ge-leccan
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Geleht lyftum, Met. 20, 98. to moisten the lips of a person, give drink to a person Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnysse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde
ge-swencness
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Ne sprǽce hé . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá hé cwæð ꝥ hé onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For þám þingum swá monigra geswencnissa ꝥ wé ealle þá niht férdon mid þurste gewǽcte, Nar. II. 29.
hearma
A field-mouse ⬩ dormouse
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This is in a list of glosses to Leviticus c. xi: in v. 30 mygale occurs in the Vulgate and the A. V. has ferret.] Hearma netila, ii. 114, 61: 60, 10: i. 22, 50. Herma, Txts. 116, 225. Substitute:
ropp
An intestine ⬩ the colon
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Roop colus (in a list of parts of the body), i. 45, 20. Hrop colum, 19, 55. Be wambe coþum and tácnum on roppe and on smælþearmum, Lchdm. ii. 230, 16-18. Tíhþ innan ðone rop and on ðæt smælþearme, 232, 15. Roppum extalibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 11
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wíf-hand
The female side ⬩ female line
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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð
ofer-færeld
A going across, passage, transit
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Crist gewát þurh oferfæreld of deáþe tó lífe, 330, 9. Heore is ðæt scip and se ouerfæreld ðare hæuene eorum (the monks of Christchurch) est navicula et transfretatio portus, Chart. Th. 317, 38.
atrum
a black liquid ⬩ pigment
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Voc. ii. 93, 2 is loða, the line in each case being: et nova de liquido sumatur gurgite lodix, Ald. 168, 13
neoþe-
Low ⬩ situated beneath ⬩ bottom of
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Tósliten of ufewerdum óþ neoþewerd (nioðuord, Lind.: nioþawordum, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 15, 38. Nypeweard (nioþaweard, Lind.: neoþewearde, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51. Of neoþeweardum imis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43. 57.
six
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Syx (sex, Lind. , Rush. ) dagon ǽr, Jn. Skt. 12, 1. <b>1a.</b> in multiplication Ceorles wergild is . cc. scił ł. Ðegnes wergild is syx swá micel, L. M. L. ; Th. i. 190, 3.
heáh-setl
A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justice ⬩ throne ⬩ thronus, solium, triclinium ⬩ a high seat (at table)
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Lind. 5, 34. Ðonne crist siteþ on his cynestóle on heáhsetle when Christ sitteth on his royal seat, on his throne, Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 7; Cri. 1218: Lchdnt. iii. 426, 6.
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wæstm
Growth, increase ⬩ growth, produce ⬩ plant, fruit ⬩ offspring, progeny ⬩ result ⬩ fruit, that which may be enjoyed ⬩ produce of money, usury. ⬩ growth, growing, ⬩ increase ⬩ growth, thriving ⬩ growth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;
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B., Lind.: wæstem, Rush.) alia dabant fructum, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 8. Ǽlc treów ðe gódne wæstm (woestim, Rush.) ne bringð omnis arbor, quae non facit fructum bonum, 3, 10. Dóð medemne weastm (wæstm, MS. A., Lind.: wyrþe westem. Rush.), 3, 8.
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Lind. 16, 12. Heora wlenca wǽron swíðe monigfealde on landum and on wíngeardum, Blickl. Homl. 99, 15.
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sunu
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Cyning ðe macode hys suna (sune, Lind.: sunu, Rush. filio ) gyfta, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 2. Án mann hæfde twegen suna (sunu, Lind.: sunes, Rush.); ðá cwæð hé tó ðam yldran suna, 21, 28: Beo. Th. 4055; B. 2025. Ic fare tó mínum sunu, Gen. 37, 35: Exon.
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FEALLAN
FALL, fall down, fail ⬩ defĭcĕre
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Ðis líf is lǽnlíc and feallende this life is transitory and failing, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 400, 16. Ic fealle cădo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Som. 32, 54. Se rén fealleþ the rain falls, Ps. Th. 71, 6: Exon. 56 b; Th. 201, 25; Ph. 61: Salm.
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þafian
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Ðé sint tú gearu swá líf swá deáð, swá ðé leófre biþ tó geceósanne; cýð hwæt ðú ðæs tó þinge þafian wille say which alternative you mean to accept, Elen. Kmbl. 1213; El. 608.
wund
A wound ⬩ vulnus ⬩ a wound ⬩ an injury caused by a blow ⬩ a sore caused by disease
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On hire líce næs gesýne áht ðæra sárra wunda, 7, 265-278. in a figurative sense Feónda fǽrsearo, ðæt bið frécne wund, Exon. Th. 48, 12; Cri. 770. Ðæt wom ǽrran wunde hǽlan, 81, 12; Cri. 1322. Wunde cicatrice, Hpt. Gl. 504, 35.
wunung
dwelling ⬩ living ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ place to live in ⬩ being ⬩ existence ⬩ living
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Se is lybbende God ðe hæfð líf and wununge ðurh hine sylfne, 366, 33. Gesceafta nabbaþ náne wununge þurh hí sylfe, ac ðurh God, se ðe ána is þurh hine sylfne wunigende, ii. 236, 17.
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wíf-mann
a woman ⬩ female
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Seó hæfde geháten. . . ðæt heó wolde hiere líf on fǽmnháde álibban Minucia, virgo vestalis, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 15. Seó wífman (seó wím-man, vv. 18, 22) Jahel, Jud. 4, 21. Wífmannes loccas crines, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 49.
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lamb
A lamb
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Ic eów sende swá swá lamb [lombro, Lind: lombor, Rush.] betwux wulfas ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos, Lk. Skt. 10, 3. Heald míne lamb [lombor, lomboro, Lind: lombor, Rush.] pasce agnos meos, Jn. Skt. 21, 15, 16
recene
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Quickly, straightway, at once Recene (recone, Lind.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 29. Hét him recene tó his sunu gangan, Cd. Th. 53, 20; Gen. 864 : 134, 41; Gen. 2228. Ðú nú recene beheald intende, Ps. Th. 29, 1. Recone ł sóna confestim, Mk. Skt.
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