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Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.
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On Sceotta land, Wulfst. 205, 7. Scotta land, eálond, 215, 17, 21.

Linked entries: Sceottas Scot-land

wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weela deep poolgulfdeep water of a stream or of the sea

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Fugel uppe sceal lácan on lyfte, leax sceal on wǽle mid sceóte scríðan, Menol. Fox 538; Gn. C. 39. Of wǽle getogen gurgite ductus, Hymn. Surt. 70, 27: 25, 6. Áðuah in ðær uéle (natatoria), Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 7.

torfian

(v.)
Grammar
torfian, p. ode.

to throw with turf at a person (cf. stǽnan), and then with stones or the like;to throw.to throw at an object,strike with a missile,to stone a personto throw,cast,

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Skt. 12, 41. without an object Ic torfige oððe sceóte iacio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 178, 16. Ða Frencisce men torfedon tówærd ðam weofode, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 17. Samuel þe sticches toruede (tarueden, 1st MS.) oueral þan strede, Laym. 16703

Linked entries: a-torfian ge-torfian

lamb

(n.)
Grammar
lamb, es; and lamber; n.

A lamb

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Swá sceóne lambru, Ps. Th. 113, 4, 6. Lambra, Ps. Spl. 113, 6. Mid lamba rysle cum adipe agnorum, Deut. 32, 14. Abram gesette seofon lamb on sundron statuit Abram septem agnas seorsum, Gen. 21, 28.

Linked entries: lemb lomb

or-wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéne, adj.
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Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 192, 4. not giving ground for hope, desperate, despaired of Wenstú ðæt ic sceole sprecan to ðissum treówleásan men and tó ðissum orwénan drý ( this desperate sorcerer ), Blickl. Homl. 183, 32.

Linked entries: wéne orenum

þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
þeótan, and þútan; p. þeát, pl. þuton.
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Him on gafol forlét ferðfriþende feówer wellan scíre sceótan on gesceap þeótan ( or gesceapþeótan. ? v. gesceap, III, and þeóte.

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).
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L. 18, 7. a going forth to a place Hire forbeád þone forðgang (-gong, v. l.) seó sceomu tó þǽre cyrichálgunge cum processionem imperaret verecundia, Gr. D. 72, 16. a going on, course, progress Forðganges nép, Exod. 469.

on-bryrdness

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H. 25, 17. strongly excited feeling Sceole wé him bringan twá turtlan, þæt is twifealdlic onbryrdnes eges and lufe, Hml. Th. i. 140, 16. Symeon hine genam on his earmas mid micelre onbryrdnesse, 136, 17.

un-gewiss

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewiss, adj.

Uncertainnot having knowledgeignorantnot knownof which there is not certain knowledgenot conveying certain knowledgeignominious

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Lamb. 50, 8. not conveying certain knowledge Ðú stunta, on hwilce wísan sceole wé ðé gelýfan and ðínum ungewissum wordum? Homl. Skt. i. 23, 697. ignominious. Similar entries v. preceding word, III: Ungewis ignominiosus, Kent. Gl. 715

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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Þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30. Wæter gihálsia, bloetsia aquam exorcizare, benedicere, Rtl. 119, 7. to call holy, adore Mec gié bledtsiges, Jn. L. 13, 13. Hé bletsode Drihten, Bl. H. 245, 32.

Wætlinga-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
Wætlinga-strǽt, e; f.

Watling Street, the Roman road running from Dover, through Canterbury, Rochester, London, St. Alban's,Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Wroxeter to Chester.

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Ðǽr se díc sceót in Wæclinga strǽte ; andlanges Wæxlinga strǽte . . . æfter díce in Wæxlingga stráte, v. 187, 21-31. Ðis syndon ða landgemǽra tó Hámstede. Of Sandgatan . . . west tó Wætlinga strǽte, vi. 106, 1.

Linked entry: Erming-strǽt

ge-nip

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Th. i. 504, 30. darkness, obscurity. of night; in pl. shades of night Þrang þýstre genip, þám þe hé sceóp nihte naman, Gen. 139. Dagas forð scridun, nihthelma genipu, Gú. 943. Þurh nihta genipu hí neósan cwóman, 321.

limpan

(v.)
Grammar
limpan, p. lamp, pl. lumpon

To befallhappenpertainbelongaffectconcern

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Twegra sceopa ðǽrtó ðe limpende beóþ of two ships that are thereto pertaining, Chart. Th. 28, 26

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, p. ode

model

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Bisnide ł sceóp mec esne him formans me servum sibi, Rtl. 55, 32. Ne bysna þé be nánum þǽra þe yfel dón, Ps.

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Gyf hine man teó ꝥ hé hine út sceóte, geládige hine swá hit on lande stande, 260, 9. to clear oneself of a charge of cognizance, connivence, &c.

gléd

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Him wiht ne sceód grim gléda níð, frécnan fýres, Dan. 465. In þæs wylmes grund, . . . in gléda gripe, El. 1302: Jul. 391: Sal. 48. fire, flame Fretan sceal frécne líg fǽgne monnan, . . . reád réðe gléd, Vy. 46.

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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sceóp ðám wérlogan ( the apostate angels) wræclícne hám, Cd. Th. 3, 16; Gen. 36. [This Dragon of Dissait (the devil) . . . þis warloghe . . . with wilis ynoghe mannes saule to dissaiue, Destr. Tr. 4436-45. A warlow ( a monster ), Alex.

Linked entry: wér-loga

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Ne sceole wé ná besettan úrne hiht on ðissum swicelum lífe, Homl. Th. i. 162, 18. Geseoh gif ic on swiculne weg oððe on unrihte eode vide, si via iniquitatis in me est, Ps.

Linked entry: sweocol

un-rihtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtlíc, adj.

Unrighteousunjustwickedwrongful

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Gif ǽlces mannes líf ǽfre sceole swá gán ðæt hé mæge forbúgan bysmorlíce dǽda, ðonne bið unrihtlíc ðæt ða unrihtwísan onfón wítnunge for heora wóhnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 231: Homl. Th. i. 292, 5. Ne lufa ðú gítsunga ne unrihtlíce welan ...

fǽr-lic

(adj.)

suddensuddenfortuitous

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Hwæt þis ǽfre beón sceole fǽrlices whatever can this sudden change be, Hml. S. 23, 516. Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð if any sudden ill befall the nation, Wlfst. 271, 1.