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ge-efesian

(v.)
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Seó fǽmne cwæð ꝥ heó wolde hí sylfe bedíglian ... and for ðý underfǽnge þá gyrlan wærlices hádes and wurde geefsod (geefesod, v. l. ), Hml. S. 2, 232. Add

grytta

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Dele last passage, for which see hwǽte-gryttan, and add Hic furfur þás grytta, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 48, 17. Berene gryta (gritta, v. l. ), Lch. i. 354, 2

hrá-gífre

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Substitute for citation Þá wælhreówan oððe þone hrágífran funestam (cf. þæs réþan and þæs deádberendan funesti, 34, 12: þá deádlicostan funestissima, 36, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 21

méd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
méd-wyrhta, an; m.
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A hireling, worker for pay, mercenary Médwyrhta (mercennarius) ys sé þe stówe hyrdes healt, ac gestreón sáwla ná sécð, Scint. 123, 13. Médwyrhtena lixarum, An. Ox. 4, 24

ymbhygdig-lic

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Mid tý þe þis wæs gehealden for þám gewunan þæs ymbhýdiglican regoles cum hoc de usu regulae sollicite (sollicitae has been read) servaretur, Gr. D. 126, 21. Add

wel-dónde

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-dónde, adj. (ptcpl.)

Doing wellacting rightly

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Doing well, acting rightly Hú se reccere sceal bión ðǽm weldóndum monnum for eáðmódnesse geféra ut sit rector bene agentibus per humilitatem socius Past. 17; Swt. 107, 5

ǽling

burning

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Synna ne beóð nǽfre áfeormode for nánes fýres ǽlincge, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 20. Substitute

gærs-gréne

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For 'gramineus . . . Lye' substitute Graesgroeni, gręsgroeni carpasini, carpassini, Txts. 47, 393. Gærsgréne carbasini (v. Ld. Gl. H. carbasini, color gemme, id est uiridis), Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 55

winter-set

(n.)
Grammar
winter-set, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winter;in pl. winter-quarters

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A place to stop in for the winter; in pl. winter-quarters Se here... ðǽr wintersetu (-sætu, v. l.) námon, Chr. 886; Th. i. 156, cols. 2, 3

ge-þeódrǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeódrǽden, e; f.

Fellowshipsociety

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Fellowship, society Ðonne biþ ðé sélre ðæt ðú heora geþeódrǽdene forbuge then it will be better for thee that thou avoid their society, Homl. Th. i. 516, 17

bed-streáw

(n.)
Grammar
bed-streáw, es; n.

Straw used for bedding

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Straw used for bedding Of his bedstréwe man band on ánne wódne; þá gewát se deófol him of, Hml. S. 31, 572. (Cf. streáw tó his beddinga,) 849

belcentan

(v.)

to uttergive forthbelcheructateeructare

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to utter, give forth, belch, eructate; eructare Se lǽcecræft biþ swíðe swéte belcentan the medicine is very sweet to eructate Bt. 22, 1, Bodl; Fox 76, note 17

ful-sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-sárlíce, adv.

Full sorelyvery harshly or violentlytristissĭmeacerbissĭmegravissĭme

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Full sorely, very harshly or violently; tristissĭme, acerbissĭme, gravissĭme Ðæt mín sylfes fót fulsárlíce asliden wǽre that my own foot had very violently slipped, Ps. Th. 93, 17

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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And swá eall ðæt folc wearþ mid him ánum agǽled and all the people were so occupied with him alone. Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. v. intrans.

Linked entry: a-gálan

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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to convince, confute, convict: — Gif hine mon oferricte ðæt hé ne móste londes wyrþe beón if it should be proved against him that he was disqualified for holding land, Chart. Th. 141, 11.

tó-sceótan

(v.)
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Ungesǽlge men deáþ ǽr willaþ foran tó sciótan = tóforan sceótan anticipate, rush in front of; cf. ða ungesǽligan menn forsceótaþ deáþ foran, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 3; Met. 27, 19, is rather to be taken under sceótan. The passage is:

HELP

(n.)
Grammar
HELP, e; f: also es; m.

HELPaidsuccour

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Nero A. i. fol. 73. Helpes biddende asking for help: sumes helpes biddende asking for some help, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 2. Hwá him tó hǽle and tó helpe on ðás world ástág who came down to this world as their salvation and help, Blickl. Homl. 105, 32.

Linked entry: hylp

wang-stede

(n.)
Grammar
wang-stede, es; m.
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Se ðás wongstedas gróf æfter golde (cf. se ðe ða eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 23), Met. 8, 56. a town on a plain (wang) ?

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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To hunt Ic ásende míne fisceras and hí gefixiaþ hí míne huntan and hí huntiaþ hi of ǽlcere dúne and of ǽlcere hylle I will send for many fishers and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters and they shall hunt them from every mountain

á-gildan

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Th. i. 274, 3. to pay for, make retribution for Hí sculon deóre ágildan eal þæt hí forgímdon. Wlfst. 190, 22. Þá ǽrran þing ágoldene wǽron. Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 31

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan