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hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hunta, an; m.

A hunter

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A hunter Hunta venator, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 43; Wrt. Voc. 73, 43. Ǽnne cræft ic cann. Hunta ic eom unam artem scio. Venator sum, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 1-6: 22, 27.

MILTE

(n.)
Grammar
MILTE, es; m.: an; f.

The MILTspleen

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Þeós milte hic splen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 13; Som. 9, 34.

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg þrittig mittan clǽnes melowes and sixtig mittan óðres melowes 'Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal' (1 Kings 4, 22), Homl. Th. ii. 576, 31-32.

Linked entry: an-mitta

mynegung

(n.)
Grammar
mynegung, e; f.

admonitionexhortationa demand for payment of what is duea claim

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admonition, exhortation (v. mynegian, II b) Mynegung monitus, Ælfc. Gr. II; Som. 15, 16. Mynigung, 43; Som. 44, 53. Mynegunge monitionem, 15; Som. 18, 4. Þurh Albinus myngunge ( hortatu ). Bed. pref.; S. 472, 8. ' Ne ondrǽde gé eów' hé cwæþ . . ..

Linked entry: mynung

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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In Ælfric's Colloquy the ploughman says : Ǽlce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre.

ge-sceot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceot, -scot, es; n.

the collection of weapons necessary for shooting, a weapon that is shot or hurled, an arrow, dartjaculuman advance [of money], a contribution, tributea part of a building shut off from the rest

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Ger. geschoss story of a house] Gesceot bæftan ðæm heáhweofode propitiatorium, vel sanctum sanctorum, vel secretarium, vel pastoforum, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 26; Wrt. Voc. 59, 1

Linked entries: scot ge-sceót ge-scot

þweor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þweor-líc, þwyr-líc; adj.

reversedcontraryoppositeadverseperverseevildepraved

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reversed, contrary, opposite Ða word, ðe synd passiva, beóð activa gif se r byþ áweg gedón; ... twá dǽdlíce word synd ðe habbaþ þwyrlíce getácnunge; ðæt ðe geendaþ on o getácnaþ þrowunge, and ðæt ðe geendaþ on or getácnaþ dǽde, Ælfc.

un-geendod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geendod, adj.

endlesswithout endnot coming to an endinfinitevery great in number, extent

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endless, without end, not coming to an end God is ǽfre unbegunnen and ungeendod, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Zup. 201, 10: Homl. Th. i. 8, 27: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 16. Ðǽr is ðæt éce blis and, ðæt ungeendode ríce, Blickl. Homl. 25, 30, 24.

Linked entry: ge-endian

wara

(n.)
Grammar
wara, an; m.
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The word is used mostly in the plural, and as the second part of compounds ; but the singular in composition is found in ceaster-weara civis, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 32 (cf. ceaster-gewara civis, Ælfc.

Linked entry: -waru

west-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weard, adv.
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Westward, in a westerly direction Sume (adverbs) synd localia . . . westweard occidentem uersum Ælfc. Gr. 38 ; Zup. 225, 10. Fór se here of ðæm eástríce westweard, Chr. 893; Erl. 88, 22 : 1052 ; Erl. 183, 15.

Linked entry: eást-weard

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.
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Míne fýnd mé ymbhringdon útan on ǽlce healfe, 16, 9. Emhrinced circumseptus, Hpt. Gl. 406, 47. Embþrungen vel (emb)hringed constipata, circumdata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 62. Hé wæs ymbhringed mid his feóndum vallatus exercitu, Bd. 3, 18 ; S. 546, 30.

Linked entries: hringan hringian

án-rǽdnes

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For heora ánrǽdnisse and heora trýwðe wið God, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1. 2. Hé on gódum gelimpum ne forlǽt his ánrǽdnesse, Wlfst. 51, 23. Ánrǽdnysse statum (cordis), An. Ox. 4468

on-timber

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Sume (some adjectives) synd . . . of óðrurn antimbre, ferrum ísen, ferreus ísen, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 9. Beó his calic of clǽnum antimbre geworht, Ll. Th. ii. 350, 22.

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, ; gen. hós; m.

A heel, hough

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Hó calx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 72; Som. 14, 17, Hwæt is ðæs wífes hó? ... Ðæs wífes hó getácnode ... what is the woman's heel? ... The woman's heel signified ..., Boutr. Scrd. 20, 13, 19. Hós mínes calcanei mei, Ps. Spl. 48, 5.

Linked entries: hó-banca

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty Hiw species, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 45; Wrt. Voc. 42, 53. Hiw figura, scema, specimen, forma, species, Ælfc. Gr. 2: 9: 14; Som. 2, 45, 46: 8, 22: 9, 31: 17, 19, 20.

apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sentan apostleapostolus

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He apostolas geceás, ðæt sind ǽrendracan he chose apostles, that are messengers, Ælfc. T. 26, 17. Ðá gesáwon ða apostolas Drihten then the apostles saw the Lord, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 28.

Linked entry: postol

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

FearFRIGHTdreadterrortremblingtĭmorpăvorformīdoterrortrĕmor

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D.] hæc formīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 50: Ps. Th. 54, 4. Egsa me and fyrhtu forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5. On mínre fyrhto in păvōre meo, 30, 25. Geblissiaþ him on fyrhto [fyrhtu, Lamb.] exultāte ei in trĕmōre, Ps.

Linked entry: ferht

nǽfre

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽfre, ( = ne ǽfre); adv.

Never

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Grammar nǽfre, with another negative Ne hit nǽfre ne gewurðe nec unquam fiat, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 14. Ðæt hí nǽfre ne gedóþ, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 15. Nǽfre siðan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 7.

Linked entry: nefre

rǽd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-fæst, adj.
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Se rǽd wæs ǽfre on his rǽdfæstum geþance, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 5. Ðæt hig mágon árísan, gif hig rǽdfæste beóþ, 19, 5. Rincas rǽdfæste, Exon. Th. 347, 15; Sch. 13. Cf. rǽd-leás

ge-wrixl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixl, -wrixle, es; n.

A changeinterchangevicissitudeturncourse

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Cépena þinga gewrixle commercium, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41. Ne wæs ðæt gewrixle til ðæt hie on bá healfa bicgan scoldon freónda feorum nor was the exchange good, that they on both sides must buy with the lives of friends, Beo.