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sifeþa

(n.)
Grammar
sifeþa, seofoþa ; pl. f. : but also sifeþa, an ; m.
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Lind. 13, 38. Sifþe, 13, 25. Sifþena zizaniorum, p. 17, 5

Linked entries: sifþa siofoþa syfeþa

trúð

(n.)
Grammar
trúð, es; m.
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Voc. i. 73, 66 (the word occurs in a list of terms connected with amusements). Com sum trúð tó ðæs bisceopes híréde, se ne gýmde nánes lenctenes fæstenes, ac eode him tó kicenan, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 59.

under-lecgan

(v.)

to underlaysupportsupponeresubsternere

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Lind. 19, 36. Of underlédum brandum suppositis torribus, Hpt. Gl. 489, 6

weorc-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-dæg, es; m.
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Búton drihten*-*lícum and freólsum háligra weorcdagas þeáwe gewunelícum beón haldene exceptis dominicis et festiuitatibus sanctorum fertales more solito teneantur, 396, 451. Freólsdæg festivitas, weorcdagas fasti. Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 14.

wyrt-gemang

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gemang, es; n.
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Hig gearwodun wyrtgemang (wyrta gemong, Lind. aromata ), 23, 56: Mk. Skt. 16, 1. v. next word

feorh-lege

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-lege, feorh-lege, es; m.

death

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Life-laying [cf. lecgan; II. to slay], death Hú wolde þæt geweorðan þæt on þone hálgan handa sendan tó feorhlege fæderas ússe how should that come to pass that our fathers should lay hands on the holy one to the end that they might slay him, El. 458.

ge-sóþian

(v.)
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.), licge ǽgilde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13. <b>I a.</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf.

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, musican art of singingthe art of composing poetry

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the art of singing, music (vocal or instrumental) Sangcræft musica (in a list of the arts), Hpt. Gl. 479, 46. Wæs hé swýðest on cyricean sangcræft getýd Rómánisce þeáwe maxime modulandi in ecclesia more Romanorum peritum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 19.

Linked entry: sang

ǽ-bær

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-bær, ǽ-bǽre (-bére); adj.

Brought to light (of the criminal or the crime where guilt is manifest), notorious, proved

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Ǽbǽre þeóf occurs in a list of privileges granted to a monastery :-- On eallan þingan . . . ðe ðǽr mid rihte tó gebyrað, mid fyrdwíte and fyhtwíte and ǽbǽre þeóf and griðbryce and foresteall and hámsócne, C. D. iv. 222, 23

ge-þeahting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahting, -þeahtung, -þæhtung, e f.

Counselconsultationdeliberationagreementconsiliumconsultātioconsultumconsensus

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Lind. 12, 14: 22, 15

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two,tear in pieces

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Lind. Rush. 14, 63. Wághrsegl temples tóre[n]ded (tórended, Rush.) wæs in tuu velum templi scissum est in duo, 15, 38. Grin biþ tórænded laqueus cóntritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Wurmes wullen todelen þine þermes, lifre and lihte torenden, Fragm.

Linked entry: rendan

wén

(n.)
Grammar
wén, e; f.

suppositionopinionthoughtideahopeexpectationlikelihoodprobabilitychanceperhapsperchancemay beprobably

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Lind. 7, 11: 12, 12: Lk. Skt. Rush. 11, 13 (Mára woen, Lind.) Mára woen alio quin Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 22.

Linked entry: wéna

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, e ; f. : es; n.

a wightcreaturebeingcreated thinga whitthingaughtanythingwithout a negativeaughtalonewith a genitive

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Lind. 14, 26 : Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 49. Wiht unhǽlo ( Grendel ), Beo. Th. 241; B. 120. Werge wihta ( devils ), Exon. Th. 455, 29; Hy. 4, 57. Unfǽle men, wudewásan, unfǽle wihtu satiri vel fauni Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 20.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Th. ii. 402, 2-5. in correlative clauses Þeáh (ðáh, Lind. etsi) ic God ne ondrǽde, þeáh (tamen ) ic wrece hig, Lk. Skt. 18, 4-5: Bt. 13; Fox 38, 11.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

HUND

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
HUND, n.

A HUNDREDcentum

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Lind. 12, 5. Feówer hund geára, Gen. 15, 13. Ðá ðá hé wæs fíf hund geára, 5, 32. Nigon hund wintra and lxxi, Blickl. Homl. 119, 2. Hira monig hund ofslógon slew many hundreds of them, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 28.

Linked entry: hundes beó

læssa

(adj.)
Grammar
læssa, adj. cpve.

Less

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Se ðe tówyrpþ án of ðysum læstum [leasestum, Lind: læsest, Rush.] bebodum ... se biþ læst [leasest, Lind: se læsesta, Rush.] genemned on heofonan ríce qui solverit unum de mandatis istis minimis,... minimus vocabitur in regno cælorum, Mt.

Linked entries: lærest læst

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Ðæt ríp (rípes tíd, Lind.), Mk. Skt. 4, 29. Ðæt hér wǽre mycel riip, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 4.

Linked entry: ripa

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Ðæt folc com mid wǽpnum (woepnum, Lind. wépenu, Rush.) venit cum armis, Jn. Skt. 18, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 2140; An. 1071. Gegearwod wǽpnum, Elen. Kmbl. 95; El. 48. Wǽpnum geweorðad, Beo. Th. 505; B. 250: 667; B. 331.

smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
smeágan, smeán; p. smeáde; ppr. smeágende, smeánde; pp. smeád

to consider, meditate, inquire, deliberateto consider, ponder, examine, inquire into, discuss, searchto seek an opportunityto accept as the result of inquiry, to suppose

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Smeá (smeáge, Lind. : smeóge, Rush.) and geseoh ðæt . . . scrutare et vide quia Jn. Skt. 7, 52. Ðeáh wé ofer úre mǽþ þencen and smeágean Past. 16; Swt. 101, 11. Ic mid eallum mínum ealdormonnum wæs smeágende be ðære hǽlo úrra sáwla L.

Linked entry: smeán

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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. :-- Tó syllenne swá hwæt swá (suǽ huæt quodcumque, Lind.) heó hyne bǽde, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 7. Swá hwylc swá (suá huá, Lind. : swá hwá swá, Rush.) sylþ ánne drinc, 10, 41. Fram swá hwylcere untrymnesse swá hé on wæs, Jn. Skt. 5, 4.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá