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líþig

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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude ꝥ heó wel líþi (líþe, v. l. ) sý, Lch. i. 312, 11. Add

riht-regol

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Add: a lawful rule of life Wé bebeódað ꝥte Godes þeówas hiora ryhtregol on ryht healdan, Ll. Th. i. 102, 15

weall-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-hát, adj.

Boiling hot red-hot

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Boiling hot, red-hot Ácéle ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum sié of fýre átogen on wíne, Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

Linked entries: weal-hát weall

ast

(n.)
Grammar
ast, l. ást, e; f.
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On odene cylne macian ofn and áste and fela ðinga sceal tó túne, Angl. ix. 262, 3. See in D. D

ed-wít

(n.)
Grammar
ed-wít, æd-wít, es; n.

A reproach, disgrace, blame, contumely, scorn opprobrium, probrum, ignōmĭnia, cavillātio

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Ealle beóþ aweaxen of edwíttes ýða heáfdum all shall be grown over by the heads of the waves of scorn, Salm. Kmbl. 57; Sal. 29.

Linked entries: æd-wít -wít

gærsum

(n.)
Grammar
gærsum, es; m. n. Substitute: gærsurna(-e), an; m. (f.): gærsum, es; m.: e; f. , and add

treasurean article of valuetreasures

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Hé sceáwode ꝥ mádmehús, and þá gersuman þe his fæder gegaderode; þá wǽron unásecgendlice ǽnie men hú mycel þǽr wæs gegaderod, on golde and on seolfre, and on faton, and on pællan, and on gimman, and on manige oðre deórwurðe þingon.

ǼFEN

(n.)
Grammar
ǼFEN, ǽfyn, éfen, es; m.

The EVENeveningeventidevespervespera

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Ǽfena gehwám in each of evenings, 148; Th. 184, 16; Exod. 108. Æt ǽfenne, on ǽfenne, or to ǽfenne, at even, in the evening, Ps. Spl. 29, 6

sémend

(n.)
Grammar
sémend, sǽmend, es; m.
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One who brings about agreement between parties in a dispute, an arbitrator, umpire Ðæt hý ealle gemǽnum handum of ǽgðere mǽgþe on ánum wǽpne ðam sémende syllan, ðæt cyninges munde stande, L. E. G. 12 ; Th. i. 174, 22.

Linked entry: sǽmend

un-ǽmtigan

(v.)
Grammar
un-ǽmtigan, un-ǽmtigian

to prevent a person being at leisureto deprive of leisure

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your own will, Shrn. 183, 12

smyltness

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See preceding word; or is pinguedo connected with pinguis in its sense of calm, quiet, easy? Add Mé sóna sum staþolfæstlic smyltnyss tó becóm, Hml. S. 23b, 551.

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a treearborthe treecrosspatibulumcruxa columnpillarcolumnawooda shiplignumnavisa BEAMsplintposta stock of a treetrabsstipesA ray of lighta sun-BEAMradiusa trumpettuba

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On ðæs beámes blédum on the branches of the tree, 200; Th. 248, 4 ; Dan. 508 : Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 14; Rä. 56, 7. On ðam beáme on the tree, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 11; Gen. 483, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 6; Ph. 122.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Seó gelaðung ðe stent on mǽdenum and on cnapum, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 11. of occupation or action Petrus stód on gebedum Peter was praying, Blickl. Homl. 181, 21. Gif mæssepreóst stande on leásre gewitnesse, L. Eth. ix. 27; Th. i. 346, 8: L. C.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

fær-riht

(n.)
Grammar
fær-riht, es; n.

fare

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Then said I to him : " Brother, I haven't any fare to give, but I want to go and to embark on one of those ships, " Hml. S. 23 b, 352

Linked entries: fær-eht fær-sceat

mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Wæs gemérsad mérsong (fama) of him, Lk. L. 4, 37. add On þæs regoles mǽrsunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 151. Ealle þás dǽda and mǽrsunga [ caelebrationes (Sabbati observatio, circumcisio, &amp;c. )] wé oncnáwaþ wesan gefyllede, An. Ox. 40, 10.

palm

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On drihtenlicum dæge palmena, 612. Bletsung pealmena, 622. Healdan þá palman on handum, 409, 629

un-bindan

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Þus ðú hine meaht of þǽre untrumnesse unbindan, Lch. i. 98, 14-22

Defenas

(n.)
Grammar
Defenas, Defnas; gen.a ; dat.um ; pl. m.

Devonians, the inhabitants of Devonshire in a body, Devonshire Devonienses, Devōnia

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Ǽgðer ge on Defenum [Defnum, col. 2] ge welhwǽr be ðæm sǽriman both in Devon and elsewhere on the sea-shore, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 8, col. 1: 981; Th. 234, 31: 997; Th. 246, 5. Forþférde Ælfgár on Defenum Ælfgar died in Devonshire, Chr. 962; Th. 218, 38

heofone

(n.)
Grammar
heofone, an; f.
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God gesette hig on ðære heofenan ðæt hie scinon ofer eorþan God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen. 1, 17, 14. On anginne gesceóp God heofenan and eorþan in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, 1, 1

ge-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leód, es; m.

One of a nationa fellow-countrymancompatriotconterraneuscompatriota

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One of a nation, a fellow-countryman, compatriot; conterraneus, compatriota Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge if any one sell his own countryman, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3

á-breátan

(v.)
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The p. t. here given may be taken as an irregular form (on the model of reduplicating verbs, cf. heóf, p. t. of heófan) belonging to á-breótan q. v