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eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschalpaschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis Hý fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

sige-gealdor

(n.)
Grammar
sige-gealdor, es ; n.
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A charm that gives victory Ic mé on ðisse gyrde belúce . . . wið eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare ; sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lchdm. i. 388, 14

Linked entries: sige-gird galdor

hreógan

(v.)
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to get rough (of weather) Mid þý hit ǽfenne neáléhte, ðá ongunnon þá windas eft weaxan and ꝥ weder hreógan (printed breogun, but see Angl. 1. 511), Nar. 23, 11

un-gíming

(n.)
Grammar
un-gíming, e; f.
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Carelessness Seó ceaster ðurh ungýminge synna wearð fýre onbærned ciuitas per culpam incuriae igni correpta, Bd. 2, 7; Sch. 139, 16. Þurh ungýminge per incuriam, 4, 9 ; Sch. 393, 13

weorc-níten

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-níten, es; n.
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A beast wsed for work; — Restað eów, þú and þín sunu and þíne dohter and þín þeówe and þíne wylne and þín weorc-nýten, Ll. Th. i. 44, ll n

Linked entry: níten

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, a well.
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D. vi. 129, 26. v. cærs-, gemǽr-, hring-, mearc-, well- (?), wíþig-will

heáh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-wita, an; m.

A chief councillor

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A chief councillor Férde se cyng him hám and ða ealdormenn and ða heáhwitan the king went home and the aldermen and the chief 'witan,' Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 10

six-benn

(n.)
Grammar
six-benn, e;
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f A wound made by a 'seax' Ealdorgewinna [ the fire-drake) siexbennum seóc (cf. cyning wælseaxe gebrǽd . . . forwrát Wedra helm wyrm on middan, 5400; B. 2703), Beo. Th. 5800; B. 2904

stalung

(n.)
Grammar
stalung, e; f.
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Stealing, robbery Án hirde, se wæs Veriatus háten, wæs micel þeófmon and on ðære stalunge hé wearð reáfere Viriathus, homo pastoralis et latro, primum infestando vias, deinde vastando provincias, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 7

tó-tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tó-tyhting, e; f.

Instigationpromptingsuggestion

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Instigation, prompting, suggestion Ðisses geáres ða Scottas heora cyng Dunecan ofslógan, and heom syððan his fæderan Dufenal tó cynge genámon, þurh des láre and tótihtinge hé wearð tó deáðe beswicen, Chr. 1094; Erl. 231, 2

Linked entry: tyhting

Sweotolung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Sweotolung-dæg, es; m.

Epiphany

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Idus Ian.) is geháten on bócum Swetelungdæg, forðan ðe on ðisum dæge wearð Crist mancynne geswutelod, Homl. Th. ii. 36, 20. Epiphania Domini is translated by Godes geswutelungdæg, i. 104, 18

éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
éfstan, éfestan; p. éfstte, éfste, pl. éfston, éfstun; impert. éfst, éfste, pl. éfstaþ; pp. éfsted, éfst; v. intrans. [ófest, ófost, ófst haste]

To hasten, draw near, approach, make haste, be quickfestīnāre, propĕrāre, concurrĕre, appropinquāre, accelĕrāre

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Ðæt we to ðé mid ealre heortan éfston that we may hasten to thee with all our heart, Homl. Th. ii. 600, 3. To ðam ðe hit éfst wæs ad quam festīnātum erat, Prov. 20

Linked entries: ǽfstian éfestan

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Hwæt wille we sprecan be ðam cyninge, and be his folgerum what shall we say about the king, and about his followers? Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10.

lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
lícettan, p. te

To feignpretendsimulate

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Nelle mid leásungum ðyllíc líccetan we will not feign such things with falsehoods, Homl. Skt. pref. 49. Monige sint ðe mon sceal wærlíce lícettan nonnulla prudenter dissimulanda sunt, Past. 21, 1; Swt. 151, 13.

Linked entry: líccettan

ge-þrowian

(v.)
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Geðroued in líchoma alle passus in carne omnia, Mt. p. 13, 2. to suffer for, atone for, expiate Gif ðás gyltas sylfwilles on andwerdam lífe ne gebétað, sceolon neádunge on þám wítniendlicum fýre hí geðrowian, Hml.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Z. 247, 3-5. with an object Gif mid rícan mannan hwæt embe úre neóde manian willað, þæt ne gedyrstlǽcað ( prae sumimus ) bútan mid micelre eáðmódnesse, R. Ben. 45, 16. Gif hwá hit bútan his leáfe gedyrstlǽce, 79, 19.

hwirfan

(v.)
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sculon eft hwierfan neár Róma þǽr hit ǽr forléton Romae ut ad id tempus redeam unde digressus sum Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 13. trans. To turn, give direction to Arewan ongeán hwyrfde catapultas retorsit An. Ox, 4241.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Hér magon gehiéran, ðá hé be ðǽm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde, ðæt hé hine nemde se áworpna, Past. 357, 23.

þeáh

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Add niton þeáh gé wuníon hér on neáwiste, Jos. 9, 7. Þonne andwyrdan þá yrfenuman swá hé sylf sceolde, þeáh hé líf hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 416, 1. ¶ with negative clause :-- Nis þé genóh ꝥ þú sylf losast, þeáh þú uppan ꝥ óþre ne forspylle?

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.Substitute: es; m. (where the gender is marked it is masculine.
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Cf. too þone fruman sceaft (v. frum), geó-sceaft grimne),

a first shapingbirththe first shaping of the world the creationoriginoriginal constitution or condition

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Geworhte hé týn engla werod . . . on micelre fægernisse, fela þúsenda, on þám frumsceafta þæt hí . . . hine wurðedon ealle líchamleáse, leóhte and strange, búton synnum on gesǽlðe libbende, swá wlitiges gecindes swá secgan ne magon, Ælfc. T.