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leán

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Se consul forseah þá sægene þe þá hlyttan him sǽdon, and him lógan ꝥ hé æt þǽm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallie contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 27 : Nar. 6, 27 (in Dict.).

wefl

(n.)
Grammar
wefl, e; wefle (-a ; m.?), an; f.

weft, woof, thread which crosses the warp ⬩ an implement for weaving ⬩ a shuttle (?)

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Wundene mé (a coat of mail) ne beóð wefle (ueflæ, Txts. 151, 5), ne ic wearp hafu the threads of the woof are not twisted for me, nor have I a warp, Exon. Th. 417, 15 ; Rä. 36, 5.

Linked entry: wefta

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embrace ⬩ clasp ⬩ CLIP ⬩ cherish ⬩ complecti ⬩ amplexari

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Cone. Hý hí lufan fæste clyppaþ they firmly clasp them with love Exon. 107a; Th. 409, 8; Rä. 27, 26. Heáfodswíma heortan clypte insensibility seized his heart Cd. 76; Th. 94, 30; Gen. 1569.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.

Salt ⬩ salt

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Ofer sealtne (saltne, Cott. MSS.) sǽ, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 8. Sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter þurh hiora múþ swá sealt (very salt), Blickl. Homl. 245, 25. Eahtoðe wæs sealtes pund, ðanon him wǽron ða teáras sealte, Salm. Kmbl. 180, 16.

teár

(n.)
Grammar
teár, ( = teahor), teór, tæher, teher, tehher, es; m.

A tear. ⬩ a drop of water from the eye, ⬩ caused by emotion, generally by grief ⬩ in plural, used for the feeling of which the tears are a sign, grief, affliction ⬩ caused by weakness. ⬩ a tearlike drop ⬩ that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb

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Th. 72, 20; Cri. 1175. that which drops or exudes, e.g. honey from a comb :-- Balsames teár opobalsamum, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 51. Swá þicce swá huniges teár of the consistency of honey that has dropped from the comb, Lchdm. ii. 74, 4.

ge-gangan

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Gegangende, 136, 42. of time, to come, arrive (cf. ge-gán; B. II. 3 a) His aldres wæs ende gegongen, B. 822. Wæs endedæg gódum gegongen, 3036. to act upon by going (cf. ge-gán; ) Swá hit seó sulh gegange, Ll. Th. i. 262, 9

ge-þolian

(v.)
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L. 14, 34. of things, to stick, cleave Cembe heó hyre feax; ꝥ þær on þám cambe geþolige, gesomnige (cf. ꝥ feax þe on þám cambe cleofige, somnige, 21) let her comb her hair; the hair that sticks in the comb let her collect, Lch. i. 332, 14

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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to approach, come to, visit, touch, attack, treat or use in any way, know carnally; appropinquare, adire, visitare, tangere, hostiliter aggredi, afficere, cognoscere Ðú wyrmas gyt gífre grétaþ the greedy worms yet come to thee, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375,

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió,
  • Lchdm. ii. 260, l
  • ;
m.: seó, ðeó,
  • Blickl. Homl. 65, 13
  • ;
se,
  • Lchdm. ii. 228, 8
  • ;
f.: ðæt; n.

the ⬩ that. ⬩ he ⬩ she ⬩ it ⬩ that ⬩ that ⬩ it ⬩ there is; ⬩ one in contrast with another ⬩ that ⬩ after ⬩ so ⬩ according to what ⬩ as ⬩ because ⬩ since ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ for the purpose ⬩ in order ⬩ whilst ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ whilst ⬩ meanwhile ⬩ so ⬩ to such a degree ⬩ marking purpose ⬩ to the end (that) ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition (that) ⬩ therefore ⬩ so ⬩ because ⬩ the ⬩ any ⬩ therefore ⬩ because ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ when ⬩ as ⬩ since ⬩ though ⬩ to the end that

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Gesyllan .xv. leaxas and ða góde, Cod. Dip.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run

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meadow belonging thereto, Cod.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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</b> a stone (in its natural state or wrought) that serves as a mark :-- Andlang herepaðes west on ðone þyrla[n) stán; of ðam stáne on ðone háran stán, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 406, 12 (and often).

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdom ⬩ discretion ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ wisdom ⬩ knowledge ⬩ learning ⬩ philosophy

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Wé willaþ beón bylewite, and wíse, ðæt wé búgon fram yfele and dón góda, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 27. Hé wísdóme heóld éðel sínne, Beo. Th. 3923; B. 1959. Ic healde ðínra worda wam mid wísdóme, Ps. Th. 118, 17.

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Drihten hine sylfne gemedemode, þæt hé tó woruldlicum giftum gelaðod cóm, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 7 : i. 56, 28.

ge-þanc

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Gif hé ǽr on ðaes ofermódan engles wísan innan his geðance (ingeðonce, v. l.) of Godes gesiehðe ne áfeólle nisi more suferbientis angeli a con*-*spectu conditoris príus intus aversione mentis caderet, Past. 359, 1. Gehwá on geþance healde, Ll.

ge-weorc

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, Coll. M. 30, 35. Ꝥ hí férdon on þæt geweorc þæs Godes wordes, Bd. l, 23; Sch. 50, l. v. ǽfen-, brycg-, ealu-, fasten-, land-, stán-, sulh-, tigel- timber-, weall- web-geweorc. <b>IV a.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.

to toil, labour, work with effort ⬩ to labour at, after, etc. , anything ⬩ to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress

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Ða ðe meahton Godes friénd beón bútan gesuince hié snuncon (swuncon, Cote. MSS. ) ymb ðæt hú hié meahton gesyngian qui amici veritatis sine labore poterant, ut peccent laborant. Past. 35; Swt. 239, 21.

ge-wendan

(v.)
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Ðæt ðæt mód ne gewende on selflíce and on ofermétto that the mind may not come to be proud, Past. 147, 2. to change into Hú sió ádl gewent on wæterbollan, Lch. ii. 168, 2

cyric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sceat, ciric-sceat,es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church.

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

FEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FEAX, fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ cŏma ⬩ căpillus

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries, cŏma, căpillus Nimeþ ðæt feax to the hair holdeth on, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 11; Lchdm. i. 344, 20: L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm. ii. 156, 7.

Linked entries: fæx fex

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hence ⬩ from here

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Ðis is mín ágen cýþ ic wæs ǽr hionan cumen this is my own country, from here did I formerly come, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 100; Met. 24, 50. Gáþ heonun recedite, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 24. Ásend ðé heonun nyþer mitte te hinc deorsum, Lk. Skt. 4, 9.