ðeáh him efnmihtig (emmniehtig, v. l.) sié on his godháde quamvis divinitate esset aequalis, Past. 260, 16. Habban geleáfan on God ælmihtigne. . . . wæs ǽfre efenmihtig, and gyt is, and á swá byð, Wlfst. 16, 7

a-hwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwǽnan, p. ede: pp. ed

To vextroublecontristarevexaremolestare

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To vex, trouble; contristare, vexare, molestare Gyf hwylc cyld ahwǽned sý if any child be vexed, Herb. 20, 7; Lchdm, i. 116, 8

cís

(adj.)
Grammar
cís, adj.

Choicefastidiosus in edendo

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Choice, nice in eating; fastidiosus in edendo Gyf hwá sý cís if any one be choice, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 15

fór-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sprecen, part.

Fore-spokenfore-mentionedpræfātus

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Fore-spoken, fore-mentioned; præfātus Todǽlde se fórsprecena here on twá the fore-mentioned army divided into two, Chr. 885; Erl. 83, 22

lata

(n.)
Grammar
lata, an; m.
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One who is late or slow Ðeáh heó ðæs bearnes lata wǽre though she were late in bearing the child, Blickl. Hom1.163, 8

ge-wyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyllan, pp. ed

To boil

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To boil Gewyll boil, Herb. 12, 1; Lchdm. i. 102, 21. Wel gewyllede well boiled, 12, 3; Lchdm. i. 104, 6, MS. O

ge-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lathersaponem illineresapone bullas excitare

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To lather; saponem illinere, sapone bullas excitare Ðæt heó sý eall geleðred so that it may be all lathered, Lchdm. iii. 2, 3

un-trymigu

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymigu, (-o); f.

Weaknesssicknessinfirmity

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Weakness, sickness, infirmity Ðæt heá gegéme all unhǽl and all untrymmigo ut curarent omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1

Linked entry: -trymigu