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lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
lǽca, an; m.

A leechdoctorphysician

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A leech, doctor, physician Se lǽca ðe sceal sáre wunda wel, gehǽlan hé mót habban góde sealfe ðǽrtó the doctor who has to make a good cure of painful wounds, must have good salve for the purpose, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 15: 5; Th. ii. 278, 20

be-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stapan, he -stæpþ; p. -stóp, pl. -stópon; pp. -stapen

To step, step upon, tread with the foot, go, entergradi, calcare, ire, inire

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To step, step upon, tread with the foot, go, enter; gradi, calcare, ire, inire Eall ðæt rýmet, ðe eówer fótswaðu on bestæpþ omnem locum, quem calcaverit vestigium pedis vestri, Jos. 1, 3.

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blédan

(v.)
Grammar
blédan, p. de; pp. ed

To BLEED, emit bloodsanguinem emittere

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Kmbl. 290; Sal. 144. Se blédenda fíc the bleeding fig or disease, Wanl. catal. 305, 4. Wið ðone blédende fíc nim murran for the bleeding fig or disease take myrrh, Lchdm. iii. 8, 1

ge-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bregdan, p. -brægd , pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden [ge-, bregdan to vibrate, draw] .

to drawunsheathstringĕreexĭmĕreto feignpretend

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Rush. 26, 51. to feign, pretend Se ðe ða gebregdnan dómas démde he who hath judged false judgments, Blickl. Homl. 99, 32

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ge-cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cræftan, p. -cræfte; pp. -cræfted, cræft [cræftan to build; cræft art]

To contrivebuildmolīrimachināri

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To contrive, build; molīri, machināri Ic gecræfte, ðæt se cempa ongon Waldend wundian I contrived that the soldier did wound the Lord, Exon. 70 a; Th. 259, 30; Jul. 290.

ge-lǽrednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽrednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Learningknowledgeskillerŭdītiopĕrītia

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Ðá se cyning his gelǽrednesse geseah cujus erŭdĭtiōnem videns rex, 3, 7; S. 529, 46. On gelǽrednysse in erŭdītiōne, 3, 21; S. 551, 13

teóðung-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-ealdor, es; m.
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Gif seó geférrǽden tó ðam micel , sýn gecorene of ðám sylfum gebróðrum ðá ðe gódes gewittes sýn, and sýn gesette tó teóðingealdrum (constituantur decani ), R. Ben. 46, 6-10: 137, 17-20. Cf. teóðung, II

þurh-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-beorht, adj.

Very brightsplendid

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Heora nebwlite ongann tó scínenne swilce seó þurhbeorhte sunne, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 820. fig. Swá micele máran eádmódnysse ðú þurhbeorht ( perspicuus ), swá micele swá máran wurþnysse foresett ðú eart, Scittt. 22, 17.

Linked entry: þurh-scínendlíc

þeów-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-boren, adj.
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Slave-born, born of parents in slavery Ne sceal hé (the abbot) ðone æþelborenan settan beforan ðane þeówborenan, gif se þeówborena ǽr on ðæm mynstre wæs, bútan hé for hwylcum gesceáde hit dó non preponatur ingenuus ex servitio convertenti nisi forte

un-gefrǽglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽglíce, adv.

In an unheard of mannerto an unheard of extentunusuallyextraordinarily

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Se hearpere wæs swíþe ungefrǽglíce gód, 85, 6; Fox 166, 29

un-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
un-lúcan, p. -leác

To uncloseopen

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Skt. ii. 25, 839. Hostiarius is ðære cyrcean durewerd, se sceal ða cyrcan unlúcan geleáffullum mannum, and ðám ungeleáffullum belúcan wiðútan, L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii, 346, 29. Nán man ne dorste ða duru unlúcan, Homl. Ass. 113, 360

wancol

(adj.)
Grammar
wancol, adj.
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Unstable, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol se instabilem muta*-*tione demonstrat, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 35.

wólbǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
wólbǽrness, e; f.

Pestiferousnessdestructivity

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before Christianity), Ors. 2, I ; Swt. 62, 34

andgit-leást

(n.)
Grammar
andgit-leást, e; f.
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Ongeán þám andgyte þe of Godes gyfe cymð se deófol sǽwð angytléste (-leáste, v. l. ), 53, 2

Cant-ware

Grammar
Cant-ware, (-an).
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wæs Cantwara (Cont-, v. l.) leód (leode, v. l.) oriundus de gente Cantuariorum, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 13. Paulinus huerf eft tó Cantwarum (gewát tó Cent, v. l. ), Chr. 633; P. 24, 21. Add

eówestras

(n.)
Grammar
eówestras, eówestre, es; m.: an; f.

A sheepfold

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Se þeóf eóde in ðá eáwestran (locu, v. l.), Gr. D. 224, 16-20. Tó éwestrum ad caulas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 38. Eóuuistras mandras, 113, 48. Eówestras, 81, 21. Substitute:

fǽr-haga

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Calamity that compasses about Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled . . . leomu hefegedon sárum gesóhte . . . hé his módsefan wið þám fǽrhagan fæste trymede the body was inflamed with disease . . . the limbs grew heavy attacked by pains . . . he fortified his mind

ge-þryscan

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Se feónd ðæt mód mid grimmum edleáne geðryscð (premit ), Past. 238, 15-17. Ðætte sió unliéfde byrðen ðissa eorðlicena sorga hí ne geðrysce ( premat ), 401, 6. Geðrysced (-ðryced, v. l. ) mid ðǽre hefignesse his synna, 269, 9. Add

scrúd

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Soc. 1902, p. 15. add 'Ásend him twá scrúd (vestes mutatorias duplices) and sum pund'. . . 'Genim feówer scrúd (vestimenta) and twá pund,' Hml. Th. i. 400, 19-21. Se gýtsere hæfð ǽnne líchaman and menigfealde scrúd, 66, 1

wundian

(v.)
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Add: where injury is caused Bið ðæt mód on sume healfe open tó wundianne, Past. 431, 9. where a curative effect is intended Se lǽce hýt his lǽceseax under his cláðum oð ðæt hé hine wundað: wile ðæt hé hit gefréde ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10