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wác-lic

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Hí unrǽdlíce férdon on heora ídelum lustum and wáclicum gebǽrum . . . Him þúhte þá tó wáclic þæt hé wolde gefremman þá leásan leahtras, ac hé leornode ǽfre máran and máran on his mánfulnysse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 14-28

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

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sceadd

(n.)

a shad

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a shad Ic geann Ælfhelme and Wulfáge ðæra landa betwux Ribbel and Mærse and on Wirhalum . . . on ðæt gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the

Linked entry: sceadd-genge

of-scotian

(v.)

to shoot, wound or kill with an arrow, spear, etc.

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Ne ofsleá hine nán man mid his handa ac sí hé mid stánum oftirfod oððe mid flánum ofscotod manus non tanget eum, sed lapidibus opprimetur aut confodietur jaculis Ex. 19, 13.

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on-orettan

(v.)

to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)

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to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking) Nó hé ofer Offan eorlscype fremede (he did not excel Offa), ac Offa geslóg cyneríca mǽst; nǽnig efeneald him eorlscipe máran onorette áne sweorde no one of equal age had done such heroic

Linked entry: orettan

á-wlǽtan

To make loathsomedisfigurepollute

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Hine æt se cancer and his weleras wǽron áwlǽtte mid ealle, Hml. S. 6, 285. moral Ic mid sweartum synnum míne sáwle áwlǽtte, Angl. xiii. 113, 53. Ðás gyltas ne magon úre sáwle ofsleán, ac hí magon hí áwlǽtan, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 29.

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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D. 1020], at Easter, there was a great council at Cirencester, 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2.

set

(n.)
Grammar
set, es; n.
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Cf. set-gang, setl. of men, a place where people remain, of an army, a camp, entrenchment, cf. to sit down before a place Ne com se here oftor eall úte of ðǽm setum ðonne tuwwa, óðre síþe ðá hié ǽrest tó londe cómon . . . óðre síþe ðá hié of ðǽm setum

Linked entries: seotu set-gang siota

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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S. 31, 482. to become pliant Geliþewǽhte lentesceret, An. Ox. 3108. to become gentle Geleoþewǽcan mitescere (cruenta severitas mitescere non novit, Aid. 68, ii), An. Ox. 4791. v. leoþu-wác, and previous word

CRÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRÁWAN, ic cráwe, ðú cráwest, crǽwst, he cráweþ, crǽwþ; p. creów, pl. creówon; pp. cráwen

To CROW as a cock cantare instar galli

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To CROW as a cock; cantare instar galli Ne crǽwþ se hana to-dæg non cantabit hodie gallus, Lk. Bos. 22, 34. Ne crǽwþ se cocc, ǽr ðú wiðsæcst me þríwa. Jn. Bos. 13, 38; the koc schal not crowe, til thou schalt denye me thries, Wyc.

hleóðor-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðor-cwide, -cwyde, es; m.

A saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse

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Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 1; Ph. 399; Andr. Kmbl. 1786; An. 895. Bodan þurh hleóðorcwide hyrdum cýðdon messengers made known to the shepherds by speech, Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 21; Cri. 450.

fór-racu

(n.)
Grammar
fór-racu, e; f.

An itinerary

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An itinerary Fórrake itinerarium, An. Ox. 7, 121

-lǽca

(suffix)
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For ag-lǽca l. ág-lǽca, and add:

for-gifan

to givebestowgrantdispenseto giveto giveto giveto give uphand overdeliver upcommitpracticeto give backrestoreto marryto grantpermitallowto grantto givecauseto forgive

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From sceððendum woerdnissum giblinna forgef a noxiis vitiis cessare concede, Rtl. 16, 27. with a coordinate clause from which an object may be inferred Forgif mé, beága weard, hát síðian Agar, Gen. 2782. of action that produces an effect upon an object

hám

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Add: a farm, estate Tó hyre ágenum háme ad prędiolum suum, An. Ox. 4741. Háme prędia (ut ab urbe ad propria praedia ducerentur, Ald. 69, 4), 4840. Hé forgeaf summe hám tó þǽre hálgan stówe, Hml. S. 6, 232.

CIRM

(n.)
Grammar
CIRM, cyrm, es; m.

A noise, shout, clamour, uproarstrepitus, clamor, fragor, clangor

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Wæs on eorþan cyrm a noise was on the earth, Byrht. Th. 134, 61; By. 107: Andr. Kmbl. 2252; An. 1127. Hlúd herges cyrm loud was the shout of the host, Cd. 148; Th. 184, 14; Exod. 107.

Linked entries: cearm cyrm

med-trum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
med-trum-ness, <b>, med-trym-ness, met-trum-ness, met-trym-ness</b> e; f.

Infirmityill-healthsicknessillness

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Th. 5, arg: 6, arg: 15, arg: Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 13. Ða lǽcas cunnon heora medtrumnesse ongitan, Bt. 39, 9; Fox 226, 16. Mettrymnysse infirmitates, Ps. Spl. C. 15, 3. Metrymnisse ægrotationes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 17.

eáwunga

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gedwol-mann

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Add: one who is in error, (i) a mistaken person, ne who acts under a misapprehension : — Fæder, . . . forgif ðás dǽde þisum gedwolmannum, for ðan ðe hí nyton hwæt hí nú dóð, Hml.

Linked entry: dwol-mann

hwílum

Grammar
hwílum, In l. 3 for quandam l.
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quondam, and add Hwílum nunc Wrt.