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irfe-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-gedál, es; n.
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A division of an inheritance or property Yrfe-gedál familiæ erciscundæ, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 109; Wrt. Voc. 20, 47. Yrfegedál familia erciscundæ, quia ærciscunda enim apud veteres divisio nuncupabatur, ii. 39, 26

Linked entry: ge-dál

Lǽden-nama

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-nama, an; m.
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H] hwylces cynnes hé sý if you do not know some Latin noun, of what gender it is, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 35

mis-wrítan

(v.)

to write incorrectly ⬩ make a mistake in writing

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to write incorrectly, make a mistake in writing Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewæmmednyss, gif hit biþ miswriten, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 48. On manegum wísum miswritene, 50, 23; Som. 51, 54

BLÆD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÆD, gen. blædes; nom. pl. blado, n.

A leaf, BLADE ⬩ folium palmula ⬩ folium

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Róðres blæd the blade of an oar; palmula, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 77; Wrt. Voc. 48, 16

ge-erian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-erian, p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To ear ⬩ plough ⬩ arare

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D.] aratus, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 45. Ðæt land is geerod [geered MS. C.] aratur terra, 19; Som. 22, 46 : Heming, p. 134

wítegestre

(n.)
Grammar
wítegestre, an; f.

A prophetess

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Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31

Linked entry: wítege

beorhtnes

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Sé hátte Lucifer for þǽre miclan beorhtnisse his mǽran híwes, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35. Seó earme sáwl geseah miccle beoroht-nesse . . . þú gesyhst eallra háligra beorohtnessa, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 27-34. Add

stranglíce

(adv.)
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Add Ǽfre þe óðer man wearð on þám wyrrestan yfele, and þet swá stranglíce, ꝥ mænige menn swulton on þám yfele, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 30

sceaþung

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþung, e; f.

Injury, damage

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ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, Chart. Th. 138, 18

hind-cealf

(n.)
Grammar
hind-cealf, es; m. n.

A fawn

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A fawn Hindcealf hinnulus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 26; Wrt. Voc. 22, 67: 78, 29. [Halliw. Dict. hind-calf, a hind of the first year: O. H. Ger. hrat-kalb hinnulus, damma, dammula. ]

forþ-sige

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-sige, (?), es; m.

Departure from this world to the lower regions

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ligce hé ǽfre on helle grundleásan pytte post maledictum exitum suum crucietur jugiter in profundissimo puteo, C. D. iv. 52, 8

Linked entry: sige

ge-treówfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówfull, adj.

Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis

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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówfull fĭdēlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9; 28; Som. 11, 38. Gecýðnys getreówfull testĭmōnium fĭdēle, Ps. Spl. 18, 8. Ðú góda þeów and ðú getreówfulla thou good servant and faithful, Blickl. Homl. 63, 26

þorfan

(v.)
Grammar
þorfan, p. te

To need

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To need Ne ðorfeþ (-æþ,) (Lind.) non indiget, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 10. Ne ðo[r]feþ ða ðe hálo sint tó léce non egent qui sani sunt medico, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 31

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.

magic ⬩ necromancy ⬩ sorcery ⬩ a particular act of magic ⬩ a sorcery ⬩ delusion produced by magic ⬩ delusion ⬩ superstition ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ a delusive appearance ⬩ a spectre ⬩ apparition ⬩ phantom

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Ðætte gifearria from ðære stówe ǽlc scínilác and ymbcerro diúbles fácnes ut discedat ab eo loco omnis fantasia vel versutia diabolicae fraudis Rtl. 120, 33.

rand-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
rand-beáh, -beág, es; m.
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Under þiccum randbeáge subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Randbeág testudinem, Hpt. Gl. 423, 58. Randbeágum umbonibus, 424, 6 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 45

ge-mynd

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V. something which serves to commemorate, a commemoration, memorial, a material object Betere is þæt se cásere . . . gecneówige æt ðæs fisceres gemynde, þonne se fiscere cneówige æt ðæs cáseres gemynde, Hml. Th. i. 578, 5-8.

wiþ-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ to say no ⬩ to refuse permission ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ decline ⬩ to deny ⬩ reject ⬩ refuse assent ⬩ to renounce ⬩ reject ⬩ give up ⬩ refuse ⬩ withhold ⬩ not to give ⬩ to declare hostility

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., and acc. in the same sentence Se fæder wiðsóc his bearne, and ðæt bearn wiðsóc ðone fæder, and æt néxtan ǽlc freónd wiðsóc óðres, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 110. of self-renunciation Gyf hwá wylle fyligean mé, wiðsace (abneget) hyne sylfne, Mt.

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Poverty ⬩ penury ⬩ misery ⬩ wretchedness ⬩ calamity ⬩ distress ⬩ disorder

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Hé ða yrmþu oncyrde ðe wé ǽr drugon he averted the miseries that before we suffered, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 29; Cri. 614

Linked entry: earmþu

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine, ⬩ to give sight to, make the sight clear ⬩ to clear the mental vision, to enlighten ⬩ to give light (with dat.) ⬩ To shine

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Ðá geseah hé sóna gesundfullum eágum, þurh ðone ylcan onlíht ðe hine ǽr áblende, H. R. 107, 28; Homl. Skt. i. 21, 275. to clear the mental vision, to enlighten Sóð leóht ðæt onlýht ǽlcne man, Jn. Skt. 1, 9.

æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
æmtian, æmtegian, æmtigean; p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure ⬩ to be vacant ⬩ otiosum esse

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C. 45, 10: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 14

Linked entries: æmtegian æmtigean