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mód-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
mód-sefa, an; m.

The inner man

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his módsefan fæste trymede he his soul surely stablished, 46b; Th. 159, 26; Gú. 933: Andr. Kmbl. 2420; An. 1211. Syððan módsefan mínne cúðe after he knew my heart, Beo. Th. 4028; B. 2012: Exon. 54a; Th. 188, 24; Az. 50.

loc

(n.)
Grammar
loc, es; n.

A lockboltbarenclosurefoldA closeconclusionsettlement

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Ðonne is hér seó gewitnes ðe æt ðisum loce wæs and of this settlement the commissioners were . . . Here are the witnesses that were at this settlement, Chart. Th. 303, 12-19.

Linked entry: loca

a-déman

(v.)
Grammar
a-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To judgeadjudgedoomdeemtryabjudicatedepriveexaminareabjudicarejudicio facto relegare

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be tried and seethed with long sickness of her body, Bd. 4, 23;S. 595, 15.

tæpped

(n.)
Grammar
tæpped, tæppet, es; n.

A covering for a floor, wall, etc., a carpet, hanging, coverlet; for a person, a tippet

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cf. in a list de lectis et ornamentis eorum :-- Hec amphicapa, est tapeta ex utraque parte villosa. Hec sipha, idem est, 243, cot. 1), Wrt. Voc, i. 40, 35. vii. oferbrǽdelsas and .ii. tæppedu, Chart. Th. 429, 26.

Linked entries: tæppet teped

Engla land

England

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Hér cóm Augustinus and his geféran tó Engla lande, 597; P. 20, 35. Hér Landfranc cóm tó Ængla lande, 1070; P. 204, 1. Willelm gewann Ængla land, 1066; P. 196, 1. Similar entries Cf. Angel-cynn

prófian

(v.)
Grammar
prófian, p. ode
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne horn ne bláwe, for þeóf is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2

ge-lǽred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽred, part. p.

Learneddoctus

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He is gleáwest úre gelǽred he is the most skilfully instructed of us, H. R. 11, 9. Mid gelǽredre handa he swang ðone top with skilful hand he whipped the top, Th. Apol. 13, 13

þyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrnen, adj.

Of thorns

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Ðone ðyrnenan helm, Homl. Th. ii. 254, 10. Þyrnenan, Wulfst. 124, 5

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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Cyneferþ lǽce se æt hire wæs ðá heó forþférde medicus Cynifrid, qui morienti illi adfuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 41. Hálig lǽce [the Deity] Hy, 7, 62; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 62. [the Pater Noster ] is lamena lǽce, Salm. Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77.

Linked entries: lǽca léce

hwósan

(v.)
Grammar
hwósan, p. hweós
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egeslíce hweós and angsumlíce siccetunga teáh, swá þæt earfoðlíce orðian mihte, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Italy On Ticinis he" wæs áféd Italian landes (cf. wæs áféd on Italia, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 24), Hml. S. 31, 12. gefór on Italie (cf. in Italiam, l, ii; S. 50, 24), Ors. S. 2, 3.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.
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Wé witon ðæt nǽre eáðmód, gif underfénge ðone ealdordóm . . . búton ege; and eft wǽre ofermód, gif wiðcwǽde ðæt nǽre underðídd his Scippende, Past. 51, 12. Þæt mannum ofermód ys quod hominibus altum est, Scint. 82, 8.

hréfan

(v.)
Grammar
hréfan, p. de

To roof

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To roof lǽt it réfen he had it roofed, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 8

þurh-brengan

(v.)

to bring through

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to bring through tóslát sǽ and þurhbróhte ( perduxit ) hig, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13

Linked entry: brengan

stéda

(n.)
Grammar
stéda, an; m.
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hleóp on ðæs cyninges stédan ascendens emissarium regis, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 9: Chart. Th. 501, 12. Ne hét Crist him tó lǽdan módigne stédan, Homl. Th. i. 210, 14: Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 97.

Linked entry: stéþa

wer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wer-genga, an; m.
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Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundaþ . . . hér sceal mín wesan eorðlíc éþel, 117, 23-30; Gú. 228-232.

Linked entry: wær-genga

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Add sorgode hú mycel se scyldiga þæs weorces forlure innan his sáwle pensabat culpae reus quantum perdebat intus, Gr. D. 291, 11. Add Beó útlah wið God . . . and wið þone cyning scyldig ealles þæs þe áge (cf. Wlfst. 271, 26), Cht.

balewa

(n.)
Grammar
balewa, an; m.

The baleful or wicked oneSatanSatanasDiabolus

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The baleful or wicked one, Satan; Satanas, Diabolus Swá inc se balewa hét as the baleful one desired you, Cd. 224; Th. 295, 11; Sat. 484

fóre-genge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genge, an; f.

A fore-goerfemale servantancilla

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A fore-goer, female servant; ancilla Hyre fóregenge [MS. fóregenga] blác-hleór ides her servant, the pale-faced woman, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 18; Jud. 127

ge-wíred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wíred, part. p.

Made of wire

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Made of wire Hyre ealdan gewíredan preón an vi. mancussum her old brooch made of [gold or silver] wire, worth six mancuses, Th. Chart. 537, 34

Linked entry: -wíred