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CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engravesecare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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On wuda treówa mid æxum hí curfon dura in silva lignorum securibus exciderunt januas, Ps. Spl. 73, 7. Curfon hie ðæt moldern of beorhtan stáne they hewed the sepulchre out of bright stone,Rood Kmbl. 132; Kr. 66.

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

ge-nip

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nip, es; pl. nom. acc. -nipu; n.

A mist, cloud, darkness, obscuritynĕbŭla, cālīgo, nūbes, tĕnebræ

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Ðæt genip stód æt ðæs geteldes dura the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle, Ex. 33, 10: Cd. 8; Th. 9, 9; Gen. 139. Moises eóde to ðam genipe Moyses accessit ad calīgĭnem, Ex. 20, 21. Com stefen of ðam genipe vox facta est de nūbe, Lk.

teón-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teón-full, adj.
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ðurh*-*wunedon on heora teónfullum wordum they persisted in their insolent language, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 14

þingung

(n.)
Grammar
þingung, e; f.
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Ðurh ða bróþorlícan ðingunge per intercessionem fraternam, Bd. 4, 22; S. 593, 22: 5, 19; S. 640, 42: Homl. Th. i. 76, 22. Ðǽr nǽnige þingunga ne beóþ, Blickl. Homl. 95, 30. Wé biddaþ þingunga æt hálgum mannum, Homl. Th. i. 174, 9.

eahtian

(v.)
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Ðætte hié mægen geteón ðurh ðá eahtunge ðe hié mon eahtige hira niéhstan tó ðǽre sóðfæsðnesse lufan ut suae aestimationis dulcedine proximos in affectum veritatis trahant, 147, 8.

ecg

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Hí þá Bryttasfardydon þurh fýr and ðurh swyrdes egge, Chr. 448; P. 12, 38. an edge, verge, brink of high ground Of ðám slæde úp on ðá ecg; ðæt andlang ecge, C. D. iii. 438, 33. Úp on wádhám; ðonne be ecge, 406, 23, 34, 35.

ge-þræc

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the processes to which the thread is subjected in weaving: cf. the original riddle of Aldhelm 'De lorica,' Nec radiis carpor, duro nec pectine pulsor) does the thread resound with me (nec garrula fila resultant, Ald. 257), Rä. 36, 6

gidding

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Ðurh Crístes ðrowunge wurdon ðǽra wítgena gyddunga gefyllede, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 13. Gehýrað wítedóm, Ióbes gieddinga, Ph. 549

mennisc

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc, n.
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Add: mankind, men in general Bið unstrengre ménnisc ðurh máran týddernysse, Hml. Th. ii. 370, 17. Eal mennisc wæs synfull, 472, 2.

þignen

(n.)
Grammar
þignen, þignenn, þínen[n], þinnen[n], e; f.
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Ða þínena (obstetrices ) him ondrédon God, Ex. 1, 15, 17, 20, 21. v. beorþor- (written broþor-), byrþ-, duru-, in-þignen (-þínen)

Linked entries: þegnen þínen

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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Feala ðú ætýwdest folce ðínum heardra wísan ostendisti populo tuo dura, Ps. Th. 59, 3. Hearde laga rigidas (i. duras) leges, Wülck. Gl. 256, 33. Heardran hǽle, B. 719. Nǽfre ic geférde heardran drohtnoð, An. 1404. Nýd bið wyrda heardost.

ge-edstaþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelian, ge-edstálian.
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Ðurh hine ( Noah ) wearð mancynn geedstaþelod, Hml. S. 16, 24. to repeat, establish for a second time Geetstaþoliat instaurant (hostes superati bellum ), An. Ox. 11, 80.

sweotolung

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sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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Wearð seó cwén micclum gegladod þæt heó móste ðone máðm ( the cross ) on moldan findan, and siððan ðurh tácnum swutelunge oncnáwan, 306, 11. add: a making known the significance of something Se bisceop funde him ó rǽde þæt hí mid þreóra daga fæstene

weard

(n.)
Grammar
weard, es; m.

a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel a guardian, protector, lord

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Ða weardas heóldon ðæs cwearternes duru, Homl. Th. ii. 382, 4. Snelle gemundon weardas wígleóð, Cd. Th. 191, 27; Exod. 221. Hine twégen ymb weardas wacedon, Exon. Th. 109, 6; Gú. 86. Ða byrgene besettan mid wacelum weardum ( custodibus ), Homl.

stirn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stirn-líc, adj.
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hard, harsh Warna ðæt ðú nán þing styrn*-*líces ne sprece ongén Iacob cave, ne loquaris contra Jacob quidquam durius, Gen. 31, 29.

Linked entry: styrn-líc

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thundertonitrusfulmenJupitera thane of king Egbert of Kent

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Ðunor cymð of hǽtan and of wǽtan ... seó hǽte and se wǽta winnaþ him betweónan mid egeslícum swége, and ðæt fýr ábyrst ús ðurh lígett ... Swá háttra sumor, swá mára ðunor and líget on geáre. Ða þuneras (þunras, MS.

heard-heort

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Add: [The Latin of Ex. 33, 3, 5 and of Deut. 9, 6 is populus durae cervicis and durissimae cervicis populus] not affected by pity Similar entries (see first two passages in Dict.) impervious to good influences Gif hiora hwilc swá heardheort wǽre ꝥ hé

hweogol

(n.)
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Is þǽr geworht emb þá lástas útan hwéne wíddre þonne bydenfæt úp oþ mannes breóst heáh; wæs ꝥ ǽreste of grénum áre geworht; . . . is on westan medmycel duru, Bl.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELDpastureplainan open countrycampuscampestria

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On felda ðam ðe deórmóde Díran héton in the field which the brave men call Dura, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 13; Dan. 170: Byrht. Th. 138, 56; By. 241. He sette fóretácn his on felda Taneos pŏsuit prōdĭgia sua in campo Taneos, Ps. Spl. 77, 48.

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

gæst

(n.)
Grammar
gæst, gest, gist, giest, gyst, es; pl. nom. acc. gastas; m.

a GUESThospessŏciusa strangeran enemyvir aliēnĭgĕnushostis

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Hwonne gæst cume to dúrum mínum, him biþ ðeáþ witod when a stranger comes to my doors, death is decreed to him, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 26; Rä. 16, 10