lǽce-finger
The leech-finger
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At p. 44,7-8 the names are different:-- Goldfinger medicus vel annularis, lǽcefinger auricularis, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 22. Sing on ðíne lǽce-finger paternoster, Lchdm. i. 394, 2. [In later times it was the fourth finger e.g.
Linked entry: gold-finger
latian
To be slow ⬩ to linger ⬩ loiter ⬩ delay
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To be slow, to linger, loiter, delay Ic latige on sumere stówe moror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 14. Hwí latast ðú swá lange ðæt ðú ðé lǽce ne cýðst why dost thou delay so long to show thyself to the leech? Dóm. L. 6, 66. Lataþ tardat, Wrt.
Linked entry: elcian
munuc-líf
the monastic life ⬩ the place in which the monastic life is lived ⬩ a monastery
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Aþelwold biscop æft ða láre (Latin) on munuclífum árǽrde, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. 1, 42
níwan
Recently ⬩ lately ⬩ newly
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Recently, lately, newly Níwan, neówan, nuper; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 58. Secgeaþ hí ðæt sume dæge ðider níwan ( nuper ) cóme cýpemen, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4. Ða þing ðe ús níwan bodade syndon ea quae nunc nobis nova praedicantur, 2, 13; S. 516, 11.
rǽden
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Ǽlc gebúr sylle .vi. hláfas ðam inswáne ðonne hé his heorde tó mæstene drífe, on ðam sylfum lande ðe ðeós rǽden on stænt, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 22. Rǽdenne condicione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 59. Ðan (on ða ?) rǽdenne ea conditione, Hpt. Gl. 492, 8.
ge-wissian
To make or cause to know ⬩ to instruct ⬩ inform ⬩ direct ⬩ command ⬩ govern ⬩ docere ⬩ edocere ⬩ regere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ dirigere
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Gif ðú nelt beón gewissod if thou wilt not be directed, Ælfc. T. Lisle, 40, 12
Linked entry: wísian
gífre
Greedy ⬩ covetous ⬩ voracious ⬩ eager ⬩ desirous ⬩ avidus
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Gífere vel frec ambro, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 83; Wrt. Voc. 50, 63. Tantalus se cyning ðe ungemetlíce gífre wæs Tantalus the king who was immoderately greedy, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 1. Ða faraséi ða ðe gífre wǽron pharasæi qui erant avari, Lk.
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BLÁWAN
To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare
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Ic bláwe flo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 41. Wind wráðe bláweþ the wind fiercely blows, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 104; Met. 7, 52: Ps. Th. 147, 7. Blǽwþ gást his and flówaþ wæteru flabit spiritus ejus et fluent aquæ, Ps. Lamb. 147, 18: Bt. Met.
Linked entry: bláwung
seám
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Voc. i. 16, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Zup. 59, 3. Seáme sarcina, Hpt. Gl. 528, 35. Gé sýmaþ men mid byrþenum (seámum, Lind. : seómum, Rush.) . . . and gé ne áhrínaþ ða seámas mid eówrum ánum fingre, Lk. Skt. 11, 46.
þancung
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Ðé ic sylle þancunga tibi reddo gratias, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 95, 15.
treówþ
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however, the Romans acted a little honourably (in hoc solo Romanis circa eum fortiter agentibus), in that those who had betrayed their lord were detestable to them, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 218, 17. fidelity Heora gemynd þurhwunaþ for heora trýwðe wið God, Ælfc
Linked entry: trýwþ
á-mearcian
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Þǽra mónða naman synd hér ámearcode, 298, 8. to mark out, distinguish by a mark Ǽlc þǽra stæpa þe wé gestæppað, ealle hí beóð ámétte and ámearcode mid gildenum stafum on heofenum, Wlfst. 302, 28. to mark, give a distinguishing form to, denote Týn
Linked entry: mearcian
be-ginnan
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Se apostel, swá swá þá biscopas bǽdon, began þá feórðan bóc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 43. Hí wurdon áblende þe ꝥ bebod begunnon (attempted to carry out the command), Hml. S. 4, 361. with infin.
be-tellan
exculpate ⬩ excuse
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ii. 250, 11 : 420, 1. to clear one's self from (æt), in the matter of (be) a charge, excuse one's self to (wið) a person Godwine betealde hine wið Eádward be eallum ðám ðingan ðe him wæs on geléd, Chr. 1053; P. 183, 28. ꝥ hé móste hine betellan æt ǽlc
ende-byrdlíce
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Wé wyllað nú secgan endebyrdlíce be eallum þisum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 119, 17
feorh
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Ǽlc crísten mann sceolde be his ágenum feore (under pain of death) þám Hǽlende wiðsacan, Hml. S. 11, 6. Ðæt hié hié selfe tó feore ne gewundigen ac vulnere mortali se feriunt, Past. 365, 11. Grame tó feore, Hml. S. 7, 242. Tó feore áfyrht, Hml.
ge-tucian
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Man hí tó eallre yrmðe getúcode, and heora lima man ealle tóbrǽd ǽlc fram óðrum, 71
hǽr
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Ox. 1214. of animals Sume bróhton gáte hǽr . . . þæt gate hǽr getácnode þá stíþan dǽdbóte, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 31-6
stefn
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Add Hí synd þreóra cynna ná on stemne, ac on andgite, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 12
hál-wende
Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome
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Conducive to health, salutary, healing, wholesome Ðes hálwenda hic saluber, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 64. Ðín word is hálwende thy word is salutary, Ps. Th. 118, 103. Hálwoende ðín salutare tuum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 30.
Linked entry: -wende