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leáþor-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
leáþor-wyrt, e; f.

Lather-wortsoap-wort

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Lather-wort, soap-wort; saponaria officinalis Leáþorwyrt, borith, erba fullonum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 47: 38, 43: L. M. I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 22

bland

(n.)
Grammar
bland, es; n.

A mixture, confusionmixtio

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A mixture, confusion; mixtio Swég swíðrode and sanges [MS. sances] bland sound prevailed and a confusion of song, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 19; Exod. 309

Linked entry: ge-bland

sunn-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sunn-beorht, adj.
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-Hé his cýþþu eft, sunbeorht gesetu séceþ contendit solis ad ortus, Exon. Th. 217, 10; Ph. 278: 228, 10; Ph. 436

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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To swallow up, devour, absorb; devŏrāre, degluttīre, absorbēre Baru sond willaþ rén forswelgan the bare sand will swallow up the rain, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 27; Met. 7, 14: Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 30; Gú. 164.

Linked entry: for-sweolgan

hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
hleótan, p. hleát, pl. hluton.

to cast lotsto obtain by lot, get a share, share in, participate, obtain

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Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55. Ðá hluton ða consulas hwelc hiera ǽrest ðæet gewinn underfénge. Ðá gehleát hit Quintus Flaminius then the consuls cast lots which of them should first undertake that war.

Linked entry: ge-hleótan

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht; adj.

Lightbrightcheerfulshiningclear

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Him wæs leóht sefa ... blíðheort wunode his soul was unclouded by sorrow ... blithe of heart he continued, Andr. Kmbl. 2504; An. 1253, Him wæs leóht sefa, ferhþ gefeónde, Elen.

clúdig

(adj.)
Grammar
clúdig, adj.

Stony, rockysaxeus

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Stony, rocky; saxeus Ðæt Norþ-manna land is on sumum stówum swýðe clúdig the country of the Northmen is in some places very rocky, Ors. I, I; Bos. 20, 42

wóþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-gifu, e; f.

The gift of song

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The gift of song Hyre (a musical instrument) is on fóte fæger hleóþor, wynlícu wóflgiefu . . . seó wiht mæg wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan, Exon. Th. 414, 10; Rä. 32, 8

bréc-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
bréc-hrægel, -hrægl, es; n. [bréc
breeches
, pl. of bróc, f; hrægel
a garment
]

breechesa garmentlumbare, diplois =διπλοίςA sort of garment

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lumbare, diplois = διπλοίς A sort of garment; Him si abrogden, swá of bréchrægle [mid twýfealdum mentle, Spl.], hiora sylfra sceamu operiantur [aperiantur ?] sicut diploide confusione sua, Ps. Th. 108, 28

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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Gr. 50; Som. 52, 8: and with this statement agree several passages of Henry I.?s Laws, e.g. c. 93, §§ 3, 19, where unus solidus=v denarii, duo solidi=x denarii. In Mercia four pennies go to the shilling.

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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Nǽfre hie ðæs sellíce bleóum bregdaþ let them never so strangely change with colours, Salm. Kmbl. 301; Sal. 150. Bleóm bregdende changing in colours, Exon. 95b; Th. 357, 3; Pa. 23.

cép

(n.)
Grammar
cép, es; m.

A sale, bargain, business negotium

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A sale, bargain, business; negotium Awyrigende cép malignum negotium, Somn. 159; Lchdm. iii. 206, 32. Sellan to cépe to give for sale, sell, Deut. 28, 68

galg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
galg-treów, gealg-treów, es; n.

A gallows-treecrosscrŭcis lignumcrux

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A gallows-tree, cross; crŭcis lignum, crux He wolde sume on galgtreówum [MS. galgtreówu] he would [hang] some on gallows-trees, Beo. Th. 5873; B. 2940

Linked entries: galga-tré gealg-treów

mónaþseóc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþseóc-ness, e; f.

Lunacy

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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hé hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4

un-gefullod

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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . ac æfter feáwum dagum hé wearð fǽrlíce seóc, swá ꝥ hé forðférde ungefullod sóna, Hml. S. 31, 210. Add

sárcren

(adj.)

disposed to soreness

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disposed to soreness On ðám monnum ðe habbaþ swíðe gefélne and sárcrenne magan a very sensitive stomach and one easily made sore, Lchdm. ii. 176, 9. (?)

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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Add: : To be called so and so. the complement a proper name Meroe hátte án ígland, Lch. iii. 258, 18. þý wege þe háte Appia, Bl. H. 193, 12. In tún þone þe hátte (háta, L. ) Gezemani in uillam quae dicitur Gesemani, Mt. R. 26, 36.

ǽn-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-lípig, -lýpig, -lépig; adj. [án one, hlíp, hlýp]

Eacheverysingularsolitaryprivatesingulisolus

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Each, every, singular, solitary, private; singuli, solus Þurh ǽnlípige dagas per singulos dies, Ps. Spl. 41, 15. Be ǽnlípigum mannum per singulos viros, Jos. Grn. 7, 14: C. R. Ben. 22

Linked entry: ǽn-lípie

in-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
in-drencan, p. te

To soaksaturateinebriate

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To soak, saturate, inebriate Hí ðá sylfe betweónum indrencton mid ðám cerenum ðære gódspellícan swétnysse they mutually saturated each other with the wines of evangelic sweetness, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 72, 7

Linked entry: on-drencan

un-beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-beorhte, adv.

Not brightly

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Not brightly Ealle steorran weorþaþ gebirhte of ðære sunnan, sume þeáh beorhtor, some unbeorhtor ( less brightly ), Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 6. Sume beorhtor, sume unbyrhtor, 33, 4; Fox 132, 21

Linked entry: beorhte