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or-wénness

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Him wæs geworden seó orwénnys be þám menniscan gewinne de humano labore facta est desperatio, Gr. D. 47, 11

wág-rift

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Ic geann intó þiére hálgan stówe . . . ánes hricghrægles þæs sélestan ðe ic hæbbe, and ánes beddreáfes mid wáhryfte, Cht. Th. 529, 12. Hé geann . . . Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw. 23, 15. Add

bróc-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bróc-minte, an; f: bróc-mint, e; f.

BROOKMINT, horsemintmentha sylvestris Σισύμβριον sisymbrium officinale

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Genim ðysse wyrte wós, ðe man sisymbrium, and óðrum naman brócminte nemneþ Brookmint. Take the juice of this plant, which men call σισύμβριον, and by another name, brookmint, Herb. 107; Lchdm. i. 220, 17

hás

(adj.)
Grammar
hás, adj.

Hoarse

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Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan ðe nú hás ys habeo quendam puerum qui modo raucus est, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29. Mé syndan góman háse raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ, Ps. Th. 68, 3

ofer-flítan

(v.)

to overcome in a contest, to confute

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to overcome in a contest, to confute Hé ðé æt sunde oferflát, hæfde máre mægen, Beo. Th. 1039; B. 517. Ymb done tíman wæs gegaderad iii. hund biscepa and eahtatiéne hiene tó oferflítanne to confute Arius Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 284, 1

ofer-sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sprecol, adj.

given to talk too much, talkative, loquaciousgiven to extravagant, inconsiderate speech

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given to talk too much, talkative, loquacious Se ðe ofersprecol biþ multiloquio serviens, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 20. Se ofersprecola wer vir linguosus, R.

Linked entry: ofer-spreca

hlúde

(adv.)
Grammar
hlúde, adv.

Loudly

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Loudly Folc ðe hlúde singeþ a people that sings loudly, Blickl. Homl. 149, 30: 217, 33. Ðæs cocces þeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singþ on uhtan ðonne on dægréd gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus solet, Past. 63; Swt. 461, 2

tinclian

(v.)
Grammar
tinclian, p. ode

To tickle

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Hé wiðstynt weorce se ðe tincligendre ná geþwǽrlǽcþ lustfullunge resistit operi qui titillanti non accomodat delectationi, 88, 9

a-seóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-seóðan, p. -seáþ, pl. -sudon; pp. -soden

To boilseethescorchto purify by seethingcoquere

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Ðé ic geceás on ðam ofne ðe ðú on wǽre asoden, ðæt wæs on ðínum iermþum elegi te in camino paupertatis, Past. 26, 1; Hat. MS. 35 a, 6.

be-limpan

(v.)

To concernregardbelongpertainappertaincurarepertinereto happenoccurbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Hwæt belimpþ his to ðé what of it belongs to thee? Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 35.

Linked entry: be-lumpe

for-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þencan, ; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To misthinkdisdaindespisedistrustdespairdedignāridiffīdĕre

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To misthink, disdain, despise, distrust, despair; dedignāri, diffīdĕre Ðæt is nú git ðínre unrihtwísnesse ðæt ðú eart fullneáh forþoht; ac ic nolde ðæt ðú ðé forþohtest; forðam se se ðe hine forþencþ, se biþ ormód it is still thy fault that thou art

Linked entry: fore-þencan

íg-land

(n.)
Grammar
íg-land, es ; n.

An island

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Ðæt íland ðe wé hátaþ Thyle, 29, 3 ; Fox 106, 23

Linked entries: eá-land ég-land

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, es; n.

A LEAF

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Man scóf ðara bóca leáf ðe of Hibernia cóman and ða sceafþan dyde on wæter rasa folia codicum qui de Hibernia fuerant, et ipsam rasuram aquæ immissam, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 37. Mid grénum leáfum virentibus foliis, Gen. 8, 11

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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Mín swefen ðe mé mǽtte, 37, 6. Óðer swefen hine mǽtte, 37, 9: 41, 5, 11: 42, 9. Gif hé secge ðæt him mǽtte swefen, Deut. 13, 1. Ðære Perpetuan mǽtte ðæt heó wǽre on weres hiwe, Shrn. 60, 28

Linked entries: metod ge-mǽtan

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, p. ode.

to bear in mindrecollectto bring to the mind of anotherrecallremind

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Ic wolde ðé nú myngian (Cott. MS. myndgian) ðære manigfealdan láre ðe ðú mé ǽr gehéte, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 11

rǽd-bora

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-bora, an; m.
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Aðelwold ðe is mín rǽdbora a secretis noster Athelwoldus, Chart. Th. 241, 27 : Beo. Th. 2655; B. 1325. God næfþ nǽnne rǽdboran, Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 24. Hí hæfdon him Consulas ðæt wé cweðaþ Rǽdboran, Jud. Thw. p. 161, 22.

ge-untrumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrumian, p. ode; pp. od.

To enfeeble make weak or sickinfirmāredebĭlĭtāreTo be enfeebledbe sickinfirmāriægrōtāre

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Ðe wǽron geuntrumode qui infirmābantur, Jn. Bos. 6, 2: Ps. Spl. 17, 38. v. intrans. To be enfeebled, be sick; infirmāri, ægrōtāre Hí geuntrumiaþ infirmābuntur, Ps. Spl. 9, 3.

Linked entry: un-trumian

big-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
big-leofa, bí-leofa, an; m. [big, bí for, líf life, leofen living, nourishment].

Food, victuals, nourishmentcibus, victus, alimentumMoney, wagesstips, stipendium

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Bigleofan, and scrúd, and feoh quid adquiris de tua arte? Victum, et vestitum, et pecuniam, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 3-6. Bigleofa victus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 6. Bíleofa alimentum, C. R.

ge-líðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðan, p. -láþ, pl. -lidon; pp. -liðen, -liden

To gomovesailadvanceproceedcomeīremeāreadvĕhiprofĭciscivĕnīre

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Ðæs ðe lencten geliden hæfde werum after spring had come to men, Menol. Fox 57; Men. 28

Linked entries: ge-liden ge-lyðen

regollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
regollíce, adv.

Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word)

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Regularly, in accordance with rule (v. preceding word) Ða þing ðe regollíce gedémed wǽron quaeque erant regulariter decreta, Bd. 2, 4;S. 505, 36.