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of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Sele wernmód on wearmum waetere ofgotenne, ii. 182, 6. to put out a fire by pouring water on it Hit biþ gelíc, ðæt man mid wætere ðone weallendan welm (líg,MS. D.) ofgeóte, ðæt hé leng ne mót ríxian, swá man mid ælmessan synna ealle álýseþ.

pusa

(n.)
Grammar
pusa, posa, an ; m.
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Lind. 6, 8 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 3 : 10, 4

Linked entry: posa

gearolíce

(adv.)
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Add: <b>geare-líce, gear-líce</b> well. of sight, perception Þá mihte hé mid þan óþron geseón, and on þám inne hé gearlíce oncneów hwæt þǽr inne wæs, Guth. 98, 5. of knowledge, understanding Ic habbe gearolíce (cúðlíce, v. l. ) ongyten ꝥte

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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Th. 78, 5. that excites strong feeling. in a favourable sense exciting warm feelings of affection, dear to a person Mé hátran sind Dryhtnes dreámas þonne þis deáde líf lǽne on londe dearer to me are the joys of the Lord than this mortal life and frail

ernþ

(n.)
Grammar
ernþ, e; f.

Standing corn, the crop sĕges

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Standing corn, the crop; sĕges Hi swá swá rípe ernþ fortreddon hí ealle they trod them all down like ripe corn, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35, note

freólslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólslíce, adv.

Solemnlyfreelysollennĭterlībĕre

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In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30

leoþu-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-cǽge, an; f.
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A limb-key, key which consists of limbs Ðé [the Virgin Mary] æfter him engla þeóden eft unmǽle lioþucǽgan bileác, Exon. 12 b; Th. 21, 13; Cri. 334

ed-leániend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leániend, es; m.
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One who rewards, recompenses, remunerates Se ordfruma and edleániend þæs écan lífes auctor ac retributor vitae, Gr. D. 286, 6. Edleáni[ende] remuneratore, i. largitore, An. Ox. 2549

Linked entry: -leániend

ge-heortlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-heortlíce, adv.
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Þá sóna æfter þǽre stefne geheortlíce him wǽron þá limu cwiciende and fægre (the latin is ; Post quam vocem paulatim recalescentibus membris), Gr. D. 317, 16

on-hyriend

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His þæs clǽnan lífes onhergend (-hyrgend, v. l.) imitatores suos in virtutibus, Gr. D. 23, 2. Add

hǽsere

(n.)
Grammar
hǽsere, es; m.

A commander, one who orders, commands, a master, lord

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Lind. 8, 24, 45 : 9. 49 : 17, 13 : 21, 7. Hǽsere imperator, Rtl. 192, 39

spelc

(n.)
Grammar
spelc, spilc

splintfissula,a splinter or narrow strip of woodsplints for binding up broken bones

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Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23

Linked entries: spilc spilcan

hóced

(adj.)
Grammar
hóced, adj.

Shaped like a hook, curved

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Shaped like a hook, curved Óþ ðat hit cymþ tó ðan hókedan gáran until it comes to the curved strip of land, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 434, 10

Linked entries: hóc hociht

cild

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Hé unborenum cildum líf sylð, Hml. S. 23, 429. Gesceád wexð on cildrum, 1, 110. Cild parvulos, Ps. Srt. 114, 6. Cild (cildo, L., cild. R.) infantes, Lk. 18, 15. as a title of dignity Eádríc cild, Chr. 1067; P. 200, 35 (see note, vol. ii. p. 259).

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Hé wilnode synderlices ealdordómes, and forsieh (-seah, v. l.) ðá geférrǽddene óðerra engla and hira líf, Past. 111, 23. Forsægenum (-sewenum, v. l.) þám onginnum þára bóccræfta despectis litterarum studiis, Gr.

clǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
clǽnsian, clénsian, to clǽnsianne; clǽnsiende; ode, ade; od, ad [clǽne clean, pure]

To CLEANSE, purify, chasten, clear oneselfmundare, purgare, castigare, se liberare

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Heó ða iungran lǽrde and clǽnsade ge mid hire láre ge mid lífes býsne she taught and purified the younger ones both by her doctrine and by the example of her life, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 23. Clǽnsa me munda me, Ps. Spl. 18, 13.

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode ðæt hió mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton duos et 1. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26. Laman paralyticos, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 24

GÉN

(adv.)
Grammar
GÉN, gién; adv.

Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hithertoiterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique

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Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hitherto; iterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique Ðǽr he gén ligeþ there he still lies, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 9; Cri. 734. Swá he nú gén déþ as he still does, Beo.

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Cf. ge-maca, [ ge-mæcca for gender], and add: one who lies in bed with another, a bedfellow. of a married woman Migdonia leng nolde cuman tó hire weres bedde . . .

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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A lip masculine or uncertain Weler labium Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 48. Wæler labrum 64, 53. Welor labium 282, 69: ii. 51, 67. Neoðera welor album 7, 79. Weolure labio Lchdm. i. lxx, 4. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 2, 4: 65, 12: Ps. Th. 62, 5: 65, 12: Kent.

Linked entry: weoler