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cýs-lyb

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-lyb, cýs-lybb, es ; pl. nom. acc. -lybbu ; n. [cýse cheese, lyb, lib a drug]

Cheese-drug, rennet or runnet ⬩ casei coagulum

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Cheese-drug, rennet or runnet; casei coagulum Haran cýslybb syle drincan ðam wífe give the woman a hare's runnet to drink, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 14; Lchdm. i. 346, 4. Ða meolc geren mid cýslybbe turn the milk with rennet, Lchdm. iii. 18, 11.

Linked entries: cése-lib lybb

neód-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
neód-líce, adv.

Diligently ⬩ sedulously ⬩ zealously ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly

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Lustlíce gehyrdon ða ðe him gelǽrde wǽron and eác swylce neódlíce mid dǽdum lǽston ða ðe hí ongitan mihton libenter ea quae dicerentur, audirent; libentius ea quae intelligere poterant, operando sequerentur, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 18.

Linked entry: nýd-líce

Æðelrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelrǽd, Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele noble, rǽd counsel]

Ælhelred ⬩ Æthelréd ⬩ Æthelrédus

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D. 889, — Ego Æthelréd, subregulus et patricius Merciorum, hanc donationem signo crucis subscripsi, Th. Diplm. 136, 21. His wife simply writes, — Ego Æthelflæd consensi, Th. Diplm. 136, 23. Ríxiendum ussum Dryhtene ðæm Hǽlendan Crist.

Linked entry: Æðelréd

in-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
in-laðian, p. ode

To invite

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To invite Ðá cwæþ hé tó ðam ðe hine inlaðode dicebat ei qui se invitaverat, Lk. Skt. 14, 12. Ic wæs cuma and gé mé inlaðodon hospes eram, et collegistis me, Mt. Kmbl. 25. 35

collen-ferhtan

(v.)
Grammar
collen-ferhtan, p. -ferhte; pp. -ferhted

To make empty or void ⬩ render desolate ⬩ exinanire

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To make empty or void, render desolate; exinanire Ða ðe cweðaþ, ge collenferhtaþ oððe aídliaþ óþ grundweal oððe to staðolfæstnunga on hire qui dicunt, exinanite, exinanite usque ad fundamentum in ea Ps. Lamb. 136, 7

swín-sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
swín-sceadu, [Literally swine-shade, referring to the shelter afforded to swine by the trees under which they feed: then the payment for the right to pasture them.]
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swína sceadu (suadu, Ep., Erf.) suesta, sivesta, Txts. 99, 1954

Linked entry: tacc

swǽre

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽre, swáre; adv.
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Grievously, oppressively Eam ic swǽre geseald ðǽr ic út swícan ne mæg traditus sum, et non egrediebar Ps. Th. 87, 8. Se hláford hefig gioc slépte swáre on ða swyran sínra þegena, Met. 9, 56

Linked entry: swáre

and-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
and-swarian, an-, ond-, on-; p. ede, ode, ude; pp. ed, od; v. a. n.

To give an answer ⬩ to ANSWER ⬩ respond ⬩ respondere

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To give an answer, to ANSWER, respond; respondere Ðá ne mihton híg him nán word andswarian non poterant ei respondere verbum, Mt. Bos. 22, 46. Andswarode ic I answered. Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 18.

Linked entries: and-swerian an-swarian ge-andswarian ge-ond-swarian

flítan

(v.)
Grammar
flítan, part. flítende; ic flíte, ðú flítest, flítst, he flíteþ, flít, pl. flítaþ; p. flát, pl. fliton; pp. fliten

To strive ⬩ contend ⬩ dispute ⬩ rebel ⬩ contendĕre ⬩ certāre ⬩ dispŭtāre ⬩ jurgāre

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Ðam ðe wylle on dóme wið ðé flítan, and niman ðíne tunecan, lǽt him tó ðínne wǽfels ei, qui vult tecum jūdĭcio contendĕre, et tŭnĭcam tuam tollĕre, dimitte ei et pallium, Mt. Bos. 5, 40. Flítende contending, Beo. Th. 1836; B. 916.

Linked entry: flítend

for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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Embe forfang, witan habbaþ gerǽdd, ðæt man ofer eall Engle-land gelícne dóm healde; ðæt is æt men fíftene peningas, and æt horse eal [MS. heal] swá ...

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

wiþ-eástan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-eástan, prep. adv.
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To the east, Grammar wiþ-eástan, prep. Wyðeástan Constantinopolim Créca byrig is se sǽ Proponditis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 2. Grammar wiþ-eástan, adv. Seó eá wiðeástan út on ða sǽ flóweþ, Swt. 8, 20

FELD

(n.)
Grammar
FELD, feald; gen. es; dat. a, e; m. A

FIELD ⬩ pasture ⬩ plain ⬩ an open country ⬩ campus ⬩ campestria

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Habbaþ feldas eác fægere blisse gaudēbunt campi, Ps. Th. 95, 12: Ps. Lamb. 103, 8. On Moabes feldum in campestrĭbus Moab, Deut. 34, 8. On fealda in campo, Ps. Spl. 77, 15.

Linked entries: feald feld-denu

hús-bonde

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonde, an; f.
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The mistress of a house Ða Israéliscan wíf biddaþ æt ðám Egiptiscean wífon æt hira néhgebúron and æt hira húsbondum sylfrene fatu postulabit mulier a vicina sua et ab hospita sua vasa argentea, Ex. 3, 22

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to find ⬩ tend to ⬩ aspire to ⬩ strive ⬩ go forward ⬩ hasten ⬩ intend ⬩ desire ⬩ nīti ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ intendĕre ⬩ propĕrāre

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Ex. 52. Fundigende of ðissere worulde hastening from this world, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 2. Ic fundige to ðé I hasten to thee, Exon. 118 b; Th. 454, 28; Hy. 4, 40. Hwider fundast ðú whither art thou hastening? Cd. 103; Th. 137, 5; Gen. 2269.

fandian

(v.)
Grammar
fandian, fandigan; to fandienne; p. ede , ode ; pp. ed , od ; v. trans. gen. dat. acc.

To try, tempt, prove, examine, explore, seek, search out ⬩ tentāre, prŏbāre, exāmĭnāre, expĕrīri, inquīrĕre, vestīgāre

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Ic bohte án getýme oxena, nú wille ic faran and fandian hyra jŭga boum ēmi quinque, et eo prŏbāre illa, Lk. Bos. 14, 19. Ic wille fandigan nú hwæt ða men dón I will now seek to know what those men do, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 24; Gen. 2410.

Linked entries: fandere ge-fandod

sóþsecgendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sóþsecgendlíce, adv.
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Truly Þá þá þǽr wæs án geleáffull man sóðsecgendlíce (sóðsecgende, v. l.) in gangende, hræðe se leása gást onweg gewát dum domum unus veraciter fidelis ingressus est, ab ea protinus mendax spiritus abscessit, Gr. D. 185, 17

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12

Linked entries: a-cennan cænnan cænnan cynnan cennend-líc

blind-nes

(n.)
Grammar
blind-nes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

BLINDNESS ⬩ cæcitas

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Kmbl. 777; El. 389: Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 28; Gú. 600. Ofer hyra heortan blindnesse super cæcitate cordis eorum, Mk. Bos. 3, 5: Elen. Kmbl. 597; El. 299.

ge-lynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lynd, -lend, e; f. [lynd fat]

Grease, fat, fatness ⬩ adeps, pinguedo

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Grease, fat, fatness; adeps, pinguedo Ys sáwl mín swétes gefylled, swá seó fætte gelynd fægeres smeoruwes sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur animea mea, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Gelynde ex adipe, 72, 6. Bringon gelynde offerent adipem, Lev. 3, 10.

Linked entry: ge-lend

earfoðe

(n.)
Grammar
earfoðe, es; pl. nom. acc. a, u, o, e; n. [A feminine earfoþu; gen. e, a, or indecl. seems to occur in the following
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Þirst and hungor . . . ǽghwylc þissa earfoða éce standeð, Sal. 474. Hé cleopigan ongan, méðe and meteleás: 'Ic eów hálsie þæt gé mé of þyssum earfeðum úp forlǽten,' El. 700.

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