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æce

(n.)
Grammar
æce, ace, es; m.

An akepaindolor

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An ake, pain; dolor Eal ðæt sár and se æce onwæg alǽded wæs all the sore and ake were (led) taken away, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 35: 5, 4; S. 617, 22

a-sprungennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-sprungennes, -sprungennýs, -ness, e; f. [asprungen failed, ceased; pp. of a-springan]

An eclipsedeficiencyfailingfaintingexhaustioneclipsisdefectio

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An eclipse, deficiency, failing, fainting, exhaustion; eclipsis, defectio Wæs geworden sunnan asprungennys facta erat eclipsis solis, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10. Asprungynnes nam me defectio tenuit me, Ps. Spl C. 118, 53

Linked entry: æ-springnes

fyrclian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrclian, p. ode; pp. od

To flashflickerfulgēre

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To flash, flicker; fulgēre Swilce se beám ongeán weardes wið ðæs steorran ward fyrcliende wǽre as if the beam were flashing towards the star from an opposite direction, Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 34

leóhte

(adv.)
Grammar
leóhte, adv.

Lightlyeasilygently

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Ðá wæs heó gesewen þurh twegen dagas ðæt hire leóhtor wǽre videbatur illa per biduum aliquanto levius habere, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 3

seofonteópa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofonteópa, -teogoþa
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seventeenth Se wæs seofonteogeþa fram Agusto, Bd. 1. 5; S. 476, 6. Ðý seofonteóþan dæge, 3, 24; S. 557, 12. On ðone seofenteóþan dæge ðæs mónþes, Gen. 7, 11. Seofontegðan, Shrn. 91, 32

bile-hwítlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bile-hwítlíce, adv.

Honestly, simplyhoneste, simpliciter

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Honestly, simply; honeste, simpliciter Andswarede Dryhthelm bilehwítlíce, forðon he wæs bylehwítre gleáwnesse and gemetfæstre gecynde man Drycthelme respondebat simpliciter, erat namque homo simplicis ingenii ac moderatæ naturæ, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 30

Linked entry: bylwet-líce

un-æþellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-æþellíce, adv.

Ignobly

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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs hé geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac hé unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9

Linked entry: æþel-íce

deáþlicness

(n.)
Grammar
deáþlicness, e; f.
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Substitute: Mortality. liability to death Þonne se móna wanað, þonne tácnað hé úre deáþlicnesse, Bl. H. 17, 24. mortal life, this world Tó þínre mildheortnesse becuman of þisse deáðlicnesse, Angl. xii. 509, 19

gebyrd-boda

(n.)
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one who announces a birth Sé onsended wæs . Summo de throno . and þǽre clǽnan . Clara voce . þe gebyrdboda (þá gebyrd bodade?) . bona voluntate . ꝥ heó sceolde cennan . Christum regem, Dóm. L. 36, 17. (?)

þider-weard

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Ðá þá hé þágíta wæs feorron þyderweard adhuc longe positum, Gr. D. 37, 15

ge-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sécan, -sécean; to -sǽcanne, -sécenne; part. -sécende, ic -séce, ðú -sécest -sécst, he -séceþ, -sécþ, pl. -sécaþ; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton ; pp. -sóht; v. a.

to seek, inquire, ask forquærere, requirere, inquirereto seek, go to, approach, look for, visit, come toadire, ire vel proficisci, aliquo vel ad aliquem, visitare, venire, pervenire aliquoto seek with hostile intention, to persecute, afflict, invadehostiliter aggredi, invadere, corripereto seek; go to, visitire, proficiscito appoint, dispose, besetexigere, disponere

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Gif he gesécean dear wíg if he dare seek war, Beo. Th. 1373; B. 684. Heó mynster gesóhte monasterium petiit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 5. Hie ðæs cnihtes cwealm gesóhton they sought the young man's death, Andr. Kmbl. 2244; An. 1123: Ps. Th. 70, 22.

Linked entries: ge-sahte ge-soecan

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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must pass to the church at Worcester; this condition was now removed) be not maintained in respect to him (Eadnoth ), Chart.

þorfend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þorfend, es; m.: þorfende; adj.
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A needy person, a poor person Wæs sum ðærfe ł ðo[r]fond ( mendicus) ... wæs deád se ðorfendo (mendicus ), Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 20, 22. Ofer armne and ðorfend super egenum et pauperem, Rtl. 175, 33. Ðorfendo pauperes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 7.

un-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geára, adv.

not long agolatelybefore longsoon

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of past time, not long ago, lately Ic wæs ungeára on niht ábysgod on wæccum nuper occupatus noctu vigiliis, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 39. Ðæt wæs ungeára, ðæt ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde bóte gebídan, Beo.

ge-dræg

Grammar
ge-dræg, ge-dreag.
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Þǽr wæs wóp gehýred, earmlic ylda gedræg, An. 1557. Þǽr wæs cirm micel geond Mermedonia mánfulra hlóð, fordénera gedræg, 43. of things, material Ofer deóp gedreag over the deep tumult of the waves, Ra. 7, 10. non-material Sinsorgna gedreag, Kl. 45

neáh-west

Grammar
neáh-west, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Anastasius wæs geþeóded tó Nonnoso, sé wæs práfost on ðám mynstre þe geseted is in þám munte Soracte, and hé him þeódde tó fore þǽre stówe neáwiste (propinquitate loci), Gr. D. 48, 26.

tó-swellan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swellan, pp. -swollen

To swell outgrow big

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Se earm wæs swá swíþe greát and tóswollen brachio in tantum grossescente, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23. Wiþ tótece . . . ðæt tóswollene lim fram ðære uferan healfe beþe, Lchdm. ii. 68, 13. Wæs án cnapa swíðe tóswollen þurh wyrmes siege, Homl.

hwæþere

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wæs on Pannania on woruld cumen; wæs hé hweðre in Italia áféded, Bl.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Sette Ephraim on his swíðran hand ðæt wæs on Israhéles wynstran hand and Manasses on his winstran hand ðæt wæs on Israhéles swíðran healfe he placed Ephraim on his right hand, that was on Israel's left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand, that was on

and-weardnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-weardnes, -ness, and-weardnys, and-wardnys, -nyss, e; f.

Presentnesspresencepresent timepræsentiapræsens tempuspræsens

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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1

Linked entry: and-wardnys