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mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, es; n.

Menpeople

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Men, people Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dǽda mid heora wordum onwendan, Blickl. Homl. 175, 24. Ðonne eówre wærgaþ mennisc when men curse you, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 11. Gif ðǽr óðer mennisc borh síe if other people be surety, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i.

micelian

(v.)
Grammar
micelian, miclian, micclian; p. ode.

to become greatto increase in size or in quantityto make greatto increase the size or quantity of a thingto extolmagnify

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to become great, to increase in size or in quantity Micelaþ grandescit, crescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 42. Rím miclade, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 21; Gen. 1243: Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. Wæter micladon the waters waxed, 3105; An. 1555. Ðæt folc ongan weaxan and

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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To bring danger upon an object (dat.), to compromise [To plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligentsollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligent; sollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens On orde stód Eádweard, gearo and geornful Edward stood in the array, ready and eager, Byrht. Th. 139, 54; By.

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Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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The Saxons, in connection with England Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie, ðæt [is] of Seaxum and of Angle and of Geátum . . . Of Seaxum, ðæt is of ðam lande ðe mon háteþ Eald-Seaxan, cóman Eást-Seaxan (-Seaxa, -Sexa, Chron. 449) and Súþ-Seaxan

templ

(n.)
Grammar
templ, tempel, es; n.
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A temple Se wítga spræc suelce ðæt templ wǽre eal tóworpen; hé cuæð ... 'Tóworpne sint ða stánas ðæs temples,' Past. 18; Swt. 133, 10. ' Ðis tenrpel wæs getimbrod on six and feówertigon wintron' ... Hé hyt cwæð be hys líchaman temple, Jn. Skt. 2, 20,

þyle

(n.)
Grammar
þyle, es; m.

An oratorspokesman

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An orator, spokesman Gelǽred þyle fela spǽca mid feáwum wordum geopenaþ doctus orator plures sermones paucis verbis aperit, Scint. 119, 3. Þylas oratores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 1. Þyle is found in Exon. Th. 320, 5; Víd. 24 : -- Þyle weóld Rondingum. ¶ In

Linked entries: þele þyl-cræft

þeód-wita

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-wita, an; m.
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one of the wise men of a nation, one whose knowledge fits him for a place in the councils of the nation, a senator Senatores, ðæt synd þeódwitan, Jud. p. 161, 32. Ðá wǽron þeódwitan (leód-, MS. H.) weorðscipes wyrðe, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 12. Be ðeódwitan

ǽþm

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Add Ǽþm alitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 71. Æthm, ii. 99, 78. Æthme vapore, 123, 14. breath of a living creature Ǽlces fisces sciell bið tó óðerre geféged ðæt ðǽr ne mæg nán ǽðm út be-twuxn una squama uni conjungitur, et ne spiraculum quidem incedit per

á-cunnian

(v.)
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Add: to put to the proof, try, test Se ongebróhta teóna ácunnað ( probat ), húlic gehwilc man byþ, Gr. D. 47, 9. Ácunna mé proba me, Ps. Spl. C. 25, 2. Ácunnian experiri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 68. Ácunnod (beón), 145, 50. Wæs ácunnad temtabatur, Mk. L. 1

Linked entry: accutian

eáþe-lic

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Add Eáðelic facilis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 16, 5. easy, presenting little difficulty Gif hé ðæt eáðelice bebod geheólde, Hex. 24, 16. Seó ealde ǽ wæs eáðelicre þonne Crístes gesetnys sý, Hml. Th. i. 358, 28. inconsiderable, slight. of living things, weak, tender

Linked entry: íþe-lic

eornost

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

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Add Heardlic eornost and wíslic wærscipe and steðefæst módstaþol . . . bið witena gehwilcum weorðlicre micle þonne hé his wísan fágige tó swíðe, Ll. Th. ii. 318, 37. Ne healde gé mid suelcum eorneste (studio) ðá heorde suelce hirdas scoldon, Past. 89

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freóls

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Add: freedom in respect to land granted, grant of land that enjoys immunity; libertas Þis is ealra þára landa freóls þe Eádgár cyning geedfreólsade Wulfríce his þegene (cf. Dedit minister regi cxx mancusas causa hujus libertatis, 360, 35), C.D. ii. 361

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, ge-hæld.
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Substitute: <b>ge-heald,</b> es; n. observation, marking, noticing Ríce Godes ne mið gehald tó cymende regnum Dei non cum obseruatione uenturum, Lk. p. 9, 10. the observance of something prescribed, holding, keeping Gewrit be gehealde rihtra

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.
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Add: marking position, yonder, away there Hér hí synd full gehende geond on Célian dúne here they are quite close away there on the Celian hill, Hml. S. 23, 305. Hí synd hér geond on þám scræfe æt Célian dúne, 734. Gyf Wealh Englis(c)ne man ofsleá, ne

ge-rímcræft

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>gerím-cræft</b>, es; m. The science of number, arithmetic Gerímcræft arithmeticam. An. Ox. 7, 390. ¶ the word almost always occurs in reference to calculation connected with the calendar. Cf. ge-rím; <b>II, II a</b

Linked entry: rím-cræft

ge-cirredness

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Take here ge-cyrredness in Dict., and add: a going to a place, the going of a monk to a monastery. [Cf. tó mynstre gecyrran, R. Ben. 114, 13.] Sý swylcera gebyrda oþþe gecyrrednesse swylce hé sý ( whatever his birth or the time of his coming to the monastery

gedwol-mann

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Add: one who is in error, (i) a mistaken person, ne who acts under a misapprehension : — Fæder, . . . forgif ðás dǽde þisum gedwolmannum, for ðan ðe hí nyton hwæt hí nú dóð, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 8. one who holds erroneous opinions in matters of faith, an

Linked entry: dwol-mann

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. Hlǽw sceal heáh hlifian, B. 2805: Ph. 23 : Dan. 603. at or to a position of great height Hí him ásetton segen gyldenne

(adv.)
Grammar
má, ; adv.
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Add: in or to a greater degree, extent, or quantity Hí forseóð hí selfe lǽs on þysum middanearde þá þe þæncað ꝥ hí sýn sylfe má góde þonne óðre men ut minus se in hoc mundo despiciant qui plus se ceteris aliquid fuisse meminerunt, Gr. D. 151, 27. Swá