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Scride-finnas

(n.)
Grammar
Scride-finnas, pl. m.
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Scridefinnas, Ors. 1, l; Swt. 16, 36. Ic wæs mid Scridefinnum, Exon. Th. 323, 16; Víd. 79. The distinguishing prefix seems to refer to the use of snowshoes or skates, cf. Icel. skriðr a sliding motion, skríða to glide, slide in snow-shoes

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Perpetually, continually, constantly Hieremias wilnode singallíce ( sedulo ) hine geþiédan tó ðære lufan his Scippendes, Past. 7, 1 ; Swt. 49, 16 : Blickl. Homl. 101, 27. Wé him gyldaþ sin*-*gallíce, and hý ús hýnaþ dæghwamlíce, Wulfst. 163, 10.

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

un-lǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽred, adj.

Untaughtunlearnedignorant

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MS.) ne dyrren underfón láreówdóm ne venire imperiti ad magisterium audeant, Past. 1; Swt. 24, 14. Tó ðon ðæt unlǽrede sýn gelǽrede ut indocti doceantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 24. Ðú ongytest ðæt hié syndon unlǽrede men, Blickl. Homl. 183, 7.

Linked entry: un-gelǽred

eáþ-módgian

(v.)
Grammar
eáþ-módgian, -módigian, -módi(g)an.
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.), 4, 41. to make humble, to humble Swǽ hwælc éðmódiges hine quicumque humiliaverit se, Mt. L. 18, 4. Eáþmódgiaþ eów sylfe under þǽre mihte Godes handa, Bl. H. 99, 2. [Grist eadmode hine seolfne, O. E. Hml. i. 17, 27.

Linked entry: ge-eáþmódgian

wǽdelness

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdelness, e; f.

Povertywantindigencepenury

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Ðonne ðæs sellendan mód ne cann ða wǽdelnesse (inopiam) geðolian, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14. Wédelnisse, Ps. Surt. 43, 24

Linked entry: wǽdlness

of-weorpan

(v.)

to kill by casting (a stone, etc. ) to knock down and kill by a missile

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He wearð mid áne stáne ofworpen saxo ictus occubuit, Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 32. Gif oxa wer ofslóge, síe hé mid stánum ofworpen, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 32 note: 50, 5 note

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriagewedlockmatrimonyin pl. Married peopleconnubium,

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Se mægþhád is hírra ðonne se gesinscipe virginity is more exalted than marriage, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 24; Hat. MS. He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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Hé heóld his þeáwas swá swá heálíc biscop and his munelíce ingehýd swá þeáh betwux mannum he behaved as an exalted bishop, and yet to all intents and purposes was a monk among men, 506, 13.

sweotol

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol, swutol, switol, swytol, sutol (-ul, -al, -el); adj.
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Th. 394, 16; Rä. 14, 4. by hearing Ðǽr wæs hearpan swég, swutol sang, Beo.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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Gen. 18, 20. to intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement Cweþan swá he tó ánum sprece and hwæðre ealle mǽneþ to say, as if he speaks to one and yet means all. Exon. 283; Th. 84, 24; Cri. 1378.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

slǽd

(n.)
Grammar
slǽd, sléd, es; n.
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In barfodslǽd; and swá on timberslǽd . . . on hamslǽdes heáfdan, 380, 25 - 6. On fearaslǽd, 385, 30. On dæt riscslǽd, 437, 15. Ondlong slǽ ðbróces, 405, 17.

hand

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<b>hand-brǽd</b> Wæs swá mycel þæs treówes gesýne swá wolde beón gód hande brád (handbred ?), Vis.

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poormeanwretchedmiserable persona wretch

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Se ðe ǽnigne ðissa ierminga besuícþ qui scandalizaverit unum de pusillis istis, Past. 2, 2 ; Swt. 30, 17.

Linked entries: earming erming

læppa

(n.)
Grammar
læppa, an; m.

A skirtlappetlobelapa detached portiona district

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Hé genam his loðan ǽnne læppan tó tácne ðæt hé his geweald áhte, Past. 3, 2; Swt. 36, 6. Hé forcearf his mentles ǽnne læppan oram chlamydis ejus abscidit, 28, 6; Swt. 197, 21 : 199, 11, 17. Læppan vel fnado fimbria, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 68, 128; Wrt.

Linked entry: lappa

óþ-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-íwan, -éwan, -eáwan, -eówan, -iéwan, -ýwan.
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Ors. 6, 34; Swt. 288, 32. Óþíwde, Ps. Spl. 77, 14. Óþiéwde, Cd. Th. 44, 24; Gen. 714. Hér cometa hiene óþiéwde, Chr. 729; Erl. 46, 5. Ðæt ðú mé óbéwe, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 11. Wearþ ðþiéwed án ígland. Ors. 6, 4; Swt. 260, 14. Óþéwed, Met. 29, 34.

Linked entries: óþ-eáwan óþ-éwan

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.
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.), Past. 35; Swt. 243, 22. For láre and for tiehtinge his ágenes firenlustes persuasione luxuriae, 50; Swt. 393, 7. Mid godcundre tihtincge divino instinctu, Anglia xiii. 384, 266.

Linked entry: tihting

þegen-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scipe, es; m.
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Hé him eft his ríce tó forlét for his þegnscipe ( ob testimonium virtutis ), Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 24.

ge-árian

(v.)
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v. árian)) Ðæt wé úre hiéremen swǽ geárigen, swǽ wé hié eft geegsian mægen ne dum praelatus quisque plus se quam decet dejicit, subditorum vitam stringere sub disciplinae vinculo non possit, Past, 118, 5. to shew mercy to (dat. ). to do kindness, help

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Ða word ðæs sacerdes vox praedicatoris, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 163, 1. Ðone clǽnan sacerd ( Christ ), Exon. Th. 9, 19; Cri. 137.

hálig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-nes, -ness, e; f.

holiness, sanctitya holy thing, relica holy place, sanctuary

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Hálignessa sindon tó griðleáse sanctuaries are too unprotected, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 41. Inngongende and útgongende beforan Gode tó ðám hálignessum quando ingreditur et egreditur sanctuarium in conspectu Domini, Past. 15, 4; Swt. 93, 7. [O. H.

Linked entry: hǽlnes