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cyne-setl

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-setl, es; n. [selt a seat]

A royal seat, throne imperii sedes, solium

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A royal seat, throne; imperii sedes, solium Constantinopolis is ðæt heáhste cynesetl ealles eástríces Constantinople is now the chief royal seat of all the eastern empire, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 11.

cwylming

(n.)
Grammar
cwylming, e; f. [cwylmian to suffer]

Torture, trouble, suffering, a cross cruciātus, crux

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Se ðe ne nimþ hys cwylminge, and fyligþ me, nys he me wyrðe qui non accipit crucem suam, et sequĭtur me, non est me dignus, Mt. Bos. 10, 38: Lk. Bos. 9, 23

éðm

(n.)
Grammar
éðm, es; m.

Breath, steam, vapourhālĭtus. spīrĭtus, văpor

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Ne lǽte on ðone éðm let him not allow the vapour on [it ], L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 24

hund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-líc, adj.

Doglikecanine

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sende hé hundas tó mé forðan ðe hé næfþ godcundlíce englas, ac hæfþ hundlíce now has he sent dogs to me, for he has not divine angels, but he has doglike ones, Homl. Th. i. 378, 3

mót-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
mót-geréfa, an; m.

The geréfa who presides at a court or mót

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The geréfa who presides at a court or mót Swá ðæt nán scýrgeréfe oððe mótgeréfe ðár habban ǽne sócne oððe gemót búton ðæs abbudes ágen hǽse ( nullus vicecomes vel praepositus ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 200, 9. v.

ge-costian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-costian, -costnian; p. ode; pp. od. [costian to tempt]

To tempttryprovetentāreprobāre

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Ne eart ðú clǽne gecostad thou art not thoroughly proved, Exon. 41 a; Th. 136, 36; Gú. 552 : 40 b; Th. 134, 13; Gú. 507

Linked entry: ge-cost

gemót-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-stów, e; f. [gemót, stów a place]

A meeting-place, councilconveniendi locus, concilium

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Ic ne sæt mid gemótstówe ydelnyssa non sedi cum concilio vanitatis, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 4

Linked entries: mót-stów mót-stów

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, p. sác.
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Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 35

un-áræfned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áræfned, adj.

Intolerableinsupportable

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Intolerable, insupportable Ða unáræfnodan wurþaþ tóbrocenne quae non toleranda sunt, dirimautur, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 4.

un-fracodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fracodlíce, adv.

Not dishonourablyhonourablyvirtuously

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Not dishonourably, honourably, virtuously Ic wilnode andweorces tó ðam weorce ðe mé beboden wæs tó wyrcanne, ðæt wæs, ðæt is unfracoðlíce and gerisenlíce mihte steóran and reccan ðone anweald ðe mé befæst wæs materiam gerendis rebus optavimus, quo ne

un-lár

(n.)
Grammar
un-lár, e; f.

Evil teachingincitement to evil

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Evil teaching, incitement to evil Ða ðe deófle fyligaþ and his unlárum, Wulfst. 19, 17: 37, 12. Se ðe gehealt Godes beboda, and forbúhð deófles unlárum, L. I. P. 21; Th. ii. 330, 28.

wítnigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítnigend-líc, adj.

that punishestormentsthat deserves to be punished

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Wítniendlícum fýre, ii. 344, 12, 17: 590, 13. that deserves to be punished Ne gemétst ðú on mé áht wítniendlíces, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 4. Similar entries Cf. un-wítniendlíce

á-cæglod

(adj.; part.)
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Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26

Linked entries: -cæglod á-tæglod

bismer-gleó

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-gleó, bismer-gleów, es; n.

Unseemly

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Unseemly, disgraceful sport Ic geháte ꝥ ic nǽfre ofer þis mínne líchoman ne besmíte þurh ꝥ grimme bysmergleów þæs mánfullan geligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 451.

blódgian

(v.)
Grammar
blódgian, p. ode.
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Hié mid heora múðe hié blódgodon, Nar. 11, 5. Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora spurum blódgian, Gr. D. 14, 28. to become bloody Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 17

Linked entry: blódegian

bí-sǽce

(adj.)

Disputeddisputablecontested

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Wé lǽrað ꝥ preóst bísæce ordél ǽfre ne geǽðe, 258, 3. Cf. un-besacen

druncennes

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Wínes druncennes and synlustas synt forbodene, næs meoloc ne cýse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17. Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað ... swá þ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum. ... Úre Hǽlend forbeád þá druncennysse, Hml. A. 6, 148.

el-reordig

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Þá oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse þæs elreordgan kyninges the overweening presumption of the barbarian king, Nar. 19, 12. Mec þás forealdodan elreordegan bysmergeað me illudi a barbaris senibus existimavi, 25, 26.

ge-mód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mód, es; n.
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Ne mid swíðran his nele brýsan wanhydig gemód wealdend engla, Dóm. L. 50

ge-éþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éþian, p. ode
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Bewreów ðone man ꝥ se æþm ne mæge út náhwǽr, bútan hé mæge geéþian, Lch. ii. 338, 19. fig. Wé magon witan ꝥ þonne se gást wile hé geéðað tó þæs mannes mode sciendum est quia quando vult spiritus aspirat, Gr. D. 146, 14

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