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reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Ðæt him ða swá cúþe wǽron swá his ágene reorde ðe hé on ácenned wæs ;ut tam notas ac familiares sibi eas; (Latin and Greek), ;quam nativitatis suae loquelam haberet,; Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 17.

Linked entry: ge-reord

wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm, (-em, -im, -um), es; m. n.:e; f.

Growth, increasegrowth, produceplant, fruitoffspring, progenyresultfruit, that which may be enjoyedproduce of money, usury.growth, growing,increasegrowth, thrivinggrowth, condition reached by growing, stature, form;

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Ðæt fíctreów, on ðæm hé nánne wæstm ne funde; ðæt getácnaþ ða synfullan ðe nabbaþ nánne wæstm gódra weorca, Blickl. Homl. 71, 35. Wæstm frumentationem, Blickl. Gl. Ðawæstmas beóð þurh ágne gecynd eft ácende, Th. 215, 19; Ph. 255.

teld-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
teld-sticca, an; m.
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A tent-peg Gelǽhte seó wífman án ðæra teld-sticcena geslóh ðá ... ðæt se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod ...

Linked entry: telde

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard ofunusualextraordinary

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Ða deór habbaþ eahta fét, and wælkyrian eágan, and twá heáfda...; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (-fregelicu, MS. T.) deór, 34, 8

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Ne ða óðre ongeán ðæt ne sacan (wiðcweðon, Wells Frag.) the others shall offer no opposition to the decision, 119,2. Dóm stande ðár þegenas sammǽle beón; gif hig sacan ( disagree ), stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ, L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 289, 3.

mín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, adj. pron.

Minemy

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Mín se éca dǽl in gefeán fareþ, 38 a; Th. 125, 11; Gú. 352. Mín se swétesta sunnan scíma, 68 a; Th. 252, 20; Jul. 166. Bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum, 29 b; Th. 90, 18; Cri. 1476. Ic mid mec gelǽdde míne þrié ða getreówestan frýnd, Nar. 29, 27.

hring

(n.)
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Occurs four times, in poems by the same author Ðá cwom wópes hring þurh ðæs beornes breóst blát út faran weóll waðuman stream, Andr. Kmbl. 2558; An. 1281. Ðá wæs wópes hring hát heáfodwylm ofer hleór goten nalles for torne teáras feóllon, Elen.

Linked entry: wóp

clif

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ðæs clifes norðhyldan, 418, 25. Tó ðæs clifes westende, 419, 6. Fram þám heán clife ab alta rupe, Gr. D. 52, 22. Ꝥ wæter wæs sweart under þǽm clife neoðan, Bl. H. 211, 2: 209, 34. Ðá stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, 207, 20.

ge-fégan

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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Lyft is swýðe þynne, seó ofergǽþ ealne middangeard, and up ástíhþ forneán óþ ðone mónan, on ðam fleóþ fugelas ... Ne niihte heora nán fleón nǽre seó [ðæt MS. R.] lyft ðe hí byrþ. Ne nán man næfþ náne orþunge búton þurh ða lyfte [ðæt lyft MS.

Linked entries: lift loft

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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Geþence se láriów ðæt hé unwærlíce forþ ne rǽse on ða sprǽce, 15; Swt. 95, 9

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

á-lútan

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Ðá nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, Hml. Th. i. 276, 5. where direction is given Hé tó ðám cyninge áleát. Lch. iii. 426, 34. Seó cwén áleát tó þæs cyninges fótum, Hml. A. 100, 295: 110, 247. Hé áleát wið þæs Hǽlendes, Hml. Th. i. 120, 12: Num. 22, 31.

ge-ǽswícod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽswícod, Substitute: ge-ǽswician; p.

To offend

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Cf. hé wæs mytcle scame þrowiende and hé swá scamiende út of ðám temple wépende gewát, 119, 87) eóde út of ðám Drihtnes temple, Hml. A. 122, 170. Sé bið eádig þe on mé ne bið geǽswicod (scandalizatus, Mt. II, 6), Hml. Th. i. 480, 19.

hýr-mann

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A hireling, mercenary :-- Iób cwæð : ' Mannes líf is campdóm ofer eorðan, and swá swá médgildan dagas swá sind his dagas ( sicut dies mercenarii, dies ejus. Job 7, 1)'. . . Se hýrman his edleánes anbidað, Hml. Th. ii. 454, 31.

on-tyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-tyge, es; m.

What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking

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What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking Gif hwylc abbod geþafaþ ðæt maæssepreóst oððe diácon in tó mynstre gange tó ðý ðæt hý messan singan ... hý nán þing gedyrstlǽcen ne nǽnne ontige on ðam mynstre bútan ðære mæssan ánre if any abbot permit

Linked entry: on-tige

Tenet

(n.)
Grammar
Tenet, Tænet[t]; also Tenet-land
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Ðæt eálond tósceádeþ Wantsumo streám fram ðam tógeþeódden lande, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 10-20. Hér hǽðene men on Tenet ofer winter sǽton, Chr. 851; Erl. 67, 20: 865; Erl. 70, 31.

willes

(adv.)
Grammar
willes, adv.

Willingly, voluntarily, of one's own accord

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Gif hit geweorðeþ ðæt. man un-willes oþþe ungewealdes ǽnig þing misdéð, ná bið ðæt ná gelíc ðam ðe willes and gewealdes sylfwilles misdéð, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 22 : L. Ed. 7; Th. i. 162, 26 : L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 6.

un-biscopod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biscopod, un-bisceopod; adj.

Unconfirmed

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Wé secgaþ eów, ðæt ǽlc cild sceall beón binnon þryttigum nihtum gefullod ... Ne nǽnne man man ne lǽte unbisceopod tó lange ... And witan ða ðe cildes onfón æt fulluhte oððe æt bisceopes handum, ðæt hí hit on rihtum geleáfan gebringan, 300, 16-30

Linked entry: an-biscopod

hidres

(adv.)
Grammar
hidres, adv.

hither and thither

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In the phrase hidres ðidres hither and thither Ic ondrǽde ðæt ic ðé lǽde hidres ðidres on ða paþas of ðínum wege ðæt ðú ne mǽge eft dínne weg áredian verendum est, ne deviis fatigatus, ad emetiendum rectum iter sufficere non possis, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240

Linked entry: hider

glésing

(n.)
Grammar
glésing, glésincg, e; f.

GLOSSINGinterpretationexplanationglossa

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A GLOSSING, interpretation, explanation; glossa Ðæt is glésincg ðonne mann glésþ ða earfoðan word mid eáðran Lédene that is glossing when one explains the difficult words with easier Latin, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 43

Linked entry: glésan