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gedwol-mann

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Th. ii. 558, 24. an unorthodox person, a heretic, schismatic Ðá gedwolmenn ( haeretici ) mid wóre láre ofsleáð ðæt mód geleáffullra monna, Past. 367, 15: 369, 17. Of ðám gedwylde þe gedwolmen setton be hyre ácennednysse, Hml. A. 24, 6 : Hml.

Linked entry: dwol-mann

hǽman

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Th. i. 46, 16. in a criminal sense, to have illicit intercourse, commit adultery, fornicate Ðý lǽs hí on unryht hǽmen . . . Hé egesode ðá ðe on unryht hǽmdon propter fornicationem . . . Fornicationis metum praemisit, 'Past. 397, 20.

hreóh-nes

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Ne lǽt ús besencan on ðissere cealdan hreóhnysse, Hml. S. 11, 187. Ýstende reóhnesse tumentem (aequoris) insaniam, An. Ox. 2500. Gedréfednesse ðreóhnessum tribulationum turbines, Wülck. Gl. 251, 41. Scúra hreóhnessa procellarum turbines, An.

Linked entry: hreóh

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Add: in or to a greater degree, extent, or quantity Hí forseóð hí selfe lǽs on þysum middanearde þá þe þæncað ꝥ hí sýn sylfe má góde þonne óðre men ut minus se in hoc mundo despiciant qui plus se ceteris aliquid fuisse meminerunt, Gr. D. 151, 27.

man

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Swá swá scyp brincð man ofer sǽ; syððan hé tó lande cymð, þonne forlǽt hé ꝥ scyp, Solil. H. 21, 20. with correlative they: — Gif ǽnig . . . fluge . . . ꝥ hine mon slóge swá raðe swá mon hiora fiónd wolde, Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 52, 35.

hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwen, adj.

Blue, azure, purple, discoloured

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Ádó in ǽren fæt lǽt ðǽr in óð ðæt hit hǽwen sý put into a brazen vessel, leave it therein until it be turned colour, Lchdm. iii. 20, 18. Gyf dæt húsl byþ fynig oððe hǽwen if the housel be mouldy or discoloured, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 9.

BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Láfe on hwylc hugu fatu gehiwade wǽron mennisces brýces recisuræ in vasa quælibet humani usus formarentur, 3, 22; S. 552, 14. Brice oððe gewuna usus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 16.

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February placenta panibus sol sun mire spurcalia

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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning.

Linked entries: Februarius sol

tó-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwísan, p. de

To shatter,break to pieces,crush,bruise

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Lamb. 28, 6. Hé tócwýseþ heáfdu conquassabit capita, 109, 6. Gimstánas tócwýsan. Homl. Th. i. 60, 24. Ðá wolde hé án eald hús tócwýsan he wanted to demolish an old house, ii. 510, 12.

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Bl. H. 33, 23. to arouse, excite passion, Ðás ilcan geornfulnesse Paulus áweahte (excitat), Past. 139, 1. Bið áweaht se anga ðǽre wrǽnnesse, 309, 15.

bæc

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Hé him on bæc sette þá láre Benedictes, 135, 29. Add

ge-dón

(v.)
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Þe lǽs man eft twǽme ꝥ man ǽr tósomne gedydon (joined in matrimony), Ll. Th. i. 256, 11.

ár-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-leás, def. se ár-leása; adj. [ár, leás].

void of honourhonourlessdisgracefulinfamouswickedimpiousinhonestusimpiusinfamispitilessmercilesscruelcrudelis

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Lamb. 1, 4, 5.

ár-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wurþian, -wurþigean; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To give honour toto honourreverenceworshiphonorarehonorificarevenerari

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Lamb. fol. 200 a, 15. Árwurþa ðínne fæder and ðíne módur honora patrem tuum et matrem, Deut. 5, 16

Linked entry: ár-wurþigean

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORLbee farmer or keeperbocherusapum custos

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Beóceorle gebyreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beó. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole concerning those who keep bees.

CYRTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CYRTEL, kyrtel; gen. cyrtles; m. A

KIRTLE, vest, garment, frock; coat palla, tunica

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Lind.] lǽt him tó ðínne wǽfels ei qui vult tecum judicio contendere et tunicam tuam tollere, dimitte ei et pallium, Mt. Bos. 5, 40; to hym that wole stryue with thee in dome, and take awey thi coote, leeue thou to hym and thin ouer clothe, Wyc.

fénix

(n.)
Grammar
fénix, es; m.

the fabulous bird phœnixφoινιξa genus of palmsthe date treedate palmphœnix dactylĭfĕra

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æfter deáþe eft aríst ge-edcucod, and se fugel getácnaþ úrne æríst on ðam endenéhstan dæge phœnix, so a bird in Arabia is called, which lives five hundred years, and after death rises again re-quickened, and the bird betokens our resurrection at the last

for-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hogian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed. od [hogian to be anxious]

To neglectdespiseaccuseneglĭgĕrespernĕre

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He forhogaþ, ðæt he híre uncre láre mŏnĭta nostra audīre contemnit, Deut. 21, 20. Driht ná forhogode and ne forseah béne þearfena Dŏmĭnus non sprēvit neque despexit deprecātiōnem paupĕris, Ps. Spl. C. 21, 23.

Linked entry: for-hycgan

fyrmest

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj.

FOREMOSTfirstprīmus

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Agynn fram ðám ýtemestan óþ ðone fyrmestan begin from the last to the first, 20, 8. Manega fyrmeste beóþ ýtemeste, and ýtemeste fyrmeste multi ĕrunt prīmi novissĭmi, et novissĭmi prīmi, 19, 30: Mk. Bos. 10, 31: Lk. Bos. 13, 30.

Linked entry: formesta

ge-treówe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówe, -trýwe, -trúwe, -tréwe; def. se -treówa; comp. -treówra; superl. -treówest; adj.

Truetrustyfaithfulfīdusfīdēlis

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Lamb. 144, 14. Ǽlc getreówa man every true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. B. Mid fulre gewitnesse and getreówre with full and true witness, L. Ath. v. § 10; Th. i. 240, 9. Gif þegen hæbbe getreówne man if a thane have a true man, L.