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ge-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 22, 16. to touch with some part of the body Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. with dat.

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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ðurh leásunga scire rector debeat, quod plerumque vitia virtutes se esse mentiuntur, Past. 149, 3. to act as if doing what is not really done, to pretend Ðá ðe gód diégellíce dóð, and swá ðeáh on sumum weorcum gelíccetað ðæt hí openlíce yfel dón qui bona

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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A body of water, a piece of water, water Gif hit beón mæg, swá sceal mynster beón gestaþelod, ðæt ealle neádbehéfe þing ðǽr binnan wunien, ðæt is wæterscipe, mylen, wyrtún (aqua, molendinum, ortus), R. Ben. 127, 5.

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEELa shipcarina, celox, navis

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Ofer ceóles bord from the vessel's deck, 20b; Th. 54, 2; Cri. 86a: Andr. Kmbl. 620; An. 310. In ðam ceóle wæs cyninga wuldor the glory of kings was in the ship, 1707; An. 856: Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 9; Seef. 5. He ceól gesóhte he sought the ship, Andr.

Linked entry: ciól

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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Cynelíc [MS. kyne-] botl palatium, 81; Som. 73, 9; Wrt. Voc. 47, 16

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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enjoys his rights as a freeman; publícum jus, commūne = τὸ κοινόν Arǽre up Godes riht; and heonanforþ lǽte manna gehwylcne, ge earmne ge eádigne, folcrihtes wyrðe, and him man rihte dómas déme let God's right be exalted; and henceforth let every man, both

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

FREÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FREÁ, [ = freaha], freó; gen. freán; m.

A lordmasterthe Lorddŏmĭnus

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Wígheafolan bær freán on fultum he bore the helmet to bring aid to his lord, 5316, note; B. 2662. To hire freán sittan to sit by her lord, 1287; B. 641. Ic Freán þanc secge, écum Dryhtne I say thanks to the Lord, the eternal Ruler, 5581; B. 2794.

hreów

(n.)
Grammar
hreów, e; f.

Sorrowregretpenitencepenancerepentance

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Ðón wé úrum Drihtne sóþe hreówe and bóte, Blickl. Homl. 35, 36. Hreówe and dǽdbóte, 79, 5. Ne hé wihte hafaþ hreówe on móde ðæt him hálig gǽst losige he hath not regret for the loss of his holy spirit, Exon. 30 b; Th. 95, 16; Cri. 1558.

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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With the reading hrǽs for hrær the passage might be translated 'first of all sank down Garulf ... around him moved many a stout man weak or wounded in body: the raven wheeled round swart and dusky.'

Linked entry: lacra

leornung

(n.)
Grammar
leornung, e; f.

Learningstudymeditationreading

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Mid ða leornunga ðissa bóca hujus [libri] lectione, Bd. 5, 18; S. 636, 4. Tó begangenne his leornunge lectioni operam dare, 5, 2; S. 614, 35. Hé micle gýminge hæfde háligra leorninga curam non modicam lectionibus sacris exhibebat, 3, 19; S. 547, 27.

mearu

(adj.)
Grammar
mearu, <b>mæru, meru, myru;</b> adj.

Tendersoftdelicate

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B. mearuw) sý if the body be tender (with sores), Herb. 102, 2; Lchdm. i. 216, 24. Hwæðer sió gecynd ðæs líchoman síe heard ðe hnesce and mearwe, L. M. 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 84, 14. Man byþ merwe gesceaft, Ps. Th. 143, 5. Myra tenellus, Kent. Gl. 62.

Linked entry: myrwa

seomian

(v.)
Grammar
seomian, siomian, semian; p. ode
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Mæst sceal on ceóle segelgyrd seomian the mast shall be fixed in a boat and the yard hang from it, Menol. Fox 509; Gn. C. 25. Hé siomian geseah segn, Beo. Th. 5527; B. 2767. Geseah deorc gesweorc semian, Cd.

Linked entry: semian

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teethmordereto cut, woundcædere, vulnerarediscerperefindere, perforare

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Ǽghwá bíteþ mec on bær líc every one bites me on the bare body, 125 a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. Monige mec bítaþ many bite me, 125 a; Th. 482, 12; Rä. 66, 6.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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Hé mót lǽtan hí lybban be heora bóca wissunge and heora gástlícan ealdres tǽcunge, Homl. Th. ii. 594, 2. Hí (the apostles ) ða láre on bócum áwriton be Godes ágenre wissunge, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 29: Homl. Ass. 20, 156.

for-fón

to take awayto seizeto anticipate

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H.]' substitute: to take away, take as forfeit Gif hine (a man who has sought asylum in a monastery) on þám fierste geyflige . . . léte mid ryhte þeódscipe . . . and þám híwum hundtwelftig sciłł. ciricfriðes tó bóte, and næbbe his ágne forfongen (hæbbe

hýd

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Mec ( a book ) wráh hæleð hleóbordum, hýde (hýþe, MS.) beþenede (cf. the following citation), Rä. 27, 12. Hýda tergora (De pugillaribus . . . Calceamenta mihi tradebant tergora dura, Ald. 263, 10). An. Ox. 26, 19. <b>I a.

wyrcan

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(l a β) add :-- Ǽgwilc treíw gód gódne wæstmas bereþ ł wyrceþ omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit, Mt. R. 7, 17. Hwílum wyrmas heortcoþe wyrceað, Lch. ii. 176, 13.

or-lege

(n.)
Grammar
or-lege, es; n.

war, strife, hostilitya place where hostility is shewn

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(In both passages the word seems to mean the place which Guthlac had selected for his dwelling, and from which the evil spirits, that before occupied it, wished to drive him. ) Hafaþ nú se hálga helle bireáfod ealles ðæs gafoles ðe hí geárdagum in ðæt

Linked entry: or-læg

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Þǽr oninnan bær eorlgestreóna hringa hyrde, hard wyrðne dǽl fǽttan goldes there in bore of treasures, of plated gold, the rings' keeper bold a noble portion, 2245.

ongeagn

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Weras wíf somod urnon ongeán þá þeódnes mægð, Jud. 165. (2 a) in a direction opposite to that of another moving body :-- Ðá seofon tunglan farad ǽfre ongeán ðone rodor, Sal. K. p. 124, 155.