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yfera

(adj.)
Grammar
yfera, cpve.: yfemest; spve, adj. Upper, higher; of time,
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Of ðǽm yfemestum (ymestum, Hatt. MS.) tó ðǽm nieðemestan, Past. 18; Swt. 134, 24

Linked entry: ufera

cirm

(n.)
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Se dæg is býman dæg and cyrmes, i. 618, 17. Of þunerlicum cirme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 451, 46) tonitruali fragore, An. Ox. 1915. Cyrme (cerme, Hpt. Gl. 509, 23), 4417. Mid cyrme hlyhhan cum strepitu ridere, Scint. 172, 17. Cyrmum clangoribus, An.

CEAF

(n.)
Grammar
CEAF, cef, es, ceafu

chaff; palea

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Ðæt folc wæs todrifen ofer eall Egipta and cef to gadrienne dispersus est populus per omnem terram Ægypti ad colligendas paleas, Ex. 5, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18

Linked entry: cef

mæst

(n.)
Grammar
mæst, es; m.

Mastfruit of forest trees

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Mast, fruit of forest trees e.g. oak, beech, used for feeding swine Ðrím hunde swína mæst, ond se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda ond ðæs mæstes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 279, 3.

sib-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
sib-fæc, es; n.
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A degree of relationship Æfre ne geweorðe, ðæt cristen man gewífige in .vi. manna sibfæce on his ágenum cynne, ðæt is þinnan ðam feórþan cneówe, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 14: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22. Cf.

sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
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Wacige and swince ðár ongeán ðæt hé oft ǽr beslép and sláwode, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 3. Slágige (slacige?) ł sláwige pigeat, Hpt. Gl. 479, 5

Linked entry: slágian

willa

(n.)
Grammar
willa, wella, wylla, an. ; m.
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A well, spring, fountain (lit. and fig. ) Wæs ðér wælla ( fons ) . . . ðe Hǽlend sæt ofer ðæm wælh, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 6, 14. In ðæm wælla, 9, 7. Tó ðé ðam willan ealles wísdðmes ad te fontent omnis sapientiae Bd. 5, 24 ; S. 649, 3.

wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
wlacian, p. ode.

to beget lukewarmto make lukewarm

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Swá swá ðæt cealde ǽrest onginð wlacian, ǽr hit ful wearm weorðe, swá eác ðæt wearme wlacaþ, ǽr hit eallunga ácealdige sicut a frigore per teporem transitur ad calorem, ita a calore per teporem reditur ad frigus, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 4. to make lukewarm

deóp-lic

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God geswác ðæs dihtes ðæs deóplican cræftes, Hex. 20, 15. II. grievous, terrible :-- Deóplice, egeslice minacem, An. Ox. 3523

foreþanclíce

(adv.)

carefully

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Ðæt hí foreðonclíce ongieten ut provide perpendant, 429, 3. Ðæt hit ðá ungedónan unðeáwas foreðoncelíce becierre alia providens declinat, 433, 6. Þæt se ealdor swíðe rihtlíce and foreþanclíce (provide) eal gestyhtige, R. Ben. 15, 18.

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.
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Wé witon ðæt hé nǽre eáðmód, gif hé underfénge ðone ealdordóm . . . búton ege; and eft hé wǽre ofermód, gif hé wiðcwǽde ðæt hé nǽre underðídd his Scippende, Past. 51, 12. Þæt mannum ofermód ys quod hominibus altum est, Scint. 82, 8.

reáf-lác

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Add Ðæt hé for ðý reáfige ðý hé tiohchie ðæt hé eft scyle mid ðý reáfláce ælmessan gewyrcean, Past. 341, 22: 343, 13. Reáflácas (rapinas) nylle gé gewilnian, Ps. L. 61, 11

un-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blíðe, adj.

sadsorrowfulgrievedunkindshewing ill-will or displeasuresternangryunquietnot peaceful

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Ðonne hwylcum men gelimpeþ ðe his leóf fæder gefærþ, ne mæg ðæt ná beón ðæt ða bearn ðe unblíðran ne sýn it cannot be that the children are not the sadder, Blickl.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden
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Ðæt seó wyrd on ðínne willan wóde, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 19

Linked entry: ge-wadan

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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S. 23 b, 684. figuratively used: Ðæt hí áfeóllen on ðæt hnesce bedd ðæs gesinscipes, næs on ðá heardan eorðan ðaes unryhthǽmdes, Past. 397, 22. soft, tender (of young growth) Telge his hnesc bið, Mt. L. 24, 32.

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Nánwuht nis on ús unstilre and ungestæððigre ðonne ðæt mód nil in nobis est corde fugacius, Past. 38; Swt. 273, 11. unquiet, disturbed Ðæt mǽden hæfde unstille niht, Ap.

Linked entry: stille

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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Ðæt ða dysegien that they are foolish, 24, 4; Fox 86, 9, MS. Bod. Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps.

Linked entry: dysian

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-chargecross-action

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A counter-charge, cross-action Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre ðe wolde óðres yrfe tó borge settan for wiðertihtlan, ðæt hé gecýðe mid áðe, ðæt hé hit for nánum fácne ne dyde, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 5, and see note.

full-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
full-boren, adj.
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ðǽm móde sió sóðfæsðnes on geeácnod bið, ǽr ðǽm ðe hit fulboren sié, Past. 367, 18. in a legal sense, of birth that satisfies prescribed conditions, legitimate Mid eahta and feówertig fulborenra þegena ( tainis plene nobilibus, Lat. vers.), Ll.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, p. teóde.
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Th. 63, 3. referring to immaterial objects Ðæs ðé þanc sié ðæt ðú ús ðás wrace teódest for this be thanks to thee that thou didst order this exile for us, Cd. Th. 235, 21; Dan. 309.