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ag-lǽc-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-cræft, es; n.

An evil art

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An evil art. Andr. Kmbl. 2724; An. 1364

wan-sǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-sǽlig, adj.
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Weras wansǽlige mé (Christ) slógon and swungon, Andr. Kmbl. 1925 ; An. 965. Wonsǽlige, Elen. Kmbl. 953 ; El. 478. Fróde sace sémaþ, sibbe gelǽraþ, ða ǽr wonsǽlge áwegen habbaþ, Exon. Th. 334, 24; Gn. Ex. 21. Werum wansǽligum ( the Jews ), Elen.

scort

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Add Dactilus stent on ánum langum tíman and twám sceortum, Angl. viii. 314, 15

haga

(n.)
Grammar
haga, a berry.
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Voc. ii. 131, 11. [ Cinus an haythorne and an hawe, Wlck. Gl. 572, 45.] used as a type of a thing of no value Hagan gignalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 16

féging

a joiningcomposition

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Voc. ii. 112, 16. as a grammatical term, composition Ealle ðá eahta dǽlas underfóð féginge, búton interjectio ána, and gif se nama bið geféged of twám ansundum dǽlum. . . Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 3: 266, 11

tó-drǽfedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfedness, e; f.

Dispersion,expulsion

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Dispersion, expulsion Hé worhte áne swipe of rápum and hí ealle út áscynde. Ðeós tódrǽfednys getácnode ða tóweardan tóworpennysse, Homl. Th. i. 406, 8. On ðeóda tódrǽfednysse in dispersionem gentium, Jn. Skt. 7, 35. Tódrǽfednesse dispersiones, Ps.

eóred-mann

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(In the gloss to the same passage in An. Ox. the renderings are transposed) Hleáperes, rǽdehere Cerethi, eóredmen, féþeheres Felethi, An. Ox. 776. Tuu and ðrittih eórodmonna xxxii equites, Jn. 18, 12 margin.

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

friþ-stów

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Beó mín friðstów, and gedó mé hálne esto mihi in locum refugii, ut salvum me facias, 30, 3. in a technical sense, a place of safety for a criminal, an asylum, a sanctuary Hé sceal fleón tó ánra ðára ðreóra burga ðe tó friðstówe gesette sint ( the cities

ge-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wiht, -wyht, -wihte, es; n.

Weightpondus

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Gange án gemet and án gewihte let one measure and one weight pass, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 2. Nú hæbbe we hit bioht ongén be ðam ylcan gewihte quam nunc eodem pondĕre reportāvĭmus, Gen. 43, 21: 23, 16: Lev. 26, 26. False gewihta false weights, L.

Linked entries: ge-wyht wiht

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Drihten sealde him dimne and deorcne deáþes scúwan the Lord gave them death's shadow, dim and dark, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 14, note; Sat. 455.

þǽr-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tó, adv.
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Hé nówiht ágnes hæfde bútan his cyricean and ðǽrtó feówer æceras, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 32. marking association Ðá stód ðære sunnan cræt mid feówer horsum on áne healfe; on óðre healfe stód ðæs mónan cræt and ða oxan ðǽrtó, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 24.

scín-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-líc, adj.
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Of the nature of an apparition, phantasmal Suoefno and næhta scínelíco sompnia et noxia fantasmata (the glosser seems to have read noctes fantasmaticae? ), Rtl. 180, 16

eást-portic

(n.)
Grammar
eást-portic, es; n.
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An east porch or portico Þæt eástportic wæs on lenge twéntig fæðma be þæs temples wídnysse and wæs týn fæðma wíd, Hml. Th. ii. 578, 12

á-ýtan

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Áýtte eliminarat, i. expelleret, An. Ox. 4080. Ðonne áríseð þeód wið þeóde and hié beóð þonne áýtte fram heora gemǽrum (quoted in note to preceding). Add

Linked entry: ýtan

god-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
god-fæder, m.
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Ic eom Crist ... ic ðé fullwie on mínne godfæder and on mec his efenécne sunu and on ðone hálgan gáste I am Christ ... I baptize thee in the name of my heavenly Father and of me his co-eternal Son and of the Holy Ghost, Shrn. 106, 13: 118, 6.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Gen. 18, 20. to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement Cweþan swá he tó ánum sprece and hwæðre ealle mǽneþ to say, as if he speaks to one and yet means all. Exon. 283; Th. 84, 24; Cri. 1378.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

ge-beorg

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Geácsode se wræcca Sce Gúþláces forðfóre; for þon hé ána ǽr þon wæs hys gebeorh and frófor ( his refuge and comfort ), Guth. 94, 4. of places Gebeorge praesidio (in solo liberae mentis praesidio servatur), An.

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-manthe oceanhŏmo jăcŭlo armātusoceănusa seamăre

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Asia is befangen mid Oceanus - dæm gársecge - súþan, and norþan, and eástan Asia is encompassed by the ocean - the garsecg - on the south, and north, and east, 1, 1; Bos. 15, 8.

Linked entry: secg

dol-líce

(adv.)
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Oft mon rǽsð suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce, and wénað men ðæt hit sié for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia putatur, Past. 149, 12. Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add