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lác

Grammar
lác, [If ðínne in Hml. S. 7, 119 is correct, lác is there masculine, but perhaps ðíne should be read.]
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Th. i. 124, 19. Gán mid láce tó Godes húse, and beran þæt cild forð mid þǽre láce, 134, 22. ꝥ Ðá lác beóð God ealra andfengeost, Past. 222, 21. Freó láca oblationes, Ps. L. 50, 21. Ic hatige þá lác þe bióð on wóh gereáfodu. ...

innan

(adv.)
Grammar
innan, adv. and prep. gen. dat. acc.

In ⬩ into ⬩ within ⬩ from within

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Burgum in innan, Beo. Th. 3941; B. 1969. In innan intrinsecus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 15. Eardode ic in innan, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 31; Seel. 33. Ne wæs mé feorh ðá gén, ealdor in innan, 103 a; Th. 391, 10; Rä. 10, 3.

Linked entries: innan-bordes innane innon on-innan

Eotol

(n.)
Grammar
Eotol, Eatol, Etol (-el, -ul), es; n.

Italy

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Italy Eotoles Hesperie (= esperie, i. italie westdǽles, An. Ox. 2583 (Ald. 35, 21)), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 55: 43, 23. On Eotole Hesperie, 91, 28. In Eatole in Latin, 93, 60: 47, 34. On Eatule, Víd. 70

Linked entries: Eatole Italia

gicþa

(n.)
Grammar
gicþa, hiccup. In Lch. ii. 4, 27 perhaps gicþan
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is a mistake. In the article to which the passage refers the disease spoken of is called geoxa

búan

(v.)
Grammar
búan, bún, búgan (-ian, -ean), búian, búwian, bógian, q.v. in Dict.; býa in N. Gospels; p. búde, búgede, bógode, býede; pp. bún, búd, býed.
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Ðá ðe býedon in Hierusalem, Lk. L.R. 13, 4. Býa habitare, Mk. L.R. 4, 32. Allo býendo (habitantes) in ðǽm, Rtl. 100, 17. <b>I a.</b> of land, to lie :-- ꝥ land búeð oð Méda ríce subjacet regionibus Medorum, Nar. 34, 11.

æt-dón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-dón, ic æt-dó; p. -dide; subj. ic, ðú, he -do; pp. -dón, -dén

To take away ⬩ deprive ⬩ eripere

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C. 9; Th. ii. 246,10

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man go from house to house seeking entertainment, let it be given him once, Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.

gistran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gistran-dæg, (gyrstan-dæg, q. v. in Dict.), es; m.
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Th. i. 56, 28: ii. 286, 26: Hml. S. 23, 468

Linked entries: gierstan-dæg georstan-dæg

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Philippuses yfel mehte þéh þá giet gemetlic þyncan . . . þéh ic nú his dǽda sume hwíle gesugian, Ors. 3, 7; S. 120, 15. Ic sóhte þíne ansýne, ic séce gyt symle (requiram), Ps. Th. 26, 9. <b>III a.

ecg-lást

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-lást, [The gender is doubtful, the word occurring both m. and f. in the only passage where it is found: lást a track is m.]
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is mildra ðonne middangeardes swétnissa; and seó winstre ecglást ðæs ilcan wæpnes hé is scearpra ðonne eal middangeard, Sal. K. p. 150, 14-22

heofon

Grammar
heofon, In later specimens the word is often feminine, e.g.

firmament ⬩ happiness ⬩ a ceiling

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Th. i. 262, ii. 6.

Linked entries: heofone heofon-lic

be-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ládian, ic -ládige; p. ode; pp. od

To clear ⬩ excuse ⬩ excusare

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To clear, excuse; excusare Ðæt he wolde beládian his módor that he might clear his mother Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 24 : Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 35

a-dylegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dylegian, pres. ic -dylegige; p. ode; pp. od

To destroy ⬩ delere

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To destroy; delere Ic adylegige deleo; ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called

crammian

(v.)
Grammar
crammian, ic crammige; p. ode; pp. od

To CRAM ⬩ stuff ⬩ farcire

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To CRAM, stuff; farcire Ic crammige oððe fylle farcio Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36

Linked entry: a-crammian

gistern-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gistern-lic, (<b>gysternlic,</b> q. v. in Dict.); adj.
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Th. i. 490, 20. Dæg se georstenlica dies hesterna, Hy. S. 47, 10

Linked entry: georsten-lic

ýr

Grammar
ýr, ýre. v. ír[e].

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

bí

(prep.)
Grammar
bí, prep. dat. [Bí is more frequently shortened into be. In compounds it is generally written be- or bi-; but bí- is long where it is used for big, or is a contraction, thus, - bí-spell for big-spell, and as bí-breád for beó-breád. v. be.]

By, near to, at, in, upon ⬩ juxta, prope, apud, in ⬩ Of, about ⬩ de, quoad ⬩ By, through, because of, after, according to, in comparison with ⬩ per, secundum, pro, ex

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By, near to, at, in, upon; juxta, prope, apud, in Arás bí ronde oretta the champion arose by his shield, Beo. Th. 5069; B. 2538. He bí sesse geóng he went by the seat, 5506; B. 2756.

æt-befón

(v.)
Grammar
æt-befón, ic -befó; subj. ic, he -befó [æt, be, fón]

To take to ⬩ attach ⬩ deprehendere ⬩ capere ⬩ invenire

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Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 15: L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 22

hwearf

Grammar
hwearf, [The word is neuter in the two instances given in the (late) charter]
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Add: Nó man ne worðe suuá dirsty ðat ðis ilk wharf ( commutationem ) and ðis ilk forward breke, C. D. iv. 242, 29

eóh

(n.)
Grammar
eóh, = iw; m.

The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = eó, the name of which letters in Anglo-Saxon is eóh = íw a yew-tree ⬩ taxus

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = eó, the name of which letters in Anglo-Saxon is eóh = íw a yew-tree; taxus, — hence this Rune not only stands for the diphthong eo, but for eoh a yew-tree, as, — RUNE [Eóh] biþ útan unsméðe treów, heard, hrusan fæst yew is

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