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smæl

(adj.)
Grammar
smæl, adj.

Smallsmall, little, not greatnarrow, not broadslender, thin, not thickfine not coarse not loud gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus a sheep, small cattle

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Andlangan ðes smalan paðes Cod. Dip. B. ii. 600, 9. slender, thin, not thick Swiora smæl a slender neck Exon. Th. 486, 15; Rä. 72, 15. Him ne hangaþ nacod sweord ofer ðam heáfde be smalan þrǽde Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 28.

hleóðrian

(v.)
Grammar
hleóðrian, p. ode

To sound, make a sound [with the voice], to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound

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Hleóðrian increpare, redarguere, Cot. 51, 105, Lye. Mid hleóðrigende dreáme consona vocis harmonia, Hpt. Gl. 467. Hleóðriyndum sonantibus, Ps. Spl. C. 150, 5

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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com tó sumre stówe, Gen. 28, 11. For sumere twýrǽdnesse on cwertern ásend, Lk.

Linked entry: ÁN

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Deóplíc dǽdbót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed, that scissors [iron] come not on hair, nor on nail, L. Pen, 10; Th. ii. 280, 17: 3; Th. ii. 278, 8.

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease, and ic agénlǽde híg to heora loca, and melke híg tweówa on dæg, and cýse and buteran ic dó in prīmo māne mĭno ŏves meas ad pascua, et rĕdūco eas ad caulas, et mulgeo eas bis in die, et caseum et butyrum făcio,' Coll

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Wé sindon cumen tó ðǽm gódan tídun ðe ús Rómáne óþwítaþ we are come to the good times that the Romans taunt us with, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 15. Óþwát improperavit, Ps. Spl. M. 73, 19. Óþwiton exprobaverunt, 88, 11.

ráp

(n.)
Grammar
ráp, es; m.
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A rope, cord, cable Ráp funiculus vel funis, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 19 : 75, 4. Ráp vel strenc funiculus, modicus funis, ii. 151, 66. Ráp rudens, i. 285, 18. Heó lét hig út mid ánum langum rápe ( per funem ), Jos. 2, 15. Rápas funes vel restes, Wrt.

Linked entry: nip

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Giarn án and gifylde copp mid æcede ymbsette and tó róde ða drinca salde him currens unus et implens spongiam aceto circumponensque calamo potum dabat ei Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 15, 36. Ymbsetton (ymsettun, Rush.) ł ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt.

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll. M. 34, Hé waes Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte , Gen. 6, 8: (/3) of objects, before, in front of His sceatt ætstód ætforan him, Hml. S. . 12, 54.

á-hwæþer

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Sieððan hé hit mid ðára áwðrum (áþrum, Cott. MSS.) cýð, Past. 157, 21. Gif hé áuðer ðissa forlǽt, 87, 14. Gif hé ðǽra þénunga áþere déð, Wlfst. 34, 7. Sé ðe áðor forlǽt, Hml. S. 25, 68. <b>I a.

Linked entries: ówþer hwæþer áþer

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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the subject of a suit Cnut cyng lét ðæt land intó Crístes cyrcean ... tó ðám forewearde ðæt Eádsige hit hæbbe his lífes tíman ... and hé hit ne mæg náðer gifan ne syllan, ne forspecan ne forspillan ( lose it by a suit at law or by forfeiture; cf. nec cogi

ge-búr

Grammar
ge-búr, ge-býr.
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Comm. s.v. Se gebúr sceal his riht dón ( then follows an account of what the gebúr was bound to do ), C.D. iii. 450, 34. Dudda wæs gebúr into Hǽðfeldan, vi. 211, 28.

Linked entry: ge-býr

ge-þyncan

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Th. ii. 82, 12. the subject of the verb not expressed, with infin. and its subject Mé ys geþúht Godes þeówdóm betweoh þás cræftas ealdorscype healdan, Coll. M. 30, 15.

hlinian

(v.)

to reclineto lean

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Voc. ii. 111, 73. to recline, lie on a couch for rest (or to eat; in translation of Latin -cumbere forms) Se wulderfulla on godewebbenum beddum hlinað, E. S. viii. 473, 18. Wíf ongeat ꝥte hlionade (sæt, W. S., accubuit) in hús, Lk. L. 7, 37.

rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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Ic ástíge mín scyp and rówe ( navigo ) ofer sǽlíce dǽlas, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 31. Wérig sceal se wið winde róweþ, Exon. Th. 345,12 ; Gn. Ex. 187. Drihten tó ðam lande reów, Homl. Th. ii. 378, 31. 'Utun seglian ofer ðisne mere.'

Linked entry: ge-rówen

hara

(n.)
Grammar
hara, an; m.

A hare

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Ic gefeó hwílon haran capio aliquando lepores, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 33. Hé sætte be ðám haran ðæt hí mósten freó faran he decreed concerning hares, that they should go free, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 30

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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a striking of coin Similar entries v. pening-sliht a stroke, flash of lightning Similar entries v. líget-sliht slaughter, death by violence Ðes sliht haec caedes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 4. Æt eallum slyht[e?]

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Ðeáh wé fela smeán (smeágen, Cote. MS.), wé habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 9. Ðæt ic smeáde (meditarer) sprǽce ðíne Ps. Spl. 118, 148. Ðú woldest míne láre smeágean 22, 1; Fox 76, 25.

Linked entry: smeán

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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Gif hwylc gód man from góde gewíte, ðonne ne biþ hé þe (þon, Cott. MS.) má fullíce god (cf.

Linked entry: þý

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 9-17. Hira tú sǽ on loud wearp, Chr. 897; Erl. 96, 9: 1009; Erl. 142, 6. Se deófol wearp ǽnne stán tó ðære bellan, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 9. Hí wurpon heora waru oforbord, i. 246, 2.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan