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tǽcning

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcning, e; f.

Shewing, proof

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Shewing, proof Ðá cwæþ hé: 'Ic hit ðé ðonne wille getǽcan; ac ðæt án ic ðé bebeóde ðæt ðú þeáh for ðære tǽcninge ne forgite ðæt ðæt ic ǽr tǽhte' atqui hoc verissima, inquit, ratione patefaciam, maneant modo quae paullo ante conclusa sunt, Bt. 34, 9;

un-styriende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-styriende, un-styrigende; adj.

Not movingunmovingstationary

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For ðæm sint ðás sceafta ðus gesceapene ðæt ða unstyriendan hí ne áhebben ofer ða styriendan, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 20-31

wíd-herian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-herian, -hergan; p. ede
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To celebrate, spread abroad the praise of a person Ðeáh hí for micel gód ne dón, hí wilniaþ ðæt hí micel ðyncen, and hí mon wídherge quamvis implere maxima praetermittant, ea tamen minima observant, quae humano judicio longe lateque redoleant, Past.

be-werung

Defenceprotection

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For mynstres bewerunge (defensione), Angl. xiii. 373, 114. Under rihtum dóme and bewerunge sub jurisdictione atgue tuitions, C. D.B. i. 155, 20. Wǽpnu on swæþnum beran bewerunge hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 11: 206, 4. Substitute:

cleófan

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For first two references substitute Germ. 399, 451: 400, 498, dele all derivatives but tó-cleófan, and add Cleáfað hearta iuero scindite corda vestra, Rtl. 5, 4. On wintra erian and in miclum gefyrstum timber cleófan, Angl. ix. 261, 23.

fácen-lic

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For 'R. Ben. . . . Lye' substitute

ge-gearwung

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For gegearwunge þǽre sóðan lufe pro caritatis exhibitione, Gr. D. 39, 22

ge-réþru

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Add: Oars for rowing or steering, tackle of a skip Geroeðro, giroedro, geroedra aplustra, Txts. 41, 178. Geréðru, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 68. Geréþro, ii. 10, 57.

Linked entry: -réðru

hálsigendlic

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Hé áforhtode for hire hálsiendlican (geornfullan, v. l.) béne (expavit petitionis illius juramentum ), Gr. D. 17, 23

hám-weardes

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Add: cf. hám-weard; Fór Swegen eorl in tó Wealan, and him man gíslode. Þá hé hámwerdes wæs, Chr. 1046; P. 164, 28. cf. hám-weard; Hú hý sceoldon beón álǽd of Babilonia þeówdóme, and Gode þancian þǽra ára þe hí be wege hædon hámweardes, Ps.

hell-sceaþa

a fiendthe grave

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Similar entries Cf. hell; I, 1 For ðon ná helsceaða andet ðé and ne deáþ herede quia non infernns confitebitur te neque mars laudabit te. Ps. Rdr. 277, 18

Linked entry: helle-sceaþa

hwón-lic

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Skt. for Swt. and add Wurdon æteó-wode fela ðúsend engla, þý lǽs ðe wǽre geþúht ánes engles ealdordóm tó hwónlic tó swá micelre bodunge, Hml. Th. i. 38, 6. Hit wǽre hwónlic gebúht ꝥ . . . bútan mennisce eágan mihte geseón ꝥ . . Hml. S. 31, 1252

micgern

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Take here mycgern, where for bracket substitute: [v. N. E. D. midgem. O. L. Ger. (Gallée) mid-garni aruina : O. H. Ger. mitti-garni.], and add Of micgerne aruina . i. adeps ł pinguedo, An. Ox. 2, 105. Mycgernne seuo, 2763.

nume-stán

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Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

repel

(n.)
Grammar
repel, es; m.
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A rod, staff For þárn þe hé næfde nǽnne repel hine mid tó þersceanne (gyrde hine mid tó sleánne, v. l.), þá gelæhte hé þone fótscamul. . . and beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod quia virgam qua eum ferire posset minime invenit, comprehenso scabello ei caput

tǽling

Grammar
tǽling, <b>. II.</b>
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Take here the passage given under II, where for 'calumnies' substitute 'mockeries'; the Latin glossed by tǽlincga is irrisiones

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, <b>. I a.</b>
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for náht taliende parui pendendam, 504. <b>I c.</b> add :-- Sé unryhtlíce talað, sé ðe talað ðæt hé sié unscyldig incassum se innocentes putant, Past. 335, 12. Add

hál-wendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
hál-wendlíc, adj.

Salutary, healthful

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Salutary, healthful Ðæs Hǽlendes tócyme wæs hálwendlíc ǽgðer ge mannum ge englum the Saviour's advent was salutary for both men and angels, Homl. Th. i. 214, 22: ii. 220, 20: 564, 7.

heáhdeór-hund

(n.)
Grammar
heáhdeór-hund, es; m.

A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game

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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R.

óm

(n.)

rust

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Ðǽr óm (aerugo) hit for-nimþ, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20. Ómm, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 29. Yldo ábíteþ íren mid óme, Salm. Kmbl. 601; Sal. 300