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R. 4, 5. 2 b Þæs wíde, Pa. 4. ¶ :-- Þæt hit wǽre geðúht þæs ðe máre gemynd þæs fæder, Hml.

líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Bæþ wið ðam miclan líce a bath for elephantiasis, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 18. Mynte ðæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce meant to part the life of each one from the body, Beo. Th. 1470; B. 733.

fédan

(v.)

to sucklenurseto feed upfattento supportmaintainnurtureeducatefosterto nourishsustainto bring forthTo graze

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Þonne þá wíf heora bearn cendon, þonne féddon hié þá mǽdencild, and slógon þá hysecild editos mares mox enecant, feminas nutriunt, Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 10. Gemeng ꝥ dúst wiþ wífes meoluc þe wǽpned féde, Lch, ii. 338, 8.

dón

(v.)
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</b> with preps., to do about, with :-- Þá menn ealle hé tóc, and dyde of heom ꝥ hé wolde, Chr. 1072; P. 208, 29. Dóð be ús ꝥ ꝥ Drihten wile, Hml. S. 11, 133.

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Ox. 248. with dat. instead of elliptical possessive Gedyde ic þæt þú hæfdest mǽgwlite mé gelícne, Cri. 1384. like some other action or condition. with dat. of pronoun and clause stating the action, &amp;c.

infangeneþeóf

(n.)
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Wil. I. 2 ; Th. i. 467, 27, Si quis eorum, qui habent soche et sache et tol et them et infangene theof, implacitetur in comitatu ; and L.

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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(In the last two passages perhaps the forms are plural as in) Tó ðǽm mǽdwum wið súðan ða mǽdwa, 169, 2-3. [Mid lǽswe and mid mǽdwe, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 12.]

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Gif ðú ðínes scipes segl ongeán ðone wind tóbrǽdst, ðú lǽtst eal eówer færeld tó ðæs windes dóme, 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 32. Fealdan ðæt segl to furl the sail, 41, 3 ; Fox 250, 15. Eówre seglas sendon geseted your sails are set, Shrn. 60, 11.

wiþerian

(v.)
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wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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Spl.) mé adversantes mihi, 3, 8. to strive with, against (wiþ, ongeán), struggle, dispute Ic wiðerige controuersor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 219, 9.

blinnan

Grammar
blinnan, [= be-linnan].

to cease

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Blan se wind cessavit ventus, Mt. R. 14, 32

ge-witan

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edisceret, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 438, 1. to know, be conscious of, learn by the senses Þæt hé mægða síð wíne druncen gewitan ne meahte, Gen. 2605.

glædnes

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</b> gladness on account of something. v. glæd; 4 Wíf ðín beres ðé suno. . . . And bið gefeá ðé and glædnise ( gaudium tibi et exultatio ), Lk. R. L. 1, 14. Ðis for ðon glædnise mín gefylled is hoc ergo gaudium meum impletum est, Jn.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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S. 23 b, I. having qualities that deserve praise, excellent: Ðeós wyrt is tó þám herigendlic ꝥ hý man wið gewune drenceas gemencgeað, Lch. i. 172, 6. that expresses praise, that praises Heriendlic fauorabile, i. laudabile (praeconium), An.

hwít

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Bráda hátte wæs gebúr tó Hǽðfelda, and Hwíte hátte ðæs Brádan wíf . . . seó Hwíte wæs Wynburge þridde módor, C. D. vi. 212, 15-18. Cf. Hwíting, ii. 3, 30. the word also occurs in many local names, v. C. D. vi. 305

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Ic ðé ǽne ábealh, ðá wit Adam eaples þigdon, Sat. 410 (substitute this for translation in Dict.). at once Ǽne ic fare tó ðé and ádílgige ðé semel ascendam in medio tui et delebo te, Ex. 33, 5.

be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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Ne hé gálnysse næs begangende, Guth. 12, 16. to exercise, use Wið ðá wiðerweardan ne ondrǽde hé ðæt hé begonge his ryhtwísnesse erga perversos jura rectitudinis exercere non formidet, Past. 107, 17

lóc

(v.; con.; int.)
Grammar
lóc, lóca

lookseehowever

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Bide mé lóce hwæs ðú wille ask me for whatever you will, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 10. Lóc hwǽr ic hit gefriþod wille habban wherever I will have it protected, L. C. S. 81; Th. i. 420, 26. Lóca hwonne whenever, Wulfst. 199, 16.

Linked entry: LÓCIAN

hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hláford, es; m.

A LORD;dominus. herus

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Hláforda wín honorarium vinum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 62, 1; Wrt. Voc. 27, 67. Heó [Hagar] gewát hire hláfordum [Abram and Sara], Cd. 104; Th. 138, 21; Gen. 2295

Linked entries: hláf-weard hlǽfdige

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ára mé, ungesǽligost ealra wífa, Blickl. Homl. 89, 22. suffering want of moral good Deófol sǽwð unwísdóm and gedéð þurh ðæt, ðæt ungesǽlig man wísdómes ne gýmeþ, Wulfst. 52, 27 note.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

grim

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Þé sind wítu þæs grim weotud, An. 1367. Storm holm gebringeð in grimmum sǽlum, Gn. Ex. 52.