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mete-leást

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Þǽr onsæt mycel hungor, and seó mycele wǽdl þǽre meteleáste genyrwde ealle þá landleóde fames incubuerat, magnaque onmes alimentorum indigentia coangustabat, Gr. D. 145, 6.

munuc-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cnapa, an ; m.
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Sum Benedictes munuccnapana (coiht, sé wæs munuc, v. l.) quidam Benedicti puerulus monachus 154. 9

samod-gang

(adj.)
Grammar
samod-gang, adj.
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Continuous In þǽre stówe fram þám nyþeran dǽle intó þám uferan wæs samodgang (somedtoncg, v. l.) þurh gewisne úpstige quo in loco inferiora superioribus pervius continuabat ascensus, Gr. D. 170, 23.

Linked entry: samod-tang

sundor-land

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, and add Wæs ic ácenned on sundorlande (sundur-, v. l.) þæs ylcan mynstres natus in territorio eiusdem monasterii, Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 694, 19.

un-gescrépu

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescrépu, or un-gescrépe.
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An inconvenience Mid þý þá se foresprecena brððor langre tíde þyllic ungescrépo (-scrǽpo) (þislic ungescróp [printed þislicum gescróp], v.l.) wann cum tempore non pauco frater praefatus tali incommodo laboraret, Bd. 4, 32 ; Sch. 545, 15

on-erian

(v.)

to plough up

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to plough up Wé ma lufiaþ ðone æcer ðe ǽr wæs mid þornum áswógen and æfter ðæm ðe ða þornas beóþ áheáwene and se æker biþ onered bringþ gódne wæsðm plus terram diligimus, quae post spinas exarata fructus uberes producit, Past. 52, 9; Swt. 411, 18

tó-gesceádan

(v.)

to separate things from one anotherto expound,interpret

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to separate things from one another; metaph. to expound, interpret Wæs ingunnen from Moyse and allum wítgum tógisceóde him in allum gewriotum ða ðe of him wérun incipiens a Mose et omnibus prophetis interpraelabatur illis in omnibus scripturis quae de

Linked entry: ge-sceádan

á-þringan

'to conceal,'

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Ic wæs út áþrungen fram eallum þám folce oððe ic ǽnlípigu oþstód, Hml. S. 23 b, 409

Linked entry: á-þrungen

á-wendendlic

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á-wendendlic,
Similar entries
v. á-wendedlic
.
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Ðæt ylce swurd wæs áwendendlic the sword might be turned aside, Hex. 28, 3. Mid áwendenlicum méce romphea versatili, An. Ox. 1151.

samod

(adv.)
Grammar
samod, adv.

Together.and, both . . . and, also, too

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Hé eal innan samod forswǽled wæs within he was one mass of inflammation, Homl. Th. i. 86, 5. marking association of similar objects or circumstances, with nearly the force of and, both . . . and, also, too Somod jamque, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 31.

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Hé sealde him tó bóte, þæs þe hé his brýd genam, gangende feoh and seolfor, Gen. 2718. ꝥ hire frýnd móton beón bóte nýhst (i. e. bót was to be claimed from the guilty woman's relatives), Ll.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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Ðá wæs synn and sacu Sweóna and Geáta, wróht gemǽne, Beo.

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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giving occasion for sorrow, sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous ! ðæt is sárlíc ðæt swá leóhtes andwlitan men sceolan ágan þýstra ealdor heu, proh dolor! quod tam lucidi vultus homines, tenebrarum auctor possidet, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 15.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Nó þæt lǽsest wæs hondgemóta, B. 2354. <b>IV a.

FÆGEN

(adj.)
Grammar
FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.

FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elatelætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus

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Wíta ne sceal tó fægen the sagacious must not be too elate, 77 b; Th. 290, 20; Wand. 68 : Cd. 100; Th. 131, 26; Gen. 2182.

FÝSAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÝSAN, p. de; pp. ed [fús ready, prompt, quick] .

To hastenfestīnāreTo speed oneselfmake hastetake oneself awayhasten awayse festīnārepropĕrārese abrĭpĕreTo incitestimulateto send forthdrive awaystĭmŭlāreincĭtāreaccĕlĕrāreemittĕre

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To hasten; festīnāre He ongan fýsan to fóre he began to hasten for the way, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 12; Gen. 2860 : Elen. Kmbl. 451; El. 226. v. reflex.

Linked entries: fýsian ge-fýsan

here-geatu

(n.)
Grammar
here-geatu, gen. -geatwe; f.

military equipment heriot

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military equipment Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan ǽttrynne ord and ealde sword ða heregeatu ðe eów æt hilde ne deáh they will give you as tribute spears, the poisoned point and the swords they inherit, equipment for war that will not profit you

hreóh-ness

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hreóh-ness, hreó-ness, e; f.

stormtempest

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Seó hreóhnys wearþ gestilled the tempest was stilled, i. 246, 10, 1. Ic geseó ðæt dás bróðor synd geswencede of ðisse sǽwe hreónesse I see that these brethren are wearied from the roughness of the sea, Blickl. Homl. 233, 26.

Linked entry: hréð-ness

meltan

(v.)
Grammar
meltan, p. mealt, pl. multon; pp. molten.

to meltbecome liquidbe consumed, dissolvedto digest

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His sylfes hám brynewylmum mealt ( was consumed ), Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326. Multon meretorras ( when the waters of the Red Sea fell upon the Egyptians ), Cd. 167; Th. 208, 16; Exod. 484. Ðonne mé mægen mylte dum defecerit virtus mea, Ps. Th. 70, 8.

mund-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
mund-bryce, es; m.

a breach of mundthe fine paid for the offence to the authority whose mund was violated

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E. 3; Th. i. 360, 20. the fine paid for the offence to the authority whose mund was violated Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men on Wessexan, ðæt is, mundbryce ..., L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 13.