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un-ámánsumod

(adj.)
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un-ámánsumod, adj.

Unexcommunicatedrelieved from sentence of excommunication

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Benedictus hét mæssian for ðám mynecenum; cwæð ðæt hí siððan unámánsumode wǽron, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 28

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á-smiþian

(v.)
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Se fæder hét ásmiðigan of smǽtum golde hyre anlýcnysse, Hml. S. 2, 113. Scrín of seolfre ásmiþod, 26, 173. Smicere geworhte,ásmiðode fabrefactum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 68. Add

cancer-wund

(n.)
Grammar
cancer-wund, e; f.
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Wið cancorwunda, genim þás wyrte . . . lege tó ðám wundum, ealne þone bite þæs cancres heó áfeormað, 296, 20

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costnere

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Sé befealt on ðæs costneres grinu, Hex. 52, 25. Hí gewyldað þá feóndlican costneras, Hml. Th. i. 344, 31. Add

geohhol-dæg

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Take here <b>Geóhel-dæg</b> (l. geohel-) in Dict., and add Se ǽrysta dæg in natale domini, ðæt is ǽrysta geohheldæg, Shrn. 144, 17

DROPA

(n.)
Grammar
DROPA, an; m.

DROPstilla, gutta, stillicĭdium

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Wið ðone dropan against the paralysis [the drop], Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 4, 7. Heó ǽlc yfel blód and ðæne dropan gewyldeþ it subdues all evil blood and the paralysis [the drop], 124, 1; Lchdm. i. 236, 13

grípan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. with personal subject, to grasp at Heó gráp þá tógeánes, gúðrinc geféng atolan clommum, B. 1501. to take hold of, lay hands on. a material object Heó on mec ( an onion ) grípeð, Rä. 26, 7.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
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ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od
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He wæs fram eallum gemǽrsod ipse magnĭfĭcābātur ab omnĭbus, Lk. Bos. 4, 15. Ic beó gemǽrsod on Pharaone glorĭfĭcābor in Pharaōne, Ex. 14, 17. He wæs gemǽrsod ofer ealle óðre cyningas he was celebrated above all other kings, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 41

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be-þurfan

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Gif ǽniges fultumes beþorfte, ðonne næfde nó self genóg, Bt. 35, 3; F. 158, 17. Getímode his wífe wyrs ðonne beþorfte his wife's condition was too bad to allow of his happiness, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 3. Hí nabbað þá láre þe hi beþorftan, Ll.

ge-þafa

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Hí ealne þone bryce uppon þone cyng tealdon, ac nolde þæs geþafa beón, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 9. with clause geþafa beón nolde þæt untela dyde. Ps. Th. 9, 35.

myne

(n.)
Grammar
myne, es; m.

the mindmindpurposedesirelove

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ðone gifstól grétan móste for Metode ne his myne wisse he might not approach the throne because of the Lord, and knew not his purpose, Beo.

gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
gítsung, e; f.

Covetousnessavaricecupiditydesire

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Nales he giémde þurh gítsunga lǽnes lífwelan he cared not from covetousness for the frail wealth of this world, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 4; Gú. 121.

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wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wrenc, es; m.

a trickartificewilestratagema stratagema modulation of the voice

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Ðá sceolde Ælfríc lǽdan ða fyrde, ac teáh forð ðá his ealdan wrenceas, . . . gebrǽd hine seócne, Chr. 1003 ; Erl. 139, 7. a stratagem in war hié mid ðæm ilcan wrence beswác, ðe æt heora ǽrran métingge dyde, Ors. 4, 9; Swt. 188, 32 : 6, 36

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cáf-líce

(adv.)
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Ioram áxode hwæðer cóme mid sibbe swá cáflíce ( with such a display of force), Hml. S. 18, 330. Hí gearcodon heora mód cáflíce tó campienne (to fight valiantly), 5, 151: 25, 433. ðone cásere cáflíce befrán he boldly asked the emperor, 14, 51.

in-cund

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Ne him ne ondrǽde nánne eorðlicne ege ðyses andweardan lífes, ac geðence ðone inncundan (in-, v.l.) ege Godes (respecto intimo terrore ), 83, 5

on-tendan

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Th. 1. 50, 27-28 (in Dict.). to heat a furnace, Hml. S. 5, 294 (in Dict.). to burn by exposure to fire heóld his finger ofer þæt byrnende leóht . . . and his fingras ealle ontende, Hml.

on-gitan

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Add wæs gehæfd and ongyten mycelre geearnunge man, Gr. D. 26, 7. wilnode ðæt wǽre ongieten úpáhæfen ofer ealle óðre gesceafte, Past. 301, 11.

ge-girwan

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Take here <b>ge-gerwan, ge-gyrian</b> in Dict., and add: to prepare an object for use hét him ýðlidan gegyrwan, B. 199. Ic geongo gegerniga ( parare ) iúh styd, Jn. L. 14, 2. Gegaerwendne conparantem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 47.

sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sægen, sæcgen, segen, e; f.
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Gyf ðé segþ ðæt hwethwugu gesáwe . . . hweðer ðé áwuht æt his segene tweóge, Shrn. 196, 17. Ðú ne tweódast ymbe Honorius segene, hwí tweóst ðú ymbe hera þegena sæcgena, 197, 21-23.

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feáwa

a few

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cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.