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wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Ðæt lease lot, ðe beoþ mid ðám wrencum bewrigen fraus, mendaci compta colore. Bt. 4; Fox 8, 17: Met. 4, 47. Tó fela manna wearð mid þyllícan wrencan þurh deofol forlǽred, Wulfst. 54, 12. Tógeánes ðæs deófles wrencum, 198, 12.

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brád

(adj.)

broadopenspaciousflat

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Add: broad (as distinguished from long) Se bráda wulfes camb cameleon alba, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 26. of superficial extent, where size is defined Seó burh wæs hyre ymbeganges .xxx. míla brád, Ors. 4, 13 ; Th. 432, 22.

Linked entry: brádlinga

capitol

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Th. ii. 2, 19. a short passage from Scripture, a lesson Fylige capitel (lectio) of þǽra apostola láre bútan béc gesǽd, R. Ben. 34, 1. Æfter geendunge þára þreora sealma sié án capitul (kapitol, R. Ben.

fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Jacobus fród and fæstrǽd folca láreów James wise and firm teacher of men, Men. 135. Se wísa and se fæstrǽda folces hyrde . . . Caton rigidus Cato, Met. 10, 49.

ge-þyncan

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Him rǽdlecre geþuhte ꝥ hé frið genǽme, 3, 1; S. 96, 15. ¶ geþúht béon, wesan videri. where the subject of the verb is given and a complementary adj. Hé him selfum wæs lytel geðúht, Past. 113, 16, 17, 18.

glitnian

(v.)
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Gliteniendum uernantibus (atque coruscantibus gemmis ), 4295. to be splendid from excellent qualities Agustus mid feówrum rihtingum glitnað gerisenlíce swýðe, Angl. viii. 302, 2

hír-ness

hearingsubjectionservicea parish

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From hérnise auditu, Mt. L. 13, 14. Te hérnise auditui, Jn.

Linked entries: hýr-ness hére-nes

in-cund

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A. 26, 53. of deep feeling, coming from the heart, v. incundlíce Incundre ábryrdnesse infimi (intimi?) amoris. An. Ox. 1184. Gif hé mid eallre heortan and incundre geómerunge clypað tó Gode, Hml. S. 19, 183.

be

Grammar
be, <b>. A. 11 b.</b>
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Th. 171, 6 from I b

Linked entry: bi-wrítan

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, es; m. (?)

A multitude, a great number or quantity, a great deal

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Fol oft mon wearnum (or from wearn; f.) tíhð eargne ðæt hé elne forleóse full often the coward is freely (or with difficulty) accused of losing his courage, Exon. Th. 345, 13; Gn. Ex. 187

Linked entries: un-wearnum wirn worn

BRÚCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRÚCAN, to brúcanne; ic brúce, ðú brúcest, brýcst, brícst, he brúceþ, brýcþ, pl. brúcaþ; p. ic, he breác, ðú bruce, pl. brucon; pp. brocen; v. a. gen.

To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, dischargeuti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere

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To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, discharge; uti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere Ðæt he beáh-hordes brúcan móste that he might have enjoyment of the ring-hoard, Beo. Th. 1793; B. 894.

Wiht

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht, Wiht-land, Wiht (Wihte) eáland

the Isle of Wight

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[From Latin Vecta or Vectis.]

Cnut

(n.)
Grammar
Cnut, es; m.

Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035

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Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035 Hér, on ðissum geáre, Swegen ge-endode his dagas to Candelmæssan iii n Feb'. And se flota ðá eal gecurón Cnut to cyninge here, in this year, A.

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, ǽr ðæt frið geset wǽre . . . nán man ðæt ne wræce ne bóte ne bidde L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 288, 1.

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Visible, seen, evident, plain Ne mihte ic hire bedyrnan mínes módes unrótnesse for ðan hit wæs on mínum andwlitan gesýne I could not hide from her the disquiet of my mind for it was evident in my face, Shrn. 41, 25: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 28: Blickl.

ÆCER

(n.)
Grammar
ÆCER, æcyr, es; m.

a fieldlandwhat is sownsown landagerseges

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Of ðæm æcere from the field, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 3; Met. 12, 2. Æcera þúsend a thousand fields, 14, 10; Met. 14, 5. a definite quantity of land which, in A.

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGGovum

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Of ægerum from eggs, Exon. 59a; Th. 214, 2 ; Ph. 233. Ægru lecgan to lay eggs, Som.121. Æges hwíte white of an egg. Æmettan ægru gením take emmet's eggs, L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 156, 6

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aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; n. [aldor = ealdor life] .

lifethe vital parts of the bodyvitaage

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life, the vital parts of the body; vita Ðonne ðú of líce aldor asendest when thou sendest life from thy body, Cd. 134; Th. 168, 29; Gen. 2790: 126; Th. 160, 27; Gen. 2656: Elen. Grm. 132: Andr. Kmbl. 2702; An. 1353: Beo. Th. 1364; B. 680.

D

(n.)
Grammar
D, is sometimes changed into ð, as Ic wurde, or Ic wurðe: snídan, sníðan

to cut

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Rask's Gr. by Thorpe, § 326. the perfect participle ends in ed, od, but when the letters t, p, c, h, x, and s, after another consonant, go before the infinitive an, the vowel before the terminating d is not only rejected, but d is changed into t; as from

CULFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CULFRE, culufre , culefre , an;f: culfer , e ; f.

A dove CULVER pigeon columba

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Wæs culufre of cófan sended a dove was sent from the ark, Cd. 72 ; Th. 88, 12; Gen. 1464 . Culfer columba, Ælfc. Gl. 37 ; Som. 63, 2; Wrt. Voc. 29, 25. Ðæt híg offrunge sealdon, twegen culfran briddas ut darent hostiam, duos columbæ pullos, Lk.

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