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á-loccian

(v.)
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Hét hé sum his folc feohtan on þæt fæsten þæt hié mid þǽm þæt folc út áloccoden, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 3. Add

Linked entry: loccian

eáþe

(n.)
Grammar
eáþe, es; n.
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What is easy, the easy Þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs eáðes ne þæs earfoðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

gebed-hús

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Gebedhús sý tó þan ánum þe hit gecweden is, þæt is þæt þǽr nán þincg elles geworht ne sý bútan þám ánum weorce . . . þæt is gebedrǽden, R. Ben. 81, 2-5. Æghwǽr, ge on weorce, ge on gebedhúse ( oratorio ), ge innan mynstre, ge on wyrtgearde, 31, 5.

oþ-íwan

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Add On þǽre tíde oðéwde Fulcanio þæt íglond, þæt næs gesewen ǽr þá, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 31

efen-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-lǽce, (?); adj.
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þæs hǽðenscypes þe hý þǽr begáð, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 4

timbrend

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Add: timbriend His hús wæs þǽr getimbrod, and þæs húses timbriend (constructors ) wǽron wyrcende Sæternesdagum ánum, Gr. D. 322, 2

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Add Hié þæt dydon for þǽm swíþost þe hié þóhtan þæt hié siþþan hiora underþeówas wǽren, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 22; 3, 9; S. 132, 13. add Wé ne mihton secgan swá swíðe embe þæt swá swá wé woldon, Hex. 2, 4.

egesa

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Micel þearf is þæt crístene men þæne egesan ǽfre ne dreógan, þæt hý deófolgyld weorðian it is very needful that Christian men never commit the horrible sin of worshipping idols, 281, 4.

mǽtan

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Nó hé gemunde þæt him mǽted (? metod, MS.; for construction cf. 157) wæs, Dan. 119

ceald

(n.)
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ceald, es; n.
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What is cold Þám synfullum þinceð, þæt nán wiht ne sý þæs hátes ne þæs cealdes ..., þæt hig mihte fram úses Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wlfst. 184, 19. Dó on sumes cynnes cald (MS. B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19

hǽs

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S. 29, 63. an invitation from a superior Sc̃s Paulinus þǽre cyricean scíre onféng mid þæs arcebisceopes hǽse and Eádboldes þæs cyninges (innitatione Honorii amistitis et Eadbaldi regis).

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Ǽlc þe gewita oþþe gewyrhta sí þǽr útlendisc man inlendiscan derie, geládie þǽre midwiste be þes orfes weorðe, 354, 29.

holh

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Of ðám ylcan stáne, in þám wæs þæt holg þæs nearwan scræfes ex petra eadem, quae in semetipsa concava angustum specus fecerat Gr. D. 211, 7.

ilca

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Ne sý him nánre óðere þigene getíðod búton þæs ilican (ilecan, ilcan, v. ll. ) þe hé ǽr forsóc, R. Ben. 69, 22. Dauid sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde . . . for þǽm ylcan hine sang Críst þonne hé álýsed wæs . . . Ps.

sylu

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Þæt land æt þǽre syle, Cht. Th. 547, 28. Add

be-ládung

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Gif þú woldest myltsian, and ne mihtest, þǽr is sum beládung on þǽre segene, Hml. S. 3, 185. Beóð þá hæðenan búton beládunge ( no excuse can be made for them ) rihtlíce fordémede, ii. 344.

á-werian

(v.)

to defend against attackto protect from hurtsecure

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Grammar á-werian, Add: to defend against attack Þá burg áwerede þæt folc þe þǽr binnan wæs, Chr. 921; P. 101, 9.

Linked entries: werian eald-a-wered

treów

(n.)
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</b> add :-- Stód þǽr án medmycel ród on þǽre eorðan, and wæs swá mycel þæs treówes gesyne swá wolde beón gód hande brád, Vis. Lfc. 72

earnian

(v.)
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Th. i. 178, 8. to obtain as the reward of labour, to earn wages (with acc. or clause) Ðú miht ongitan be þám þe nánne mon ne lyst þæs þinges þe hine lyst, ne þæs þe hé déþ, ac þæs þe hé mid þám earnaþ . . .

eard-fæst

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Crist eardað on þǽre dene eádmódnesse, Bt. 12; F. 36, 22), Met. 7, 38.