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LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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Dóm. L. 6, 77. Mín cnapa líþ on mínum húse lama puer meus jacet in domo paralyticus, Mt. Kntbl. 8, 6.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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Micel aríseþ dryht-folc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 22 ; Cri. 1041. Ðý þryddan dæge arísen tertia die resurgere, Mt. Bos. 16, 21: Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 2 ; Cri. 1031.

Linked entry: a-rás

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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Com se Hǽlend embe ðone feórþan hancréd to him Iēsus quarta vĭgĭlia noctis vēnt ad eos, Mt. Bos. 14, 25. Ða folctogan feórþan síðe æðeling lǽddon to ðam carcerne the leaders of the people led the noble to the dungeon the fourth time, Andr.

hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
hyspan, p. te

To mockscorntauntrevileinsultreproach

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Ðone hyspton quod exprobraverunt, Blickl. Gl. Hié Cristes bebod hyspton and hit forsáwon they scorned Christ's commandment and despised it, Ors. 6, 3 ; Swt. 256, 25. Hysptun hearmcwidum mocked opprobriously, Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 15; Cri. 1121.

Linked entries: hypsan hyspend hispan

MILTE

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

The MILTspleen

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Wið ðam wǽtan yfle ðæs miltes ... ðæt lácnaþ ðone milte, L. M. 2, 38; Lchdm. ii. 246, 9-11, 18. Of milte, Lchdm. ii. 248, 1. Wið áswollenum milte, 2, 45; Lchdm. ii. 256, 16

slǽwþ

(n.)
Grammar
slǽwþ, e; f.
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Sió slǽwþ giétt slǽp on ðone monnan pigredo immittit soporem. Past. 39, 1 ; Swt. 283, 6. Slǽwþ torpor, Hymn. Surt. 26, 28. Sléuþ pigredo, Kent. Gl. 694. On ðæm sceáte his slǽwþe in sudario lenti torporis, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16.

tún-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
tún-geréfa, an; m.
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Hé hét betǽcan ðone diácon ðam túngeréfan Ypolite, 426, 35

á-gifan

(v.)
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Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9. to give up, abandon Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25. Se ágend þone banan ágefe, Ll. Th. i. 26, 9: 28, 5. Hé hét þá sceáweras ágifan, Jos. 2, 3. Ágifen destitutum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 33

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

cyning

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Ðone cining regem . . . cinig rex, 1, 6. Salomones móder ðæs cyniges, 1, 6, margin. Cyningces regnatoris, An. Ox. 4472. Ðæs cyninges tácen is þæt þú wende þíne hande ádúne, and befóh þín heófod ufeweard eallum fingrum on cynehelmes tácne.

flá

Grammar
flá, a strong dat. flá occurs: dat. pl. flán(?)
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H. 199, 18) ðone fearr ofsceótan wolde; ac seó geǽttrode flá wende ongeán . . . Se mann mid his ágenre flán ofscoten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 502, 17-30. Hé wearð mid ánre flán ofscoten telo e muris jacto perfossus occidilur, Ors. 3, ll; S. 144, 27.

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Ðone gewundedan ðe mon lǽdde helfcuicne tó ðǽm giesðhúse (giest-, v. l.) (ad stabulum ), Past.125, 8. In gesthúse in diversorio, Lk. R. L. 2, 7: Hml. Th. i. 116, 1. Befrán se hálga wer on hwæs gesthúse hí metes onbirigdon, ii. 168, 2.

líne

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III. a continuous extent of length without breadth or thickness :-- On ðone munt þe sý in ðǽre lengoðe seó líne ðe wile .xxxiii. síða ealne eoiðan ymbehwyrft útan ymblicgan, Sal. K. 152, 5.

rǽcan

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L. 26, 50. to hold out a thing and give to a person, a material thing Cuidestú ðone stán ráeceð (rǽceð, R.) ł seles him ? numquid lapidem porrigit ei?, Mt. 7, 9. Rǽces, 10.

sculan

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Hwæt sceolan ús, oþþe hwæt dóþ ús þára worda ymbþonc?, Bl. H. 183, 11

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Voc. i. 25, 11. the fastening of a door Repagulum sál[-panra?], Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 3. Sále repagula, ii. 119,4 . a necklace, collar Sweorcláþ vel [sweor]tég vel [sweor?]sál collarium, 134, 49. Sále collario, 18, 17.

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

wacen

(n.)
Grammar
wacen, (-an, -on, -un), e; f.

wakefulnesssleeplessnessa watchvigila watcha division of the nighta watchguarda rousingan incitement

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wakefulness, sleeplessness Ðone intingan ðínre unrótnisse and ðínre wacone (wæcene, Bd.

of-geótan

(v.)

to moisten by pouring, souse, soakto put out a fire by pouring water on it

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Sele wernmód on wearmum waetere ofgotenne, ii. 182, 6. to put out a fire by pouring water on it Hit biþ gelíc, ðæt man mid wætere ðone weallendan welm (líg,MS. D.) ofgeóte, ðæt hé leng ne mót ríxian, swá man mid ælmessan synna ealle álýseþ.

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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Ðonne se sacerd cristnaþ, ðonne orþaþ hé on ðone man, Wulfst. 33, 18. Gást oreþaþ spiritus spirat, Jn. Skt. 3, 8. þurh ðæt lyft wé orþiaþ and eác ða nýtenu, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 18. Ælc þing ðe orþode omne quod spirare poterat, Jos. 10, 40.

Linked entry: oreþian

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpereto press, force, urge;urgereto rush intotakeby stormin locum irrumpere, expugnare, erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere to breakburst forthmake a noisecrashto sail;navigareTo retch;screare

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Eádweard bræc ðone bordweall Edward broke through the wall of shields, Byrht. Th. 139, 60; By. 277. Brǽcon bordhreóðan [they] broke through the wall of shields. Elen. Kmbl. 243; El. 122.

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughtyaltus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Hwæt elles getácnaþ se heá torr búton ðone heáh foreþonc and ða gesceádwísnesse ðara gódena manna what else does the high tower signify but the lofty forethought and the sagacity of good men, Past. 56; Swt. 433, 24.

Linked entries: héh heá heág