a-scúfan
To drive away ⬩ expel ⬩ banish ⬩ repel ⬩ shove away ⬩ expellere ⬩ pellere ⬩ abigere ⬩ extrudere ⬩ emittere
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To drive away, expel, banish, repel, shove away; expellere, pellere, abigere, extrudere, emittere Forþ ascúfan to drive forward, Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6. Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord has driven anxious sorrow from my mind
cann
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A knowledge, cognizance, averment or positive assertion, clearance; notitia, cognitio, assertio Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne let the chief of a monastery clear himself with a priest's cognizance, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13. Mid rihtre canne
cedelc
The herb mercury ⬩ mercurialis perennis, Lin
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The herb mercury; mercurialis perennis, Lin Cedelc mercurialis, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 44. Herba mercurialis, ðæt is, cedelc the herb mercurialis, that is, mercury, Herb. cont. 84; Lchdm. i. 34, 3. Wið ðæs innoþes heardnysse genim ðás wyrte, ðe man mercurialis
CERFILLE
CHERVIL ⬩ cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον ⬩ chærophyllum sylvestre
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CHERVIL; cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre, Lin Genim ðysse wyrte ðe man cerefolium, and óðrum naman ðam gelíce cerfille nemneþ þrý croppas take three heads of this herb, which is named cerefolium, and by the other like name chervil, Herb
cicel
A morsel, little mouthful, cake ⬩ buccella, placenta
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A morsel, little mouthful, cake; buccella, placenta Cicel buccella, Cot. 26: 126. Se cicel the cake, Lchdm. iii. 30, 21. Gemenged wið meolowe and to cicle abacen mingled with meal and baked to a cake, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 17; Lchdm. i. 364, 14. Bac hym
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cwacung
QUAKING, trembling ⬩ tremor
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A QUAKING, trembling ; tremor Sóna biþ ætstilled sió cwacung the quaking will soon be stilled, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 11. Cwacung gegráp híg tremor apprehendit eos, Ps. Spl. C. 47, 5. On cwacunge in tremore, Ps. Spl. C. 2, 11. Wæs se múnt Garganus
cyn
Akin, suitable, fit, proper ⬩ congruus, condignus
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Akin, suitable, fit, proper; congruus, condignus Ðæt is cyn that is proper or reasonable, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 122, 4. Swá hit cynn [cyn Cot.] was as was suitable or fit, 35, 4; Fox 162, 24. Swylce hit kyn [cyn MS. B; cynn H.] sié as it may be right, L. In
Esau
Esau
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Esau Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum, Gen. 32, 3. Esau, 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15, 16. Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau, 32, 11. Ða handa synd Esaues handa the
fellen
Made of skins ⬩ pellĭceus
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Made of skins; pellĭceus Fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu ĕrat zōna pellĭcea circa lumbos ejus, Mk. Bos. 1, 6. God worhte Adame and his wífe fellene reáf and gescrídde hí fēcit Deus Adam et uxōri ejus tunĭcas pellĭceas et induit eos, Gen. 3, 21. Fellen
fífteóða
The FIFTEENTH ⬩ quintus dĕcĭmus
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The FIFTEENTH; quintus dĕcĭmus Móna [MS. mone] se fífteóda the fifteenth moon, Lchdm. iii. 190, 29. Ðam fífteóðan geáre anno quinto dĕcĭmo, Lk. Bos. 3, 1. Under ðam fíftéðan dæge Kalendarum Octobris sub die quinta decĭma Kalendas Octobres, Bd. 4, 17;
for-hýnan
To cast down ⬩ humble ⬩ oppress ⬩ waste ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ opprĭmĕre ⬩ vastāre
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To cast down, humble, oppress, waste; hŭmĭliāre, opprĭmĕre, vastāre Ðone forhýndan and þearfan gerihtlǽcaþ hŭmĭlem et paupĕrem justĭfĭcāte, Ps. Lamb. 81, 3. Forhýned cast down, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 10. Wǽron Pene forhýnde the Carthaginians were cast down
GÁD
A point of a weapon ⬩ spear or arrow-head ⬩ sting ⬩ prick ⬩ GOAD ⬩ cuspis ⬩ acŭleus ⬩ stĭmŭlus
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A point of a weapon, spear or arrow-head, sting, prick, GOAD; cuspis, acŭleus, stĭmŭlus Gád cuspis, Wrt. Voc. 288, 23. Gád stĭmŭlus, Wrt. Voc. 75; 1. Se yrþling ná gáde hæfþ, búton of cræfte mínum ărātor nec stĭmŭlum hăbet, nĭsi ex arte mea, Coll. Monast
gagel
Gale ⬩ sweet gale ⬩ myrica gale
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Gale, sweet gale; myrica gale, Lin Genim gagel take gale, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 10 : iii. 22, 21. Nim þré leáf gageles take three leaves of gale, Lchdm. iii. 6, 17. Genim gagellan ... dó of ða gagellan take gale ... remove the gale, L.M. 2, 51;
gang-wuce
Rogation week ⬩ the week of holy Thursday ⬩ perambŭlātiōnis septĭmāna
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Rogation week, the week of holy Thursday; perambŭlātiōnis septĭmāna Ðis sceal on Þunres dæg, innan ðære Gang-wucan this [Gospel] must be on Thursday in the Rogation week, Rubc. Mk. Bos. 16, 14-20, notes, p. 578. Ðys Gódspel gebýraþ on Wódnes dæg, on
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ge-feá
Joy ⬩ gladness ⬩ glory ⬩ favour ⬩ gaudium
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Joy, gladness, glory, favour; gaudium Ðes mín gefeá is gefylled this my joy is fulfilled, Jn. Bos. 3, 29. Mid gefeán with joy; gaudio, 3, 29. Bodan cýþdon sóþne gefeán messengers announced real joy, Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 23; Cri. 451. Se biþ gefeána fægrast
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ge-frægnan
To ask ⬩ inquire
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To ask, inquire Gifrægna interrogare, Jn. Skt. Lind. Gifregna, Rush. 21, 12. Gefraigne, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 34. Gefraign interrogavit, Lind. Gifrægn, Rush. 8, 5; 9, 16. Gefrægnade interrogavit, Lind. 15, 2. Gefraignade sciscitabatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2
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ge-gaderung
A gathering ⬩ congregation ⬩ assembly ⬩ crowd ⬩ congregatio ⬩ turba
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A gathering, congregation, assembly, crowd; congregatio, turba Se Hǽlend beáh fram ðære gegaderunge Iesus declinavit a turba, Jn. Bos. 5, 13 : Ps. Spl. 39, 14; Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 47. Gegaderung líchoman copula carnis, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 30. Gegaderung
ge-innian
To bring in ⬩ include ⬩ to fill ⬩ supply ⬩ charge ⬩ præstare ⬩ includere
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To bring in, include, to fill, supply, charge; præstare, includere Wolde God geinnian ðone lyre God would supply the loss, Homl. Th. i. 12, 24 : 180, 18 : L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 4 : Th. Apol. 23, 7. Súsle geinnod with sulphur filled, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 28
hefig-ness
Heaviness ⬩ slowness ⬩ weight ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction
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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse
leód-rúne
A witch ⬩ pythonissa
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A witch, wise woman [cf. burh-rúne furia; helle-rúne pythonissa: Grmm. D. M. 375 on the forms of feminine names in -rín, -rúna]:-- Wið ǽlcre yfelre leódrúnan ... eft óðer dust and drenc wið leódrúnan, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 138, 23, 26. Cockayne translates