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sufel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sufel, es; n.
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Anything, whether flesh, fish, or vegetable, eaten with bread, sowl ['Anything used to flavour bread, such as butter, cheese, etc., is called sowl in Pembrokeshire,' Halliwell]; pulmentarium Sile him fórmete on hláfe and on sufle and on wíne dabis viaticum

Súþr-íge

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íge, gen. [e]a, ena; pl.
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E.) gefuhton wiþ herige, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 17. Of Cent ge of Súþrígum, 921; Erl. 107, 7. Féngon tó West-Seaxna ríce and tó Súðrígean, 855; Erl. 71, 2. Tó Súðrígan, 836; Erl. 67, 3. Tó Godes ciricum in Súðrégum and in Cent, Cod. Dip.

þúf

(n.)
Grammar
þúf, es; m.

A tuft ⬩ the crest of a helmet ⬩ a kind of standard, made with tufts of feathers

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Lydus de magistrat. καλoυσι δέ αύτάs oί μέν 'Pωμαιoι ίoύβαs oί δέ βάρβαρoι τoυφάs. v. next section. a kind of standard, made with tufts of feathers Illud genus vexilli, quod Romani Tufam (tufa genus vexilli ex confertis plumarum globis, v.

Linked entries: þuuf ge-þúf

þreá-níd

(n.)
Grammar
þreá-níd, es; n.: e; f.

Force or compulsion that punishes or causes misery ⬩ affliction that comes from punishment

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Ðone feónd hé gefetrode fýrnum teágum, biþeahte þreánýdum ( with penal restraints ), 359, 11; Pa. 61. Þreánédum beþeaht, Elen. Kmbl. 1764; El. 884

west

(adj.)
Grammar
west, []; spve. west[e]mest; adj.
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. ¶ westan in combination with prepositions, governing dative or adverbial :-- Be-westan Hai ab oriente habeas Hai, Gen. 12, 8.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madness ⬩ fury ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ blasphemy

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Ðæt wíf wearð mid máran wódnysse(with greater fury) ástyrod. Homl. Th. ii. 30, 15 : Homl. Ass. 72, 170. His sáwul is ðurh deófol gedreht; him is neód ðæt hé his ágene wódnysse tócnáwe, Homl. Th. ii. 110, 29.

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplate ⬩ behold ⬩ to consider ⬩ to see about ⬩ take care of

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Ox. 371. with idea of examination, enquiry: Ic besceáwie exploro (-do, MS.), An. Ox. 18 b, 24. Hé hét besceáwian þá burh dixit eis: Explorate terram, Jos. 7, 2.

be-leán

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Him sí belagen ðæt hí dóð sunt destruenda ea, in quibus nequiter versant, 441, 7. to charge with (? v. be-hlígan) Wídgongel wíf mon wommum bilihð, Gn. Ex. 65

ge-gremian

(v.)
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Add: of a physical effect Wiþ þon þe men mete untela melte . . . gegremme mid wyrtdrence ꝥ hé spíwe, Lch. ii. 226, 7. of a mental effect Gigremid, gigremit inritatus in rixam, Txts. 68, 515. Gigraemid, gigremid lacessitus, 74, 593. Gegremed, Wrt.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
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., perform with due honour: — Þ te ðis fæstin oestlicre hérnise wé gimérsia, Rtl. 9, 31.

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Past. 69, 23. reasonably, in accordance with reason Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde, hé gesceádwíslíce (rationabiliter) his yfelan béne forwyrne, R. Ben. 54, 15: R. Ben. I. 61, 12: 102, i: Bt. 13; F. 38, 3. <b>III a.

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Eádhréðige mægð . . . glædmóde gegán hæfdon tó þám wealgeate, Jud. 140. of spiritual joy, with gladsome mind Se biscop glædmód códe gumena þreáte God hergendra, El. 1096.

hálwendlíce

(adv.)
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Críst wolde ðá ealdan ǽ ǽr gefyllan, and siððan ðá níwan gecýðnysse hálwendlíce ( with salutary effect ) onginnan, Hml. Th. ii. 244, 29

mengan

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add: to mix one thing with another, interpose among Mé ys neód ꝥ ic menge ꝥ Lýden amang þissnm Englisce, Angl. viii. 317, 16. to mix two or more things together Heora underngereordu and ǽfengereordu hié mengdon tógædere, Bl.

manigfealdlíce

(adv.)
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Scæl ic monigfealdlecor sprecan wiþ þá I must speak more at large against them, Ors. 2, 1; S. 62, 9

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to one ⬩ stranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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Th. ii. 130, 1. with fram, stranger to anything, without a share in, free from Se munuc sceal beón ælfremed fram eorðlicum dǽdum, Hex. 36, 24. Swá freóh fram deáðes sárnysse swá swá ælfremed fram líchamlicere gewemmednysse, Hml. Th. i. 76, 15.

hacele

(n.)
Grammar
hacele, an; f : hæcla, an; m [?]

A cloak, mantle, upper garment, coal, cassock. ⬩ lacerna, subucula, capsula, mantilia, pl ⬩ a cloak ⬩ a kind of cowled or hooded frock ⬩ priest's cope ⬩ cuculla, casula

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Ðá bewráh se árleása geréfa his ansýna mid his hacelan then the impious count covered his face with his cloak, Nar. 42, 24.

Linked entry: hæcele

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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.], and apparently with the same meaning we get Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 15, 21 On his dagum man geald xvi scipan æt ǽlcere hamulan viii marc eall swá man ǽr dyde on Cnutes cynges dagum ...

Linked entry: hamule

CNÓSL

(n.)
Grammar
CNÓSL, es; n.

A race ⬩ progeny ⬩ offspring ⬩ kin ⬩ family; ⬩ proles ⬩ genus ⬩ generatio

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Gewát him mid cnósle he departed with his family Cd. 83; Th. 104, 4; Gen. 1730

on-feng

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault

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Secg wundaþ beorna gehwylcne ðe him ǽnigne onféng gedéþ sedge cuts every one that lays hold of it, Runic pm. 15 ; Kmbl. 342, 14. taking, with the idea of wrongful taking Be wuda onfenge (andfenge, MS. H.: anfenge, MS. B.) bútan leáfe, L.

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang