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stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Kmbl. 1126; El. 565. hard, rough, strong, of wind or weather Stearc winter aspera hyems, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 17. Se stearca wind norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 18. Se stearca storm, Met. 6, 11. Stearc storma gelác, 26, 29.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

cunnan

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Leófre ys ús beón beswungen for láre þænne hit ne cunnan ( nescire ), Coll. M. 18, 22. Hé wilnade mé tó cunenne cupidus me nosse, Nar. 18, 1. Ic getnune . . . cunnendum [mé] memor ero . . . scientium me, Ps.

fætt

Grammar
fætt, l. fǽtt,

plump ⬩ corpulent ⬩ obese ⬩ fatted ⬩ plump ⬩ full-bodied ⬩ substantial ⬩ oleaginous ⬩ unctuous ⬩ rich ⬩ fertile ⬩ productive ⬩ rich

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Voc. ii. 83, 67: 18, 52. rich (of food) Fǽtt broþ pingue jus, Coll. M. 29, 13. Fétto pinguia, Kent.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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sceat stefne mínre flýman feóndsceaðan when I must swallow wind from somebody's lungs, sometimes with my notes I summon men to the feast, sometimes with my voice I put foes to flight, Rä. 15, 16. a language, tongue Þurh ꝥ gereord (Hebrew) þe ǽrest Cóm

gold

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Add: gold in the ground Se forma gítsere þe ǽrest þá eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15; F. 48, 23. gold as a form of wealth Hwǽr cóm ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28.

hǽtu

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Ic drífe sceáp míne tó heora lǽse, and stande ofer hig on hǽte ( aestu ) and on cyle, Coll. M. 20, 13. of sexual passion Seó gecyndelice hǽtu þurh ꝥ mægen þæs Hálgan Gástes gestilleþ on þé ( the Virgin Mary ), Bl.

orf

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. ¶ Cattle-stealing, it may be inferred from the statement of the oxherd in Ælfric's Colloquy, 'Ealle niht ic stande ofer þá oxan waciende for þeófan, Coll. M. 20, 291', was a crime whose prevalence justified the attention given it by the law.

rǽd

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</b> with negative, (no) plan to help oneself :-- Mín heorte and mín mód mé for-léton, tó þám þæt ic mé nyste nǽnne rǽd cor meum dereliquit me, Ps. Th. 39, 14.

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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. ¶ ¶ Hǽlend, syððan hé tó ðisum lífe cóm, and man wearð geweaxen, Hml. Th. i. 258, 10

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp

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Swá swá náht hæbbende and ealle ðing geágnigende (possidentes, 2 Cor. 6, 10), Hml. Th. i. 550, 7. Geágnode, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 6. to get or secure possession of, acquire for a person (dat.)

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; ⬩ pectus ⬩ the breasts; ⬩ ubera ⬩ The heart, mind, thought ⬩ pectus, cor, mens

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mid ánre flán underneoðan oðer breóst there Alexander was shot through with an arrow underneath one breast, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 27. the breast as the seat of the vital powers, of the feelings, and of the affections, The heart, mind, thought; pectus, cor

of-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, press down by sitting ⬩ to sit upon, oppress ⬩ to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) ⬩ to sit about, besiege ⬩ to repress, check, present motion

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.; Fox x. 19. to sit upon, occupy, take possession of (with idea of force or wrong) Ðæt sió oferflôwnes ðæra geþohta ne meahte ofsittan ðæs sacerdes heortan quatenus sacerdotale cor nequaquam cogitationes fluxae possideant, Past. 13, l; Swt. 77, II.

Linked entry: of-setenness

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A band ⬩ multitude ⬩ company ⬩ troop ⬩ body ⬩ train ⬩ pomp ⬩ multitudo ⬩ cohors ⬩ copia ⬩ pompa

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A band, multitude, company, troop, body, train, pomp; multitudo, cohors, copia, pompa Cirmdon caldheorte, corþer óðrum getang the cold-hearted cried out, troop thronged on troop Andr. Kmbl. 276; An. 138.

tó-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-gædere, -gædre, -gadore; adv.

Together ⬩ union, ⬩ association, ⬩ joining, ⬩ mingling,

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Ðá com Godwine eorl and Swegen eorl and Harold eorl tógædere, Chr. 1048; Ed. 178, 19: Ps. Th. 94, l: Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 430. Ða stánas fieóllon tógædere, and wearþ geworht to ánum wealle swá, 27, 88.

framian

(v.)

to do good ⬩ benefit ⬩ absolute ⬩ to do good to an object. ⬩ to get good ⬩ derive benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ make progress ⬩ to prevail

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Framige (prosit ) ánra gehwylc óþron on cræfte hys, Coll. M. 31, 25. Hú hé swýþor þám sáulum framian (fremian, v.l., prodesse) mæge, R. Ben. 119, 19. Framian (fremian, v.l.) expedire, 121, 9. Grammar framian, with prep.

sele

(n.)
Grammar
sele, es ; m.

A hall ⬩ house ⬩ dwelling

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Innan on ðone ealdan sele, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 406, 13. Ðone werigan sele (hell) Cd. Th. 285, 4; Sat. 332. Ongunnon heora burh rǽran and sele settan, salo niwian, 113, 2; Gen. 1881

Linked entry: burn-sele

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode

To journey ⬩ go ⬩ travel

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Ðá com eorl síðian on Egypte, Cd. Th. 110, 27; Gen. 1844. Gewát him hám síðian, 130, 18; Gen. 2161. Héht hine twegen men mid síðian, 173, 28; Gen. 2868. Samed síðian, Exon. Th. 434, 17; Rä. 52, 2. Up siðian, Hy. 3, 56. Síðigean, Andr.

ge-crístnian

(v.)

To administer the rite of crístnung to a person

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In Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 1-19 the rite is evidently referred to, as it says: Hé (the bishop) on mínne andwlitan bleów; and it was the ritual that (in Sch. 580, 19) it is said the dull priest could not master.

Linked entry: crístnian

ýþian

(v.)
Grammar
ýþian, ýþgian; p. ode.

to overflow ⬩ to be filled ⬩ to move in waves, to toss, roll, ⬩ to wave ⬩ to fluctuate

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MS.) and swíðe ábisgod mid eorðlícra monna wordum valde inter humana verba cor defluit, Past. 22; Swt. 168, 11. Swá bið ðis eorðlíce líf oft ýðgiende swá swá sǽ, 52; Swt. 409, 35.

Linked entries: ýþan ýþgian ýþung

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.

A stream, current, flowing water

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Ondlang ðæs streámes . . . ondlang ðæs Doferdæles ongeán streám tó Wícforda, Cod. Dip, Kmbl. vi. 218, 29. Streámas stódon, Cd. Th. 206, 29; Exod. 459. Streámas wundon, Beo. Th. 430; B. 212. Wǽgas grundon, streámas styredon, Andr. Kmbl. 747; An. 374.