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yfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
yfellíce, adv.
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Meanly, poorly Hié úrne Dryhten Críst ymbsweópon mid reáde hragle yfelíce . . . and gegiredon hine mid reáde hrægle yfellíce, Nap. 71. See preceding word

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.
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.), plunge, immerse Wæs his gewuna ðæt hé hine on ðam streáme sencte solebat in flumine supermeantibus undis immergi, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 631, 22. to submerge, flood with water Abraham wolde his sunu cwellan folmum sínum fýre(?)

Linked entry: be-sæncan

be-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To remainto be leftremaneresuperesse

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To remain, to be left; remanere, superesse Án of him ne belǽfde unus ex eis non remansit Ps. Spl. C. 105, 11

é-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
é-swíc, e; f.

Disgrace, offence scandălum

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Disgrace, offence; scandălum Nis in him éswíc non est in illis scandălum, Ps. Surt. 118, 165. In éswíc in scandălum, 68, 23

norþ-weg

(n.)

a way going to the north

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a way going to the north Nearwe genýddon on norþwegas wiston him be súþan Sigelwara land, Cd. Th. 181, 29; Exod. 68

pinne

(n.)
Grammar
pinne, (?), an; f.
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A flask, bottle Ic (sutor) wyrce of him (cutes et pelles) flaxan (pinnan) facio ex iis flascones, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

un-gesǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesǽllíce, adv.

Unhappilymiserablywickedlyimprobe

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Unhappily, miserably, wickedly; improbe Hæfð se yfela gást ungifa ... and ða hé dǽlð ðám mannum ðe ungesǽlíce him gehýrsumiaþ, Wulfst. 52, 12

un-gemilt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemilt, adj.

Undigested

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., for ðan ðe se ungemylta mete him wyrcð mycel yfel, Lchdm. ii. 284, 4

Linked entry: ge-miltan

an-wealda

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Hé wæs swá milde swá him nán onwald (an-wealda, v. l. ) næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254, 22. Add

bráde

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Þú héte him bysmere bráde healdan, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Add: —

eáþ-milte

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-milte, adj.
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Sele þú him eáðmelte mettas, 182, 15. Eáðmylte, 220, 12

snǽding-sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding-sceáp, es; n.

A sheep to be killed for eating

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A sheep to be killed for eating Hý teohhiaþ ús him tó snǽdincgsceápum aestimati sumus ut oves occisionis Ps. Th. 43, 23

Linked entry: sceáp

búr-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
búr-cniht, es; m.
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A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch His búrcnihtas ( eunuchi ) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, indecl. f.

an ageævumageætasagesenectus

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Heó hire on ylda ðá wǽre she was in her old age, 163, 10. Nú gyt syndan manige manna swylce ðe hiom yldo gebídan ǽr tó genihte adhuc multiplicabuntur in senecta uberi, Ps. Th. 91, 13.

Linked entries: ældu eldo ilda ildo

impe

(n.)
Grammar
impe, [?], an; f.

An impsciongraftshoot

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An imp, scion, graft, shoot Ðæt is sió hálige gesomnung Godes folces ðæt eardaþ on æppeltúnum ðonne hie wel begáþ hira plantan and hiera impan óþ hié fulweaxne beóþ ecclesia quippe in hortis habitat, quæ ad viriditatem intimam exculta plantaria virtutum

weall-steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
weall-steáp, adj.

high as regards its wallsbuildings, with lofty wallswith lofty cliffs, lofty.

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high as regards its walls orbuildings, with lofty walls Hié on weallsteápe burg (cf. seó steápe burh on Sennar, 102, 15; Gen. 1700) wlítan meahton, Cd. Th. 145, 7; Gen. 2402. with lofty cliffs, lofty.

cáfer-tún

Grammar
cáfer-tún, l. cafer-tún, dele 'DER. cífan,'
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Se biscop on his cafortúne hét him medmicel hús gewyrcan episcopus ei in conseptis ejusdem mansionis paruum tugurium fieri praecipit, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 21.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
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Add: to make known or famous, spread the fame of a person Ðá ilco gemérsadon (diffamaverunt) hine in alle eorðe ðý, Mt. L. 9, 31. Ðes gemérsað wæs mið hine hic diffamatus est apud ilium, Lk.

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfþ, ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan; sútere and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísaþ hwæt him tó gebyreþ, Anglia ix. 263, 18. Sútera hús sutrina domus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 3. [A sutare þet haueð forloren his el, he secheð hit anonriht.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta

un-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-híre, -heóre, -hére, -hiére, -hióre, -hýre; adj.

Fiercesavagecrueldeadlydiredreadfulfrightful

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Him geblendon drýas drync unheórne, se onwende wera ingeþanc, Andr. Kmbl. 68; An. 34