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diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levite ⬩ diācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

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Wih. 18; Th. i. 40, 16: L. Eth. ix. 20; Th. i. 344, 15: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 12, 17: Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 21. We nú gehýrdon of ðæs diácones múþe we have now heard from the mouth of the deacon, Homl. Th. i. 152, 3.

Linked entry: deácon

líc

(adj.)
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<b>I b.

stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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Th. i. 108, 19. Hé sticmǽlum tóbræc ða anlícnysse, 464, 26. Ðæt húsel biþ sticmǽlum tódǽled, ii. 270, 33. here and there, in different places Styccimélum passim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 60.

ÆLF

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLF, es; m.

An ELF ⬩ genius ⬩ incubus

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An ELF ; genius, incubus Wið ælfe gníd myrran on win against an elf rub myrrh in wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm, ii. 296, 9. Ylfe, pl. nom. m. Beo. Th. 224; B. 112

and-weardnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-weardnes, -ness, and-weardnys, and-wardnys, -nyss, e; f.

Presentness ⬩ presence ⬩ present time ⬩ præsentia ⬩ præsens tempus ⬩ præsens

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Presentness, presence, present time; præsentia, præsens tempus, præsens Wæs ic swýðe for his andweardnesse afyrhted ejus præsentia eram exterritus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 42. On andweardnysse in prcesenti, I. I; S. 474, 1

Linked entry: and-wardnys

gǽr-getal

(n.)
Grammar
gǽr-getal, es; n. [gǽr = geár a year; getæl, getel a number]

A tale of years ⬩ number of years ⬩ annōrum sĕries

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A tale of years, number of years; annōrum sĕries Hit cymþ æfter fiftigum wintra his gǽrgetales it comes after fifty winters of his number of years, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 284, 22

Linked entry: geár-getal

lim-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
lim-mǽlum, adv.
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Limb-meal (used by Shakspere in Cymbeline), limb by limb, a limb at a time Limmǽlum membratim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 55: membratim, particulatim, Hpt. Gl, 443, 3: membratim, per singula membra, 486, 44

mearc-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-ísen, es; n.

A branding-iron

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Voc. ii. 13, 18. Mearcísene cauterio, Hpt. Gl. 453, 22. Hé sǽde ðæt hé gesége ðæt ic wǽre gemearcod mid deófles mearcísene, Shrn. 31, 13. v. next word

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

stán-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scræf, es; n.
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A cave in the rocks Sca Maria hine ácende on ánum holum stánscræfe, Shrn. 29, 28: 107, 28. Gongaþ on ðis stánscræf, and git ðǽr métaþ weal, se is mid ifige bewrigen, 139, 26

wlita

(n.)
Grammar
wlita, an; m.

face ⬩ countenance ⬩ beauty

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Voc. ii. 151, 4-5. beauty Wlitan (or from wlitu? Similar entries v. wlite) decore (in pulcherrimo pubertatis decore, Ald. 71), Hpt. Gl. 520, 22

Linked entry: wlite

weorold-níd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-níd, -neód, e; f.
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Secular need, need in worldly matters, temporal necessity Se cyngc beódeþ eallum his geréfan, ðæt gé ðám abbodan æt eallum worldneódum beorgan swá ge betst magon, L. Eth. ix. 32; Th. i. 346, 30

crígan

(v.)
Grammar
crígan, p. críde
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Voc. ii. 120, 3. Críð ebulliat, An. Ox. 7, 101 (where see note). Críþe scaturiat, 8, 104. Críð ( after which a letter is erased ), Angl. xiii. 31, 93

ge-sehtness

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Add: agreement, concord, peace Ic forgife sibbe and gesehtnysse eów ꝥ gé bútan ógan eówres eardes brúcan dabo vobis pacem et absque pavore habitabitis in terra vestra (Lev. 26, 6), Hml. S. 13. 160

heáh-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-geweorc, es ; n.
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Sublime work Úpheofen is heáhgeweorc handa þínra opera manuum tuarum sunt coeli, Ps. Th. 101, 22. Nis þæt monnes gemet þæt hé mæge in hreðre his heáhgeweorc furðor áspyrgan, Sch. 28. Cf. heáh-weorc

Linked entry: heáh-weofod

mýderce

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Man sceal habban . . . cyste, mýdercan, bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Lǽt hí ealle fordón and ic gedó ꝥ þú hæfst týn þúsend punda tó þínum mýdercum (arcariis gazae tuae), Hml. A. 96, 156. Add: —

wel-gelícod

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Add: well-pleasing, much liked Ic nát for hwí eów sindon þá ǽrran gewin swá welgelícad, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 120, 2. On welgelícodon folces ðínes in beneplacito populi tui, Ps. Vos. 105, 4

tweón

(n.)

doubt

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doubt Nis nán twýn, ðæt eów ne beó forgolden there is no doubt, but that you will be requited, Homl. Th. ii. 444, 10. Búton tweónne without doubt, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 9

Linked entry: twýn

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

friþ-stów

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-stów, e; f.

A peace-place ⬩ refuge ⬩ asylum ⬩ pācis lŏcus ⬩ refŭgiurn ⬩ asȳlum

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A peace-place, refuge, asylum; pācis lŏcus, refŭgiurn, asȳlum Ðæt is seó án friþstów this is the only refuge, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 29: Bt. Met. Fox 21, 31; Met. 21, 16. Gif he friþstówe geséce if he seek an asylum, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25. v. Grm.