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for-genge

(adj.)
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for-genge, adj.
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Gyf hit on lencten gebyrige, ꝥ þæ þonne þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne, búton ꝥ þis forgenge sié if it (the time for giving a contribution of food (including flesh meat)) happen in Lent, that then the value of the meat may be taken in fish, unless

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hand-gift

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[The passage seems based on Mt. i. 20: Noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est.

land-mearc

(n.; adj.)
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land-mearc, adj.
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[v. mearc ; (in Dict.)] Se landmearca Galaad, Ps. L. 59, 9. (Similar glosses in Ps. L. are : Arabiae þæs landes, 71, 15. Sylo þǽre stówe, 77, 61. Libanum þone holt, 71, 16. Iuda þǽre mǽgþe, 67, 28. Hermon þǽre dúne, 132, 3. Cf.

-mǽre

(suffix)
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On þǽm mǽran fæstene in celeberrimo (Alexandriae) municipio, 3418. On mǽrum in summo (virginitatis proposito), 5, 21. Mǽran potiorem (virginitatis gloriam), 4153. Swearm þá mæran mǽdo bereáfað examen amoena prata popiilatur, 137

meós

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In meósdúne, iii. 373, 23. On meóshlinc, ii. 172, 26. Tó meósleáge, v. 215, 9 (cf. ge-légu). On meósmór, iii. 81, 29. the first component in local names, e. g

þífþ

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Wǽron in gangende þeófas in þone wyrtgeard, ac onwendum heora móde fram þǽre þýfðe (þeóf(e)tte, v.l.) ... hí ádelfon ...

sceád

(n.)
Grammar
sceád, scád, es; n.

Shed ⬩ a division ⬩ distinction ⬩ reason ⬩ reckoning

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Shed (in water-shed), a division, distinction, reason, reckoning Ðú scealt gyldan scád wordum thou shalt give an account (of thine actions) in words, Dóm. L. 73. Haueð wit and schad bituhhe god and uuel, O. E. Homl. i. 255, 30.

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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over the Thames, and took, both in Bredon, and thereabout, all that they could carry off, Chr. 905;Th. 180, 22, col. 1, 2

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bryne-welm

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-welm, -wylm, es; m.

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat ⬩ incendii fervor vel æstus

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In helle heó brynewelme bídan sceolden sáran sorge in hell they must endure great sorrow from the burning heat, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 24; Sat. 27

smæc

(n.)
Grammar
smæc, smæcc, es; m.

Smack, taste, savour ⬩ gustus, sapor

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More he uynt smak in ane zoure epple þanne in ane huetene lhoue Ayenb. 82, 21. Smak or taste gustus Prompt. Parv. 460

sóftness

(n.)
Grammar
sóftness, e; f.

Softness, ease ⬩ luxury, effeminacy

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Ða ðe ðǽr (in heaven) singaþ ne swincaþ on ðam sange, ac mid sóftnysse bútan geswince hí heriaþ ðone Hǽlend 43, 470. Sóftnysse luxuriam Germ. 401, 19

tó-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-torfian, p. ode.

to fling in different directions ⬩ to toss about ⬩ to stone to pieces ⬩ destroy by throwing stones

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Stones hi doþ in heore slitte and þe totorveþ, O. and N. 1119

twi-dǽlan

(v.)
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twi-dǽlan, p. de.

to divide in two ⬩ to differ

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Ðás twidǽledan hanc bi-partitam, divisam in duas paries Hpt. Gl. 434, 32. to differ Twydǽlþ discrepat, Scint. 125, 6. Hí cristenre láre twydǽlaþ christianae doctrinae dissentient, 129, 10

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twi-wyrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-wyrdig, adj.

Making contradictory or discordant statements ⬩ at variance in what is said

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Making contradictory or discordant statements, at variance in what is said Hié swá twywyrdige sindon they disagree in what they say (ille promisit futura meliora, isti asserunt meliora praeterita), Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 86, 8.

seonu-bend

(n.)
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seonu-bend, (?), e; f.

A bond made of sinews

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Siððan hine Níðhád on néde legde swoncre seonobende (Grein would read -benne, which is more in accordance with the story in the Edda, that Völund had the sinews of the knees cut: v. Thorpe's note on this passage, and his Northern Mythology, i. 86.

ge-wenge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wenge, es; n.

The cheek ⬩ maxilla

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The cheek; maxilla And ðam ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge et qui to percutit in maxillam, Lk. Bos. 6, 29; and to him that schal smyte thee on o cheke, Wyc.

grindel

(n.)
Grammar
grindel, es; m.
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A bar, bolt; in pl. lattice-work, hurdle; crates Geslægene grindlas greáte forged large gratings, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 27; Gen. 384.

CÆRSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆRSE, cerse, an; f.

CRESS, watercress ⬩ nasturtium, cardămum ⬩ κάρδαμον

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Ðeós wyrt, cærse, ne biþ sáwen, ac heó of hyre sylfne cenned biþ on wyllon and on brócen this herb, cress, is not sown, but it is propagated of itself in wells and in brooks, i. 116, 15

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ge-éfstan

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ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,

to get by hastening ⬩ to strive after

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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90

atrum

(n.)

a black liquid ⬩ pigment

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Ox. 18 b, 52 the gloss to which in Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 2 is loða, the line in each case being: et nova de liquido sumatur gurgite lodix, Ald. 168, 13