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ge-screádian

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

To cut off trim, prunesarpere

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Gescreáded wíngeard sarpta vinea, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 125; Wrt. Voc. 54, 65

ge-maca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-maca, an; m. and f.

A mate, an equal, companionpar, sociussocius

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A mate, an equal, companion; par, socius Gemaca hic et hæc par, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 50. Of eallum nýtenum ealles flǽsces twegen gemacan of all beasts two of the same kind, male and female, Gen. 6, 19

Linked entry: maca

þurh-delfan

(v.)

to dig throughbore throughpierce

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to dig through, bore through, pierce Ic ðurhdelfe perfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, 10. Þurhdelfeþ, Ps. Th. 79, 15. Hý þurhdulfon ( foderunt ) míne handa and míne fét, 21, 15. Þurhdol[fen] confossa, transfixa, Hpt. Gl. 501, 29

clæman

Grammar
clæman, l. clǽman,
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Seó ðe clǽman sceal litura, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 3. Claemende affirmans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 42. Clǽmende, 63, 37

ed-níwe

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ed-níwe, adv.
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God gescypð ǽlce geáre óðre edníwe (cf. Angl. vii. 10, 99 under edníwan) ðæs ylcan gecyndes, for ðan ðe ðá ǽrran áteoriað, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 29. ( This and Ph. 253 might be taken under ed-níwe; adj.) Add

fefer-fuge

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Feferfugie (-fugia, -fuge, v. ll.) febrefugia, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 310, 9. Feferfugian emmicel, Lch. ii. 292, 17. Gebeáte feferfugean and pipor, 80, 6. Feferfugian, 350, 7. Add:

on-sittan

Grammar
on-sittan, <b>. II.</b> v. sittan;
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Hê him æfter þæ̂m gefeohte swîðor onsæt þonne hê æ̂r dyde, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 34

wyrcend

Grammar
wyrcend, <b>. II.</b>
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Beóð þæs wordes wircendras estote factores uerbi, Ælfc. T. Grn. 14, 37. Hé ys Godes þén . . . on þám yfelum wyrcendum tó wræce gesett Dei minister est; vindex in iram ei, qui malum agit (Rom. 13, 4), 20, 28. Add

ǽfen-steorra

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Ðes ǽfensteorra hic vesper Ælfc. Gr. Z. 43, 12. Se fífta is gehaten Venus, sé is ǽfensteorra, Scrd. 18, 36. Vesperum, ðæt is ǽfen, ðonne se ǽfen-steorra æteówað, Lch. iii. 242, 28. Add

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, heow, hiow, heó, es; n.

Shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty

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Ánes hiwes uniformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 42. Hwælan hiwes of a whale's shape, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263. Æt ánes heowes cý from a cow all of one colour, Lchdm. iii. 24, 13.

drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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Ælf. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 3. On ðæm naman Drihtnes úres Godes in nomĭne Dŏmĭni Dei nostri, Ps. Th. 19, 7. Se seofoða ys Drihtnes restedæg ðínes Godes septĭmo die sabbătum Domĭni Dei tui est, Ex. 20, 10.

FIREN

(n.)
Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.

a wicked deedsincrimescĕluscrīmenpeccātumtribulationtormentsufferingpaintrībŭlātiotormeutumcrŭciātus

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a wicked deed, sin, crime; scĕlus, crīmen, peccātum Næs ðǽr gefremed firen æt giftum there was no sin committed at the nuptials, Hy. 10, 17; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 17.

Linked entries: fyren fyrn-

forþ-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cuman, he -cymeþ, -cymþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, pl. -cómon; subj. pres. -cume, -cyme, pl. -cumen, -cymen; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To come forth or forwardproceedsucceedarriveprocēdĕrepervĕnīreadvĕnīre

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Ðæt ǽlc spræc hæbbe ándagan hwænne hit forþcume that every suit have a term when it shall come forward, L. Ed. 11; Th. i. 164, 21. Gif se áþ forþcume if the oath succeed, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 15; 282, 7.

hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hreówsian, hrýwsian; p. ode

To be sorrygrieverepentdo penance

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To be sorry, grieve, repent, do penance Ðæt hé ǽfre ne beþence ymbe ða hreówsunge ðe hé ǽr hreówsade deque pœnitentia qua antea pœnituit nunquam cogitare, L. Ecg. P. i. 7; Th. ii. 174, 26.

Linked entry: hrýwsian

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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Æt his hýremannum from his subordinates, 11; Th. i. 240, 16. Eówrum hýremonnum cýðon to make known to your parishioners, L. E. I. 26; Th. ii. 422, 20

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lieligfalsehood

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Ðú ǽr sægdest sóþlíce and nú on lyge cyrrest, 1329; El. 666. Ðú ús gelǽrdæst þurh ðínne lyge thou didst persuade us through thy falsehood, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 11; Sat. 53. Hwæðer him mon sóþ ðe lyge sagaþ, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 16; Cri. 1307.

mǽg-wlite

Grammar
mǽg-wlite, <b>még-wlite,</b> es; m.

Appearanceformspeciesspeciesformaaspectus

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Ǽlc hafaþ mágwlite metodes and engla. Cd. 75; Th. 92, 17; Gen. 1530. Monge mǽgwlitas many species, Exon. 433; Th. 146, 7; Gú. 706; Bt. Met. Fox 31, 9; Met. 31, 5.

Linked entry: scír

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-wítan

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.

A pair of shoescalceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga

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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda

Linked entries: -scý ge-sceó ge-scóe

þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
þeahtian, p. ode
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Hé ða monnðwǽrnesse ðe hé ǽr ðurhtogen hæfde eft ðeahtigende on yfel gewend mansuetudinem, quam tolerances habuerunt, retractantes in malitiam vertunt, Past. 83; Swt. 225, 22.