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here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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The leader of an army or of a people, a general; dux, consul Heretoga vel heorl dux, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 70, 2; Wrt. Voc. 42, 11. Heretoga comes, Rtl. 193, 9. Of ðé forþgǽþ se heretoga seðe recþ mín folc ex te exiet dux, qui reget populum meum, Mt.

igil

(n.)
Grammar
igil, íl, es; m.

A hedgehogporcupinean urchin

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A hedgehog, porcupine, an urchin Se mára igil istrix [ = ὕστριξ], Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 29; Wrt.Voc.24, 30. Íl yricius vel equinacius, Wrt. Voc. 78, 21. Se læssa íl iricius; se mára íl istrix, ii. 49, 52, 53.

Linked entry: iil

in-tó

(prep.)
Grammar
in-tó, prep.

Into

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Intó ðære ceastre rád se kyning in civitatem equitavit rex, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 15-7. Ðá se hǽlend com intó ðæs ealdres healle cum venisset Iesus in domum principis, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 23.

meolc

(n.)
Grammar
meolc, meoluc, milc, e; f.

Milk

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Milk Ðeós meolc hoc lac, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 76; Som. 14, 21: Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 31. Súr meolc oxygala, acidum lac: þicce meolc colustrum, 28, 2-3. Áwilled meolc juta, 290, 45. Hé ( the Pater Noster ) biþ sáwle hunig and módes meolc, Salm.

Linked entry: milc

ge-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wemman, p. -wemde; pp. -wemmed, -wemd

To staindefilepolluteprofanecorruptvitiatemarinjurecoinquĭnāreturpārepolluĕreprofānārecorrumpĕrevĭtiārecontāmĭnāreviŏlāre

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Ic gewemme corrumpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 21. Ðyder þeóf ne geneálǽcþ, ne moþþe ne gewemþ quo fur non apprŏpiat, neque tĭnea corrumpit, Lk. Bos. 12, 33. Hí on ðam temple gewemmaþ ðone resteðæg in templo sabbătum viŏlant, Mt. Bos. 12, 5.

Linked entry: wemman

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wislíce, -wisslíce; adv.

Certainlyexactlytrulyespeciallybesidesvidelicetscilicetsaneutiqueporro

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Certainly, exactly, truly, especially, besides; videlicet, scilicet, sane, utique, porro Gewisslíce sane, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 45. Gyf sóþlíce gewislíce rihtwísnysse sprecaþ si vere utique justitiam loquimini, Ps. Spl. C. 57, 1.

Linked entries: ge-wisslíce wisslíce

grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽdig, adj.
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GREEDY, covetous; avidus Grǽdig vorator, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 82; Wrt. Voc. 50, 62. Ða fýnd heora grípende wǽron swa swá grǽdig wulf the devils were seizing them like the ravening wolf, Blickl. Homl. 211, 1.

Linked entry: grédig

swétness

(n.)
Grammar
swétness, e; f.
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Sweetness Swétnys dulcedo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 6. Swétnesse dulcedinis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 34, in reference to the sense of smell, fragrance Mycel swétnys wundorlíces stences fragrantia mirandi odoris, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 13.

Linked entry: swótness

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Áfandod þurh ðone swicolan deofol, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 45. Ða swicolan virum dolosum, Ps. Th. 5, 6. Se ðe wæs swicolast and se ðe litelícost cúðe leáslíce hiwian unsóð tó sóðe. Wulfst. 128, 9.

Linked entry: sweocol

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.
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Persuasion, exhortation, encouragement, incitement, instigation, allurement, suggestion Tihting suasio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 35, 10. Deófles costnung biþ on tihtinge ...

Linked entry: tihting

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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.), hwílon wyrigunge, Ælfc, Gr. 48; Zup. 278, 17. Ðíne ðeówracan synd hwílwendlíce, Homl. Skt. i. 14, 100. Mid menigfealdum ðeówracena teartnyssum gebrégede, Homl. Th. i. 578, 27. Hé ne mihte mid nánum þeówracan ða cristenan geegsian, 564, 2.

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteousunjustwickedwrongful

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Beó ðé swíðe ælfremed ǽlc unrihtlíc gestreón, Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 18-21. For ðinum gódan willan ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 15. Þing unrihtlíc rem injustam, Ps. Spl. 100, 3.

wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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wisely, sagaciously, with wisdom, prudently Sapienter wíslíce . . . sapienter loquor wíslíce ic sprece, Ælfc. Gr. 58; Zup. 223, 15: Past. 15; Swt. 93, 24: Homl. Th. i. 236, 8: Ps. Th. 46, 7. Hé him wíslíce (sapienter ) andwyrde, Mk. Skt. 12, 34.

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

yfelness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelness, e; f.
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Evil, wickedness, badness Yfelnys malignitas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 50, 10. in a moral sense Micel yfelnys ( malitia ) manna wæs ofer eorðan, Gen. 6, 5.

andettan

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Ic andette þæt hig cómon tó mé fateor, venerunt ad me, Jos. 2, 4. to confess a person (v. andettere), acknowledge excellence in something Ǽlc ðǽra de mé andet ætforan mannum, ic andette hine ætforan mínum Fæder, Hml. Th. ii. 558, 27.

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Mid þissum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5

bisceop-stól

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ǽlc bisceop bið æt his bisceopstóle (in sede episcopali), Ll. Th. ii. 178, 1.

Linked entry: bisceop-stæf

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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. temporal Betwix hláfmæssan anð middum sumera, Chr. 921; P. 101, 5- of mutual relation f hé frið betwux þǽm folcum findan sceolde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 11. marking relation of abstract objects Micel tódál ys betweohx þǽre ealdan ǽ and þǽre níwan, Ælfc

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

afflictionlabourmiseryafflictiontroublediseasehurt

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H. 59, 33. disease, bodily trouble or hurt Ǽlc broc cymð of deófle and nán bót . . . hé sent on unwære menn oððon on heora yrfe sum swíðlic brocc . . . byð þæt brocc líðre, Wlfst. ll, 15-12, 5. Þæt broc þæt hé áræfnode, Gr. D. 22, 5.

Linked entry: bróc

full-fremed

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremed, adj. (p/cpl.)
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Praeteritum plusquam perfectum is forðgewiten máre þonne fulfremed, for ðan ðe hit wæs gefyrn gedón, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 5-9. v. un-fullfremed, full-fremman

Linked entry: fremed