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sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
sǽlan, de.

to fasten with a cordto restrain, repress, confine

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Hwǽr sǽlan sceolon sǽhengestas ancrum fæste, Exon. Th. 54, 3; Cri. 863. Ymb geofenes stæþ gearwe stódon sǽlde sǽmearas, Elen. Kmbl. 455 ; El. 228. fig. to restrain, repress, confine Dómgeorne dreórigne hyge oft in heora breóstcofan bindaþ fæste.

symbel-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-dæg, es; m.

a feast-day,a festival, day of a religious feast

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His symbeldæg (natalitia) mérsiaþ, Rtl. 44, 28. Ic ðé symbledæg ( diem festum) sette, Ps. Th. 75, 7. Symbeldagas dies festos, 73, 8

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MANa human being of either sexa man who is wnder the authority of anothera servantvassalliege-mana parishioner

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MAN, a human being of either sex Hic et hæc homo ǽgþer is mann ge wer ge wíf, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 54.

Linked entry: manna

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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</b> in an ecclesiastical or theological sense, false opinion, heresy; superstition, false religion :-- Ásprang on Godes folce mycel gedwyld . . . on ðám tíman þe ðá bisceopas sceoldan Godes ꝥ hálige folc on rihtne weg gebringan, hí swíðost ǽlces

cyperen

(adj.)
Grammar
cyperen, adj.

Coppery, belonging to copper æreus

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Gemultan ealle ða anlícnessa togædere, ðe ðǽr binnan wǽrah, ge gyldene, ge sylfrene, ge ǽrene, ge cyperene all the statues, which were in it, of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of copper, were melted together, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 22.

léf

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
léf, [or lef?]; adj.

Weakinjuredinfirm

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Weak, injured, infirm Léf debilis, Germ. 389. On fýre hí ne lyst lócian gif se æppel léf biþ men do not like to look at fire if the apple of the eye be injured, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 29.

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gleáwlíce, adv.

Prudentlywiselyclearlywell

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Prudently, wisely, clearly, well Forþam ðe he gleáwlíce dyde quia prudenter fecisset. Lk Bos. 16, 8. Gleáwlíce astute, Blickl. Gloss. Gleóulíce clare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 25.

Linked entry: gleów-líce

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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Se deóful hí tó hire ágenre hengene gelǽrde she went and hung herself ... The devil persuaded her to her own hanging [to hang herself], Homl. Th, ii. 30, 24.

Linked entry: heng-wíte

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astraywanderingconfusedperversedepravedangryenragedwrathfulindignant

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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously enraged, that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, Blickl. Homl. 191, 11. Yrre wǽron begen réðe angry were both and fierce, Beo.

Beornice

(n.)
Grammar
Beornice, gen.a; dat. um; pl. m.

The BerniciansBernicii

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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45

dwild

(n.)
Grammar
dwild, dwyld,es ; n.

Error, heresy, a prodigy, spectre error hærĕsis = άίρεσιs, prodĭgium, spectrum

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On Engla land feole dwild weáren geseogen and geheórd many prodigies were seen and heard in England, 1122; Erl. 249, 13

Embene

(n.)
Grammar
Embene, pl. m.

The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France Ambiānum

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The inhabitants of Amiens, Amiens, in Picardy, France; Ambiānum Hér for se here up on Sunnan to Embenum, and ðǽr sæt án geár in this year [A.D. 884] the army went up the Somme to Amiens, and remained there one year, Chr. 884; Erl. 82, 17

ge-ehtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ehtian, p. ode; pp. od

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8

scilian

(v.)
Grammar
scilian, p. ode
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Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?) dividuntur, Hpt. Gl. 438, 50

stirnlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stirnlíce, adv.
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Welig spycþ styrnlíce diues affabitur rigide, Scint. 78, 18. inflexibly, rigorously Cyning sceal eallum Godes feónd*-*um styrnlíce wiðstandan, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 304, 20

Linked entry: stiernlíce

timbrung

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Hít næs ná búton gewyrhtum ꝥ his húses timbrung weóx Sæternesdagum non immerito domus ipsias fabrica sabbato crescebat, Gr. D. 322, 10.

á-wendendlic

Grammar
á-wendendlic,
Similar entries
v. á-wendedlic
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God ána unáwendendlic wunaþ and eallra ðára áwendendlicra welt rerum orbem mobilem rotat, dum se immobilem conservat, Bt. 35, 5; F. 166, 10. Add

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Ús is nédþearf ðæt sécan ðone lǽcedóm úre sáuwle, Blickl. Homl. 97, 31. Biddon Drihten ðæs leóhtes ðe nǽfre ne geendaþ . . . ðæt leóht sceolan sécan, ðæt mótan habban mid englum gemǽne, 21, 14.

gímen

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Cf. gíman; 6 Nú sceole hogian mid mycelre gýmene ꝥ úre lífe beó swá gelógod, Hml. S. 16, 6. care for a person (gen.), liking, affection.

lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
lúcan, p. leác, pl. lucon; pp. locen

To closeconcludefastenlock

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On ðæt gerád ðe ðæt stande ðe wit beforan ðam ealdormen lucan on the condition that that arrangement stand which we concluded before the alderman, 597, 32. Hrím and forst lucon leóda gesetu rime and frost shut up men's dwellings, Andr.

Linked entry: lýcþ