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inweardlíce

(adv.)
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Hú mæg ǽnig man hine inweardlíce tó Gode gebiddan, búton he inwerdlíce (-weard-, v. l. ) on God hæbbe rihtne geleáfan, Wlfst. 21, 2-4. Inweardlíce medullitus (dilexerit ), An. Ox. 7, 114. Inwurdlíce, 2007. Inwerdlí[ce] uoluntatiue, 56, 147.

rýman

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Add Heom ic rǽde and rýme, gif hí mé willað híran mid rihte, Wlfst. 134, 2. add: to make way for a person (dat. ) Hé þá inn eóde, and him man sóna hrýmde, and hé þá sóna eóde binnan þone weóhstal, Vis. Lfc. 68. Seó leó forstód him þá duru . . .

steóran

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D. 50, 18. (3 a) with clause :-- Godes ængcel stýrde ꝥ man hine in ꝥ fýr ne besæncte angelus eum in ignem mergi prohibuit, 317, 13

stillíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stillíce, adv.
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,' 119, 6. not speaking Stillíce ingán silenter incedant, Angl. xiii. 403, 542. without producing sound Wer wís uneáþe stillíce hlihð uir sapiens uix tacite ridebit; a wise man doth scarce smile a little (Ecclus. 21, 20), Scint. 171, 16

treów

(n.)
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Add Man swá mearcað mid medmicelum treówe (ligno) þeorfe hláfas ꝥ hí beóð gesewene swylce hí beón on feówer feórðandǽlas tódǽlede, Gr. D. 87, 2.

Rómánisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Rómánisc, adj.

Roman

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Man Rómánisces cynnes, 1, 16; S. 484,18. On ðære hálgan Rómánisce cyricean, 1, 27; S. 489, 33. Fram ðam Rómániscan Pápan, 2, 20; S. 522, 19. Ealde Rómánisce weorce geworhte, 1, 33; S. 498, 31.

sceafoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceafoþa, sceafþa, scæfþa,an ; m. (or -e; f. ?)

A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of

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Man scóf ðara bóca leáf and ða sceafþan (ipsam rasuram) dyde on wæter, 1, 1; S. 474, 38. Monige spónas and sceafþan (astulas) nimaþ, 3, 2; S. 524, 31: 3, 17; S. 544, 44, col. 2. Genim heorotes sceafoþan of ðam horne, Lchdm. ii. 72, 13.

Linked entry: sceafþa

fýst

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Gif man óðerne mid fýste in naso slæhð .III. scill. gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 16, 17. Þanne ic sleá swíðe mid fýste, breóst míne beáte ego percutiam pugnis pectora, Dóm. L. 29: 160.

gyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ make ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ adorn ⬩ părāre ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ vestīre ⬩ ornāre

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Wer and wíf bearn mid bleóm gyrwaþ man and wife adorn their child with colours, 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3

ofer-féran

(v.)

to pass over or through, to cross, traverse ⬩ to come upon or across, meet with

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Se mór swá brád swá man mæg on twám wucum oferféran, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 34. to come upon or across, meet with Se here férde intó Myrcean and fordydon eall ðæt hé oferférde, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 12. Similar entries v. ofer-faran

cneów-holen

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-holen, cneó-holen, es; m. n?

KNEEHOLM ⬩ knee-hulver ⬩ knee-holly ⬩ butcher's broom; ⬩ ruscum ⬩ victoriola ⬩ ruscus aculeatus ⬩ Lin

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KNEEHOLM, knee-hulver, knee-holly, butcher's broom; ruscum, victoriola, ruscus aculeatus, Lin Genim twegen scenceas fulle wóses ðysse wyrte, ðe man victoriola, and óðrum naman cneówholen, nemneþ take two cups full of the juice of this herb, which is

Linked entries: cneó-holen holen

on-uppan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-uppan, prep.

upon, on ⬩ besides, over and above

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Ðonne man bringe offrunge nime smedeman and geóte ele onuppan, Lev. 2, 1. Hí lédon hyra reáf uppan hig, and setton hyne onuppan, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 7. Hí gemétton fýr and fisc onuppon, Homl.

Linked entry: uppan

ge-tilian

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

to strive after ⬩ to get by striving ⬩ to obtain ⬩ procure ⬩ acquire ⬩ acquīrĕre ⬩ to treat a patient; ⬩ curāre

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[Goth. ga-tilon to obtain.]. to treat a patient; curāre Ic wát hú ðín man getilian sceal I know how you must be treated, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 32

Linked entry: ge-teolod

ge-fealdan

to wrap up, roll up ⬩ to involve, implicate :-- ⬩ to roll about

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Ne bið gifalden non flectetur, Rtl. 84, 53. to involve, implicate :-- Nǽnig man compigende Gode gifalde hine (inplicat se ) gimótum woruldlicum, Rtl. 60, 11. to roll about Hé gefeald hine uolutabatur, Mk. R. 9, 20

strangian

(v.)
Grammar
strangian, p. ode.

to grow strong, be strong, prevail, flourish ⬩ to make strong, confirm, comfort

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Ger. strangén confortari.] to make strong, confirm, comfort Staþelige man and strangle and trumme hí georne, L. I. P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3. Hé ðǽr wunode strangende hira heortan on geleáfan, Blickl. Homl. 249, 17

ge-sellan

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</b> to allot, assign a share, reward :-- Sé þe hine gefó and gegange healfne hine áge; gif hine man cwelle, geselle heom man Lxx. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 42, 18.

gifan

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Ágife (gyfe, v. l. ) man þám ágenfrígean his ágen, Ll. Th. i. 390, 7.

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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</b> in pl. man and wife :-- Gemæccan conjuges, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 33. Tú beóð gemæccan, Gn. Ex. 23

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
O. H. Ger. sueder
). pronoun.

Whichever of two ⬩ either. . . or. . . ⬩ whichever, whether. . . or

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Gewylde man hine swaðor man mǽge, swá cucenne swá deádne, L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 17. Hí gefeallaþ on ða heortan suá nytt suá unnyt suæðer hié beóþ (whether they be profitable or unprofitable). Past. 15; Swt. 97, 2: 14; Swt. 85, 15.

Linked entry: swaðor

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.

Sib ⬩ related ⬩ one related ⬩ a relation

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Hé (Augustus) bebeád ðæt ǽlc mǽgþ tógædere cóme, ðæt ǽlc man ðý gearor wiste hwǽr hé gesibbe (sibbe, MS. C.) hæfde, Ors. 5, 14; Swt. 248, 17, Sibbo ł cúðo menn (gisibbe, Rush.) cognatos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12