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sealfian

(v.)
Grammar
sealfian, p. ode
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Goth. salbón to anoint: O. Sax. salƀón: O. H. Ger. salbón ungere, fovere, impinguare. ]

Linked entry: ge-sealfian

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.
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Sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, swylce hí syflinge wǽron ðám fíf berenum hláfum, ðæt is ðám fíf ǽlícum bócum, i. 188, 19. v. sufel, and two preceding words

teám-byrst

(n.)
Grammar
teám-byrst, es; m.

The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

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The failure to produce a geteáma in a suit.

temesian

(v.)
Grammar
temesian, temsian
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to sift Hláfo foregegearwad ł temised panes propositionis (cf. Tosser's Husbandry, 39, 10: 'Some mixeth the tie with the wheat Temmes lofe on his table to haue for to eate.' In such a loaf the coarse bran only is removed. v. Glossary.

þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
þeaht, e; f.
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Counsel Sum bisceop him férde, efne swá swá hé wǽre mid heofonlícre þeahte gelǽred, ðæt hé ðære sprǽce férde ðæs Godes mannes, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 8. Hí rǽddon ðæt man hine gebunde, and óð deáð swunge.

þyrelian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrelian, þyrlian; p. ode.

to make a hole throughpierce throughperforateto make hollowto make vain

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to make a hole through, pierce through, perforate Þirlie his hláford his eáre mid ánum ǽle dominus perforabit aurem ejus subula, Ex. 21, 6. Þirlige, Lev. 25, 10. to make hollow; fig. to make vain Áídlie ł þyrlie obunco (?

Linked entry: þyrlian

un-capitulod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-capitulod, adj.

Not provided with titles to the several sections

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180, 194, where the titles to the sections of bks.

Linked entry: ge-capitulod

ymb-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gangan, p. -géng.
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to go round Hí ymbgangaþ ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl. T. 58, 16. to go about, in the neighbourhood of Ic ymbgonge weófod circumdabo altare, Ps. Spl. T. 25, 6: Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 139, 13. Hine ymbegangaþ gástas twégen, Salm.

fird-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
fird-tiber, (?), es; n.
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A sacrifice made when military operations were to be undertaken (?) Hostia, proprie fyrdtimber (-tiber ?)

Linked entry: fyrd-tiber

for-wandian

(v.)
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Th. 15, 17. to hesitate from fear to do something (with a negative clause) Sume seóce menn forwandigað ꝥ hý nellað geþafian ꝥ hí man smyrige on heora untrumnysse, Ll. Th. ii. 354, 14. Ne forwandede (fore-, An.

ge-leccan

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Dele last passage, and add: to moisten, irrigate land Geleht eorðe inrigata terra, Scint. 50, 14.

full-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
full-gearwian, p. ode.
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to complete, finish Ꝥ hé sceolde fullgearwian þone wáh mid þám gebróðrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. to equip fully Án scegð is eall gearo bútan þám hánon, hé hine wolde fulgearwian his hláforde gerisnum, Cht.

ge-éfstan

Grammar
ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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and add: to get by hastening Geonet oððe geefest preoccupetur (v. (?) Ald. 17, 37), Wrt.

wite-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wite-lic, wítig-lic; adj.
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Gclǽded æfter deáðe wítiglicre stówe ( ad poenalem locum), 331, 18. Se hunger sóna ácwelleð and álýseð of dám wítelican lífe, Verc. Först. 178. þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondrǽdon þone wítelican dóm heora deáðes, Gr. D. 277, II.

úþ-witigung

(n.)
Grammar
úþ-witigung, e; f.

The study of philosophyphilosophy

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Befæst woruldlícre láre and úðwitegunge, 4, 185. Hé cwæð him : 'Nú ic hæbbe ðé oferðogen on úðwitegunge.' Se biscop him andwyrde: 'God forgeáfe ðæt ðú úðwitegunge beeodest, Homl. Th. i. 448, 34: Homl, Skt. i. 3, 210

Linked entry: -witigung

slípan

(v.)
Grammar
slípan, slépan; p. te

To slip, put something on or off.to take away the outside covering from anythingto strip off the skin or bark of anything to slip one's self from a bond induere

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To slip, put something on or off. Cf. slípe to take away the outside covering from anything, Halliwell's Dict. Slype to strip off the skin or bark of anything, Jamieson's Dict. Se hláford hefig gioc slépte on ða swyran sínra þegena Met. 9, 55.

Linked entry: slífan

stǽr

(n.)
Grammar
stǽr, stér, steór, es; n.
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A history; historia eallum ðe ðis ylce stǽr becyme úres cynnes rǽdanne omnes ad quos haec eadem historia pervenire poterit nostrae nationis legentes, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 33. Ðæt getæl ðæs hálgan stǽres and spelles ...

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3.

burg-geat

Grammar
burg-geat, (burh-).
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[He wende to þan burhȝate þer þe king on bure lai, Laym. 17670.] a town-gate (v. burg, II) Hé férde on ðá burg Ambinensus ... þá sæt þǽr sum þearfa æt ðǽm burggeate, Bl. H. 213, 33

Gleáw-ceaster

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Gléwcestre, 1053; P. 182, 38. ¶ Latin forms :-- In uicecomitatu Gloecestre, C. D. iv. 172, 20. In Gloecestria, 254, 9. Tota ciuitas Gloucestriae, vi. 180, 17. Add