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girning

(n.)
Grammar
girning, e; f.
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Fram middaneardes gyrninge fæstað a mundi ambitione ieiunant, Scint. 53, 18. desire for doing. v. girnan; Hié beóð onǽlede mid ðǽre gierninge (girn-, v. l.) ðára smeáunga Godes wísdómes ánes solius contemplationis studiis inardescunt, Past. 45, 17. desire

Linked entry: geornung

hlyst

hearinghearinglistening

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S. 21, 271. the action of hearing, hearing of something Hú ic þé mid hearpan hlyste cwéman mihte, Ps.

inweardlíce

(adv.)
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F. 236, 9 and in the following passage for is a prefix rather than an independent adverb :-- Wǽre þú forinwordlíce dysig ðá þú wilnodest þæt þú scoldest mid swylcum æágum þá heáhsunnan geseón quaenam talium oculorum impudentia est velle illum solem videre

on-standan

(v.)
Grammar
on-standan, <b>. I.</b> to consist of
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Mid onstandendum geswince instanti labore, Scint. 111, 14. <b>IIa.</b> to insist, persist in demand :-- Hiá onstôdon stefnum miclum illi insta-bant uocibus magnis, Lk. L.

Linked entry: an-standan

rýman

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Add Heom ic rǽde and rýme, gif hí mé willað híran mid rihte, Wlfst. 134, 2. add: to make way for a person (dat. ) Hé þá inn eóde, and him man sóna hrýmde, and hé þá sóna eóde binnan þone weóhstal, Vis. Lfc. 68. Seó leó forstód him þá duru . . .

rysel

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Bringon þone rysle þe þá heortgesída mid beóð oferwrigen offerent adipem qui operit vitalia, Lev. 3, 3. resin Hryseles, tyrewan resinę, i. bituminis, An. Ox. 4027.

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Gemetegung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætegian, ꝥ hit tó swíþe ne sý, ne tó hwónlíce, Hml. S. 1, 162. Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

sceafoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceafoþa, sceafþa, scæfþa,an ; m. (or -e; f. ?)

A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of

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Genim heorotes sceafoþan of felle áscafen mid pumice, 100, 14

Linked entry: sceafþa

scearplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
scearplíce, adv.

sharply, keenly, smartly, effectually, quicklysharply, keenlysharply, painfully

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Th. 209, 9; Ph. 168. sharply, keenly (of the mind) Ða ðe meahton smeálíce and scearplíce mid hiera andgite ryht geseón qui videre recta subtiliter per ingenium poterant, Past. 11, 4; Swt. 69, 6 . sharply, painfully Scearplíce acerbatim, Txts. 181, 47

Linked entry: scearp

ǽren

brazensounding as brass, tinkling(?)

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Ásleah .iiii. scearpan mid ǽcenan (ǽrenan?) brande, Lch. iii. 52, 2. Ǽrenne bogan arcum aeneum, Ps. Th. 17, 33. Ǽnne ǽrenne oxan, Hml. S. 30, 421. Áne ǽrene anlícnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 166, 2. Ǽrne, Bl. H. 239, 21.

gyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To preparemake readymakeput onclotheadornpărārefăcĕrevestīreornāre

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Wer and wíf bearn mid bleóm gyrwaþ man and wife adorn their child with colours, 87 a; Th. 327, 14; Vy. 3

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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On ǽlcere hádunge se ðe gehádod biþ hé biþ gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele at every ordination he that is ordained is anointed with consecrated oil, Homl. Th. ii. 14, 25 : 124, 2.

healdend

(n.)
Grammar
healdend, es; m.

One who holds, keeps, sustains, rules, a guardian, keeper, ruler

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Mið haldendum cum custodibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 66

will-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
will-spryng, and -sprynge, es; m.

A well-spring, fountainsource (lit. and fig.)

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Mid dǽwigun wylsprince roscidis fontibus, 421, 67. Ðás synd ða feówer eán of ánum wyllspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 3. Wyllspringas ðære micelan niwelnisse fontes abyssi magnae, Gen. 7, II.. Wilspringas, 8, 2.

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

ofer-féran

(v.)

to pass over or through, to cross, traverseto come upon or across, meet with

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Mid ðý wit oferférdon transissemus ðás wununesse ðara eádigra gásta, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 31. Ðet hí ne oferférdan ne transirent, Kent. Gl. 275.

on-dryslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-dryslíc, -drystlíc, -ðyrstlíc, deslíc; adj.

Terrible, dreadful

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Þreágan mid ondrystlícum wítum, 104, 16. Gif hwilc mon síe on ondyrstlecum wísum ( in dreadful straits ), and hé sý mínes naman gemyndig, Drihten, gefriða ðú hine from ðæm brógan, 101, 30.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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Mellitus and Justus gestihtedon ðæt heó ðǽr wolden ðære wísan ende gebídan Mellitus ac Justus ibi rērum fĭnem expectāre dispōnentes, 2, 5; S. 507, 35, Ðæt cúþ is ðæt ðæt mid Drihtnes mihte gestihtad wæs quod Dŏmĭni nūtu dispŏsĭtum esse constat, 1, 14;

Linked entry: ge-stitian

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomitingvomit, what is vomited

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vomiting Gif hié ( diseases ) cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweþan hý mon sceal lytlian, Lchdm. ii. 178, 11. Wið miclan spiweþan, and hé ne máge nánne mete gehabban, 190, 8. Wið spiwþan, 190, 1. Ðurh spiwðan, i. 274, 21.

Linked entry: speowþa

medume

(adj.)
Grammar
medume, medeme, meodume; adj.

middlingmoderatecommonoccupying the middle or mean position as regardsobserving the just meanperfectmeetfitworthy

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P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 17-20. occupying the middle or mean position as regards size, amount, etc. Medume leódgeld a half fine (cf. medietas leudis, and other examples, Grmm. R. A. 653), L. Ethb. 7; Th. i. 4, 9: 21; Th. i. 8, 3.

Linked entry: medeme