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stycce-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
stycce-mǽlum, (sticce-, stic-); adv.
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In pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal Styccimélum particulatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 81. Styccemǽlum minutatim, 54, 55. Sticcemǽlum, 77, 70. Sticmǽlum frustratim, particulatim, minutatim, 151, 37: membratim, per singula membra, Hpt. Gl. 407, 19. to pieces, to

þeóh

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh, gen. þeós; dat. þeó; pl. þeóh; gen. þeóna; dat. þeón; n.
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A thigh Þeóh, thégh coxa, Txts. 54, 295. Þeóh, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 6. Þeóh femur, femoris, ys swá ðeáh eft gecweden femen, feminis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 49, 10. Inneweard þeóh femen, þeóh coxa, útanweard þeóh femur, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 60-62. Þeóh femur,

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wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Pest, pestilence, plague, murrain Ádlle and wóle luem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 3. in a physical sense in reference to men or animals Wól(pestis) wæs æfter fyligende, Bd. i. 13; S. 482, 6. Mycel wól and grim acerba pestis, l, 14; S. 482, 29. Ðætte nó mid him

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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a draughtsman, painter, Similar entries v. wrítan, II Lóca hú wlitigne monnan ic hæbbe átǽfred, swá unwlitig wrítere swá swá ic eom pulchrum depinxi hominem pictor foedus, Past. 65 ; Swt. 467, 19. a writer, scribe, copyist Wrítere scriptor, gewrit scriptura

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be-hweorfan

Grammar
be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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Substitute: to attend to, see to the good condition of Gif hé wáccor hý behwyrfð, þonne ꝥ hé him tó ágenum teleð, Ll. Th. i. 272, II. Þá leóhtfatu þe hé behwearf lam-pades quas reficiebat, Gr. D. 46, 31. Þæt manna gehwylc his ágen hús wel behweorfe,

crístnian

(v.)
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Add: to instruct in the Christian religion previous to (adult) baptism, to catechize Þá crístnade hé mé ( me cathecizare ipse curavit ) . . . and æfter medmiclum fæce . . . ic gefullad wæs, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 1-19. Hé gelýfde on úrne Drihten and lét

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ferian

(v.)

to carrymoveconveyto leadconduct

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Dele bracket at end, and add: to carry, move, convey, the subject a person, and the object not moving itself Hé forðférde . . . hine man ferede tó Sc̃a Marian mynstre, Chr. 977; P. 122, 12: 1023; P. 157, 9. Hám feredan advectabant (manipulos ), Wrt.

fíf

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Add: adjectival. uninflected Fíf géra fæc quinquennium, An. Ox. 3035: B. 545. Nam hé fíf stánas, Bl. H. 31, 17. with pronoun or indefinite numeral: Þá fíf dysegan, Mt. 25, 3. Wé onféngon þá hálgan fíf seonoþas, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 433, 5. as part of an

ge-scot

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Take here <b>ge-sceot</b> in Dict., and add: a weapon shot or hurled, an arrow, a dart, spear, javelin Gesceot cateia, i. telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 30. Ánes cynnes gesceot clava vel cateia vel teutona, 35, 44. Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe ylfa

ge-síþ

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Add: <b>ge-síþe</b> [?; pl. ge-síþþas (v. Gen. 2067 : 1908), a ja-stem with long root-syllable treated as if the syllable were short ? For the stem cf. Goth. ga-sinþjam, d. pl., O.Sax. te gisíðea (also te gisíða).] one who goes with another

ge-wiht

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Add: measurement by weighing Ealra þyssa wyrta gelíce fela be gewihte. Lch. i. 148, 23. an amount determined by weighing Cóm Nichodemus mid gemengedre sealfe of myrran and alwan, manegra punda gewyht ( uenit Nicodemus ferens mixturam murrae et aloes

gleng

(n.)
Grammar
gleng, e; f.
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Add: <b>gleng,</b> es; m. ornament, decoration, adornment, glory Saga mé hwæt ðæs lifigendan mannes gleng sý. Ic ðé secge, ðæs deádan swát, Sal. K. p. 200, 9. Glenge crustu, i. ornata (cf. crustu, i. ornatu frætwunge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 8)

gífer-nes

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Add: greediness for food, gluttony Gífernes gastri-margia Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 16. Gýfernes vel oferfil, i. 27, 21. of persons Syndon eahta heáfodleahtras . . . Án is gecwæden gula ꝥ is gýfernyss on Englisc ; seó déð ꝥ man yt ǽr tíman and drincð, oððe

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Substitute: <b>grin, giren, geren,</b> e; f.: <b>grin,</b> es; n. and add: a snare for taking game, &amp;c. (lit. and metaph.) Hé cymð suá suá grin ofer ealle ðá ðe eardiað ofer eorðan, Past. 129, 22. Úre sáwl is áhred of

hæleþ

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Add: [The declension of this word is like that of ealu ; both are t-stems, and the regular nominative should be hæle q. v. See Kl. Nom. Stam. §29, Sievers Grammar § 281]. used with complimentary force of both temporal and spiritual persons; implying excellence

heofon-ríce

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Add: heaven as the abode of God and angels Heóldon englas forð heofonríces héhðe þe Godes hyldo gelǽston, Gen. 321. Þám stede þe wé cúðon on heofonríce, 358. Wit noldon on heofonríce hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne, 741. Hé (Satan) hefonríce forworhte

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Add: of material or its quality. soft to the touch, yielding easily to pressure Wé habbað hrepunge þæt wé magon gefrédan hwæt bið heard, hwæt hnesce, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 32. Wæter wolde wíde tóscríðan wác and hnesce, Met. 20, 93. Þæt hnesce and flówende

leóht

Grammar
leóht, bright.
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Dele last passage but two, and add: bright, shining, luminous Wolcen léht (líht, R. beorht, W. S.) nubes lucida, Mt. L. 17, 5. Lyftwundor leóht ( the pillar of fire), Exod. 90. Se leóhta beám leódum byrhteð, Cri. 1090. Ic him þá máðmas geald æt gúðe

openlíce

(adv.)
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Add Openlíce ( as all might see ) Godes englas lǽddon hine tó heofonum, Shrn. 59, 15. Man cíde him openlíce publica obiurgatione corripietur, Chrd. 61, 16: Hml. S. 31, 187. Sé þe þýfðe oft ǽr forworht wǽre openlíce, Ll. Th. i. 228, 25. Add Twá cynn

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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; Speech, tongue, language, voice; Reord ðín ðæc gecýðeþ ;loquela tua manifestum to facit,; Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 73. Reord wæs eorþbúendum án gemǽne ' ;and the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech,; ' Cd. Th. 98, 25; Gen. 1635. Reord up

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