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dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Wá mé ꝥ þú swá lange þé sylfe dyrndest, Hml. S. 33, 308. Gif hé hit dierne (dyrne, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 124, 8. Þéh hié hit ǽr swíþe him betweónum diernden, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 1. Noldan hí heora synna dyrnan, Ps. Th. 77, 4.

folc-gefeoht

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(the Romans and Jugurtha) agreed to fight a pitched battle, Ors. 5, 7; S. 230, 10.

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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Hér mon hádode Byrnstán bisceop tó Wintanceastre in this year Byrnstan was ordained to the bishopric of Winchester, Chr. 931; Ed. 110, 22. Ne hádige man ǽfre wudewan tó hrædlíce never let a widow take the veil too hastily, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 15

Linked entry: ge-hádian

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Lawrence) the treasures (of the church, about which he would say nothing), Homl. i. 420, 26. to acquire, obtain Syle mé ðínne wíneard . . . ic ðe (Naboth) óðerne finde oððe mid feó ofgange give me thy vineyard . . .

lyt

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lyt, indecl. used as subst. adj. and adv.

Fewlittle

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Is swíðe lyt manna ðæt ne sý mid ðǽm sumum besmiten there are very few men that are not defiled with some of them, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 4. Wóp wæs wíde, worulddreáma lyt, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 9; Exod. 42.

Linked entry: lyt-hwón

Cartaine

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaine, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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The Carthaginians; Carthaginienses Wilnedon Cartaine friðes to Rómánum the Carthaginians sued for peace to the Romans, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 87, 12.

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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The same rule prevailed in monasteries of the Benedictine order, which only were known in England before the Conquest.

un-forworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forworht, [different from preceding word.
Similar entries
v. fór-wyrcan
(l. for-), and cf.
O. H. Ger. furi-wurchen obstruere
]; adj.

Unobstructedwithout hindrancefreeimmunis

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Unobstructed, without hindrance, free; the term is used of land that after several lives was to revert to the grantor, and seems to render the word immunis in the Latin charters On ða gerád, weorce hé ðæt hé weorce, ðæt ðæt land seó unforworht intó ðære

ufera

(adj.)
Grammar
ufera, uferra; cpve.: ufemest; spve.

upperhigherupmosthighestlaterafter

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Hé ðé teóþan dæge him ðone Hálgan Gást onsende ... on ðás hálgan tíde ðe nú ðýs uferan Sunnandæge bið he sent them the Holy Ghost on the tenth day ... at the holy time which will be on the Sunday after next, Blickl. Homl. 119, 15.

æfter

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.

AFTERpostAlongthroughduringκατάperAccording toby means ofsecundumpropterAfteraboutpropterobdeAfteraboveaccording topostsupersecundum

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Ðá eóde ðæt wíf æfter him then the wife went after him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 13. Hám staðeledon, án æfter ódrum they established a home, one after another, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 22 ; Sat. 26.

Linked entries: æftyr efter eftyr

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, es; m.

The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or headnavigii sinistra pars

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The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head; navigii sinistra pars Burgenda land wæs us on æcbord the land of the Burgundians was on our larboard or left, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 44

inne-fare

(n.)
Grammar
inne-fare, an; f.

The intestines

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The intestines Wið wambe cóðe and wið inneforan sáre for dysentery, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 228, 22. Sió filmen biþ þeccende ða wambe and ða innefaran the film covers the stomach and the inwards, 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 17

sund-plega

(n.)
Grammar
sund-plega, an; m.
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Se tíreádga (the Phenix) twelf síþum hine bibaþaþ . . . siþþan hine sylfne æfter sundplegan hefeþ on heánne beám, Se hærnflota (the ship) æfter sundplegan (its journey across the sea) sondlond gespearn

dirige

(n.)
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The first word of the antiphon (v. Ps. 5, 8) at Matins in the Office of the Dead, used as a name for that service Dirige for forþférdum vigilia pro defunctis, Angl. xiii. 433, 975: 444, 1131. [v. N. E. D. dirge.]

ge-gaf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-gaf, adj.
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The passage given here belongs to gegaf-sprǽce, q. v., but perhaps the adjective ge-gaf may be inferred from the compound gegaf-sprǽce along with the noun ge-gaf; cf. ídel-sprǽce, yfel-sprǽce. Cf. too gegaf-sprǽc and dol-sprǽc

gin-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
gin-fæsten, es; n.
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A noble, spacious closet (used of the Scriptures?). v. fasten; Gif onlúcan wile bánhúses weard ginfæsten gód gástes cǽgum if the mind with spiritual keys will open the noble, spacious chamber, i. e. if a man will study the Scriptures (?), Exod. 524

Linked entry: fæsten

holm-clif

(n.)
Grammar
holm-clif, es; n.

A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side

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A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side On, fram ðam holmclife [the holm is the lake where Grendel dwelt ], Beo. Th. 2846, 3274; B. 1421, 1635. Se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde he who had to guard the sea-cliffs, 465; B. 230

FELG

(n.)
Grammar
FELG, e; f: felge, an; f. A

FELLYpart of the circumference of a wheelcanthusάνθόsabsis rŏtæ

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FELLY, part of the circumference of a wheel; canthus = 954; άνθόs, absis rŏtæ Ǽlces spácan biþ óðer ende fæst on ðare nafe, óðer on ðære felge one end of every spoke is fixed in the nave, the other in the felly, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 3, 7, 10.

Linked entry: fælg

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Hwǽr cwom mearg hwǽr cwom mago hwǽr cwom máððumgyfa where is the steed gone, where the rider, where the giver of treasure?

Linked entries: hwára hwar

wirp

(n.)
Grammar
wirp, e; f.

A change for the betterrecoveryimprovement

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Se mon ne þearf tó ðisse worulde wyrpe gehycgan man need not look to this life to mend his lot, 105, 5; Gú. 18. Is ðæt bearn cymen tó wyrpe weorcum Ebréa the child is come to alleviate the afflictions of the Hebrews, 5, 9; Cri. 67.