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starian

(v.)
Grammar
starian, p. ode
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To stare, look fixedly, gaze (with on, tó) Ðæt ic on ðone hafelan eágum starige, Beo. Th. 3567; B. 1781. Starie, 5585; B. 2796. Secga gehwylcum ðara ðe on swylc staraþ, 1997; B. 996: 2975; B. 1485. Wé on ðæt bearn foran breóstum stariaþ, Exon.

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, e; f.
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Ðære méder wæs on slǽpe ætýwed . . . ðæt hyre man stunge áne sýle on ðone bósum, 149, 2. Ercoles sýla Herculis columnae, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 26. Ðæt feoh ðe hié wiþ ðám sýlum sellan woldon, 4, 12; Swt. 210, 4.

under-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
under-cyning, es; m.

A dependent, tributary kingone who rules under another

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Ðe Hǽlend stód befar ðone undercynige ( praesidem), and gefrægn hine ðe undercynig (praeses ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 11, 21. Tó undercyningum ad praesides, 10, 18: Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 9.

un-nyt

(n.)
Grammar
un-nyt, un-nytt, es; n.

a vain thingvanityfrivolityan evil thinginiquity

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a vain thing, vanity, frivolity Ne geríseþ ǽnig unnytt mid bisceopum, ne doll ne dysig, L. I. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 30. Ðú hátodest ða ðe beeodon ídelnesse and ða ðe unnyt worhton odisti observantes vanitatem supervacue, Ps. Th. 30, 6.

West-mynster

(n.)
Grammar
West-mynster, es; n. Westminster
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Hér man wrǽgde ðone biscop Ægelríc and sende hine tó Westmynstre, 1069; Erl. 207, 7. Icc habbe gifen Sainte Petre intó Westminstre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 190, 12, 26. Ða gebróðere on Westminstre, 192, 5.

beorþor

child-bearingpartusgestationpartusfoetus

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S. 23 b, 46 gestation Þá ácende heó ðæt bearn on ðone seofoðan mónað þæs beorðres, Shrn. 61, 2. what is born partus, foetus Þæs byrþres líc on hire innoþe, Lch. iii. 146, 14. Mid beorþre foetu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 34.

full-wiht

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Se fullwuht ðone mon geclǽnsað, Past. 427, 6. Þurh þæne fulluht, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 22, 36. fem. Þá þénunge fulwihte (full-wihtes, v. l.) ministerium baptizandi, Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 118, 15.

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hetelíce

(adv.)

violentlyfuriouslyfiercelymalignantlywith ill-will

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Þá gestódon hine hundas hetelíce swýðe dogs attacked him furiously. Hml. S. 12, 52. Hé sǽde ꝥ sum hund burce hetelíce on ánne man, 31, 1132. Manega hús hetelíce feóllon many houses fell with great violence, 15, 94.

rúm

(n.)
Grammar
rúm, es; m.

local, room, space temporal, space of timeopportunity

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Fýrdraca rǽsde on ðone rófan ða him rúm ágeald (when the opportunity was given him) Beo. Th. 5374; B. 2690. Deáþ ðæs ne scrífeþ ðonne him rúm forlǽt rodora Waldend, Met. 10, 30

Linked entry: rúmian

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Hine (Lazarus) geswencte seó wǽdlung, and áfeormode; ðone óðerne (Dives) gewelgode his genihtsumnys, and bepǽhte, Homl. Th. i. 332, 9. Of wǽdlunga de inopia, Ps. Spl. 106, 41. On wǽdlunga in mendicitate, 106, 10.

Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in EnglandSaxonum in Britannia rex supremus.

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. — There does not appear to be any historical evidence that the Bretwalda denoted any special title or office.

wígbed-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-bót, e; f.

A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders

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A fine paid to the bishop for the injury done to the church by doing wrong to one in holy orders Gif man preóst gewundige, gebéte man ða wyrdlan, and tó weófodbóte for his háde sylle .xii. ór.; æt diácone .vi. ór. tó weófodbóte, L. N. P.

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat,pap,Brest

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Lege ofer ðone wynstran tit, Lchdm. i. 192, 17. Tittas mamillas, lxxiv, 24: Wrt. Voc i. 65, 7: 283, 29: ii. 56, 28. Wið tittia sár wífa, Lchdm. i. 112, 16. Titto(tito, Rush.) ł breósto ubera, Lk. Skt. 11, 27: Rtl. 4, 17.

lufian

(v.)
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Th. i. 178, 4. to take pleasure in. doing something, love to do (clause) Þá lufiað ꝥ hig gebiddon hí standende on gesomnungum qui amant in synagogis stantes orare, Mt. 6, 5. something being done Hig lufigeað ꝥ hig man gréte on strǽtum, Mt. 23, 7. with

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Ðone sylf ne mæg man áspyrigean man left to himself cannot investigate it, Elen. Kmbl. 930; El. 466. B. (the) same, with a demonstrative Ðú eart se sylfa God ðe ús ádrife fram dóme, Ps. Th. 107, 10.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

wrecca

(n.)
Grammar
wrecca, wræcca, an ; m.

one driven from his own countrya wanderer in foreign landsan exilea strangerpilgrima wretchan evil persona wretched persona miserable, feeble creaturea wretchedunhappymiserablepoor person

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Wræccena reáflác is on heora hainum (rapinapauperis in domo vestra, Is. 3, 14), Wulfst. 45, 18

Linked entries: wræcca wrec

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Lét, Dóm. L. 18, 294. Se ðe nimeþ ł lǽdeþ synne middangeardes qui tollit peccatum mundi, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Gé cunnon hwæt se hláford is se ðisne here lǽdeþ, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 11; Cri. 574.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Hé ne mihte on húse gewunian ac on byrgenum neque in domo manebat sed in monumentis, Lk. 8, 27. Tó dæge in hús ðín gedæfned is mé gewunia ( manere ), Lk. L. 19, 5.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Þancas, þanc dón to give thanks; gratias agere : þanca dǽd gratiarum actio, Scint. 50, 5 :-- Hé Gode þancas dyde gratias agens, Mk. Skt. 14, 23 : Lk. Skt. 22, 17. Ðé ic þances , forðam ðe ic ne eom swylce óðre men, 18, 11 : Jn.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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Seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon and arét the vigour of the body rejoices and delights the man, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 8. Ðæt ge bróðor míne wel arétten that ye should well cherish my brethren, Exon. 30 a; Th. 91, 33; Cri. 1501.