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cwéne

Grammar
cwéne, l. cwene, for last reference substitute Wlfst. 161, 20,
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and add: a quean, woman (with unfavourable sense) Hiene án cwene sceát þurh þæt þeóh, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 3. Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig óðer bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Wylt ðú hit eal ðǽre cwenon syllan?, Lch. iii. 428, 2.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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The terms used in connection with the slave shew him to be the property of his master: Gif þeúw stele and hine man ácwelle, ðam ágende hine man healfne ágelde, L. Wih. 27; Th. i. 42, 20. Gif hwylc man his ǽht ( servum ) ofslyhþ, L. Ecg.

candel-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
candel-stæf, es; m.
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A candle-staff or stick; candelabrum Ne ne ælaþ hyra leóhtfæt, and hit under cyfe settaþ, ac ofer candelstæf neque accendunt lucernam, et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Bos. 5, 15

Linked entry: sceaft

er-bleadd

(n.)
Grammar
er-bleadd, es; n. [er = ear an ear of corn, bleadd = blæd a blade, leaf]

A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubblestĭpŭla

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A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubble; stĭpŭla Ðú asendest yrre ðín and hit æt swá swá erbleadd mīsisti īram tuam, quæ devŏrābit eos sīcut stĭpŭlam, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 8; Thw. 29, 8

strewung

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Þá bǽdon þá gebróðra ꝥ his bed móston mid wáccre streówunge (strewunge, v. l.) húru underlecgan, Hml. S. 31, 1353

ymbhygdiglíce

(adv.)
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writon þone dæg and gemearcodon ymbhigdiglíce (ymbehýdiglíce, v. l.) sollicite conscripserunt diem, Gr. D. 306, 13. Swá myccle geornlícor and ymbhýdiglícor beó beeóde hire gebedu tanto sollicitius ad usum orationis excreverat, 284, 7. Add

ge-wendan

(v.)
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gewendon heom tó ðám cynge, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 2. where the subject is acted on of eorðan cómon, and eft tó dúste gewendað, Hml. S. 12, 20. His sáwul gewende tó helle, Hml. Th. i. 20, 10.

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Is him óðer earfeðu . . ., ꝥ scoma mǽste dreógað, Cri. 1273. Þæt his earfeðu eal gelumpe, módcearu mǽgum, Gú. 165. Orsorg ðises andweardan lífes earfoþe (-a, v. l. ), Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 31. Þæt him Dryhten tó hyra earfeða ende gerýme, Gú. 196.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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Hié forþ on heora yfelum þurhwunedon, 79, 8. Ðá hig þurhwunedon ( perseuerarent ) hine áxsiende, Jn. Skt. 8, 7. On ðam gewinne þurhwunian, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 31: Met. 25, 70. Þurhwunian on fulfremedlícum weorcum, Blickl. Homl. 77, 19.

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Of ðæs handum ðe hine hýnan wolde from the hands of him that would have laid him low, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 23. Hé sceal rýperas and reáferas hatian and hýnan robbers and plunderers he must hate and humble, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 20.

Linked entry: hénan

slǽwþ

(n.)
Grammar
slǽwþ, e; f.
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for heora slǽwþe and for gimeléste forléton unwriten ðara monna dǽda, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 64, 33. Ic wát ðæt swongornes mid slǽwþe ofercymþ, 36, 6; Fox 180, 34. Gyf hé for slǽwþe his hláfordes forgýmþ, lie biþ his ágnum wel geborgen, L. R.

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To biteeatconsumedevourmorderearroderemordendo necarecomederedevorare

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Ðú his ne abítst non comedas ex eo. Deut. 28, 31

Linked entry: a-bát

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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followed in his shire, L.

þearf

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Add On ðǽm ðingum ðe him ðearf sié, C.D. i. 316, 12. Ic þæs horses þearfe nabbe ego caballo opus non habeo, Gr. D. 15, 26. Add Wæs him þearf ꝥ him mon hors funde cui necesse fuit ut equus requiri debuisset, Gr. D. 183, 2.

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his ( the priest's ) reáf ne beó horig, and his weófodsceátas beón wel behworfene, L. Ælfc. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 21. Hé hæfð ðiderynn gedón ... .v. wællene weófodsceátas and .vii. oferbrǽdelsas. Chart. Th. 429, 25.

ofer-wyrcan

(v.)

to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay

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to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay Hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten and siððan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe qui omnia civibus suis per tabellas scriptas, et post cera superlitas, enunciabat

slide

(n.)
Grammar
slide, es; m.

A slip, falllapsusof an actual slip a slip into misfortune or error

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Gr. 11;Zup. 79, 9. of an actual slip Ðá wearþ mé slide and ic him (the horse)of áfeóll lapsus decidi Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 18. fig. a slip into misfortune or error Forðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, hit sceal ðonne niédinga áfeallan for ðæm

inne

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Gif se mon mægnes hæbbe ꝥ hé his gefán beríde and inne besitte, 90, 4.

scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
scyndan, scendan; p. de.
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Scynde beaduþreáta mǽst tó hilde, Elen. Kmbl. 60; El. 30. Fǽge scyndan ( of death by violence ), Exon. Th. 271, 29; Jul. 489. ǽghwonon tó him éfston and scyndon, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 10: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 8.

ymb-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þringan, p. -þrang; pp. -þrungen To throng round, crowd round, surround
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Hine F and M útan ymbðringaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 256; Sal. 127. ymbðrungon mé circumdederunt me Ps. Lamb. 16, 11. Ymbeþrungon, 21, 17. Ymþrungon, 16, 9.