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mynster-lic

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Mynsterlicere monasticae (conuersaiionis ), An. Ox. 9, 3. Ðá Godes þeówas, þonne heó intó cyrican cuman, habban gástlice þeáwas. . . and mynsterlice wísan, Wlfst. 234, 10. Add

ofer-drífan

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Genam se apostol menigfealde gewitnyssa heáhfædera and wítegena tó oferdrífenne ðá árleásan Iúdéiscan, Hml. Th. ii. 420, 11. Ouerdryuen confutati, An. Ox. 7, 208. Add

ést

favour ⬩ luxuries

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Dele ' Andr. . . 483, ' and add: in the following glosses Oest, gifu gratia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 5. Ést munificentia, 58, 18. Oeste devotione, Rtl. 8, 25. Oest devotionem, 15, 1: votum, 169, 7.

un-forcúþ

(adj.)
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un-forcúþ, adj.

Not despicable ⬩ not ignoble ⬩ not wicked ⬩ honourable ⬩ noble ⬩ good

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Eorl unforcúð elnes gemyndig, Andr. Kmbl. 2527; An. 1265. Nǽfre ic sǽlidan sélran métte ... ic wille ðé, eorl unforcúð, biddan, 949; An. 475. Ðegn unforcúð, Menol. Fox 338; Men. 170. Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse þince eal unforcúþ, Exon.

lícham-lic

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Voc. ii. 135, 83, Lícamlicere gǽlse carnalis luxus, An. Ox. 610. Líchamlicere, 1723

Linked entry: lícum-líc

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Drihten sealde him dimne and deorcne deáþes scúwan the Lord gave them death's shadow, dim and dark, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 14, note; Sat. 455.

ge-bǽru

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Add: [The declension and gender of this word are uncertain. In An. 1572: Ph. 125: Wrt.

scort

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Add Dactilus stent on ánum langum tíman and twám sceortum, Angl. viii. 314, 15

wan-sǽlig

(adj.)
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wan-sǽlig, adj.

Unblest ⬩ miserable ⬩ evil

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Weras wansǽlige mé (Christ) slógon and swungon, Andr. Kmbl. 1925 ; An. 965. Wonsǽlige, Elen. Kmbl. 953 ; El. 478. Fróde sace sémaþ, sibbe gelǽraþ, ða ǽr wonsǽlge áwegen habbaþ, Exon. Th. 334, 24; Gn. Ex. 21. Werum wansǽligum (the Jews), Elen.

of-þryccan

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Add: to destroy by pressure, crush Seó úpfléring tóbærst and hine ácwealde, and þæt hús eal ansund áðolode búton ðǽre ánre fléringe ðe ðone Godes feónd ofðrihte, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.

leger-bedd

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Þá áxode Títus þone apostol hwí hé geþafode ꝥ heó swá láge on þám legerbedde, þonne hé óðre áléfede ealle gehǽlde, and heó ána læg swá, Hml. S. 10, 237. Add

bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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will have traffic with us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods, that is to be allowed, L.

Linked entry: byge

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-math ⬩ mowing ⬩ hay-harvest

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Math in after-math, mowing, hay-harvest Freóh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreom þingum án is circsceat and ðæt hé mid eallum cræfte twuga on geáre [wyrce ?]

wudung

(n.)
Grammar
wudung, e; f.

cutting wood

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Th. ii. 222, 29. as a technical term referring to the right of cutting timber in a wood Dis is seó wudung ðe ðǽrtó; gebyreþ, ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, and húsbót, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 243, 11.

Linked entry: wudiung

ent

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Hí worhton him anlícnyssa, and sceópon him naman, þǽra manna naman þe wǽron entas and yfeldǽde, Hml. Th. i. 22, 31: 366, 21. Nembroð and ðá entas worhton þone wundorlican stýpel, Wlfst 105, 3. Enta cyclopum, An. Ox. 23, 16.

ge-hýdan

(v.)
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úp gewítað (cf. an ealond he (the sailors) wenen it (the whale) is, . . . sipes on festen and alle up gangen, Misc. 17, 533), Wal. 13

of-lǽte

(n.)
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Add Noldest þú ná ofrunga and ofláta (-an ?) náne sacrificium el oblationem noluisti, Ps. Th. 39, 6.

tó-slítan

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S. 31, 959. add: to interrupt Þá ongan se cniht clypian ... and mid hlúdum stefnum tóslítan and ámyrran þára bróðra sangas and gebedu coepit clamore, atque cum magnis vocibus orationes fratrum interrumpere, Gr. D. 324, 23

eáster

(n.)
Grammar
eáster, eástor; gen. eástres; pl. nom. acc. eástro; gen. eástrena; dat. eástron, eástran [ = eástrum]; n: eástre, an; n.

the passover, paschal lamb ⬩ pascha

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Easter, the feast of Easter; pascha = πάσχα On dæge symbeleseástres in die solemni paschœ, Lk. Lind. War. 2, 41. Wæs ðære ylcan nihte ðara hálgan Eástrena ðæt seó cwén cende dóhtor ðæm cyninge it was on that same holy night of Easter, that the queen

Linked entries: eóster éster

friþ-stów

a refuge ⬩ a place of safety for a criminal ⬩ an asylum ⬩ a sanctuary

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Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal an asylum, a sanctuary Hé sceal fleón tó ánra ðára ðreóra burga ðe tó friðstówe gesette sint ( the cities