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sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

ǽfen-gereordung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereordung, e; f.

Supper

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Supper Tó ǽfengereordunga lambes ad cenam Agni Hy. S. 82, 3

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Cóm tó Róme . . . oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watchwake

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Ðæt wæcce (gewæhte, Lind.) ut uigilet, Rush. 13, 34. Suá huoeðer wé woæca ł wé slépa sive vigilemus sive dormiamus, Rtl. 28, 37. Wæcca walde ( wæcende beón walde, Rush.) vigilaret, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 43. Walde wæcce (wæca, Lind.), Lk. Skt.

ge-streón

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Þ of his yldrena gestreóne hine sylfne fercian móte. Hml. S. 23, 597. æfter him tó eallum his gestreónum féng haereditalem ejus adsumsit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 244, 23. <b>IV a.

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.
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Bd. l, 13; 8. 482, l. doubtful, irresolute: v. twifealdness, ða yfelan and ða twyfealdan geþóhtas forlét (cf. hine hider and þyder gelómlíce on his móde cyrde, 28, 8; ðám tweógendum geþóhtum wiðstód, 18), and hine S Bartholomeus fréfrode, and

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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He ðæt sceáp bær on his exlum to ðære eówde he bare the sheep on his shoulders to the flock, Homl. Th. i. 340, 2. Ic wylle ahreddan mine eówde wið eów I will deliver my flock from you, i. 242, 13. 2. eówd, e; f.

un-lust

(n.)
Grammar
un-lust, es; m.

absence of desiredisgustdisinclinationwant of appetitedisinclination to actionlistlessnesswant of pleasurejoylessnesswearinessan evil pleasurelust

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Hié þrowiaþ ormǽtne þurst and metes unlust, 230, 19. Ungemetlíca metesócna and ungemetlíce unlustas and císnessa, 174, 28. [Þi mahe wið unlust warpeð hit ( food ) eft ut, H. M. 35, 31.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees

scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
scúfan, scéufan, sceófan; p. sceáf, pl. scufon, sceufon, sceofon; pp. scofen, sceofen
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Shrn. 154, 26. to shove, thrust, cause to move with violence. literal Ðá ne gelífde Apollonius ðæt heó his gemæcca wǽre ac sceáf fram him, Ap. Th. 25, 6. sceáf reáf of líce. Cd. Th. 94, 20 ; Gen. 1564.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man ǽfre geþencan on his móde ðæt tó sacerdan heáfod áhylde . . . and sóna dǽræfter scyrde oððe scynde mid worde oððe weorce injure or abuse them with word or deed, L. Eth. vii. 27 ; Th. i. 334, 36.

Linked entry: sendeþ

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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fæste hwílum twégen dagas, hwílum þrý tósomne, Shrn. 52, 20. Hit ágan rínan .xl. daga and .xl. nihta tósomne, Wulfst. 216, 33

Linked entry: tó-somne

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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onfunde Godes ierre . . . ðeáh wénde ðæt hit nán syn nǽre, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6. Seó geofu wæs broht for ðære synne ðæs ǽrestan wífes . . . and seó synn wæs ádilegod, Blickl. Homl. 5, 4-6. Syn, 3, 7.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Sé þe wæs on Godes híwe onféng ꝥ híw úre týddran gecynde, Bl. H. 29, 3. Undernim ðú leorningcnihtes híw, ꝥ þú ðás gerýnu leornian mæge, Hml. Th. i. 590, 21. In monnes híw, Cri. 657. In cildes híw, 725.

LÆS

(adv.)
Grammar
LÆS, adv. also used in conjunctional phrases and as a noun.

Lesslest

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Wé hine mid swá micle máran unryhte oferhycgeaþ swá læs forhogaþ ðæt ús tó him spane, Past. 52, 4; Swt. 407, 18. Ðý læs ðe, Homl. Th. i. 88, 32: Gen. 32, 11. Án læs twentig undeviginti, twám læs twentig duodeviginti, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 41.

Linked entry: læsast

leásere

(n.)
Grammar
leásere, es; m.

hypocritea buffoonjester

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Ðá gesealde ða fǽmnan his leáserum, 154, 23. Ðá hét his leáseres hine lǽdan tó ðæm wuda, 83, 18

gild-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
gild-rǽden, gyld-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

The relation involved in membership of a guild

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The relation involved in membership of a guild Gif he nele to bóte gebúgan þolige he ðære gefér-rǽdene and ǽlcere óðre gyldrǽdene if he will not submit to make amends let him forfeit the fellowship and every other interest in the guild, Th.

gíslian

(v.)
Grammar
gíslian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To give hostages or security

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To give hostages or security; obsides dare He gíslode and hine man ðeáhhwæðere ofslóh he gave hostages and yet he was slain, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 11.

un-fæstrǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽd, un-fæstrǽde, -rád; adj.

Infirm of purposeinconstantunstableweak

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Ðá ongon ǽresð herigean on him ðæt ðæt fæsðrǽdes wiste and sóna æfter ðon suíðe líðelíce hierd[d]e ða ðe unfæsðráde (unfæstrǽdes, Cott.