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scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.

magic ⬩ necromancy ⬩ sorcery ⬩ a particular act of magic ⬩ a sorcery ⬩ delusion produced by magic ⬩ delusion ⬩ superstition ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ a delusive appearance ⬩ a spectre ⬩ apparition ⬩ phantom

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Ðætte gifearria from ðære stówe ǽlc scínilác and ymbcerro diúbles fácnes ut discedat ab eo loco omnis fantasia vel versutia diabolicae fraudis Rtl. 120, 33.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home ⬩ sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium ⬩ on land ⬩ terra, terra firma ⬩ state, station, condition ⬩ sĭtus, condĭtio

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Man us tyhhaþ twegen eardas, Drihtenes áre oððe deófles þeówet two conditions are appointed to us, the glory of God or bondage of the devil, Hy. 7, 97; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 97

for-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýman, -gíman; p. de; pp. ed [for, gýman to take care]

To neglect ⬩ pass by ⬩ transgress ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ transgrĕdi

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Se ðe Drihtnes word forgímde, he forlét his men and nýtenu úte qui neglexit sermōnem Dŏmĭni, dimīsit servos suos et jūmenta in agris, Ex. 9, 21. Ic nǽfre ðín bebod ne forgýmde nunquam mandātum tuum prætĕrīvi, Lk. Bos. 15, 29.

Linked entry: for-gíman

micel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
micel-ness, e; f.

greatness ⬩ bigness ⬩ size ⬩ greatness ⬩ multitude ⬩ abundance ⬩ greatness ⬩ magnificence

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Ús weorþ þuruh ðíne mycelnesse milde and blíðe, Ps. Th. 66, 1. Sancte Johannes mycelnesse se Hǽlend sylfa tácn sægde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 17

racian

(v.)
Grammar
racian, p. ode.
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Ne biþ ná gebeorhlíc, ðam ðe wið God hæfþ forworht hine sylfne, ðæt hé tó hrædlíce intó Godes húse æfter ðam racige, ac stande ðǽr úte, Wulfst. 155, 21

á-gifan

(v.)
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Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9. to give up, abandon Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25. Se ágend þone banan ágefe, Ll. Th. i. 26, 9: 28, 5. Hé hét þá sceáweras ágifan, Jos. 2, 3. Ágifen destitutum , Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 33

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

wearte

(n.)
Grammar
wearte, an; weart(?), e; f.

A wart

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býle frunculas (- us ?), 151, 34. Wið weartan, genim ðysse wyrte meolc, dó tó ðære weartan, hit ða weartan gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 224, 6-8>: 130, 20-21. Wiþ weartum ... dó on ða weartan, ii. 148, 26: 322, 12.

fýlþ

moral impurity, foul practice

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Þás fúlan wuhta þú sceoldest áwurpan of ðínum ríce, ðý lǽs þe hí mid heora fýlðe ús ealle besmíton, Hml. Th. ii. 488, 13. Ic ætwand þæs deófles fýlðe, Hml. S. 7, 229: 23, 174.

wara

(n.)
Grammar
wara, an; m.

An inhabitant

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B. i. 295, 5, Cant-ware, Wiht-ware, Sodom-ware, Syr-ware: see also Up-ware. Cf. the Icelandic forms.

Linked entry: -waru

ge-feccan

Grammar
ge-feccan, Substitute: ge-feccan , ge-fecgan

to fetch, ⬩ to go in quest of and bring back, ⬩ to go and get what one seeks, obtain, get

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Hé mæg þá sáwle of sinnihte gefeccan, Sal. 69. the object a thing Hát unmǽlne mon gefeccean healfne sester yrnendes wæteres, Lch. iii. 10, 31. to go and get what one seeks, obtain, get Hé woldegefeccan þá lytlan and gebringan úp tó his ríce, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-fecgan

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)

To think ⬩ to meditate, ⬩ cogitate, ⬩ consider ⬩ to think, ⬩ have in the mind ⬩ to think, ⬩ suppose ⬩ hold as an opinion or belief ⬩ to think of ⬩ consider, ⬩ employ the mind on a subject ⬩ to think about, of, on a subject ⬩ to direct the thoughts to an object, ⬩ to look to with attention, ⬩ turn the thoughts to ⬩ to look to with trust, ⬩ expectation ⬩ expect of. ⬩ to turn the thoughts to action, ⬩ to be bent upon something, ⬩ have an intention to do something ⬩ to determine, ⬩ devise ⬩ mean, ⬩ purpose ⬩ intend, ⬩ to think of doing something, ⬩ intend to do ⬩ to desire, ⬩ seek ⬩ to think, ⬩ call to mind, ⬩ originate in the mind

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'Uton árísan and ácwellan ða apostolas'... Ða Iudéas ðá árison, and hié ongunnon mid sweordum ðyder gán; þóhton ðæt hié woldan ofsleán ða apostolas, Blickl.

Ést-mere

(n.)
Grammar
Ést-mere, es; m. [ést = eást east, mere a lake]

The Frische Haff, or fresh water lake which is on the north of east Prussia. Hav or Haf signifies a sea, in Danish and Swedish. It is written Haff in German, and it is now used to denote all the lakes connected with the rivers on the coast of Prussia and Pomerania. The Frische Haff is about sixty miles long, and from six to fifteen broad. It is separated by a cham of sand banks from the Baltic Sea, with which, at the present time, it communicates by one strait called the Gat. This strait is on the north-east of the Haff, near the fortress of Pillau, Malte Brunts Univ. Geog. vol. vii. p. 14. This Gat, as Dr. Bell informs me, 'seems to have been formed, and to be kept open by the superior force of the Pregel stream.' This gentleman has a perfect knowledge of the Frische Haff and the neighbourhood, as he received his early education in the vicinity, and matriculated at the University of Königsberg, near the west end of the Haff. I am indebted to Dr. Bell for the map of the celebrated German Historian, Professor Voigt, adapted to his 'Geschichte Preussens von den ältesten Zeiten, 9 vols. 8vo,

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In Seó Wisle líþ út of Weonodlande, and líþ in Éstmere; and se Éstmere is húru fíftene míla brád.

nearu

(adj.)
Grammar
nearu, adj.

narrow ⬩ strait ⬩ confined ⬩ not spacious ⬩ narrow ⬩ limited ⬩ poor ⬩ restricted ⬩ strait ⬩ oppressive ⬩ causing anxiety ⬩ oppressed ⬩ not having free action ⬩ strict ⬩ severe

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Hym beóþ on hyra brósten nearuwe ( people with asthma ), iii. 116, 23. strict, severe Ðæt hié ne þyrfen bión gesewene æt ðæm nearwan dóme ut a districta judice videri non debeant, Past. 53, 2; Swt. 413, 16

Linked entry: nearu-cræft

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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seó wylþ of ðæm beorge ðe man Alpis hǽt, and yrnþ ðonne norþ-ryhte on ðæs gársecges earm, ðe ðæt land útanymblíþ, ðe man Bryttannia hǽt] and eft súþ óþ Donua ða eá, [ðære ǽwylme is neáh ðære eá Rínes, and is siððan eást yrnende wið norþan Créca land út

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hope ⬩ crēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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Ðæt gé gelýfon, ðæt se Hǽlend ys Crist ut crēdātis, quia Jesus est Christus, Jn. Bos. 20, 31 : Ex. 4, 5. Ne gelýfe ic me nú ðæs leóhtes furðor I have no longer now any hope for myself of that light, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 3; Gen. 401

ge-beódan

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Gebodene oblatam, 3595. to give into the power of, commit Gif hé self his wǽpno his gefán út rǽcan wille. . . hié hine his mágum gebeóden (or under III ?, the Lat. version has offeratur, but gebodien is in one MS. ), Li. Th. i. 64, 19.

ge-wundian

(v.)
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For ðǽre eáðmódnesse ðe wé úre mód mid gewundiað, 467, 10. Hié gewundiað hiera mód mid ðǽm weorcum ðisses flǽsclican lífes, 69, 4.

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de

To sound. ⬩ to make a noise ⬩ with the idea of movement, to move violently with noise, to roar, rush, crash ⬩ without the idea of movement ⬩ of regulated, modulated sound, of speech, tone, music ⬩ to signify

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Ben. 133, 6, Ðé úre stefn ǽrest swége (sonet,) Hymn. Surt. 7, 25, Accentus, ðæt is swég, on hwilcum stæfgefége ǽlc word swégan sceal, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 13; Zup. 290, 17.

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.

offensive to the senses ⬩ dirty ⬩ miry ⬩ filthy ⬩ dark ⬩ ugly ⬩ morally polluted ⬩ guilty of a charge ⬩ disgraceful ⬩ infamous ⬩ to bury ignominiously

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Of þára múðe út eóde ꝥ fúluste fýr, ꝥ ic ná áræfnian ne mihte, Gr. D. 89, 24. Se líchoma on þone heardestan stenc and on þone fúlostan bið gecyrred, Bl. H. 59, 13. Þǽm fúlæstum putentissimis (nidoribus), Wrt.

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wife ⬩ to marry ⬩ on

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Is nýd ðæt cristene menn on ðære ðriddan cneórisse oððe on ðære feórþan him betwih wífian sceole necesse est ut tertia vel quarta generatione fidelium licenter sibi jungi debeat, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 491, 8. [Iudas wiuede o Thamar, A. R. 308, 13.]