eald-dagas
Ancient days, days of old ⬩ prisci dies
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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B
hyld-áþ
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An oath of fealty or fidelity Ðus man sceal swerigean hyldáþas in this manner are oaths of fealty to be sworn, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5
Linked entry: hold-áþ
irfe-
To inherit
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To inherit, possess an inheritance Ðú yrfweardast on eallum þeódum tu hæreditabis in omnibus gentibus, Ps. Spl. 81, 7. Hí yrfweardiaþ eorþan hæreditabunt terram, 36, 11. Ðæt ðú yrfweardige eorþan, 36
earfoþ-tǽcne
Difficult to be shewn ⬩ diffĭcĭlis demonstrātu
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Difficult to be shewn; diffĭcĭlis demonstrātu Eorþe and wæter earfoþtǽcne wuniaþ on fýre earth and water dwell in fire difficult to be shewn, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 294; Met. 20, 147
Linked entry: -tǽcne
ge-wissung
Direction ⬩ instruction ⬩ guidance
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Direction, instruction, guidance For fela gewissungum ðe seó in bóc hæfþ toforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one book has above the others, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 65, 295
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greótan
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To weep; flere, lacrimare Heó sceal oft greótan she shall often weep, Salm. Kmbl. 753; Sal. 376. Se ðe on sefan greóteþ who weeps in spirit, Beo. Th. 2689; B. 1342
ge-lómlǽcan
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Add: <b>II b.</b> reflex. to apply one's self frequently to Uton ús on gebedu gelómlǽcan let us continue instant in prayer, Verc. Först. 132, 7
ge-hwyrfednes
A conversion ⬩ change ⬩ conversio
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A conversion, change; conversio Ðara geleáfan and gehwyrfednesse quōrum fīdei et conversiōni, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 13. In ða tíd heora gehwyrfenesse tempŏre suæ conversiōnis, 4, 5; S. 572, 39
Linked entry: ge-hwerfnes
stán-wyrhta
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A stone-wright, worker in stone, a mason Stánwyrhta latomi, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 16. Stánwyrhtan cementario, Hpt. Gl. 459, 38. From ðǽm stánwyrhtum a cimentario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 40
ǽwisc-nys
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Add: Shamelessness, impudence Ǽwyscnes inpu-dentia , An. Ox. 4306. Ǽwisnes, obscenitas , 4, 69. On ǽwiscnesse in propatulo , Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 16: 46, 57. Ǽwiscnessum (ǽswic-?) opprobrium , Ps. L. 122, 4
bisceop-setl
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Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenurn bisc̃setle, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 4. Se apostol gesæt biscepsetl in Antiochia, 35; P. 6, 15. Þæt biscepsetl on Hrofesceastre, 633; P. 24, 21. Add
ceác-ádl
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disease in the fauces (v. ceáce, ) Wiþ ceócádle and wiþ ceolwærce, Lch. ii. 300, 11. Wiþ ceócádle, nim hweorfan, bind on his sweoran, and swile innan mid háte meolce, 310, 21
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Cealca-ceaster
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Heó gewát tó þǽre ceastre þe in Englisc is háten Cealcaceaster (Kalca-, v. l.) secessit ad ciuitatem Calcariam, quae a gente Anglorum Kælcacaestir appellatur, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 466, 15. Add
eced-drenc
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A potion in which vinegar is an ingredient Oxumelle, súðerne eceddrenc, ecedes and huniges and wæteres gemang, Lch. ii. 284, 32: 250, 8: 254, 17. Þæs eceddrences swá geworhtes, 286, 8
folc-wóh
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a public wrong Nis hís talu nán þincg soþ, ne drífð hé bútan folcwóh there is no truth in his tale, he is but wronging the public, Hml. S. 23, 691
Linked entries: folc-leásung folc-sóþ
cyn-lic
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Ꝥ ne beó behýddþæs cynlica weg, Angl. viii. 302, 40 (cf. 322, 44). Suá cenlic (cendlic, Ep. Erf) percommode, Txts. 85, 1534. v. un-cynlic, and cine-lic in Dict. Add
ge-strúd
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Robbery, rapine Wæs hé onbærned mid þǽre hǽte his gítsunge and higiende tó gestrúde (gestreóne, reáfláce, v.ll.) manna ǽhta suae avaritiae aestu succensus, in rapinam rerum inhians, Gr. D. 162, 32
gleáwlic
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Þus gleáwlice (or adv.?) gástgerýnum sægdon sigerófum, swá fram Siluestre lírde wǽron thus skilled in spiritual mysteries they told the victor (Constantine) as they were taught by Sylvester, El. 189. Add
heofon-wealdend
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The ruler of heaven: Hefonwealdend arcitenens (Nullns me superat . . . ni Deus aethrali summus qui regnat in arce . . . Dum pater arcitenens concessit, jure guberno, Aid. 271, 13-21), An. Ox. 23, 10
híw-lic
beautiful ⬩ formosam ⬩ figurative
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Add: beautiful. In Lch. iii. 204, 8: 212, 6 the original Latin is formosam. of language, figurative Híwlice ł þeáwlice spǽce tropologiae, i. similitudinis ł figurati sermonis, Hpt. Gl. 432, 12