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heals-mene

(n.)
Grammar
heals-mene, -myne, es, m.

A necklace, chain for the neck

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A necklace, chain for the neck Hé dyde gyldene healsmyne ymbe his swuran he put a gold chain about his neck, Gen. 41, 42

Linked entry: mene

tó-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To forbid,prohibit

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To forbid, prohibit Wé nellaþ secgan . . . for ðan ðe hyt tócwǽdon ða wísan láreówas, and . . . ða hálgan bóceras forbudon tó secgenne, Homl. Ass. 24,7

tó-þundenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-þundenlíce, adv.

Proudlyarrogantly

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Gif hwylc cræftigra manna for ðæs cræftes þingon hine tóþundenlíce onhefþ, R. Ben. 95, 5

Linked entry: -þunden-líce

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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He dysegaþ, se ðe wile sǽd óþfæstan ðám dríum forum he does foolishly, who will sow seed in the dry furrows, 5, 2; Fox 10, 30. Ðæt ða dysegien that they are foolish, 24, 4; Fox 86, 9, MS. Bod. Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps.

Linked entry: dysian

hwæt-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hwega, -hwigu, -hugu; pron. and adv. [cf. use of something in Shakspere.]

Somethingsomewhata little

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Hwæthwegu tódǽled somewhat separated, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 142, 14. Hwæthwiga aliquantulum, Ps. Th. 89, 15. Hwæthwygu, 93, 8. Hwæthwugu, Bt. Met. Fox 221; Met. 20, 111

ge-winna

(n.)
Grammar
ge-winna, an; m.

An enemyadversarya foerivalhostisinĭmīcusæmŭlus

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An enemy, adversary, a foe, rival; hostis, inĭmīcus, æmŭlus Cwom semninga hæleþa gewinna the foe of men suddenly came, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 7; Jul. 243. Gesaca vel gewinna æmŭlus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 17; Wrt. Voc. 60, 51.

ge-myntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myntan, p. -mynte; pp. -mynted, -mynt

To determine, resolvestătuĕre, decernĕre

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Him wæs gesǽd ðæt hí wǽron gemynte ánum sutere he asked for whom those buildings were intended. He was told that they were meant for a shoemaker, 354, 35. Hæfdon hie gemynted to ðam they had resolved thereon, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 10; Exod. 197.

Linked entry: myntan

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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Weoruldmen (cf. folc, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 2) wénaþ, 28, 72. Hú yfele mé dóþ manege woruldmenn . . . ic eom getogen tó fremdum þeáwum ðurh ða ungefyldan gítsunge woruldmonna ( inexpleta hominum cupiditas ), Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 19-26.

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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Sceal mǽg nealles inwit-net óðrum bregdan dyrnum cræfte a kinsman should not braid a net of treachery for another with deceitful craft, Beo. Th. 4342; B. 2168. He to forþ gestóp dyrnan cræfte he had stept forth with evil craft, 4569 ; B. 2290 .

Linked entries: derne dierne

heorr

(n.)
Grammar
heorr, hior; m. f.

A hingecardinal pointcardo

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Ðis gesceád ys æfter ðám feówor heorren this distinction is according to the four cardinal points, Lchdm. iii. 84, 11

Linked entries: heorra hearr hior

plyccan

(v.)
Grammar
plyccan, p. plyhte.
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Gylecan tácen is þæt þú strece forð þín wenstre handstoc and plyce innan mid þínre wynstran hande, 127, 15

Linked entry: plicettan

a-leógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leógan, p. -leág, -leáh, -léh, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [a, leógan to lie, lig]

To lietell liesbeliedeceivementiriconfutarenon præstare

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Fox 1, 78; Met. 1, 39. Heó hyre gehát aleáh she belied her vow, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7. He beót ne aléh he belied not his promise, Beo. Th. 160; B. 80. Hí aleógaþ him they tell lies to him, Bt. 26, 1; Fox 90, 18: L. In. 13; Th. i. 110, 12

Linked entries: a-leáh a-léh a-logen

cyne-helm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-helm, cynehealm,es ; m. [helm a crown]

A crown, diademcorona, diadema

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For cynehelme for a royal diadem, Homl. Blick. 23, 34

Linked entry: helm

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

lár-leást

(n.)
Grammar
lár-leást, -lýst, e; f.
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Wé sceolon bodigan ðám lǽwedum ðý læs ðe hý for lárlýste losian sceoldan we must preach to the laymen, lest for lack of instruction they should perish, L. Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 1: Wulfst. 79, 19

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 33. An munuccild wunode on Mauricius mynstre... hæfde ðæt munuccild swíðe mǽrlíce stemne, Wulfst. 152, 7-11 : 22

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?),be precipitate

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Voc. ii. 15, 68 be precipitate Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia creditur, Past. 20, 1;Swt. 149, 12

sticung

(n.)
Grammar
sticung, e; f.
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a pricking, piercing Hié ( the elephants ) fóran wédende ǽgðer ge for ðæs flexes bryne ge for ðara nægla sticunge, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 8. sticking (pigs), killing; cf. stician, <b>I a </b>On manegum stent ðæt se gafolswán sylle ǽlce geáre

earmian

(v.)
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[For constructions cf. of-hreówan.] used impersonally with gen. of cause Hwám ne maeg earmian swylcere tíde to whom will there not be pity for such a time?

wandung

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</b> Sé þe man for ylde oððe for sumre wandunge swingan ne mæg, si etas out qualitas personę prohibet, Chrd. 61, 34