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sinc-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gifu, e ; f.
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A gift of treasure, costly gift Ðú golde eart, sinc*-*gife sýlla, Andr. Kmbl. 3016 ; An. 1511

isen

(n.)
Grammar
isen, iesen, iesend.
  • v. Lchdm. iii. 361, col. 2
    • ;
and gesen in the appendix.

máðum-wela

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-wela, an; m.

Wealth consisting of costly things

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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750

heáh-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure of great value, costly treasure Þá þe firena lange lǽstað, hýdað heáhgestreón, Sal. 317. Hæfde gumena sum goldes gefandod, heáhgestreóna, B. 2302. Ceól gehladenne heáhgestreónum, An. 362

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Alive, QUICK ; vivus, vivax Enoch cwic gewát mid cyning engla Enoch departed alive with the king of angels, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 25; Gen. 1210: Exon. 16b; Th. 37, 8; Cri. 590: Ps. Th. 118, 57. Cwyc alive, 104, 8. Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

hring-weorþung

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Substitute: A ring given to do honour to the receiver, a costly ring. v. weorþung; <b>III,</b> and sinc-weorþung

sinc-weorðung

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-weorðung, e ; f.
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A costly decoration, jewel Ic ðé beága lyt, sincweorðunga, syllan meahte, Andr. Kmbl. 543 ; An. 272 : 953 ; An. 477. Him Elene forgeaf sincweorðunga, Elen. Kmbl. 2435 ; El. 1212

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, fresh ⬩ jŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcens ⬩ young

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YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, fresh; jŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcens Ðeáh ðe he geong sý folces hyrde although he be a young shepherd of his folk, Beo. Th. 3667; B. 1831: Rood Kmbl. 77; Kr. 39. Mǽden, oððe geong wífman puella, Wrt. Voc. 73, 5.

sinc-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
sinc-fág, -fáh ; adj.
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Variegated with costly ornament Ic winde sceal sincfág swelgan, Exon. Th. 395, 29 ; Rä. 15, 15. Heorot, sincfáge (cf. goldfáh applied to Heorot, 621 ; B. 308) sel, Beo. Th. 336 ; B. 167

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except

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Grammar nefne, conj. connecting clauses, Unless, except Hé hyra má ácwellan wolde, nefne him witig God forstóde, Beo. Th. 2116; B. 1056: 6101; B. 3054: Exon. Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106 : 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186. Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne

Linked entries: nemne nymne

CALAN

(v.)
Grammar
CALAN, ic cále, ðú calest, cælst, he caleþ, cælþ, pl. calaþ; p. cól, pl. cólon; pp. calen; v. intrans.
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To be or become cool or cold; algere, frigescere Ðonne him cælþ, he cépþ him hlywþe when he is cold, he betakes himself to shelter, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22. Hwæðer ða wélgan ne ne cale do the rich never become cold? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 34

Linked entries: a-calan cǽlan cald-heort caldu calian CEALD ceald cealdian célan cél-nes cílian of-calen cólian

sinc-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-þegu, (<b>o</b>), e
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Gemon hé sincþege he remembers receiving costly presents from his lord, Exon. Th. 288, 21 ; Wand. 34. Cf. sinc*-*gifa, and see other cpds. of þegu

sinc-hroden

(adj.)
Grammar
sinc-hroden, adj.
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Treasure-laden, adorned with costly ornaments Ðec biddan hét se ðisne beám ágróf, ðæt ðú sinchroden gemunde. . ., Exon. Th. 473, 11 ; Bo. 13. Salu sinchroden halls richly adorned, Andr. Kmbl. 3342 ; An. 1675

FULL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
FULL, ful; gen. m. n. fulles, f. fulre: def. se fulla; seó, ðæt fulle: comp. m. fulra, f. n. fulre; sup. fullost; adj.

FULL ⬩ filled ⬩ complete ⬩ entire ⬩ plēnus ⬩ sătiātus ⬩ confertus ⬩ intĕger

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FULL, filled, complete, entire; plēnus, sătiātus, confertus, intĕger Ðæt se weorþig full sǽte that the street was [lit. sat] full, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 18. Be-yrnþ se móna hwíltídum ðonne he full byþ on ðære sceade ufeweardre the moon, when it is full,

Linked entries: ful ful- fol

sib-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-líc, adj.
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Of peace Mid siblícum cosse, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 31. God biddan ðæt hé forgefe siblíce tíd and smyltelíco gewidra, Shrn. 74, 11. Wé sceolan ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3

cammoc

(n.)
Grammar
cammoc, cammuc, commuc, es; n. m? The cammoc, kex, an umbelliferous plant, brimstone wort, hog's fennel, cow weed, cow parsley. Kambuck is still a name of the kexes in Suffolk, Prior 36, 126; peucedănum officinale, = πευκεδανόν , n; πευκεδανός , f.
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sulphur wort, hog's fennel Ðás wyrte man peucedanum, and óðrum naman cammoc [cammuc MS. H.] nemneþ this wort is called peucedanum, and by another name cammoc, Herb. 96, 1; Lchdm. i. 208, 17. Wyrc gódne drenc, elenan iii snǽda, commuces viii make a good

Linked entry: commuc

god-webben

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Add: I. of purple or costly material For þámgodwebbenum hræglum ex purpureis vestibus, Gr. D. 131, 18. Ástreht mid godwebbenum (godewebnum, v. l.) pællum strata palliis, 176, 1. of silk or cotton Godwebbenum olosericis, Hpt. Gl. 480, 61.

hord-weorþung

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Hé þám bátwearde bunden golde swurd gesealde, þæt hé syððan wæs máðme ðý weorðra, B. 1902), costly reward Ful oft ic for lǽssan leán teohhade, hordweorðunge, hnáhran rince, sǽmran æt sæcce, B. 952. Cf. hring-, sinc-weorþung; weorþung; III

seóþan

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Add Swá swá gold on ofne hé hié sýð and costað in fornace probatur aurum; tu, ut sorde careas, tribulationis camino purgaris, Verc. Först. 141, 21

máðum-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-fæt, es; n.

A costly vessel

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A costly vessel Máððumfæt mǽre, Beo. Th. 4801; B. 2405. Ðá genam hé ða máðmfatu, gyldene and sylfrene, binnon Godes temple, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 25. Ða mádmfatu ðæs temples ungeríme, gyldene and sylfrene, mid óðrum goldhordum, 66, 7.

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