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wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhta, an ; m.

a wrightworkmanartificerlabourerone who works at some tradea makerproducerauthorcreatorfabricatorthe CreatorMakera doerworker

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Mon sceal simle tó beregafole ágifan æt ánum wyrhtan (the labourer who is the tenant of land. Similar entries Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðæ ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan. Æt ælcan híwisce ... þreó pund gauolbæres, Chart.

Linked entry: werta

ge-déman

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León hwelpas sécað þæt him grǽdigum ǽt God gedéme, Ps.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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<b></b> a sign of anything future, a prognostic :-- Ealle ða tácno and ða forebeácno ða ðe úre Drihten ǽr tóweard sægde, ðæt ǽr dómes dæge geweorþan sceoldan, Blickl. Homl. 117, 30.

mæsse-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-reáf, es; n.

Vestment used when celebrating mass

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Vestment used when celebrating mass Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽlc preóst hæbbe corporalem ðonne hé mæssige, and subuculam under his alban and eal mæssereáf wurðlíce behworfen, L. Edg. C. 33; Th. ii. 250, 28: L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 19.

capian

(v.)
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Substitute: To look; úp capian to look up, lie on one's back Gyf seó sunne hine ( the moon) onǽlð ufan, þonne stúpað hé, . . . gyf heó hine ontend neoðan, þonne capað hé úp; for þan þe hé went ǽfre þone hricg tó þǽre sunnan weard, Lch. iii. 266, 20-

ge-mettan

(n.)
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One that eats with another, a guest, and add Maximus gelaðede for oft þone árwurðan wer . . . ꝥ hé wǽre his gemetta; þá forhæfde hé hine ǽfre fram his gebeórscipe, cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte his gemetta beón þe ánne cásere ofslóh and óþerne áflýmde, Hml.

mæsse-úhta

(n.)
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Gé sculon singan sunnanúhtan and mæsseúhton, ǽfre nigon ræpsas mid nigon rǽdingum, Ll. Th. ii. 384, 4. Cf. Crístesmæsse-úhta, Chr. 1021; P. 154, 31

stelan

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Hé begann tó stelenne on heora gewunan he began to steal according to their custom, Ælf. T. Grn. 17, 18. Add

under-bæc

Grammar
under-bæc, <b>. Ib.</b>
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add: — Ðás seofon tunglan gáð ǽfre eástweard ongeán þá heofenan, ac seó heofon is strengra and ábrét hí ealle under-bæc westward mid hire ryne, Angl. vii. 14, 137. add: — Hit is áwriten ðæt him wǽre betere ðæt hí nó sóðfæstnesse weg ne ongeáten, ðonne

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Ǽr he bǽl cure ere he chose the funeral pile, Beo. Th. 5629; B. 2818: Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 20; Seel. 157. Ðæt hí him cyning curan ut regem sibi eligerent, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 22.

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Ǽr ðon wé tó londe geliden hæfdon ofer breóne hrycg ere to land we came across the rough sea, Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 31; Cri. 859. Rídan ýða hrycgum to ride on the crests of the waves, 101 b; Th. 384, 25; Rä. 4, 33

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

ge-gaderung

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Gegaderunga copulas, 23, 59. a joining together to form a whole Ǽr þon þe hé þǽre gerýnelican gegaderinge menniscre gebyrde onfénge before he received the mysterious joining together and compacting of the body (cf.

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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ǽr Gode fylgan nolde in gehælde (on gehyldo, v. l.) þæs biscopes lífes Deum sequi prius in custodienda vita episcopi noluit, Gr. D. 195, 12. te of ðǽra tóweardurn ué hæbbe gihæld ut de futuris malis nostris habeamus custodiam, Rtl. 123, 31.

rím

(adj.)
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Bd. 5, 8; Sch. 586, 17. the particular mark or symbol, having an arithmetical value, by which anything has a place assigned to it in a series Gefundena rímas ðá ǽr ðú gebécnades onfindes stówa repertis numeris quos ante signaveras reperies loca, Mt.

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Ðá heretohan ðe hí ǽr út ádrifon, hí woldon eft út ádrifan for hiora oferméttum, Bt. 16, 2; F. 50, 11. Ýð út feor ádráf on Wendelsǽ wígendra scola, Met. 26, 30. Ðæt Egypti ádrifen Moyses út, Ors. 1, 5; S. 34, 16. Út ádrífende explodens, An.

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Ðæt ǽlc cristen man his bearn tó cristendóme geornlíce waenige L. Edg. C. 17; Th. ii. 248, 9. Wenian tó gefeohte Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 571. Tó ǽlcan rihte ús sylfe wenian and wéman Wulfst. 266, 5.

onettan

(v.)
Grammar
onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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to hasten, move rapidly Ǽlc wlite tó ende éfsteþ and onetteþ, Blickl. Homl. 57, 28. Tó ðam onet Egeas unforwandodlíce, Homl. Th. i. 592, 17. Deáþ eów ǽlce dæg tóweardes onet, Bt. 39, l; Fox 210, 28.

Butting-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Butting-tún, es; m.
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BODDINGTON, Gloucestershire Offóron hie ðone here hindan æt Buttingtúne on Sæferne staðe they followed after the army to Boddington on the bank of the Severn, Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 22. Mr.

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishnesscowardicetimorousnesspusillanimity

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Sluggishness, cowardice, timorousness, pusillanimity Wé witon georne ðæt hie for iergþe náðer ne durran ne swá feor friþ gesécan ne furþon hie selfe æt hám hie werian we know well that they from cowardice dare neither seek peace at such a distance, nor

Linked entry: irhþ

þancung

(n.)
Grammar
þancung, e; f.
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Ðæt is tó wundrianne, ðæt hí swá lytle þoncunge wiston Iósepe ðæs ðe hé hí æt hungre áhredde it is wonderful that they felt so little gratitude to Joseph for saving them from famine; hunc Ioseph, quem constituit Deus Aegyptiis conservatae salutis auctorem