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cyspan

(v.)
Grammar
cyspan, p.ede; pp.ed[cosp a fetter]

To bind, fetter ⬩ compedibus constringĕre

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To bind, fetter; compedibus constringĕre Sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde cyspan mænigne they said that she would bind many, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 154; Met. 26, 77

Linked entries: ge-cyspyd ge-cypsed

ge-fótcypsed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fótcypsed, -cypst; part. [cops a fetter]

Bound with fetters ⬩ compĕdĭtus

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Bound with fetters; compĕdĭtus Infare on ðínre gesihþe geómrung gefótcypsedra introeat in conspectu tuo gĕmĭtus compedĭtōrum, Ps. Lamb. 78, 11 : Ps. Spl. 101, 21. Drihten tolýsþ gecospede oððe ða gefótcypstan Dŏmĭnus solvit compĕdĭtos, Ps. Lamb. 145,

Linked entries: cyspan -fótcypsed

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent ⬩ sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent; sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens On orde stód Eádweard, gearo and geornful Edward stood in the array, ready and eager, Byrht. Th. 139, 54; By.

Linked entry: gearnfull

gyngra

(adj.)
Grammar
gyngra, younger, Ps. Spl. 36, 26; comp.
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of geong

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.

Yet

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Yet Pápa on Róme swá þeána gesette papa Romanus tamen statuit, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 36. Lífe ne gielpeþ hláfordes gifum, hýreþ swá þeána þeódne sínum, Exon. Th. 440, 6; Rä. 59, 13: 108, 32; Gú. 81. Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se

cý

(n.)
Grammar
cý, cows, Gen. 33, 13; acc. pl.
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of cú

ge-nihtsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumlíce, -nyhtsumlíce; comp. -lícor; adv.

Abundantly, plentifully, copiously, sufficiently ⬩ abundanter, abunde, ūbertim, suffĭcienter

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Abundantly, plentifully, copiously, sufficiently; abundanter, abunde, ūbertim, suffĭcienter He agylt genihtsumlíce ðám wyrcendum ofermódignysse retrĭbuet abundanter făcientibus sŭperbiam, Ps. Spl. 30, 30: Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 48. Genihtsumlíce abunde,

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumlíce

bén-ríp

Grammar
bén-ríp, v. Seebohm Vill. Comm. s. v.
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Precariae

geap

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
geap, gæp; comp, m. geappra, f. n. geappre; adj.

crooked ⬩ bent ⬩ curved ⬩ curvus ⬩ pandus ⬩ not straightforward ⬩ deceitful ⬩ crafty ⬩ cunning ⬩ shrewd ⬩ astute ⬩ fallax ⬩ callĭdus ⬩ astūtus

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crooked, bent, curved; curvus, pandus Geap curvus, Cot. 50. Geap stæf a crooked letter, Salm. Kmbl. 250; Sal. 124 : 269; Sal. 134.

Linked entries: gæp gep

Crúland

(n.)
Grammar
Crúland, Crúwland, es; n. [Interprete Ingulpho crūda et cænosa terra,
  • Gib. Chr. explicatio, p. 22, col. 1
]

CROWLAND or CROYLAND ⬩ Lincolnshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Lincolniensi

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Ðá wæs se eahtoða dæg ðæs kalendes Septembres, ðá se eádiga wer, Gúþlác, com to ðære fore*-*sprecenan stówe, Crúwlande. . . hæfde he ðá on ylde six and twentig wintra it was the eighth day before the kalends of September [Ang. 24th, A.

Linked entries: Gúþ-lác Crúwland

treppe

(n.)
Grammar
treppe, træppe (v. (?) colte-træppe ( = colt-trap ?) ramnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 47), an; f.

A trap

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A trap Ic beswíce fugelas mid treppan decipio aves decipula, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15

Linked entry: træppe

CRÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRÁWAN, ic cráwe, ðú cráwest, crǽwst, he cráweþ, crǽwþ; p. creów, pl. creówon; pp. cráwen

To CROW as a cock ⬩ cantare instar galli

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Ǽr se hana cráwe bifore the cok synge Wyc. 14, 72; Lk. Bos. 32, 61. Sóna se cocc creów statim gallus cantavit Jn. Bos. 18, 27. Hrædlíce ðá creów se cocc. Mt. Bos. 26, 74, anon the cok crew. Wyc. Se hana creów gallus cantavit Mk. Bos. 14, 68; Lk.

cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To make cold or cool, to cool ⬩ infrigidare

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To make cold or cool, to cool; infrigidare, Cot. 113

Linked entry: ge-cœ́lan

fóre-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cuman, part. -cumende; ic -cume, ðú -cumest, -cymest, -cymst, he -cumeþ, -cymeþ, -cymþ, -cimþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen

To come forth ⬩ come before ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnire

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To come forth, come before, prevent; prævĕnire Ðæt ðú sí fórecumende Drihtnes onsýne in andetnesse quo præoccupando făciem Dŏmĭni in confessiōne, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 42. God fórecymeþ me Deus prævĕniet me, Ps. Spl. 58, 10.

Linked entry: fóre-cymeþ

bed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-clýfa, bedd-clýfa, bed-cleófa, bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed-chamber ⬩ closet ⬩ cubile hominis ⬩ cubiculum

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A bed-chamber, closet; cubile hominis, cubiculum Gang into ðínum bedclýfan infra in cubiculum tuum, Mt. Bos. 6, 6

Linked entries: bed-cófa bedd-clýfa gebed-clýfa

andgit-fullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
andgit-fullíce, comp. or; sup. ost; adv.

Sensibly ⬩ clearly ⬩ plainly ⬩ distinctly ⬩ intelligibly ⬩ intelligenter

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Sensibly, clearly, plainly, distinctly, intelligibly, intelligenter Swá swá he hit andgitfullícost gereccan mihte as he most clearly might explain it, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 4

Linked entries: andgit-líce andgit-líce

cúna

(n.)
Grammar
cúna, of cows, Gen. 32, 15; gen. pl.
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of cú

fier

(adv.)
Grammar
fier, adv. [fier, comp. of feor, adv. far]

Farther ⬩ longius ⬩ ultĕrius

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Farther; longius, ultĕrius Ðeáh ðú nú fier [fyr MS. Bod.] síe ðonne ðú wǽre though thou art now farther than thou wast, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 33. We areccan ne mágon ðæt fædrencynn fier ówihte we cannot reckon the paternal kin any degree farther, Exon. 11b

for-ðon

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðon, for-ðon-ðe; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam

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For that, for, because; quia, quŏniam Forðon ðú ofslóge ealle quŏniam tu percussisti omnes, Ps. Spl. 3, 7. Forðonðe wyste Drihten weg rihtwísra quŏniam nōvit Dŏmĭnus viam justōrum, 1. 7

fyrr

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrr, adv. [comp. of feor; adv. far, q.v.]

Farther ⬩ ultĕrius ⬩ longius

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Farther; ultĕrius, longius We usse gesihþ fyrr upp ahófan longius vīsum lĕvāvĭmus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 32: Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 3, 11; Lchdm. iii. 236, 9: Cd. 122; Th. 156, 23; Gen. 2593

Linked entry: feor

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