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amigdal

(n.)
Grammar
amigdal, es; m.
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Syle him etan amigdalas, iii. 134, 23

cúþa

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Ácsodon hine his cúþan ( noti sui ), Gr. D. 277, 1. Ðíne cúðan cognatos tuos, Past. 323, 20. Add

fricgan

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Hié frugan (frúgan ? = frungon for frugnon. v. fregnan) ł áhsadun hine interrogabant eum, Mt. R. 12, 10

mæsse-hacele

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Hé stód áþenedum earmum mid mæsse[reáfe] gescrýdd, and hæfde gréne mæssehacelan on him, Vis. Lfc. 39. Add

un-gistlíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gistlíþe, adj.
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Inhospitable Him wæs láð þearfendum mannum áht tó syllene, and hé wæs ungystlíðe, Nap. 65. Cf. un-cumlíþe

Linked entry: gist-líþe

trág

(n.)
Grammar
trág, e; trágu; indecl.; f.

Illaffliction

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Ill, affliction Hé wénde him tráge hnágre he expected humiliating affliction for himself, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668

rihtung

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Gif ne becumað hér tó rihtingce ( si ad correctionem non perveniunt), byrnað þǽr aa in écnesse, Gr. D. 335, 13. Add Midþrowung menn and rihtincg (rectitudo; cf. rigor, rectitudo, Corp. Gl. H. 103, 188) leahtrum scyl beón, Scint. 149, 6.

ceorl-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ceorl-boren, part.
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20

mægen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-stán, es; m.

A mighty stone

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A mighty stone or rock Him on innan felþ muntes mægenstán (cf. þǽr micel stán wealwiende of ðam heáhan munte on innan fealþ, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 28), Bt. Met. Fox 5, 31; Met. 5, 16. Ðis synd ðæra xx hída gemǽro . . andlang wægæs óþ ðonæ mægenstán, Cod.

blíðe-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
blíðe-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrilylæte, hilariter

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Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrily; læte, hilariter He hine blíðelíce onféng he received him joyfully, Lk. Bos. 19, 6: Gen. 46, 30. Ge mágon blíðelíce hlihhan potestis hilariter ridere, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 28.

stærced-

(adj.; prefix)
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stærced-, sterced-ferhþ; adj.
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Thw. 22, 9; Jud. 55. of hard or cruel mind Drógon hine (St. Andrew) ymb stánhleoðo stærcedferðe cruelhearted ones dragged him about the stony slopes, Andr. Kmbl. 2468; An. 1235

for-cnídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cnídan, p. ic, he -cnád, ðú -cnide, -cnyde, pl. -cnidon; pp. -cniden

To beat or break into piecesdash or throw downcomminuĕrecontĕrĕrecollidére

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Setl his on lande ðú forcnyde sēdem ejus in terra collīsisti, 88, 43

fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHERnursealtrixnutrix

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A FOSTER-MOTHER, nurse; altrix, nutrix Hwæðer hit oncneówe his fóstermódor whether it knew its foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Fóstermóder altrix vel nutrix, Wrt. Voc. 72, 38.

mund-bora

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An ðás rédenne ic hit ðider selle ðe se monn sé ðe Kristes cirican hláford sié, sé mín and mínra erfewearda forespreoca and mundbora and an his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 21. Iulianus úre ciricean mundbora ( defensor ), Gr. D. 71, 12.

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Hig gesetton woruldlíce steóra ... and ða woruldbóte hig gesetton gemǽne Criste and cynge, L. E. G. prm.; Th. i. 166, 13. Gerǽde man friðlíce steóra and ne forspille for lytlum Godes handgeweorc, L. Eth. v. 3; Th. i. 304, 20: vi. 10; Th. i. 318, 3.

ge-hínan

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Gehéndon ( accusabant) hine ðá héhsácerdas, Mk. L. R. 15, 3 ; Lk. L. 23, 10 Ꝥte heá gehéndon (accusarent ) hine, Lk. L. R. II. 54. Gehǽne (gihéna, R.) accusare Jn. L. 8, 6

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess, pron.
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Gif hæleþa hwilc eágum módes sínes (cf. his módes, Bt. 34, 8 ; Fox 146, 3), Met. 21, 38. Him Hróðgár gewát tó hofe sínum, Beo. Th. 2477 ; B. 1236. Harold hýrde holdlíce hærran sínum, Chr. 1065 ; Erl. 198, 13.

swilc

Grammar
swilc, <b>. I 1.</b>
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Add Him þá geþúhte swelc ꝥ mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 14. <b>III a.

hǽlan

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Gémde ł hǽlde hiá curavit eos, Mt. L. 19, 2. Haelde hiá sanavit eos, 21, 14. Ðý lǽs. . . hwærfa hiá and ic hǽlo ( sanem ) hiá, 13, 15 : Jn. L. 13, 40. Ꝥte haelde ðrael his ut saluaret seruum eius, Lk. L. 7, 3. Críst hié hǽlan wolde, BI. H. 105, 26.

fǽringa

unexpectedlyof a suddenall at oncesoonat onceearlyby chanceforte

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Fǽrunga hig cómon tó him diluculo veniebant ad eum Ps L. 77, 34. Biscope is forbod ꝥ hé onfóe níwe cumenum preóst and tó gehǽlgenne férunga, Mt. L. 10, 14 note.