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bigspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bigspell-bóc, e; f. [bigspell parabola, proverbium, bóc liber]

A book of parables, the Book of Proverbsproverbiorum liber

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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

storc

(n.)
Grammar
storc, es ; m.
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Voc. ii. 103, 81 : 14, 33 : i. 29, 19 : 77, 18 : 280, 24 : Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 25, 6. Storc and swalewe heóldon ðone tíman heora tócymes, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25

twi-ecgede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-ecgede, adj.
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Two-edged Twyecgede anceps, biceps Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Sworde twyecgedes gladii ancipites. Ps. Spl. 149, 6. Hæfde hé twigecgede (twyecge, MS. B.) handseax habebat secam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 15

friþ-sócn

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Dele 'A peace-refuge,' and for the passage substitute Éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes freónd sí, búton ꝥ gewurþe ꝥ hé ætberste, and swá deópe friðsðcne geséce ꝥ se cyningc him þurh ꝥ feores geunne. Add:

gréting-word

(n.)
Grammar
gréting-word, es; n.
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Ave and salue synd grétingword, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 209, 14

ymb-útan

Grammar
ymb-útan, <b>. I</b> I b.
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Add Þ hé ǽlc yfel dó ymbútan þé, Hml. S. 30, 116

ele-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ele-beám, es; m. [ele oil, beám a tree]

An olive-tree ŏlea, ŏlīva

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Unwæstmbǽre elebeám an unfruitful or wild olive-tree; ŏleaster, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 19; Wrt. Voc. 33, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 15

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Hig fóron fram Sochoþ and wícodon æt Etham ( castrametati sunt in Etham ), Ex. 13, 20: 15, 27: Jos. 4, 19. Wícedon, Elen. Kmbl. 76; El. 38.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Þonne him sió sóðfæsðnes on geeácnod bið, ǽr ðǽm ðe hit fullboren sié, Past. 367, 17. Hwæðer hé wite þe nyte, hwænne hé geeácnod (-éc-, v.l. ) wǽre, Gr. D. 262, 19. On synne hé bið geeácnod, Bl. H. 59, 34.

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Hláford mín (the plough's) wóh færeþ, weard æt steorte, Exon. Th. 403, 7; Rä. 22, 4: 483, 14; Rä. 69, 2. Sió micíe nosu and sió woo (tortus ), Past. II ; Swt. 67, 5. Mid wógum bígelse obliqua curvatura, Hpt. Gl. 458, 72. Mid ánum wðgan íserne.

crisma

(n.)
Grammar
crisma, an; m. [chrisma, ătis, n. = χρῖσμα, ατος; n. an unction, from χρίω [fut. χρίσω] I touch the surface of a body, I rub or anoint]

χρῖσμα, ατοςχρίσω the chrismunction or holy oil, used for anointing by the Roman Catholic church after baptismoleum chrismatisthe white vesture, called chrisom, which the minister puts upon the child immediately after dipping it in water, or pouring water upon it in baptism chrismale, id est, vestis candida, quæ super corpus baptlzati ponitur.

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Ælf. E. Th. ii. 390, 1-17. Mid crysman smyreþ his breóst chrismate pectis eorum unguet L. Ecg. C. 36; Th. ii. 162, 1. Ðonne he crisman fecce when he fetches chrism L. Edg. C. 67; Th. ii. 258, 20; L. N. P.

Linked entries: crism-lýsing crysma

(adv.; con.; int.)

Nowat this timeNowsincewhen

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Ǽr oððe nú dudum, ii. 27, 56. Nú nunc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 59. Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, ðe nú ( modo ) hás ys for hreáme, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29.

fón

(v.)

to takecatchto takearrestapprehendto getgainto getsufferexperienceto beginto beginto taketo set aboutundertaketo attackto begin atto take taketo set to work atdeal withreceiveacceptto taketo taketake possession ofto taketo takeundertaketo taketo take toallow ofto take toto take tojoin battleto join togetherto struggle with

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Ðú á ymbe sticce féhst eft on ðá ilcan sprǽce þe þú ǽr spǽce, and forlǽtst eft ðá, ǽr ðú hí geendod hæbbe, and féhst on uncúþe. Bt. 35, 5; F. 164, 14: Solil. H. 26, 4. Ic on mýne gebedu féng, Nic. 10, 36.

BEORCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .

to make a sharp explosive soundlatratum vel sonum edereto BARKlatrare

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Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 350, 34. Ic hwílum beorce swá húnd I sometimes bark as a dog Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 16; Rä. 25, 2. Húndbyrcþ canis latrat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8.

Linked entry: borcian

HWǼTE

(n.)
Grammar
HWǼTE, es; m.

WHEAT

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Hwǽtas frumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 10. On hwǽtum frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14

reccend-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
reccend-dóm, es; m.
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Rex kyning is gecweden a regendo, ðæt is, fram reccendóme, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 40. Cyninge is nama gesett of sóðum reccendóme, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 33

ge-edcucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edcucian, -cwician; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To requickenreviverevīviscĕre

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Geedcuced redivīvus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 91; Wrt. Voc. 28, 68. His gást wearþ geedcwicod revixit spirĭtus ējus, Gen. 45, 27. Geedcwycode brought to life again, Nicod. Thw. p. 18, 15

Linked entry: ge-eþcucigan

wóhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wóhlíce, adv.

Wronglyunjustlyperverselywickedly

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Médsceattas áwendaþ wólíce ða rihtan dómas, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 32 : Basil admn. 9; Norm. 52, 20. Seó lagu lahlíce gewítnode ða ðe wólíce singodon, L. Ælfc. P. 8; Th. ii. 366, 23. Hé cwæð ðæt hé wurde wólíce swá getúcod, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 276.

yfel-wyrcende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrcende, adj. (ptcpl. )
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of persons, evil-doing, wicked Hwæþer ðú ongite ðæt ǽlc yfelwillende and ǽlc yfelwyrcende sié wítes wyrþe? . . . Hú ne is se ðonne yfelwillende and yfelwyrcende ðe ðone unscyldgan wítnaþ? Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 8-11.