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líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lighting ⬩ shining ⬩ illumination

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Lighting, shining, illumination, giving light On líhtinge fýres in illuminatione ignis, Ps. Spl. 77, 17. God geworhte ðæt máre leóht tó ðæs dæges líhtinge, Gen. 1, 16. Ða steorran sint tó nihtlícere líhtinge gesceapene, Homl. Th. i. 110, 15. Mid sóðre

Linked entries: a-líhting leóhting

leóma

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Add: radiance, splendour Leóma iuvar, Txts. 72, 554. Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa on hire; óðer is se leóma oððe beorhtnys ǽfre of ðǽre sunnan, seó ðe onlíht ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 282, 9. Þonne se móna beó full, and his leóma ealne middaneard

gang-dagas

Grammar
gang-dagas, Add:

days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited.

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days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited. [Cf. the description of 'lætania majora' On ðǽm dæge eall Godes folc mid eáðmódlice relicgonge sceal God biddan ꝥ hé him forgefe ðone geár siblice tíd, and

hwíl-tídum

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>hwíl-tíd,</b> e; f. A time Ic bidde eów þæt gé þises gewrites gíman and on hwíltídum hit on gemynde habban, Wlfst. 108, 17. ¶ the word occurs almost only in the dat. pl. used as an adverb. Add: to the examples in Dict. : sometimes

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shine ⬩ lighten

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To shine, lighten, give light Hit líht fulminat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 7. Ðæt leóht lýht on þýstrum lux in tenebris lucet, Jn. Skt. 1, 5. Se móna líht on niht, Bt. 21; Fox. 74, 25. Swá swá ðæt leóhtfæt liéht on nieht úrum eágum, ðætte ða gewritu on

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Add: with a subject expressed. a person Gelícað ( quasi pater in filio) complacet (sibi ), Kent. Gl. 40. Móna se þreótteóþa . . . cild ácenned . . . ofermód, him sylfum gelícigende, Lch. iii. 190, 14. Mǽden scamfæst, clǽne, wærum gelíc(i)gende, 192,

on-tendan

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add: to set on fire so as to consume Hê ealle ofslôh mid swurdes ecge and ontende þâ burh, Hml. S. 25, 416. to set on fire what is to give light, light a candle, lamp, &amp;c, Lch. iii. 286, 6 (in Dict.). (2a) of the illumination of the moon by the

wanung

(n.)
Grammar
wanung, e; f.

a making less ⬩ diminution ⬩ a growing less ⬩ a lack ⬩ want ⬩ defect

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a making less, diminution. Cf. wanian, I. Sume naman synd diminutiva, ða geswuteliaþ wanunge, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 16, 18. Ða word habbaþ hwílon sincopam, ðæt ys, wanunge: amauisti vel amasti, hér ys se ui áwege, 25 ; Zup. 146, 17. abatement, reduction,

blác

(adj.)
Grammar
blác, adj.

bright, shining ⬩ lucidus, splendidus ⬩ BLEAK, pale, pallid, livid, as in death ⬩ pallidus, de moribundis et mortuis ⬩ pallidus, subalbus

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bright, shining; lucidus, splendidus On bryne blácan fýres into the burning of the bright fire, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 13; Dan. 246. Lígetta hérgen bláce dýrne Dryhten lightnings bright praise the beloved Lord, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107. Engel ða burh

Linked entry: blǽc

BLÍCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle ⬩ lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare ⬩ to shine by exposure, as the bones ⬩ denudando in conspectum dari ⬩ apparere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ fulgere ⬩ pallescere ⬩ I shine ⬩ to shine

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to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinkle; lucere, fulgere, coruscare, micare Ðú ðære gyldnan gesihst Hierusalem weallas blícan thou seest the walls of the golden Jerusalem shine, Salm. Kmbl. 469; Sal. 235: Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 10; Ph. 95. Móna swá

Linked entry: BLÆC

cípe-mann

(n.)
Grammar
cípe-mann, (cíp-), es; m.
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A merchant, trader Cípemann institor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 28. Ciépeman agapa (cf. agapo, qui negotia aliena anteambulant, Corp. Gl. H. 14, 383), i. 285, 8: ii. 8, 28. Cépemon emptor, venditor, 143, 37: Shrn. 134, 4: Mt. L. 21, 12. Gif ciépe-mon (cépe-

Linked entry: ciépe-mon

gim

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Add: a precious stone Gim þe bið on coches micga flestria Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 32. Gim gemma Kent. Gl. 597. Se giem (gim, v. l. ) jacintus, Past. 85, 5. Ne mæg hit steorra ne stán ne se steápa gim be-swícan, Sal. 284, Is seó eággebyrd híwe gelícast gladum

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night ⬩ gallicinium, galli cantus

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Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night Hancréd conticinium vel gallicinium, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75. 122; Wrt.Voc. 53, 4. Seó niht hæfþ seofan dǽlas ... fífta is gallicinium ðæt is hancréd the night has seven divisions ... the fifth is gallicinium

Linked entry: créd

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) ⬩ to raise (as barm does), to leaven ⬩ to take up, begin ⬩ to take away ⬩ metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) Ðonne ic mec onhæbbe, and hí onhnígaþ tó mé, Exon. Th. 412, 28; Rä. 31. 7. Ðá onhóf Laurentius his égan up, Shrn. 116, 4. Petrus onhóf his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

líxan

(v.)
Grammar
líxan, lícsan; p. te

To shine ⬩ glitter ⬩ gleam

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To shine, glitter, gleam Seó reádnes ðære rósan líxeþ on ðé, and seó hwítnes ðære lilian scíneþ on ðé, Blickl. Homl. 7, 30. Móna líxeþ, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 6; Cri. 698. Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218

Linked entry: lícsan

fleógan

to fly ⬩ to flee ⬩ to avoid

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Add: to fly with wings (lit. or metaph.) Né ic fleóge non trano, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 49. Hwelc seleð mé fíðru swé swé culfran and ic flígu (volabo), Ps. Srt. 54, 7. Hé ástág on þone torr, and áþenedum earmum ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28. Hé

swift

(adj.)
Grammar
swift, adj.

Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly

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Swift, fleet, that does or can move quickly Suift alacer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 76. Swift, 6, 51: expeditus, 145, 36: celer, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Zup. 44, 9. Swyft pernix, 9, 64; Zup. 71, 2. Swift scip archiromachus, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 30. Hé (the phenix) is snel

Linked entry: swyft

heá-líce

(adv.)

on high ⬩ greatly ⬩ extremely ⬩ nobly ⬩ elaborately

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Add: in a local sense, on high Pilatus ásette ðis gewrit to ðǽre róde bufon Crístes heáfde heálíce, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 27. Stód se earming ætforan þám deófle þǽr hé heálíce sæt, Hml. S. 3, 372. Se wítga cwæð þæt áhæfen wǽren heálíce upp sunne and móna

Linked entry: heá-lic

irþling

(n.)
Grammar
irþling, es; m.

a husbandman ⬩ farmer ⬩ ploughman ⬩ a cuckoo

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a husbandman, farmer, ploughman Yrþlingc arator, Wrt. Voc. 73. 34: Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 8. Noe ðá yrþling began tó wircenne ðæt land coepitque Noe vir agricola exercere terram, Gen. 9, 20. Móna se twentigoþa cild ácenned yrplincg a child born on the

Linked entries: eorþ-ling ærþling

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-warnian, ge-wearnian</b> in Dict., and add: to warn a person, put on guard Críst gewarnode his apostolas þysum wordum: ' Vigilate ..., ' Hml. A. 49, 4. Hét hé áwritan hú hine gewarnode Mardocheus, 95, 125. ꝥ hé sí gewarnod