clǽn-georn
puritatis amans
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Yearning after purity; puritatis amans Clǽngeorn and cystig yearning after purity and bountiful, Exon. 128a; Th. 492, 25; Rä. 81, 21. Ne mágon ná swilce men macian wununge ðam clǽn-geornan Gode on clǽnre heortan no such men can make a dwelling in a pure
CLUGGE
A bell, small bell ⬩ campana
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A bell, small bell; campana Hleóðor heora cluggan, ðære hí gewunedon to gebédum gecígde and awehte beón, ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geféred wæs the sound of their bell, by which they were wont to be called and awaked to prayers, when any of them had
dómere
A judge ⬩ jūdex
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A judge; jūdex Swá him dómeras [démeras MS. H.] gereccen as the judges may prescribe to him, L. Ælf. 18; Th. i. 48, 18. Heretogan and dómeras hæfdon mǽstne weorþscipe consuls and judges had most honour, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13. Settaþ ða to dómerum, appoint
dóm-georn
Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous ⬩ justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus
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Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous; justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, dear and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310. Hleóþrodon dugoþ dómgeorne the ambitious riders spake
deór-friþ
Deer-protection, game-protection ⬩ cervōrum tūtēla
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Deer-protection, game-protection; cervōrum tūtēla Se cyng Willelm sætte mycel deórfriþ, and he lægde lags ðǽrwið, ðæt swá hwá swá slóge heort oððe hinde, ðæt hine man sceolde blendian king William constituted much protection to game, and he laid down
elcra
Latter ⬩ postĕrior
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Latter; postĕrior Gif hie cumaþ of óðrum biterum and yfelum wǽtum, ða ðe wyrceaþ óman, ðonne beóþ ðaelcran to stillanne óþ-ðæt ðe hie unstrangran weorþan if they come from other bitter and evil humours, which cause inflammations, then are the latter
erce-hád
Archhood, an archbishop's pall, his dignity, of which the pall was a sign ⬩ pallium
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Archhood, an archbishop's pall, his dignity, of which the pall was a sign; pallium Ðæt his æftergengan symle ðone pallium and ðone ercehád æt ðam apostolícan setle Rómániscre gelaðunge feccan sceoldon that his successors should always fetch the pall
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fæted
Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented ⬩ bracteātus
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Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented; bracteātus Ðæt sweord fáh and fæted the sword coloured and ornamented, Beo. Th. 5395; B. 2701. Gesáwon fæted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre they saw the golden cup, the precious drinking vessel, Beo. Th. 4499; B. 2253
feormere
One who supplies with food ⬩ a purveyor ⬩ FARMER ⬩ obsōnātor
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One who supplies with food, a purveyor, FARMER; obsōnātor Se ðe má manna [MS. manne] inlǽde ðonne he sceole, búton ðæs, stíwerdes leáfe and ðæra feormera, gylde his ingang he who introduces more men than he should, without leave of the steward and of
fór-beran
To fore-bear ⬩ to bear or carry before ⬩ to prefer ⬩ præferre
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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459. Ðætte nǽnig bisceop hine óðrum fórbere ut
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freót
Freedom ⬩ liberty ⬩ an enfranchisement ⬩ a setting a man free ⬩ lībertas ⬩ mănūmissio
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Freedom, liberty, an enfranchisement, a setting a man free; lībertas, mănūmissio Þolie his freótes let him forfeit his freedom, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 17. We scylon todǽlan freót and þeówet we ought to distinguish between freedom and slavery, L. C.
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ful-lǽst
Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ subsĭdium
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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, subsĭdium Is mægenwísa trum, fullésta mǽst, se ðas fare lǽdeþ he is a firm army- leader, the greatest of supports, who leads this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 18; Exod. 554. Ðæt we hæfdon æt ðæm fýre leóht and fulláste
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hefig-líce
Heavily ⬩ grievously ⬩ graviter
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Heavily, grievously; graviter Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, Gen. 21, 11. Hefiglíce graviter, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15. Hefilíce, Lk. Skt. 11, 53. Ða weras mon sceal hefiglecor and stíðlecor lǽran and
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hund-eahtatig
Eighty
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Eighty Hundeahtatig octoginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 44. Heó wæs wudewe óþ feówer and hundeahtatig geára hæc vidua usque annos octoginta quatuor, Lk. Skt. 2, 37. Mid hundehtatigum scipum, Chr. Erl. 5, 2. Ǽr ðæm ðe Rómeburg getimbred wǽre iiii hunde
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láðian
hateful ⬩ loathed
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To be hateful or loathed Heora fela wǽron mid olfendes hǽrum tó líce gescrýdde and ðǽr láðode sóftnys many of them were clad with camel's hair next to the body, and there softness was hateful, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 24. Hió ðæm folce láðade she was hateful
meagol-líce
Earnestly ⬩ strenuously
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Earnestly, strenuously Hié ðone lifgendan God and ðone hálgan heáhengel Michael meagollíce (cf. Homl. Th. i. 504, 7 where in the same narrative geomlíce bǽdon occurs) gebǽdon they earnestly prayed to the living God and the holy archangel Michael, Blickl
norþ-folc
The northern division of a people ⬩ the people of the north of England ⬩ the people of Norfolk ⬩ Norfolk
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The northern division of a people; the people of the north of England Humbre tósceádeþ súþfolc Angelþeóde and norþfolc, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 18. the people of Norfolk, Norfolk Hé wæs geboren on Norþfolce. Ðá geaf se cyng his sunu ðone eorldóm on Norþfolc
racsan
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to stretch one's self after sleep Swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 60, 6. [Cf. Après dormer il co espreche raskyt hym, Wrt. Voc. i. 152, 25. He ( sloth ) his brest knocked and roxed (raxed, MS. W.: roskid, MS. B.) and
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gierwan
To make ready ⬩ prepare ⬩ put on ⬩ clothe ⬩ adorn ⬩ părāre ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre
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To make ready, prepare, put on, clothe, adorn; părāre, induĕre, vestīre Ongunnon him on uhtan æðelcunde mægþ gierwan to geonge the noble women resolved to prepare for journey at dawn, Exon. 119 b; Th, 459, 19; Hö. 2. Bearn fæder and módor gierwaþ father
gránung
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GROANING, lamentation; gemitus Me ymbhringdon sár and sorga and gránung circumdederunt me gemitus mortis, Ps. Th. 17, 4. Mín gránung ðé nis na forholen gemitus meus a to non est absconditus, 37, 9. Wununga on ðam ne ablinþ gránung dwellings in which