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camb

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Byð óðer fugelcynn fénix hátte, þá habbað cambas ( cristas ) on heáfde swá páwan, Nar. 39, 3. crest of a helmet Cambe helmes crista cassidis, An. Ox. 5019

ge-wǽgan

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Hié sint tó manienne ðæt hí baldlíce getrúwien ðæt hí ðá forgiefnesse habbað for ðǽre hreówsunga ðe hí wilniað, ðý lǽs hí tó ungemetlíce sién gewǽgde mid ðǽre hreówsunga admonendi sunt, ut de misericordia, quam postulant, praesumant, ne vi immoderatae

ge-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grápian, p. ode; pp. od

To grope ⬩ touch ⬩ palpāre

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Hand hí habbaþ and híg ne gegrápíaþ mănus hăbent et non palpābunt, Ps. Lamb. second 113, 7. Ðá he hyne ggrápod hæfde palpāto eo, Gen. 27, 22

tilung

Grammar
tilung, <b>.
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S. 17, 215. add: the getting of something Wulfas and león habbað ... máran tuxas tó heora metes tilunge, Hex. 16, 7

un-gefrǽgelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽgelíc, adj.

Unheard of ⬩ unusual ⬩ extraordinary

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Ða deór habbaþ eahta fét, and wælkyrian eágan, and twá heáfda...; ðæt syndon ungefrǽgelícu (-fregelicu, MS. T.) deór, 34, 8

strácian

(v.)
Grammar
strácian, p. ode

To stroke

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Wildu hors, ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ, wé hié ðacciaþ and stráciad mid brádre handa equos indomitos blanda prius manu tangimus, 41, 4; Swt. 303, 10. Myd swýþe drígeon handum stráca geornlíce ðane innoþ, Lchdm. iii. 134, 17

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently ⬩ softly, quietly, without disturbance ⬩ calmly, at ease, without trouble ⬩ gently, not harshly ⬩ without discord ⬩ easily, without opposition ⬩ facile

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Hí willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe hí willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: sófte

ge-fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fricgan, -fricgean; p. -fræg, pl. -frǽgon; pp. -frigen

To learn by asking or by inquiry ⬩ hear of

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Ðæt ðæt folca fela gefrigen habbaþ that which many peoples have heard of, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 31; Dan. 329 : Bt. Met. Fox 9, 54; Met. 9, 27.

Linked entry: ge-frægen

lemian

(v.)
Grammar
lemian, p. ede

To lame ⬩ cripple ⬩ enfeeble ⬩ strike

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Swá wildu hors ðonne wé hié ǽresð gefangnu habbaþ wé hié stráciaþ mid brádre handa and lemiaþ equos indomitos blanda pries manu tangimus, Past. 41, 4; Swt. 303, 11.

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWL ⬩ guttur, fauces

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Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16

Linked entry: ceoler

H

hail

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In. some cases it is dropped, e. g. bleó for bleoh; seón, p. seah; nabban = ne habban.

ge-drífan

To drive, ⬩ to force a living creature to move ⬩ to impel matter by physical force, to carry along (of wind or water) ⬩ to force matter into something, cram. ⬩ to carry out, effect, drive a bargain

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And þéh hit gedriuen beó, and hit ætfleó tó hwilcre friðbyrig . . . habban þá men frið, Ll. Th. i. 286, l. to force matter into something, cram. v. full-gedrifen. to carry out, effect, drive a bargain Hé hreówlíce his ceáp gedrifan hæfde, Hml.

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.

a heavenly body ⬩ a heavenly body other than sun or moon ⬩ a star ⬩ a planet ⬩ a fixed star ⬩ a group of stars ⬩ a constellation ⬩ division of the zodiac

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Sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban, swá swá tunglu habbaþ ðe wé hátaþ wǽnes ðisla, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 17-19, 22. Tungl, Met. 28, 6, 12. Men sǽdon ðæt heofones tungul (astra) hiora yfel flugon, Ors. 1, 8; Swt. 42, 24. Tungol, Exon.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

gódnes

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Habban ús on handa úre leóhtfatu ꝥ sýn hálige weorc, on ælmesdǽdum and on eallum gódnessum, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 38. <b>IV a.

fætnes

(n.)
Grammar
fætnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fæt fat]

FATNESS ⬩ pinguēdo, adeps

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FATNESS; pinguēdo, adeps Hí habbaþ fætnesse they have fatness, Ps. Th. 16, 9. Of fætnysse hwǽtes ex adĭpe frūmenti, Ps. Lamb. 80, 17. Fætnysse heora hí beclýsdon thei han closide togidere her fatnesse, Wyc; ădĭpem suum conclūsērunt, Ps.

ge-mæc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mæc, adj.

Equal, like, well-matched, suited

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Equal, like, well-matched, suited Hí wíf habbaþ him gemæc they are well-matched in marriage, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 4. Gemæcca ł gelíco æquales [or v. ge-mæcca?], Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 36.

Linked entries: maca- mæc ge-mec

un-áteorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áteorigendlíc, adj.

indefatigable ⬩ unwearied ⬩ that shall not fail ⬩ unending ⬩ imperishable

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Wé habbaþ unáteorigendlíce sáule, 96, 18. Wé ðe sind éce on úrum sáwlum, and eác beóð on líchaman unáteorigendlíce æfter ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste, ii. 462, 30

hors-hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hwæl, es; m.

A walrus

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A walrus Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have

Linked entry: hwæl

self-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
self-líce, adj.

Self-satisfied ⬩ self-complacent ⬩ conceited ⬩ arrogant

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Self-satisfied, self-complacent, conceited, arrogant Oft se welega and se wædla habbaþ suá gehweorfed hira þeáwum ðæt se welega biþ eáðmód and sorgfull and se wædla biþ upáhæfen and selflíce plerumque personarum ordinem permutat qualitas morum, ut sit

for-hæfednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-hæfednes, -hæfdnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstinence ⬩ contĭnentia ⬩ abstĭnentia

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Ðæt is wundor ðæt ðú swá réðe forhæfednesse and swá hearde habban wylt mīrum quod tam austēram tĕnēre contĭnentiam vĕlis, 5, 12; S. 631, 33