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lyre

(n.)
Grammar
lyre, es; m.

Loss ⬩ damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ detriment

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Hwílum forlidenesse ic þolie mid lyre ealra þinga mínra aliquando naufragium patior, cum jactura omnium rerum mearum, Coll. Monast. Th. 27,1. On lyre in perditione, Ps. Lamb. 87, 12. Lyre jacturam, damnum, Hpt. Gl. 480, 43.

mægþ-hád

Grammar
mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhood ⬩ virginity ⬩ celibacy ⬩ chastity ⬩ a body of young persons

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maidenhood, virginity, celibacy, chastity Ðú cennest cyning ealra clǽnnessa and ðinne mægþhád nó ne gewemmest, Blickl. Homl. 7, 36: Exon. 12 a; Th. 18, 25; Cri. 289: 9 a; Th. 6, 16; Cri. 85 : Homl. Th. i. 460, 4.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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.; ðonne is ealles ðæs londes .xxv. swulunga and án swulung on Ceólulfingtúne, iii. 429, 14-18. Ðæt lond æt Stánhámstede ( Stanstead, in Kent ) .xx. swuluncga, i. 292, 23.

Linked entry: swulung

un-gecyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíc, adj.

unnatural ⬩ not in accordance with the nature of a thing ⬩ not natural ⬩ supernatural ⬩ unnatural ⬩ contrary to nature ⬩ monstrous

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Hwæt wǽre ungecyndlícre, gif God næfde on eallum his ríce náne frige sceaft under his anwealde, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 28

be-geótan

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Hí beguton hine ealne mid ealdum miggan, 35, 153. Begeót ðæne andwlatan ðǽr mid, Lch. i. 200, 9: 272, 5. Hé hét hine begeótan mid weallende leáde he ordered boiling lead to be poured upon him, Shrn. 83, 16: 154, 3.

eáþe-lic

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Seó ealde ǽ wæs eáðelicre þonne Crístes gesetnys sý, Hml. Th. i. 358, 28. inconsiderable, slight. of living things, weak, tender Swilce hé tótǽre sum eáðelic ticcen, Jud. 14, 6.

Linked entry: íþe-lic

eáwunga

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Ðá synfullan sýn eáwunga (-e, v. l.) geþreáde beforan ealre geférrǽdenne peccatores coram omnibus arguantur, 129, 17. Eáwunga manifestum, Mt. L. 12, 16. Eáwunge (eówunga, R.), Mk. L. 6, 14. Éwunga (eáwunga, R.) manifeste, 1, 45.

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnest ⬩ seriously ⬩ indeed

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Ús eallum tó woruldscame, gyf wé on eornost ǽnige cúðan to the shame of'us all, if we really could feel any, Wlfst. 163, 8. with weakened force, indeed.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ge-liger

Grammar
ge-liger, l. ge-ligere (ge-ligre),
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Ealra þára Rómána wíf þe hé mehte, hé tó geligre geniédde, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 29.

geára

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Ná ealles full geáre (geáro, v. l.) non ante longa tempora Gr. D. 228, 5. Þæt wæs geára iú, Kr. 28. Ús geára ǽr wítgan þé tóweardne sægdon, Bl. H. 87, 10: Met. 20, 52. Þá þe ǽr wǽron Godes þá gecorenan geára on helle, Bl. H. 103, 11 : Ps.

hamer

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Þeáh ðǽra manna ǽghwylc hæfde ǽnne hamor on handa, and þeáh man . . . mid þám hameron beóte on þæt ísene þell . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þissum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre, Wlfst. 147, 3-8. Hameras sleánde mallei percutientes, Scint. 171, 14.

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Add: physical. so as to extend to a great height Be ðám heán muntum and dúnum þá ðe heáh standað ofer ealne middaneard, Wlfst. 262, 13.

hræd-ness

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Hé mid ealre hrædnysse onféng his ǽrran hǽle salutem pristinam citius recepit, 157, 14.

sceótan

Grammar
sceótan, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Swutelað hit hér ðæt Boui mid his scette áwerede ðæt land and fore scét on ealre scíre gewitnysse, C. D. vi. 183, 10

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moisture ⬩ liquor, drink

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Hé fæste, swá ðæt hé ne onbyrigde ǽtes ne wǽtes on eallum ðam fyrste, 166, 11: ii. 490, 11: Wulfst. 103, 1. Nán ðing tó ðigenne ne on ǽte ne on wǽte nec quicquam cibi aut potus presumere, R. Ben. 69, 19: 76, 18: Homl. Th. i. 360, 13: ii. 590, 21.

ǽg-hwǽr

Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, Dele á-hwǽr, and add: -hwár, -wern.

in every place, ⬩ to every place, in every direction ⬩ in every case ⬩ in every respect

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Geneósian ealra þeóda ǽghwǽr landes ad visitandas omnes gentes, Ps. Th. 58, 5. Ǽghwár eorðan usquequaque, Ps. L. 118, 107.

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleep ⬩ raise from the dead ⬩ to arouse a person from quiescence ⬩ to excite to feeling or action ⬩ stir up ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite passion

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Ealles líchoman ádla weorþað áweahte, Lch. ii. 218, 21. Beóð áwecte (á-wehte-wehte,v. l.) andan, saca and tala, R. Ben. 124, 17

inc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
inc, dat : inc, incit; ac : incer; gen.
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Neótaþ inc ðæs óðres ealles wariaþ inc wið ðone wæstm ne wyrþ inc wilna gǽd, 13; Th. 15, 18-21; Gen. 235-6. Incit, 130; Th. 165, 16; Gen. 2732 : 139; Th. 174, 19; Gen. 2880. Incer twega of you two, Exon. 123 b ; Th. 475, 14; Bo. 47.

Linked entries: git incit

mǽr-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽr-líc, adj.

Great ⬩ magnificent ⬩ glorious ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious

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Hwæðer ðé ðonne þynce unweorþ and unmǽrlíc seó gegaderung ðara þreóra þinga . . oððe hwæðer hit ðé þince eallra þinga weorþlícost and mǽrlícost obscurumne hoc, atque ignobile censes esse, an omni celebritate clarissimum? Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 31

gripe

(n.)
Grammar
gripe, es; m.
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Staþole strengra ðonne ealra stána gripe stronger in position than the hold of all stones, Salm. Kmbl. 154; Sal. 76

Linked entries: greóp hilde-frófor

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